Opening The Gates To More Listings

Today's guest is the Founder of Kate Brookfield Limited Bespoke agency specialising in creative marketing and social media led estate agency; selling happy homes for happy people and affectionately known as the homebuyers Cilla Black. She started her journey in the property world in 2002 working within a boutique, all female Estate Agency in Belsize Park and now with over 20+ years of experien...

Today's guest is a 5x Icon estate agent, eXp Agent's agent of the year twice, and 2x #International Agent for Units Sold at eXp. He is also Team Leader of the current #1 International Team for both Units Sold & Volume and has built a 6-figure estate agency in West Cumbria. Before all of this, he started his career in social lettings in 2012, joined estate agency in 2015, and then joine...

Today's guest is the owner of Real Surveying and is a residential building surveyor and valuer. She first got into surveying in early 2020, before starting full-time in 2022 and then launching her own business in August 2025. In this episode we discuss improving collaboration, RICS survey levels, the advantage of early surveys, buyer behaviour, renegotiations, property valuation process, being...

Today's guest is a consultant, trainer, mentor, and Non Executive Director for estate agency and prop tech companies, working across Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, United States and Dubai. With over 30 years of experience in all aspects of Estate Agency, he has a proven track record in both the independent and corporate world. A chief decision maker within Romans, serving as a sharehol...

Today's guest is a motivational speaker and Global Communications expert, providing talks & training to big business such as the big 3 CEO groups, where he has won business speaker of the year. With nearly 3 decades of experience, he is a world class speaker and best-selling author of IT'S A ZOO AROUND HERE & THE IMPACT CODE. He has delivered over 1,000 talks across all 5 continent...

Today's guest is the owner of Christopher Pallet and has been working in the estate agency industry since the year 2000. He worked at one of the largest estate agents in the country and became owner of Christopher Pallet at the start of 2013. In this episode we discuss his early career, business ownership, navigating crisis, seeking support, self-improvement, sobriety, technology and loads more re...

Today's guest is the Co-Founder and CFO at DeployIQ (Including Yield and DeployIQ Ventures). He has a property and automation background in making UK property companies AI-native and has been building property data products since he was a teenager. Before Yield, he led eight-figure deals for UHNW and high-profile investors, supporting low nine-figure portfolio decisions and has been involved in 70...

Today's guest started off his estate agency career as a lettings agent in Shoreditch in 2014, going on to launch his own business in 2022 and partnering with eXp in 2023. In the episode we discuss his hospitality background, early years of agency, human connection, AI, corporate shifts, rising costs, stagnating industry wages, financial strain, cold starting a new business, networking, collaborati...

Today's guest is the Managing Director at Alexander Lawrence, launching his own business at the start of 2018, having originally started as an estate agent at Countrywide back in 2003 and worked in other independent estate agent businesses. In this episode we discuss his early career and spotting a talent for sales, his Countrywide days, mentorship, the power of action and keeping things simple, l...

Today's guest is an Estate Agency Director/Partner Agent/Mentor and part of TAUK and is based in the North East Cardiff area. He joined the industry as a self-employed agent in late 2023, with no prior experience in the industry and has absolutely smashed it so far. In this episode we discuss his entry into estate agency, mentorship, business growth, community engagement, pro-active marketing, tec...

Today's guest is the Managing Director of Jamsons and first started as an estate agent back in 2004. He has worked across Lincolnshire and surrounding market towns, including Grantham, Spalding, Holbeach and Lincoln. He’s proud to have been named  Negotiator of the Year  across the UK by the Relocation Agent Network, awarded Rightmove's Mystery Shop of the Year, and recognised nationally as a  Com...

Today's guest is Sales Director @ Kotini and is a self-confessed PropTech enthusiast, having had several roles across the industry since starting as a PA at Hunters in 2012. Estate agency, proptech, women in residential property, Agents Giving Regional Ambassador, and Reach UK Mentor, means she has worn many hats throughout her career and is well positioned to advise agents on what high performanc...

