GSD Mode Podcast

Veronica Figueroa is back on the podcast and the timing couldn't be better because she is a MASTER of adapting her real estate business to adjust with shifting markets and recession periods! There's no doubt that with the current COVID-19 virus spreading worldwide that real estate agents and businesses are going to be directly effected, but the effect does NOT have to be negative! If you are prepa...

There's no way that you haven't heard about all the chaos regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Everywhere we look, that is all that is being reported and talked about. Although the whole world is experiencing fear and worry, we're here to help you stay calm and on track with not only your business, but your personal life as well. In this episode of Leveling Up, Joshua Smith gives you his thoughts...

Ryan Blair is the biggest inspiration and most influential person in Joshua's life by far! Having been a fan of Ryan's absolutely EPIC 1st two books and his personal journey, Joshua was absolutely stoked to be able to sit down with Ryan in his personal home and record an awesome hour-long podcast with his mentor! Inside this interview you'll find out about how finding a mentor changed Ryan's life...

We're rounding out Expired Listing Week with an awesome interview from the archives with Mike Wall, another Expired Listing EXPERT who sold over 225 homes on the year by the time we conducted this interview in November of 2016. In his 1st year, Mike sold 57 years all by himself with no support staff, and that's mostly thanks to how targeted he was within his business. He specifically targeted home...

This week on Real Estate Tips, Joshua is answering a great question from our friend Rob out of East Lansing, Michigan. Rob has been a long time listener of GSD Mode Podcast and says he finds awesome value in every episode, so we decided to break down his question because we know many of you out there will benefit from the answer as well! To set the stage, Rob has a team of six agents and wants to...

Expired Listing Week continues here at GSD Mode, and today we have this EPIC interview with Expired Listing MASTER, Aaron Wittenstein. When Joshua interviewed Aaron Wittenstein back in June of 2016 he had 12+ years of experience in the industry and had some of the most simple, effective Expired Listing and Door Knocking scripts available for any real estate agent looking to boost their business ex...

As a business owner or entrepreneur, it's important to know that no matter how hard to try, you never accomplish your goals. Instead, you grow into them. It may sound redundant, but we say it all the time because it's true - when you get clarity on your goals, you will easily identify the best plan for your business. Most entrepreneurs feel like failures once they set a huge goal, only to come up...

While the world stops everything besides turning, you can always expect GSD Mode to continuing coming through with the heat! We dove DEEP into the archives to find some of our favorite interviews from years past that focus on Expired Listings and we're gonna start out Expired Listing Week with a bang! Greg McDaniel is a partner in the McDaniel Callahan Team, one of the top teams in the East Bay, a...

Chad Nash pocketed just shy of $300k just in real estate commissions during his 1st full year as a licensed real estate agent! From a background of welfare and a family where no one ever went to college, Chad was determined to break the cycle, and he did! Obtaining a Ph. D in Research and Evaluation Methods from the University of Colorado, Chad went on to sell over $10 MILLION in volume in just 20...

Tonya Eberhardt and Michael Carr are back with a 2nd GSD Mode Podcast Interview! Tonya & Michael are the faces of Brandface and their new service, Brandface SCORE, a 6 stage process which lets their clients know where to improve their brand so they can kick ass inside their real estate business! Developing a world-class brand should be at the top of any real estate agent's priority list, check out...

There are some common questions that new real estate agents tend to ask such as, "What is the best way for me to reach new clients", or "Is door knocking profitable", or "What's the best way to get my name out there?" One common theme throughout the answer to all these questions is in the act of geographical farming. Utilizing Joshua Smith's step by step plan will help you figure out how to effici...

Matt Curtis is the owns and operates what he calls a 'teamerage', not a real estate brokerage or a real estate team, but a little bit of both! Well, whatever he is doing is obviously working because his team of 65 members closed 1,100 homes in 2019 and currently has over 3,000 5-star customer reviews! Matt and Joshua break down why he focuses on getting those 5-star reviews, what he does with them...

