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Welcome back to America's #1 Daily Podcast,  featuring America's #1 Real Estate Coaches and Top EXP Realty Sponsors in the World, Tim and Julie Harris. Ready to become an EXP Realty Agent and join Tim and Julie Harris?  Visit: https://whylibertas.com/harris or text Tim directly at 512-758-0206. IMPORTANT: Join #1 Real Estate Coaches Tim and Julie Harris's Premier Coaching now for FREE. Included is a DAILY Coaching Session with a HARRIS Certified Coach. Proven and tested lead generation, systems, and scripts designed for this market. Instant FREE Access Now: YES, Enroll Me NOW In Premier Coaching https://premiercoaching.com With over 40 years of experience in the real estate industry, Chris Heller is a visionary leader, a best-selling author, and a trusted advisor. As the President of Movoto/OJO, he is shaping partner strategies, creating a cohesive structure between real estate professionals and Movoto. He is also a board member of OJO Labs, the parent company of Movoto. Chris Heller has held influential positions for over three decades, from being the Rookie of the Year in 1989 to the number one agent globally for the company and eventually as the CEO of Keller Williams, the largest worldwide real estate franchise. He led the transformation of Keller Williams into an industry giant, launched the company's first regions outside of North America, and grew the company's productivity and profitability to record levels. He has also served as the CEO of mellohome, where he oversaw cross-functional groups tasked with creating simpler and smarter home buying, financing, and improvement experiences for the American consumer. As an agent leading the Heller The Home Seller team in San Diego, Chris accounted for more than 4000 home sales. Chris Heller is passionate about delivering value, quality, and excellence to the real estate industry and beyond. HUGE Announcement: You will love this! Looking for the full outline from today's presentation? Our DAILY Newsletter featured lead generation systems, real estate scripts, daily success plans and (YES) the notes or today's show. Best part? The newsletter is free! https://harrisrealestatedaily.com/  

The real estate industry has always given people the ability to build a business on their own terms…unless you're a solo agent who wants to remain that way.  Individual agents who want to grow without starting a team or joining a team have always been left out in the cold. There have never been models, structures and supports that allow them to scale without getting away from what they're good at.  Their only other option is to stay where they are, stagnate and remain in the shadow of the business models that are hyped up from the stage. Nikki Miller found herself at this crossroads. She was a solo agent who wanted to scale or earn more without taking on all the overhead of starting a team. She also didn't want to give up her own brand for someone else's. After being told there was no solution, she decided to build it herself, and The LEAD Syndicate was born. After being told it wouldn't work, the platform quickly grew to 160 locations and recently got acquired by OJO Labs (now Movoto).   It goes to show that not fitting into any industry boxes, can actually be an advantage. A new idea based on your own pain point is worth chasing down because often, you're not the only one with that problem. Yes, you'll get resistance  and even pushback, but that doesn't mean it won't work. In this episode, Nikki shares the story behind LEAD Syndicate, and why serving individual agents should matter to the entire industry.  Quotes  If you build well and show up correctly day-to-day, the success will show up. -Nikki Miller   When you're coming up with something new, you're probably on the right track if people don't think it's going to work. -Nikki Miller   We're never solving problems in a vacuum, if we have a problem, someone else does. -Nikki Miller   Key Points   The truth about intentionally solo agents  Solo agents who want to stay solo are every brokerage's biggest pain point. They are the biggest revolving door, the biggest time suck, and also a growing group. The challenge is they've always been underserved in this industry.  Why solo agents are often left in the cold There are many solo agents who want to remain solo, but also want to have systems, leverage and economies of scale. They just want to focus on what they are good at and nothing more. The LEAD Syndicate was created as a plug-and-play solution for this group of agents. It provides them with consistent support in coaching and training, database management, marketing, transaction management and supplemental lead generation. The agents don't have to figure anything out, the platform takes that off their plates so they can focus on what they do best.  Focus on what stays the same When it comes to innovating, most people think about what will change and what will be new in the near and distant future. But sometimes the most innovative things come from focusing on what's never going to change about the consumer - that's exactly what Jeff Bezos did.  Your “weakness” is an advantage  If you think there's something wrong with you because you aren't behaving the way everyone else is or you don't have the strengths everyone else does, think differently. That thing you're resisting is actually your strength so lean into it and figure out how to use that in order to achieve what you want. Guest Info Nikki Miller is the founder of The LEAD Syndicate and the VP of Lever and Agent Programs at OJO Labs. Lever is a first-of-its-kind platform specifically optimized for individual agents. It gives all the support, economies of scale, infrastructure, accountability, and training of a team without having to give up your personal brand. Follow @the_nikki_miller on Instagram and go to https://lever.movoto.com/ for more information.  CTA ​​Please leave us a review at https://ratethispodcast.com/nla

This FUBCON Session of Real Estate Team OS features Chris Heller, a real estate team pioneer, former President and CEO of Keller Williams, and current President of OJO.Chris shares the common sense behind the start of his real estate team 30+ years ago, how the model caught on, what its future is, and why agents should consider joining a team.Listen to this Session with Chris for insights into:- Communication and integrity for team success- Versatility and flexibility as an agent and as a leader- The (no so) common sense that led to his real estate team more than 30 years ago- Keys to the normalization of the team model (including The Millionaire Real Estate Agent)- A big change in how teams can get started- Two reasons an agent should find the right team to join- Why OJO isn't just “selling leads” and what they're doing to help teams instead- The self-inflicted pain the agent community has brought on itself (and the only way to avoid it)- The future of the team model, including challenges for solo agents and two successful team types At the end, learn about the joy and fulfillment of lacing up your skates with your brothers.Connect with Chris Heller:- https://www.instagram.com/hellersells/Learn more about OJO:- https://ojo.com/Learn more about Real Estate Team OS:- https://www.realestateteamos.com- https://linktr.ee/realestateteamosFollow Real Estate Team OS:- https://www.instagram.com/realestateteamos/- https://www.tiktok.com/@realestateteamos 

Real estate agents often blame their production issues on bad quality leads. The actual problem isn't the leads themselves but rather our mindset surrounding them.   We don't respond fast enough, we don't have the muscle of consistent follow up, and we complain when the lead isn't ready to take action right this second.   How do we develop a better attitude towards leads? How do we increase our chances of success? In this episode, Chief Real Estate Officer of OJO Labs, Chris Heller returns. Today, we discuss the lead generation mindset crisis in real estate and how we can solve it.   The concept of bad leads is a fallacy and one of the most damaging thoughts that agents can have. -Chris Heller   Three Things You'll Learn In This Episode     -Lead generation by design, not default Instead of taking action when leads come in, how do we build the muscle proactively and get ahead of the game?   -Lessen your losses  How do we stop grumbling about leads and take advantage of the enormous, upside opportunity we have in front of us?   -You're thinking yourself out of business Many salespeople fear being pushy, but does pushiness have more to do with tonality than frequency of contact?   Guest Bio   Chris Heller is a real estate industry leader, agent, Chief Real Estate Officer of OJO Labs. Formerly the CEO of Keller Williams, Chris Heller earned his real estate license when he was 20 years old and went on to build one of the most successful real estate teams in the United States. From his selection as Rookie of the Year in 1989 to being the top-producing agent in San Diego County and the #1 Keller Williams associate in all of North America, Heller has earned the respect of colleagues and clients for the results he delivers. Under Heller's leadership, the Chris Heller Real Estate Team has sold more than 100 homes a year for almost three decades.  For more information, head to https://ojo.com/ and connect with Chris on LinkedIn ---- https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiefrealestateofficerojolabs/

In this episode of "Riding the Waves of Real Estate," we will be joined by Chris Heller, a renowned real estate executive with over three decades of experience in the industry. As we navigate the current economic cycle, Chris will share his insights and expertise on how to ride the waves of the real estate market and come out on top. Chris will provide a detailed overview of the current state of the real estate market and share his predictions for where it's headed in the future. He'll discuss the challenges and opportunities that investors, buyers, and sellers face in today's market and offer advice on how to navigate the ups and downs of the economic cycle. Throughout the episode, Chris will also provide practical tips on how to succeed in the real estate market, such as how to identify emerging trends and opportunities, the importance of understanding local markets, and how to build strong relationships with clients and partners. Whether you're a seasoned real estate professional or just getting started in the industry, this episode of "Riding the Waves of Real Estate" is a must-listen. Tune in to gain invaluable insights from Chris Heller and learn how to navigate the current economic cycle to achieve success in the real estate market. Chris Heller is a real estate industry icon, thought leader, and two time CEO. Currently, he is the Chief Real Estate Officer of OJO Labs, where he is shaping partner strategies, creating a cohesive structure and adoption between real estate professionals, consumers, and OJO. To learn more, visit ChrisHeller.co & check out his book, Dominant Thoughts: https://dominantthoughts.com/ Grab your one-time offer to our enTREpreneur™ Real Estate Workshop here: https://teifkerealestate.systeme.io/rews

Chris Heller, Author (https://dominantthoughts.com), and Chief Real Estate Officer of OJO Labs share a winning formula for success: having the correct mindset and good habits. 

