Given the chance many employers would jump at the chance to hire a veteran. Today’s guest Andrew Gardiner aims to help veterans find a career that utilizes their skills to thrive as a civilian. On a similar note women are stepping up in an area which has typically been dominated by men, technology. Today Joe and Andrew discuss the Veteran’s career event and the Women in Technology summit.

A good way to amplify your team is to build a group around it that amplifies what you need to accomplish. Eager entrepreneurs may find themselves in a messy situation if they get their business going even before they put their QuickBooks together. Having a good accountant is someone your business will want to have around to help keep your numbers straight. Today Joe, Jack and Steve Rabin discuss the value of a CPA.

A lot of money gets spent on advertising in the real estate industry and while options are great, too many can leave you not knowing where to start. Emotions and a changing market can make decisions even more difficult for consumers who are just looking to get a fair deal. Today Joe and Mike educate us on different real estate models and what you are or are not getting from them. Topics:

• Market conditions

• Traditional model and fees

• Menu based services

• Refinance vs. purchase

• iBuyers

There are some people that the moment you meet them you instantly feel welcome. Geraldine Barry seemed to glow no matter where she was and seemingly glowed more when she talked about her children, Colin and Claire. Geraldine also stood out as a role model for women in high places with SJREI. Today Joe, Lori and Jeff remember someone who made our community a brighter place.

Please show your support for Geraldine’s children. Donate to: https://www.gofundme.com/show-your-support-for-geraldine-barrys-kids

A good idea can be enough to give a business a strong start, but any good product or service can fail if the business isn’t built upon a stable base. Similar to the 7 Essences of Personal Growth, Jack Russo has put together the Seven Essences of Company Growth that create a rock solid foundation for your company to build upon. Today Joe and Jack cover part 1 of the 7 Essences of Company Growth that create a truly stable business.

Consumers and agents will want to check out this new product as soon as possible for it is sure to change the consumer-agent experience in a big way. Buying a home is quite possibly one of the most uncomfortable and stressful experiences we will all experience in our lives, but today’s guest, Karen Abram, has a knack for making people comfortable with large amounts of data. Listen along as Joe finds out more about dashCMA, the new consumer interfacing software.

This new concept has been out for a few years now, but consumers are just finding out how useful this program can be. Joe, like many other people, believes this program will play a huge role in how people will access capital from their home without taking on unnecessary debt. Today Joe and Mark Rogers educate us on the details of home equity sharing.

Today Joe and Mike take the emotion out of real estate to explain why today’s market is a great market for buyers. Topics include:

• Is Santa Clara County at normal inventory levels

• Where are interest rates?

• Analyzing average days on market, sale to list price ratio trends & months of inventory

• Which way will inventory go?

• Waiting to join the market

• What house hunters are looking for

What exactly is the iBuyer program? How did it come about and what are its biggest pros and cons?

Where are the buyers? In a market where we have seen an incredible surge in homes flying off the market has not evolved into a strong buyers market. Today Joe tries to get into the head of buyers and figure out why buyers are taking a backseat.

This year Joe and Jack Russo began discussing how entrepreneurs can start growing their business and today they are joined by Joe Guentert who has done just that. What makes Joe’s story special is that he has grown his business in a way that leverages talent without having to have tons of employees. Today Joe, Jack and Joe Guentert prove that you don’t need a large work force to be a considered a successful business.