Simon Gates

Opening The Gates To More Listings

Opening The Gates To More Listings with Simon Gates is a podcast designed to help estate agents find more listings and increase the profitability of their business. There will be a variety of different guests across the industry being interviewed to share their knowledge on how to achieve this.

Author

Simon Gates

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Education

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Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 162: Simon Leadbetter 14.02.2025

Today's returning guest for an unprecedented third time is the founder of We Are Unchained, a strategic marketing consultancy that helps businesses grow faster by enhancing their market insight, strategy, activity, and talent. Over his 8 years experience in the estate agency industry, he has worked with Countrywide, Fine & Country, Keller Williams, and Knight Frank. He's also a mentor at Agent...

Episode 161: Verona Frankish 13.02.2025

Today's guest is the CEO of Yopa Property, Chair of Women in Estate Agency Committee, and a board advisor for Propflo. Her journey to holding very senior positions in the property industry is incredibly motivating and I couldn't help but be very inspired from our conversation. The passion she shared for people and how important they are to any business was really insightful and no doubt will help...

Episode 160: Angi Cooney FNAEA AARLA 10.02.2025

Today's guest is the owner of C Residential and is a multi-award winning estate agent. Not only that, but she is also on the agent advisory panel at Propertymark, the national advisory council of The Guild, and a mentor for Agents Together. She is described as a force of nature and you will see why in this brilliant conversation where we delve into social media, content marketing, video, the impor...

Episode 159: Sian Miller 06.02.2025

Today's guest is an independent sales & lettings agent, who is partnered with The Estate Agency, covering Swale and Medway in Kent. She has experience working in London high end, small and corporate developers, and independent estate agency. In this conversation, we discuss starting up your own self-employed estate agency, social media, prospecting and lots more that you don't want to...

Episode 158: Ian Macbeth & Mark Worrall - World Class Real Estate 04.02.2025

Today's guests are the co-hosts of the World Class Real Estate podcast and in this special joint episode, we have two podcasts, one Episode, and twice the value. This conversation covers important topics such as fees, negotiation tactics, reputation, strategies to stay ahead of your competition, and how to build lasting client relationships. We also touch on live trends and data from the January p...

Episode 157: Roger Martin-Fagg 03.02.2025

Today's guest is a behavioural economist and has been director of Martin-Fagg Associates since January 1977. They supply economic intelligence and strategic thinking for laymen and their strap line is: "Simplicity is the end point to understanding" He is of the most highly regarded keynote speakers when it comes to speaking about the economy and has designed and facilitated strategic management pr...

Episode 156: Clare Hughes 30.01.2025

Today's guest is a bespoke independent estate agent powered by eXp UK and is the proud Co-Founder of the Women in Estate Agency Group. She has over 20 plus years of experience in the property industry, focussing primarily on East London. She is also author of 'Becoming a Self-Employed Estate Agent: A Friendly Guide for Ambitious Women' . In this conversation we discuss her positive min...

Episode 155: Simon Whale 27.01.2025

Today's guest is quite possibly the shyest person I have ever had on the podcast and very much goes under the radar in the industry, so it is great to give him centre stage for a change. He's the Founder aka Chief Kerfuffler at Kerfuffle and his skills are listed as morris dancing and beatboxing, but when he's not doing that he's helping agents and suppliers come together to find the best relation...

Episode 154: Bryan Mansell 23.01.2025

Today's guest is PropTech Co-Founder & CEO of Gazeal. He is a vastly experienced UK Estate Agent now on a mission to improve the home buying and selling process. He has held senior positions at Fine & Country, The Guild, Your Move, Countrywide, Foxtons, and Spicerhaart. Also an award winning real estate coach and Influencer, who I have the honour of calling my mentor with Agents Together,...

Episode 153: Carly Martin 20.01.2025

Today's guest is a director at The Estate Agency and has bags of value to add from her 20+ years working in the industry. From traditional estate agency, Dubai, supplier, and now the self-employed world, she has a fantastic variety of experiences that we discuss in this conversation. We discuss getting started as an agent, door knocking, social media, being a personal agent and so much more. If yo...

Episode 152: David Lindley 16.01.2025

Today's returning guest is the CEO of By Design and also hosts the Property-Porn Stars podcast with Matt Giggs. He was previously CEO of Fine & Country and has bags of experience when it comes to dealing in the higher end of the property market. We recap the 2024 premium property market and what perhaps lies ahead in 2025, plus there is plenty of gold discussed on what agents can be doing to w...

Episode 151: Joshua Rayner 13.01.2025

Today's guest is CEO of Rayner Personnel and quite possibly the most well connected person across the estate agency industry. As a visionary entrepreneur, his journey over the past two decades has been driven by a singular mission: to create unparalleled value through talent within the UK's Property, Financial Services, Land & New Homes and PropTech sectors. At the helm of Rayner Personnel, he...

