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On this episode of the Girls Can Podcast, Grace Swain talks with Ms. Virginia Guy, Executive Director of the Drug Education Council. Ms. Guy has dedicated her life to preventing teen and young adult use of alcohol, tobacco, vaping, and other drugs by providing quality education, intervention, and recovery support programs. Grace explores how she got started in her career and how she and her organization positively impacts the Mobile and Baldwin County communities. They also talk about the opioid and fentanyl epidemics, how these horrible drugs have affected her job, vaping, and why it is so dangerous for young people. Ms. Guy also shares advice for young females navigating middle and high school and how to keep young children drug and alcohol-free, her most significant career accomplishments, and the advice she would give to someone struggling with addiction. Tune in to hear her inspiring story and valuable words of wisdom. Girls Can is a podcast created to help educate and inform young omen throughout the world. Our shows will discuss many issues, skills, and lessons that affect the lives of young women. We plan to interview professional women in our community to learn from their experiences and mentorship. We wanted to give all girls an opportunity to hear leadership advice from smart, strong, successful, and amazing women. This podcast is sponsored in part with a grant from HERlead - A Fellowship for young women on their way.  Girls Can Podcast is created and produced in collaboration with Deep Fried Studios.

On this episode, Grace Swain has a candid and lively discussion with Mrs. Susan Boudreau, the president of Mobile Infirmary since 2015, where she also served as the chief operating officer and Vice President of Oncology. Mrs. Boudreau will share her advice for young women on how to get started in a healthcare career, leading with confidence, the benefits of hard work, the importance of listening, and learning to enjoy life's small things. Susan Boudreau Says: Work hard and be honest. But I will tell you, if people like you, you're better able to accomplish what you want because you accomplish things through others as a leader. And I know for myself it's not about me. I'm passionate about the field that I'm in and helping other people. That's what you got to find. What is it that you really enjoy and are passionate about? And if you can be paid to do that, that's fantastic. Susan Boudreau - Girls Can Podcast 1/26/23 More About Susan Boudreau Susan Boudreau has served as the president of Mobile Infirmary since 2015, where she also served as the chief operating officer and Vice President of Oncology. She is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and serves on several community boards. Mrs. Boudreau earned her bachelor's degree in science in Medical Technology from the University of Alabama and her master's degree in science in Health Administration from the University of Alabama in Birmingham. During her time at Mobile Infirmary, she implemented a successful hospital-wide Total Quality Management initiative, enacted the usage of teleradiology, and assisted in the planning and design of a major expansion of the Emergency Department. She also led the development of Infirmary Health's Cancer Care program, including bringing on a new mobile cancer screening vehicle. /////////// Girls Can is a podcast created to help educate and inform young omen throughout the world. Our shows will discuss many issues, skills, and lessons that affect the lives of young women. We plan to interview professional women in our community to learn from their experiences and mentorship. We wanted to give all girls an opportunity to hear leadership advice from smart, strong, successful, and amazing women. This podcast is sponsored in part with a grant from HERlead - A Fellowship for young women on their way.  Girls Can Podcast is created and produced in collaboration with Deep Fried Studios.

On this new episode of the Girls Can Podcast, Grace Swain takes over the hosting seat for the first time from her sisters and she is excited to introduce you to our distinguished guest, Senator Vivian Davis Figures. Senator Figures is a member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 33rd District in Mobile County since 2008. She became the first African-American woman to become the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate. She was elected to serve as a minority leader in the Alabama Senate for 2013 and 14, making her the first woman to serve as a minority leader in either House. Senator Figures is a member of the Gulf Coast Christian Center, the coalition of 100 black women, and the Alabama New South Coalition. She enjoys reading, cooking, and golfing and has three sons and one stepson. Today, Grace talks with Sen. Figures about how she found her path to public service, the importance of standing up for yourself, being heard, being yourself, and how other young women can start their own journey into politics and public service. Enjoy the show! Resources: Sen. Vivian Davis Figures  |  BIO   |  INFO /////////// Girls Can is a podcast created to help educate and inform young omen throughout the world. Our shows will discuss many issues, skills, and lessons that affect the lives of young women. We plan to interview professional women in our community to learn from their experiences and mentorship. We wanted to give all girls an opportunity to hear leadership advice from smart, strong, successful, and amazing women. This podcast is sponsored in part with a grant from HERlead - A Fellowship for young women on their way.  Girls Can Podcast is created and produced in collaboration with Deep Fried Studios.  

In this special Thanksgiving episode, Joe Baya and Butch Thierry talk with author and James Beard Award-winning chef Hank Shaw. With experiences from around the world as a hunter, angler, gardener, forager, and even commercial fisherman, being a cook is the glue that has bound it all together for Hank Shaw. Hank shares his fish and seafood cooking skills and some crucial lessons on handling, preparing, and ultimately serving your best catch on the Gulf of Mexico and inland waters. Happy Thanksgiving, and enjoy this delicious show! Hook Line and Supper by Hank Shaw One great Christmas gift and quite possibly the only fish and seafood cookbook you'll ever need - BUY HERE This Report is Presented By: Angelo DePaola - The Coastal Connection - eXp Realty Please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts and if you'd like us to email you the podcast, just head over to greatdaysoutdoors.com/asfr, and we'll send you the new show each week. Check Out The Best Regional Fishing Tournaments on Fishing Chaos Check Out The NEWEST WAY To Get Your Fishing Reports: TEXT "fishing" to 314-665-1767 Keep Whackin'em! This has been a special presentation of the Great Outdoors Podcast Network. Edited and produced by Johnny Gwin and Deep Fried Studios ////////////   Sponsors: Buck's Island Marina MB Ranch King Blinds Test Calibration Photonis SunSouth Dixie Supply & Baker Metal Works CCA Alabama Angelo Depaola EXP Realty "The Coastal Connection" KillerDock Fishbites National Land Realty- Gulf Coast Office Hilton's Offshore Charts Great Days Outdoors Foster Contracting

On this episode, Abigail interviews Breighanna Vigor, Miss Mobile Bay, and an advocate determined to end human trafficking. Sharing the horrors of her own story of being groomed by a trafficker, Breighanna brings awareness to online predators through her position as Miss Mobile Bay. Passionate about her work, Breighanna sheds light on this tragedy and the ever-present dangers of social media and cyberstalking. Plus, she shares her positive experiences from her participation in the Distinguished Young Women program and the Miss America pageant world. Resources: Breighanna Vigor  -  Her Story  |   Bio Miss Mobile Bay  -  Facebook Child Advocacy Center  National Human Trafficking Hotline /////////// Girls Can is a podcast created to help educate and inform young omen throughout the world. Our shows will discuss many issues, skills, and lessons that affect the lives of young women. We plan to interview professional women in our community to learn from their experiences and mentorship. We wanted to give all girls an opportunity to hear leadership advice from smart, strong, successful, and amazing women. This podcast is sponsored in part with a grant from HERlead - A Fellowship for young women on their way.  Girls Can Podcast is created and produced in collaboration with Deep Fried Studios.

In the studio, Abigail talks with Amanda Gibson, a food writer who shares her yummy recipes with the world on her blog "Lemon Baby." Amanda shares her experiences in the culinary world and gives advice on writing with a "voice" and preparing a meal on any budget and in any kitchen.   Resources: Amanda Gibson  -  Instagram  |   Facebook Lemon Baby Food Blog    Girls Can is a podcast created to help educate and inform young omen throughout the world. Our shows will discuss many issues, skills, and lessons that affect the lives of young women. We plan to interview professional women in our community to learn from their experiences and mentorship. We wanted to give all girls an opportunity to hear leadership advice from smart, strong, successful, and amazing women. This podcast is sponsored in part with a grant from HERlead - A Fellowship for young women on their way.  Girls Can Podcast is created and produced in collaboration with Deep Fried Studios.

On this episode, Karen talks with Cheers To Business podcast producer Johnny Gwin about his Deep Fried Studio's challenges, growth, and evolution in 2020. Johnny shares his struggles with his podcast studio into an internet media company due to his inability to find the staff and talent for him to be able to work on bigger projects and opportunities. Karen delivers some good advice from her past business successes and talks about the importance of managing expectations and personally defining what success looks like. Plus, Johnny shares some news on the big direction that Deep Fried Studios will be pushing forward in 2021. Key Takeaways - Manage expectations internally and externally with your company. - Calculate and add "learning curve" and failure into any employment hire and training period. - Nothing happens without optimism. - Plan for future business obstacles but do not fixate on "what ifs." Plus, have solutions ready when you confront them. - Develop a process to handle growth and disruption.   Resources Johnny Gwin    Website  |   Twitter Deep Fried Studios    Website   |    Facebook     Learn More About DocRX DocRx is a family-oriented company dedicated to tailor operational solutions for patient health and compliance programs that increases the quality and efficiency of patient-centered care and always with the mission of the patient's health 1st. With over ten years of experience helping doctors and their patients with diagnostic testing, patient monitoring, medical supplies, compliance, wholesale pharmacy, physician dispensing billing, and more. DocRx is your patient and health compliance solution, both under one roof. To find out how DocRx can help your hospital, pharmacy, or physicians office see all their services at docrx.com. Learn More About Karen Simmons & CFO Consulting Karen C. Simmons, P.C. CFO Consulting Services  

Josh & Jay are back in studio at Deep Fried Studios for the first time in months! It’s been just a week since Hurricane Sally hit our part of the Gulf Coast with a fury. Josh and Jay discuss the impact of the storm plus everything that has changed over the past 6 months while dealing with the Covid pandemic. Tune into to hear the “good, the bad and the ugly” of the personal changes each host has experienced, and well as the impact on Jay in his role as Gulf Coast Director for First Protective and Josh in his role as found and owner of Gulf Coast Financial Advisors.   Key Takeaways: Both Josh & Jay experienced significant changes with how much time their respective families where able to spend together, plus Jay may never buy a suit again! Both Josh & Jay were well positioned from a business standpoint to go “digital”, Josh with his ability to onboard and service his advisor clients and Jay with his ability to service the needs of independent and semi-captive advisors and agents in his territory. Listen in to hear the steps they took months ago that unexpectedly helped them navigate a global pandemic. Josh & Jay both experienced growth in their respective industries – listen in to hear how! Covid is not going away anytime soon – Josh & Jay discuss the future and how they plan to stay productive in a challenging environment. Show Links: https://gulfcoastfa.com/ http://jaystubbs.com/ https://www.firstprotective.com/ https://pciawealth.com/ https://qualifiedplanadvisors.com/ https://fitrusts.com/ https://everydollarcounts.libsyn.com/ https://www.deepfriedstudios.com/ https://www.slothracerband.com/   Resources Prime Capital Investment Advisors Qualified Plan Advisors   If any of these topics apply to your situation, we can help! Reach out to us at 251-327-2124, or email jnull@gulfcoastfa.com.

Ron and Angelo with guest, Johnny Gwin of Deep Fried Studios, continue talking about the U.S. dollar going away, new U.S. currency, and U.S. Crypto currency.

Ron and Angelo, along with Johnny Gwin of Deep Fried Studios, continue their conversation about your exit strategies on selling bullion when the market peaks.

Ron and Angelo,  along with Johnny Gwin of Deep Fried Studios,  talk about exit strategies on selling bullion when the market peaks. What is your number?

In this episode, host Matt Green sits with Washington Post columnist, award-winning investigative reporter, and author Radley Balko, to discuss his co-authored book The Cadaver King And The Country Dentist. This story is “a shocking and deeply reported account of the persistent plague of institutional racism and junk forensic science in our criminal justice system, and its devastating effect on innocent lives.” So, tune in to this episode as Matt and Radley recount the haunting details of how two ‘experts’ in science and medicine built their successes on the backs of multiple false murder convictions that would forever change lives, furthering scrutiny over Mississippi’s criminal justice system.   Buy Radley Balko's Book The Cadaver King And The Country Dentist   Need A Consultation with Matt Green? Click here to schedule an appointment with Matt or call The Law Office of Matt Green at 251-434-8500.   If you haven't already, please rate and review us on the Apple Podcast App or anywhere else you get your favorite podcasts. It's an important way to help new listeners find the Channeling Atticus Podcast. Stay connected with us: Twitter and Facebook This podcast is sponsored by The Law Office of Matt Green and produced by Johnny Gwin at Deep Fried Studios located in Mobile, Alabama.

