Hi, and welcome back to Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business! 👋 I’m your host, Coach James Short, and I’m thrilled to have you joining us for another incredible episode packed with leadership insights and practical strategies. Today, we’re welcoming back someone very special—David Gray, CEO and founder of Lifestyle Group. 🙌 David is a standout leader who’s taken his real estate journey from managing a single office to overseeing 23 offices and more than 200 team members across Austral...
Jul 09, 2025•15 min
Hi and welcome to another episode of Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business. I’m your host, Coach James Short. In this episode, I’m joined by an industry professional whose experience spans both the financial and property sectors. Here are five key takeaways from our conversation: A Career Built on Relationships and Adaptability: From a background in foreign exchange trading to three decades in real estate, our guest shares how mentorship and a people-first mindset shaped his journey. Mar...
Jul 02, 2025•24 min
Welcome back to The Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business Podcast with me, Coach James Short. Each week, we dive into the strategies, stories, and systems that help real estate professionals just like you lead stronger teams, build thriving businesses, and stay ahead of the curve. In this episode, I’m joined by one of the country’s top-performing agents from TRG, Oliver Lavers. We explore what it takes to succeed at the highest level—from mindset to preparation, and building a powerhouse...
Jun 25, 2025•53 sec
Welcome back to The Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business Podcast with me, Coach James Short. Each week, we dive into the strategies, stories, and systems that help real estate professionals just like you lead stronger teams, build thriving businesses, and stay ahead of the curve. In this episode, I’m joined by one of the country’s top-performing agents from TRG, Oliver Lavers. We explore what it takes to succeed at the highest level—from mindset to preparation, and building a powerhouse...
Jun 25, 2025•25 min
🎙️ Welcome back to The Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business Podcast with me, Coach James Short! Each week, I bring you strategies, insights, and real stories to help you lead high-performing teams, grow a thriving real estate business, and stay ahead in today’s competitive market. In today’s episode, I’m joined by Merriah Harkins, senior sales executive at Lukrom, a private real estate investment and lending firm based in Phoenix, Arizona. With over 25 years of experience across ventur...
Jun 18, 2025•30 min
Welcome back to the Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business Podcast with me, Coach James Short. Each week, we dive into the strategies, stories, and systems that help real estate professionals just like you lead stronger teams, build thriving businesses, and stay ahead of the curve. In today’s episode, I’m joined by one of Western Australia’s most passionate and driven agents — Candie Italiano, Real Estate Agent at Candie Italiano Property, proudly operating under the Ray White banner in C...
Jun 12, 2025•26 min
Hey, Coach James Short here! Welcome back to another powerful episode of Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business. Today, I’m joined by one of Australia’s top-performing agents and respected leaders in the industry — Braden Walters, Principal at Belle Property Byron Bay / Lennox Head. 🏡 With over 18 years of real estate experience on the Far North Coast of NSW, Braden has built an exceptional reputation not just as a licensed agent, but as a trusted advisor in the Byron Bay region. A multi...
Jun 05, 2025•19 min
🎙️ Welcome to another exciting episode of The Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business with me, Coach James Short! In today’s episode, I’m joined by Miriam Castilla — ex-engineer, finance professional turned business mentor and course creator. She’s the founder of Freedom & Ease Business Academy and creator of the Magnetic Money Code, where she blends practical strategy with mindset mastery to help online coaches and service providers achieve true freedom. ✨ In this episode, you'll dis...
May 07, 2025•22 min
Welcome to the Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business podcast, which brings you insightful conversations, expert strategies, and proven tips to help you take your real estate business to the next level. I’m your host, Coach James Short, and each week we dive into what’s working right now across the industry so you can lead with confidence and grow with purpose. 🎙️ Today’s Guest: Matt Brickwood – Spring Media Group Matt has spent the last 20 years building and running successful technolog...
Apr 29, 2025•31 min
🎙️ Welcome back to another episode of Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business with me, Coach James Short—your guide to building a resilient, profitable, and scalable real estate business. This podcast is about sharing the tools, insights, and stories from experts and leaders across industries to help you unlock growth, overcome challenges, and lead with clarity and purpose. Today, we’re diving into the world of tradie businesses, admin systems, and entrepreneurial resilience with a specia...
