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The Do's and Don'ts Your Broker Never Told You: What the Ops Side of Real Estate Sees That New Agents Miss | Shawn Kunkler & Maria Coukoulis, Director of Operations at Spears Group

from Realtor180 | Real Estate Podcast for Agents Who Want to Grow with Shawn Kunkler · host Shawn Kunkler / Maria Coukoulis

Send us Fan MailMost agents are busy all day and wonder why their business isn't growing.Maria Coukoulis sees it constantly from the ops side of one of the top real estate teams in the country, agents who spend five hours on an Instagram post, organize their call list perfectly, and never actually pick up the phone. She calls them Sally Sue.Maria is the Director of Operations at Spears Group, and she came on this week with one of the sharpest perspectives I've had on this show, not from the selling side, but from the operations and financial side. She sees what agents do (and don't do) every single day. And the pattern is always the same.We also got deep on something I don't hear talked about enough: what happens to agents after a big win. Most of them stop doing the things that got them there. At Spears Group, they have a rule: when you close a deal, you celebrate by prospecting. Not dinner. Not a day off. You pick up the phone.And then there's the hundred-year business question. What would you build differently if you knew someone else had to run it after you?Support the show𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭.Most agents are tired of being busy but not productive. 𝘈𝘤𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘺 is the 52-card deck that turns professional chaos into 15-minute sprints.Draw a card. Do the thing. Build the business you know you are capable of.𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭:👉 www.fifteenminutemomentum.com--Join the Waitlist for the Realtor180 Inner Circle Group  https://www.realtor180.com/connect-with-us Are you a Real Estate Agent without an assistant, then bad news... You are the assistant. To learn more about getting the help you need click the link: https://virtualwithrisa.com/About the Podcast:Realtor180 is a weekly show dedicated to connecting you to top-performing agents nationwide to learn their insider secrets for succeeding on a massive scale. Each week we discover fresh marketing ideas, business strategies, and doses of inspiration to grow your business to the next level. More importantly, we will hear firsthand from industry experts about the pitfalls to avoid making along the way.Hit that subscribe button now, grab a notebook, and learn that one thing that will help you turn your business around 180 degrees.Watch the full episode on: https://www.youtube.com/@realtor180/videosConnect with Us:Follow us on Instagram @shawn__kunklerFor inquiries and collaborations, contact us at...

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