These are the times that try men's souls. It's incredible what we've seen in the last few weeks concerning law enforcement and its effect on everyday life here in America. One of the centerpieces of most police reform efforts is abolishing a doctrine known as Qualified Immunity. The doctrine of qualified immunity is a judicially created immunity shield that shields law enforcement, and government actors from wrongdoing. The victim of a government action in these types of cases has to prove that the government actor or officer violated a constitutional right and that that right was clearly established. While this sounds relatively easy to prove, it's almost impossible under the current standards created by our courts.  On this episode, Matt Green talks Qualified Immunity with the Vice President of the Criminal Justice Division at the Cato Institute, Clark Neily. Clark has been a longtime proponent of reform and abolishment of qualified immunity. He joins us today to discuss the history of qualified immunity, where it came from, and what the future may hold.   Resources: Clark Neily    |  @ConLawWarrior  End Qualified Immunity   Need A Consultation with Matt Green? Click here to schedule an appointment with Matt or call The Law Office of Matt Green at 251-434-8500.   If you haven't already, please rate and review us on the Apple Podcast App or anywhere else you get your favorite podcasts. It's an important way to help new listeners find the Channeling Atticus Podcast. Stay connected with us: Twitter and Facebook This podcast is sponsored by The Law Office of Matt Green and produced by Johnny Gwin at Deep Fried Studios located in Mobile, Alabama.  

Before God, I am innocent of the crime for which I'm about to die, Sir! I am innocent. I'm innocent. What can I do when I'm buried? An Oak tree with a hundred roots will grow out of my grave to prove my innocence. This was the dying declaration of Charles RS Boyington. Perhaps Mobile, Alabama's most notorious convicted the defendant of capital murder, the May 10th, 1834 killing of Nathaniel Frost in the Church Street Cemetery in Mobile, Alabama. It's perhaps the most heinous and memorable crime in Mobile's history. Most heinous not necessarily for the brutality and depravity of the murder, but for the nagging question burned into every Mobilian psyche who has ever heard the story. Did Charles Boyington murder his friend, Nathaniel Frost? Was he innocent? Contemporary accounts leave no doubt as to Boyington guilt, but over the last 150 years, new facts have come to light, and more importantly, new witnesses have come forward. Today the case stands as a testament to the dangers of capital punishment predicated solely upon circumstantial evidence. There were no witnesses presented at trial to the crime, and Boyington maintained his innocence until his dying breath. Boyington Oak: A Grave Injustice >>> Buy Here On this episode, host Matt Green talks with Mary Palmer, author of a fascinating new book Boyington Oak: A Grave Injustice, about this case, and is spearheading an effort to have Boyington posthumously pardoned. Mary tells us some more details about this famous case, and it's defendant Charles Boyington. {Editors Note: 2 corrections in the Boyington story. The printing company is Pollard and Dade not Dade and Pollard. Also, Florence White's deathbed confession was 60 years (not 30) after the crime in 1894. It was said that she produced the watch on her deathbed.} Need A Consultation with Matt Green? Click here to schedule an appointment with Matt or call The Law Office of Matt Green at 251-434-8500.   If you haven't already, please rate and review us on the Apple Podcast App or anywhere else you get your favorite podcasts. It's an important way to help new listeners find the Channeling Atticus Podcast. Stay connected with us: Twitter and Facebook This podcast is sponsored by The Law Office of Matt Green and produced by Johnny Gwin at Deep Fried Studios located in Mobile, Alabama.

Attorney Matt Green and host Johnny Gwin talk about how one State's Supreme Court has finally drawn a line in the sand with these pandemic Government stay-at-home orders. The Wisconsin example may be the direction many more States will be heading. Resources: Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down Wisconsin's stay-at-home order that closed businesses to limit spread of coronavirus  |  jsoline.com Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down state's stay-at-home order  |  CNN   Need A Consultation with Matt Green? Click here to schedule an appointment with Matt or call The Law Office of Matt Green at 251-434-8500.   If you haven't already, please rate and review us on the Apple Podcast App or anywhere else you get your favorite podcasts. It's an important way to help new listeners find the Channeling Atticus Podcast. Stay connected with us: Twitter and Facebook This podcast is sponsored by The Law Office of Matt Green and produced by Johnny Gwin at Deep Fried Studios located in Mobile, Alabama.

In this pandemic shut-down episode, Attorney >Matt Green and co-host Johnny Gwin discuss Mobile, Alabama local "Outlaw" Barber Joel Edwards Alabama Barber and Chief Barber's response to his refusal to stay closed. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey slashes red tape. Plus, how one 19th NY Supreme Court Judge responded to shelter in a 19th place quarantine order & much more goings-on in the City of Mobile    Resources: Emotional barber defies Alabama’s coronavirus order: ‘I’m not the outlaw.’  |  al.com Mobile barber shop opens in defiance of COVID closing regulation  |  FOX10   Need A Consultation with Matt Green? Click here to schedule an appointment with Matt or call the Law Offices of Matt Green at 251-434-8500.   If you haven't already, please rate and review us on the Apple Podcast App or anywhere else you get your favorite podcasts. It's an important way to help new listeners find the Channeling Atticus Podcast. Stay connected with us: Twitter and Facebook This podcast is sponsored by The Law Office of Matt Green and produced by Johnny Gwin at Deep Fried Studios located in Mobile, Alabama.

Shelby Mitchell talks about cows.The Uncle Henry Internet Show is a collaboration between iHeartMedia in Mobile and Deep Fried Studios.

Here is an audio podcast of the first Uncle Henry Internet Show. You'll hear Johnna of 95 KSJ, plus numerous phone calls. The Uncle Henry Internet Show is a collaboration between iHeartMedia in Mobile and Deep Fried Studios.

Welcome to the "Building your Brand in a Time of Crisis" series, where Josh & Jay bring local business owners & entrepreneurs into the studios of Deep Fried to discuss specific, actionable tips and ideas to help other business people & professionals navigate this crisis, especially as it relates to using technology and online platforms to stay in communication with clients and potential clients to strengthen their brand when we finally, emerge from our current situation. Josh & Jay welcome Johnny Gwin, the Owner and Head Fryer at Deep Fried Studios and Media. The Every Dollar Counts listeners are familiar with Johnny because he produces our podcast, but he also possesses a wide range and depth of talents beyond just audio production. Deep Fried Studios is a content marketing company that produces a variety of content needs, from the basic hobbyist to those building a personal brand, to businesses and organizations of all sizes. The foundation of Johnny's company is a podcast production, but he also produces short videos, blogs, live events, you name it - as Johnny says, he's in the business of producing compelling "info-tainment" and Deep want Deep Fried to feel like an independent record label. In this episode, Johnny is going to lay out how easy and affordable it is to produce your own podcast, and why that content has so much impact and reach with building your brand and spreading your message.   Key Takeaways: - We're still early in the days of podcasting, so don't feel like you missed the boat - You can literally produce a podcast with a microphone and a laptop or just your phone and free editing applications - A podcast can help you find your niche, building a dedicated listener base that is on a high rung of the loyalty ladder, with listeners becoming an advocate for your content - Podcasting is a world-wide platform - there's no limit to the reach and it allows you to spread your message globally - Podcasts can be used for marketing and educating, but they also are great for networking with people you respect and prospecting with people you would like to do business with - You own your podcast content, versus renting the content via the earned / paid media of traditional broadcast channels   Resources Prime Capital Investment Advisors Qualified Plan Advisors If any of these topics apply to your situation, we can help! Reach out to us at 251-327-2124, or email jnull@gulfcoastfa.com.

You're in for a treat this week! We've got another Deep Fried Studios podcaster with us. Josh Null of Gulf Coast Financial Advisors and Every Dollar Counts podcast talks with Allen about a major set-back propelled Josh's passion for offering financial services that protect and prepare others for expected and unexpected life events. Resources Josh Null -  Facebook   |  Twitter  |  Instagram Every Dollar Counts  -   Website  |  Subscribe Gulf Coast Financial Advisors  -   Website  |  Facebook   Follow Playing Above The Line on Facebook Please Rate, Review & Subscribe to Playing Above The Line On Apple Allen Cave Twitter LinkedIn   Want to know more about Dennis and Allen?  Visit our website, avizogroup.com

Many may not recognize the name Meredith Baxley, but they do recognize her as the scooter girl who was often seen around town on her electric scooter. Few know the story of how Meredith ended up in a scooter, and perhaps even fewer know the tragic final chapter in her story. In this episode, Matt Green interviews Christine Frohock, Meredith's mother, about the life, accident, and tragic death of her daughter. Plus, Matt concludes the show with information on how Meredith and her family found some justice.   Resources: Not Again! The Meredith Baxley Tragedy | Matt Green Law Blog Man found guilty of murder in death of Mobile woman | FOX10 Mobile man found guilty of murder for DUI crash that killed a woman | WKRG   Need A Consultation with Matt Green? Click here to schedule an appointment with Matt or call the Law Offices of Matt Green at 251-434-8500.   If you haven't already, please rate and review us on the Apple Podcast App or anywhere else you get your favorite podcasts. It's an important way to help new listeners find the Channeling Atticus Podcast. Stay connected with us: Twitter and Facebook This podcast is sponsored by The Law Office of Matt Green and produced by Johnny Gwin at Deep Fried Studios located in Mobile, Alabama.

Johnny Gwin of Deep Fried Studios visits for Christmas Eve and Beyond.

This week Dennis and Allen get Johnny Gwin of Deep Fried Studios out of the editor's chair and into the studio for an interview. They have a candid discussion ranging from working on Playing Above The Line, what rock bands can teach us all about business, the power of being yourself, and the love of creating. Click Here to hear more Deep Fried Studio's Podcasts Resources: Johnny Gwin  -  Facebook  |  Twitter Deep Fried Studios -  Facebook  |  Twitter     Follow Playing Above The Line on Facebook Please Rate, Review & Subscribe On Apple Dennis Sherrin Twitter LinkedIn Allen Cave Twitter LinkedIn Want to know more about Dennis and Allen?  Visit our website, www.hbkcpas.net 

Civil forfeiture laws allow federal, State, and local police departments to seize cash, cars, homes, and property that are suspected of being involved in criminal activity. And here is the crazy thing, the property owner doesn't have to be charged with, let alone convicted of, a crime to permanently lose this property. Alabama's civil forfeiture laws are some of the worst in the nation. In this episode, Matt Green breaks down the ins and outs of this judicial and government overreach. Plus, Matt shares some real-life cases fighting this injustice and offers some suggestions on how the State should balance the scales of justice of this controversial issue. Need A Consultation with Matt Green?Click here to schedule an appointment with Matt or call the Law Offices of Matt Green at 251-434-8500.   /////////   If you haven't already, please rate and review us on the Apple Podcast App or anywhere else you get your favorite podcasts. It's an important way to help new listeners find the Channeling Atticus Podcast. Stay connected with us: twitter and Facebook This podcast is sponsored by The Law Office of Matt Green and produced by Johnny Gwin at Deep Fried Studios located in Mobile, Alabama.

Meet Matt Green attorney, former prosecutor, and judge brings his two decades of legal experience to discuss his perspective and insights into the arena of police drinking under the influence (DUI) stops, breathalyzers, arrests and prosecution. Should you blow, or not? What are the pros and cons of agreeing to the roadside test? What about refusing? In this episode, you will learn what you should do if you ever get pulled over after having 1 or 2 too many. Plus, why you should consider hiring an attorney if you find yourself in this sticky situation.   Need A Consultation with Matt Green? Click here to schedule an appointment with Matt or call the Law Offices of Matt Green at 251-434-8500.   /////////   If you haven't already, please rate and review us on the Apple Podcast App or anywhere else you get your favorite podcasts. It's an important way to help new listeners find the Channeling Atticus Podcast. Stay connected with us: twitter and Facebook This podcast is sponsored by The Law Office of Matt Green and produced by Johnny Gwin at Deep Fried Studios located in Mobile, Alabama.

Insurance companies are in business to make money, like any other business. Plus, when you are the injured party in a car wreck, the insurance adjusters are not your friends. In this episode, Matt Green explains what you need to know to navigate the legal process after a car wreck and why hiring an attorney is a great idea to reach a satisfactory settlement.   Need A Consultation with Matt Green? Click here to schedule an appointment with Matt or call the Law Offices of Matt Green at 251-434-8500.    /////////   If you haven't already, please rate and review us on the Apple Podcast App or anywhere else you get your favorite podcasts. It's an important way to help new listeners find the Channeling Atticus Podcast. Stay connected with us: twitter and Facebook This podcast is sponsored by The Law Office of Matt Green and produced by Johnny Gwin at Deep Fried Studios located in Mobile, Alabama.