As a real estate agent or entrepreneur of any industry, starting off this year you may have many questions when it comes your success and sometimes it can feel like you don't have too much of an idea about where to start to ensure you have a successful year. One thing you can do to start is to begin guarding yourself from all the distractions life may throw your way. In the age of constant rising...

Santiago Arana has been named among the Top 250 Realtors in the United States by Real Trends in The Wall Street Journal for 8 consecutive years! Based in Los Angeles, Santiago has closed over $2 Billion worth of real estate, netting over $420 Million in sales volume in 2017 alone! Joshua caught up with him during April of that 2017 year as he was in the midst of his meteoric rise in the real estat...

Mike McCann has been the #1 real estate agent in Philadelphia (or Philly as he prefers to say) every single year since 1988, and he shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon! Having been around for as long as he has, Mike is just a fountain of real estate knowledge packed along with a copious amount of positivity and experience! Inside this interview Mike shares how he's manages to stay at the t...

Keven Stirdivant is the owner and President of KASE Real Estate Group, a Southern California based real estate company with over 1,000 homes sold and over $1 BILLION dollars in gross volume sales! Keven has sold over 700 homes personally, specializing in modern, contemporary, and coastal properties, has over 20 years of real estate experience, has been voted one of the Top 100 Realtors in the Unit...

One of the most important questions to ask yourself as an entrepreneur or real estate agent, is "What is my biggest obstacle preventing me from accomplishing my goals?". As we've mentioned before, will power and discipline is total BS! The top producers and achievers in the world simply do not rely on either of those. We must become clear on what our goals are, because anything we want bad enough,...

Let's be honest, everyone here is constantly looking for new and effective ways to grow their business. But, the question here is, what are you doing to make that happen? Every great business thrives off of successful systems and processes to ensure their business goes above and beyond to create that ultimate success. While you may think you have great systems, those are useless if you don't have...

Everyone has been in this situation, unfortunately. You get sick, you encounter an injury, or have to help out with a loved one going through the ladder. No matter who you are, this is never easy, and can put a damper on your business. In this episode of Leveling Up, Joshua Smith gives great information on this, as he is finally overcoming a back injury!   👉 "Triple Your Real Estate Business In 9...

Kyle Powers sold 43 homes during his 1st year as a real estate agent, totaling $7.9 MILLION in gross volume sales! While most realtors only make $10,000 during their first year, Kyle absolutely blew the doors off of that statistic and has since blazed his own trail, taking what he learned from the Real Estate Mastery Bootcamp and applying it to himself and his business and reaping the rewards. Thi...

Krista Mashore joined the podcast in Summer of 2019 and dropped some BOMBS you need to check out if you haven't seen it yet! A real estate agent turned real estate coach, Krista led her team, Homes by Krista, to 154 homes sales in just 1 year, sold 69 homes in her very 1st year as an agent and improved her business every year before decided she wanted to focus on her original passion, teaching oth...

Check out Episode 1 of the 1st ever monthly Question & Answer Facebook Live Session with Joshua Smith and Rhyan Finch! Once a month, Joshua and Rhyan sit down and stream on Facebook Live with the GSD Mode Audience and answer any and all questions, nothing is off limits! Listen along as Joshua and Rhyan dive into topics and answer questions such as 'What are some of the biggest learning experiences...

Jordan Terrell closed 27 real estate deals during his 1st licensed year and then pumped up his numbers for year 2 and close 75 deals! In his 3rd full year Jordan has built a real estate team with 9 agents and 3 support staff members on track to close 120 deals that year! This is an interview we released in Summer 2019 but may have flown under the radar for some. Upon 2nd listen, we know EVERYONE i...

Dell Costa is a top producing real estate agent who runs Dell Realty, a brokerage he owns and operates that has over 20 agents and sells 230+ homes each year! With over 17 years of real estate experience and having began his real estate career on the mortgage side, Dell is a wealth of knowledge for any agent to learn from! Topics include marketing and how to get started with marketing as a realtor...