Hustle Humbly Podcast

By Alissa Jenkins & Katy Caldwell

Business

What's Hustle Humbly Podcast about?

Join us for Hustle Humbly where we hope you will build the confidence to find your voice and your way to a successful real estate business and beyond. Listen in as Alissa & Katy, two top producing Realtors, talk about fostering #communityovercompetition while navigating the often times cutthroat real estate industry. With over 900 homes sold between them and 8 and 15 years each in the business, they have seen it first hand. Deep dive into conversations and interviews about mindset and best practices with real life stories mixed in. The goal of Hustle Humbly is to reach out and encourage Realtors and business people alike to stop comparing themselves and start embracing their own strengths.

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200: Surviving Summer in Re...

06.05.2023

The funny thing about being surrounded by Realtors is that you hear other agents constantly complaining about being slow and/or busy and at any given moment you could be one or the other. Talk about a bunch of Goldilockses. Truth ...

Hustle Humbly Podcast episodes:

06.05.2023 200: Surviving Summer in Real Estate The funny thing about being surrounded by Realtors is that you hear other agents constantly complaining about being slow and/or busy and at any given moment you could be one or the other. Talk about a bunch of Goldilockses. Truth ...
05.29.2023 199: Building a Design Business with Alma Homes This week on the pod we are thrilled to snag a guest who’s designs we’ve been following for years! There’s nothing better than an email update from the famous Alma Homes where we get to see beautiful houses plus hear ...
05.22.2023 198: Real Estate Specific Side Hustles; Full Time vs Part Time Agents By 2022 the number of Realtors peaked at over 1.6 million. In 2023 nearly 32,000 agents left the field. As the market has shifted and in some ways stalled out, many agents are looking to supplement their real estate earnings ...
05.15.2023 197: The Solo Journey T Swift made it popular and now everyone is talking about their “eras”, so let's jump on that trend and take a journey through Katy & Alissa’s real estate careers. How are we addressing the real estate industry putting you ...
05.08.2023 196: Everything You Need to Know About Real Estate School This week we welcome a guest to the studio to tell us all about owning a real estate school! Brent Lancaster is broker/owner of his own real estate company and President/CEO of one of the nation’s oldest real estate schools, ...
05.01.2023 195: If We Had to Do It All Over Again If we had to go back to the beginning of our real estate business and start over from scratch, what would we change? Would we do anything the same? (Spoiler alert: we would) How much money would we want to ...
04.24.2023 194: How to Choose a Broker You barely finished the class and passed the test to get your real estate license and now you have to make a big choice: who should be your broker? This choice is only complicated by the fact that most offices ...
04.17.2023 193: Handling Difficult Deals Not every real estate transaction originates from happy circumstances and not every real estate client is a pleasure to serve. In today’s episode we discuss the types of transactions that require a little extra finesse and patience. Real estate transactions ...
04.10.2023 192: Do You Get What You Pay For? Talking to an Ex-Discount Brokerage Agent Non-traditional broker, flat-fee broker, limited-service broker or simply discount broker, there are quite a few names for a brokerage that doesn’t run in the “standard” model. In this episode we interviewed one of our listeners who kindly volunteered to talk ...
04.03.2023 191: Do Your Due Diligence Cold feet and buyer’s remorse are real life problems that may take your real estate transaction from pleasant to painful in an instant. As a buyer, using your due diligence or inspection period to answer your questions and check every ...
03.27.2023 190: The Unbelievable World of Wire Fraud and Other Title Talk In this episode we welcome one of our most knowledgeable and well-respected local title attorneys, Niki Beeson. Niki is part owner of Commerce Title & Abstract Company and has been closing real estate transactions there for over 20 years. In ...
03.20.2023 189: Winning with Your Listing Photos You never get a second chance to make a first impression, right? We all know by now that buyers’ first impressions of your listing happen online, so your listing photos are THE most important marketing you will do! In this ...
03.13.2023 188: Task Frequency/What To Do and When To Do It Realtors NEVER run out of things to do. There are tasks and tasks for days! We spend a lot of time trying to come up with ideal days, task batches, planners, auto-schedulers, outsourcing and countless other strategies to make our ...
