The Blueprint Podcast

Over the years, in the property and investment world, the industries have come up with some savvy and strange acronyms to describe what we do and how we do it and for many of us this is a second language.   However, for some of you, it will be completely baffling so if you want to know the difference between net and gross yield, how LTV works with BTL or PRS and how your FRI works in your SPV to a...

One of the biggest questions I'm always asked is "What is the secret to success in the art of deal making?" Well in this podcast I'm going to tell you.   I see entrepreneurs and investors running around trying to squeeze the pips and take all the money off the table, all with a scarce mindset so consequently feel anxious about negotiating and just try and take everything they can.   My view howeve...

Welcome to another episode of The Blueprint Podcast. In this episode, we're welcoming Katie Harvey into the Property Entrepreneur Hall of Fame!   From working 12-hour shifts as an electrician to becoming a successful Property Entrepreneur and co-director of Haines Homes, Katie's journey is one of transformation, resilience, and vision.   Alongside her brother Josh and cousin Jacob, Katie started b...

Spring has arrived! The days are getting longer, the sun is shining and it's time for action.   If you were looking for a quick, easy and simple Blueprint to level up your results, raise your standards and increase your execution and results in the weeks ahead this is one Blueprint you have to listen to.   There are only three things you need if you want to level up for the spring and summer seaso...

One of the quickest and most effective ways in business and life to get to where you want to get to, is find somebody who's already done it and seek their help and direction to enable you to do the same.   In this episode, I'm going to take you through the three places where you might be able to find your next mentor and they are not necessarily where you might expect.    I've been asked many time...

We welcome back Tom Appleton, Property Entrepreneur Board Member who featured on TBP Episode 188 on 1st December 2023.    Tom is based in Leeds and he shares his background of moving to L.A. to play football, why he moved into coaching and how he first got interested in property investing.    Tom joined Property Entrepreneur in 2019 and met one of his business partners that year, Garrett Peers, wh...

After the huge success of the previous Rewire Your Brain podcast episode, I'm going to take you through a new level up called Outputs vs Inputs in this podcast to take you to the next level.   If you're getting frustrated or disappointed with the results you're achieving in your life, business or portfolio, this is the one Blueprint you need to use.   To move up to Director and even Chairman level...

Property is a very sexy and seductive industry, which many get into with the romance and idea of building portfolios, making loads of money and living the dream.   The reality, however, is that after the first couple of years, they can very easily get caught in the landlord trap, where you're working twice as hard for half as much, doing jobs you didn't actually want to do.   If you want to sense...

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Blueprint Podcast. In this episode, we're welcoming KC Hawrylyshen into the Property Entrepreneur Hall of Fame as one of our most inspiring Advanced Members.   Originally from Canada and now living in the UK, KC's journey is a remarkable story of going from chaos to clarity—professionally, financially, and personally.   Three years ago, KC was managing...

Now THIS is going to be a podcast you DO NOT want to miss!    Check the link in my bio!!   It's time for another episode of our HUGELY popular SIX ROUNDS VIP Guest podcast!   In this month's episode we are joined by a very special guest, Award Winning Property Entrepreneur, Business Owner, Broker, Investor and Founder of PE PARENTS Mrs Claire Reid !   In this Six Rounds PE Parents special, at 10 m...

This month we welcome Gareth Morgan. Gareth is based in South Wales with his wife and 2 children. Gareth has been a mortgage broker for 15 years and property investor for 10 years . He runs his mortgage brokerage Prime Property Finance with his business partner and a team of 11.    Gareth joined Property Entrepreneur in 2023 after being recommended by a friend and is now on the Advanced Programme....

One of the biggest traps I see entrepreneurs fall into is focusing on the day to day urgent of running a business, rather than the high value importance of actually building and owning one.    In this podcast, I'm going to take you through how you can move away from the day to day noise of your business, work on it, rather than in it, without neglecting your team or the daily tasks that otherwise...

