This week on the simpliHOM podcast we have Derek Trainer (contact linked below) joining us to talk about how he closed $20.7 million in volume in 2021 (with $24mil projected for 2022 as of June) and how his personal branding contributed to that growth. Derek shares his wisdom on when he started to think about branding himself for his business, how you can start building yours, and how setting the right expectations could be the key to it all. Here are some of the things we covered:

Where you can find Derek:

@trainergroup on Instagram

/The615agent on Facebook

Derek Trainer on YouTube

Trainer.homes on the Web

The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast that tracks the challenges and changes every human and businessperson faces. Our host and Marketing Specialist Sara Wylie Armstrong, leads conversations with our CEO Sean Miku, our Director of Video and Immersive Technology Kyle Mann, our COO Brett Ratkowski, and others about the world we live in and how that impacts relationships, business and simpliHŌM, one of Tennessee’s fastest growing real estate companies. From starting simpliHŌM to family to everything in between, this podcast follows the ebbs and flows of building something from the ground up. For more content, highlights, and commentary, follow @simplihom on Instagram and Facebook.

Interested in joining the movement of REALTORS® that are getting their time and life back? Visit joinsimplihom.com for more info about simpliHŌM and how we're revolutionizing the real estate industry.

Follow our hosts:

Sean Miku - @seanmiku

Brett Ratkowski - @brettratkowski

Sara Wiley Armstrong (Swy) - @swytheflyguy

Kyle Mann - @kyleispositive

This week on the simpliHOM Podcast we’re helping real estate professionals how to better tell their story using the oldest framework for creating the top producing movies, TV shows, books, and branding the world has ever seen. Really. We’re giving you a process to better communicate your story to your potential and existing clients so you can build rapport by relating at the most human level possible. Don’t fall into the trap of being one-dimensional in your business. You are MORE than what you do.

The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast that tracks the challenges and changes every human and businessperson faces. Our host and Marketing Specialist Sara Wylie Armstrong, leads conversations with our CEO Sean Miku, our Director of Video and Immersive Technology Kyle Mann, our COO Brett Ratkowski, and others about the world we live in and how that impacts relationships, business and simpliHŌM, one of Tennessee’s fastest growing real estate companies. From starting simpliHŌM to family to everything in between, this podcast follows the ebbs and flows of building something from the ground up. For more content, highlights, and commentary, follow @simplihom on Instagram and Facebook.

Interested in joining the movement of REALTORS® that are getting their time and life back? Visit joinsimplihom.com for more info about simpliHŌM and how we're revolutionizing the real estate industry.

Follow our hosts:

Sean Miku - @seanmiku

Brett Ratkowski - @brettratkowski

Sara Wyley Armstrong (Swy) - @swytheflyguy

Kyle Mann - @kyleispositive

This week on the simpliHOM Podcast the HOMies spend some time reminiscing about the good (and bad) at the simpliHOM annual awards ceremony and the challenges that come along with scaling culture in a real estate brokerage. We hope you enjoy this raucous crew’s recount of one of real estate’s fastest growing brokerages. Here are some of the topics:

The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast that tracks the challenges and changes every human and businessperson faces. Our host and Marketing Specialist Sara Wylie Armstrong, leads conversations with our CEO Sean Miku, our Director of Video and Immersive Technology Kyle Mann, our COO Brett Ratkowski, and others about the world we live in and how that impacts relationships, business and simpliHŌM, one of Tennessee’s fastest growing real estate companies. From starting simpliHŌM to family to everything in between, this podcast follows the ebbs and flows of building something from the ground up. For more content, highlights, and commentary, follow @simplihom on Instagram and Facebook.

Interested in joining the movement of REALTORS® that are getting their time and life back? Visit joinsimplihom.com for more info about simpliHŌM and how we're revolutionizing the real estate industry.

Follow our hosts:

Sean Miku - @seanmiku

Brett Ratkowski - @brettratkowski

Sara Wyley Armstrong (Swy) - @swytheflyguy

Kyle Mann - @kyleispositive

This week on the simpliHOM podcast, our COO and marketing guru Brett Ratkowski is going to show you how to find more seller leads in your market. This is a practical podcast which means you’re going to want to take notes and take action NOW. If you find the info in this podcast helpful, let us know by following and liking :)

The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast that tracks the challenges and changes every human and businessperson faces. Our host and Marketing Specialist Sara Wylie Armstrong, leads conversations with our CEO Sean Miku, our Director of Video and Immersive Technology Kyle Mann, our COO Brett Ratkowski, and others about the world we live in and how that impacts relationships, business and simpliHŌM, one of Tennessee’s fastest growing real estate companies. From starting simpliHŌM to family to everything in between, this podcast follows the ebbs and flows of building something from the ground up. For more content, highlights, and commentary, follow @simplihom on Instagram and Facebook.

