Opening The Gates To More Listings

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Opening The Gates To More Listings

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. 4 DAYS AGO

    Episode 146: Adam Mackay

    Today's guest is founded Mackay Property 15 years ago and now runs the first eXp brokerage office in the UK. He's been in the industry since 1993 and over this time has continuously invested in himself to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to being a top estate agent. From embracing video, social media, AI, and the self-employed model, the list of his expertise continues to grow. He specialises in residential sales, residential lettings, property management, land advice, new homes, modern method of auction, probate valuations, onward negotiation, search and secure. He has also recently co-founded the Real Agency Golf Society to bring together those of us working across the estate agency industry to network and play some golf. If you want to find out more about joining the society, please do reach out to me to find out more.

    51 min

  2. DEC 12

    Episode 145: Rob Graves

    Today's guest has decades of experience in estate agency and successfully sold his multi-million pound business. Along the way, he personally navigated the complexities of acquisitions, successfully integrating three businesses into his growing empire. His career also included working as an Area Director in London, where he oversaw 17 branches for a prominent corporate estate agent. He now runs Key Coaching which can help improve performance, increase income, make teams accountable, and achieve greater profits. If you want to understand more about using data, increasing fees, and improving the profit and value of your business, have a listen to this conversation to learn more.

    58 min

  3. DEC 5

    Episode 144: Ross McKenzie

    Today's returning guest is the visionary founder of self-employed brokerage Isla-Alexander and co-founder of Open Moove, a groundbreaking tech startup aimed at revolutionising the way home movers and property professionals interact. With a mission to transform the property industry, Open Moove delivers innovative solutions that streamline the home moving process for estate agents, mortgage advisors, and conveyancers. In addition to building Open Moove, he is also the founder and CEO of Isla-Alexander, the dynamic estate agency and finance startup based in Cardiff. Isla-Alexander focuses on delivering personalised service, leveraging technology to enhance the property journey for clients. While Open Moove is disrupting the tech side of the real estate sector, Isla-Alexander remains at the forefront of providing exceptional, relationship-driven estate agency services. He has a passion for innovation and his commitment to reshaping the property industry through technology and outstanding service, with the home mover at the forefront of everything both businesses do. You do not want to miss this episode to learn from one of the very best who is leading the wave of new thinking across the industry.

    47 min

  4. NOV 28

    Episode 143: Ross D'Aniello

    Today's returning guest is the Managing Director of Chartwell Noble and has decades of experience in the luxury and country homes sector in Worcestershire and the surrounding counties. He has sold some of the region's finest and beautiful country homes and is a retired member of RICS and a former RICS Registered Valuer, bringing deep expertise to property valuations and knowledge of specialist and historic properties. He is a force behind the traditional and tech-driven approach of Chartwell Noble, ensuring that they stay ahead in the industry whilst maintaining the highest of standards. A mentor champion with "Agents Together", he is committed to elevating estate agency standards and is a highly experienced valuer of country, rural and high end properties. You definitely want to check out this conversation if you are looking to learn from someone that has launched a brand new estate agency and has gone on to list high value homes, at decent fees, and with upfront payments.

    54 min

  5. NOV 21

    Episode 142: Simon Cowie

    Today's guest is the MD of By Design Homes Warwickshire and is an expert in selling premium properties. Having worked in design previously, Selling Sunset inspired him into becoming an estate agent and over the past three and a half years, he has gone from selling £180,000 properties to £5,000,000 luxury homes. We discuss his success from investing significant funds from the outset, using direct mail, social media, and video to help win listings and sell more houses that other other agents have failed to do so. If you're looking to get into the higher end of the market or just improve your existing offering to sell more houses and get higher fees, you do not want to miss this episode.

    54 min

  6. NOV 14

    Episode 141: Ben Marley

    Today's returning guest is the founder of Geocale and is on a mission to achieve top-ranking Google profiles for estate agents. Prior to this he spent several years in the review space and was Commercial Director at The Estas, so knows just how important reviews are to estate agents. He is also a mentor at Agents Together, providing valuable mentoring from his vast experience. If you are wanting to rank higher on Google, get more reviews, and be the agent that is called out to more living rooms, you definitely do not want to miss this conversation.

    55 min

  7. NOV 7

    Episode 140: Neil Fenning & Dan Salisbury

    Today's guests have hit the self-employed world of estate agency by storm over the past four years, having left behind the corporate world. With decades of experience between them, they have gone on to sell sell almost 500 properties and did £1,000,000 revenue in 2023. They have leveraged social media, been massive in their community and started their business selling houses for their friends. There is so much to learn in this conversation from two guys who are right at the top of the game and only seeming to be heading in one direction! Do not miss this episode if you are wanting to hear from a couple of world class performers, who are on the ground day in & day out achieving phenomenal results.

    55 min

  8. OCT 31

    Episode 139: Steve Eakins

    Today's guest is the Key Partner Director at Lumon. In this conversation, we discuss currency exchange and the impact it can have on the business of an estate agent. From understanding how currency exchange works for the benefit of buyers and sellers, putting more deals together, potential additional revenue streams, and ultimately improving the revenue and profit of an estate agency. This is a different episode to usual and had lots of valuable information that was completely new to me and I genuinely think could be incredibly impactful for the estate agents that take action from what they learn in this chat.

    41 min
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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.

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