In this episode, Karen and Cadie bring back Commerical Real Estate expert and franchise consultant Chris Harle to the Deep Fried Studios. Prompted by the article "Seven Questions To Ask Yourself If You're Thinking of Buying a Franchise" by Anthony Caliendo - Chris and the Cheers ladies deep dive into the ins and outs, and specifics in buying a franchise business. If your considering taking the big leap into the franchise business world, this is a must-hear Cheers To Business episode. Big Questions: 1. How much can you afford to pay for a franchise? 2. What industry do you want to be in? 3. How will you support myself until my franchise turns a profit? 4. Can you follow the rules? 5. Can you resell your franchise? 6. Do you have the right skills to own the intended business?   Resources:   Chris Harle  -   Website  |   LinkedIn  7 Questions To Ask Yourself If You're Thinking Of Buying a Franchise - by Anthony Caliendo   /////   Join the Domke Market Wine & Cheese Club Domke Market Domke Market - Facebook Page   Cheers Worthy: You have to have money to buy the franchise. Then, also the money to start the business. How much is it going to take to get this thing going? - Chris Harle If you're serving people, you got to have employees. So there's going to be training cost. Before a dollar comes in you're going to have to pay employees to teach them how to do the job. - Chris Harle If you don't like people not go into retail yes business yourself, so you're not going to do well. - Karen Simmons Find your business fit and your passion. - Karen Simmons Do you have the money to support yourself because you're not going to be making money on day one? - Chris Harle Have money for at least six months because some franchises or businesses take longer to get off the ground than expected. You've got to think about the expense of promoting that business, marketing, and advertising. - Karen Simmons It's not about eating today. It's about eating next month and the month after that, and the month after that. - Karen Simmons Some franchises are stricter than others. Some have more stringent guidelines some are more flexible. - Cadie Gaut If you knew more about a business, you would be the franchise owner, but you're not. You're looking for something to be successful, and you joined up with a franchise because it already is. - Karen Simmons The franchise knows what works. Or else they wouldn't be franchising. So listen to them. They have already work the bugs out. - Cadie Gaut A lot of franchises say they want to sell multi-unit deals where you buy a whole area and you're going to open three or four stores. - Chris Harle Make the business about the business, not about you. - Karen Simmons Get a lawyer to read the franchise agreement those things are two feet tall. - Karen Simmons The creative partner is not necessarily the one that needs to be meeting with the lawyers going over the franchise contracts. - Karen Simmons Just because you wear a hundred hats in your business doesn't mean that you can do everything. - Cadie Gaut Partnerships have got to be a flow, a yin, and yang. - Cadie Gaut Franchises can be great, especially if you've never been in a business, you know. But be ready to follow the process, know what you're passionate about and make sure that it meets all of your requirements. Figure out those requirements before you figure out what you think you want to do. - Chris Harle   Learn more about Karen Simmons & Cadie Gaut Karen C. Simmons, P.C. Payroll Vault - Mobile & Baldwin Counties    

This episode is with a fellow Deep-Frier! Bradley Flowers is the owner of PORTAL Insurance and co-host of The Insurance Guys Podcast that is produced here at Deep Fried Studios!! In this episode, you'll get a chance to learn about a very cool interview his podcast did in NYC with Gary Vanyerchuk, and you'll also learn how PORTAL Insurance is making waves with innovative solutions in their industry.   Resources: Bradley Flowers Insurance | Portal Insurance  Saraland Insurance | Facebook The Insurance Guys Podcast   Dennis Sherrin Twitter LinkedIn Allen Cave Twitter LinkedIn Want to know more about Dennis and Allen?  Visit our website, www.hbkcpas.net Thanks for listening and please subscribe & rate Playing Above The Line on iTunes.  

Jason Will welcomes back into the Deep Fried Studios the beautiful and talented (and wife) Diana Will. Diana shares what she has been up to with Movement Mortgage, what makes them so innovate and different in the world of real estate mortgage. Jason also discusses the importance of listening, learning based mindsets, video marketing, and creating activation content. Plus, the Wills share the inspiration and reasons for starting the 2019 IMPACT Agent Conference, their biggest highlights and what to expect with IMPACT Agent Conference Two in 2020. Key Takeaways: 1. Movement Mortgage is an innovative and purposeful real estate mortgage company worth looking into. 2. Realtors need to look at some of the newer and innovative mortgage products and programs that are available. 3. Diana is drawn to the mortgage side of real estate. 4. The importance of cultivating a student and learning based mindset for your real estate career. 5. Activation content, especially video, is an incredibly powerful marketing tool. 6. Choose serving or selling. 7. Listening is the biggest role as a realtor. 8. Chasing money will not be fulfilling for most people. 9. Focusing on proof over promises in presentation and sales. 10. Your income is a direct reflection of the impact that you're having in your local market. Resources:  Diana Will  -  Facebook | LinkedIn Movement Mortgage  -  Website | Twitter   Shareables and Quotables Movement Mortgage it's a great company with a very deep culture. It's really culture over everything else. - Jason Will Part of the mission statement is that profits do matter, but that really does come at the bottom of the core values at Movement Mortgage. - Diana Will I love the way the company gives back to not only the community and third world countries, but they also combine the two. - Jason Will I love leverage, and I love the freedom that it gives you. And so I can take care of the people that I want to take care of at a high level. - Diana Will The traditional mortgage process is, you only get to the underwriter once everything else is viable. And so Movement Mortgage reverse engineered the process to where everybody goes to the underwriter as long as the loan officer sees that it's a viable loan. - Diana Will A big part of my talk at IMPACT was about activation content. Putting content out there that triggers buyers and sellers in the market. - Jason Will Activation content is the next best thing to getting belly to belly. - Jason Will I really try to listen to what my clients need. And if funds are tight, I structure the mortgage to where whatever they can get back; they get back. - Diana Will Math has always been my strong suit. When I was in real estate, the mortgage side always was an appeal to me, and so I led with that. - Diana Will I love that I can build a team. So I'm putting a team together within Movement Mortgage. I love that they have the systems together. And to me, Movement Mortgage really has just a much bigger culture than what we had built already at JWRE. - Diana Will JWRE is known for innovation and so is Movement Mortgage. So it's just a bigger scale, and it gives me a platform to serve what we've already built. - Diana Will I want agents to understand how being learning based, what kind of an impact it's had on my life. And wanting that for other people and trying to push that. - Jason Will I always want to support realtors. I was a realtor for 14 years. I'm still passionate about the industry. - Diana Will If you don't schedule it, it won't ever happen. It doesn't exist if it's not on your calendar. - Jason Will When you force the creative and really sit down and put your heart out there it feels good. - Jason Will I love the leverage aspect. Money does buy freedom. We have our groceries delivered, that's freedom. I don't have to spend two hours at Publix every week. - Diana Will Commit to serving, not selling. - Diana Will Serving is asking questions and figuring out what's important to the people that you're working with. - Jason Will The best salespeople Lou Vickery has ever trained have asked the most and the best questions. - Jason Will Our job is to be good listeners. That's our role. That's how we serve. - Jason Will New money. New money. New money. There's nothing wrong with focusing on new money. Everybody makes money, and it's okay to get paid for what you do. If you do it well, you get paid a lot of money, and nobody should feel bad about it. - Jason Will If you're focused on the end result and what that end result is going to bring to you and you're just obsessed with the superficial part of it you're never going to find fulfillment. - Jason Will There's so much new money to be found when you focus on the process, not the result. - Jason Will I think that we have a job to help people pay their own mortgage. - Diana Will When you show up as a student, you're challenged to think about, to reflect on, to dissect the way you're doing business because we can always get better. - Jason Will The focus of your listing presentation needs not to be focused on promises but proof, provide the proof of your service to showcase who you are. - Jason Will The listing presentation should be all about the buyer. - Jason Will Our job is to find buyers. And using psychology to think about who this buyer's going to be then activating them and bringing them in. - Diana Will I think bringing some transparency to real estate is smart. I think there's a lot of over promise, under deliver in our industry. - Diana Will Let the proof do the talking and stop trying to sell. - Jason Will If 3,000 new agents would have been at Impact One, then we would have 3,000 agents making huge impact in their lives. - Diana Will Your income is a direct reflection of the impact that you're having in your local market. - Jason Will Podcasting is fun. Even though you drug me here on date night. - Diana Will Movement Mortgage LLC supports equal housing opportunity. NMLS 1740691. And my cell phone number's 251-508-1336 if you have any mortgage questions I'd be happy to answer them. - Diana Will

The Cheers ladies have a special guest in the studio, Stacy Wellborn (Wellborn Strategies, Container Yard, Deep Fried Studios, & the Swain Sinus Show) and she's going to talk about SMART goal setting, how to start and how to maintain them throughout the year. Stacy teaches us how SMART goal setting has driven her personal life and career and what are some of the best goal setting systems we can use ourselves. Cheers to setting goals. Cheers to accomplishing goals. Cheers to not beating yourself up even if you don't reach all of them. SMART goals are: > Specific > Measurable > Attainable > Realistic > Timely Big Questions: 1. How has goal setting been apart of Stacy's career and personal success? 2. How do you get started setting SMART goals? 3. What are three things that make up a good goal? 4. What are some of the best goal planning systems and influencers available? 5. What's the best mindset for making, maintaining, and not reaching your set goals? 6. Is there a difference between kind of business goal setting and personal goal setting? 7. When is the best time to start goal setting? 8. How are goals like a life roadmap?   Resources Stacy Wellborn - Wellborn Strategies | Container Yard Michael Hyatt - Full Focus Planner | Five Days to Your Best Year Ever Stephen Covey - Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Erin Condren   Quotables & Tweetables I love hosting The Swain Sinus Show because I get to ask a doctor all the things I've always wanted to know, like does it really matter if your snot's green? - Stacy Wellborn Container Yard is a coworking space. Its membership based and it's like a gym for the office. So, you can come once a week or every day and start a business, grow a business, have business meetings. - Stacy Wellborn Johnny and I have been business owners for 10, 15, 20 years and one of the goals that we set was we needed to create a studio, and then we need a place to work. And really from that came Container Yard. - Stacy Wellborn Goals can morph into other things. You may start out with one goal, but after working on it with time, it can kind of turn into something else. - Cadie Gaut You get so caught up and just going and going that it's hard sometimes to know where do I want to be a year from now. - Cadie Gaut In college, I picked up Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey and there's a system called Franklin Planners, which is based on Ben Franklin, who is known for having had these fantastic little notebooks that he kept all his goals and ideas. - Stacy Wellborn The Franklin Planner and Stephen Covey merged probably 25 years ago, and they became the Franklin Covey planning system. - Stacy Wellborn First things first, prioritize. And then write a list of goals and to-dos. - Stacy Wellborn When you have your prioritized list, then go back and prioritize one, two, threes or ABC's, whichever you want to do. - Stacy Wellborn Prioritizing is thinking longterm. I've got to do these things today, these things next week, these things in three months. - Stacy Wellborn Everybody is trying to do more with less; we're driven to deadlines. It's just a deadline society. And if you don't have a deadline, then you're like, oh I'll get to that later. - Stacy Wellborn A good goal is one that has a timeline, you know, a deadline or something measurable. - Stacy Wellborn Every day's a new day. Don't be afraid to revise your goals and don't beat yourself up for not reaching all of them. - Stacy Wellborn I think as business owners we tend to prioritize our business goals over our personal goals. - Stacy Wellborn Take a lot of time to think about the year past. What did you accomplish, what went well, what didn't go so well? And then thinking about the future, what do I want to accomplish and what do I need to drop off that list? What do I need to add to the list? - Stacy Wellborn Think about the areas of your life first and maybe make buckets: business, personal, relationship, family, health, spiritual. Think of some of those buckets. - Stacy Wellborn Carve out that time for yourself to think through those buckets of life. And then within each bucket, maybe come up with one goal for each. - Stacy Wellborn It's not like you have to wait until January 1st to set goals. You can set goals anytime. - Stacy Wellborn Life is about choices and the choices you make. Are you going to work on your taxes or you going to go watch Netflix? - Cadie Gaut Goals are a roadmap. But if I set that goal to reach $1 million in sales and I did 500 last year, well if I do anything between 500 and a million, I've won. I shouldn't beat myself up for not hitting my million goal in sales if I did 700,000 celebrate that. - Stacy Wellborn Goals help me grow every year, even if I don't accomplish them. I know I'm improving. But I do certainly believe that even if you reach any small goal, you should celebrate it. - Stacy Wellborn  

In this episode, Karen and Cadie have Ms. Gia Wiggins of Morale Resources in the Deep Fried Studios. Gia talks about the difference between HR and payroll, the top do's and dont's, finding staff for small businesses, keeping them, and when you have to let them go. The ladies talk about the philosophy behind Human Resources and staff engagement.   Gia Wiggins's three biggest HR lessons: 1. Always treat someone with respect, whether you are hiring them or letting them go. 2. Whenever you have to let someone go, document their performance and have a talk with them. 3.  You don't always need an HR department, but just make sure that you can deal with your employee's issues.   Big Questions: 1. What is the difference between payroll and HR? 2. What does HR do? 3. How do address staffing and the hiring process? 4.  What's one of the biggest mistakes people make when hiring someone? 5.  What do you do during the termination process?   Join the Domke Market Wine & Cheese Club   Resources: Gia Wiggins - Facebook  ///  LinkedIn Morale Resource LLC - Website Cheers To Business - Facebook Sponsor: Domke Market Domke Market - Facebook Page Learn more about Karen Simmons & Cadie Gaut Karen C. Simmons, P.C. Payroll Vault - Mobile & Baldwin Counties Quotables and Tweetables > "Treat people the way you'd want them to treat your memaw at work" - Gia Wiggins  > "Engagement is the art of getting people to care" - Gia Wiggins  > "Appreciation turns into expectations" - Karen  > "When you give someone an increase, it has to be a smart increase" - Gia Wiggins  > “Documenting the performance issues and not being afraid to document and having those conversations with that person and you're not making decisions because of things that could be considered discrimination, you're fine” – Gia Wiggins  > “It’s always finding what makes that person care” – Gia Wiggins  > “You will never be able to pay somebody what they think they're worth.” – Gia Wiggins     About Cheers To Business You can contact and stay connected with us by LIKING our Cheers To Business Facebook page. Thanks for listening and as always, CHEERS to you! Cheers To Business is a seriously casual business and entrepreneur podcast that discusses starting, running, refining and growing your company, or excelling at your current job with two or your soon-to-be friends - over a glass of wine. Please subscribe, review and rate Cheers To Business on iTunes, YouTube, SoundCloud & Overcast.  

