Stay Paid Podcast

This week's guest is Brandon Hegg. Brandon has more than 15 years' experience in sales production, leadership, and coaching. He especially enjoys working with new financial advisors to shorten their time to productivity. During his interview, you'll discover all the details of Brandon's IPA system for incorporating referral discussions into regular conversation and a super creative way to thank cl...

The most successful people in business (people like Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, and their ilk) have an incredible ability to be highly productive. It's not because they are super intelligent; it's because they are able to focus on managing their day. In today's Silver Dollar episode, we explain some of the techniques we can all use to reap the benefits of taking control of our days, rather than let...

Dawn Myers is an effective broker/manager who helps agents succeed in the individual, small group, and Medicare spaces. Her most consistent advice to newer agents trying to win clients—especially seniors—is to do something different. It's that approach that has made her an advocate of grassroots marketing. And the stories she shares demonstrate that it works! Listen to our highly enjoyable convers...

Did you know that 85% of consumers prefer text over calls and emails? Regardless of your preference, that's an important number to know. In this Silver Dollar episode, we share our list of the four most important groups you should be texting today. We're also providing examples of what to say that will reinforce relationships and move your business forward. You can get more in-depth information an...

Chris Smith is the co-founder of Curaytor, a real estate online marketing platform, and is considered to be one of the most influential thought leaders in how agents can use digital marketing to attract leads. During this week's episode, Chris offers our listeners thought-provoking and expert advice on a wide range of topics, including: the biggest challenge facing agents (that's going to get even...

One of the greatest challenges leaders face is their ability to hold others (and themselves) accountable. It can be uncomfortable for a lot of people, but if you focus on 6 key areas we discuss, you will start getting the results that you need while still maintaining your relationships with your team. Get more in-depth information and added details not included in the episode from our show notes....

We were fortunate to book Ron prior to his speaking at this year's Strategic Wealth Accumulation Tactics (S.W.A.T.) conference where he spoke about building relationships with clients. If you missed the conference, then this is your chance to hear some of his secrets, experiences, and knowledge. You can listen to Ron talk about creating authentic relationships with clients, how he capitalizes on u...

The most powerful things in business are relationships. To develop relationships, you need to get to know people, which means having conversations. The best follow-up allows you to have those conversations. To get to know people, you need to have conversations. Consequently, the best follow-up allows you to have those conversations. This episode is for small business owners and entrepreneurs looki...

Phillip Stutts is a political marketing strategist who is the founder and chair of Go BIG Media, a company that uses big data to create story-based marketing that resonates with precisely defined audiences. His company is so good at what they do that they've helped to place governors, congressional members, and even US presidents into office. In this episode, Phillip explains the formula he uses t...

One of the most important meetings we can have with team members, employees, contractors, and others with whom we need to communicate frequently are 1x1 meetings. They're one of the few occasions where we can have uninterrupted time to build the trust that is so necessary to any kind of relationship—including those at work. In today's episode, we share 9 tips for having 1x1 meetings that both part...

Stefanie Lugo is an agent from Scottsdale, AZ, not far from a hotbed of iBuyer market testing, who fully understands the impact that iBuyers have had on the real estate market. In this week's episode, she argues that putting your value in front of prospects is critical. If agents are going to survive the onslaught of iBuyers and combat the industry's negative image among members of the general pub...

Internet leads can be a gold mine, but among the mix are bound to be the occasional land mine. In today's episode, the Stay Paid pals are reviewing a framework for responding to objections (with examples!) that can move the conversation forward with even the most stubborn lead.   You can get more in-depth information and added details not included in the episode from our show notes. Visit www.stay...

Top-producing real estate agent Christina Swyers has become a six-figure earner due to her successful digital content marketing strategy. In today's episode, she explains how to maximize the potential of Facebook Live, Instagram Reels, and YouTube with unique and captivating digital content that will make you the "digital mayor" of your town. You can always get more in-depth information and extra...

In Part 2 of our Q&A, Luke and Josh talk about what it's like when they disagree with each other. You'll hear what they have to say about one another as they explain and discuss Enneagram personality types. The combination of their two personality types leads to some insights about how our hosts work together, and the influence this combination exerts on things like decision making, strengths, dra...

Sherri Johnson, this week's Stay Paid guest, is a coach and trainer who was an incredibly successful agent and a broker until she became a national speaker with her own consulting and coaching company. She uses her experience, skills, Goldmine Pipeline strategy, and, most importantly, "sky's the limit" mindset to accelerate the results of motivated agents. Oh, did we mention she took 750 agents fr...

This is our 350th episode, and we're answering questions submitted by our listeners. Can you guess which one of us can't hold his liquor, sucked his thumb until he was 12, and would choose to be a carpenter as an alternative career? We hope you have as much fun listening as we had recording. Visit us at www.staypaidpodcast.com.    Connect | Resources Take our Listener Survey! Tell us what's workin...

This week's interview is with Chad Vaughan who has made his real estate career a success using Instagram as his primary lead-generating strategy. When you listen, you'll hear his down-to-earth approach for using IG that includes a brilliantly simple way to generate content, how he uses IG polls to get engagement, and what he's discovered about the efficacy of hashtags vs. captions. You can get mor...

Meetings are sometimes a necessary evil, but we've got 10 tips for making them more effective and valuable. Some of the responsibility for better meetings rests with its leaders, but participants also have a role to play in making meetings productive and advantageous for everyone. You can get more in-depth information and added details not included in the episode from our show notes. Visit www.sta...

Dan Lesniak closed $22 million in his first year as an agent. Today, he and his wife, Keri Shull, run the highest selling team in Washington, DC. They have 70 agents and closed 1,100 deals last year. He's also a billion-dollar developer, best-selling author, coach, and Iron Man! In this week's interview, Dan offers sage marketing advice for new agents, his thoughts about the best type of client to...

Our minds are incredibly powerful. For example, a simple change to your mindset can significantly affect the outcome of a situation and, ultimately, your place in life. Professor Carol S. Dweck of Stanford University was the first to describe the differences between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset, and her research explains why some people fail and others succeed. We examine these opposing mi...

Before he joined ReminderMedia, Andrew Saska was the head of corporate finance for the largest Tier 3 broker-dealer in the country. Today, he is our vice president of financial services and the best there is at nurturing relationships, connecting people, and closing the big deals that take years to put into place. This week on Stay Paid , we ask Andrew to share his wisdom on topics ranging from ho...

It's the question that every agent eventually asks themselves . . . should I join a team? While we do have a bias (especially when it comes to newer agents), in this episode we lay out the pros and cons of working with a team that we've heard from agents for nearly 20 years. You can get more in-depth information and added details not included in the episode from our show notes. Visit www.staypaidp...

If you've been listening to Stay Paid for a while, then you've heard me mention my brother Stephen. He's a broker-agent and, at the end of 2021, four of his best agents walked out on him. Kudos to his courage, because Stephen shares why things went wrong and how easy it would be for other broker-agents to make the same mistake; how he got himself out of a full-blown pity fest; the marketing strate...

Bad habits come in all shapes and sizes, but one thing is consistent about them—we are constantly wishing that we could change them. Even when we know that what we habitually do is frustrating our chances of succeeding, we often fall back into the same old routines that lead us nowhere. In this episode, the Stay Paid pals talk about where habits come from, the pattern that all habits follow, and h...

So many agents fail in their first few years in business because they make some of the common mistakes that derail real estate entrepreneurs time and time again. In this episode, we expose the 5 worst mistakes every agent must avoid (and why it can sometimes be so hard). You can get more in-depth information and added details not included in the episode from our show notes. Visit www.staypaidpodca...