We're back, finally! With a couple unreleased episodes from last year that we're getting out now before our new 2025 episodes start! This one is a fun interview Reed and Katie did with Garry Eberhart of Lei & Garry at RE/MAX Gold Coast Beach Office. Garry lets in on how he's built a thriving business by being seen as the authority on his very specific neighborhood. They also chat about marketing and end the show with their Action Items, actionable things that any real estate agent can do to help now their business!

To stay updated on the podcast, follow @upmarket.media and @katie.connelly.realtor on Instagram.

Real VC is a podcast devoted to serving the Ventura County California Real Estate Community. Thank you for listening!

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A Very Inspiring Episode this week Reed and Katie welcome Dan Parziale of Mesa! Be inspired as Dan talks about the innovative program at Mesa that is changing the lives of young adults in Ventura County who are facing homelessness. Mesa is a 10-acre farm in the East End of Ojai with 10 tiny homes and and farmhouse that can house 12 young adults for 24 months each. Learn more from Dan as he talks about the holisitic approach Mesa takes with its programs and how helping people before they are chronically homeless could be one of the keys to solving the homelessness epidemic. They also get into how the Real Estate Industry has been so crucial to the success of Mesa so far and in the future. It's honor to have Dan on the podcast and provide listeners with an uplifting story that offers hope for many of the most vulnerable in our community!

To stay updated on the podcast, follow @upmarket.media and @katie.connelly.realtor on Instagram.

Check out Mesa at https://www.mesafarm.org/ and contact Dan with any questions about this remarkable program by emailing dan (at) mesafarm.org

Real VC is a podcast devoted to serving the Ventura County California Real Estate Community. Thank you for listening!

Our sponsors for this episode are:

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This week Reed and Katie welcome Mandy Martinez of ReMax Gold Coast Realty and Gregory Jordanoff of Better Homes and Gardens Property Shoppe! The four of them rehash how they all met when they were a team on the VCCAR REALTOR Feud team in 2023 and how these types of networking events help grow their businesses. The discussion takes many other turns and Mandy and Gregory are two very thoughtful real estate agents with lots of wise words and good advice! This is super-fun episode! They of course also talk marketing and end the show with Action Items, simple things any REALTOR can do to help grow their business.

To stay updated on the podcast, follow @upmarket.media and @katie.connelly.realtor on Instagram.

Real VC is a podcast devoted to serving the Ventura County California Real Estate Community. Thank you for listening!

Our sponsors for this episode are:

Upmarket Media - A one-stop shop for all your marketing needs. Photos, Video, Aerials, Matterport 3D, Websites and more! Book a shoot at their website or text/call 805-243-1499.

This week Reed and Katie welcome Davis Bartels of Pinnacle Estate Properties, Inc. They all chat about how Davis has utilized innovative systems, managerial skills and hard work to become a top producer in East Ventura County. They of course also talk marketing and end the show with Action Items, simple things any REALTOR can do to help grow their business. This is a fun episode with TONS of great nuggets to help you grow your own real estate business!

To stay updated on the podcast, follow @upmarket.media and @katie.connelly.realtor on Instagram.

Give a follow to @davis_bartels as well!

Real VC is a podcast devoted to serving the Ventura County California Real Estate Community. Thank you for listening!

Our sponsors for this episode are:

Upmarket Media - A one-stop shop for all your marketing needs. Photos, Video, Aerials, Matterport 3D, Websites and more! Book a shoot at their website or text/call 805-243-1499.

In this, the FIRST episode recorded at the new permanent Upmarket Podcast Studio at Gasworks in Ventura, Reed and Katie sit down with Patrick Fossati of of ReMax Gold Coast Realty. Patrick details how he has used Property Management to lead to more real estate transactions and how those businesses can feed off each other and help them both grow. He also talks about the strategies he used to grow his real estate business from scratch when he moved to Ventura County and didn't yet have a sphere. They all also talk marketing and end the show with Action Items, simple things any REALTOR can do to help grow their business.

To stay updated on the podcast, follow @upmarket.media and @katie.connelly.realtor on Instagram.

Real VC is a podcast devoted to serving the Ventura County California Real Estate Community. Thank you for listening!

Our sponsors for this episode are:

Upmarket Media - A one-stop shop for all your marketing needs. Photos, Video, Aerials, Matterport 3D, Websites and more! Book a shoot at their website or text/call 805-243-1499.

