The Smart Agents Podcast

Episode 66 of The Smart Agents Podcast features California-based agent BryAnn Smith. Just a few years into her real estate career, BryAnn has made a name for herself by providing valuable information to her sphere of influence as well as focusing on her personal brand. Throughout our conversation, ByrAnn shares how she is growing her personal brand and why it is so important for other agents to do...

Episode 65 of The Smart Agents Podcast features our conversation with Kat and Darren Leblanc. The husband and wife team has become one of the most sought-after teams in their market due to their exceptional listing marketing. As their slogan says, "No Home is Too Big or Too Small" for their signature listing videos. Throughout our conversation, we talk about how they have grown their real estate b...

Episode 64 of The Smart Agents Podcast features Mirella Canavan of The Canavan Real Estate Group. Throughout our conversation, Mirella shares how she and her husband have built their real estate business and how the pandemic eventually led her to begin a weekly series of interviews on Instagram Live geared to educating her sphere on all things real estate.     Check out The Canavan...

Episode 63 of The Smart Agents Podcast features our conversation with Vance Lichtenberger of Mid-Century Homes in Boise, ID. Throughout our conversation, Vance shares how the team is finding enormous success by hyper-focusing on the mid-century modern niche. Check out Mid-Century Homes on Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/boisemidcenturyhomes/ ——— Have an inspirational story of real estate tip...

Episode 62 of The Smart Agents Podcast features our conversation with Chris Gunderson of GundersonCRE. After getting his commercial real estate start in California, Chris has launched his own company in New Jersey. Throughout our conversation, we talk all about how Chris got his start,  his top tips for agents looking to break into commercial real estate and where he sees the immediate future...

Episode 61 of The Smart Agents features Helen Hudson, Founder and CEO of SafeShowings, an app specifically designed to provide real estate agents with an extra level of security. Have you been showing a home, on a listing appointment or holding an open house and gotten an uneasy feeling about the situation, or worse actually had something happen to you? After a scare of her own, Helen decided to d...

Episode 60 of The Smart Agents Podcast features Orange County, California-based broker Kraig Enyeart. After a long career in corporate sales, Kraig made a name for himself in real estate by holding as many mega open houses as possible.  Now on pace to clear $60 Million in volume this year, Kraig is building his own team and shares how he is ensuring all new agents on his team meet maximum suc...

Episode 59 of The Smart Agents Podcast features Founder of The Listings Lab, Jess Lenouvel. Over the course of her real estate career, she has scaled her business into a multiple seven-figure machine resulting in more than $300 Million in properties sold in the last five years. With The Listings Lab, Jess is helping agents take their business to the next level by leveraging the power of online mar...

Episode 58 of The Smart Agents Podcast features Seattle-based broker Brennen Clouse. Tapping into the high-tech market, Brennen and his team have turned to hosting online workshops and webinars to educate the public all while filling their lead pipeline with potential clients. Beyond this innovative way to attract leads, he says their exemplary customer service and past client campaigns has led to...

Episode 57 of The Smart Agents Podcast features real estate professional and branding expert Ed Stulak. With his extensive knowledge of social media marketing, specifically on Instagram, Ed can be found speaking to a worldwide stage, sharing his tips for growing an online brand.    Throughout our conversation, we talk not only about creating viral content but also really honing in on you...

Episode 56 of The Smart Agents Podcast features our conversation with Houston-based agent Julie Farag. While she is less than a year into her career, Julie has long had a passion for architecture and the real estate industry. Throughout our conversation, she shares how she is growing her business, which includes focusing on new home construction. Do you have an inspirational story or real estate t...

Episode 55 of The Smart Agents Podcast features our conversation with Brianna Wardle. Two years into her real estate career, the Boise-based agent shares how she's building her brand, Black Pine Real Estate, with future growth in mind.   Check out the Black Pine Real Estate Instagram Page at https://www.instagram.com/blackpinerealty/

Episode 54 of The Smart Agents Podcast features our conversation with Kim Hayden. After a long and successful career in real estate herself, Kim has shifted her focus to helping the fantastic women in the industry find their voice and footing as highly respected thought leaders. Throughout our conversation, Kim shares how her Resilient Series is helping these women share their stories and inspire...