Jason talks with Nick McLean of Millionaire Team Mastery about where he started in real estate and how he managed some of the adversities or mindset issues and struggles to become the "MEGA" agent and real estate team builder he is today. Nick discusses how to break down the barriers of getting to 40,60, or 100 sales a year. He explains his sales tactics, the importance of coaching, team building insights, focusing on your strengths, and how his airplane pilot training helped his real estate sales mindset and career. Get your notepads out; Nick shares a ton of expertise and real-world steps to being the real estate sales machine you want to be.   Sponsor: Impact Agent Conference 2019Started by Real Estate Agents for Real Estate Agents. New Orleans, LA - April 11 - 12, 2019 BUY TICKETS HERE   What you will learn: The power of sales letter writing Making money without selling Learn how not to fear the phone The downside of long hours and lack of work/life balance Tools and pro tips on how to balance work/life How to hire and use a VA - virtual assistant Busy work might be losing you sales and the biggest deals Real-world advice on getting the most out of delegating work and maximizing your work day Don't fear making mistakes The importance of investing in your team, assistants and support staffs The biggest mistake agents make after hiring a virtual assistant or an employee to do the busywork. How to get the most out of your real estate coach Nick's definition of success Check out Nick's STEP by STEP online academy to optimize your Real Estate Team >>> Millionaire Team Mastery   Quotables & Tweetables The funny thing about real estate, we lose our job every day. You must earn your job each day. - Nick McLean Like a tech industry, you have a certain amount of runway before you go to plan B. And I went to plan B, and C, and D. I applied at the Air Force Reserve. I was moments away from joining the military before I sold my first home. People take online real estate courses, but they don't really understand real estate. And the consumer doesn't. I'm going to make money without selling. I was figuring out how to sell without making phone calls. I was scared of the phone. So what did I do? I started writing letters. I wrote tons of letters. I got my website working, and I just did a ton of Craigslist ads, and I got good at responding by e-mail quickly. So I would get up at 6 AM and do Craigslist ads until 10 AM, and when people started responding, I would immediately respond by e-mail. About year two I came to terms with being a salesperson and I realized that the people that were making more money than me were really good on the phone. I went from 12 to 32 homes when I realized, wow, the phone is an amazing tool to convert to appointments — combined with e-mails and letters. I wouldn't necessarily be scared of the loss of income. And I think that's maybe the biggest thing people have a problem with, well I can't afford it because it's gonna cost me $30,000 a year. And you might be making $100,000 or even $90,000. For you to break through that barrier to maintaining 60 a year or 100 home sales a year, or in volume terms working in higher priced deals or bigger deals, you're going to need an assistant to take away all of that busy work, all the non-dollar-productive activities. The goal is to make money and to have a, build a life around it so you can enjoy it. Start being mindful of the deals you're losing. - Jason Will The assistants you hire will be better at transactions than you. The listing coordinators you hire will be better at inputting listings. Your advertisers will be better. They're just going to be better than you eventually. And that's the goal. You have to be able to one, delegate the task by giving the assignment over and explaining it. Assistants are asking that because they just don't wanna let you down. They want to make sure they don't mess up. Delegate the task, you give 'em a deadline, you then have to, they need to report back, or you need to check in with them, and then you need to review their work. Don't fear making mistakes. We need to make mistakes every single day; otherwise we're not trying hard enough. Make a plan to invest in your people and then you have to inspect what you expect from those people. You need to reward the behaviors that you want to encourage, and then you need to help them understand where they're missing it or veering off track. - Jason Will You're going to have a massive ROI in this inspection of expectations and your training. When an agent hires someone to do the busywork, they're not re-investing those hours into the super dollar-productive activities. The sales aspect of it was not for you, but you were able to figure out a way before you became, or before you committed to becoming a salesperson. - Jason Will You want to hire to your weakness, but you don't want to bring team members on to do things you're not willing to do yourself. Transfer those skills. - Jason Will People are hiring coaches before they're even coachable. - Jason Will I would say hire a coach as early as you can afford it, number one. But, you have to be coachable. I sold 101 homes my income didn't really increase, but my responsibility did, and if you're going to shy away from responsibility, then don't start a team. You're going to find meaning in responsibility because you're now only responsible not just for yourself, but for other people. As you grow, it gives you an opportunity to be more and more responsible for not yourself, but for other people. I grow; it's just an opportunity for me to help more people. If you define success as getting an agent to make more money, you're going to be in a losing battle. You're investing in your teams future, and by making their goals your goals, everybody wins. I feel like I'm a better person than I was before I started a team and I think I'm a better person than if I didn't start a team. Hire a coach, and I say hire as soon as you can afford it, and just tell 'em from the get-go, give 'em permission to pile it on, and that you're going to implement everything. And be careful what you tell 'em to do because you're going to do it. I see people dabble in coaching; they dabble in marketing. Let me see how it works, and I can always cancel because you can cancel most anything. You can cancel a coach, you can cancel your CRM, you can cancel your marketing program, but you'll never see the benefits if you don't stick it out. Don't stop things ... people stop way too early. They get out of the industry too soon. They stop expired letters too early. They stop FSBO letters too early. They stop prospecting early. They get off the conversation too early. They do everything too soon. You have to go all the way through.   ///////////////////////////////// We would like to know what you think about the IMPACT Agent podcast. Let us know by contacting Jason at jasonwill@southalabamaliving.com. Thanks for listening. Contact Jason Will IMPACT Agent Podcast is paid for and powered by IMPACT Agent University IMPACT Agent Podcast is recorded and produced at Deep Fried Studios.Producer: Johnny Gwin      

Are you thinking about starting that business or passion project podcast? Well, this is the perfect podcast motivational episode for you. Budding new podcasters Karen and Cady talk with fellow Deep Fried Studios and veteran podcasters Scott Howell and Bradley Flowers from the popular and ever-growing The Insurance Guys Podcast. The Cheers Ladies and The Insurance Guys discuss their love of podcasting, how they all got started, what's needed to make a good podcast, and what podcasting has done for each one of them professionally and personally. Plus, Scott gets overly emotional, Bradley tells a semi-dirty joke, and Karen & Cadie tell how they dreamed up and launched the Cheers To Business Podcast. Listen to Scott and Bradley's The Insurance Guys Podcast  Scott & Bradleys Top 6 Podcast Essentials: 1. Consistently good content that entertains and educates 2. Ability to find great guests 3. Strong relationships and chemistry 4. Sound good or get a good show producer and/or audio engineer 5. The courage to get started 6. The commitment to stick with it   Scott and Bradley's 3 Biggest "Unintended Consequences" of Podcasting 1. Overall personal branding - Scott and Bradley's awareness has increased throughout their industry and with established thought leaders. 2. Giving back - Scott and Bradley have enjoyed impacting others by helping other Insurance agents improve their business and productivity. 3. Personal growth - Not only is podcasting fun and exciting; it's also helped Scott and Bradley learn more about their personalities, talents, strengths, and weaknesses. Join the Domke Market Wine & Cheese Club Resources: Bradley Flowers - Portal Insurance | Facebook Scott Howell - iprotectins.com | Facebook Insurance Guys Podcast | Facebook   Sponsor: Domke Market Domke Market - Facebook Page Learn more about Karen Simmons & Cadie Gaut Karen C. Simmons, P.C. Payroll Vault - Mobile & Baldwin Counties Quotables & Tweetables When you do eight podcasts in a day, you want to go crawl up in a fetal position in your walk-in closet and go to sleep. - Scott Howell I would say I put in more work outside of the podcast, but Scott puts in more work during the podcast. He's sort of the talent, and I sort of handle the business side of things. - Bradley Flowers When we started The Insurance Guys Podcast, I wanted it to be very original. - Scott Howell I'd always wanted to do a podcast, and so I viewed it as like 'Okay, this will just be something fun, we won't ever really do anything with this.' - Bradley Flowers We did a bunch of research, and eventually concluded that we were going to record the podcast remotely, and Scott was going to record audio...we were going to be on Skype. It was a disaster. - Bradley Flowers I realized pretty early on that we were going to have something that was pretty special. More so than anything else, it just the relationship that Bradley and I have, and our energy that we have and how we play off of each other on the podcast. - Scott Howell Batch recording your podcast is the best way to do it if you want to be consistent. - Bradley Flowers It's easier for me to block off two days to batch record our podcast every two months than it is to block off an hour every week. - Bradley Flowers What podcasting has done for us is all the unintended consequences that we never thought of when we started that. The relationships with people that are the people in the insurance industry, and the thought leaders of the insurance industry, that we now know. - Scott Howell With The Insurance Guys Podcast, we've impacted a lot of people's lives. - Scott Howell Growing up, I knew I wanted to do something that could make a difference. I think that by podcasting, we're helping other people make their dreams a success. And I think that's the difference. We didn't get into podcasting for people to know us or to make money. - Cady Gaut I tell people when they say what's the podcast about. I say, we're answering questions we get asked every day, happens to be we're drinking wine. - Karen Simmons The inspiration for Cheers To Business was the great conversations about our lives as women, and in business, and growing and networking and all of that, and that's really what it was, is just these conversations Karen and I have. - Cady Gaut Mike Stromsoe, a thought leader in the insurance business, he says something that I think is very applicable to both Cady and myself, whatever your past is, your future is spotless. - Scott Howell So many people wonder what their legacy is going to be. But I think The Insurance Guys Podcast will undoubtedly be our legacy when we're not here on earth anymore. - Scott Howell I know Bradley was talking about having nerves and being nervous about the podcast, I don't. It's just like breathing to me. I just get on and go. - Scott Howell The podcast content has to be absolutely fire. Try to pick the best and biggest guest as possible and make sure the audio sounds good. - Bradley Flowers You have entertainment, and you have educational, and if we don't have either one of those at least sound good. - Bradley Flowers That's one of our biggest goals, is that balance of exciting and entertaining, but always educational. - Cady Gaut I think that our ability, to take a topic that is as boring as watching paint dry on a wall dry, and be able to get at the energy level I have that at, and to be able to tell amazingly funny stories all the time, or say something that people just fall on the floor. - Scott Howell You can get somebody to a podcast because of the sound quality, and the this and that and the great guests, but you also have to be able to get 'em back. - Scott Howell There is a talent component to podcasting, no different than why somebody makes it big in the music industry, or on a pilot on television, and then that fourth component is playing off each other. - Scott Howell I had never listened to a podcast before Cady said, 'Let's do a podcast.' - Karen Simmons I was having trouble finding a podcast that I really connected with, because it just didn't have that balance of entertainment and education, and I was like, let's do it, that's us. - Cady Gaut I get between 10 to 15 Facebook friend requests a day from insurance agents all over the country. What they're doing is they're going to our, somehow, someway, getting to our podcast, listening to it, and then friend requesting me. Of course, we've got some other thought leaders that mention us as well when they talk in big groups. It's been a blessing in our life, and I would encourage anybody to give it a shot. - Scott Howell

In this episode, Jason Will talks with Todd Hull and Blake Ray about their popular real estate Youtube show, The Todd and Blake Show. Todd and Blake explain how they started and committed to making the show, why their opposite personalities are a strength, and how they have grown their viewership. Plus, they share their favorite moments and lessons learned from the first year of making The Todd and Blake Show. Big Questions: > Do you have what it takes to be a local celebrity like Todd and Blake? > How do you get started creating your own youtube show or podcast? > Can a Youtube show or podcast help your personal brand, business, or career?   Sponsor: Impact Agent Conference 2019Started by Real Estate Agents for Real Estate Agents. New Orleans, LA - April 11 - 12, 2019 BUY TICKETS HERE Resources: The Todd and Blake Show - Youtube Channel The Todd and Blake Show - Facebook Blake Ray - Buy From Blake  Todd Hull - Facebook   ///////////////////////////////// We would like to know what you think about the IMPACT Agent podcast. Let us know by contacting Jason at jasonwill@southalabamaliving.com. Thanks for listening. Contact Jason Will IMPACT Agent Podcast is paid for and powered by IMPACT Agent University IMPACT Agent Podcast is recorded and produced at Deep Fried Studios.Producer: Johnny Gwin      