Chris Heller joins VIP's Casey Hasten in a discussion about mindset in the workplace. Chris is the Chief Real Estate Officer of OJO Labs, and former CEO of Keller Williams. Chris is known to be a charismatic, visionary leader, with an extraordinary ability to build innovative, high performing teams.About The Guest:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiefrealestateofficerojolabs/.Website: www.ojo.comAbout The We Are VIP Podcast:This podcast is brought to you by VIP to add value to your job or candidate search. Each week, we'll bring you helpful tips and insights from leading professionals to help candidates land their dream jobs and help employers find better talent. Hosted by:Casey Hasten, Director of Recruiting at VIPAbout VIP:We utilize a holistic approach to support your strategic initiatives in accounting and finance. From recruiting and strategic staffing, to project management consulting, our service model offers a comprehensive solution that allows for flexibility as you navigate transformation and growth within your organization.Connect:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/270216/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeAreVIPCompanyJob Openings and Services: https://wearevip.com

You will always cap your growth if you don't surround yourself with a good team. But building a team of talented people that get along with each other is difficult, especially for real estate investors.  So what's the secret for building a team that skyrockets your growth to levels you can't even dream about today?  Today's guest, Chris Heller, has the answers. Chris got his real estate license at 20 years old and quickly became the #1 associate in America at Keller Williams. He went on to become the CEO of Keller Williams — while managing his own real estate group. And today, he sits on the board for several real estate startups and acts as the Chief Real Estate Officer at OJO Labs.  In this episode, Chris reveals his secrets for growing a high-performance team in any venture you try. Listen now.  Show highlights include:  How to get business advice from billionaire mentors (without paying hundreds of thousands of dollars) (5:58)  The “Timeshare” secret for closing more residential real estate deals (without feeling like a sleazy salesperson) (13:00)  Why trying to fail is the quickest way to unlock life-changing success (17:42)  4 simple ways to identify great leaders within your company (even if they don't have a leadership role) (21:26)  The former CEO of Keller Williams' two-step system for building and growing a high-performing team (22:35)  If you'd like Chris's book, Dominant Thoughts, you can grab a copy at https://dominantthoughts.com/. Or, if you want to connect with Chris and see what he's up to, check out his website at https://chrisheller.co/.   To get the latest updates directly from Dan and discuss business with other real estate investors, join the REI marketing nerds Facebook group here: http://adwordsnerds.com/group Need help with your online marketing? Jump on a FREE strategy session with our team. We'll dive deep into your market and help you build a custom strategy for finding motivated seller leads online. Schedule for free here: http://adwordsnerds.com/strategy

Pat McLoughlin was the first person to agree to grab coffee with me when I moved to Chicago that was not a coworker of mine. We met up in a Foxtrot Cafe in mid 2019. It was there he shared with me what Digs was working on and what they hoped to achieve—ultimately helping more people realize their dreams of homeownership. Fast-forward to late 2020 and Digs was acquired by OJO, a well-funded and well-respected real estate tech company that hosts a vast network of agent partners and operates its own listings marketplace. Pat walks us through the journey of his original idea, getting started, going through the acquisition process, and finally rebranding Digs into what is now known as OJO Homeowner. This episode is absolutely jam-packed with insights. Check it out.More about Pat McLoughlin and OJOPat McLoughlin is the Product Lead for OJO Homeowner. Prior to that, he was the founder and CEO of Digs, a fintech company that was acquired by OJO Labs in 2020. In addition to his role at OJO, Pat is a multifamily real estate investor and licensed real estate agent. He has a degree in Architecture from Miami University.OJO acquired Digs in late 2020 to expand fintech offerings to their consumers. Digs provides homeowners with tools to help manage their biggest asset including home valuations, mortgage tracking, and an FDIC insured savings account.  Follow Pat on Twitter Connect with Pat on LinkedIn Follow OJO on Twitter Check out OJO

Missed us? After a summer recess, Finding Home is BACK folks - and we’re better than ever before. Home means something different to everyone. It's a place, it's a feeling. After moving from California, to Austin, to Montana, and traveling the country for years overseeing one of the largest real estate brokerage firms in the United State, home means all of the above for Chris Heller. And home is about maintaining a fresh, innovative mindset. Heller is the former CEO of Keller Williams Realty International, and the current Chief Real Estate Officer of OJO Labs. OJO is using Artificial Intelligence to change the way people find what they love, and homes that work for them. We discuss how he became the number one agent in Keller Williams in the entire US, and how he’s grown into one of the most sought-after thought leaders in the business. We also discuss one of the hardest things to do in business: telling people what they don’t want to hear. Chris even went on to write a best-selling real estate book offering easy-to-digest advice, Dominant Thoughts! Enjoy this conversation featuring one of real estate’s trailblazers, Chris Heller. [2:00] Who exactly is Chris Heller?[12:00] Modesty & Honesty, Becoming CEO[22:00] Telling people what they don’t want to hear[25:25] creating an environment that works for you[45:00] Thinking about the customer journey in a thoughtful way Scott’s Socials:TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scottharrisfindinghomeYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpvGlN5DqsOo7x6ZKj3YRWw/featured Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scottharrisnyc/ LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrisresidential/Website: https://scottharris.net/ Harris Residential Team: https://harrisresidential.comBrown Harris Stevens: https://www.bhsusa.com/real-estate-agent/scott-harrisInstagram: Scott Harris: https://www.instagram.com/scottieharris/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HarrisResiTeamSign Up for Scott’s Mailing List Now! Chris' Socials: https://chrisheller.co Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hellersells Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/chsellsnc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrishellerceo/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisHellerCEO Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiefrealestateofficerojolabs/

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Chris Heller. Chris is the former CEO of Keller Williams Realty International. Chris has been a driving force and innovator in the real estate industry for over 3 decades and personally has sold over 3400 homes and ranked top 10 in the USA year after year. He's currently the Chief Real Estate Officer of OJO Labs, where he is shaping partner strategies, creating a cohesive structure and adoption between real estate professionals, consumers, and OJO. But I didn't ask Chris on to talk about how to sell homes, although we may get into some topics around that. No, I asked him to come on to discuss how he built his incredible businesses and to discuss his best-selling book, Dominant Thoughts – Things Grow Where Our Minds Go. ​ https://chrisheller.co/ When Chris was a sophomore in college, his dad called him up and told he was going to get his real estate license and work selling time shares in Lake Tahoe for the summer. He was super introverted. He was thrown into the deep end, but he quickly became very good at it. He then moved to San Diego where he bought his first real estate. He got burned out going to school part-time working 7 days a week selling time-shares. He then got into working in marketing. Eventually, he started a company with his roommate. Within 6 months, he had 40 employees. They were growing fast and moved into an office space. Within 6 months of that, they were out of business? His roommate/business partner had gotten into drugs and became an addict. It was dysfunctional and Chris had to get out. He did. It was 1989 and a real-estate broker whom he had met previously reached out to see if he wanted to sell homes. He took to gig and ended up being rookie of the year and never looked back. He went on to become one of Top 10 agents in the country out of 30,000+. He then went to Keller Williams and became a top agent there. He moved into leadership building out their international business. He didn't know what he was doing but figured it out and made it successful. They then asked him to be CEO of the company, which he did. He left in 2017. He met another self-made billionaire, the founder of Loan Depot and after meeting with him multiple times, he was asked to be the CEO of a new company funded by Loan Depot. He started on the board at OJO Labs and eventually moved over to be CEO. You recently published Dominant Thoughts. Talk to us about our conditioning and the way we think determining our results… 90% of what it takes to be successful is how we think, how we approach things, and how we react to things. The strength of your mind is critical to succeed in life. Rules for Winning and Rules for Life – can you give us some of those? Under promise and over deliver. When you do this, you set yourself and the client up for success. Do the RIGHT thing. In all areas of life, even when it is painful, hard, or not what everyone else is doing. Find the joy in everything you do. Do not worry what others think. Do not let what others think take you off your path or keep you from doing the right thing. Best advice on how to train the brain and develop thought patterns to handle adversity? Chris used affirmations and visualizations to train his mind. “I'm never down. I'm either up or getting up.” Nothing forges steel like fire. Adversity and getting through prepares you and helps you to handle more of it. We all have fear. The issue is whether we let it control us or not. Move through your fear very fast. Acknowledge it, feel, but then move through it to the other side. The stronger the mindset, the better we are. How do you develop a strong mindset? Minimize negative inputs and maximize positive inputs. Don't spend time with people who are negative or sap energy from you. Spend as much time as possible with those that challenge you and make you better and fill you with energy. Strong body, strong mind. When we are physically in a good place, we are better equipped to deal with adversity. Be proud to earn your stripes. You talk about the one thing you can control to make the biggest difference in success, what is it? The honest answer is that there is more than one thing, but it is most important to show up mentally and emotionally prepared to take on the things you need to take on. Being present and not letting your mind be run by fears or insecurities. You also must develop discipline. Discipline is a muscle to be built. Your ability to follow a schedule and be disciplined day in and out helps to achieve mastery. The more discipline we are in area of life, the better that are of life. Principles for making decisions. What should people consider? 2 pieces. The first is why are we making the decision? The second is what are we getting out of it? You have to think through what the best outcome is for all involved. It is also importantly how quickly we can learn to make good decisions. Learning to make quick decisions and deal with potential consequences, is important. There typically never a “perfect decision.” What are some of the principles you've used to build great businesses? Lead by example. Being authentic and true to yourself. People appreciate the truth – whether is good or bad news. Help your people and don't be afraid to stretch them to help develop them. Empower them – even when they don't think they are capable. Where do you see the real estate market going over the next 2 years and what opportunities do you see that people should look for? Markets always go through cycles. The next cycle is a downward trend after a 10-year uptrend with the last 2 years being almost turbocharged. In the next stage, there be more inventory, the velocity of sales will slow and there will be price pressure to go down. This creates opportunities for buyers and sellers. But where we have been in a seller's market, things will shift. Things are relative. If a seller is selling their house for less, then they are buying a new house for less, etc. No one knows how much things will adjust, but we must be prepared for things to change and look for opportunities.   Best Quote: 90% of what it takes to be successful is how we think, how we approach things, and how we react to things...   Chris's Misfit 3: Don't be emotionally attached to the outcome. Be committed. Tell the truth. Simple, but important for all areas of life. There is never a good reason not to do it. Keep your integrity. Always be working on your “2 E's,” your effectiveness and efficiency. Where can you be more effective and more efficient. Show Sponsors Simple Texting: Free for 14-day trial and 500 extra free credits! Text “MISFITS” to 833-2TRY-SMS (833-287-9767) Ecom Automation Gurus: 15% discount off any of EAG's services. Go to www.ecomautomationgurus.com and mention Dave Lukas or The Misfit Entrepreneur podcast on the booking page when you schedule a call

