The Tom Ferry Podcast Experience

Have you ever made a promise to yourself that you truly believed in, only to break it a few weeks or months later? What caused you to give up? There are a million reasons to quit, but you only need one reason to keep going.

The federal government has made it mandatory that CRMs allow people to opt out of automatic text messages. There is nothing we can do about that, but also… why would we want to? Having people opt-out of our messages allows us to give more focused attention to the people who are actually interested. This week, I have Tom Toole on to share three tips for better communication with your leads. Stop wa...

Have you ever hit a rough patch where your offers just aren’t getting accepted? You were probably asking yourself what you did or said wrong, and the answer might be nothing. It’s because you didn’t trust the process! Jeff Mays coaches an agent who recently wrote 17 offers and got 16 accepted. How? By taking a breath, slowing down, and saying the right things at the right time. You can hit all the...

It almost sounds like a fairy tale… A 19-year-old kid buys a dying business on credit, makes a profit on it, then uses all his earnings to invest in real estate. By the time he’s 33, he owns 700 units, lives a totally fulfilling life, and isn’t slowing down yet.   This is my man, Eric Eickhof . He might be young, but he’s wise, hungry, and as seasoned as anyone in the investment game. This week, I...

Brian Olivard is real tall guy with a real big heart. He went to school to become a social worker, but his love for helping people soon turned to helping them get into the right home. Once he’d developed his own team, Brian set his sights to contributing on a bigger scale – by helping other agents build their own perfect teams.   If you are on the fence about expanding your business, maybe what yo...

So, you’ve spent the time to get good at Instagram... You’ve built up your followers, are producing quality content every week, and are getting the views for it. Then why are you not seeing more results? Have you considered that you’re not directing people to contact you? You need to keep the door open and let the world know you’re ready to answer questions and do business. On this episode of This...

When you look at all the people you have in your life, who are the ones that move you forward? If you wrote down the names of everyone you know, then had to narrow this list down to just a handful of individuals who would support and encourage you to be your best self, who would they be? These are the people you should be spending more time with. Napoleon Hill called this the Mastermind Group, and...

Why would anyone need a full-service broker when they could just sell their home by themselves? Because that would be a bad idea! Going with a smart agent (like you) is the best decision they could possibly make to maximize their money. Need irrefutable proof? That’s what Tom Toole is here for. On this week’s Confidence & Conversation, Tom shares the market knowledge that will get sellers off...

It’s no secret that luxury real estate has changed. Properties that were once vacation homes are now becoming primaries. Homes are selling way before they even hit the market. With so many variables, how do you know your clients’ needs before they even do, attract business, and always stay steps ahead of the competition? Allow me to introduce you to Valen Lindner… This week, Valen is going to shar...

STOP complaining about a lack of inventory! I don’t want to hear it. We sold seven million homes in the U.S. last year, and things are only getting better. It’s time to focus on what you can control… And what can you control?   If you’re Jeff Mays, you could practically sell rain to the clouds. In this week’s episode of the Tom Ferry Podcast Experience, Jeff and I talk about strategies for open ho...

At only 37-years-old, Jen Dillard is running a team of 12 agents and is on track to do $100 million in volume by the end of this year. You could say her growth potential is unlimited, but Jen doesn’t actively recruit for her team… Instead, she concentrates on fostering a culture that attracts the exact people she’s looking for! In this episode of Team Builders, Jen is going to take you through how...

Everyone is always looking to find more clients, but maybe the best strategy is to help them find you. Because they’re looking! People want to buy houses, and they’ll go with an agent who turns up when they press “search” on whatever platform they’re using. Having poor search optimization (beyond just the standard search engines) is like having a “CLOSED” sign hanging in your window. That’s why on...

Life is always moving along smoothly until suddenly it isn’t. Some obstacle always seems to pop up to try to stop us.    When this happens, are you the person who gets stuck banging your head against it? Or are you the one who leans in, thinks sharp, and keeps moving?

What if I told you that you could convert 30% of your online leads with a two-step process that takes almost no time or effort? It’s hard to even talk about without giving it away. Luckily, Jeff Mays is here to give you this little slice of brilliance in just five minutes. In the time it takes you to ponder “How could I be more effective today?” you could have already watched or listened. No excus...

Imagine this problem: your personal wine cellar is getting so full that you need to find extra storage. The problems of a successful luxury agent, right?! Now, imagine if it was your love for wine that could be your ticket into the luxury market… But what if you don’t like wine? Use something else you love! This week, the always amazing Ian Batra walked me through how he got his business rolling i...

Ivy Zelman needs no introduction. Zelman & Associates is one of the absolute best resources for the real estate industry data points that you need to give your clients extraordinary value and certainty in working with you.   On this episode of the Tom Ferry Podcast Experience, Ivy talks with me about interest rates, inflation, investors, finding the right time to buy a home, and SO MUCH MORE....

Why do you want a team? For Joy Metalios, it’s all about delivering 5-Star service to every single one of her clients, no matter how much she stands to gain on a sale. It’s about taking every job, seizing every opportunity to give more value, and enjoying the journey together. It might not be about the money for Joy, but she currently has a team of TWENTY-THREE PEOPLE who closed 140 transactions l...

What doesn’t kill you does NOT always make you stronger. What makes you stronger is how you REACT to these situations. Life has longer arms than you do, and when Life wants to box, you can’t play defense in hopes of not getting hit. You’re GETTING HIT. Is it going to be a miserable experience or the wakeup call you needed?

Most marketing channels are so oversaturated with content that you might be lucky if your posts are even seen before they disappear from the feed. Luckily, there are better ways to attract attention easily. The goal here is not to just have your content seen, but to make it work for you over time. On today’s episode of This Week in Marketing, Jason Pantana is going to show you three channels that...

In markets like Orange County, California, high-dollar luxury real estate is flying fast. With this much competition, you need to move fast and make your offers stand out above all the rest. Enter Susan Piazza. This week on Confidence & Conversion, Susan lets me in on her three-step system which ensures that she almost always gets accepted on the first or second offer. I don’t know how long it...

What does it take to work with celebrity clients, double your numbers in a year, provide massive value, and build a successful business in luxury real estate? It all starts with mindset and energy, and it’s hard to think of someone who displays this better than Joy Metalios. In this Luxury Code, Joy shares with me the secrets of her mental toughness and marketing tactics. You’ll be inspired to set...

14 years ago, Daniel Blackwell was living out of his car in the parking lot of his office. Today, Dan has closed over a billion dollars in sales and struck a name for himself as one of the sharpest agents in multifamily real estate. His secret? It’s not a secret! Dan has one of the most consistent and insightful video channels out there, and he’s always willing to share his knowledge with anyone l...

Me and Alyssia Essig go way back. Over her 25 years in the business, she’s done it all, from working on her own, to leading teams, and now she’s teaching leadership as one of our coaches! This week, Alyssia is going to tell you the 5 vital steps to building a dream team that will grow your business. You’ll learn: The questions you need to ask before building a team How to hire – get someone who wa...

If change never stops, then why do we resist it? Why do we struggle with things beyond our control instead of using them to find our own greatness? I want to challenge you to take a look at the way that you adapt to the new. Where could you see an opportunity instead of an obstacle?  

You’ve probably heard me say it before: it’s all about relationship marketing. And one of my favorite ways to do this is with a geographical farm. Farming will not only boost your business, but when done right, could make you the most popular person in your community. I sat down with Monica Carr to discuss how she built her farm into what it is today and how you can build yours. Imagine having peo...