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Bricks & Risk — 124 episodes

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Driving Processes & Scaling Smarter with Clint Houck | Episode 124

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Not Worth Your Time? Build Relationships That Pay. | Episode 123

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Bet On Yourself with John Casey | Episode 122

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Know, Like, & Trust / Why AI Won’t Replace Sales Skills | Episode 121

5

Low Barrier Problem & Why Sales Inexperience Hurts Industries | Episode 120

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Agency Valuations, M&A, & Growth with Mike Mensch | Episode 119

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Warm Leads Only, A Business Development Model That Wins | Episode 118

8

A Thankless Industry Of Growth & Grit With John Sacks | Episode 117

9

The Current Florida Condo Crisis & Why Owners Are Rushing to Sell | Episode 116

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Build Your Brand With Matt Lionetti's Real Estate Playbook | Episode 115

11

Grow Your Commission Margin & Escape the Volume Trap | Episode 114

12

Quality Over Hype To Build It Right with Rory Farrell & Mike Witczak | Episode 113

13

Why Failing Forward is the Mindset that Builds Winners | Episode 112

14

Reputation Over Riches & Building Mortgage Trust with Tom Mellett | Episode 111

15

If You're Serious About Becoming an Entrepreneur, Start Prepping Now | Episode 110

16

A Boots-On-The-Ground Interview with the Devastatingly Good-Looking Mason, Jimmy O'Neill | Episode 109

17

How To Prepare Your Insurance Agency for a Valuation or Sale | Episode 108

18

How To Safely Navigate and Provide Solutions with Seth Lejeune & Jenn Anusky | Episode 107

19

Why Your Team Matters, Both In-House & Outsourced | Episode 106

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Wearing Every Real Estate Hat to Build a Business with Jason Ostrowsky | Episode 105

21

Hey, What Gives? Why Are My Clients Not Giving Me Referrals? | Episode 104

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How To Hit Singles & Doubles in Franchising with Mike Oberholtzer | Episode 103

23

Stop Filing Those Insurance Claims: The Truth Online Advisors Don’t Tell You | Episode 102

24

He Moved to Philly With Zero Contacts … Now Everyone Knows "South Philly Vinny's" Name | Episode 101

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Only 5% of Podcasts Make it to 100 Episodes ... We Just Did. | Episode 100

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Connectors Win, and Why it's the Mindset Most People Miss | Episode 99

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Just because Cheldin Barlatt Rumer carries it well, doesn't mean it's not heavy | Episode 98

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Geofence marketing tactics using the "Whopper Detour" | Episode 97

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What Building His Own Appraisal Firm Has Taught Mike Coyle | Episode 96

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The Truth About Bad Business Advice | Episode 95

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Why Jarrod Blackwell Believes That Empathy In Business Drives Digital ROI | Episode 94

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How to Fix Your Insurance Retention ... and Grow | Episode 93

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The “Milwaukee Moment” That Pivoted Justin Heath’s Career Into Real Estate | Episode 92

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How To Stop Chasing The "Realtor Joneses" | Episode 91

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He Turned a $35K Job Into 80+ Properties (Without Quitting His 9–5) with Cory Jacobson | Episode 90

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How We Survived Year 1 - What They Don’t Tell You About Starting a Business, Part 2 | Episode 89

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How We Survived Year 1 - What They Don’t Tell You About Starting a Business, Part 1 | Episode 88

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From Burnout to Breakthrough: How Kelly Donahue-Piro Helps Insurance Agencies Thrive in Any Market | Episode 87

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Episode #86: The #1 Mistake Homebuyers Make When Shopping for Insurance Online

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Episode #85: She Lost 4 Employees In 2 Months. Here's How Missy Stallings Saved Her Insurance Agency!

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Episode #84: All-Inclusive vs. À La Carte Brokerages: What Kind of Real Estate Agent Are You?

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Episode #83: Just Keep Going with Dustin Brohm

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Episode #82: It's not about you, it's about them.

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Episode #81: Growing a Mortgage Team from Scratch with Rob Wishnick

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Episode #80: The Life of a Small, Independent Business Owner

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Episode #79: Kindness Elevates Entrepreneurs with Skye Michiels

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Episode #78: 3 Reasons Why Email Marketing is Valuable

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Episode #77: Be Honest, Laugh Often, and Help Others with Lisa Murphy

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Episode #76: What is the difference between a "Scarcity" and "Abundance" mindset?

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Episode #75: Executing Events & Building Community with Josh Buchter & Beth Williams

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Episode #74: Why do consumers assume real estate and insurance agents are all the same?

