Making Real Estate Simple

Making Real Estate Simple

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Making Real Estate Simple episodes

  • The Dichotomy of "Work-Life Balance" and How to Navigate It

    “Family” is relative to each of us but what remains universal is the balance of trying to pursue career and life goals without leaving our families behind. This week we attempt to tackle this subject while providing some practical advice on how we all can manage this dichotomy. What does “work life balance” mean to you?

    • The crew talks about their struggles with balancing work and home lives.
    • Sean talks about the “Mid-kid crisis” and reflecting on where to spend his time
    • What impression are you leaving your kids when you have no work-life balance?
    • How to be more present while also staying productive
    • Work-life integration vs. work-life balance
    • How to balance a strenuous work life while avoiding resentment from your family

      • The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast that tracks the challenges and changes every human and businessperson faces. Our host and Director of Video and Immersive Technology Kyle Mann, leads conversations with our CEO Sean Miku, our Marketing Specialist Sara Wylie Armstrong, 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

      40 min
    • "The One Where Swy Buys a House" - A Case Study

      Hey HŌMies! On this episode of the simpliHOM Podcast Swy mentions that she's buying a house soon on a podcast for real estate agents. Let the "I know a good Realtor" comments commence. We discuss being and working with first time homebuyers and how you can carefully craft your expectations to allow for a simple and smooth homebuying process. Finally, we have a very honest conversation about setting personal boundaries with you clients and how to combat "hustle mode" pressures vs. actual productivity. Here's a little more of what we cover:

      • m&mgate
      • Weird stories
      • Swy is looking to buy a house
      • Advice for agents to share with your first time homebuyer clients
      • Overcoming "buyer's remorse"
      • Our advice for how buyers should prep for buying a house before they start looking
      • "Let's talk about blinds"
      • Firing clients
      • Misconceptions about hustle culture

        • The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast that tracks the challenges and changes every human and businessperson faces. Our host and Director of Video and Immersive Technology Kyle Mann, leads conversations with our CEO Sean Miku, our Marketing Specialist Sara Wylie Armstrong, 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

        53 min
      • Being Creative with Customer Service - Is your "why" as important as your "how" and how under-promising and over-delivering is over-rated

        On this episode of the simpliHOM Podcast we discuss customer service at large and how you can incorporate creativity into your client's experiences. We also share some of our own personal favorite customer service stories and even share an embarrassing story or two. Here are a few of the topics covered in this episode:

        • Brett talks about transitioning into the COO role and the challenges that he has faced doing so.
        • Systems and processes - how to double your business
        • How to use creativity with your customer service experiences
        • How early success turns to delayed failure when you offer good customer service but poor work
        • Kyle completely falls apart in a social interaction
        • Vision vs Systems - Which is more important?
        • Under promise and over deliver or just deliver?

          • The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast that tracks the challenges and changes every human and businessperson faces. Our host and Head of Video and Immersive Technology Kyle Mann, leads conversations with our CEO Sean Miku, our Marketing Specialist Sara Wylie Armstrong, 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

          56 min
        • “What are you going to do about it?” - How to navigate your life and career through the clouds without losing long term vision

          On this episode of the simpliHOM Podcast we get DEEP with some personal stories from the HOMies about how they have used their darkest and most painful moments to leverage success. We also hit on principles and mindset shifts that will help you achieve long term success. Here are the things:

          • “Moving Target Syndrome” - Honing in on your goals/vision without getting distracted
          • Kyle talked to Sean’s mom
          • The crew shares moments where they questioned their goals after repeated failure and how they overcame them.
          • How to move from “0” to “1” after experiencing a setback
          • Can putting yourself through pain on a regular basis increase your threshold for success?
          • Realize your worth, actualize your vision.