In a business like real estate, mindset has a lot more to do with our success than the actual market. How we perceive a situation and the story we tell ourselves about it separates the fearful from the ones who operate at the highest level. Whatever's happening externally, we always have the choice to think Dominant Thoughts or to fall prey to defeatist ones. How do we set ourselves to operate at our best? Does a market shift mean we're doomed to fail? In this episode, I'm joined by real estate industry leader, agent, Chief Real Estate Officer of OJO Labs and the author of Dominant Thoughts, Chris Heller. He gives us insights from the book that will sharpen our mindset and emotional state in this market.   When you get attached to something and your emotions are involved, it's hard to be objective and come from a place of power. -Chris Heller   Three Things You'll Learn In This Episode     Why so many agents are in an emotionally dangerous place Can you commit to an outcome without becoming attached to it? How to guide your clients effectively Buyers and sellers have surface-level concerns, how would a great salesperson get to their true motivation and solve their problem? The advantage of having many conversations Can consistent lead generation provide us with vital real-time research about the market?   Guest Bio Chris Heller is a real estate industry leader, agent, Chief Real Estate Officer of OJO Labs and the author of Dominant Thoughts. Formerly the CEO of Keller Williams, Chris Heller earned his real estate license when he was 20 years old and went on to build one of the most successful real estate teams in the United States. From his selection as Rookie of the Year in 1989 to being the top-producing agent in San Diego County and the #1 Keller Williams associate in all of North America, Heller has earned the respect of colleagues and clients for the results he delivers. Under Heller's leadership, the Chris Heller Real Estate Team has sold more than 100 homes a year for almost three decades. For more information on the book or to get yourself a copy, head to https://dominantthoughts.com/ or Amazon. To order multiple copies of the book for your agents, contact Chris directly.

Chris Heller rose to become the leader of the largest real estate company in the world - and didn't stop there. Early on, Heller was named Rookie of the Year in 1989 before becoming the top-producing agent in San Diego County and the No. 1 Keller Williams associate in North America. He has consistently set new records and standards across the industry for more than 30 years. His leadership philosophy and unmatched track record in real estate has provided a springboard for outstanding contribution across many sectors. Heller brings his knowledge and experience to a variety of leadership roles, including advisor, board member, investor, coach, and mentor. As Chief Real Estate Officer at OJO Labs, Chris' vision has shaped partner strategies and a cohesive structure between real estate professionals and OJO. His highly-respected expertise as the former CEO at Mellohome and former CEO at Keller Williams Realty International (KWRI) has helped him grow as an executive and create sustained success as a leader. All this while leading the Heller The Home Seller Real Estate Team, which has sold more than 100 homes a year for 30+ years.

In today's episode, HW Media Managing Editor of Content Solutions Maleesa Smith kicks off an eight-week mini-series centered around HousingWire's annual Women of Influence awards. In advance of the 2022 Women of Influence magazine issue, Smith will interview previous years' award winners about their contributions to the industry. In today's episode, she is joined by Qingqing Ouyang, Chief Technology Officer at OJO labs. HW Media articles related to this episode:2021 HW Woman of Influence: Qingqing OuyangPresenting HousingWire's 2021 Women of InfluenceEnjoy the epsisode!

Join TRE co-owners Matt & Alex, as they sit with Chris Heller, former Keller Williams CEO, Chief Real Estate Officer of OJO Labs, and author of ‘Dominate Thoughts. We invite you to dive into his journey in real estate, from not being interested in real estate to being rookie of the year, selling 27 homes in his first year as an agent, all the way to being Keller Williams CEO and expanding the brand globally. Learn about how consistency and passion can take down challenges as well as how he developed leadership from leading small groups of agents to leading a whole international company.

Chris Heller, the Chief Real Estate Officer at OJO Labs, has been a driving force in the real estate industry for more than three decades. From Rookie of the Year in 1989, to serving as CEO for Keller Williams and mellohome, Heller has dedicated his career to delighting homebuyers and supporting agents. As Chief Real Estate Officer, Heller oversees all industry partnerships, creating a direct line between real estate professionals and OJO, and accelerating adoption in the industry. Additionally, Heller has spearheaded the development and growth of OJO Select Network, the company's exclusive agent referral network of more than 15,000 agents across the U.S. What you will learn in this episode: How asking questions can help you get to the bottom of your feelings of residual trauma Benefits of investing in yourself and seeking improvement How our personal and professional lives are intertwined The connection between our mindset and our success Which stories had powerful impacts on Chris' leadership journey How to create new thought patterns in response to trauma triggers Resources: Website: https://dominantthoughts.com/ (https://dominantthoughts.com/) https://ojo.com/ (https://ojo.com/) Chris' upcoming book: http://chrisheller.co (chrisheller.co) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hellersells (https://www.facebook.com/hellersells) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiefrealestateofficerojolabs/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiefrealestateofficerojolabs/) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

What are the myriad of layers and people involved in getting a successful real estate deal done? Why is there an information gap on how to successfully build a downpayment for a home? Why have lenders historically neglect long term prospective customers? What are the creative ways in which people can obtain financing in order to purchase their first home? How can technology accelerate the savings for home down payments? Pat McLoughlin- co-founder of Digs by OJO Labs, joins Proptech Espresso to answer these questions and discuss the importance of aligning the fundamental needs of users and customers to ensure a sustainable business model.

Earning his real estate license when he was just a sophomore in college, Chris Heller rose to become the leader of the largest real estate company in the world - and didn't stop there.Early on, Heller was named Rookie of the Year in 1989 before becoming the top-producing agent in San Diego County and the No. 1 Keller Williams associate in North America. He has consistently set new records and standards across the industry for more than 30 years.His leadership philosophy and unmatched track record in real estate has provided a springboard for outstanding contribution across many sectors. Heller brings his knowledge and experience to a variety of leadership roles, including advisor, board member, investor, coach, and mentor.As Chief Real Estate Officer at OJO Labs, Chris' vision has shaped partner strategies and a cohesive structure between real estate professionals and OJO. His highly-respected expertise as the former CEO at Mellohome and former CEO at Keller Williams Realty International (KWRI) has helped him grow as an executive and create sustained success as a leader. All this while leading the Heller The Home Seller Real Estate Team, which has sold more than 100 homes a year for 30+ years.A growth expert, as President of KW Worldwide, Chris launched the company's first regions outside of North America, resulting in record productivity and profitability. As CEO at KWRI, he led its transformation into the technology company and powerhouse company it is renowned for today.As CEO of mellohome, Chris is credited with setting the strategy, led cross-functional groups accountable for simpler and smarter consumer homebuying, financing, and improvement experiences. Under his leadership role, mellohome doubled its growth, while improving the experiential and product landscape for the homeownership industry.Innovative, ambitious, and results-orientated, Chris Heller is a positive and strategic thought leader whose expertise is sought on multiple platforms. He is a dynamic speaker who shares his proven leadership philosophy with audiences across the country. In his debut book, Dominant Thoughts, Heller shares his simple, yet powerful success strategies, and the mindset that helped unlock his impressive achievements as a leader in sales, productivity, prosperity, relationships, and happiness.A native of southern California, Heller remains at the top of his game by staying physically and mentally fit through daily exercise and reading. Heller has traveled extensively and makes the most out of family time with his wife and their four adult children.Support the showNext Steps Share your thoughts with a review - https://www.uncensoredadviceformen.com/reviews/ Let's connect on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuabrucewilson/ Subscribe and Watch on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI11BikVb5CbEwIwjmR89Iw

Since 2020, the housing market has been more volatile than a Michael Bay movie. During much of the pandemic's housing boom, historically low mortgages shielded homebuyers as folks migrated out of states like California and New York to places like Texas and Florida. But now, national mortgage rates have surpassed 5% and have eliminated some buyers from the market. So why is this happening? On the podcast this week, Joe speaks with Chris Heller. Chris received his real estate license when he was just 20 years old and went to become the CEO of real estate powerhouse Keller Williams Realty. He's currently the Chief Real Estate Officer at OJO Labs, an Austin-based real estate tech company, and he's also the author of the new book, Dominant Thoughts.

