Welcome to the ActiveRain Insights for Success podcast. Each week your host, Bob Stewart, presents 10 questions to people who are making a real difference in real estate. Their answers offer a look into what makes them tick, and they just might surprise you. Tune in for insights and inspiration t…
Insights for Success Episode 37 – Jeremy Lehman Recognized among an elite class of professionals that comprise a dynamic team of associates, Seven Gables agents are committed to a mission the company set its sights on when it first opened its doors 40 years ago. This mission is to create, …
Insights for Success Episode 36 – Sarah Jones In this podcast, Bob discusses the power of niche marketing with Sarah Jones of Bamboo Realty. Sarah shares a strategy her company used to identify and serve a vastly underrepresented customer segment. The results have been outstanding! And on top of that, …
Insights for Success Episode 35 – Laurie Weston Davis In this podcast, Laurie Weston Davis discusses the immense amount of thought that went into changing brokerages and how that process can start years before someone actually makes a change. She also talks about one of the fundamentals of becoming a …
Insights for Success Episode 34 – Tina Mak In this episode, Tina Mak shares how she is built a business solely based on referrals. Which is pretty amazing considering many of her clients are international or investors. Her story is the American dream….(even though she’s Canadian) This ActiveRain podcast is …
Insights for Success Episode 33 – Leo Cohen In this episode Bob and Leo discuss setting up an inside sales team for a real estate business. What kinds of calls can an inside sales team make? How important are scripts (Leo shares some great ones)? And what should you look …
Insights for Success Episode 32 – Andrew Flachner In this podcast, Bob and Andrew discuss being an entrepreneur, how consumer behavior is changing as it relates to looking for listings online and how Andrew is able to keep company culture central to Real Scout’s mission as they experience massive growth. …
Insights for Success Episode 31 – Gayle Rich-Boxman Do you sell real estate in a small town where everyone knows the neighbors and no one locks their doors? So Does Gail and in this podcast she talks about how your passion is a great foundation for building a successful real …
Insights for Success Episode 30 – Katie Lance Katie is the CEO and Owner of Katie Lance Consulting; a social media consulting firm. Katie specializes in social media strategy and content development and works with real estate and tech firms, helping to develop their social strategy on a corporate and …
Insights for Success Episode 29 – Marc Davison In this podcast with Marc Davison, Bob and Marc talk all things real estate marketing. From why it’s better to establish a niche than being all things to all people, to what real estate agents can learn from how Zillow markets, Marc …
Insights for Success Episode 28 – Merri Jo Cowen In this week’s podcast, Bob interviews Merri Jo Cowen, CEO of the My Florida Regional MLS, one of the largest MLSs in the country. Merri Jo talks about the evolution of the MLS over the last 30 years and what role …
Insights for Success Episode 27 – Patrick Stone In this podcast, Bob interviews Patrick Stone, Chairman and CEO of WFG National Title insurance company. Their discussions centers around what makes a great title partner and what kind of value can a title representative bring to a real estate transaction and …
Insights for Success Episode 26 – Craig Cheatham In this edition of Insights for Success, Craig Cheatham, CEO and President of The Realty Alliance, and Bob dive all the way in on Project Upstream. Never heard of Upstream? Then you need to hear this. Project Upstream is an aggressive and …
Insights for Success Episode 25 – Matt Beall With a passion for real estate and technology, Matt helped to reinvent HawaiiLife.com and started Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers in May of 2008. Hawaii Life now employs over 170 brokers, agents, and support staff in 10 offices around Hawaii. In 2009, …
Insights for Success Episode 24 – Brian Copeland In this podcast, Brian shares his secret to being one of the most active real estate agents in the business, and he works from 8am to 3:30pm. And he’s not just an active selling real estate agent. Brian is also super active …
Insights for Success Episode 23 – Gail Smith- New Agent Part 2 It’s not often that we have inside access to a brand new agent doing amazing things! But such is the case with Gail Smith, a new agent on the Ben Kinney Real Estate Team. In her first two …
Insights for Success Episode 22 – Vanessa Noble and Melanie Seiler In this special edition of the Insights for Success Podcast, we talk to Vanessa Noble and Melanie Seiler, with Keller Williams in Anchorage Alaska. Our discussion is entirely about how their team used KWKLY, in conjunction with a giveaway, …
Insights for Success Episode 21 – Margaret Rome Margaret Rome knows real estate. As an agent for more than 20 years she has built a reputation as one of the top Realtors® in Baltimore, MD. Now, thanks to Trulia.com’s year-end choice, more people are getting to know her. Real Estate the …
Insights for Success Episode 20 – CJ Hays – Agent Reviews CJ is an Online Marketing Emancipator for Realtors. He provides online marketing strategies and tools for the Real Estate industry focusing on your online reputation. He also consults offering WordPress real estate websites that you own, IDX, advanced SEO, …