Apr 24, 2025•25 min
🎧 Welcome to the "Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business" podcast with me, your host, Coach James Short – your go-to show for insights, strategies, and inspiration to take your real estate business to the next level. Whether you're a principal, a business owner, or a leader in the industry, you're in the right place to learn from the best and grow with confidence. In today’s episode, we’re joined by Ella Smith, the brilliant mind behind The Story Was. Ella helps businesses and executives...
Mar 29, 2025•30 min
🎙️ Welcome back to another episode of Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business with me, Coach James Short! This is the podcast where we dive deep into the strategies, mindsets, and actions that drive success in the real estate industry. Whether you're a principal, business owner, or agent looking to level up, you’re in the right place. Today’s guest is someone who embodies the freedom and success many in real estate are striving for. ✨ Adrienne Green is a seasoned real estate investor and ...
Mar 29, 2025•30 min
🎙️ Welcome to "Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business" with Coach James Short! 🏡🔥 Your go-to podcast for expert insights, strategies, and success stories in real estate. 🚀 🎤 Today’s Guest: Kris Reid 💡 Founder of ICONS of Real Estate – The #1 Real Estate Podcast Network 🌎 CEO of Ardor SEO, a digital marketing agency specializing in real estate growth 📧 kris@iconsofrealestate.com 👋 Meet Kris Reid – The Entrepreneur Disrupting Real Estate Marketing From the Australian bush 🌿 to the...
Mar 16, 2025•34 min
Welcome to Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business with me, Coach James Short! 🎙️🏡 Today, we have an incredible guest who is set to drop value bombs left, right, and centre! 💥🔥 Meet Nathan Williams 👏✨ Nathan Williams has won, coached clients to win and judged Pitch Competitions, and presents for industry groups, CEO networks and associations such as the REINSW on Pitching, Sales, and Referrals. 🎤🏆 As Australia’s leading Pitch Coach and founder of the sales consulting company Custome...
Mar 11, 2025•27 min
EP72 - Hermione Gardiner by James Short
Mar 11, 2025•24 min
EP73 - Jessica Aspromonte by James Short
Mar 11, 2025•20 min
EP74 - Simon Thomas by James Short
Mar 11, 2025•30 min
Welcome to Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business, the podcast dedicated to helping real estate professionals take their business to the next level. I'm your host, Coach James Short, and in each episode, we dive into actionable insights, strategies, and stories to help you grow your real estate career. Whether you're just starting out or looking to scale, you’re in the right place. Let’s get started! 🚀 Today, we have an incredible guest—Hunter Maxwell, the Director, General Manager, Sale...
Mar 04, 2025•26 min
Welcome to Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business! I'm Coach James Short, your host, bringing you insights from industry leaders to help you scale your business, build a strong team, and stay ahead in the ever-evolving real estate market. Today, we’re diving into the importance of leadership, team development, and the systems that drive success in real estate. Guest Intro: Joining us is Ben Kingsberry, a non-selling principal committed to fostering a team of highly professional agents ser...
Feb 26, 2025•29 min
Welcome back to another episode of Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business! 🚀 Hosted by me, Coach James Short, aka Shorty, this podcast is dedicated to helping real estate professionals lead, grow, and scale their businesses with expert insights and strategies. Today, we have a special guest: Tony Rowe – a Compliance Consultant to the property sector and former RTO owner. Tony is passionate about helping agents and agency owners navigate the ever-increasing compliance demands of regulator...
Feb 26, 2025•56 min
🎙️ Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business Podcast Hey, welcome to the Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business Podcast! I’m Coach James Short, and this podcast is all about helping real estate professionals like you lead, grow, and scale your business. Each episode, I bring you insights from industry leaders and experts who share their strategies, experiences, and game-changing advice to help you succeed. Today, I’m thrilled to introduce my guest—Alan Stevens. About Alan: Alan Steve...