In today's episode, I'm rejoined by my good friend, Chris Heller. As a business owner, investor, successful agent, and leader with decades of success running massive companies, it's always great to pick Chris' brain and get his take on the market and the industry as a whole. Chris has now added author to his list of achievements, and today he tells us about how the book came to be, and the impact he hopes it can have.    Chris Heller is a real estate industry leader, agent, Chief Real Estate Officer of OJO Labs and the author of Dominant Thoughts. Formerly the CEO of Keller Williams, Chris Heller earned his real estate license when he was 20 years old and went on to build one of the most successful real estate teams in the United States. From his selection as Rookie of the Year in 1989 to being the top-producing agent in San Diego County and the #1 Keller Williams associate in all of North America, Heller has earned the respect of colleagues and clients for the results he delivers. Under Heller's leadership, the Chris Heller Real Estate Team has sold more than 100 homes a year for almost three decades.    People write books because there's something they want to share with the world, and for Chris, it was the simple but highly effective lessons that shaped his successful career. The sign of a good book is one you want to share with friends, peers, and colleagues, it's something you give to people you care about. Considering how much Chris has contributed to the real estate industry, it's no surprise that he's sharing his wisdom with all of us. We sat down with Chris to find out how the book came to be.    Guest Info   Chris Heller is a real estate industry leader, agent, Chief Real Estate Officer of OJO Labs and the author of Dominant Thoughts. Formerly the CEO of Keller Williams, Chris Heller earned his real estate license when he was 20 years old and went on to build one of the most successful real estate teams in the United States. From his selection as Rookie of the Year in 1989 to being the top-producing agent in San Diego County and the #1 Keller Williams associate in all of North America, Heller has earned the respect of colleagues and clients for the results he delivers. Under Heller's leadership, the Chris Heller Real Estate Team has sold more than 100 homes a year for almost three decades.    To get your copy of the book, head over to https://dominantthoughts.com/.  CTA   ​​Please leave us a review at https://ratethispodcast.com/nla  

In this week's episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins is joined by Chris Heller, the Chief Real Estate Officer at OJO Labs, owner of Heller Real Estate Group, and former CEO of Keller Williams International to discuss the current state of the market and whether they think it is a good time to buy.They also highlight OJO Labs's impressive scaling over the past year, the opportunities and challenges uncovered by RealTrends' AgentPulse survey, and the potential in embracing the convergence of technology and human expertise. 

Mission-driven companies know the power of purpose. The strategies of realizing the company's purpose will help you create the kind of team that you always wanted. Today's guest is John Berkowitz, Founder and CEO at OJO Labs. Inc Magazine ranked his company #49 on the 2021 Inc 5000 list. OJO Labs provides the only solution homebuyers, sellers, and owners need to navigate the complex real estate landscape. John and I talk about realizing the company's purpose. We share with you strategies to unite and align your people. Get the show notes for Realizing the Company's Purpose with John Berkowitz at OJO Labs Click to Tweet: Listening to a fantastic episode on Growth Think Tank featuring #JohnBerkowitz with your host @GeneHammett https://bit.ly/gttJohnBerkowitz #RealizingTheCompanysPurpose #GeneHammettPodcast #GHepisode844 #GTTepisodes #Inc2021 #RealEstate Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

Chief Real Estate Officer of Ojo Labs. Former CEO of Keller Williams. The GODFATHER of real estate. We're talking to Chris Heller today on how he built his business, his personal brand, and the story of his career. We're also going to talk about the future of real estate, automation in technology, and what agents are going to need to do to survive the purge of real estate from iBuyers and disruptors. You do NOT want to miss this interview.

Today's guest is Qingqing Ouyang, Chief Technology Officer at OJO Labs in Austin, TX. OJO Labs is a real estate technology company removing barriers to homeownership. OJO Labs platform for buying and selling homes meets people wherever they are on their journey, offering personalized guidance every step of the way. Through a combination of industry expertise and patented AI technology, OJO cultivates a deep understanding of individual needs and preferences, matching people with the right tools and trusted providers to help them become successful homeowners and unlock life's possibilities.​ Qingqing is responsible for building and leading a talented team to drive innovation for homebuyers. As Executive Vice President of Engineering at OJO, she grew the footprint of the OJO engineering team globally, scaling from seven local engineers to more than 100 around the world in under two years. Her ability to recruit the right talent for the right opportunity, while maintaining a strong engineering culture, has significantly increased the company's ability to bring innovative technological solutions to guide consumers through a transparent homebuying journey. In the episode, Qingqing will discuss: Her background and what attracted her to OJO Labs, The interesting work they are doing within real estate, Problems they are solving through applying Machine Learning, How their data science team is set up for success, The importance of data quality and Exciting opportunities within the team

Engagement, transparency, trust, and communication. Do these values sound familiar to you? Many businesses claim them as part of their culture, but not many follow them. And at the end, they wonder why people leave. Attracting and retaining talent has become more than a simple technical process. To get the best, you need to go beyond the common. How to do that? Our guest today reveals some valuable insights. Naveed Tejany is the CFO at OJO Labs. As CFO, Naveed oversees financial reporting, financial planning, corporate development, and business operations. Over the years, he has recruited top talent and established critical financial and human resource systems. Under his leadership, the company has raised over 130 million dollars in venture capital from top-tier mission-aligned investors. They have also successfully acquired and integrated four companies. When looking for investment partners, Naveed understands that raising capital from the right partner is critical. In this episode, we discuss: - OJO's distinctive business model - How to hire the best talent for each role - Insights on how to retain talent - The contribution of engagement and transparency in retaining talent For more interviews from the CFO Weekly podcast, check us out on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player! Presented by Personiv https://insights.personiv.com/cfo-weekly

Hello, everyone. Welcome back to CEO Secrets. Our special guest for today was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2021 Central Texas Award winner. He is the CEO and Founder of OJO Labs, which ranked 49th out of 5000 of the fastest-growing companies in America. I'm super excited to welcome on the show, John Berkowitz. John came from a family of entrepreneurs. This fueled his desire to seek out problems that have never been solved before, find solutions, and build a business around them. In 2005, he co-founded Yodle, an all-in-one digital marketing platform for more than 50,000 SMB customers. It was later acquired by Web.com for $342 million. However, John felt unfulfilled after the exit from Yodle. He felt that he didn't meet their company's goal, making a significant difference in favor of small business owners. This is why in 2015, he started OJO Labs to empower real estate consumers to make better decisions with the help of deeply personalized technology. Today, OJO Labs has expanded to five regions with over 500 employees. They've also acquired several technology companies over the years and are expected to grow by 250% by the end of the year. Let us hear from John as he shares how his biggest failure led him to build a business that is a powerhouse in the industry and provides real-world value. Top Takeaways: 9:07 How the Prime Minister of St.Lucia jumpstarted their company's startup. 12:49 What do OJO Labs' growth and growing bamboo have in common? 15:10 Does John consider Zillow as a competitor? 16:34 What is OJO Labs' strategy to overcome a behemoth like Zillow? 17:42 Why not being number one on Google doesn't mean you can't be a more prominent company 17:55 The importance of identifying the right partners 20:36 The one feature you could focus on that would just suck off so much traffic from portals like Realtor.com and Zillow 22:43 The most significant innovation in real estate 24:24 Why John thinks that iBuyers and cash offers are just iterations on an old business 25:37 What makes OJO Labs significantly different or better than Zillow? 27:17 The thing that John has been obsessing about for the last five years 29:44 What was John's most significant failure? 33:26 Why John feels super-uncomfortable when it comes to awards 34:51 When to raise money, and when to bootstrap? To get a hold of John Berkowitz, send an email to: john@ojo.com Episode Transcript

In this episode, Hall welcomes Krishna Srinivasan, Founding Partner at LiveOak Venture Partners. LiveOak Venture Partners is a venture capital fund based in Austin, Texas. With 20 years of successful venture investing in Texas, the founders of LiveOak have helped create nearly $2 billion of enterprise value. While almost all of LiveOak's investments begin at the seed and Series-A stages, LiveOak is a full life cycle investor focused on helping create category-leading technology and technology-enabled service companies headquartered in Texas. LiveOak Venture Partners has been the lead investor in over 30 exciting high-growth Texas-based companies in the last seven years including ones such as CS Disco, Digital Pharmacist, OJO Labs, Opcity, and TrustRadius. Krishna has been investing in early-stage Texas-based companies and entrepreneurs since 2000. His current and past board involvements at LiveOak include CS Disco, Hive9, Homeward, Imandra, OJO Labs, Rollick, Telestax; Digital Pharmacist, Opcity, and StackEngine. Prior to co-founding LiveOak, Krishna was a Partner at Austin Ventures. There, he worked with companies in enterprise software and infrastructure solutions segments. Prior to that, Krishna was with Motorola where he wrote large-scale optimization software for supply chain planning and worked with a variety of business units on strategic and operational issues. Krishna received his MBA from Wharton where he graduated with the highest academic honors as a Palmer Scholar. He holds an MS in Operations Research from the University of Texas at Austin, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, having graduated with the highest all-around honors. Krishna currently serves as Chairman of the Miracle Foundation board, an Austin-based organization that supports orphanages in India, and is one of the founding members and a past board member of TiE Austin. He is a board member of the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Central Texas. Krishna discusses his investment thesis and some of the companies within his portfolio that fit the thesis. He advises startups and investors and shares some of the challenges they face. You can visit LiveOak Venture Partners at , via LinkedIn at , and via Twitter at .  Krishna can be contacted via email at , via LinkedIn at , and via Twitter at .   Music courtesy of .

