Recruiting Insight

Ben Hess & Mark Johnson•recruitinginsight.net

In the Recruiting Insight podcast, industry veterans Mark Johnson and Ben Hess deliver timely, relevant, and actionable insights for real estate leaders. Together, they serve as Managing Partners at Recruiting Insight, a comprehensive talent acquisition solutions provider for the real estate industry, specializing in agent recruitment, hiring, and retention.

Ben Hess is serial entrepreneur, writer, and coach who has helped hundreds of real estate companies, teams, and managers excel at recruiting. In 2006, he co-founded ThirdPool Recruiting, a new agent recruiting marketing and software company that operates in more than 100 metro areas in the United States. He also co-founded CoRecruit, a coaching and training company specializing in experienced agent recruiting.

Mark is the former President and CEO of JPAR, a high performing real estate company with $8B in sales and 4,000 agents. Under his leadership, JPAR expanded rapidly and grew revenue 5X in five years. Mark’s passion and expertise is helping real estate owners and team leaders create the systems, structure, and processes to support their growth.

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Why Experienced Agent Recruiting is so Difficult

Send us a text Have you ever wondered why some managers are really good at experienced agent recruiting while other ones seem to really struggle? Ben shares the secrets that a high-performing recruiter used to overcome this difficult task. You can engage with other Recruiting Insight content by visiting https://recruitinginsight.us You can also learn more about ThirdPool Recruiting by navigating to https://thirdpool.com For coaching on experienced agent recruiting, check out CoRecruit at https:/...

Jan 30, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Interview with Reynolds Bickerstaff

Send us a text Reynolds Bickerstaff, Chief Experience Officer at Bickerstaff Parham Real Estate, joins the podcast to share his experience building, growing, and training his real estate team with help from of ThirdPool's unique solutions. Reynolds and Ben discuss selectivity practices, the importance of teaching new agents how to brand themselves and grow their business, and Reynolds' shares his journey from being an agent himself to becoming a partner and growing his team. You can engage with ...

Nov 10, 2020•18 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Interview with Sherry Trevor

Send us a text Sherry Trevor of Roberts Brothers Inc. joins Ben Hess for a virtual interview to hear about her experience working as a recruiting coordinator and agent with Roberts Brothers and leveraging ThirdPool's recruiting philosophy. They discuss recruiting strategies, the benefits from hiring people from the "Third Pool" and Roberts Brother's comprehensive and unique training package for new agents. You can engage with other Recruiting Insight content by visiting https://recruitinginsight...

Oct 22, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Interview with Hart Kelman

Send us a text Hart Kelman of Crye-Leike Real Estate sits down with Ben Hess for a virtual interview to share her experience working as an agent recruiter with Crye-Leike and using ThirdPool's recruiting system. They also discuss recruiting strategies and Hart's recent transition to becoming a real estate agent herself with Crye-Leike. You can engage with other Recruiting Insight content by visiting https://recruitinginsight.us You can also learn more about ThirdPool Recruiting by navigating to ...

Oct 20, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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