Today’s guest has been a British diplomat since 1991 and was most recently the Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan from August 2016 until March 2019. Or at least, when you google his name, that’s the first thing that comes up. Outside of moonlighting as a mid-african spy, he’s been an estate agent for the last 14 years. He’s worked for independents and corporates alike and his career has even taken him to Dubai. We know him as a friend of the show and one of Worthing’s best agents

Today’s guest is a well-established figure within the Fine & Country team and an outstanding leader and role model for both his brand and our industry. He is a passionate property expert with a wealth of success stories for helping people move and secure the best price for their home. When he’s not selling, he delivers consultancy training to Fine & Country agents from all across the UK. We got to know him as the man delivering the good news throughout the pandemic and today you'll get to know him!

Todays guest is one of the more forward thinking and straight talking agents in our industry. He’s got a law degree, has worked in the competitive corporate machine and now runs his own agency with the vision of helping others start their own agency business. Never short of words, he’s spent the last 48 hours frantically listening to previous episodes of the show in hopes of preparing for what we might ask him.

In our intro we mention the fantastic Miles for the mind in May fundraising initiative organised by GOTO group, you can find out more here: https://www.justgiving.com/team/milesforthemind0521

Is your clients biggest challenge at the moment finding a new property rather than selling theirs? Sam and Mark discuss the conversations we can be having to not only make the most of this opportunity, but also where to find new ones and maximise these.

Back in the hot seat for his second appearance on the show, today’s guest comes with a storied career. In brief, he’s a Former investment banker, high street estate agent, founder and CEO of House Network the original online estate agent, MD at The Property Franchise Group and now Founder of the FIA (Federation of Independent Agents).

Friend of the show and the man behind the quote that launched a thousand instructions nearly a year ago to the day in “ the bounce back will be greater than the set back!”

Today’s guest joins us from the world of Trade Press and Industry Media. We’ve got him on to talk about supplier/industry relationships, how agents can leverage their local media and what ads really work, for both agents and suppliers alike. He's clearly read Vikor Frankl's seminal classic, Man's Search for Meaning because on his linkedin he sys “Providing successful marketing campaigns to landlord and estate agency suppliers is his purpose in life!”, Director of Sales and Brand Management for Angels Media and Estate Agent Today.