In this episode, Jason Will sits down with Brandon Maye. Brandon was a diamond in the rough standout college football player at Clemson and Mississippi State and was on his way on to an NFL roster until an Achilles Tendon injury crushed his life long sports dreams. After some hardship, a failed suicide attempt, and some adjustment, Brandon used his education, football experience, coaching, discipline, and personal grit to adapt, emerge and evolve into a highly productive entrepreneur, budding real estate agent, and rising star motivational speaker. Hear his amazing story and his inspirational message of hard work, positive thinking, faith, discipline, chasing dreams, overcoming adversity, and impacting others by your actions and inspiration. What You Will Learn: > Brandon uses his experience with football and the lessons of his coaching to create, adapt and grow in his business and career. > Brandon's philosophy of vision, grit, overcoming failure and finding opportunity in any situation. > How Brandon leveraged his football skills into a valuable college education and Masters degree. > How not to lose hope, focus, and confidence when faced with adversity. > The transformational power of positive thinking and impacting the lives of others. > Brandon's mission and vision for The Brandon Maye Foundation.   Sponsor: Impact Agent Conference 2019Started by Real Estate Agents for Real Estate Agents. New Orleans, LA - April 11 - 12, 2019 BUY TICKETS HERE Quotables & Tweetables My life's been made of adversity, getting punched in the mouth just like a boxer. Real estate people, you're going to get punched in the mouth. - Brandon Maye I'm not going to go work for anybody. I want to create my own income. I want to grind my way up out of this hole. - Brandon Maye After my failed suicide attempt after I was let go from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, that's when the real Brandon Maye stood up. - Brandon Maye How do you not lose hope and stay focused, and remain confident that one day you're going to get your shot? - Brandon Maye If you keep the right attitude, and you work hard every single day, eventually your opportunity is going to come. - Brandon Maye The lion is the king of the jungle, but the lion is not the fastest. It's really not the biggest. It's not the tallest. But every day, an animal passes by just fearing for its life because it knows the lion has that attitude. - Brandon Maye Attitude, it controls everything. - Brandon Maye Affirmations and visualizations, those solidify your mindset. - Jason Will We can study every motivational speaker, we can look at every personal development, we can go to every psychologist, but what happens when you're in a dark spot by yourself? - Brandon Maye I'm about to take my story, take the things that I've been through, take the grind, the hustle, the grit, the mindset, the attitude. I'm about to take it and use it to help other people. - Brandon Maye It's operating in faith and saying that what I see right now, this is not the end results. - Brandon Maye I started surrounding myself with the right individuals. People that are successful. - Brandon Maye As far as negative people, I don't do negative. Also, I don't do fake. I'm a real guy. - Brandon Maye I believe that in order for you to get to the right spot, which is success, then you must be surrounded by the right people. - Brandon Maye Success is rented, and the rent's due daily. - Jason Will We're all broken children of God. We've got to get up and tell ourselves these "I am" statements to regain that strength and that power. - Brandon Maye Staying positive about the situation controls the whole situation. - Brandon Maye Just staying positive about the situation controls the whole situation. - Jason Will You get what you put out. - Brandon Maye What we believe controls what we think, and how we think controls how we act. It's a cycle, and we have control over it. - Jason Will We need to keep reminding ourselves that from these tragedies come transformations. - Jason Will Stay grounded because success can go to your head. It can change your heart. - Jason Will Without a coach, without all these mentors, without accountability really, you would not have continued to rise to these different levels. - Jason Will You didn't just show up game day ready to play. You've got to prepare all week. - Jason Will If you're in the industry and you don't have a coach, you probably are soon going to get punched in the mouth, and you aren't going to know how to react. - Brandon Maye You didn't just show up game day ready to play. You've got to prepare all week. - Jason Will One of the biggest things is respecting coaching, and being humble enough to take coaching. - Brandon Maye Big team, little me. Big team, little me. That's what I try to make all my moves based off of. - Brandon Maye If you're a real estate agent, everything you want to know about being successful is on YouTube. - Brandon Maye   ////////////////////////////////// We would like to know what you think about the IMPACT Agent podcast. Let us know by contacting Jason at jasonwill@southalabamaliving.com. Thanks for listening. Contact Jason Will IMPACT Agent Podcast is paid for and powered by IMPACT Agent University IMPACT Agent Podcast is recorded and produced at Deep Fried Studios.Producer: Johnny Gwin    

In this episode, Jason Will talks with Matt Johnson from the Real Estate Uncensored Podcast and pursuingresults.com about getting less busy and how singularity of focus is essential for exponential growth. Plus, he shares his six types of quality content for Facebook Live real estate marketing and how to get over the fear of going LIVE on camera. Sponsor: Impact Agent Conference 2019Started by Real Estate Agents for Real Estate Agents. New Orleans, LA - April 11 - 12, 2019 BUY TICKETS HERE Matt Johnson's Six Types of Effective Facebook Live Content 1. A Market Update Nobody cares about market updates if they're not thinking about buying and selling. 2. Buyer and Seller Questions Just answer the real world question, thank everyone for watching, let people know how they can reach out and dive off. 3. Community Events Talk about and promote super big or super small events in your community or city. You're talking about things that people care about, regardless of whether they're in the buying or selling phase or not. 4. Success and Mindset Share what's on your mind, what you're doing to succeed. Focus on motivational and inspirational topics, something about your habits, what you're working on, your diet, and your exercise plan. 5. A Day In The Life What you're doing for clients, what you're doing to help sell your listings, what you're doing when you're taking buyers around in your car. Share your life - personal and career. 6. Interviews with Influencers Interviewing other successful business owners in your area, interviewing leaders in local government or schools, so principals, superintendents, and heads of local non-profits. Eventually, you can get more strategic with your guests, and you can ask the exact people that you want to be in a relationship with to be on your podcast or Facebook Live posts.   Big Questions: 1. What value does the Real Estate Uncensored podcast bring to its listeners? 2. What is essential for an agent to reach their ROI, sales numbers, and desired growth rates? 3. What is the benefit of relationship-focused business over transactional? 4. How vital is leveraging social media for sales, especially Facebook Live? 5. What are the six types of things and subjects that I should include in my social media and Facebook Live content and posts? 6. What is the best tool for me to increase my rapport with my customer base and sphere of influence? 7. What is the number way for Real Estate agents to increase awareness, leads, and conversions in their local market? 8. What are the two things an agent needs to do to start using Facebook Live as a sales tool and lead generator? 9. How many leads do you need in your sales and lead database? 10. How do you maintain relationships with 500 or 1000 people? 11. What is journalistic marketing and how can it help your ROI and sales?   Quotables and Tweetables I'm working on getting less busy and more focused. - Matt Johnson Greg and I talk about on the show are getting back, moving away from this transactional mindset of only caring about people when they're in the phase of buying and selling real estate and caring about them all the time, moving to more of a relationship-focused business. - Matt Johnson I don't have to do everything right now. Everything doesn't have to be done at a million miles an hour, and I definitely don't have to do and focus on multiple things at once. - Matt Johnson You're always going to have that feeling that you should be doing five things at once, and that's the problem. We end up making a little bit of progress in five different directions, instead of massive progress in any one direction. - Matt Johnson The ROI of getting in communication with more people is that you actually need a lot fewer people in your database, but you need more relationships. - Matt Johnson The reason why you'd want to invest in live video or getting more active on a platform like Facebook is it gives you a way to talk to more people and be in communication and create a relationship with more people than if you could if all you could do is call them. - Matt Johnson If you fail to document your hustle, you're basically gifting those commission opportunities to agents who are. - Jason Will Find a local Facebook page that will agree to let you share that content to their audience because they need content too. - Matt Johnson The number one thing we could be doing as real estate agents to grow our business is to interview the local influencers in our market. - Mark Roberge via Jason Will Embrace that kind of freak-out stage. - Matt Johnson Right now, you're invisible, so doing something and starting small (on Facebook Live) is way better than doing nothing and feeling guilty about it. - Matt Johnson Commit to something small, but commit to it 100%. - Matt Johnson ////////////////////////////////// We would like to know what you think about the IMPACT Agent podcast. Let us know by contacting Jason at jasonwill@southalabamaliving.com. Thanks for listening. Contact Jason Will IMPACT Agent Podcast is recorded and produced at Deep Fried Studios.Producer: Johnny Gwin  

Meet Courtney "Coco" Osborne. Being a new member of a real estate team, she had some early success and then began to struggle in sales due to her complacency and lack of sticking to the "plan" and working the sales system. After some financial hardship, Courtney was triggered to make some changes. Using some self-reflection she began to take ownership of what she was doing wrong, owned up to her responsibility in the things that she was not doing, and just kept moving forward. With the help of her supportive team, team leader, and the implementation of a new accountability system, Coco righted the ship and ended the year in the Top 10 of the company. Courtney's journey is a solid case for how being on a real estate team built with purpose and intention can create a culture of accountability and productivity to motivate and inspire everyone on the team.   The Big Questions: > What it the benefit of sales coaching and accountability partners? > What immediate steps can a salesperson take to turn around a couple of slow quarters completely? > What is the best way to keep steady and consistent sales? > What's the number one thing you can do to make sure that 2019 is your best year in real estate? > What is a public declaration and how can it help with closings and be the team member and producer you can be? > How can an agent increase their social media "celebrity" without fear, anxiety, and tons of hassle?   Sponsor: Impact Agent Conference 2019Started by Real Estate Agents for Real Estate Agents. New Orleans, LA - April 11 - 12, 2019 BUY TICKETS HERE   Resources: Courtney Osborne - Realtor On The Run   Quotables & Tweetables I became complacent. It wasn't a result of a slow market or slow activity. It was a lack of me not putting forth the adequate effort. - Courtney Osborne A big part of coaching is reflecting on where you missed it, and how you get off the rails. - Jason Will I think it's important to point out to folks that are listening just how crucial it is to be purposeful, and intentional with every single day because it cost you three months with one closing. - Jason Will Every 90 days for real estate agent is the predictor for the following 90 days. - Jason Will Our team leader, Megan, implemented a new system which was not directly, you know, to benefit me, but all of the other team members that have not had a consistent flow. - Courtney Osborne I know that I benefit from accountability, so I never felt as though it was a punishment. I knew that the purpose was, and knew that I was not producing to the level that I could. - Courtney Osborne I really know that if I'm going to keep a consistent business, I've got to be in the office every day, spending at least two hours calling people that I'm not yet working with. - Courtney Osborne It's really the pain that's going to trigger the motivation. - Jason Will Accountability is the highest form of love you can show another human being, because the things that you're being asked to do on the team, and being asked to do through accountability are things that are going to make your life better and improve your quality of life. - Jon Cheplak via Jason Will What's the number one thing I can do to make sure that 2019 is my best year in real estate, or in sales, or whatever field you're in', and that's finding an accountability partner. - Jason Will I love our team environment, because I don't have just one accountability partner, I've got 15, and I don't want to let the new agents down that have just joined our team. - Courtney Osborne As long as you want to be the best possible version of yourself, it will just never get easy. You have to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. - Courtney Osborne Action beats anxiety. - Jason Will If you need extra motivation, drive, self-discipline, accountability, putting a public declaration out on Facebook saying, 'Hey, this is the challenge. This is the goal that I've set for myself, this is what I'm going to do, and I need everybody on Facebook to hold me accountable to that.' - Courtney Osborne I don't think people realize just how powerful making a public declaration like that can be. - Jason Will I just realized that I needed to check that fear at the door because people are always going to judge you, I might as well make money while they're judging me. And if I am authentic, and really genuine, and trying to provide value, then why should I have that fear of being judged if my true intention is to help, and to inform? - Courtney Osborne Accountability is something that you need, like, you need to eat, or like you need air. - Jason Will Together we can achieve more, we're in this together, and the more we collaborate, and encourage each other, the more we're all going to win. - Jason Will   ////////////////////////////////// We would like to know what you think about the Agent 251 podcast, especially this episode. Do you agree with Jason? Did any of these ideas help you? Do you disagree with any? Let us know by contacting Jason at jasonwill@southalabamaliving.com. Thanks for listening. Contact Jason Will Real EstatePrompt and professional service is our guarantee. JWRE's goal is to be informative and helpful. Through our service, we hope to earn your business with our exemplary level of service and extensive local knowledge of the Mobile & Baldwin County area. Agent 251 is recorded and produced at Deep Fried Studios.Producer: Johnny Gwin  