Episode 53 of The Smart Agents Podcast features Amit Bhuta. Based in Miami, Amit enjoyed varying levels of success in real estate before deciding to go all-in on video marketing. Don't just think listing and home tour videos, Amit and the All In Miami Group produce highly engaging content that allows them to show off their personalities. Not only has Amit found more enjoyment in the industry, but...

Episode 52 of The Smart Agents Podcast features our conversation with Montreal-based Jessica Di Re. Six years into her real estate career, she has found great success marketing herself as more than a realtor. Focusing on more than the physical home, Jessica has become a Lifestyle Broker. Do you have an inspirational story or real estate tips to share with our community?  Send us a message at...

Episode 51 of The Smart Agents Podcast features our conversation with Tina Caul. Based in Cary, NC, Tina has built a powerhouse team that is on pace for over 500 deals this year. Throughout our conversation, she shares how overcoming her own fears of public speaking and learning from the top real estate professionals in the country helped propel her to where she is now. Check out Tina's Youtube Pa...

In Episode 50 of The Smart Agents Podcast, we're talking all about video marketing and specifically live video streaming with Ed Troxell of Real Estate Agents Go Live. For the past several years, Ed has been coaching entrepreneurs and real estate professionals to embrace live video streaming through platforms such as Facebook to grow their audience and ultimately generate more leads. Check Out Ed'...

Episode 49 of The Smart Agents Podcast features Lindsey Tronolone. Based in South Florida, Lindsey is fairly new to the real estate industry but is using years of past experience running online businesses to build her personal brand and generate leads through her social media content.    Throughout our conversation, Lindsey shares her tips for creating engaging content and beating the so...

Episode 48 of The Smart Agents Podcast features Kansas City Broker, Charles Gilbert. Building his own real estate business was never the plan for Charles who began flipping homes several years ago. Poor communication from the buyer agents lead him to pursue a real estate license of his own and he hasn’t looked back.   During our conversation, we talk about how even in today’s hot market he is...

Episode 47 of The Smart Agents Podcast features our conversation with Lynnea Garrett and Naima Akida. Based in the Washington DC area and both with family ties to the real estate industry, they have recently launched The Reezy Method. Their goal is to make Real Estate Real Easy by helping agents better market themselves and develop processes to better acquire leads.    Throughout our con...

Episode 46 of The Smart Agents Podcast features our conversation with Marianne McNally. After running a salon in Salem, Oregon, Marianne decided to jump into the real estate industry. Luckily, real estate was not totally foreign as she remembers spending time with her father as he sold commercial real estate.   Throughout our conversation, Marianne shares how her community involvement and the...

Episode 45 of The Smart Agents Podcast features our conversation with Boise-based Kerri O'Hara. After leaving a career in the television news industry, Kerri turned to real estate.    Drawing on her talents as a storyteller and comfort in front of the camera, she began creating video content highlighting her market. She is now enjoying great success in one of the fastest-growing cities i...

With no sphere of influence to tap into, brand new agent William Patrick has had to rely on hitting the phone lines to prospect for leads. Episode 44 of The Smart Agents Podcast features our conversation with the Raleigh, North Carolina-based agent. We talk all about his cold-calling strategy and why it isn’t as daunting as some make it out to be. Have an inspirational story or real estate tips to...

Episode 43 of The Smart Agents Podcast features Toronto-based Samrina Qureshy. Now six years into her real estate career, Samrina has used her past experience in sales to thrive in the industry. Throughout our conversation, we talk about how she is able to sell the homes other agents have failed to sell. "The only thing that makes somebody buy something is if they're emotionally connected to it."...

Episode 42 of The Smart Agents Podcast features our conversation with California-based Maritza Williams. After witnessing how helpful a local agent was when her father was purchasing a home, Maritza decided that one day she wanted to break into the real estate industry to help home buyers the same way. Now, two years into her full-time real estate career she shares her story. Do you have an inspir...