One of the most important meetings we can have with team members, employees, contractors, and others with whom we need to communicate frequently are 1x1 meetings. They’re one of the few occasions where we can have uninterrupted time to build the trust that is so necessary to any kind of relationship—including those at work. In today’s episode, we share 9 tips for having 1x1 meetings that both parties will find productive. And, as always, you can get more in-depth information and added details no...
Jun 02, 2022•16 min
Stefanie Lugo is an agent from Scottsdale, AZ, not far from a hotbed of iBuyer market testing, who fully understands the impact that iBuyers have had on the real estate market. In this week’s episode, she argues that putting your value in front of prospects is critical. If agents are going to survive the onslaught of iBuyers and combat the industry’s negative image among members of the general public, then they are going to have to explain and deliver value not just during a transaction but befo...
May 30, 2022•36 min
Internet leads can be a gold mine, but among the mix are bound to be the occasional land mine. In today’s episode, the Stay Paid pals are reviewing a framework for responding to objections (with examples!) that can move the conversation forward with even the most stubborn lead. You can get more in-depth information and added details not included in the episode from our show notes. Visit www.staypaidpodcast.com. Connect | Resources Free e-book: Guide to Cold Calling: The Techniques Needed to Clos...
May 26, 2022•20 min
Top-producing real estate agent Christina Swyers has become a six-figure earner due to her successful digital content marketing strategy. In today’s episode, she explains how to maximize the potential of Facebook Live, Instagram Reels, and YouTube with unique and captivating digital content that will make you the “digital mayor” of your town. You can always get more in-depth information and extra details not included in the episode from our show notes. Visit www.staypaidpodcast.com. Connect | Re...
May 23, 2022•32 min
In Part 2 of our Q&A, Luke and Josh talk about what it’s like when they disagree with each other. You’ll hear what they have to say about one another as they explain and discuss Enneagram personality types. The combination of their two personality types leads to some insights about how our hosts work together, and the influence this combination exerts on things like decision making, strengths, drawbacks, and more. Let us know your thoughts in the episode comments! And you can get more in-dep...
May 19, 2022•21 min
Sherri Johnson, this week’s Stay Paid guest, is a coach and trainer who was an incredibly successful agent and a broker until she became a national speaker with her own consulting and coaching company. She uses her experience, skills, Goldmine Pipeline strategy, and, most importantly, “sky’s the limit” mindset to accelerate the results of motivated agents. Oh, did we mention she took 750 agents from $600M to $1.7B in just 4 years? Yeah. She did that too. You can get more in-depth information and...
May 16, 2022•45 min
This is our 350th episode, and we’re answering questions submitted by our listeners. Can you guess which one of us can’t hold his liquor, sucked his thumb until he was 12, and would choose to be a carpenter as an alternative career? We hope you have as much fun listening as we had recording. Visit us at www.staypaidpodcast.com. Connect | Resources Take our Listener Survey! Tell us what’s working and what you would like to hear. - https://remindermedia.com/podcast-survey/ 0:00 Introduction 2:00 H...
May 12, 2022•19 min
This week’s interview is with Chad Vaughan who has made his real estate career a success using Instagram as his primary lead-generating strategy. When you listen, you’ll hear his down-to-earth approach for using IG that includes a brilliantly simple way to generate content, how he uses IG polls to get engagement, and what he’s discovered about the efficacy of hashtags vs. captions. You can get more in-depth information and added details not included in the episode from our show notes. Visit www....
May 09, 2022•30 min
Meetings are sometimes a necessary evil, but we’ve got 10 tips for making them more effective and valuable. Some of the responsibility for better meetings rests with its leaders, but participants also have a role to play in making meetings productive and advantageous for everyone. You can get more in-depth information and added details not included in the episode from our show notes. Visit www.staypaidpodcast.com. Connect | Resources FREE e-book: How 5 Top Producers Generate Referrals - https://...
May 05, 2022•18 min
Dan Lesniak closed $22 million in his first year as an agent. Today, he and his wife, Keri Shull, run the highest selling team in Washington, DC. They have 70 agents and closed 1,100 deals last year. He’s also a billion-dollar developer, best-selling author, coach, and Iron Man! In this week’s interview, Dan offers sage marketing advice for new agents, his thoughts about the best type of client touchpoint, and how team leaders can keep their top talent. You can get more in-depth information and ...