03.06.2023 187: Listener Questions Answered Time to tackle more of your questions! In this episode we cover boundaries, networking, finding your accountability person, margarita machines and more. What should you do if you are in a rut? How do you mom full time and sell ...
02.27.2023 186: Two Weeks Notice with Amy Porterfield When one of your business heroes reaches out to come on your podcast, you pick yourself up off the floor, stop hyperventilating and get that ish scheduled STAT! On this episode we welcome the one, the only, the marketing queen, ...
02.20.2023 185: Website Woes Real estate websites can suck up a ton of your time and money while being a source of stress and overwhelm in your business. Technology is constantly changing and it’s hard to know what you need and what you don’t. ...
02.13.2023 184: Reviews: Love Letters from Your Clients What’s the first thing you do when you go to make a big purchase, hire a service provider, or even eat at a new restaurant? Read the reviews! Your soon to be clients are doing the exact same thing and ...
02.06.2023 183: How Do You Sell a House? A Guide for Consumers Alright, sellers! It’s your turn! Think you know what it’s like to sell a house? You bought one before, how different could it be? Well, in this episode we tackle the process of selling your home whether it’s your first ...
01.30.2023 182: Is It Time to Hire a Coach? A career in real estate is most closely mirrored by a roller coaster ride. There are super high highs and really low lows. In the valleys of your business you will feel compelled to try and kick start the momentum ...
01.23.2023 181: How Do You Buy a House? A Guide for Consumers Buying a home will likely be the largest purchase you make in your life and the process can be overwhelming. In this week’s episode we are talking to you, homebuyers, and we are ready to hold your hand through the ...
01.16.2023 180: The 2022 NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers Last year one of our most highly downloaded episodes was The Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, so we are here again with this year’s data! And, yes, there is A LOT of data! Being familiar with these numbers is ...
01.09.2023 179: Is Technology Leaving You Behind The real estate industry seems to change at lightning speed. We are constantly being bombarded with new technology and ideas to advance our business. Sometimes the overwhelm of keeping up is enough to just throw up your hands. In this ...
01.02.2023 178: Spruce Up Your Biz We don’t simply help people buy and sell houses. We run a business! And whether we are doing it well or not depends on how we are keeping up with all of the moving parts. In this episode we talk ...
12.26.2022 177: What’s the Word? It’s time to get ready for a new year! This week we revisit some of our favorite things to do to get our mind and our business right. We are going to set goals, create plans and pick a word ...
12.19.2022 176: Learning About Yourself, A Fun One Are you a fan of introspection like we are? In this episode we talk about one of our favorite tools to decipher who you are and why you do the things you do, the Enneagram. If you haven’t taken an ...
12.12.2022 175: The FINAL Flip Report Do do do do da beep… goodbye? It’s time to hear how Alissa’s most recent flip project turned out. What had her stressed? Why didn’t her buyer buy the house and who actually did? Where did she find the property ...
12.05.2022 174: Working on the Road Take a look around you. Are you in your car? Chances are as a Realtor either the answer is yes or about to be yes. Lol! Jokes and memes about what Realtors’ cars look like abound. Can you say mls ...
11.28.2022 173: Million Dollar Mindset with James Harris We nearly shook our heads right off agreeing with so much of what this guest said. In today’s episode we welcome James Harris of Million Dollar Listing LA fame to the show. James’ infectious energy, propensity for hard work, and ...
11.21.2022 172: A Long Drive and A Day Off As we enter the heavy holiday travel season it felt only right to tell you the story of a very long drive and some of our best tips for taking a day off. We hope you find yourself surrounded by ...
11.14.2022 171: The Cornerstone of Your Business There’s only one type of client that will sustain a happy, fun, and safe business long term: repeats and referrals! And there’s one system in particular that is going to organize and grow that business: your DATABASE! Yep, it’s time ...
11.07.2022 170: The Do's and Don'ts of Dual Agency It’s hard to think of anyone better to work with than yourself.
10.31.2022 169: When You Don't Get Paid/Stories of Expireds and Withdrawns It’s the perfect time of year for some seriously scary stories! Mean sellers, overpriced listings, and hundreds of days on the market: OH MY! We’ve worked for hours on end and spent hundreds of dollars on marketing only to get ...