Leveling up to be the Real Estate Agent you want to be is not an easy road. The Real Estate business is not an easy road despite what Bravo Network and reality shows show us weekly. Setting and hitting those lofty but reachable sales and life goals is a real possibility, but we all need help, training, inspiration, and accountability to get to where we want to be. Plus, being willing to embrace new technology, establishing new systems, learning new sales approaches, and recommitting to basic sales fundamentals is a big step into becoming an elite Real Estate player. In this first episode of the IMPACT Agent Podcast (formerly the Agent 251 Podcast), Jason Will speaks with Trey Willard. Trey is a team leader of The W Group of Berkshire Hathaway United Properties in Baton Rouge, La. He has seen a lot on the real estate business from personal assistant to a buyer's agent to a lead agent or a solo agent to a team leader and now a team leader and a real estate coach with Tom Ferry. Trey’s shares his insights into “leveling up” in the real estate game. Plus, learn how Trey and his wife Whitney manage to work and live together growing an ever demanding business and family life. The Big Questions: What’s it like and how do you navigate work/life balance when working so closely with a spouse? What are the advantages of building a real estate team? What are the big things Agents can do to level up from hobbyist to professional level sales and production? Why should an Agent invest in coaching and additional professional training? What is the difference between relational versus transactional marketing?   Sponsor: Impact Agent Conference 2019Started by Real Estate Agents for Real Estate Agents. New Orleans, LA - April 11 - 12, 2019 BUY TICKETS HERE   Trey’s Key Insights and IMPACT moments: Trey loves working with his wife but realizes that the high-pressure nature of Real Estate can cause unique challenges In an on-demand world and economy Real Agents have to responsive and quick to reply and satisfy their leads, contacts, and teammates. To know the profitability of your company you need to know the basic net numbers, cost of leads, cost of overhead, and real profit margins. Real Estate is a rough and tough business, but it’s worth the fight and the struggle. The book Rich Dad Poor Dad is a great resource to get you to understand real assets versus liabilities and how to start seeing the big picture Know the “blocking & tackling” fundamentals of Real Estate and sales: Communication, follow-up, consistency, and leveraging your sphere of influence. Don’t be a hobbyist, be a professional that always provides value to clients, teams, family, and community. To be an elite professional, you need to invest in an elite coach. Always be servicing leads not just getting leads. Trey has seen so much in this industry from his experience that he felt he had a ton of value to share and help other agents, coaching just made sense. Real Estate is a skills-based market. Improve your skills, improve your opportunity for success. “Leveling Up” comes from an internal push and genuine interest to be more than you are today.   Quotables and Tweetables: I don't know the last time that Whitney, with the exception of the holidays of course that just passed, where Whitney and I had an entire Saturday and a Sunday where we were both off, we could spend time with our kids, we could make plans to do things, and that was the things I didn't think about prior to bringing her on board as a team member. - Trey Willard My Wife and I are really making an effort to do is at certain time of the night like no talk about real estate or work. Just shut it off. Let's just be with each other and be in the moment, be with our children. - Trey Willard Everyone wants instant gratification, whether it's via text, whether it's a call, whatever it may be. We live in the on-demand economy. We have kind of gotten spoiled by that and we expect that in every aspect of our life, including real estate. - Trey Willard When we work in a 100% commission business where there's no guarantees…for someone who has a little higher anxiety, it's just a little harder for them to just stay in a upbeat, positive mindset all the time. - Trey Willard I love to have those really raw and real conversations with people is like true net, like, "What are you netting? Are you at a 30% profit margin? Are you at a 50% profit margin? Are you running a 10% profit margin or a 5% profit margin business?" And depending on how many sales take place every month and depending on what the expenses are, depends on how profitable you are as a company. - Trey Willard I went back to reading Rich Dad Poor Dad. Reading that book has really been a huge eye-opener for me as far as getting back to real assets versus liabilities and really thinking in big picture, having your money work for you, and like you said, we're doing this for a bigger picture. - Trey Willard We've gotten back to what Bill Pipes likes to call the blocking and tackling, the fundamentals of real estate, what to say, how to say it, following up, everybody knows the fortunes and the followup, and I've gotten my guys to really buy into that. - Trey Willard I think the biggest thing is, number one, setting the expectations. I am here, I am a professional, I want to provide value to you.  - Trey Willard So whether it's sports tickets, whether it's anything someone would need and I can provide that for them and I do it not because I'm looking for something in return. - Trey Willard It's the law of reciprocity. As soon as you do something for somebody, that seed is planted. They want to repay it. - Jason Will Tom Ferry says it best: What got you here won't get you there. - Trey Willard I felt like I just had so much value to give and help other people. That's why I pursued coaching. - Trey Willard Everybody should want to double their business. My question to her, the followup question was: How? What are you going to do differently in 2019? - Jason Will Every elite athlete on the planet, every elite I would imagine businessperson on the planet, people that you think that couldn't move any further in their life has a coach. - Trey Willard In order to continue to gain momentum, you've got to constantly work at it, you've got to be better, and inevitably you have to have someone to hold you accountable. - Trey Willard There are so many things that a coach can do that you can't do on your own. - Trey Willard Someone has to give you some direction on how you're going to change your lifestyle. - Trey Willard There is entirely too many hobbyists, and I think you're going to start to see a shift in the real estate business, not just in the market as a shift but in the real estate business. We're seeing more teams dominate. We're seeing teams and even certain individuals take in more market share than ever. - Trey Willard It is a skills-based market. The better the skills, the more success the agent will have. I believe that 110%. - Trey Willard ////////////////////////////////// We would like to know what you think about the Agent 251 podcast, especially this episode. Do you agree with Jason? Did any of these ideas help you? Do you disagree with any? Let us know by contacting Jason at jasonwill@southalabamaliving.com. Thanks for listening. Contact Jason Will Real EstatePrompt and professional service is our guarantee. JWRE's goal is to be informative and helpful. Through our service, we hope to earn your business with our exemplary level of service and extensive local knowledge of the Mobile & Baldwin County area. Agent 251 is recorded and produced at Deep Fried Studios.Producer: Johnny Gwin            

    In this episode, Jason Will sits down and talks with heavy hitter Lou Vickery and his insights on the training, mindset, and what it takes to become the pro salesperson you want to become. Lou is a former professional baseball player and coach. After his sports career, he moved into training and development contract work for national organizations and companies. In his 30 year second career Lou has worked with over 2,800 companies in 44 states and two foreign countries. When not on the radio as a talk show he has written over 12 books, including his newest book, Reach Beyond: How to Jump Over Hurdles and Land on Success. Get your notebooks out and start taking notes, Lou is throwing some heat in this episode, and you do not want to swing and miss this one.     Key Takeaways:   1. Seek positivity and protect yourselves from negativity. 2. Be organized and highly prepared. 3. Be willing to take a risk. Ask for the sell. 4. Avoid the rut of your job, develop controlled excitement. 5. Learn from failure, don’t let it define you. 6. Be a believer in believing.   Resources: Lou Vickery - Website Buy Lou's Book - Reach Beyond: How to Jump Over Hurdles and Land on Success   Sponsor: Impact Agent Conference 2019Started by Real Estate Agents for Real Estate Agents. New Orleans, LA - April 11 - 12, 2019 BUY TICKETS HERE   Quotable Quotes: On the gravestone, there are two numbers. But the only thing that really counts is the dash in between. And what do we do with that dash. - Lou Vickery Listen to your heart, and there is always a better you in you. - Lou Vickery Your heart will tell you what you need to do. - Lou Vickery Start looking at failure for what it can teach you. It's just a singular event. It doesn't define your whole life. And the only way you're gonna learn how to do anything better is to fail at it. - Jason Will Life offers us plenty of U-turns, if we just take 'em. - Lou Vickery Salespeople tend to beat around the bush. They're scared to ask somebody to do what? To buy. As I call it, "get the yes." You gotta get the yes. You may get 18 nos, but you only need one yes.  - Lou Vickery Any type of sales, you should be handing out 500 to 1000 cards a month. I know that's old-school, but you've got to let people know what you do. You have to be excited. First, if you're not excited about it, don't do it. Get out of it. Go find something you'll get excited about. Because you have to be really excited about the business that you're in, particularly in sales. Because it comes through. - Lou Vickery If I had one advice, I'd say, "Quote 'em high and ask 'em to buy." - Lou Vickery Selling is asking. - Jason Will You can't steal second base with one foot on first. - Lou Vickery Jumping up and down, hollering and screaming, creating excitement is one thing. But when you got controlled excitement where you got a game plan to get to the next level. - Lou Vickery If you've got the right attitude, and you got the right skill set, and you know your product, what in the world is to keep you from asking for the sale? - Lou Vickery It takes 65 muscles to frown; it takes only 12 to smile. Why work overtime? - Lou Vickery We strive for perfection, and we settle for excellence. - Lou Vickery I'm a super believer in being a believer. - Lou Vickery   ////////////////////////////////// We would like to know what you think about the Agent 251 podcast, especially this episode. Do you agree with Jason? Did any of these ideas help you? Do you disagree with any? Let us know by contacting Jason at jasonwill@southalabamaliving.com. Thanks for listening. Contact Jason Will Real EstatePrompt and professional service is our guarantee. JWRE's goal is to be informative and helpful. Through our service, we hope to earn your business with our exemplary level of service and extensive local knowledge of the Mobile & Baldwin County area. Agent 251 is recorded and produced at Deep Fried Studios.Producer: Johnny Gwin  

Prepare yourself for one powerful story in this episode. Jason interviews the author, and Tony Robins Trained Motivational Speaker, Billy Brown. Billy is a survivor of a car accident at the age of two. Burned on over 70% of his body and having 100s of surgeries, Billy with the help of his loving mother refused to be a victim of his circumstance and developed and lived every day by his mantra of "I am love, and I live with purpose." From school, football fields, real estate career, prosperity, bankruptcy, and redemption nothing stands in his way. After a chance meeting with the world-famous Tony Robbins, Billy has found his true calling as a motivational speaker that is living proof that anyone can overcome adversity and move on in life to be the best that you can be. Billy's book title sums of his life perfectly, "Rise From the Ashes." Jason says this is a "shut up and listen show," trust us, you will agree. Key Takeaways: > There are no victims in this life, only volunteers. > Adversity is not meant to punish us but rather to prepare us. > Billy's mantra: I am love, and I live with purpose.    Resources: Billy Brown - Website Billy J Brown Inspires You - Facebook Buy Billy's Book - Rise From The Ashes   Sponsor: Impact Agent Conference 2019 - Started by Real Estate Agents for Real Estate Agents. New Orleans, LA - April 11 - 12, 2019 BUY TICKETS HERE   Quotable Quotes I was blessed by the fact that I was in a car wreck that changed my life forever. - Billy Brown I love to go to schools and speak on anti-bullying, and how to be the best person you can be, but more importantly, to understand why is that person being a bully? What are they going through that maybe they don't feel loved at home? - Billy Brown People will treat you how you treat yourself. If you show up being a victim, you'll always be a target, but if you start loving yourself first, watch how you become a magnet to people. - Billy Brown’s Mom People are going to have opinions, but you don't have to accept them. - Billy Brown If I can make a difference in one person's life, then my life will matter. - Billy Brown If I can make a difference in somebody's life today, one person, and I die today, then I've done God's job that He put on my life. That's the way I live every day. - Billy Brown Everything that happens to you is preparing you for the greatness that's ahead. - Billy Brown If I had to go back, I'd get back in the car again because of the hundreds of thousands of people I've been able to help by sharing my story. - Billy Brown We all go through a fire in life, it could be emotionally, it could be financially, it could be work-related, but what are you going to do about it to make a difference? How's that going to define you? - Billy Brown I went from financially independent, to overnight, literally, being financially bankrupt, and emotionally bankrupt. - Billy Brown You realize really quick that you've hit rock bottom when you got to move in with your in-laws. Now, I love my in-laws, so if you're listening, mom and dad, I love you, but if you need motivation, move in with them, you will get motivated. - Billy Brown You can beat somebody over the head with a bible, but you can speak into their heart and get so much more. - Billy Brown Nothing happened by accident. - Billy Brown Why did I go through a fire? Why did I go through financial devastation? Why did I go through emotional devastation? It was so I could go help people that went through those situations. I was being prepared. I wasn't being punished; I was being prepared. - Billy Brown …you're the gatekeeper of your eyes and ears. What you let go in is going to come out in your daily walk. It's going to come out in your business deal. It's going to come out in your emotional responses. - Billy Brown Tony (Robbins) was the first person to paint the vision that I could become. And anytime you're in sales, or you're in marketing or motivation, you've got to the person that can help paint a vision for people to see. - Billy Brown I don't want to go through the motions. I want to know when I die; I don't need a grave marker to say who I was. I want people to say, "You know what, Billy made a difference in my life. By everything he went through, that made a difference in my life." - Billy Brown If I die today, and I've made a difference in one person listening today, then my purpose in my life for God I know has been done. And that's what I strive for every day. - Billy Brown I'm thinking somebody's going to listen to this podcast and you're going to get a call from Hollywood. Because this is a movie I want to watch, and I think lives are going to be changed because of this podcast. - Jason Will   ////////////////////////////////// We would like to know what you think about the Agent 251 podcast, especially this episode. Do you agree with Jason? Did any of these ideas help you? Do you disagree with any? Let us know by contacting Jason at jasonwill@southalabamaliving.com. Thanks for listening. Contact Jason Will Real EstatePrompt and professional service is our guarantee. JWRE's goal is to be informative and helpful. Through our service, we hope to earn your business with our exemplary level of service and extensive local knowledge of the Mobile & Baldwin County area. Agent 251 is recorded and produced at Deep Fried Studios.Producer: Johnny Gwin        

