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

Zillow Offers continues expansion, launches in Cincinnati The southwest Ohio market is the 24th for Zillow's direct-to-consumer homebuying and selling platform     Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria now expects Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac IPOs in 2021 Tells credit unions that capital rule is likely coming by the end of 2020   NLA Live

About the Episode   On this episode, of The Kevin and Fred Show, we’re excited to have Josh Smith back on the show to share what he’s been up to and the entrepreneur lessons he’s applying in his business. One of the greatest things about Josh is his commitment to teaching, coaching and paying it forward in our industry. On today’s episode he shares on finding focus, the difference between marketing strategy and tactics and maximizing our marketing.    Josh is a Realtor, Coach, Mentor and Entrepreneur. He is the founder and host of GSD Mode, the #1 Most Downloaded Real Estate Agent Podcast. He is the owner of the REVISTO Real Estate Group, a team which sells over 600 homes a year, and he’s in the top 1% of Realtors Worldwide.    A lot goes into running a business, we need to know who our clients are, have strategy and tactics driving our marketing, and a powerful way to get people to want to work with us. At the same time, we’re dealing with an overload of information and details vying for our focus. In order to navigate all of this successfully, it’s important to have clarity on the long-term benefit of being in business and continuing to work hard consistently. We have to know the kind of life we want our businesses to allow us to have, and whether or not our businesses reciprocate us enough for all of it to be worth it.  In Today’s Episode, We Talk About;   - The number one enemy of success and productivity.  - How to have more clarity on our long-term goals and the difference between a strategy and a tactic.  - Why there’s no such thing as a bad market or a good one.  - Band aids vs. bullet holes in marketing  - Why there is no shiny object or magic bullet to success.  Guest Info   Josh is a Realtor, Coach, Mentor and Entrepreneur. He is the founder and host of GSD Mode, the #1 Most Downloaded Real Estate Agent Podcast. He is the owner of the REVISTO Real Estate Group, a team which sells over 600 homes a year, and he’s in the top 1% of Realtors Worldwide.    Website: https://masterybootcamp.com

NLA Live Early Bird Pricing Ends Saturday       kW rolls out consumer app and agents are torn kW agents torn over the release over the new consumer app. Many agents claiming to love the app while many more agents seem to be frustrated with the app being branded to the company, not the agent. Other agents upset over the data being inaccurate (listing status) and the overall functionality and user interface not being very intuitive.   With any rollout, there are bound to be bugs, but many of these frustrations don't seem to be bugs as much as they are a business decision. What i'm hearing from some kw agents is they're tired of being told the company lines of "consumer research says this , or says that" Many agents have reported being tired of told to "stay positive" or "don't be frustrated" with their tech because that somehow makes them not a team player.     Wells Fargo agrees to pay $3 billion to settle DOJ, SEC investigations over fake accounts   Settlement resolves criminal and civil investigations   Earlier this year, Wells Fargo revealed that it had set aside more than $3 billion to pay for a looming settlement over the bank’s fake account scandal, and now, the other shoe has dropped.   The Department of Justice and Securities Exchange Commission announced Friday afternoon that Wells Fargo will pay $3 billion to settle three separate investigations into the bank’s practices that led to 5,000 Wells Fargo employees opening two million fake accounts in order to receive sales bonuses.       NLA Live Early Bird Pricing Ends Saturday

About the Episode On this episode of Next Level Agents, I’m joined by Sam Parr, the man behind The Hustle, the daily tech and business email. He calls The Hustle an information company geared towards youngish entrepreneurs, and people who are growth-minded.   Sam Parr is the CEO and co-founder of The Hustle, one of America's fastest growing media companies. Each morning they give over 1m users/day the important business news they need to succeed. The company generates 7 figures in revenue each month, and has grown to a team of 30 employees. The company also hosts Hustle Con a popular conference with thousands of attendees. The hustle is a fast-growing, profitable without any venture capital. Sam has also started and sold multiple companies, invests in real estate and startups.  Sam’s journey in business and the story of The Hustle is one of learning from some of the most legendary names in media like Ted Turner, and creating something that is so relevant and impactful right now. He understands the value of seeing trends before they are blatantly obvious to everyone else, and being willing to do things differently to how everyone else is doing. Add to that a sharp, brilliant and unique communication style, and you have an unstoppable media maven, and an equally unstoppable brand.   Building a business of note isn’t easy, and it requires us to constantly learn, develop, and iterate new pathways and approaches. The people who do this well understand that what really makes an impact is courage, mental and emotional toughness. As Sam puts it, business excellence is 20% intelligence and 80% emotional.  In Today’s Episode, We Talk About;   - The backstory of The Hustle and who the publication is geared to.  - Why Sam started a media company, why Ted Turner inspires him and how Sam honed the voice and tone of The Hustle.  - How Sam and his team built to a million subscribers in a short amount of time.  - Why The Hustle built their own email sending technology.   - How The Hustle grew to 7 figures monthly and a staff of 25-30 people.   - The value of seeing trends before they are blatantly obvious to everyone else. - The most misunderstood thing about The Hustle.  Guest Info   Sam Parr is the CEO and co-founder of The Hustle, one of America's fastest growing media companies. Each morning they give over 1m users/day the important business news they need to succeed. The company generates 7 figures in revenue each month, and has grown to a team of 30 employees. The company also hosts Hustle Con a popular conference with thousands of attendees. The hustle is a fast-growing, profitable without any venture capital. Sam has also started and sold multiple companies, invests in real estate and startups.    Website: https://thehustle.co/ GET 50% OFF WITH THE DISCOUNT CODE NLA  Twitter: @theSamParr