

Next Level Agents: The Kevin & Fred Show - Interviews with the best and brightest minds in the real estate industry
Kevin Kauffman and Fred Weaver
Interviews from the best and brightest minds in the real estate industry. We cover topics like Investing, listings, buyers, brokerage, technology, entrepreneurship and so much more. Brought to you by KevinandFred.com
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Jan 24, 2019 • 6min
WE START EVERY DAY UNEMPLOYED. Business Tip: Earn It Every Day.
✅ Maybe you’re like I was, tired of not having a consistent flow of buyers and seller in my real estate business. 😳 Tired of not knowing when the next paycheck would come. 🤔 Once I realized the real estate business wasn’t about actually selling real estate, everything changed for me. ✅✅✅And it can work for you too. IF you will learn how to look at your business differently, and follow a plan for setting and holding appointments with buyers and sellers like I did. After all I was once a newer agent, lost and I didn’t know what to do next... ✅....and I used this system to get myself interviews (appointments) that brought me a steady flow of contracts and closings

Jan 21, 2019 • 56min
THE ZILLOW GUY: FOCUS FIRST ON YOUR CUSTOMER AND NEXT ON YOURSELF. Interview: Jay Thompson
Jay recently retired from his role at Zillow as their director of industry outreach. He's also a former real estate agent and brokerage owner. At Zillow, he was worked as a liaison between the agent/broker community and Zillow. Many of you know him as "The Zillow Guy", I, however, think of him as "The Phoenix Real Estate Guy" and I can't wait to have this chat with him.

Jan 17, 2019 • 7min
DOES IT MAKE THE BOAT GO FASTER? Business Tip: Focus On What's Important
🛶🛶🛶 Will It Make The Boat Go Faster? This question was born out the story of an ordinary guy achieving something extraordinary. In 1998, consistently failing to medal or even make the final of major regattas, the Great Britian Men’s Rowing Eight decided to fundamentally change the way they worked and how they worked with each other. Their focus became purely about performance, the results they hoped would follow. They approached things differently, critically asking the same question with every single action they took… Will It Make The Boat Go Faster? Along their journey they learned the sustainable, dependable techniques and behaviors that drove continuous team improvement. The outcome 18 months later... against all reasonable odds, 🥇was a stunning Olympic Gold on the waters of Sydney. So this week we are asking you the question : In your real estate business, are your daily activities making your boat go faster? ------------------ Real estate agents, realtors, and real estate professionals! Looking for sales strategies and techniques to grow your business? Learn more at kevinandfred.com

Jan 14, 2019 • 48min
LOOK AT THINGS DIFFERENTLY. Interview: Mark Martin
With 20 years in business, Mark has earned The Lifetime Achievement award with Re/Max, he’s on his second tour on Zillow Agent Advisory Board. $85.0 MM this year in total sales- $35.0MM in Austin and $50.0MM nationwide in referral network (You’re going to love learning about this network of his). He has not personally listed or sold a home in over 2 years. Mark is also the President of Dirk Zeller’s Real Estate Champions Coaching.

Jan 10, 2019 • 8min
WANT TO START OR GROW A REAL ESTATE TEAM? Business Tip: Top Mistakes to Avoid
🚫 How to avoid the most critical mistake most real estate agents make when growing a team... 🤔 It’s hard to understand... ❓ Why do so many continue to make this mistake? ✅✅✅ Check out this weeks video for tips and insight on how and when it’s time to grow your real estate sales team...

Jan 7, 2019 • 41min
YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF. Interview: Ryan Hodge
Ryan Hodge became a licensed Realtor in 2008. In his first full year he sold over 100 homes and went on to grow the largest team in his marketplace. He opened an independent brokerage, The Realty Firm in 2013 and has recruited over 100 agents into his organization. He coaches brokers and agents across North America on the principles of higher productivity applying personal and spiritual development. He has spoken across North America and in Europe to over 50000 real estate professionals. He also authored his first book, The Integrity Vow: Engaging Your Authentic Self in 2017. He resides in London, Ontario Canada with his 3 young boys and is a proud hockey dad.

Jan 3, 2019 • 8min
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED. Business Tip: Planning for Setbacks
🤫🤫🤫 There’s a little secret about real estate that no one tells you about. 🤔 It’s one of things most learn (if at all) about through experience. ✅ But it doesn’t have to be that way..... ✅✅✅ Check out this weeks video to learn about this secret and what to do about it now that you know...

Dec 31, 2018 • 60min
RESOURCE FOR REAL ESTATE AGENTS - REMINE. Interview: Leo Pareja
Leo Pareja entered Real Estate at just 19 years of age and by 28 he was the #1 Keller Williams Agent in the world. He became a permanent fixture on The Thousand report, published by REAL Trends in partnership with the Wall Street Journal, as well as #1 Agent on NAHREP’s Top 250 list and an Alumni of Realtor Magazine’s 30 under 30. During his 15 years selling, Pareja sold close to 4,000 homes representing around 750 million in transactional volume. In parallel to selling real estate, in 2012 he co-founded and continues to co-own Washington Capital Partners, one of the largest private lending companies in the mid-Atlantic region. WCP provides financing to buy, fix and flip for investors of SFR product by focusing on a frictionless process leveraged through a proprietary technology platform. The company delivers debt to liquidity conduits in the secondary market which is uncommon in a space predominantly full of small mom and pop operators. Today, he is the co-founder and CEO of Remine - one the fastest growing MLS platforms in history. Remine leverages Big Data to let Agents and their Clients make better real estate decisions from coast to coast. Pareja has been highly involved with the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals. Pareja was the founding President of the NAHREP Metro DC chapter and then joining the national board to expand their efforts in public policy advocacy to protect the underserved markets.

Dec 27, 2018 • 5min
PLAN YOUR WORK LIKE YOU PLAN YOUR VACATIONS. Business Tip: Is Your 2019 Calendar Done Yet?
✅ I’m gonna take more vacations. ✅ I want to double my business in 2019. Does that sound familiar ? Ok cool that you want to do those things but show me your calendar that will show me the days you have dedicated to making those things happen. Oh, you don’t have those planned yet ? That’s ok most people don’t. Check out this week’s business tip on calendars and planning (not just hoping) for success in our pursuits.

Dec 24, 2018 • 51min
THE EXTRA 10% Interview: Mark McMinn
Mark McMinn founded the Mark McMinn Real Estate team on the principles he learned growing up: Excellence - be the best to achieve the best. Integrity - always be honest. Serve - go above and beyond for people. Accountability - give 100% every single time. Solutions - be positive and solve problems. Learning - learn the best practices and keep improving. Having been born and raised in the south, Mark understands Southern hospitality and the work it takes to create something you're proud to show the world. Growing up in metro-Atlanta, then spending 10 years in the Upstate and Low Country of South Carolina before returning to greater Atlanta, Mark has a passion and a love for the South. When you meet him, you'll feel like you've rekindled a friendship with a person you've known your entire life. Mark spent years as a pastor leading local congregations all the while investing in and flipping homes before transitioning his full time efforts within real estate. Mark month after month, quarter after quarter, year after year, stands head and shoulders above his peers. As a noted speaker, marketing fanatic, real estate lover, fanatic of all things Atlanta sports, you'll be at home trusting Mark McMinn and his team with, what is for most, the most valued asset in their lives.