In this episode, Jason Will talks with the incomparable Sharran Srivatsaa, the CEO of Kingston Lane, a push-button technology execution platform for real estate. He's a serial entrepreneur, rock star keynote speaker, and a thought-leadership resource for publications such as the Wall Street Journal, SUCCESS magazine, Huffington Post and Forbes. Recorded on a short break at Craig Ballantyne's One-Day Perfect Life Workshop, Sharran talks about the origin of his company, his path of turning goals and plans into results, the pros and cons of Business of Improvement Offers, the power of automation and systems, and some pro tips on content creation and sales lead generation. Plus, learn what an "Intelligent Growth Enhancing Robot" looks like and how it can change your business. Turn up the volume on this show and listen close, it is packed full of mind-blowing insights, innovative technology tips, and career-boosting ideas. Key Takeaways > How Sharran turns goals and plans into results. > Whats's revenue-generating machinery? And, why you need to know what it can do for you and your career. > Real Estate Agents need to explore and get training to find and use the best tools and software in the market to improve your processes, sales, and lead generation. > Improving and automating content creation. Sharran shares his process of studying other influencers and teachers. Focus on how experts and mentors think not just their lessons and programs. Embrace environmental exposure of resources, mentors, and inspiration. > Systems and the right tools are an essential component of transferring goals and plans to action. > Understanding and Maximizing the Power of the Business of Improvement Offer Resources Sharran Srivatsaa Kingston Lane 5am Club Momentum University Conference   Sponsor: Momentum University Conference 2019 - Started by Real Estate Agents for Real Estate Agents. New Orleans, LA - April 11 - 12, 2019 BUY TICKETS HERE Quotable Quotes If you work with a coach, a mentor, etc. you can transfer those desires and dreams to a goal and a plan. That's good, and I've seen coaches, mentors, brokers, owners do an excellent job of getting desires and dreams to goals and plans. - Sharran Srivatsaa Systems and tools are a really important component of transferring goals and plans to action. - Jason Will Tiger is an acronym actually. It's "The Intelligent Growth Enhancing Robot" - Sharran Srivatsaa My goal was, "How can we get goals and plans into results?" If that means using other people's platforms and systems, whatever it takes. I don't want to sell a platform anymore; I want to sell a system, a revenue-generating piece of machinery to an agent so that they know that they don't have to do it. - Sharran Srivatsaa There's other stuff that I do like I do podcasts, I do a lot of the other stuff as well on a regular basis, but if I can find a way to batch the content, it is super helpful, but I don't let that intrude my work and personal life at all. It's a part of my professional world, but if anyone's thinking about, "Hey, how do I put out all this content, how can I create more content," I say, it's easier to batch it. So, if you sit down for an afternoon and say, "I need to write five pieces of email content, three pieces of blog post content," whatever, I have a system that I go through. I think about a topic. You generally use the same theme for the week so that I can think deeper, and then I do three and a half hours of content creation, and then set it to go out. - Sharran Srivatsaa No one teaches others how to implement. - Sharran Srivatsaa Everyone wants to be in the Business of Improvement Offer. What I mean by that is, oh, improve your sleep, improve your health, improve your lifestyle, improve your GCI, improve, improve, improve. They want to go from 10 to 20. They want to go from 20 to 40. They want to improve something. Everyone's looking for that improvement offer, and when you're looking for an improvement offer, you're looking at all everything. They're like, "Which one can I use to move the needle a little bit," and based on that, and you don't do anything. - Sharran Srivatsaa The fastest way to level up is environmental exposure. You just have to upgrade your environment. - Sharran Srivatsaa If you're not at the table, you're probably on the menu. - Sharran Srivatsaa I'm going to consume that because you're exposed to what you're exposed to, and I don't want to be exposed to anything else. So, an easy way and a free way is to just go deep on one person that you admire, because one month of exposure to somebody changes things very much. - Sharran Srivatsaa We think about the result, but we don't think about the conditions that are present to deliver that result. - Sharran Srivatsaa You're not telling people how to get from point A to point B. You're helping them to self-discover. - Jason Will Everybody needs accountability of some sort, but accountability thrust upon you is not inspiring. - Sharran Srivatsaa Make a commitment starting today that we do not snooze in our lives ever. - Sharran Srivatsaa ////////////////////////////////// We would like to know what you think about the Agent 251 podcast, especially this episode. Do you agree with Jason? Did any of these ideas help you? Do you disagree with any? Let us know by contacting Jason at jasonwill@southalabamaliving.com. Thanks for listening. Contact Jason Will Real EstatePrompt and professional service is our guarantee. JWRE's goal is to be informative and helpful. Through our service, we hope to earn your business with our exemplary level of service and extensive local knowledge of the Mobile & Baldwin County area. Agent 251 is recorded and produced at Deep Fried Studios.Producer: Johnny Gwin  

Agent 251 speaks with Atlanta real estate agent, agency owner and Tom Ferry Coach Glennda Baker at the Perfect Life Retreat. Glennda shares her 26 years of real estate insights, innovative marketing styles, superpowers, her secrets to thriving in the business, and the power of a cake. Hear Glennda’s specific networking skills to making those all-important personal connections that convert into new business and more closings. Plus, when you need to be seen and heard, and when not to. Glennda loves her career and her life; we hope her wisdom, inspiration, and energy adds some value to you. Enjoy the Glennda show and never stop learning. Sponsor: Momentum University Conference 2019 - Started by Real Estate Agents for Real Estate Agents. New Orleans, La - April 11 - 12, 2019 BUY TICKETS HERE   Key Takeaways > Treat real estate as a business. It’s not optional and casual. Commit to the demands, the marketing, the follow-ups and the strategic goals. Real estate is not a part-time gig. > Use social media to connect with your community and engage with your client’s lives. Be courageous to use new tools like Facetime, video and instant message. > Go above and beyond to reach new clients and deliver high value before, during and after the closing. > Be a problem solver. > Get personal and familiar with your market. People do business with people they are familiar, and the way they get familiar with you is by seeing you. > Text message and email are for information, not communication. > I always want to bring value. If I can't bring you any value, I should zip my mouth. > Have a process and system for cold calling and client communication, and always bring value to all your contacts. > The real estate business is getting harder and harder and communicating and articulate your value as a real estate professional is essential.   Quotable Quotes Some real estate agents think it's optional. They don't come into the office. They don't have a schedule. They don't treat it like a business. That is the number one reason that I see people fail in real estate. - Glennda Baker You said that about 60% of your business is from sphere of influence and past clients. - Jason Will People are just in general nicer when you feed them. I don't know what it is. You give them food, they're nicer. - Glennda Baker Last year I did 500 cakes with that bakery for closings. - Glennda Baker I've been selling real estate since 1992. Used to, you spent an hour a day trying to cold call and do all of these antiquated things that really now you can accomplish in seconds on Facebook and Instagram. I can't even believe I actually get paid to be on my social media. - Glennda Baker I'm constantly on social media. That's where people connect with me with real estate, that's where people connect with me personally. - Glennda Baker Using Facebook, you're not just surfing Facebook and wasting time. You're very intentional about it. - Jason Will People do business with people they're familiar with, and the way they get familiar with you is by seeing you, period. - - Glennda Baker Every single day I'm going to talk to thirty people about real estate. - Glennda Baker I don't think that you can make it in this business without loving people, without loving the business. - Glennda Baker Anybody can find 123 Banana Street on the internet, but finding the right buyer, negotiating the best terms, and knowing how much that house should sell for, that is expertise like a sharpshooter. Not everybody has that. - Glennda Baker Real estate isn't online. Real estate is on-site. No matter how far we go with the internet and real estate, it's always going to be on-site. There's no replacement for that. - Glennda Baker Your home is the backdrop to the memories of your life. - Glennda Baker We help people with $900 rentals, we help people with million-dollar houses and everywhere in between. It's not about, "Where is the house? How much is the house?" It's, "How can we help you?" - - Glennda Baker   ////////////////////////////////// We would like to know what you think about the Agent 251 podcast, especially this episode. Do you agree with Jason? Did any of these ideas help you? Do you disagree with any? Let us know by contacting Jason at jasonwill@southalabamaliving.com. Thanks for listening. Contact Jason Will Real EstatePrompt and professional service is our guarantee. JWRE's goal is to be informative and helpful. Through our service, we hope to earn your business with our exemplary level of service and extensive local knowledge of the Mobile & Baldwin County area. Agent 251 is recorded and produced at Deep Fried Studios.Producer: Johnny Gwin    

Section 8 properties and rental property investment are super hot topics in the real estate industry. Jason Will talks with two local real estate investment experts in the Mobile County market, Jared Irby (Irby Home Buyers) and Joey Brashears (Yellowhammer Homes) and they share their business journies and insights into this specific world of real estate investing. What is Section 8 rental investment? How can this investment be advantageous to owners and investors? Why is this government program model better than flipping? How do you get started? What to look for in an ideal Section 8 property? Sit back and hear how this type of investment works, how Jared and Joey maximize their opportunities, minimize their risks, and why you be looking into real estate. Key Takeaways > Always been looking for real estate opportunities, good investment properties and be able to act quickly. > Negotiating a low initial price and cash flow are the most significant factors in success in Section 8 investment properties. > Maintaining the property maintenance is a non-stop job and you need a process and plan to make sure that $50 issues don't become $10,000 problems. > Bigger homes with lots of bedrooms are an ideal property for Section 8 investment opportunities. > Have a sense of urgency in getting a tenant or replacing one, but make sure you get the best person for that property. - Jared Irby > The biggest thing in real estate is the relationships, whether it's the relationships with the tenants, the investors, your realtors, the landlords, everybody.   Resources   Jared Irby - Irby Home Buyers Joey Brashears - Yellowhammer Homes    Quotable Quotes    You've got to stay nimble, stay dynamic, and there's opportunities in every market. - Jared Irby You have to adapt your strategies to the market you're in. - Jared Irby My story has to start with the Fortune Builder Program. It worked for me. I think if it's anything else, it's something that's going to be what you make it. - Joey Brashears I'll tell you the coolest thing about real estate, if you're looking at it from kind of the financial nerd perspective and how you scale quickly, is that real estate has cash flow. It's a hard asset, and it's very easy to borrow against it. - Jared Irby So you can buy a Section 8 property for 20 grand and then rent it for 600, 700, 800 bucks a month. - Jared Irby The most important thing is that you make sure of the cash flows. - Joey Brashears Flipping houses, you put in a lot of work, and you make money one time. - Jared Irby What determines a rental for me is, anything that I look at under $100,000, I'm going to consider it for a rental. - Jared Irby I want it to be an assistance program, which is what Section 8 is set up to be. It's not supposed to be a handout. - Jared Irby For a landlord, Section 8 is a guaranteed rent from the government essentially, as long as you keep the house in the condition that's required to by the Section 8 Program, then you're basically guaranteed your cheque at the same time every month, deposited into your account. - Jared Irby I haven't noticed any more issues with Section 8 tenants, it's the normal issues and probably less, just because the payment issues are off the table. - Jared Irby So the longer Section 8 tenants stay in the house, the better your return. So all my Section 8 tenants. My average is like three, four years at their average. - Joey Brashears You want to make sure you keep the pay, and the rent is front and Center for sure. That's the whole point that drives everything. - Joey Brashears Section 8 a pretty rigid program. Once you go into it, it pretty much explains itself. The only thing you can do is just get better about your processes and the product. - Jared Irby   Agent 251 is an entertaining and informative real estate podcast that looks at our industry through the lens of our work, adventures, and culture at JWRE - Jason Will Real Estate in Mobile and Baldwin County, Alabama.     ////////////////////////////////// We would like to know what you think about the Agent 251 podcast, especially this episode. Do you agree with Jason? Did any of these ideas help you? Do you disagree with any? Let us know by contacting Jason at jasonwill@southalabamaliving.com. Thanks for listening. Contact Jason Will Real Estate Prompt and professional service is our guarantee. JWRE's goal is to be informative and helpful. Through our service, we hope to earn your business with our exemplary level of service and extensive local knowledge of the Mobile & Baldwin County area. Agent 251 is recorded and produced at Deep Fried Studios. Producer: Johnny Gwin  

