Welcome to the first episode of The Next Move, hosted by Erin Best.
For our inaugural conversation, Erin sits down with Ron McIntosh, Co-Founder and President of KIC Realty, to talk about the question that started it all:
Why build another real estate brokerage?
After decades in the industry, Ron saw a growing gap between what traditional brokerage models offered and what agents increasingly needed.
More opportunity.
More flexibility.
More ownership.
More transparency.
And a greater voice in shaping the future of the companies they help build.
In this conversation, Erin and Ron explore the evolution of the Canadian real estate industry, the rise of agent ownership, why technology won't replace great REALTORS®, and what the next generation of real estate professionals should be paying attention to now.
And perhaps the biggest takeaway of all:
The future belongs to the people willing to build before everyone else sees the opportunity.
This is The Next Move.
Let's talk about what's next.
🎙️ IN THIS EPISODE
00:00 Welcome to The Next Move
03:20 Building the model and launching KIC Realty
04:00 What problem was KIC Realty created to solve?
04:33 Why culture and agent involvement matter
05:54 How the vision for KIC has evolved
06:10 Why being Canadian created a bigger opportunity
08:36 What makes KIC Realty different?
10:11 Knowledge, Integrity and Community: more than buzzwords
13:16 Supporting agents and the communities they serve
14:28 Going against the grain and building a different model
17:12 Ron's biggest belief about the future of real estate
19:08 Retirement equity and the future of the agent
20:30 How real estate has changed over 30 years
21:31 Why agents are asking different questions today
22:19 The personal brand versus brokerage brand conversation
23:25 Why ownership creates stronger buy-in
25:59 What agents worry about today that may not matter in five years
26:35 Will AI replace REALTORS®?
27:43 Why technology is a tool, not a replacement
29:01 What agents are not paying enough attention to
35:24 The hardest part about building a brokerage
37:00 Why social proof is one of the biggest challenges
39:14 The mindset every new KIC agent should bring
40:35 Why getting involved matters
41:15 The biggest change coming to Canadian real estate
44:21 Biggest threat to the industry
44:49 The most overrated advice in real estate
49:42 What should every real estate professional pay attention to?
50:33 Can a Canadian company compete with the biggest American brands?
51:13 Real estate is never just about real estate
👤 ABOUT OUR GUEST
Ron McIntosh
Co-Founder & President, KIC Realty
Ron McIntosh brings nearly three decades of experience in the real estate industry. Having grown up around the business and worked across traditional and evolving brokerage models, Ron has built his career around leadership, relationships, culture and helping agents succeed.
As Co-Founder and President of KIC Realty, Ron is helping build a Canadian real estate company focused on:
Knowledge. Integrity. Community.
His vision is centred around creating more opportunity for agents, stronger communities, greater flexibility and a model where professionals can participate in building the future of the company they represent.
🌐 CONNECT WITH THE SHOW
The Next Move Website:
thenextmove.kicrealty.com
Hosted by: Erin Best
Presented by: KIC Realty
Show Sign, sponsored by https://ritewaysigns.com/
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