Opening The Gates To More Listings

Simon Gates
  • 5.0 (19)
  • HOW TO
  • UPDATED WEEKLY
Opening The Gates To More Listings Podcast

Opening The Gates To More Listings with Simon Gates is a podcast designed to help estate agents find more listings and increase the profitability of their business. There will be a variety of different guests across the industry being interviewed to share their knowledge on how to achieve this.

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    Episode 132: Paul Jamieson

    Today's guest is Sales Director at TwentyEA/Twenty Convey, using data to help estate agents, Prop-Tech suppliers, and conveyancing firms grow. He is a very experienced Senior Manager with extensive knowledge of the UK property industry having spent many years working for brands such as Fine & Country, The Guild of Property Professionals, and Digital Munkey and. His knowledge and expertise is put to the test in this episode and he does not disappoint, delivering some incredibly valuable data that will help estate agents to understand their market and grow their business. We talk about what impact the election and base rate drop has had on the market, price reductions, Open Rent, and the self-employed model to name a few things. You don't want to miss this episode if you are a data geek just like me!

    54 min

  2. 5 SEPT

    Episode 131: David Mintz

    Today's guest has worked in North Manchester’s property market for 20+ years and wears several hats across the industry, such as working for Normie & Co, Kerfuffle, and is a trustee for Propertymark Trust. He has a very unique perspective on the industry, seeing it from both the agent and supplier side. He is also one of the most well connected people I know and has a vast amount of experience to share in our conversation.

    59 min

  3. 29 AUG

    Episode 130: Sanjay Gandhi

    Today's guest is an estate agent owner and mentor to estate agents. He owns Moss Properties and Moss Mentors, plus he runs Fine & Country York. In this rare interview, we discuss how he came to be where he is today and what it takes to be a high-performing agent. There is loads of incredible advice in our conversation that can be easily implemented into your business immediately after listening to this episode. We also talk about Sanjfest - Strive And Thrive In 2025 that is taking place on Wednesday 18th September to raise funds for Bone Cancer Research. Please do get in contact with me if you would like to know more details about the event or are interested in purchasing a ticket to support this amazing charity.

    47 min

  4. 22 AUG

    Episode 129: Sherko Zen-Aloush

    Today's guest is a property partner with Avocado, covering Headington, Cowley, Wheatley, and Central Oxford. He joined the industry five years ago and experienced working for a large independent, the biggest corporate estate agent in the country and also being a self-employed estate agent. We had a really honest and authentic conversation about all things estate agency, mindset and lots more. Listening to this conversation will help you learn more about what it takes to work your way up the career ladder and start your own business.

    57 min

  5. 15 AUG

    Episode 128: Matt Lahood

    Today's guest is The Agency Founder & Real Estate CEO. He lives by his motto "great leaders are those that empower and inspire others" and you definitely get that feeling when hearing him speak. He's synonymous with Australian real estate, during more than two decades at the forefront of the industry, he’s honed his expertise in everything from property sales to auctioneering. Having personally coached and mentored many of the industry’s finest sales agents to become million dollar writers, he knows what it takes to significantly grow their businesses. He's also well known around Australia for his outstanding leadership skills and for building super sales and operational teams. Having been recognised with countless performance awards, he is considered a thought leader within the Australian real estate space and also provides media commentary on a national level and is a regular keynote speaker at real estate and financial events. He is by far one of the industry’s most respected and successful names across Australia and I was very lucky to have him on the podcast to deliver such incredible value.

    53 min

  6. 8 AUG

    Episode 127: Lisa Novak

    Today's guest is ranked Top 100 Agents in the Country '22 & '24, ranked Top 50 Women Agents in the Country '22 & '24, and #1 Agent for Sales in Northern Beaches. She has also been awarded by REB in the Top 50 Women in Real Estate together with the Top 100 agents country wide. Her accolades also include the Most Innovative Person in Real Estate & one of Australia's most influential agents. She is well known & awarded as one of the top agents in Australia for selling property for record prices & record time frames directly off her social media, amidst many other platforms, including the generic property platforms, often for $0 marketing spend to vendors. She heads up a team of 50 employees out of the most innovative & dynamic headquarters that Australia has seen including a 6 metre anti pasto bar & an indoor garden! Quoted by John McGrath as ‘one of the best examples of selling properties in this environment he has ever seen’. You definitely do not want to miss this incredibly motivating and inspiring conversation!

    50 min

  7. 1 AUG

    Episode 126: Jamie Minors

    Today's guest is the Co-Founder of Minors & Brady Estate Agents. Not only that, but he is also founder of 360 Growth Coach LTD, Co-Owner of Norfolk Mortgages, and founder of The Growth Cast. He's an experienced business leader, having set up his own estate agency back in 2014 at just 22, without an investor and co-grown Minors & Brady to Norfolk’s most chosen agent. As mentoring is such a passion of his, he launched 360 Growth Coach, helping business owners overcome their challenges, attract new customers, build their roadmap and help them grow their business. Through his love for entrepreneurship, he set up The Growth Cast, a podcast highlighting successful business owners in Norfolk, hearing their stories and journeys of the highs and lows of life, to where they are today. If you are wanting to learn from someone who is at the top of their game and still going from strength to strength, you do not want to miss this episode.

    54 min

  8. 25 JUL

    Episode 125: David Adams

    Today's guest is Managing Director of Cavendish Estate Agents and has been working in the industry since starting as a tea boy in 2002. He is also a mentor with Agents Together and Vice Chairman of Chester Association of Property Professionals (CAPP). If you're looking to start or grow your lettings business, this is definitely a conversation you do not want to miss. You will be hearing from someone who has worked their way up the ladder from the very bottom to running a highly successful business. He also is a great testament to having a growth-mindset and showing what can be achieved from being an open-minded and having a bias for action and implementation. Have a listen to this episode and make sure you do one thing from the bags of value that was given.

    53 min
See All (133)

Trailer

5
out of 5
19 Ratings

About

Opening The Gates To More Listings with Simon Gates is a podcast designed to help estate agents find more listings and increase the profitability of their business. There will be a variety of different guests across the industry being interviewed to share their knowledge on how to achieve this.

Information

You Might Also Like

To listen to explicit episodes, sign in.

Stay up to date with this show

Sign in or sign up to follow shows, save episodes and get the latest updates.
Select a country or region

Africa, Middle East, and India

Asia Pacific

Europe

Latin America and the Caribbean

The United States and Canada