This Girlfunds episode continues the HousingWire Daily Women of Influence podcast miniseries. The episode features 2020 HW Woman of Influence and OJO Labs Chief Marketing Officer Karen Starns. She was also named a 2021 HousingWire Market Leader for her work transforming the fast-growing brand into a real estate powerhouse.Starns has more than 20 years of experience building two of the biggest names in consumer tech, Amazon and Microsoft, giving her a unique perspective on the tech developments in the real estate industry. During the episode, Starns shares her thoughts on the state of tech in the housing industry compared to other tech industries, addressing the idea that housing has been historically behind when it comes to tech. 

Today's HousingWire Daily episode continues the Women of Influence podcast miniseries. This episode features 2020 HW Woman of Influence and OJO Labs Chief Marketing Officer Karen Starns. She was also named a 2021 HousingWire Market Leader for her work transforming the fast-growing brand into a real estate powerhouse.Starns has more than 20 years of experience building two of the biggest names in consumer tech, Amazon and Microsoft, giving her a unique perspective on the tech developments in the real estate industry. During the episode, Starns shares her thoughts on the state of tech in the housing industry compared to other tech industries, addressing the idea that housing has been historically behind when it comes to tech. 

John talks about starting Yodle right after college, yellow pages, inside sales at Yodle and ProfitFuel, growth companies and almost taking Yodle public, Yodle's acquisition by web.com, founding OJO, how he's using his learnings from Yodle to lead OJO, his father's construction business, and his advice to other entrepreneurs.

In this episode, we sit with Karen Starns to talk about her experience as a marketer and how she's carried her experience forward to her position as CMO at OJO Labs. https://www.cavesocial.com/karen-starns/

Hey everybody---My guest today is charles mylinsky--- charles was part of the original team that started jet.com and later sold to walmart for 3.3billion.  He is now  the chief product officer at OJO Labs.    I recently talked with Chris heller and found out that he joined ojolabs. Why would top talent like these two guys join a chatbot company?    I am always compelled to look deeper when I see something that looks interesting OJO labs started in 2015 and to date has raised 134M in venture capital.  How does a chatbot raise 134M dollars and capture top tier talent?  The simple answer is ---it doesnt---- not unless you have much bigger plans.    with the recent news that zillow recently announced they were buying showingtime for 500M dollars.  Zillow has made it very apparent that they are trying to be the bridge between an agent and a consumer. Looking a little deeper i found that OJO has a strategic partnership with wolfnet technologies which has 100Million property profiles similar to the size of zillow property database. They  acquired Movoto  which is a top 5 home search portal with about 20M unique visitors a month and coincidentally the the second-largest fully licensed online real estate brokerage in the US and realsaavy which is  a web development shop with a unique search function. and their whole business seems to rest on two patents around machine learning and distributed networks.  Machine learning or AI------ it needs tons of data for it to work..   Understanding that OJO’s mission to help people make better decisions through the fusion of machine learning and human intelligence?  Which is actually human assisted machine learning where humans are doing a lot of the sorting and matching as the machines  in the network learns.  Put in enough conversations and you hit an inflection point where a machine is conversant.  It can answer many routine and maybe non routine questions in a home sale or purchase. I dont actually know anything about what this company is doing or planning but, all of this seems super interesting.  Imagine You had a search portal with 20M uniques,, a zillow sized property profile database and you own a web development company and the only thing missing is millions of conversations for your AI to become conversant?   Imaging all those pieces together and what is possible is exciting.  I wonder how you might arrange them in order to capture, record and sort millions of conversations. You need an end to end marketplace---ebay, airbnb, etc.  The thing with marketplaces is that they are incredibly difficult to build---the good news is that if you can build it they are indestructible as long as both the buyer and seller are capturing value. The foundation of a marketplace is trust and the sad piece of truth about this industry is that there is too much agent turnover for most consumers to distinguish between a good agent or a bad agent. Good information or bad information. If agents would like to get qualified consumer leads it makes sense that the consumer would want a qualified agent lead--- could a personalized and customized technology solve both sides of the equation.  OK--enough of my rambling

Hey everybody---My guest today is charles mylinsky--- charles was part of the original team that started jet.com and later sold to walmart for 3.3billion.  He is now  the chief product officer at OJO Labs.    I recently talked with Chris heller and found out that he joined ojolabs. Why would top talent like these two guys join a chatbot company?    I am always compelled to look deeper when I see something that looks interesting OJO labs started in 2015 and to date has raised 134M in venture capital.  How does a chatbot raise 134M dollars and capture top tier talent?  The simple answer is ---it doesnt---- not unless you have much bigger plans.    with the recent news that zillow recently announced they were buying showingtime for 500M dollars.  Zillow has made it very apparent that they are trying to be the bridge between an agent and a consumer. Looking a little deeper i found that OJO has a strategic partnership with wolfnet technologies which has 100Million property profiles similar to the size of zillow property database. They  acquired Movoto  which is a top 5 home search portal with about 20M unique visitors a month and coincidentally the the second-largest fully licensed online real estate brokerage in the US and realsaavy which is  a web development shop with a unique search function. and their whole business seems to rest on two patents around machine learning and distributed networks.  Machine learning or AI------ it needs tons of data for it to work..   Understanding that OJO’s mission to help people make better decisions through the fusion of machine learning and human intelligence?  Which is actually human assisted machine learning where humans are doing a lot of the sorting and matching as the machines  in the network learns.  Put in enough conversations and you hit an inflection point where a machine is conversant.  It can answer many routine and maybe non routine questions in a home sale or purchase. I dont actually know anything about what this company is doing or planning but, all of this seems super interesting.  Imagine You had a search portal with 20M uniques,, a zillow sized property profile database and you own a web development company and the only thing missing is millions of conversations for your AI to become conversant?   Imaging all those pieces together and what is possible is exciting.  I wonder how you might arrange them in order to capture, record and sort millions of conversations. You need an end to end marketplace---ebay, airbnb, etc.  The thing with marketplaces is that they are incredibly difficult to build---the good news is that if you can build it they are indestructible as long as both the buyer and seller are capturing value. The foundation of a marketplace is trust and the sad piece of truth about this industry is that there is too much agent turnover for most consumers to distinguish between a good agent or a bad agent. Good information or bad information. If agents would like to get qualified consumer leads it makes sense that the consumer would want a qualified agent lead--- could a personalized and customized technology solve both sides of the equation.  OK--enough of my rambling

Former Keller Williams CEO Chris Heller On Real Estate Investing: Discovering Multifamily Podcast Episode 99On this episode of Discovering Multifamily, Chris Heller joins us as formerly the CEO of Keller Williams. Chris Heller earned his real estate license when he was 20 years old and went on to build one of the most successful real estate teams in the United States. Named President of KW Worldwide in 2010, Heller launched the company’s first regions outside of North America, leading Keller Williams to record productivity and profitability markers. Chris is now the Chief Real Estate Officer of OJO Labs where we discuss innovative technology for real estate. Podcast Links: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discovering-multifamily/id1506820688#episodeGuid=Buzzsprout-3366217 Website: www.redknightproperties.com/media Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gfcVc3p Links/Shout-Outs Mentioned: www.redknightproperties.com - Red Knight Properties Websitehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/chiefrealestateofficerojolabs/ - Chris Heller LinkedIn#financialfreedom #passiveinvesting #activeinvesting #investsmart #investwisely #buildingwealth #multifamily #podcast #Red Knight Properties

What if you could get advice from an agent who sold over 4,000 homes in their career? This is what the Agent Power Huddle is all about! Today we have Chris Heller of OJO Labs talking about his journey to selling 4,000 homes, running Keller Williams, and starting his new company.

How do you pull off the biggest business deal of your life... while a pandemic changes all the rules? That's what John Berkowitz of OJO Labs pulled off, raising $68.1 million in the process. And here's the craziest part: The pandemic may have been the thing that made it all possible.

How do you pull off the biggest business deal of your life... while a pandemic changes all the rules? That's what John Berkowitz of OJO Labs pulled off, raising $68.1 million in the process. And here's the craziest part: The pandemic may have been the thing that made it all possible.