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Episode #73: Flipping Homes & Holding Paper with Nick Disney

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Episode #72: Millennial & Gen Z Agents are Doing Things Differently

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Episode #71: Be an Expert in Your Space with Sean Kent

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Episode #70: Zillow looks to provide transparency through climate risk scoring

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Episode #69: Your Network is Your Net Worth with Joe O'Donnell & Mike Sweeney

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Episode #68: It's No Secret, Real Estate & Insurance Have High Failure Rates

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Episode #67: Practice, Professionalism, & Knowing What To Say with Tom Toole

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Episode #66: Authenticity in Business

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Episode #65: Executing Business Design Solutions with Brent Bush

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Episode #64: The Dylan McGonigal Episode, Communication

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Episode #63: Teaching Agents to Live a Great Life and Prosper with Dave Ashe

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Episode #62: What Should We Measure for Agent Success: Volume or Profit?

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Episode #61: The Skinny on Private Lending with Ian Walsh

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Episode #60: Don't Knee-Jerk Your Insurance Coverage

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Episode #59: Scratch Commercial Lending with Evan Segal

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Episode #58: Strained affordability in today’s US housing market

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Episode #57: Hunting Commercial Real Estate with Nick Giganti & Martino Picariello

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Episode #56: Marketing Idea vs. Marketing Plan

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Episode #55: Bootstrapping a Family Insurance Business with Shaun Gavaghan

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Episode #54: How to Structure Your Residential Real Estate Business

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Episode #53: Scaling a Productive Team with Ryan Stawasz

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Episode #52: Why Commitment Creates Success

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Episode #51: Being a Small Business Triple-Threat with Rob Schuck

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Episode #50: Our 50th Episode ... LIVE!

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Episode #49: Why Sellers Make More Money Through Listing Agents

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Episode #48: "Lifetime Home Support" for your Clients with Amy Stockberger

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Episode #47: The Pros & Cons of Partnerships

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Episode #46: Growing Up on Main Street America with Mike Giangiordano, Jr.

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Episode #45: How to Create a Brand

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Episode #44: Building a Relationship-Based Business with Garrett Maroon

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Episode #43: To CRM, or Not To CRM

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Episode #42: The Business of Restaurants with Harris Eckstut

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Episode #41: An Episode About Nothing, But Even Nothing Is Something

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Episode #40: Living Life as a Go-Giver with Bob Burg

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Episode #39: How Home Insurance Shock is Hurting Residential Investors

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Episode #38, Top 3 Ep: Sean & Tim's Top 3 Podcasts

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Episode #37: Growing Confident Agents with Elizabeth Convery

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Episode #36: Stop Saying Yes and Learn When to Say "No"

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Episode #35: Being a Trusted House Detective with Reid Stever

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Episode #34: Never Stop Knocking and Providing Value with Stewart Sheppard

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Episode #33: Why Timeblocking is Important

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Episode #32: Rehabbing Homes and Being a Girl Dad with Zach Torres

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Episode #31: Building Net Worth and Water Ice Authority with Keyon Whiting

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Episode #30: Goals In Business

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Episode #29: Driving Fundamental Growth in Business with Billy Williams

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Episode #28, OG Ep: Franchises vs. Independent Brokerages

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Episode #27: Objection-Proof Success with Award-Winning Author Jeff West

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Episode #26: Wide Marketing vs. Deep Marketing

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Episode #25: Building a Modern Media Empire with Eric Simon

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Episode #24, OG Ep: An Introduction

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Episode #23: Respect, Help, & Love with Mike McCann

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Episode #22: Working "In" the Business & Working "On" the Business

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Episode #21: Drive Your Business with Online Reviews

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Episode #20, OG Ep: The Power of Relationships

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Episode #19: "Feet on the Street" Lending with Jared Pontz

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Episode #18: Spheres & Centers of Influence

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Episode #17: Smart Acquisitions & 1% Podcasting with Bradley Flowers

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Episode #16: Inflation and Claim Risk are Causing Insurance Woes

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Episode #15: When To Hire An Assistant

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Episode #14: Why the NAR / Realtor 6% Commission Shake-Up is a Good Thing

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Episode #13: From Mortgages to Hotels with Kyle Kelly

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Episode #12: How to Manage Employee Screw-Ups

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Episode #11: The "Finding Peak" Journey with Ryan Hanley

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Episode #10: Feeding Fish vs. Teaching to Fish

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Episode #9: Master the Listing Lane with Ryan Petrucci

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Episode #8: The Art of Scaling a Business

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Episode #7: "Brand It Like Serhant" with Ryan Serhant

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Episode #6: Warm Referrals vs. Cold Calling

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Episode #5: Relationship Marketing with Luke Acree

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Episode #4: Brick & Mortar vs. Virtual

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Episode #3: Building & Selling Insurance Brokerages with Cory Schnabel

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Episode #2: The Birth of Bricks & Risk, How To Build Your Business

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Episode #1: Prepping and Closing Clients