Feb 25, 2025•1 hr 3 min
💡 In this episode, we speak with Derek Morgan, a Referral Marketing Strategist & B2B Growth Expert, to uncover how businesses can leverage strategic partnerships and referrals to generate high-converting leads—without relying on costly ads or cold outreach. 🔑 What you’ll learn: ✅ The power of referral marketing and why it outperforms traditional advertising ✅ How to build a profitable referral network and turn connections into warm leads ✅ The hidden costs of inaction (COI) and why busines...
Feb 19, 2025•32 min
🎙️ Welcome to Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business Podcast with me, Coach James Short! In this episode, we dive into the essential strategies for launching and scaling a successful real estate business with Manos Findikakis, founder of Agents’Agency & BLAC_SALT. Manos shares five key insights every agent and property manager needs to know: ✅ The Power of the Right Network & Model – Why the right support system helps you grow smarter and faster. ✅ Cost-Effective Scaling – How to...
Feb 11, 2025•31 min
In this episode, we sit down with Jon Chan Rei, founder of Aces Management, who shares his eye-opening journey into financial resilience. In March 2020, when the world shut down, Jon found himself at a breakfast table-turned-shared-desk with his pregnant wife. The realization hit hard: if one of them couldn’t work, their financial stability would be at risk. With no playbook for surviving a pandemic, he searched for a better way—one that led him to private money lending. Now, he helps others gai...
Feb 04, 2025•26 min
Welcome to the Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business podcast! I’m your host, Coach James Short. With over two decades of experience, I’m here to help real estate principals and business leaders scale their businesses, inspire their teams, and navigate the challenges of the industry. Each week, we bring you the tools, insights, and strategies to unlock your potential and thrive in today’s competitive market. 🌟 Intro to Brody Lee This episode, we’re honoured to welcome Brody Lee, an award...
Jan 27, 2025•30 min
🎙 Welcome to The Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business Podcast! I'm Coach James Short, your host, guiding you through actionable strategies, expert insights, and inspirational stories to help you achieve exponential growth in your real estate business. Whether you're navigating market challenges or striving for the next big breakthrough, we've got you covered Meet Our Guests: 🌟 Conor Healy – A Mindset for the Modern Age 🏆 Legacy of Success: Co-Founder of Connekt Coaching with 20 years...
Jan 20, 2025•48 min
🎙 Welcome to Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business! Join us as we explore the strategies, insights, and stories behind Australia’s thriving real estate industry. Hosted by Coach James Short, this podcast is your ultimate guide to building a successful real estate business while achieving personal and professional growth. 👨💼 Guest Spotlight: Max from Ray White Touma Taylor 📍 Located in Redfern, Sydney Max brings 18 years of real estate expertise, having established himself as one of ...
Jan 14, 2025•21 min
🎉 Happy New Year, and welcome back! 🎉 We’re kicking off 2025 with another exciting episode of Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business with me, Coach James Short! After a refreshing holiday break, we’re back and ready to bring you insightful conversations, actionable tips, and inspiring stories to help you take your business—and life—to the next level. 🚨 Today’s guest is someone truly special 🚨 Joining us is Alessandro Berenato, also known as Alex from Vital Health NHP. Alex is: 🏋️♂️ ...
Jan 07, 2025•32 min
Welcome to Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business with Coach James Short! This show is for real estate leaders, principals, and business owners ready to elevate their businesses, gain insights from industry experts, and discover innovative strategies to grow and thrive. Each episode features interviews with leaders from within and beyond the real estate industry to share their unique experiences, perspectives, and golden nuggets of wisdom. Today, I’m thrilled to welcome Alex Glen-Holmes t...
Dec 18, 2024•21 min
In this insightful episode, Coach James Short talks with Jackson Millan, known as The Wealth Mentor. Jackson shares his wealth-building strategies, his journey from financial hardship to financial freedom, and valuable lessons for business owners. 🔑 Key Points from the Episode: ✓Jackson Millan’s early life sparked his passion for understanding money and wealth creation after witnessing his parents struggle with finances. ✓He transitioned from being a financial advisor to a wealth coach, helping...
Dec 16, 2024•18 min
