Elevate: The Official Podcast of Elite Agent Magazine

Elevate: The Official Podcast of Elite Agent Magazine


Latest Episodes

Episode 76: How’s the market? With special guest Nerida Conisbee, Chief Economist at realestate.com.au
January 18, 2019

“How’s the market?” It’s a question agents get asked a lot, not just by clients but by friends, family and the community. This week REA released their Demand Index for the last quarter of 2018 showing clearly that different areas are experiencing very ...

Episode 74: Christmas special with Rik Rushton – 2018 in review and thriving in 2019
December 21, 2018

2018 is a year that has delivered winds of change travelling as fast as a Glenn McGrath Bouncer - cricket metaphor intended! It started in January with John McGrath ‘getting the band back’ together and this week’s guest Rik Rushton at the same time rel...

Episode 73: Cameron Nicholls – Setting up and succeeding in a competitive market
December 14, 2018

One of the questions we get asked most at Elite Agent is about how much it costs to go into business in real estate on your own, Cameron Nichols of Nicholls and Co did just that about four years ago, at the age of 27.

Episode 72: Keller Williams – From Training Company to Tech Company with Angie Ponsell
December 07, 2018

This week our guest, Angie Ponsell is from Keller Williams in Atlanta, Georgia. Angie Ponsell has been with the company for all of her 17 years in real estate and she says Keller Williams has always been more of a training company than a traditional re...

Episode 71: First National Group CEO Ray Ellis – global trends and industry predictions for 2019
November 30, 2018

In this week’s edition of the Elevate podcast, Samantha McLean talks to Ray Ellis, CEO of First National Real Estate network, about the NAR 2018 which is held in Boston. Their important takeaways, new expo trends,

Episode 70: Compass, Leonard Steinberg and the future of real estate
November 23, 2018

Compass are a name on everyone’s lips right now, whether it’s to do with technology, attracting top talent, making acquisitions or simply raising capital. For this week’s edition of the Elevate podcast, we are in a New York State of Mind with Samantha ...

Episode 69: Gina McCartney’s tips on lead generation and conversion, maintaining balance in leadership + marketing predictions for 2019
November 16, 2018

In this week's edition of the Elevate podcast as part of our series, The Leadership Diaries, Samantha McLean talks to Gina McCartney, Executive GM of Marketing and Events at realestate.com.au, about digital marketing,

Episode 68: Edward Smyth and Karen Stewart on building a team and playing to your strengths
November 09, 2018

On paper Edward Smyth and Karen Stewart’s partnership seems peculiar. Coming from very different backgrounds, Karen has been in real estate for 15 years on the Gold Coast whereas Ed joined the industry just two years ago after working as an investment ...

Episode 67: Stefanie Dobro’s tips on building trust and closing more deals
October 19, 2018

In the last few months, there has been a fair bit of talk about the “changed market” but it’s been a challenge over in the west for some time now, where agents have needed to put their all into getting deals together.

Episode 66: Investors and short term letting – one size does not fit all
October 12, 2018

In this week's edition of the Elevate podcast, Samantha McLean talks to Mike Johnson of MadeComfy, a short-term letting platform. Many of your investor clients out there have probably heard stories from colleagues and friends about how much money can b...