Chris Heller, "The Secret to getting what you want is having the willingness to do whatever it takes" Chief Real Estate Officer at OJO Labs shares valuable advice over his impressive career on Global Luxury Real Estate Mastermind with Michael Valdes Podcast #146Chris Heller is someone I truly admire in the business. He is a legend having been the former CEO of Keller Williams Worldwide and leading a team that sold over 100 homes consistently every year for the last 3 decades. A truly astonishing feat. He has very kindly shared some great career and life lessons in our informative talk.More About Chris Heller: As Chief Real Estate Officer of OJO Labs, Chris is shaping partner strategies, creating a cohesive structure between real estate professionals and OJO, and accelerating adoption in the industry. Chris Heller brings deep industry and leadership expertise having held influential positions for more than 3 decades.Formerly the CEO of Keller Williams, Chris Heller earned his real estate license when he was 20 years old and went on to build one of the most successful real estate teams in the United States. From his selection as Rookie of the Year in 1989 to being the top-producing agent in San Diego County and the #1 Keller Williams associate in all of North America, Heller has earned the respect of colleagues and clients for the results he delivers. Under Heller’s leadership, the Chris Heller Real Estate Team has sold more than 100 homes a year for almost three decades.Named President of KW Worldwide in 2010, Heller launched the company’s first regions outside of North America, leading Keller Williams to record productivity and profitability markers. His vision and leadership helped grow the Company into the most dominant worldwide real estate franchise in history. In 2015 Heller was named CEO of KWRI, where is led the transformation into the technology company KW is today as well as record growth and profitability.Heller joined mellohome as Chief Executive Officer in February 2018. Known to be a charismatic, visionary leader, with an extraordinary ability to build innovative, high performing teams, Heller oversees cross-functional groups tasked with creating simpler and smarter home buying, financing and improvement experiences for the American consumer. Under Heller’s leadership, mellohome has flourished, quickly {doubling} its forecasted growth and driving significant change within the experiential and product landscape for the homeownership industry at large. Wanting to spread the tips he's learned over the years, Chris also became a member of the Agent Advice Editorial Board, which is working to help all real estate agents find their own path to success.   About Michael Valdes: Michael Valdes is the newly named President of eXp Global at eXp Realty. Previously Michael was the senior vice president of global servicing for Realogy Corporation, one of the world's largest real estate companies and parent to Coldwell Banker, C21 and Sotheby’s.Earlier in his career, Mr. Valdes was Director of Private Banking at Deutsche Bank for just under a decade where he oversaw a book of business of just under $1 billion. He has the distinction of being the first Director in the United States of Latino descent. Mr. Valdes is the Chair of the AREAA Global Advisory Board and co-host of the 2020 AREAA Global Luxury Summit. He is also a current member of the NAHREP Corporate Board of Governors and a member of Forbes' Real Estate Council. Additionally, he is the Executive Chair of the ONE VOZ, Hispanic ERG for the firm and a member of Forbes Real Estate Council. He is a former Board Member of Mount Sinai Hospital in Miami Beach as well as the Shanti Organization in San Francisco. Michael was also a Board Member of Pink & Blue for 2, an organization started by Olivia Newton-John to promote breast and prostate cancer awareness.

The pandemic is not only changing lifestyle decisions across the country, it's transforming how consumers search for and select their next home. Ojo Labs was well positioned for the pandemic. The Austin-based real estate tech startup completed a major acquisition earlier this year to feed it's AI platform with buyers and sellers. In this episode, ABJ Managing Editor Will Anderson chats with Co-Founder and CEO John Berkowitz, who recaps a hectic year of exponential growth for Ojo Labs.

In today's Daily Download episode, HousingWire covers an announcement that Home Point Financial has launched a new community foundation with a $1 million grant.For some background on the story, here's a summary of the article: Home Point Financial announced on Friday the launch of its charitable community foundation with an initial pledge of $1 million dedicated to funding 50 new minority and female-owned brokerages.In the midst of the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts National Fuse Conference, Home Point announced the initial $1 million in grant money will be distributed in coordination with AIME's latest diversity initiative, the Spark program.According to Home Point, the foundation's goal is to empower individuals to achieve their dreams through “investment, education and support.”“One of the core beliefs of Home Point Financial is giving back,” said Lisa Patterson, Home Point chief origination officer. “But as a business we're committed to the independent mortgage broker. So, we wanted to take that a step further and create additional opportunities for those individuals who have aspirations of opening their own mortgage broker company, specifically in underrepresented groups.”In total, the Home Point foundation will allocate grants to 25 minority and 25 female-owned mortgage brokerages. Awards include one $50,000 grant, four $25,000 grants and 20 $17,500 grants per group.Following the main story, HousingWire covers a newly launched referral network from OJO Labs, the OJO Select Network, which is an agent referral program that matches top performing agents with ready homebuyers or sellers based on an understanding of the agent's skill set and the consumer's need, and a digital expansion from Fidelity National Financial that is intended to help prevent the rapid spread of wire fraud.The Daily Download examines the most compelling articles reported from the HousingWire newsroom. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsroom that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Alcynna Lloyd.HousingWire articles covered in this episode:Home Point Financial launches community foundation with initial $1 million grantOJO Labs rolls out agent referral networkFidelity National Financial expands its digital options to help prevent wire fraud

In this episode, OJO Labs Chief Real Estate and real estate team leader, Chris Heller returns to the Kevin and Fred show. With everything happening in the real estate market, from a pandemic standpoint, what’s going on with interest rates and inventory; this is a great time to talk to Chris about the trends he’s seeing and what real estate agents should be doing right now. OJO Labs recently launched The Select Network, a referral network that delivers the best real estate talent to consumers. Chris also has an interesting perspective on the market right now, and how the change in consumer demands have impacted the market.    Chris is the Chief Real Estate Officer at OJO Labs. Founder and owner of The Heller Real Estate Group. As Chief Real Estate Officer of OJO Labs, Chris is shaping partner strategies, creating a cohesive structure between real estate professionals and OJO, and accelerating adoption in the industry. Chris Heller brings deep industry and leadership expertise having held influential positions for more than 3 decades.   The combination of lockdown-driven real estate needs, low inventory and super low interest rates has created a unique real estate market, and made this an interesting time to be a real estate professional. Consumer behavior has shifted radically, with people re-evaluating where they live and making moves to find a home that fits in with their new lifestyles. The most successful agents are leaning into the consumer demands and establishing strategies to help people navigate this new normal. In Chris’ words, “instead of wondering when we’ll go back to normal, we need to really re-evaluate what we mean by normal.”  For more information visit, https://selectnetwork.ojo.com/rise/index_new.php?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=ch&utm_campaign=own_announcement#/    Guest Info   Chris is the Chief Real Estate Officer at OJO Labs. Founder and owner of The Heller Real Estate Group. As Chief Real Estate Officer of OJO Labs, Chris is shaping partner strategies, creating a cohesive structure between real estate professionals and OJO, and accelerating adoption in the industry. Chris Heller brings deep industry and leadership expertise having held influential positions for more than 3 decades. For more information visit, https://selectnetwork.ojo.com/rise/index_new.php?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=ch&utm_campaign=own_announcement#/ 

About the Episode On this episode, I’m joined by tech entrepreneur, and founder of Yodle Inc and OJOLabs, John Berkowitz, a man who is revolutionizing how consumers make decisions with what he calls “the most expensive refrigerator magnet for agents.” After starting Yodle in college and growing it to a tech brand that sold for over $300 million, and dealing with some of the challenges and stresses that come with being a first-time founder, John decided to build a business that could allow him to make a bigger impact, and he found something that fulfilled his priority for a high-magnitude opportunity.     Building meaningful business platforms that defy the status-quo has long been in John’s DNA. Fueled with the vision to build a product that would truly meet and serve consumers’ needs for valuable information, John co-founded and launched OJO Labs in 2015. OJO Labs has quickly become a leader in conversational AI technology with a powerful team working toward developing the best product possible, and a sizable opportunity meeting the perfect set of resources along key partnerships at the right time. John’s dedication to establishing a positive work environment has resulted in OJO Labs being recognized among the best places to work nationally by Inc. Magazine, Fortune Magazine, Built In and Comparably, and regionally by the Austin Chamber of Commerce and Austin Business Journal multiple years in a row. Recently, John was named to Swanepoel’s SP200 and The Most Powerful Technology Executives in The Residential Real Estate Brokerage Industry list.   Understanding the pains of what it means to run your own business and be fully accountable, and the level of responsibility to serve the end user is what drives him, and that’s what drove the creation of OJO.    There are so many challenges that come with running a business, and what people don’t talk about is how much long-term stress the people who run these businesses take on. In order to overcome the stress, it’s important to have a greater goal or purpose behind the business because that’s what will fuel them through all of the phases, and fuel them to stay focused on what matters.     The thing about business is, whether you run a small company or a large operation; no matter what reason you have for being in business, the journey is not easy. Companies are really hard to build and maintain, and what makes it easier is really having a North star that guides you, and being driven by the mission to solve a problem, not the outcome. If we’re driven by that we’ll always focus on what will benefit the end-user. In Today’s Episode, We Talk About; - John’s journey as an entrepreneur prior to real estate and starting Yodle at 21.  - Exiting Yodle and the importance of being led by value not the goal to exit the business.  - Entrepreneurial PTSD and the challenges founders face  - The journey of OJOLabs and why John chose it as his next venture after Yodle. - The difference between real AI and what people say AI is. - Scaling and its connection to a lack of entrepreneurial desire.  - What John is excited about, what he has changed his mind on and something surprising about him.  - The value of earned trust, and why it’s what makes a real difference in business.  What doesn’t exist today is a consumer trusting a product or company  Guest Info   John Berkowitz is the Co-founder and CEO of OJO Labs, an Austin-based company that has quickly become a leader in conversational AI technology. With the application of its patented AI, OJO empowers people to make better decisions through the fusion of machine and human intelligence by automating lead conversations for agents and creating data-driven, personalized experiences for consumers. John’s track record of building and scaling successful, mission-driven technology companies with award-winning workplaces paved the way for the formation of OJO in 2015. John’s dedication toward building a positive work environment led to OJO being named to Comparably’s 2018 Best Company Culture list, and Built In Austin’s Best Places to Work in 2019.    Prior to founding OJO, John co-founded Yodle, and was instrumental in building it into a $200M+ revenue leader in the online marketing space with more than 50,000 SMB customers and over 1,400 employees. In February 2016, Yodle was acquired by Web.com in a $342 million all cash transaction. Recently, John was named to Swanepoel’s SP200 and The Most Powerful Technology Executives in The Residential Real Estate Brokerage Industry list. John is actively involved in nonprofits, and currently serves as CASA’s board president, using his entrepreneurial background and resources to fight for the welfare of children in the communities he operates in.

