Founders Podcast

Today's podcast features Josh Phegan with Anthony Moustacas of Moustacas Legal talking about why having a great solicitor relationship is so important. Anthony explains what it takes to run a great legal firm, the services a solicitor provides, and how they ensure transactional confidence. They discuss the digital forms and systems Moustacas Legal uses, how they keep communications fast, and how t...

This podcast features Josh Phegan talking with Angus Ferguson of Found It about the rise of buyer's agents and why they are so prevalent now. Angus relates his journey to creating Found It, and how his technology-enabled buyers agency works to match buyers with properties quickly and easily. Angus and Josh discuss the advantages of partnering with sales agents, what the Found It platform actually...

In today's podcast, Josh Phegan interviews Damian Merchan of Sonar for his insights on improving business performance. They talk about the purpose of measurement and the numbers to watch, how they bring the data that matters to agents, and the metrics that help to move property. Top performing agencies simply have great data, and Damian explains how Sonar is designed for high performance, how they...

In today's podcast, Josh Phegan is joined by Damien Deckert of connectnow Moving Services. Damien and Josh talk about delivering a higher-quality service through the power of connections. They discuss the importance of the human experience and differences in service between homeowners and businesses. Damien steps through the services connectnow provides, describes their dynamic real estate partner...

In this episode, Josh Phegan is joined by Joel Arnold, CRO at iD4me, to talk about staying ahead of the data curve. Joel promotes iD4me as providing one of the best datasets in the country and explains how real estate agents use those datasets. They discuss access, compliance, sourcing and integrity of the data provided, simple yet powerful ways the search function can be used, they share use case...

In today's podcast, Josh Phegan is joined by Real Flow Finance's General Manager, Michael Scaramozzino. Michael and Josh talk about improving cash flow, Real Flow's ease of use and flexibility, vendor options for marketing and payments, benefits for Landlords, agent post-sale settlement advance and equity flow services, commission advance on sale, and integration with existing technology. Michael...

In this podcast, Josh Phegan interviews Danielle Harmer of Domain on changes in the way agents and consumers are making connections. Danni and Josh discuss new ways to use the immersive experience and spatial technology, how Domain uses CoStar Group's Matterport camera technology, solutions to the pressure of up-front marketing costs, how AI has changed search, making your content more accessible,...

In today's podcast, Josh Phegan is joined by Steve Osborn from Identity Marketing to discuss what branding is and what it does for agents in the marketplace. Steve explains how Identity Marketing helps agents with branding and positioning, and defines how you want to be seen. Steve and Josh discuss how IM helps you go to the next stage of growth, achieve clarity and consistency in your messaging,...

This podcast features Josh Phegan talking with Juri Gamulin & Jason Graca of Core Studios. They explain how short-form video content is key for engagement, how to use it effectively and what it does for agents. They talk about branding, positioning, and building your digital profile with a quality provider that really works with you. They describe how Core Studios' social service provides a formul...

In this episode, Josh Phegan talks with David Bliss, Head of Sales for Reapit, about what happens inside an agent's workflow. David describes what the Reapit tech package does, and they discuss the power of workflow and doing the basics really well. They talk about the Top 100 customers and the Golden Profile, meeting ACMA requirements, Reapit's AML solution, AI-driven propensity modelling, and wh...

Today's podcast features Josh Phegan with Belinda Sinclair of Domain. They look at change, momentum and the evolution of the Industry. Belinda overviews how integrating with CoStar Group is expanding Domain's enhanced technologies and customer solutions. They discuss change as opportunity, insights into consumer expectations, utilising all the tools in your package, building an audience around soc...

Today's podcast features Josh Phegan with Belinda Sinclair, Head of Sales at Domain. Belinda shares her insights on trends she's seeing, an overview of Domain's suite of solutions for maximising the scope of your audience and exposure of your properties. She describes the Domain Platinum Edge reels feature. They discuss how data tells us about early indicators, the impact of interest rates and pri...

