Episode 275 – Bob McKinnon, Director of Leadership Development, Exit Realty

This week on Episode 275 of The Real Estate Sessions, we chat with Bob McKinnon, Director of Leadership Development for Exit Realty. Bob has been in the business for over four decades. In 1971, Bob was part of the Southern California team that launched Century 21. After 25 years with the Century 21 brand, Bob struck out on his own with McKinnon Enterprises, a coaching and consulting firm. In 2007, Bob connected with the leadership team at Exit Realty and focused on building leaders for the company for the last 10 years or so.Before entering the real estate world, Bob worked with his father, selling Dale Carnegie courses throughout California. In fact, Bob was at the time the youngest Dale Carnegie Certified Trainer in the country. Always a lifelong learner, Bob recently became a Maxwell Certified speaker, trainer, and coach. Finally, Bob launched his own podcast in 2019, Real Leadership.03:55 - Growing up in Lubbock Texas05:50 - Following Dad to California via Abilene09:00 - Attending Fresno St. after a tour of duty in Vietnam with the Marine Corps11:55 - Discovering the real estate industry as an option and the beginning of Century 21 in Los Angeles19:15 - The real estate market in the '70s and 80's23:35 - Launching McKinnon Enterprises and meeting Steve Morris of Exit Realty for the first time27:10 - Partnering with the Maxwell Team32:15 What does Bob love about Exit Realty?33:55 - What book should new agents read?35:25 - What one piece of advice would Bob give to a new agent? Resources Mentioned:Connect: Find | THE REAL ESTATE SESSIONSFind | THE REAL ESTATE SESSIONSAt Tresonline.com Find | Bill RisserAt [email protected] TwitterOn FacebookOn Youtube Find | Bob McKinnonAt [email protected] leadership to 85377RATE & SUBSCRIBE At Ratethispodcast.com/REsessionsOn Apple PodcastsOn Google PodcastsOn Stitcher