Episode 150: Steve Backley OBE 09.01.2025

Today's guest is a retired athlete who holds the British record in the javelin throw and formerly held the world record too. He won four gold medals at the European Championships, three Commonwealth Games gold medals, two silvers, and a bronze at the Olympic Games, and two silvers at the World Championships. He is now partner of BackleyBlack ltd, which a performance based training company that com...

Episode 149: Laila Safaee 06.01.2025

Today's guest is a multi-award winning luxury lettings specialist in Sandbanks & Founder of The Silverbirch Agency and Co-Founder of Sandbanks Holiday Co. With 15 + years of specialised experience in residential lettings, she's dedicated her career to supporting the growth of independent agencies and nurturing local relationships. 8 years ago at just 25 years old, she founded The Silverbirch A...

Episode 148: Russell Quirk 02.01.2025

Today's guest is Co-Founder of ProperPR and was previously the Founder & CEO of emoov. "It’s fair to say that my ‘black book’ of contacts is thicker than a whale omelette." In addition to running ProperPR, he is also a passionate commentator on the housing market and politics for national media. He has been providing regular insightful comment to broadcast media and the press since 2015, cover...

Episode 147: Colby Short 26.12.2024

Today's guest is the CoFounder & CEO of GetAgent, who help quality agents grow their business. GetAgent was launched in 2014, reaching 5 million+ households each month, working with 7,000+ agents, providing 16,000 referrals to partner agents each month, and over 500,000 home sellers have used GetAgent. At GetAgent, they're on a mission to revolutionise the way homeowners find the best estate a...

Episode 146: Adam Mackay 19.12.2024

Today's guest is founded Mackay Property 15 years ago and now runs the first eXp brokerage office in the UK. He's been in the industry since 1993 and over this time has continuously invested in himself to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to being a top estate agent. From embracing video, social media, AI, and the self-employed model, the list of his expertise continues to grow. He specialises...

Episode 145: Rob Graves 12.12.2024

Today's guest has decades of experience in estate agency and successfully sold his multi-million pound business. Along the way, he personally navigated the complexities of acquisitions, successfully integrating three businesses into his growing empire. His career also included working as an Area Director in London, where he oversaw 17 branches for a prominent corporate estate agent. He now runs Ke...

Episode 144: Ross McKenzie 05.12.2024

Today's returning guest is the visionary founder of self-employed brokerage Isla-Alexander and co-founder of Open Moove, a groundbreaking tech startup aimed at revolutionising the way home movers and property professionals interact. With a mission to transform the property industry, Open Moove delivers innovative solutions that streamline the home moving process for estate agents, mortgage advisor...

Episode 143: Ross D'Aniello 28.11.2024

Today's returning guest is the Managing Director of Chartwell Noble and has decades of experience in the luxury and country homes sector in Worcestershire and the surrounding counties. He has sold some of the region's finest and beautiful country homes and is a retired member of RICS and a former RICS Registered Valuer, bringing deep expertise to property valuations and knowledge of specialist and...

Episode 142: Simon Cowie 21.11.2024

Today's guest is the MD of By Design Homes Warwickshire and is an expert in selling premium properties. Having worked in design previously, Selling Sunset inspired him into becoming an estate agent and over the past three and a half years, he has gone from selling £180,000 properties to £5,000,000 luxury homes. We discuss his success from investing significant funds from the outset, using direct m...

Episode 141: Ben Marley 14.11.2024

Today's returning guest is the founder of Geocale and is on a mission to achieve top-ranking Google profiles for estate agents. Prior to this he spent several years in the review space and was Commercial Director at The Estas, so knows just how important reviews are to estate agents. He is also a mentor at Agents Together, providing valuable mentoring from his vast experience. If you are wanting t...

Episode 140: Neil Fenning & Dan Salisbury 07.11.2024

Today's guests have hit the self-employed world of estate agency by storm over the past four years, having left behind the corporate world. With decades of experience between them, they have gone on to sell sell almost 500 properties and did £1,000,000 revenue in 2023. They have leveraged social media, been massive in their community and started their business selling houses for their friends. The...

Episode 139: Steve Eakins 31.10.2024

Today's guest is the Key Partner Director at Lumon. In this conversation, we discuss currency exchange and the impact it can have on the business of an estate agent. From understanding how currency exchange works for the benefit of buyers and sellers, putting more deals together, potential additional revenue streams, and ultimately improving the revenue and profit of an estate agency. This is...

Episode 138: Steve Carroll 24.10.2024

Today's guest has been much more than just a participant in the real estate, sales, and digital arenas across more than two decades, he’s been a trailblazer. His track record speaks volumes: he turns insights into actions, and has transformed not just individuals, but businesses and entire industries. He's held top-tier leadership positions with three of the world’s top media companies, in...

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