Opening The Gates To More Listings

Today's guest started his career in estate agency in 2004, swiftly climbing from junior negotiator to leading the Worcester office within three years of working for his former employer. Undaunted by the 2007/8 banking crash, he founded Nicol & Co in 2009, successfully navigating its growth during the market’s recovery, starting out as a one-man band in Droitwich. With two decades of property expertise, he has not only shaped the Nicol & Co brand in Droitwich, Worcester and Malvern but has also cultivated an award-winning team. Nicol & Co were named Sales Agency of the Year 2024 in the Best Estate Agent Guide. This is a great opportunity to listen and learn from someone who is right at the top of their game and one of the very best agents in the country.

Today's guest is the Managing Director of Hat & Home and Co-Founder of Milliner Financial Services. He has over a dozen years of experience in the estate agency sector and has bags of experience that he kindly shares in this conversation. There is so much value to be taken from this conversation from someone who is very much walking the walk and leading from the front by steering the ship of an award wining and growing multi-branch independent business.

Today's returning guest is the founder of We Are Unchained, a strategic marketing consultancy that helps businesses grow faster by enhancing their market insight, strategy, activity, and talent. Over his 8 years experience in the estate agency industry, he has worked with Countrywide, Fine & Country, Keller Williams, and Knight Frank. He's also a strategic advisor at Letio, a mentor at Agents Together, and the CEO and founder of SO Leadbetter, a property marketing agency. With over 30 years of marketing experience across multiple sectors, from startups to FTSE100, he has turned failing marketing teams around, and educated hundreds of people on the science and art of marketing. His mission is to make quality strategic marketing and practical advice accessible to every business, whether they need a virtual CMO, a one-to-one mentor, or a marketing trainer. If you enjoyed this conversation, please do make sure you check out the voice of the agent 2024 and 30 years of marketing in one day course.

Today's guest is Founder, Tea boy and Director of Leslie & Co. In June of 2020, he had a ‘Jerry Maguire’ moment and decided it was about fewer clients and more personal attention, so started his own business powered by Keller Williams. He is also a member of The FIA & The Ethical Agent Network as well as mastermind groups and attending the EA directors dinner. Although being a Chelsea fan (don't hold that against him) he is one of the good guys and nicest blokes within this industry, which is a better place with him in it. Leslie & Co has grown to be a great business over the past years and no doubt will continue to do amazing things. If you want to learn from someone who has shown that things can be done a different way, this is definitely a conversation you don' want to miss.

Today's guest is the co-founder of Base and The Depositary. He is well known as 'The Viking' and I can't quite believe it took me this long to get him on the podcast. One of the nicest guys you could meet, he is passionate about transforming the way agents, landlords, and tenants manage and interact on all tenancy security deposit matters, using cutting-edge technology and best practices. With over 21 years experience in the London real estate market,  he has won multiple awards and recognitions for his excellence and innovation in property management. He is also currently a member of the Zoopla Lettings Advisory Board and The Lettings Industry Council, where he shares his insights and expertise with other industry leaders and stakeholders. This conversation comes full with bags of experience, amazing advice and an amazing outlook on things.

Today's guest has over 25 years of experience in learning and development. She has spent many of those years training and managing in some of the biggest estate agencies in the country, so there is definitely plenty you're going to learn from this conversation. This was the first time I had ever spoken to this guest after coming highly recommended and they definitely did not disappoint. If you are big on learning and development, this is definitely worth a listen.

Today's guest is the CEO of Pathways Global and is an entrepreneur, speaker, coach and a best-selling author. He has featured in print and online with The Guardian, Forbes, Mail Online, The Telegraph, BBC Radio, BBC world News, and many more. He is also one of the coaches alongside Perry Power at the annual Built To Grow Bootcamp that I was fortunate enough to attend in late 2023 and I would 100% recommend it to anyone that has not been before. There are lots of learnings to implement from this conversation that could transform your business.

Today's guest is the commercial director at Smart Compliance. Not only that, but she is also a committee member for Women In Estate Agency and a mentor for Agents Together. This was such a valuable conversation with someone who has acted as both an agent and supplier in the property profession over her 20 years of experience and had such great advice to share. Her LinkedIn bio says 'Get up, dress up, show up and never give up!' and you will get what she means when listening to our conversation.

In this podcast, they discuss the significance of colorful socks in business and self-expression, reframing language in real estate to improve communication, strategies for client satisfaction, effective real estate communication, community engagement, and embracing personal growth through continuous learning and development.

Today's guest launched his own business in partnership with eXp UK in September 2023 after a dozen years as an estate agent. He's sold homes throughout Monmouthshire, The Forest of Dean, Powys, Gloucestershire and Herefordshire and has helped hundreds of families and individuals achieve amazing prices for their property.If you want to find out more about how to hit the ground running when starting your own estate agency business, this is 100% worth a listen.