Play Now  |  Learn More In this episode, Jason Will talks with self-proclaimed "hyper-local sales expert", Matthew Bizzarro, and the correlation of this sales mindset and improving your business and serving your customers at a higher level. Matthew founded The Bizzarro Agency; a boutique firm focused in Uptown Manhattan (more specifically 110th North and the Bronx) on his extensive experience and knowledge of real estate and business ethics. He has transformed the market with his cutting edge and honest approach to real estate and lifestyle marketing. Mathew shares his insights on the power of "knowing" your market more than anyone else, injecting yourself in your local community, and creating a real business and civic impact by giving back. Key Takeaways > Investing and injecting yourself in the communities you serve can grow your business, strengthen your sales numbers, and connect you to your market. > Don't just sell real estate in a market. Inject yourself, live in, support, and become a true ambassador for your market and community. > Be hyper-local focus by living in and knowing your sales area better than anyone else. > Create a community engagement program that solves real issues and requires your attention and participation, not just your financial support. > Recruit and hire quality agents that understand and believe your firm's hyper-local community mission. > Giving back connects you to your community and builds trust with your clients, peers, and neighbors.   Quotable Quotes We really believe in the Uptown Manhattan and we're really invested in the community. - Matthew Bizzarro We're very involved in our community. We don't just write checks. We're looking into doing things like park cleanups, solving problems, and really giving back. - Matthew Bizzarro Frequently engaging with our community helps others recognize us and who we are. - Matthew Bizzarro I always personally check out any needs in communities we serve just to make sure of the real benefit. Make sure you have a connection. If it's not something you can get connected to personally, emotionally, it may not be the best investment. - Jason Will Find local events, associations or fundraisers that you are personally connected to, and make sure that the work they're doing is really valuable in the community. - Jason Will We're very conscious about making sure our clients know all the good things we're doing because it's them choosing to buy a home with the Bizzarro Agency. We are more than just providing them with a wonderful home for the next chapter in their life. - Matthew Bizzarro I think creating community awareness for your business is a top priority, and then you see where the ripple effect goes. - Matthew Bizzarro My team is one of the best agents in the business, and they deliver for their clients, every day in and out. However, we have to deliver to be able to also work on our mission in giving back. Because the more we deliver for our clients, the more deals we close, the more we can then give back. - Matthew Bizzarro I'm going to provide you the best value because you want to buy up here and there is nobody that knows this neighborhood better. I live here. I've done deals in almost every building. - Matthew Bizzarro Giving back and being good is trendy...everyone is doing it, but some people are really doing it. Also, some people are just going through the motions to have it as a logo on their website. - Matthew Bizzarro   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////   We would like to know what you think about the Agent 251 podcast, especially this episode. Do you agree with Jason? Did any of these ideas help you? Do you disagree with any? Let us know by contacting Jason at jasonwill@southalabamaliving.com. Thanks for listening. Contact Jason Will Real EstatePrompt and professional service is our guarantee. JWRE's goal is to be informative and helpful. Through our service, we hope to earn your business with our exemplary level of service and extensive local knowledge of the Mobile & Baldwin County area. Agent 251 is recorded and produced at Deep Fried Studios.Producer: Johnny Gwin  

In this episode, Jason Will interviews Tim Ferry coach, Coldwell Banker Residential Broker, and outsourcing expert Ann Rudd of the Ann Rudd Group at The Tim Ferry 2018 Success Summit. Ann has just recently opened up an Inside Sales company, Real Assist Pros, and graciously shares her perspective on the use of third-party lead generation sources and models for supporting high producing agents and real estate teams. Learn about some of the newest ISA models that agents are using across the country to increase overall sales conversation rates and close the common gaps in which our industry loses those all-important and expensive leads. What’s better, inbound or outboard, or some kind of hybrid? Do you hire an oversees virtual assistant or hire someone in-house to make these sales phone calls? Ann deep dives and explains the costs, pay structures, processes, staffing ideas, training and all the big questions concerning the ISA model and if it's right for you and your team. Key Takeaways > Third party Inside Sales Assistant (ISAs) can be a highly effective way to maximize to assist real estate agents in converting leads into significant sales number. > There are many ways to implement this ISA model: in-house, outsourced, or some type of combination of the two. Find what is right for your needs. > Inside Sales Assistants are full-time salespersons trained to spend their day on the phone with existing and new leads to make appointments, follow-ups, and sales conversions. > Leads are by their nature an expensive investment. An ISA and virtual assistant model might be a way to get the most return on this investment.   Quotable Quotes Inside Sales Associate (ISA) is defined now as someone that's specifically trained to spend their day on the phone. - Ann Rudd Agents have to juggle more and more. Our ISA business is evolving and becoming more and more sophisticated, but it's cost-prohibitive for so many agents. - Ann Rudd Nobody makes good calls. It's all video. So nobody makes phone calls, because it's hard. - Ann Rudd I'm flexible with people because I know that there's not a one-size-fits-all in our business... - Ann Rudd I do not see the difference between ISA in-house and outsourcing, except for one thing, the pay scale, and the burnout factor. - Ann Rudd I talk to our customers every week about what's going on with their VA and ISA and what can we do to make things better for them, so I feel like, across the board, we're treating people well. - Ann Rudd I think that the biggest challenge I have is getting people to understand that you can have someone work offshore, and it's just like they're next door in your office, without taking up space. You have to get your head wrapped around it. - Ann Rudd It's not that I disrespect my agents, because I don't, but the agents need backup, and I feel like it's a disservice to my investment by not having someone there to continue to nurture, nurture. - Ann Rudd /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////   We would like to know what you think about the Agent 251 podcast, especially this episode. Do you agree with Jason? Did any of these ideas help you? Do you disagree with any? Let us know by contacting Jason at jasonwill@southalabamaliving.com. Thanks for listening. Contact Jason Will Real Estate Prompt and professional service is our guarantee. JWRE's goal is to be informative and helpful. Through our service, we hope to earn your business with our exemplary level of service and extensive local knowledge of the Mobile & Baldwin County area. Agent 251 is recorded and produced at Deep Fried Studios. Producer: Johnny Gwin  

Is this episode, Agent 251 sits down and talks with Colin Krieger, RE/MAX Partners Realtor and real estate blogger in the Golden Triangle area of Northern Mississippi. Recorded in the JWRE basement hours before Hurricane Michael, Colin shares his career story and reveals his insights and experience to help you become the sales machine and realtor you want to be. Plus, Jason and Colin discuss the importance of big and small leads, prospecting, and understanding the mindset of the gap between what an agent "wants" and what they are doing to get "it." Resources: Colin Krieger Good For Business Blog Colin Krieger - Facebook   ////////////////////////////////// Sponsor: Momentum University Conference 2019 - Started by Real Estate Agents for Real Estate Agents. New Orleans, La - April 11 - 12, 2019 BUY TICKETS HERE We would like to know what you think about the Agent 251 podcast, especially this episode. Do you agree with Jason? Did any of these ideas help you? Do you disagree with any? Let us know by contacting Jason at jasonwill@southalabamaliving.com. Thanks for listening. Contact Jason Will Real Estate Prompt and professional service is our guarantee. JWRE's goal is to be informative and helpful. Through our service, we hope to earn your business with our exemplary level of service and extensive local knowledge of the Mobile & Baldwin County area. Agent 251 is recorded and produced at Deep Fried Studios. Producer: Johnny Gwin      

In this episode, Rev. Beverly Gibson and Johnny Gwin talk about the nature and identity of "the wicked" and the creation and summoning of Death. Who is The Righteous Man from the Wisdom of Solomon, and why is he reviled as "inconvenient"? What does the 1982 Disney film, Something Wicked This Way Comes, have to teach us about humility, courage, facing our shadow selves, and drawing closer to God? Drawing closer to God starts with us inviting God to be present more in our lives and practicing this purposeful action will bring more light and peace into our dark and shadowy world. Key Takeaways: The Wisdom Literature of the Bible is an excellent guide for the faithful to explore the nature of righteous living. Our arch-enemies are not always external. Most of our biggest struggles and conflicts stem from the darkest (and unknown) parts of ourselves. Look inward to find our true selves that can fully participate in a life with God. Drawing closer to God can start by bringing our "Sunday Selves" to our Monday morning lives. Embracing righteousness, humility and sharing God's light repels the "the wicked" around us that is summoned by the World. Readings: Wisdom of Solomon 1:16-2:1, 12-22 James 3:13-4:3, 7-8aMark 9:30-37   Resources: Something Wicked This Way Comes - Film (1982) Ray Bradbury Waiting For My Real Life - Colin Hay Documentary    About Pulpit To Pew Pulpit to Pew is a conversation between priest and parishioner, to understand how the message translates and to explore further the weekly Sunday sermon and lessons within the Episcopal tradition and daily life. Click here to learn more about Christ Church Cathedral. Please come and worship with us every Sunday at 10 am (central) Pulpit To Pew is a Christ Church Cathedral and Deep Fried Studios collaboration.  

New construction is accounting for nearly 25% of all closed deals in Baldwin County, Alabama. 25% puts this county in the top 5 markets for new construction in the state of Alabama. In this episode, Jason Will thought it was the right opportunity to talk with Ron Cuny from ARK Builders and Amy Cuny Realtor, two bonafide experts to educate us on the new home building process. Find out what to look for when choosing a custom home builder. What does it take to protect your budget and minimizing overages? Learn what are the biggest mistakes buyers and agents make in the home building and sales process. Also, Amy talks about the upcoming annual Parade of Homes event and why it's a benefit for sellers and buyers. Key Takeaways: > Ron and Amy Cuny's business journey in the new home construction business and real estate. > Working with a custom home builder and an experienced real estate agent as a team is beneficial for the new home building and sale process. > The pros and cons of choosing builders that work on a percentage and those that offer lock and key. > Understanding the building cost estimation process and what steps are needed to protect the buyer's budget and avoid overages. Resources: Ron Cuny - ARK Builders Amy Cuny - Amy Cuny Realtor   ////////////////////////////////// We would like to know what you think about the Agent 251 podcast, especially this episode. Do you agree with Jason? Did any of these ideas help you? Do you disagree with any? Let us know by contacting Jason at jasonwill@southalabamaliving.com. Thanks for listening. Contact Jason Will Real Estate Prompt and professional service is our guarantee. JWRE's goal is to be informative and helpful. Through our service, we hope to earn your business with our exemplary level of service and extensive local knowledge of the Mobile & Baldwin County area. Agent 251 is recorded and produced at Deep Fried Studios. Producer: Johnny Gwin  

It is said that last week's lesson can be fearful for the Priest and send them into fits of trembling. Plus, according to Rev. Gibson, most of the ears in the pews don't want to hear the hard lessons of Mark 8:27-38. How does the world see Jesus? How did the disciples see Jesus? How do we see Jesus? Jesus's story and mission pivot at this point of Mark's Gospel and he has to deliver a hard message of what is going to happen to him. What is going to happen to anyone that picks up their cross and follows him? Ridicule, suffering, and death. Not the message his entourage wanted to hear, especially Peter. Then like now, spreading the message of Jesus is hard when the lessons focus on self-denial and sacrifice instead of success and abundance. Truly following Jesus as a disciple in this world is hard, uncomfortable, deep, and dangerous. If we choose to walk with Jesus on his mission the first step is assessing how we see and experience him. How do we see Church and its place in our life? What is truly important in life and what worldly things must we deny ourselves for spiritual growth?   Readings: Isaiah 50:4-9aPsalm 116:1-8James 3:1-12Mark 8:27-38 Resources: Of Gods and Men - Film   About Pulpit To Pew Pulpit to Pew is a conversation between priest and parishioner, to understand how the message translates and to explore further the weekly Sunday sermon and lessons within the Episcopal tradition and daily life. Click here to learn more about Christ Church Cathedral. Please come and worship with us every Sunday at 10 am (central) Pulpit To Pew is a Christ Church Cathedral and Deep Fried Studios collaboration.

All desires are not the same. There are the personal wants and desires, and then there is God's desire for us. God longs for us and wants us to be connected to him and those around us. Are your and God's desires aligned? How would you know? When our hopes and wants align with God's calling that is called the "heart's desire". Jesus healed the deaf and mute man in Tyre so that he could hear and speak clearly. Are we clearly listening to what God wants from us? And when we have unearthed our "heart's desire" are we expressing that with genuine "heart" in our words and actions? In this episode, Rev. Gibson and Johnny Gwin discuss the nature of delighting in the Lord, faith, longing, transformation, and getting the most out of Church.  Resources: Psalm 37:4 As Kingfishers Catch Fire - By Gerard Manley Hopkins Readings: Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23James 2:1-10, [11-13], 14-17Mark 7:24-37 About Pulpit To Pew Pulpit to Pew is a conversation between priest and parishioner, to understand how the message translates and to explore further the weekly Sunday sermon and lessons within the Episcopal tradition and daily life. Click here to learn more about Christ Church Cathedral. Please come and worship with us every Sunday at 10 am (central) Pulpit To Pew is a Christ Church Cathedral and Deep Fried Studios collaboration.