Interested in joining the movement of REALTORS® that are getting their time and life back? Visit joinsimplihom.com for more info about simpliHŌM and how we're revolutionizing the real estate industry.

Follow our hosts:

Sean Miku - @seanmiku

Brett Ratkowski - @brettratkowski

Sara Wyley Armstrong (Swy) - @swytheflyguy

Kyle Mann - @kyleispositive

This week on the simpliHOM Podcast we’re bringing in Austin Gardner (linktr.ee here) , a content creating machine and real estate agent from north of the Mason-Dixon line. As an agent at Loft Realty in Milford, Delaware Austin splits his time between selling real estate, working as a first responder, and getting his time in at the gym. In this episode however, we take a peak at Austin’s formula for creating over 1,000 pieces of content a year and how you can apply it to your business.

The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast that tracks the challenges and changes every human and businessperson faces. Our host and Marketing Specialist Sara Wylie Armstrong, leads conversations with our CEO Sean Miku, our Director of Video and Immersive Technology Kyle Mann, our COO Brett Ratkowski, and others about the world we live in and how that impacts relationships, business and simpliHŌM, one of Tennessee’s fastest growing real estate companies. From starting simpliHŌM to family to everything in between, this podcast follows the ebbs and flows of building something from the ground up. For more content, highlights, and commentary, follow @simplihom on Instagram and Facebook.

Interested in joining the movement of REALTORS® that are getting their time and life back? Visit joinsimplihom.com for more info about simpliHŌM and how we're revolutionizing the real estate industry.

Follow our hosts:

Sean Miku - @seanmiku

Brett Ratkowski - @brettratkowski

Sara Wyley Armstrong (Swy) - @swytheflyguy

Kyle Mann - @kyleispositive

This week on the simpliHOM podcast we’re bringing in David Lippe, a senior loan officer from SWBC that’s been in the business for over 20 years. David sits down with our CEO Sean Miku to talk about how interest rates are and will affect Nashville, Tennessee and surrounding areas and how you can gain a competitive advantage by creatively solving your client’s financial situations. David is a wealth of knowledge so pull out your note taking method of choice and get ready to grow. Here are some of topics covered:

The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast that tracks the challenges and changes every human and businessperson faces. Our host and Marketing Specialist Sara Wylie Armstrong, leads conversations with our CEO Sean Miku, our Director of Video and Immersive Technology Kyle Mann, our COO Brett Ratkowski, and others about the world we live in and how that impacts relationships, business and simpliHŌM, one of Tennessee’s fastest growing real estate companies. From starting simpliHŌM to family to everything in between, this podcast follows the ebbs and flows of building something from the ground up. For more content, highlights, and commentary, follow @simplihom on Instagram and Facebook.

Interested in joining the movement of REALTORS® that are getting their time and life back? Visit joinsimplihom.com for more info about simpliHŌM and how we're revolutionizing the real estate industry.

Follow our hosts:

Sean Miku - @seanmiku

Brett Ratkowski - @brettratkowski

Sara Wyley Armstrong (Swy) - @swytheflyguy

Kyle Mann - @kyleispositive

Today we bring on special guest Elizabeth Taylor (@theelizabethtaylor on Instagram), an award-winning Realtor at Compass, wife mom, and MS survivor who has been CRUSHING real estate and life. In 2020 she sold 60 houses in the Nashville, Tennessee area and this year she’s on track to do the same all while battling not only the pulls of normal life but the complications that come along with being diagnosed with MS at 24 years old. In this episode, Elizabeth talks about the effects of growing up in a cult, removing limiting beliefs, the value of authenticity, and so much more! Here’s some talking points covered:

The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast that tracks the challenges and changes every human and businessperson faces. Our host and Marketing Specialist Sara Wylie Armstrong, leads conversations with our CEO Sean Miku, our Director of Video and Immersive Technology Kyle Mann, our COO Brett Ratkowski, and others about the world we live in and how that impacts relationships, business and simpliHŌM, one of Tennessee’s fastest growing real estate companies. From starting simpliHŌM to family to everything in between, this podcast follows the ebbs and flows of building something from the ground up. For more content, highlights, and commentary, follow @simplihom on Instagram and Facebook.

