Utterly Indispensable Podcast for Estate Agents

Utterly Indispensable Podcast for Estate Agents

Hosted by: Rob Graves

Welcome to The Utterly Indispensable Podcast for Estate Agents , your go-to podcast for insights, tips, and inspiration in the world of estate agency. Join us as we interview industry experts, successful estate...

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HR, Helicopters & Tribunals: The Stuff That Can Wreck Your Business (and How to Avoid It)

If you think HR is just contracts and common sense, this episode might save you a small fortune. In this episode, I’m joined by Paul Fitzsimmons – an HR and employment law specialist who’s spent 15+ years helping...
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The Beginning of the End for Property Portals? AI, Agents and the Fight Back

What if the way buyers search for property is about to change forever?And what if estate agents finally have a way to loosen the grip of ever-rising portal fees? In this episode, I’m joined by Mal McCallion, a true...
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Why Estate Agents Don’t Need More Training… They Need Better Training

Most training in estate agency exists to stop you going to prison. Very little of it helps you win instructions, progress sales, or actually understand the law you’re meant to be complying with.  That’s why this...
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Your CRM Is Costing You Instructions (And AI Is About to Expose It)

Most estate agents think they have a CRM problem.What they really have is a data, discipline, and decision-making problem. In this episode, I’m joined by Mark Hinkins, Commercial Director at Rex, to tear into one of...
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200 Agents, One Postcode: Why Sellers Keep Choosing the Wrong Estate Agent

This episode is a proper behind-the-scenes look at how sellers choose estate agents — and why so many get it wrong. I’m joined by Colby Short, co-founder and CEO of GetAgent, the UK’s leading estate agent comparison...
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Why Your Best Team Member Might Not Be in Your Office The Real Truth About VAs in Estate Agency -Bronwyn Schmidt

Most estate agents didn’t get into this business to drown in admin… yet somehow that’s exactly what happens. In this episode, I’m joined by Bronwyn Schmidt, Operations Director at VA Central, to unpack what actually...
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Resilience, Reinvention & Ridiculously Smart Property Moves, with Aarti Patel

Aarti Patel isn’t just impressive. She’s one of those rare people who walk into your world and remind you what’s actually possible.  Her property journey didn’t begin with fanfare. It began with a disaster. The kind...
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The Compliance Horror Story Every Estate Agent Needs to Hear

Estate agents love the thrill of the chase. Listings, negotiations, deals — that’s the fun bit.Compliance? That’s the part that keeps everyone awake at night. In this episode, Amy Shields, former estate agent turned...
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Stop Playing at It: Alex Pelosi-Buchanan on Building a Proper Agency

Alex Pelosi-Buchanan is one of those leaders who doesn’t hide behind buzzwords or corporate gloss. He’s honest, sharp, commercially switched on and absolutely obsessed with doing agency properly — no shortcuts, no...
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The Broker Blueprint: Jack Durkin on Building Better, Not Bigger

Jack Durkin didn’t just launch a self-employed brokerage… he built a model that actually works. In a world where every man and his dog is suddenly a “broker,” Jack and his team at The Avenue are quietly rewriting the...
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Marketing That Actually Works: Kirsty Franks on Cutting the Crap in Estate Agency

Kirsty Franks doesn’t just “do marketing.” She dissects it. Rebuilds it. And then plugs it directly into the bloodstream of an estate agency so it actually drives revenue, not just noise. As Founder and CEO of Frank...
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Creating a Life You Love – The Garrett Maroon Way

This week I chat with Garrett Maroon — an agent, coach and all-round good guy from Virginia who built his business the hard way… then figured out how to do it the smart way. After burning out working 100-hour weeks,...
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