The Leverage Lounge Podcast

What happens when the risk of running an independent brokerage becomes greater than the freedom it provides?

On this episode of The Leverage Lounge, Abel shares what it was like leading 250 agents through the industry changes following the 2024 NAR lawsuit settlements.

He opens up about the pressure, the pushback, and why he decided it was time to rethink the traditional brokerage model.

We talk about risk, operational efficiency, leadership, and what true leverage looks like when you’re building for the long term.

Listen to the full episode and hear the story behind the decision.

What if the thing you’re most proud of building eventually becomes the thing you need to change?

When you lead an organization, your highest responsibility isn't protecting your title, it's protecting your people and expanding their opportunities.

In this episode of The Leverage Lounge, Abel Gilbert shares a rare, behind-the-scenes look at what happens when leadership requires letting go of what you built to protect the future of the community you serve.

In this episode, expect to learn:

How to recognize when holding on is about personal pride rather than team growth.

👉 Navigating the natural life cycle of team relationships and high-performer expectations.

👉 Why stepping into a new season requires dropping old labels (from top producer to leader, or CEO to content creator).

👉 Protecting organizational culture, even when it costs short-term production.

👉 The step-by-step path from honest self-assessment to long-term fulfillment in business.

Connect with Abel on Instagram: @growwithable

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What if achieving your current goals is actually the biggest risk?

This episode challenges how we think about success, ambition, and human potential through two powerful stories: walking away from a successful business to pursue a dream, and questioning whether financial success is worth the time it demands.

We unpack leverage, the high-performer trap, and why time freedom may be the most valuable asset of all.

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Chasing clients can destroy your profitability.

When your business depends on constantly hunting for prospects, you trade hours for dollars with little leverage.

The better path? Build authority, create valuable content, and develop systems that attract the right clients to you.

Stop chasing. Start building a client-attraction machine.

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What if hitting your income goal costs you the life you wanted?

More revenue does not automatically mean more success.

If your business grows while your health, family, faith, or peace falls apart, the system is broken.

This episode explores the identity behind sustainable growth, the leverage that creates higher output, and how to scale without sacrificing what matters most.

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Selling 3,500+ homes taught Brian Moses one thing: hard work without the right system can keep you stuck.

In this episode of The Leverage Lounge, Brian shares how he went from making $18,000 his first year to selling 400+ homes annually and ranking #2 worldwide for Coldwell Banker.

We talk about leverage, modern prospecting, AI, attracting high-net-worth clients, and building systems that give you your time back.

Brian also shares Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl, a recent read that reinforces the importance of purpose and resilience through challenging seasons.

🎧 Listen to the full conversation and discover what it really takes to build a business that works without relying on more hours.

Connect with Brian Moses:

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: Brian Moses

Facebook: Brian Moses

Instagram: @coachbrianmoses

Website: https://brianmoses.com

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300 episodes to nobody. Was it actually a waste of time?

Alex Hormozi put out hundreds of episodes before his podcast took off. The numbers didn’t match the effort, but the work was still building something.

This conversation explores a different way to think about media leverage: what you build today can create reach, relationships, and a lasting record of your ideas for the people who come after you.

When you look at content through a 20-year lens, the math changes.

Don’t quit early.

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Stop trusting memory to protect your reputation.

“Checking on this tomorrow.”

“Sending that contact now.”

Small promises become big trust issues when they get forgotten.

Your brain should drive decisions, not remember every follow-up. 

Build systems that track the details so you can stay focused on people.

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A $10,000 mistake exposed a weakness in the business."

That costly change order became the lesson that changed everything.

In this episode of the Leverage Lounge, Jonathan Uriciolo shares how he stopped carrying the entire business on his shoulders and built systems, trusted his team, and found real leverage.

If your business depends on you for everything, this conversation is one you need to hear.

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What is the true currency of business?

Hint: It isn't found inside a software dashboard.

In this episode, learn the difference between transactional growth and transformational leverage. Discover why over 90% of long-term business flows through trust, and how refocusing on character, presence, and genuine human connection creates a self-sustaining referral engine.

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