Mark sits down with his former coach, Brooke Wynings, a second/third-generation broker-owner who took over her family's real estate company and helped triple Mark's own brokerage's agent count. Brooke shares her path from resisting the family business to leading it, the real keys to a healthy succession plan, and how COVID unexpectedly pushed her into the leadership seat. They dig into relationship-based selling, why social media should be a tool for genuine connection instead of a distraction, and the hard lesson Brooke learned about never investing more in anything than family.

Mark Peebles sits down with Robert Lee, founder of Lesix and author of the real estate novel "Home for Dinner," to talk about why he told the story as fiction instead of a how-to book, and how he used AI as a ghostwriter — feeding it hours of his own voice memos before ever letting it draft a chapter. They dig into the Theory of Constraints, the idea that real growth comes from finding and fixing a single bottleneck instead of doing everything at once, and how Robert built his company Lesix's 90MM system to help agents and brokers apply it. Robert also shares the books that shaped his thinking and what it really means to build a business around being present at home.

Mark sits down with Danny Baron, founder of the Baron Group at Keller Williams, one of Cincinnati's top-producing real estate teams. Danny shares how he went from market research and home building into real estate, growing to over 300 transactions a year without ever paying for a lead. Instead, his team builds trust through community events, from a 175-person launch party a month after getting licensed to a Reds game that now draws over 3,000 guests. They talk about why Danny refuses to prospect, how his team reinvests in relationships instead of paid leads, and how faith shapes the way he leads his growing business.

Mark sits down with national speaker and real estate school owner Breck Miller, whose path wound from parish ministry to real estate sales to running his own school. They dig into what's actually broken in pre-licensing education across the country, why some states require shockingly few hours before agents are handling someone's biggest financial decision, and the professionalism gap holding the industry back. Breck also shares why live instruction still beats cramming an online course, how new agents should choose a mentor, and what keeps him grounded outside of real estate - faith, family, and years of youth ministry.

Mark welcomes back his friend Matthew Rathbun; broker, coach, and a leading voice on AI and ethics in real estate, for a conversation about why chasing "more leads" is the wrong strategy and how real relationships and trust actually grow a business. Matthew shares his "the More" theory for turning inquiries into lasting clients, why he insists on phone and Zoom over text, and how he treats other agents as real people, not competition. He also opens up about losing both parents to cancer, the lessons his mother Francie taught him, and the systems that let him protect family time without sacrificing his business. It's a raw, practical conversation about what actually builds a career, and a life, worth having. Want to grow your business without losing sight of what matters? Join the Ultimate Success Community and check out the 100 Days to 100K course at itsmarkpeebles.com.

Find Matthew anywhere by searching @Mattew Rathbun

Marki Lemons Ryhal didn't just stumble into real estate success, she engineered it, one pivot at a time.

In this episode, Mark Peebles sits down with Marki - 5th generation entrepreneur, real estate Hall of Famer, international bestselling author, and one of the most influential voices in the industry - to talk about AI, niching down, building systems, and why most agents are still getting ready to get ready instead of actually doing the work.

Marki shares how she went from her family's legendary Chicago BBQ restaurant to training over a million real estate professionals worldwide, how she was among the first adopters of ChatGPT and turned it into a 283% income increase, and the specific niches she believes agents are completely missing right now.

She also breaks down her top 5 designations, her exact content strategy, and the simple equation she lives by: the most money, in the least amount of time, at the highest level of happiness.

Want to grow your business without losing sight of what matters? Join the Ultimate Success Community and check out the 100 Days to 100K course at itsmarkpeebles.com.

Find Marki anywhere by searching MARKI LEMONS — she's one of a kind.

What does it actually feel like to grow up with a parent in real estate?

In this special episode, Mark Peebles sits down with his daughter Olivia, Liv Faith Peebles, for an unscripted, unfiltered father-daughter conversation about faith, family, real estate, and what really matters at the end of the day. Liv shares what she observed growing up, the stress, the flexibility, the always-on nature of the business — and what Mark did right even when he didn't know he was doing it. Mark opens up about the hardest decision he ever made as a father: letting Liv leave home at 17 to pursue her calling in ministry school in Tennessee.

Equal parts funny, raw, and deeply moving, this one is for every agent who has ever wondered if they're getting the balance right.

Want to build a business that funds your best life? Join the Ultimate Success Community and check out the 100 Days to 100K course at ItsMarkPeebles.com.

Most real estate agents invest in scripts, marketing, and lead generation — but Cheryl Knowlton says the most overlooked tool in your business is understanding yourself.

In this episode, Mark Peebles sits down with Cheryl Knowlton, CSP — 27-year real estate veteran, master educator, speaker, and broker — to explore the Enneagram, the power of personal story, and why self-awareness is the foundation of serving clients at the highest level. Cheryl shares how this ancient personality system is different from DISC, how it helped save her own marriage, and why real estate has always been a people business first.

She also opens up about her upcoming book Sparkle Anyway, the hard life lesson she had to learn about outsourcing her self-worth to others, and what ultimate success truly looks like for her.

Want to grow your business without losing sight of what matters? Join the Ultimate Success Community and check out the 100 Days to 100K course at ItsMarkPeebles.com.

Find Cheryl at CherylNolton.com and on social media as Cheryl Knows.

Most real estate agents are either terrified of AI or think it's going to do all their marketing for them. According to Matt Johnson, both camps are getting it wrong.

In this episode, Mark Peebles sits down with Matt — podcast host, video content strategist, and one of the most connected people in the real estate industry — to talk about what's actually working in real estate marketing right now. They dig into why AI-generated content is eroding trust, why the social media promise is broken for the average agent, and why being messy and real on video beats being polished and perfect every time.

Matt also breaks down the power of niching down, hyper-local email newsletters, direct mail, and how to become micro famous in your specific market without competing against the top 1% of creators online.

Want to grow your business without losing sight of what matters? Join the Ultimate Success Community and check out the 100 Days to 100K course at ItsMarkPeebles.com.

Find Matt at GetMicroFamous.com.

Real Life in Real Estate is becoming the Ultimate Success Podcast. In this first episode under the new name, Mark Peebles shares why he's making the shift — from real estate tactics to a bigger mission: helping you live your best life and achieve ultimate success in business and at home.

Mark opens up about the difference between a career and a calling, why ultimate success has nothing to do with sales numbers, and the legacy he wants to leave with his family and clients.

Want to grow your business without losing sight of what matters? Join the Ultimate Success Community and check out the 100 Days to 100K course at ItsMarkPeebles.com.

New episodes every week — our first guest joins us next episode.