Insights for Success Episode 18 – Katrina Benton Katrina Benton, founder of Come Home Inc, is a full time Realtor who specializes in internet marketing. Katrina and her marketing team partner with several real estate teams across the US to assist in the marketing of their properties and businesses including …
Insights for Success Episode 18 – Gail Smith- New Agent Part 1 Gail Smith is a brand new agent with the Ben Kinney Team at Keller Williams. She’s been in the business all of three weeks when this podcast was recorded. In her first three weeks, she has already pended …
Insights for Success Episode 17 – Kevin Kauffman Kevin Kauffman, is the co-founder of Group 46:10, a real estate team based in Phoenix, Arizona. Kevin and his business partner Fred Weaver, have put together an impressive team over the last 6 years! For 3 years in a row Group 46:10 has been …
Insights for Success Episode 16 – Courtney Cooper Courtney is the Managing Broker and Owner of the Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Group at Keller Williams Downtown Seattle with offices in Seattle and Portland. They are experts in Seattle neighborhoods, Seattle waterfront homes, Seattle floating homes, Seattle luxury homes, Seattle historic …
Insights for Success Episode 15 – Melissa Zavala Melissa Zavala is well-known as the broker of Broadpoint Properties, as the founder of two administrative services companies for real estate professionals—Short Sale Expeditor® and Transaction 911. She is also a real estate trainer who assists agents across the nation through coaching, mentoring, …
Insights for Success Episode 7 – Loreena Yeo Born and raised in Malaysia, Loreena truly appreciates the opportunity to start a new life here in America with her husband since Summer 1996. She believes that opportunity is abundant for those who are willing to work hard and become a contributor …
Insights for Success Episode 13 – Greg McDaniel Greg McDaniel literally began his career at his father’s knee. It would not be an exaggeration to say he has real estate in his blood. Greg cut his teeth in real estate working open houses and acting as chauffeur to his dad …
Insights for Success Episode 12 – Kevin Markarian A veteran of the California real estate community, Kevin Markarian established a reputation as a playmaker from the very beginning. Exhibiting diligence and a keen understanding of the market and the needs of his clients, he’s closed hundreds of transactions totaling over …
Insights for Success Episode 11 – Grier Allen Grier Allan is a technical software entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of BoomTown, a Charleston-based tech company. BoomTown offers a marketing web platform for brokerages and markets providing real estate professionals with software tools for increasing successful sales strategies. Grier’s company …
Insights for Success Episode 10 – Tom Ferry Tom Ferry is the CEO of Tom Ferry – Your Coach, an International Coaching and Training Company. He is named #1 Real Estate Educator by Swanepoel Power 200 and is the best-selling Author of Life! By Design. During his 26+ years in …
Insights for Success Episode 9 – Lisa Archer Lisa is a licensed NC & SC Realtor and COO of Live Love Homes with Keller Williams. Currently Live Love Homes has expansion teams in 3 markets (Charlotte, NC; Emerald Coast FL,Birmingham and Chicago. Lisa was named as one of Inman News …
Insights for Success Episode 8 – Jared James Jared James is a sought after Keynote Speaker and trainer who has earned a reputation among many people as the “why guy” due to his understanding of why people do what they do and how to get them to change their behavior. By …
Insights for Success Episode 7 – Debbie Reynolds Debbie Reynolds is a full-time real estate professional and ActiveRain ambassador that works in and around the Clarksville, TN area. She has been selling real estate since 1980 and have literally sold thousands of homes and some even 2,3 or 4 times. …
Insights for Success Episode 6 – Chad Hyams Chad Hyams is the growth and productivity director for Keller Williams Realty’s Southeast Region. A former team leader at Keller Williams, Hyams assists agents in facing challenges and breaking through them via training, coaching, consulting and recruiting. He is also a a …
Insights for Success Episode 5 – Seth Price Seth Price has spent 20 years in digital marketing, consulting for more than 300 companies during that period, including 19 of the FORTUNE 500. His current endeavor is as Chief Instigator at Placester, providing social media and content marketing advice and counsel …
Insights for Success Episode 4 – Jay Papasan Jay Papasan is a creative executive leading the best-selling publishing team at Keller Williams. He most recently co-authored The ONE Thing with Gary Keller, which is available at www.the1thing.com. The ONE Thing has been translated into 24 languages and has more than …
Insights for Success Episode 3 – Sherry Chris Sherry is the president and CEO of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC. Her appointment followed Realogy’s announcement that it was launching a new and dynamic global residential real estate brand after entering into a 50-year agreement with Meredith Corporation to …
Insights for Success Episode 2 – Dusty Baker Dusty Baker is a real estate marketing expert with an emphasis on social media. Last year alone Dusty spoke on the importance of Instagram in real estate to a sold out crowd of 2,000 attendees at Inman Connect 2015, taught classes to …
Insights for Success Episode 1 – Chris Smith Chris Smith is a USA Today bestselling author and the co-founder of Curaytor, a social media, digital marketing and sales coaching company that helps businesses grow faster. In less than three years, he used the blueprint in his book, The Conversion Code, …