Current Chief RE Office of OJO Labs and former CEO of Keller Williams, Chris Heller earned his real estate license when he was 20 years old and went on to build one of the most successful real estate teams in the United States. Mindset and momentum are critical to getting to the top. A conversation on how being persistent and consistent will get you to the top. "Learning what to do is almost as important as learning what not to do.”  Chris Heller Chris’s attributes to succeed at the highest level Integrity Consistency Bandwidth Being prospecting based Constantly be creating new relationships As Chief Real Estate Officer of OJO Labs, Chris is shaping partner strategies, creating a cohesive structure between real estate professionals and OJO, and accelerating adoption in the industry. Chris Heller brings deep industry and leadership expertise having held influential positions for more than 3 decades.   Join our September 10th MeetUp Special Celebrity Guest Michael Bernoff – Author Average Sucks Co-hosted by David and Art Martiroso www.davidsMeetUp.com   Check out our latest products Expired School https://expired.schoolforrealtors.com/    Please check out our lead sponsors www.vulcan7.com/pathtomastery 2 weeks only $49.00   www.Landvoice.com/pathtomastery 3 months special offer   YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/hillteam17   Free Audible Book www.davidsfreebook.com   Facebook – Please follow and join my Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/ptmastery/   LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidihill  

This week, the Housing News Podcast features a bonus crossover episode from HousingWire's Daily Download.In this episode, HousingWire Magazine Editor Kelsey Ramírez interviews OJO Labs Chief Marketing Officer Karen Starns about the role of marketing in the housing industry's changing landscape.For some background on the interview:This year the unprecedented outbreak of COVID-19 and the response from local, state and even the national government changed how business operate, where they operate from and importantly, their marketing strategies.The housing industry fluctuates quickly, creating the need for consistent changes in marketing strategy, but with the onset of COVID-19 many companies were forced to pivot with little to no notice.Spoiler alert: HousingWire 2020 Woman of Influence Karen Starns spoke with us about the role marketers played in the COVID-19 crisis. She explained that marketers need to find out what works for them and double down on it, however they should always have an experimental campaign in the works.“Never be afraid to try something new,” Starns said in the interview.Starns is a force within the consumer tech space. As chief marketing officer at OJO Labs, Starns focuses her attention on the revamping of OJO Labs' brand to better reach a rapidly increasing number of consumers through the company's proprietary AI advisor for homebuying. Starns is featured heavily in our 2020 HousingWire Magazine redesigned August issue. To access our all-new magazine and HW+ premium content, sign up here.The Housing News Podcast is a weekly wrap of the top news stories by HousingWire CEO Clayton Collins. Each week, HousingWire interviews financial services experts who can help make sense of the latest headlines, sponsored by our partners at Arch MI and Quicken Loans Mortgage Services.Here are links to the topics discussed:HW Women of Influence Program Details

As the Chief Real Estate Officer of OJO Labs, Chris Heller is at the forefront of artificial intelligence and real estate. OJO helps connect people with answers to their real estate questions immediately, using a mixture of real human interaction and AI. During COVID-19, it’s been an especially useful tool as more consumers are using online resources to shop and search for a home. As home buying changes, OJO helps showcase the tools available to provide a really great experience that is more personalized and tailored to buyers. In this episode, Emily and Chris talk about the changes happening in virtual real estate transactions, what COVID-19 could mean for future home sales, how pent up demand could affect the market—and how working remotely has changed people’s behaviors and relationships. This interview is available on YouTube here. Follow Chris on LinkedIn and Twitter, and through his personal website. Wanna hear more? You can check all of our ScratchThat episodes on Anchor, SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play. Subscribe today!

In today's Daily Download episode, HousingWire interviews OJO Labs Chief Marketing Officer Karen Starns, who was recently named a HousingWire 2020 Woman of Influence winner, about marketing in the housing industry's changing landscape.Here's some background on the conversation:This year the unprecedented outbreak of COVID-19 and the response from local, state and even the national government changed how business operate, where they operate from and importantly, their marketing strategies. The housing industry fluctuates quickly, creating the need for consistent changes in marketing strategy, but with the onset of COVID-19 many companies were forced to pivot with little to no notice. Spoiler alert: HousingWire 2020 Woman of Influence Karen Starns spoke with us about the role marketers played in the COVID-19 crisis. She explained that marketers need to find out what works for them and double down on it, however they should always have an experimental campaign in the works. “Never be afraid to try something new,” Starns said in the interview.  Starns is a force within the consumer tech space. As chief marketing officer at OJO Labs, Starns focuses her attention on the revamping of OJO Labs' brand to better reach a rapidly increasing number of consumers through the company's proprietary AI advisor for homebuying. Starns is featured heavily in our 2020 HousingWire Magazine redesigned August issue. To sign up for our all-new magazine and access our HW+ premium content, sign up here. The Daily Download examines the most compelling articles reported from the HousingWire newsroom. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsroom that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Alcynna Lloyd.HousingWire articles covered in this episode:HW Women of Influence Program Details

The real estate industry is constantly changing. And now, with COVID-19 impacting consumer behavior, these changes are happening faster than ever before. On today’s podcast with former Keller Williams CEO Chris Heller, we talk about what today’s home buyers want and how artificial intelligence is transforming the home-buying process. Listen and learn what Chris and OJO Labs are doing to change the industry, the role agents will play in tomorrow’s high-tech real estate transactions, and more.

The real estate industry is constantly changing. And now, with COVID-19 impacting consumer behavior, these changes are happening faster than ever before. On today’s podcast with former Keller Williams CEO Chris Heller, we talk about what today’s home buyers want and how artificial intelligence is transforming the home-buying process. Listen and learn what Chris and OJO Labs are doing to change the industry, the role agents will play in tomorrow’s high-tech real estate transactions, and more. Sponsors  Rebus University – Get Over $10,000 in Real Estate Training for as Little as $97 at  futureofrealestatetraining.com  MyOutDesk – Book a FREE Business Strategy Session and See How to Grow Your Business with the Help of a Virtual Assistant at  myoutdesk.com FREE Resources for Real Estate Agents   Join the FREE Agent Success Toolbox and Get Immediate Access to Over 200 Real Estate Downloads Claim Your FREE Copy of Pat Hiban’s Best-Selling Book: 6 Steps to 7 Figures Claim Your FREE Copy of Tribe of Millionaires by Pat Hiban and David Osborn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Daily Dispatch, Brad is joined by Chris Heller, chief real estate officer at OJO Labs. The idea of home buying and selling may not be a priority for everyone right now, but don't mistake the lack inventory as a sign of increased demand.

