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EPISODE · Apr 18, 2026 · 27 MIN

Joshie's Holiday: How to Empower Your Team to Delight Your Customers

from The Estate Agent Consultancy Podcast · host The Estate Agent Consultancy

In the summer of 2012, a small boy left his stuffed giraffe at a luxury hotel in Florida. What happened next became one of the most retold customer service stories in business history, and it cost almost nothing. This week, Toby unpacks the Joshie the Giraffe incident, the radical trust policy that made it possible, and what a three-year-old's letter about bread can teach estate agents about turning small moments into lasting reputation.🏆 Nominations and tickets are now available for the first-ever Personal Estate Agency Awards!Join us on 22nd October 2026 in Birmingham as we celebrate the very best personal estate agents, brokerage businesses and brokerage teams from across the UK.Nominate yourself, nominate someone else, or book your tickets here: https://www.personalestateagencyawards.co.uk/ 📚Want a free copy of the ‘Your First £100,000 Estate Agency’ book?✅ DM me the word “BOOK” on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/estateagent.consultancy/ and I’ll send it straight over.📥 Want FREE materials to help get you your next instruction? Head to: https://www.estateagentconsultancy.com/freeintro💻 Want to launch or scale your own estate agency business?Book a free discovery call here: https://theestateagentconsultancy.as.me/sixty-consultation🎓 To access to our ‘Your First £100,000 Estate Agency’ video course. Head over to: https://www.estateagentconsultancy.com/your-first-100000-digital-course📅 Want to join our next free webinar?Get added to the VIP list to find out first: https://www.estateagentconsultancy.com/webinarAny questions? Just email: [email protected] or visit us at https://www.estateagentconsultancy.com

In the summer of 2012, a small boy left his stuffed giraffe at a luxury hotel in Florida. What happened next became one of the most retold customer service stories in business history, and it cost almost nothing. This week, Toby unpacks the Joshie the Giraffe incident, the radical trust policy that made it possible, and what a three-year-old's letter about bread can teach estate agents about turning small moments into lasting reputation. 🏆 Nominations and tickets are now available for the fir...

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