May 02, 2022•36 min
Our minds are incredibly powerful. For example, a simple change to your mindset can significantly affect the outcome of a situation and, ultimately, your place in life. Professor Carol S. Dweck of Stanford University was the first to describe the differences between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset, and her research explains why some people fail and others succeed. We examine these opposing mindsets, explain how you can tell which one you tend to operate with, and how to take action and make...
Apr 28, 2022•14 min
Before he joined ReminderMedia, Andrew Saska was the head of corporate finance for the largest Tier 3 broker-dealer in the country. Today, he is our vice president of financial services and the best there is at nurturing relationships, connecting people, and closing the big deals that take years to put into place. This week on Stay Paid , we ask Andrew to share his wisdom on topics ranging from how to get leads to what principals need to do to plan and execute an exit strategy. Remember you can ...
Apr 25, 2022•29 min
It’s the question that every agent eventually asks themselves . . . should I join a team? While we do have a bias (especially when it comes to newer agents), in this episode we lay out the pros and cons of working with a team that we’ve heard from agents for nearly 20 years. You can get more in-depth information and added details not included in the episode from our show notes. Visit www.staypaidpodcast.com . Connect | Resources Take our Listener Survey - https://remindermedia.com/podcast-survey...
Apr 21, 2022•15 min
If you’ve been listening to Stay Paid for a while, then you’ve heard me mention my brother Stephen. He’s a broker-agent and, at the end of 2021, four of his best agents walked out on him. Kudos to his courage, because Stephen shares why things went wrong and how easy it would be for other broker-agents to make the same mistake; how he got himself out of a full-blown pity fest; the marketing strategies he used to complete 320 transactions in spite of what happened; and the easy script he uses to ...
Apr 18, 2022•37 min
Bad habits come in all shapes and sizes, but one thing is consistent about them—we are constantly wishing that we could change them. Even when we know that what we habitually do is frustrating our chances of succeeding, we often fall back into the same old routines that lead us nowhere. In this episode, the Stay Paid pals talk about where habits come from, the pattern that all habits follow, and how you can replace bad habits with better ones. You can get more in-depth information and added deta...
Apr 14, 2022•13 min
So many agents fail in their first few years in business because they make some of the common mistakes that derail real estate entrepreneurs time and time again. In this episode, we expose the 5 worst mistakes every agent must avoid (and why it can sometimes be so hard). You can get more in-depth information and added details not included in the episode from our show notes. Visit www.staypaidpodcast.com. Connect | Resources How to Build an Effective Contact Database in Under 5 Minutes - https://...
Apr 11, 2022•18 min
You already know that successful cold calling is part art and part science. What to say, how you say it, and what not to say are the art. How many times to call and when, when to speak and when to listen, and the statistical difference in close rates when you say “I” versus “we” all play into the science. In this episode, we review 8 cold-calling statistics that will forever change what you think about cold calling. And you can get more in-depth information and added details not included in the ...
Apr 07, 2022•15 min
Every sales professional wants to know more and better ways to get client referrals. This week, we speak with John Turner, who works with broker-dealers, RIAs, insurance carriers, banks, and Wall Street firms, educating financial advisors about the benefits of annuities. John explains how he has grown his business with client referrals by using specific language and strategically timed calls. You can find more in-depth information and added details not included in the episode from our show notes...
Apr 04, 2022•26 min
We've covered a lot of social media topics on Stay Paid, but we've never made a comprehensive list of the mistakes that so many business owners and sales professionals make on social media. Today, we’re correcting that error. Listen to this Silver Dollar episode as we review the 7 mistakes that every business needs to avoid on social media. And you can get more in-depth information and added details not included in the episode from our show notes. Visit www.staypaidpodcast.com. Connect | Resourc...
Mar 31, 2022•16 min•Ep. 338
What if you had one story that allowed you to build almost immediate trust between you and your clients? René Rodriguez is a neuroscientist who has trained more than 100,000 people in applying behavioral psychology and neuroleadership methodologies to solve some of the toughest challenges in leadership, sales, and change management. In this week’s episode, René shares his insights about influencing behavior. He uses our hosts to demonstrate how you can develop and tell your origin story in a way...
