Lars Hedenborg joined the world of real estate in 2007. From the start he had a successful business, but he was working so many hours a week that he didn't have much time to spend with his family. Knowing there had to be a better way, he started building a team and scaled his business to the behemoth it is today.Nowadays he only works one day a week on his real estate business. He runs Real Estate B School, where he coaches other agents how to scale their own businesses more intelligently and...

Careers can stall at any point. Whether you're just starting out in the world of real estate, or if you have decades under your belt, it's perfectly normal to not know which step you should take. This episode offers advice from industry experts that could very well steer your career in a bold new direction and accelerate your career growth.From embracing the internet's full advertising potential to perfecting your daily routine, these tips and tricks will pull your real estate career out of i...

After flirting with a future in business and law, Mallory ended up settling in real estate at Penn State, where she teaches risk management courses. Commercial and residential real estate are very different beasts, and a person who excels in one may not necessarily enjoy the other. In this episode, we discuss the changes to commercial real estate brought about by Amazon and the 2008 financial crisis, and what the future of corporate real estate might look like.

New Year's Resolutions are hard, and each year we feel the societal pressure to come up with good ones. Over half of all resolutions fail as the year wears on, but it's because of a lack of planning. These early days of the year are a great time to plan for your personal and professional growth, and to set achievable goals for your real estate business.On this episode, we hear from industry experts regarding their own resolutions, planning routines, and what a career change can do for your ge...

Adrienne started her career in law, but technology kept calling to her. After leading the Innovation team at AOL, she went on to create myPlanit, a new smartphone app that seamlessly connects all of your contacts and location history with MLS data to simplify your life as a real estate agent.In this episode, we discuss the early potential she saw in GPS technology, and why technology can be so powerful for working agents. MyPlanit aims to make your faulty pen and paper note-taking a thing of ...

Despite rocky politics, 2018 was a great year for the economy and a good time to work in real estate. On this episode, we look back at the major news stories of the year and explore what some of them mean for the industry as we move into 2019. Articles mentioned in this episode:- Inman's article about Matthew Gardner's predictions for 2019- A poll conducted by NBC News / Wall Street Journal

Linda Nystrom is the mother of two boys, and in 2010 she decided to try out a career in real estate. She's been working in Colorado real estate since then, and today is the Managing Broker at Envision Realty, where she's seen the state's real estate market explode in recent years.A native of Sweden, Linda speaks both Swedish and German, which has served her well as she caters to diverse clients. She works solely by referral, which takes her well outside her farm areas, and we talk about how t...

The holidays are a time to disconnect and spend time with family, but real estate's a unique industry with some unique requirements, and sometimes disconnecting isn't possible - or even a good idea. On this episode, we dive in to what the holidays mean for the real estate industry, including why it may be a great time to carve out a niche for your business. Featuring advice from experts Joe Sinnona, Michael McAllister, Eden Elder, and Jill Malloy, we see that listing your house during th...

Jill Malloy started her career on a whim. She initially took a break from being a telephone operator to to support her husband in his new real estate career, but she ended up loving the flexibility and never went back. Today she’s the Real Estate Expert at The CE Shop, tasked with coordinating a team of Subject Matter Experts to ensure that every course has the content it needs. In this episode, Jill talks about how she stays ahead of new state requirements, why online learning is the be...

Members of the National Association of REALTORS are required to take Code of Ethics training every two years, and the next deadline is coming up at the end of 2018. This episode discusses the importance of ethics in the business of real estate, why NAR has designated ethics as important enough for ongoing training, and the history of that training. Industry experts Michael McAllister, Eden Elder, Linda Nystrom, and Joe Sinnona weigh in with advice and insights.