Interested in joining the movement of REALTORS® that are getting their time and life back? Visit joinsimplihom.com for more info about simpliHŌM and how we're revolutionizing the real estate industry.

Follow our hosts:

Sean Miku - @seanmiku

Brett Ratkowski - @brettratkowski

Sara Wyley Armstrong (Swy) - @swytheflyguy

Kyle Mann - @kyleispositive

This week on the simpliHŌM Podcast, the crew digs into the current real estate market and why Sean is wearing a suit again (trust us, the answer involves MILLIONS of dollars). The HŌMies also journey through what immersive technology means for the future of real estate and how simpliHŌM is preparing for the shift into the Metaverse. Here are some other things they cover:

The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast that tracks the challenges and changes every human and businessperson faces. Our host and Marketing Specialist Sara Wylie Armstrong, leads conversations with our CEO Sean Miku, our Director of Video and Immersive Technology Kyle Mann, our COO Brett Ratkowski, and others about the world we live in and how that impacts relationships, business and simpliHŌM, one of Tennessee’s fastest growing real estate companies. From starting simpliHŌM to family to everything in between, this podcast follows the ebbs and flows of building something from the ground up. For more content, highlights, and commentary, follow @simplihom on Instagram and Facebook.

Interested in joining the movement of REALTORS® that are getting their time and life back? Visit joinsimplihom.com for more info about simpliHŌM and how we're revolutionizing the real estate industry.

Follow our hosts:

Sean Miku - @seanmiku

Brett Ratkowski - @brettratkowski

Sara Wyley Armstrong (Swy) - @swytheflyguy

Kyle Mann - @kyleispositive

This week on the simpliHOM Podcast Sean Miku, our CEO and Brett Ratkowski, our COO dig into how you can convert your real estate business as an agent, into a business that operates without YOU! How do you identify where to start first? How do you build a process that works every time? How do you free up your time and grow your income to get closer to the life you’re working so hard to achieve? Well of course, this process takes longer than a 45 minute podcast but what you learn today will bring you one step closer. Here’s some of what they cover:

The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast that tracks the challenges and changes every human and businessperson faces. Our host and Marketing Specialist Sara Wylie Armstrong, leads conversations with our CEO Sean Miku, our Director of Video and Immersive Technology Kyle Mann, our COO Brett Ratkowski, and others about the world we live in and how that impacts relationships, business and simpliHŌM, one of Tennessee’s fastest growing real estate companies. From starting simpliHŌM to family to everything in between, this podcast follows the ebbs and flows of building something from the ground up. For more content, highlights, and commentary, follow @simplihom on Instagram and Facebook.

Interested in joining the movement of REALTORS® that are getting their time and life back? Visit joinsimplihom.com for more info about simpliHŌM and how we're revolutionizing the real estate industry.

Follow our hosts:

Sean Miku - @seanmiku

Brett Ratkowski - @brettratkowski

Sara Wyley Armstrong (Swy) - @swytheflyguy

Kyle Mann - @kyleispositive

Support. It is hands down the number one thing agents indicate they need when joining simpliHŌM. This week simpliHŌM’s CEO Sean Miku sits down with David Balfour, one of our Principal Brokers and valuable support staff to talk about the economy and housing market in Nashville and beyond.

David Balfour has been a Principal Broker since 2005, has taken over 360 hours in specialized education and certifications, and currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Middle TN Association of Realtors. With over 750 successful real estate transactions, David is a valued fount of information and wisdom. Here’s what he and Sean Miku cover this week:

The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast that tracks the challenges and changes every human and businessperson faces. Our host and Marketing Specialist Sara Wylie Armstrong, leads conversations with our CEO Sean Miku, our Director of Video and Immersive Technology Kyle Mann, our COO Brett Ratkowski, and others about the world we live in and how that impacts relationships, business and simpliHŌM, one of Tennessee’s fastest growing real estate companies. From starting simpliHŌM to family to everything in between, this podcast follows the ebbs and flows of building something from the ground up. For more content, highlights, and commentary, follow @simplihom on Instagram and Facebook.

Interested in joining the movement of REALTORS® that are getting their time and life back? Visit joinsimplihom.com for more info about simpliHŌM and how we're revolutionizing the real estate industry.

Follow our hosts:

Sean Miku - @seanmiku

Brett Ratkowski - @brettratkowski

Sara Wyley Armstrong (Swy) - @swytheflyguy

Kyle Mann - @kyleispositive