Episodes
Today's guest is director of the multi award-winning Peter Morgan Group and has 20 years of experience in the property industry.
With a Sales, Lettings and Exclusive brand, the property group sells and manages hundreds of properties across South Wales each year.
His role in the company has involved transforming it from a traditional estate agency to a modern, forward-thinking brand by identifying and harnessing a niche in social media and bringing creative video content to the...
Published 06/06/24
Today's guest is the Managing Director of Evolve Law and has been involved in conveyancing since 2006.
He has a range of legal knowledge from standard property sale and purchase transactions to specialist area's such as shared ownership, new build properties, Help to Buy and repossessions matters.He has advised clients on transactions from all locations over England and Wales, gaining a knowledge of the specialist requirements required when dealing with property in all local markets.In...
Published 05/30/24
Today's guest is the Managing Director at iad UK, empowering self-employed estate agents to build profitable teams, take charge of their success, and unlock substantial earning potential across the UK.
With a rich background as one of the founders at David Lee, he has a deep-rooted passion for all things property and over the past 20 years, he built a nationwide business.
His passion is proven by the great work he does with Agents Together as a mentor.
With an overarching mission to...
Published 05/23/24
Today's guest is MD of By Design Northamptonshire and is a luxury property & country homes specialist.
She has a decade of experience in the property industry to share and describes herself as a proactive property professional.
You will learn from her how she is achieving 2%+ fees at the higher end of the market and in a very competitive male dominated space, plus so much more.
She is someone that I was very keen to get on the podcast as I knew how much value she would add, and trust...
Published 05/16/24
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...
Published 05/09/24
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.
Published 05/02/24
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...
Published 04/29/24
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 agains him) he is one of the good guys and nicest blokes within this...
Published 04/25/24
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...
Published 04/18/24
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.
Published 04/11/24
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...
Published 04/04/24
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...
Published 03/28/24
Today's guest is a big fan of bright socks! and is the ideas guy in lettings at Paramount.
He is also a mentor for property professionals through Agents Together and firmly believe everyone needs a mentor.
He also strongly believes in giving back to our community, which is why I sit on the Board of Directors for Agents Giving.His current 'why' is watching the individuals within his team grow.
This person is one of the nicest people you could ever meet in the property profession and I...
Published 03/21/24
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.
Published 03/14/24
Today's guest is the founder of Zero BS Estate Agency with over 60,000 followers across Tiktok and Instgram.
From the military, estate agency, and Qatar, he' seen it all.
He shares his experience and expertise in bucket loads in this conversation.
If you like what you hear, go check out his podcast 'Zero BS Estate agency' where he has interviewed some exceptional guests including yours truly.
Published 03/07/24
Today's guest launched his own business in September 2021 in partnership with The Agency UK with over a decade of experience in the property industry, covering all aspects from local planning, conveyancing, sales & lettings, property development and land and new homes across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and Somerset.
Published 02/29/24
Today's 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.
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...
Published 02/22/24
Today's guest is an international speaker, best selling author, and co-host of The High Performance Podcast.
He has consulted in education, business, sport and the public sector, with England Rugby, Virgin, and the Royal Marines to name a few.
He commenced his visiting Professorship within the Organisational Behaviour Division at Manchester Metropolitan University, Faculty of Business in September 2010.
In addition to supporting the business undergraduate programme, he also...
Published 02/14/24
Today's guest is co-founder and director of My Auction, the online auction company.
He's passionate about property auctions, helping sellers who need to sell, and has over 18 year’s worth of experience in the industry.
On top of that, he is also a qualified auctioneer, selling property lots across the UK raising in excess of £100m for clients and a board member of the NAVA committee for Propertymark.
He was awarded the NAVA Novice Auctioneer of the Year in 2014 and Runner-Up for the...
Published 02/08/24
Today's guest is the award winning founder of Lemon and Lime Interiors and best selling Author of 'Sell High, Sell Fast'.
Her passion for re-developing country properties has translated into a fast-growing business, with Lemon and Lime Interiors offering professional property presentation to owners of luxury property in order to maximise their capital asset through gaining a quick sale at the best possible price.
They achieve sales up to 4 times faster than comparable properties and...
Published 02/01/24
Today's guest is a Milton Keynes estate agent powered by eXp and has been an estate agent for 20 years.
I first got to know this guest in 2007 when I first stared as an estate agent and can speak first-hand about what a great agent he is.
He spent the majority of his career with a large independent estate agent before deciding to launch his own business in the summer of 2020 and has not looked back since.
If you want to find out more about using video, social media, and being consistent to...
Published 01/25/24
Today's guest is a part-time estate agent when he is not playing golf.
He's been an estate agent since 2008, but we won't blame him for the market crash that coincided with him starting the profession.
His career has seen him work across corporates, franchises, and join Deakin White in April 2020 as a partner agent.
The results he has achieved from a cold start in this time have been phenomenal and there is lots to learn from how this has been done in our conversation.
Published 01/18/24
Today's guest is the CEO of Award Winning Creative Digital Agency Estate Apps.
He joined Estate Apps in 2011 and took over the running of the company in 2013.
We cover loads of valuable topics in this conversation, from websites, reviews, and, social media to name a few.
At the time of releasing this episode, Estate Apps have 321 5* Google reviews and clearly practice what they preach.
Speaking of reviews, feel free to leave one for Opening The Gates via the link below provided...
Published 01/11/24
Today's guest is the 2024 best valuer in the UK.
She is the sales manager at Location Location and the third guest to feature from this amazing business.
She is known at Location Location as Fiber Optic and you will have to take a listen to the episode to find out why.
Find out more about bossing video, social media, and so much more in this brilliant conversation.
Who better to learn from than the reigning best valuer, right?
Published 01/04/24
Today's guest is an award winning London real estate agent and CEO/Founder of Oliver Howard Real Estate.
He started his estate agency career working at Marsh & Parsons but his dare to be different attitude and social media influence meant he went on to launch his own business.
If you are nervous about getting on video, leveraging social media and scared of what people might say, this conversation is definitely one for you to listen to.
Published 12/28/23