Mar 28, 2022•42 min•Ep. 337
If you engage in email marketing, then you know that email deliverability is of paramount concern. Email is a tremendously effective tool that can help you to stay top of mind with your clients, nurture your prospects, and drive conversions for your business—but only if your emails are reaching people’s inboxes! So, with spring just around the corner, we’re going to review 7 steps you can take to spring-clean your email list to make sure your emails get delivered every time rather than being red...
Mar 24, 2022•15 min
Jennifer Murtland and Monica Weakley approach marketing from opposite sides—one champions relationship marketing while the other promotes transactional marketing. Put them in a room together though, and you’ve got a demanding, thought-provoking, wholly entertaining podcast episode about the effectiveness and implementation of each approach. Join the Stay Paid pals as they referee the matchup and award Golden Nuggets at the end of every round. And remember that you can get more in-depth informati...
Mar 21, 2022•37 min•Ep. 335
In this Silver Dollar episode, we pick apart the idea that some people are just luckier than others when it comes to catching a big break that turns into a successful business opportunity. As it turns out, some people are luckier than others. But it’s also true that these same people have 4 abilities that enable them to create their own good luck, and anyone can develop these skills. Listen as the Stay Paid pals explain how you can use what science has discovered to create your own good fortune....
Mar 17, 2022•15 min
Jess Lenouvel is the owner of The Listings Lab, and she’s got a message for agents: she can help you build a 7-figure income “without giving up control of your vision, burning out, or tripling your stress.” Her secret is a digital marketing system that takes leads through a psychological journey from strangers to clients—and it doesn’t involve buying ads on social media. Listen to her share her thoughts on digital marketing, the content agents should be sharing, and how to diagnose what might be...
Mar 14, 2022•36 min
Writing for LinkedIn isn’t like writing for other social media platforms. LinkedIn users have different expectations of the content they find there. They want well-written, well-researched, and thoughtful content that is relevant to their understanding of what’s important to business and what can help them progress in their careers. In this episode, we offer advice about why you should be writing for LinkedIn, the type of content you should consider posting, and tips for how to write and post on...
Mar 10, 2022•14 min•Ep. 332
This week’s episode features Phil Graham. Phil’s been in the financial services and insurance businesses for more than 20 years and during that time has created $22 BILLION in insurance and annuity sales and investments. Today, he’s a CEO and the creator of the Beneficiary Liquidity Plan™. Phil shares how he built his book of business, how he coaches salespeople reluctant to make calls, and his best piece of advice for new advisors. You can get more in-depth information and added details not inc...
Mar 07, 2022•33 min•Ep. 331
The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle explores the real origin of talent, examining it through the lens of neuroscience. Coyle writes that 3 crucial components—deep practice, ignition, and expert coaching—can be brought together to create world-class performers, artists, athletes, and others to develop talent in ways that were commonly thought to be beyond their control. He argues that where people end up in the hierarchy of their chosen fields, whether it’s sports, arts, or business, is not predeterm...
Mar 03, 2022•18 min
After 30 years as a financial advisor and building a $100,000,000 book of business, Bruce Weinstein sold his financial services practice in 2016. With no former clients and only the relationships he had built, he and his wife started a new insurance business in 2020. In this episode of Stay Paid , Bruce shares the marketing and other activities he reactivated from his first business to successfully start up and run the business they own today. Remember that you can always get more in-depth infor...
Feb 28, 2022•33 min
In 2020, while people in quarantine were eager to find new ways to stay entertained, TikTok experienced rapid growth and quickly became a household name. Two years later, the platform is the third-largest social media network. Today, businesses are quickly learning how to create TikTok content that attracts and generates leads. In this Silver Dollar episode, we’re sharing tips and secrets that will benefit new and more experienced TikTok business users. Plus, you can get more in-depth informatio...
Feb 24, 2022•19 min
Are you looking for another tool to add to your marketing toolbox? Why not consider public speaking? Today’s guest is Mark Brownstein, a Medicare professional and host of the radio show Medicare with Mark . As director of Medicare for Emerald Medicare in Nyack and Stony Point, New York, Mark uses public speaking appearances and webinars to continuously grow his business. In his interview, he shares how anyone can start to generate leads by simply sharing what they know with the employees of busi...
Feb 21, 2022•19 min•Ep. 327