            • The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast that tracks the challenges and changes every human and businessperson faces. Our host and Head of Video and Immersive Technology Kyle Mann, leads conversations with our CEO Sean Miku, our Marketing Specialist Sara Wylie Armstrong, 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

            44 min
          • Travelling While Running Your Business - How to delegate work, train replacements, and build a better life

            This episode is PACKED full of business and life advice from simpliHOM's CEO Sean, Marketing Specialist Swy, COO Brett, and Head of Video and Immersive Tech Kyle. We're covering the topic of "Travel" and what it means to integrate it into your business as an entrepreneur and/or real estate agent. The topics covered this week:

            • Does travel help or hurt your business?
            • What is the benefit of "talking from experience" when it comes to travel?
            • The difference between "owner-operated" and "business owner"
            • Not letting go of tasks is the death of a business.
            • Transitioning into a new role and how to train your replacement.
            • Admitting to yourself that a great team member needs to be smarter than you.
            • Is every human decision based on fear?
            • Practical advice on how to free up time in your business to travel.
            • Separating work from personal worth to allow objective critiques.


              • The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast that tracks the challenges and changes every human and businessperson faces. Our host and Head of Video and Immersive Technology Kyle Mann, leads conversations with our CEO Sean Miku, our Marketing Specialist Sara Wylie Armstrong, 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

              51 min
            • simpliHOM Hangout - Time management for real estate agents and entrepreneurs, "busy" vs. productive, and antidotes for anxiety

              This week on the simpliHOM Podcast Sean, Kyle, and Swy sit down and have laid-back conversation about life and business. Here's the breakdown:

              • The woes of vacations with children
              • How do you dedicate time to more effective tasks when you feel like you don't have any more time to give?
              • How "discipline through the pain" leads to success in your personal life and business
              • How to work through creative and productive blocks and maximize your "flow"
              • The difference between being efficient and being effective in your work


                • The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast that tracks the challenges and changes every human and businessperson faces. Our host and Head of Video and Immersive Technology Kyle Mann, leads conversations with our CEO Sean Miku, our Marketing Specialist Sara Wylie Armstrong, 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

                43 min
              • Connecting with People (even if you don't like them) - Practical advice on connecting with others from introverts and extroverts

                This week on the simpliHOM Podcast, we dive into how to connect with others as an entrepreneur, real estate agent, and human being. We cover a lot on this episode so grab a notepad or keyboard and take notes because Sean and crew offer practical advice to implement TODAY. Here's some of the breakdown:


                • Most books on connecting and networking are written by extroverts for extroverts so how do you succeed in it if you are more introverted?
                • Advice from our COO Brett on how to optimize time networking and make deeper connections with people by asking the right questions.
                • How door to door sales and cold calling helped Sean develop the skills to talk to anyone and more importantly, listen to anyone.
                • Sales strategies for closing more deals.
                • "Handshake science"
                • How to have tough conversations with employees that aren't happy.


                  • The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast that tracks the challenges and changes every human and businessperson faces. Our host and Head of Video and Immersive Technology Kyle Mann, leads conversations with our CEO Sean Miku, our Marketing Specialist Sara Wylie Armstrong, 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

                  56 min
                • Clarity of Vision - Getting free of distraction, goal setting vs. commitment making, burnout, "Hustle Culture", and daily habits for success

                  In this inaugural episode of the simpliHOM Podcast, we cover all things "vision" - how to lose it, how to find it again, and how to leverage it. Here's some of the breakdown:

                  • Sean goes to Colorado and get's 100% clarity by creating physical distance from distractions.
                  • We discuss the differences between goal setting and commitment making.
                  • We share our daily habits for success.
                  • Burnout - How to recognize it, how to prevent it, and how to cure it.
                  • We pierce the veil on "hustle culture".


                    • The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast that tracks the challenges and changes every human and businessperson faces. Our host and Head of Video and Immersive Technology Kyle Mann, leads conversations with our CEO Sean Miku, our Marketing Specialist Sara Wylie Armstrong, 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 


                    48 min

                  About Making Real Estate Simple

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                  simpliHŌM, founded in 2018, is one of Tennessee’s fastest growing real estate companies. The simpliHŌM Podcast is a new entrepreneurial podcast led by CEO Sean Miku, Brett Ratkowski, and other industry leaders as they talk tips, tricks and the future of real estate.