#58 Daniel Daggers

In this episode, Gavin sits down with London's “Mr. Super Prime”, Daniel Daggers, star of Netflix's Buying London and founder of DDRE Global. Daniel shares his journey from starting out on a modest salary to becoming Knight Frank's number one agent and building his own luxury brokerage. He discusses the importance of people, consistency and bravery, how he built his personal brand through social media, and why he believes the future of real estate will be driven by individuals and relationships. Daniel also shares his roadmap for success: find the best people, learn from them, stay curious and play the long game.Episode Breakdown 00:00 – 07:00From struggling at school to finding his way into real estate at 17, Daniel explains how a broken collarbone and a chance introduction led to his first job. 07:00 – 14:00Ten years on a modest salary, learning the discipline of hard work and the moment Daniel realised the world of real estate was changing. 14:00 – 21:00Joining Knight Frank, wanting to “play in the Premier League” and deliberately getting close to the best people in the business to learn how they operated. 21:00 – 28:00How Daniel developed his “human intelligence”, became Knight Frank's number one agent and why consistency became more important to him than any individual deal. 28:00 – 35:00The principles behind Daniel's success: people, consistency, bravery and compounding your value by staying focused on what you do best. 35:00 – 42:00The long game, personal ambition and why Daniel decided early in his career that success would be a long-distance race rather than a sprint. 42:00 – 49:00Why Daniel embraced social media before most of the industry, how he built his personal brand and why he believes content has fundamentally changed the real estate business. 49:00 – 56:00From personal brand to brokerage. Daniel explains how DDRE Global is using content, cross-pollination and the brands of its individual agents to build the business. 56:00 – 63:00The future of global real estate, why Daniel doesn't believe people will want to do business with strangers and the importance of asking better, more open questions. 63:00 – 70:00What success looks like at DDRE, building a team, balancing business with family and why real estate agents can develop some of the most important skills in life. 70:00 – EndDaniel's roadmap for becoming great at real estate: find the best person you know, get as close to them as possible, learn how they do it and never stop learning.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.