I'm not a hugely ranty person and there are very few things in this life that bother or frustrate me, but having spent the last decade plus trying to help other people achieve their targets, there's one thing that consistently frustrates me when I see people doing it.    In this podcast, I'm going to take you through a bit of a rant, and I've called it 'Snooze You Lose'. The biggest thing you can...

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Blueprint Podcast. In this episode, we're welcoming Property Entrepreneur Chris McDermott into the Property Entrepreneur Hall of Fame. Chris took the leap and left his corporate job to complete his Financial Fortress and launched a new training business which now gives him the freedom to spend more time with his family.   Chris has achieved something th...

If, like 95% of the population, the novelty of New Year, New You has already worn off, but you still want to take your life and your business to the next level in 2025 then this is the one Blueprint you need to use.    This Blueprint is called 'Set & Forget' and what it does is enable you to move from having dreams, aspirations and targets, which are quickly forgotten in the normal day to day, to...

If you are serious about going from being a busy, self employed landlord and property investor up to becoming a property entrepreneur who has a systemized and scalable business, this is the one Blueprint you need to get you on your journey.    The challenge with not having a well blueprinted business is not only do you not know how things work, the reality of being able to delegate that to other p...

In this month's Deals Deals Deals podcast, we welcome back David France who was last on episode 175 on 1st October 2023, to go through how he uses auctions within his business.    Dave is based in the Lake District and was previously a joiner before getting involved in property sourcing. He is now in his 2nd year on Property Entrepreneur Advanced and has used the Blueprints to systematise his busi...

In this short, sharp podcast, I'm going to take you through a Rewire Your Brain strategy, which I believe will be a key game changer to enable you to take your team and your business forward in the year ahead.    In this podcast, I want you to Rewire Your Brain using the Pay More Money Blueprint. Early doors in your business, you see team members and third parties as an expense that reduce your pr...

Every year on Property Entrepreneur, we host our annual Strategy Days to kick off the beginning of the New Year, and in this podcast, I'm going to take you behind the scenes and share with you my 2025 strategy, including my personal and professional objectives, my targets and everything I hope to achieve in the year ahead.   Then we're going to go behind the scenes to the Property Entrepreneur Adv...

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Blueprint Podcast.   In today's episode, we are celebrating the Strategy Day Award Winner for Property Entrepreneur Advanced 2025 - Rosanna Meyer!   We previously welcomed Rosanna to the Property Entrepreneur Hall of Fame back in May 2024, where she shared how she went from being an employee of Birmingham's biggest and most loved students events company...

As you go on your journey as an entrepreneur and start to move through the levels, one of the highest value recruits you can make is an Executive Assistant to become your right hand man or woman to enable you to run your businesses day to day whilst progressing all of your ventures, investments and developments onward to the next level.   In this podcast, I'm going to take you through the World Cl...

On Property Entrepreneur, every year, through the autumn period of October, November, and December,  we take time to reflect on the year that's been, identify our lessons and learnings, and consolidate them down into key points we want to take forward with us.    In this podcast, I'm going to take you behind the scenes and share with you the 10 biggest lessons that I learned in 2024, primarily mov...

In this month's Deals Deals Deals podcast, we welcome Grant Hutchby who with his wife Kay make up KG Short Stay, based in South Wales.    Grant shares how he managed to leave his corporate career in 2019 to focus full time on their business and how they have both successfully joined the Property Entrepreneur Board to help them level up their business.    They manage over 140 properties for their c...

There's a reason why most entrepreneurs in business do not make money, and that's because they focus too much energy and effort on working hard and Beast Mode efforts, where actually all of the work is done in design.   In this podcast, I'm going to take you through the difference between heavy thinking and heavy lifting, and how the success of your business, both today and in the future, can actu...

One of the biggest mistakes I see people make in business and property is they think bigger is better, and when the market is with them, they turn up the pace and grow way too aggressively.   In this podcast, I'm going to share with you how people with far more experience and wisdom than you, have gone bust through no fault of their own, and how I would want you to avoid doing the same.    Ultimat...