Today's guest is a Strategic Advisor in Prime & Super Prime London Real Estate @ DDRE Global. He advises private clients on the sale and acquisition of £5m+ homes across Prime Central London. Over the past decade, he has successfully transacted close to £850m of property, from landmark family houses in Marylebone to lateral penthouses in Hyde Park and pied a Terre homes in Mayfair and ranked i...

In this special episode of Opening The Gates To More Listings, the tables are turned as Ben Madden interviews me to celebrate three years since launching my business and understand more behind the scenes of what has got me to where I am today. Here are some of the topics discussed in the episode: My mission to elevate estate agency standards🚀 Improve the perception of the industry🙏🏼 The power o...

Today's guest is the Managing Director at Tom Ashwood & Co. Since starting as an estate agent in 2003, he's worked in large independents and corporates, before launching his own business in late 2020. He's growing a very successful business and is a proud member of The FIA. In our conversation, we discuss his early career, operational discipline, trust, transparency, communication,...

Today's guests are a father and son duo from KMJ Property. The family business started in 2008 and has gone on to have multiple branches, win several awards and become members of The FIA. We discuss working in a family business, career paths, personal development, business strategy, operations, pricing properties, client management, networks, technology and current market conditions. If you&#3...

Today's guest is the owner of Neil Robinson Estate Agents and started in estate agenc back in 1994. He's worked in the corporate world, proptech, is a landlord and investor, plus had a brief spell under the umbrella of eXp, before launching his current business, so he certainly knows his way around the industry. In this episode we discuss launching a new business, expansion, social media,...

Today's guest is the Co-Founder of Kotini, an Innovate UK Young Innovator award winner and board member of the Open Property Data Association. Kotini helps estate agents champion their brand and deliver the onboarding experience today’s clients expect and the importance of this is discussed in the episode. Hundreds of agents across the UK, from independents to national networks, use Kotini to redu...

Today's returning guest is the Co-Founder of The Avenue and is helping some of the best estate agents build 6 figure businesses through selling the finest homes in their area. From a young age, he was immersed in property, thanks to his family's involvement in property development and then he quickly developed his own passion for property and working with people too, leading to a decade-lo...

Today's guest is the Creative Media Director at The Avenue Estate Agents and leads their creative efforts, specialising in developing high-end, bespoke marketing campaigns for luxury properties. The Avenue are a network of self-employed agents, that specialise in premium homes, combining cutting-edge marketing with a personal touch. Their marketing includes HDR photography, presenter-led 4K vi...

Today's guest is Head of Marketing at John D Wood & Co, a company that was founded in 1872 and has 30 offices across London and the South of England. He joined on a growth agenda to accelerate the John D Wood & Co. brand from an awareness and lead generation perspective and has led all marketing and brand efforts as part of the senior leadership team, reporting to the MD, building and reta...

Today's guest is a self-employed estate agent working alongside Yopa. He started his career in estate agency in 2003, working his way up from a trainee negotiator to a successful branch manager, covering all aspects of the business and then regional manager for London in a national business. He's worked at some of the largest and most well known estate agents in the country, such as Haart,...

Today's guest is the Managing Director at NurtureCloud, which is part of the Ray White Group in Australia and is now bringing AI-driven prospecting technology to UK estate agents, designed to convert dormant database contacts into active listing opportunities. With deep expertise in SaaS and B2B models, he brings a wealth of experience to this conversation, having held senior roles across the...

Today's guests are a mother and daughter duo, who are the CEO and Sales Manager at Elite Home Staging and also co-host the 'Power of We' podcast. The entrepreneurial career began with a purse and jewellery business, which turned into a passion for design and into a profession. After building and designing her own house, a request to stage one of the most famous athlete’s of all time multi-million-...

Today's guest is Director of Diomed Consulting, a Board Member of Women In Estate Agency, a mentor with Agents Together and was previously Managing Director of Property Academy. With over 20 years’ experience in operations, people, and performance, she's built a career around making things work calmly, efficiently, and with laser focus. She has worked with leaders and teams to unlock their potenti...