This week Reed and Katie sit down with Mathew Taylor of eXp Realty. Matthew's career in real estate draws on his previous 20-year stint as a social worker and social work educator. Not only does he get personal fulfillment from helping people, but that also grows his sphere and inevitably grows his business. He also gets into how when you teach people, you end up learning too. They all also talk marketing and end the show with Action Items, simple things any REALTOR can do to help grow their business.

To stay updated on the podcast, follow @upmarket.media and @katie.connelly.realtor on Instagram.

Real VC is a podcast devoted to serving the Ventura County California Real Estate Community. Thank you for listening!

Our sponsors for this episode are:

Upmarket Media - A one-stop shop for all your marketing needs. Photos, Video, Aerials, Matterport 3D, Websites and more! Book a shoot at their website or text/call 805-243-1499.

This week Reed and Katie sit down with B.J. Ward the broker/owner of Comfort Real Estate who breaks down how he built his brokerage from one agent to its current state of 50 agents. Hint: It's all about relationships. B.J. also details why he doesn't even have an Instagram account but has still been able to grow his business. They all also talk marketing and end the show with Action Items, simple things any REALTOR can do to help grow their business.

To stay updated on the podcast, follow @upmarket.media and @katie.connelly.realtor on Instagram.

Real VC is a podcast devoted to serving the Ventura County California Real Estate Community. Thank you for listening!

Our sponsors for this episode are:

Upmarket Media - A one-stop shop for all your marketing needs. Photos, Video, Aerials, Matterport 3D, Websites and more! Book a shoot at their website or text/call 805-243-1499.

This week Reed and Katie sit down with Hung Le @letsgetyouhome1st, REALTOR with Keller Williams West Ventura County. Hung recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of getting his license and shares with listeners how he quickly became a producing agent. In the Social Media Sidebar, Producer Chelsea gives an essential list of tips from a recent social media seminar she attended. They all also talk marketing and end the show with Action Items, simple things any REALTOR can do to help grow their business.

To stay updated on the podcast, follow @upmarket.media and @katie.connelly.realtor on Instagram.

Real VC is a podcast devoted to serving the Ventura County California Real Estate Community. Thank you for listening!

Our sponsors for this episode are:

Upmarket Media - A one-stop shop for all your marketing needs. Photos, Video, Aerials, Matterport 3D, Websites and more! Book a shoot at their website or text/call 805-243-1499.

This week Reed and Katie sit down with Ernesto Vargas of eXp Realty to chat extensively about the #1 thing Ernesto does to build his successful Real Estate business.... door knocking! He talks about how he, as a Real Estate Professional, brings value to every conversation he has on a potential client's doorstep. Ernesto also gets into how building those community connections not only builds his business, but it feeds his soul. He also dishes some Interest Rates Hot Takes and then, along with Katie and Reed, end the show with Action Items, simple things any REALTOR can do to help grow their business.

To stay updated on the podcast, follow @upmarket.media and @katie.connelly.realtor on Instagram.

Connect with Ernesto on Instagram at @vargasrealestate!

Real VC is a podcast devoted to serving the Ventura County California Real Estate Community. Thank you for listening!

Our sponsors for this episode are:

Upmarket Media - A one-stop shop for all your marketing needs. Photos, Video, Aerials, Matterport 3D, Websites and more! Book a shoot at their website or text/call 805-243-1499.

This week Reed and Katie sit down with Sean O'toole of Keller Williams Realty to pick his brain on how he has found success in his real estate business. He talks about how he cultivates beach clients and how pulls out the stops with every listing, which will in turn impress the neighbors and ultimately lead to more listings. Sean also dishes on the most under-used and effective social media platform for REALTORS. Then, in the Marketing Moment, he lets listeners in on the number one thing a REALTOR needs when marketing a listing! Then they all, of course, end the show with their Action Items, simple things any REALTOR can do to help grow their business.

To stay updated on the podcast, follow @upmarket.media and @katie.connelly.realtor on Instagram.

Connect with Sean on LinkedIn!

Real VC is a podcast devoted to serving the Ventura County California Real Estate Community. Thank you for listening!

Our sponsors for this episode are:

Upmarket Media - A one-stop shop for all your marketing needs. Photos, Video, Aerials, Matterport 3D, Websites and more! Book a shoot at their website or text/call 805-243-1499.