Next Level Agents: The Kevin & Fred Show - Interviews with the best and brightest minds in the real estate industry

On this episode, I talk to Justen Martin, a real estate leader and entrepreneur whose interesting journey makes him the perfect person to talk to about building and sustaining a business, making the right decisions and finding fulfillment. Justen’s “long-term infinite mindset of getting better in business” shows in what he’s achieved.    Justen Martin is a real estate and mortgage industry leader and the Director of Agent Relations at Move Mortgage. A former fitness industry team leader, Justen used the fundamentals he learned from running gyms to running a successful real estate company. Today, he specializes in new agent training and business development for teams, managing brokers, and employing brokers/owners.    Success is a combination of a business mindset, monumental decisions, boring, repetitive but important actions done consistently, and huge accountability. Learn how you build these pillars into your business in this episode of The Kevin and Fred Show!   In This Episode   - How Justen got his start at 24 Hour Fitness, worked there for a decade and then transitioned into real estate.    - How running a fitness business relates to a real estate business.   - The story of Move Mortgage and the risk Justen took to make it happen.   - The power of partnerships and the importance of having the same vision.   - Justen’s perspective on the process and stages of growing a successful real estate business.   - What an average day looks like for Justen and how he sets his day up for maximum impact.   - How meditation has played a great part in Justen’s personal development and business success.   - What it truly takes to succeed in business and why it’s not actually the cool, new stuff.   - Justen’s top 3 pieces of advice for kicking more ass and why the willingness to be accountable is so important.  Guest Info   Justen Martin is a real estate and mortgage industry leader and the Director of Agent Relations at Move Mortgage. A former fitness industry team leader, Justen used the fundamentals he learned from running gyms to running a successful real estate company. Today, he specializes in new agent training and business development for teams, managing brokers, and employing brokers/owners.  https://www.facebook.com/rereallife/

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In this episode, I’m joined by agent, real estate coach and podcaster, Jessica Lentz. She is a great example of the fact that it is possible to build a business with boundaries that allow us to lead a fulfilling life, without earning less money or struggling to get clients. Jessica has built a $15 million volume business, working 5 hours a day, and working only clients who are a good fit. By not compromising and prioritizing what she values, she has built a business that’s a vehicle for living her best life, not a trap.    Jessica is a Realtor at Colorado Realty Pros and the Selling Dreams Team. She is in the top 1% of single agents in Colorado. She is also a real estate coach, speaker, teacher, and co-host of the podcast Home Girls.    There are many types of successful real estate business models, and we do actually have the ability to choose what our business is going to be like. In order for this job to truly be a vehicle for freedom, we actually have to run it in a way that’s truly authentic to us. That means working with who we want to work with, building a business around what we love, and boundaries to protect what we value most. In this episode, Jessica shares how she has been able to be successful in real estate without getting away from what matters to her.   In this episode, we discussed: - Being more intentional with building and maintaining client relationships  - How Jessica has built a successful business working 5 hours a day and setting boundaries.  - Why success in real estate isn’t just about numbers and transactions.  - Why Jessica chose to go against the grain and not follow the mega-agent path.  - The truth about having it all.  - How to get good at setting boundaries and why people don’t do it in the first place.  - Jessica’s podcast  - Jessica’s top 3 pieces of advice for kicking ass    Guest Info   Jessica is a Realtor, real estate coach and co-host of the Home Girls podcast.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JessicaLentz303Realtor/ Podcast Page

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On this episode we discussed; How Patrick Dean found his way into personal development and leadership training  The difference between informational, motivational, and transformational training. How our own inner stories control us.  Patrick’s three careers from deckhand to transformational training and what he learned from each chapter  The importance of simplicity around what matters most to us, how to unlock a powerful purpose.  Common things that cause people to be aware of the story they are telling themselves. How our group programming impacts our decision making.  How to start fixing the stories we tell ourselves.  The importance of marketing with humility, and why curiosity is the true key to success.    Additional Quotes    The end result of being successful is being able to have your life the way you want it.  -Patrick Dean   In order to live a more fulfilled life, we need to create a different story. -Kevin Kauffman     The attraction of certainty and energy is powerful. -Patrick Dean     One quality that trumps all other qualities in creating success and relationships, and that’s curiosity. -Patrick Dean   More About Patrick    Patrick is a Life-Coach and Mentor with over 35 years of experience in the transformational training space. He helps professionals who feel stuck in their current career identify the true purpose and passion in life.    Website: https://patrickdeancoaching.com/ To learn more about Patricks’s Samurai Men’s Training send an email to patrick@patrickdeancoaching.com