Today's podcast features Josh Phegan with Geoff Lewis, co-founder of BOWERBIRD Interiors, and his wife, Lauren. Geoff overviews BOWERBIRD's property design and staging services, how styling creates and activates an emotional connection to a space, and how they consider quality and scale with budget. They discuss logistics and timeframe, BOWERBIRD Interior's broad offering of services for residenti...

In today's podcast, Josh Phegan is joined by Property and Estates Law expert Anthony Moustacas of Moustacas Legal. Anthony and Josh talk about the necessity for agents to have legal counsel and representation for all aspects of what they do, what a solicitor actually does and what that relationship looks like, how they help with contract terms, disclosures and details, and why top agents choose to...

In today's podcast, I am joined by Courtney Bugeja, co-founder and CEO of SellSmart, a marketplace for services that helps agents prepare homes for market with no friction or delays. Courtney explains how the SellSmart platform works for agents and service providers, provides timelines for services, and supports funding options. We discuss how SellSmart helps agents quickly convert listing opportu...

In today's podcast, Josh Phegan is joined by Jason Graca and Juri Gamulin of Core Studios. Juri and Jason describe how Core Studios creates video, photography and social content for branding and positioning real estate agents. They discuss the importance of setting trends, choosing content types, using providers you can trust, tailoring and the art of making people want to buy. And they tell how C...

This podcast features Josh Phegan talking with Michael Scaramozzino, General Manager with Real Flow. Michael explains some of the challenges of cashflow for any size business, and how Real Flow works to remove the friction from the process, and make it quick and easy for customers and agents. He talks about how Real Flow handles payments for renovations, styling and marketing, how they support dig...

This podcast features Josh Phegan talking with Sean Scoffield, Growth and Strategic Partnerships Expert with connectnow. Sean talks about how connectnow makes quick easy work of service connections when moving in or out of a property. Sean and Josh discuss trigger points in the PM experience, how long the connection process takes, how setting up connections and making sure it's all working is a vi...

In today's podcast Josh Phegan is joined by Identity Marketing Founder Steve Osborn. Steve and Josh talk about why branding should rapidly evolve, positioning for your customer demographic, visual brand recognition, building and marketing the brand profile, website design and digital customer experience, capturing information with forms, presenting effectively for AI, and Steve explains how his co...

Today's podcast features Josh Phegan with Mark Sinclair and Lachlan Sinclair of Pendium Advisory, which specialises in real estate business and rent roll valuations, brokering and advisory. Lachlan explains the valuation formula and the advisory side of PA. Mark talks about internal sales and the importance of brokerage, and they discuss go-wrongs they've experienced and how PA helps avoid those p...

This podcast features Josh Phegan talking with David Bliss, Sales Director at Reapit. David talks about how Reapit brings all your tools together in one platform. David and Josh discuss the importance of keeping relationships personalised, when and how customers interact with your proptech, tasks the AI does for you quickly and consistently, the need for diligent organisation of data, and how Reap...

In this podcast, Josh Phegan interviews Rahul Grover, CEO at iD4me, a data source that helps you locate homeowners and their information. Rahul and Josh discuss how agents use the tool to build and maintain relationships, how to understand and use trigger points, and why you need to observe permissions. They talk about iD4me's ease of use, how it supports and enhances what you already know, and ho...

In this podcast, Josh Phegan interviews Damian Merchan, Co-founder and CEO of Sonar AI, which uses AI to connect data and boost productivity. Damian talks about his move from real estate into proptech, how to use measurements to improve performance, and synthesising metrics for more effective leadership. Damian and Josh discuss trend analysis to chart peaks and troughs, visualising and presenting...

In today's podcast, Josh Phegan is joined by Danielle Harmer, General Director of Product at Domain Group. Danielle introduces Domain's new Skylight real-time data app, which provides outstanding market awareness and insights for real estate agents. Danielle and I discuss how Domain's apps help sell marketing during the listing presentation and help you make the most of your high-value data. We al...

In this podcast, Josh Phegan interviews Kahlia Cordony, founder of Cordony Group, which provides styling and presentation services for properties. Kahlia talks about the psychology behind those often hard conversations about making a property saleable. She details upgrades that can and should be made and notes the importance of timing and urgency. Kahlia steps through the process for requesting an...