10.24.2022 168: Atomic Habits Review If you choose any personal development book to read, you should start with James Clear’s Atomic Habits! We had the pleasure of reading this book with the Hustle Humbly Community book club recently and we loved it so much we ...
10.17.2022 167: Finding Calm in Your Real Estate Business Breathe in, breathe out. Ommmmmm. Close your eyes, picture yourself walking out of a closing, commission check in hand. Your client just praised what a wonderful agent you are and said they can’t wait to refer you. You turn back ...
10.10.2022 166: Email Marketing/Real Estate Newsletters There is truly nothing more annoying than spam. So much so that there is federal law prohibiting it. Why on Earth would anyone want to use email as a means to market their business? What a waste of time! Umm, ...
10.03.2022 165: Working with Friends and Family “Never mix business with pleasure.” Isn’t that how the saying goes? BUT you’ve listened to the show before and you know we work our database/sphere as our primary source of business. So, do you have to kick Aunt Karen off ...
09.26.2022 164: Selling Yourself as a New Agent Soooo, everyone you know knows 5 agents. How in the world will you ever get your business off the ground? It’s time to talk about exactly how you can sell yourself as a new agent. What are the activities and ...
09.19.2022 163: Leaning Into Your Strengths It’s right there in the intro, “stop comparing yourself and start embracing YOUR strengths”. You have likely heard us say this over and over again, but what are your strengths? And how do they apply to your real estate career? ...
09.12.2022 162: Marketing a Listing It’s time to get back to the basics of HOW you get a listing sold! In this chat we cover what you as an agent need to do to market a home. Do you need a sky writer and a ...
09.05.2022 161: Realtor Safety Tips from a LEO September is Realtor safety month!! It doesn’t matter if you are brand new or a seasoned vet; Realtor safety is something you should take very seriously and is something we can always do better. Reaching your goals and selling all ...
08.29.2022 160: Working in a Shifting Market Does it feel like the ground below you is slipping away? Just when we got used to the challenging sellers’ market, the interest rate jumps and we find ourselves squarely in a shift. Hang on to your hats, friends, as ...
08.22.2022 159: Podcasting: Behind the Scenes/Happy Birthday HH! Happy 3rd Birthday, Hustle Humbly! It’s been 3 years and somehow we have never missed a Monday! In this episode we give a bit of podcasting behind the scenes. What is it like to podcast? How much time do we ...
08.15.2022 158: Listening to Your Inner Voice Your gut, a hunch, instinct, intuition, your inner voice: no matter what you call it there is a powerful 6th sense that we need to call on when it is time to make decisions. In this discussion we learn about ...
08.08.2022 157: Realistic Goal Setting Goals are an important part of life and business, but how do you set the right goals for YOU? In this episode we take a closer look at goal setting within the context of your personal season and situation. How ...
08.01.2022 156: Listener Requests & Q&A You asked and it was time for us to answer! This episode hits a variety of topics recently requested by our listeners including managing Realtor expectations, how to create a vendor list, what new agents need to know about the ...
07.25.2022 155: Poker Face: Managing Your Personal Opinions Let’s talk about first impressions: your clients have one of you, you have one of them, you both have one of the houses you are viewing. How do we temper down our personal opinions to benefit our clients? How do ...
07.18.2022 154: FSBOs: Speaking to Your Value We reluctantly recorded this much requested episode but ended up LOVING the conversation! You know how it feels when your potential seller or a FSBO says to you, “Why should I pay YOU? Anyone can do this.” Cue that sheepish ...
07.11.2022 153: I Don’t Want to Be Everyone’s Realtor You want to sell ALL. THE. HOUSES? Right? Or maybe you are ready to embrace the fact that you can’t and don’t want to sell every house. In this chat we talk all about the mindset pitfalls that come when ...
07.04.2022 152: Ask the Inspector Every great agent knows that the service providers they refer to their clients are hugely important to a successful real estate transaction. In this episode we interview one of our favorite local inspectors, Whit Green. Whit has been in the ...
06.27.2022 151: Converting Cold Leads & Sign Calls Let’s take a trip down memory lane… back to a time when people picked up the phone and called other people for information. Oh, those were the days! But, wait! Those days aren’t long gone. They are still here! And ...

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