In today's Daily Download episode, HW+ Managing Editor Brena Nath covers a PULSE article from former Mortgage Bankers Association President David Stevens on his thoughts on how the Federal Housing Finance Agency's actions have resulted in significant credit contraction for the mortgage industry.In his HousingWire PULSE article, Stevens says:It is now over one month since the CARES Act was passed, creating a blanket forbearance option for all borrowers in a GSE, FHFA, VA, or USDA loan to skip six to 12 months of payments. Legislation established by Congress with the intent of calming concerns of homeowners across the country has thrust an entirely new credit availability contraction over the entire nation.Because of the rush to pass legislation, the unforeseen adverse impacts could not have been fully vetted in advance. As a result, we found a multitude of challenges, but it really came down to these two:How would mortgage servicers come up with the tens of billions in needed advances to bond holders of loans in forbearance?What about borrowers who went into forbearance after settlement and before the loans were sold to the GSEs or into GNMA securities?Unfortunately, the FHFA director made some unwelcome judgmental comments and policy decisions that have resulted in an unprecedented tightening of credit across the entire mortgage industry, threatening to impair a key sector of the economy that some economists were expecting would help lead us back to recovery.Following the main story, HousingWire Digital Producer Alcynna Lloyd covers Fannie Mae's announcement that more than 1 million of its borrowers are already in forbearance, plans by the nation's top GSEs to make payments directly to investors for loans that stay in forbearance longer than four months, and a report from OJO Labs that details how COVID-19 has changed the mindset of U.S. potential homebuyers.The Daily Download examines the most captivating articles reported from the HousingWire newsroom. Each afternoon, HousingWire provides its readers with a deeper look into the stories that are not only chronicling the biggest announcements within the housing finance industry but are also helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Alcynna Lloyd.HousingWire articles covered in this episode:[PULSE] David Stevens: FHFA actions resulted in unprecedented tightening of creditFannie Mae already has 1 million mortgages in forbearance, but thinks that number may doubleFannie Mae, Freddie Mac are preparing to cover servicers' advances on loans in forbearance

About the Episode On this episode, I’m joined by tech entrepreneur, and founder of Yodle Inc and OJOLabs, John Berkowitz, a man who is revolutionizing how consumers make decisions with what he calls “the most expensive refrigerator magnet for agents.” After starting Yodle in college and growing it to a tech brand that sold for over $300 million, and dealing with some of the challenges and stresses that come with being a first-time founder, John decided to build a business that could allow him to make a bigger impact, and he found something that fulfilled his priority for a high-magnitude opportunity.     Building meaningful business platforms that defy the status-quo has long been in John’s DNA. Fueled with the vision to build a product that would truly meet and serve consumers’ needs for valuable information, John co-founded and launched OJO Labs in 2015. OJO Labs has quickly become a leader in conversational AI technology with a powerful team working toward developing the best product possible, and a sizable opportunity meeting the perfect set of resources along key partnerships at the right time. John’s dedication to establishing a positive work environment has resulted in OJO Labs being recognized among the best places to work nationally by Inc. Magazine, Fortune Magazine, Built In and Comparably, and regionally by the Austin Chamber of Commerce and Austin Business Journal multiple years in a row. Recently, John was named to Swanepoel’s SP200 and The Most Powerful Technology Executives in The Residential Real Estate Brokerage Industry list.   Understanding the pains of what it means to run your own business and be fully accountable, and the level of responsibility to serve the end user is what drives him, and that’s what drove the creation of OJO.    There are so many challenges that come with running a business, and what people don’t talk about is how much long-term stress the people who run these businesses take on. In order to overcome the stress, it’s important to have a greater goal or purpose behind the business because that’s what will fuel them through all of the phases, and fuel them to stay focused on what matters.     The thing about business is, whether you run a small company or a large operation; no matter what reason you have for being in business, the journey is not easy. Companies are really hard to build and maintain, and what makes it easier is really having a North star that guides you, and being driven by the mission to solve a problem, not the outcome. If we’re driven by that we’ll always focus on what will benefit the end-user. In Today’s Episode, We Talk About; - John’s journey as an entrepreneur prior to real estate and starting Yodle at 21.  - Exiting Yodle and the importance of being led by value not the goal to exit the business.  - Entrepreneurial PTSD and the challenges founders face  - The journey of OJOLabs and why John chose it as his next venture after Yodle. - The difference between real AI and what people say AI is. - Scaling and its connection to a lack of entrepreneurial desire.  - What John is excited about, what he has changed his mind on and something surprising about him.  - The value of earned trust, and why it’s what makes a real difference in business.  What doesn’t exist today is a consumer trusting a product or company  Guest Info   John Berkowitz is the Co-founder and CEO of OJO Labs, an Austin-based company that has quickly become a leader in conversational AI technology. With the application of its patented AI, OJO empowers people to make better decisions through the fusion of machine and human intelligence by automating lead conversations for agents and creating data-driven, personalized experiences for consumers. John’s track record of building and scaling successful, mission-driven technology companies with award-winning workplaces paved the way for the formation of OJO in 2015. John’s dedication toward building a positive work environment led to OJO being named to Comparably’s 2018 Best Company Culture list, and Built In Austin’s Best Places to Work in 2019.    Prior to founding OJO, John co-founded Yodle, and was instrumental in building it into a $200M+ revenue leader in the online marketing space with more than 50,000 SMB customers and over 1,400 employees. In February 2016, Yodle was acquired by Web.com in a $342 million all cash transaction. Recently, John was named to Swanepoel’s SP200 and The Most Powerful Technology Executives in The Residential Real Estate Brokerage Industry list. John is actively involved in nonprofits, and currently serves as CASA’s board president, using his entrepreneurial background and resources to fight for the welfare of children in the communities he operates in.

In our 4th episode, we discuss Airbnb taking over the travel industry, why For Sale By Owners are on the decline across the US. Bulk Pickup gems in Hamden Connecticut. Stop & Shop Strike for a better contract, All the single ladies dominating the housing market, and the tech startup, Ojo Labs working on exciting Artifical Intelligence to help in the Real Estate market.     Closing Time Podcast is on: Facebook Instagram    Connect with: Abby Breau Joe Aguiar   Website

OVERVIEW Listen in as I interview John Berkowitz, Co-Founder and CEO of OJO Labs in Austin, Texas.  As we enter the early days of the 4th Industrial Revolution, the convergence of large amounts of data being capture on various devices and distributed computing power has ushered in a new world of artificial intelligence and machine learning.  Many new commercial iterations AI have focused on service industries and trying to create applications that can service consumers better than the level of service historically provided by humans.  John provides his thoughts on the promise of AI in real estate and what OJO Labs is doing to help both consumers and agents get value out this new technology. JOHN'S THOUGHTS: AI is technology that allows machines to perform tasks that previously were better performed by humans Artificial General Intelligence is where machines are able to “think” like humans and we are far away from that level of AI More narrow AI based on natural language processing, visual perception and pattern recognition is available today OJO launched in 2015 and it was not initially designed to be an AI company.  It is now focused on helping consumers make better decisions. Initially launched a text bot and tested with consumers and learned that consumers will ask questions that they might not ask with humans but that the technology needed to be conversational in nature They are still very early in their tech development process OJO is trying to solve the problem where prospective home buyers are unwilling to talk with a human early in their home search process and provide them with meaningful assistance that can eventually act as a bridge to real estate agents OJO's customer is the consumer but deeply believes that real estate professionals are essential to a consumer's real estate journey Biggest challenge is trying to develop an application based on a complex and changing consumer dynamic He sees technology as reducing the number of agents necessary to service the demand but does not see the agent role going away LINKS www.ojolabs.com www.whatmatters.com  

John Berkowitz is CEO & Co-Founder of OJO Labs in Austin.   Before launching OJO, John founded Yodle, a provider of local online advertising and marketing services, in 2005 with his childhood friends Ben Rubenstein and Nathaniel Stevens. They grew it to a large company with more than 1,500 employees and $200 million in revenue. In 2016, Web.com bought Yodle for $342 million.   At Yodle, John served many roles including launching and managing the 50m enterprise division of Yodle and most recently managing all strategic relationships for Yodle as Vice President of Business Development.   In Austin, John also serves on the board of CASA of Travis County, a children's advocacy organization and sits on the board of several young companies as an entrepreneurial advisor. Berkowitz has a B.A. in International Business from George Washington University.

Description Brandon Hays and Pete Brooks join the Tech Done Right podcast to discuss career development. We'll discuss some career development questions like: What makes somebody a senior developer? How do you acquire senior developer skills? What can you do to prepare yourself for a lifetime career and ensure that you are properly valued? Show Notes Pete Brooks: Software Developer at Table XI (http://www.tablexi.com/). Author of "How I landed my first programming job" (http://www.tablexi.com/developers/first-programming-job/) Brandon Hays (https://twitter.com/tehviking): “My friend” and line-level developer at OJO Labs (https://www.ojolabs.com/) 02:07 - Classifying Yourself as a Developer - The Conjoined Triangles of Senior-Level Development (12 Traits Blog Post) (http://frontside.io/blog/2016/07/07/the-conjoined-triangles-of-senior-level-development.html) 05:51 - Working Independently" “Throw a couple juniors at it!” 09:19 - What does it meant to progress? - Brandon Hays: The long strange trip as a software developer @ RubyConf 2016 (http://confreaks.tv/videos/rubyconf2016-the-long-strange-trip-of-a-senior-developer) - Brandon Hays: Hacking Spacetime for a Successful Career @ RubyConf 2015 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrLDU6u_-rY) - Occam’s Razor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam's_razor) 13:43 - Quantifying Value and Talking About Money 17:27 - The Cult of the New: The Approach to Technology and Breaking Into the Industry - Impostor Syndrome (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome) 22:54 - Learning New Things and Becoming Professionally Proficient; Levelling - Software Engineer Career Ladder (http://www.myescareer.com/explore-career-ladders/engineering/software-engineer.aspx) 32:04 - When do I need to move on? Where do I see myself going? 34:20 - What should new developers be doing? Resources: Brandon: - John Allspaw: On Being A Senior Engineer (http://www.kitchensoap.com/2012/10/25/on-being-a-senior-engineer/) - Find and befriend a software developer with 25+ years of experience. Pete: Keep following your interests. Special Guests: Brandon Hays and Pete Brooks .