The Sale Ring

The Sale Ring


Latest Episodes

Episode 123: The 2024 National Charity Auctioneer Award Winner (Marty Griepentrog)
August 08, 2025

Listen to this great podcast show with the 2024 National Benefit & Charity Auctioneer Award Winner, Marty Griepentrog. We discuss the auction profession with first this generation auctioneer who is m

Episode 122: What Drives Top-Tier Agents & Auctioneers
July 15, 2025

Great episode where we explain the key drivers behind what agents & auctioneers want and how to keep them happy. Broker owners that operate a real estate and/or auction company should take note that

Episode 121: Auction Cataloging Using AI
June 18, 2025

Building auction catalogs and inventory management can be time consuming and labor intensive, not to mention the associated cost. We are joined in the auction studio by Jeff Leffel and Bert Kaplan of

Episode 120: Dealing with Non-Performing Bidders
May 30, 2025

Mike Brandly joins us in the studio as we discuss how to handle non-performing auction bidders. A recent incident turns into an excellent case study for us to examine how auctioneers should respond t

Episode 119: Using a Virtual Office Assistant
May 06, 2025

In this episode of The Sale Ring we talk with professional Virtual Office Assistant (VOA), Hope Hill about how to effectively use a VOA. She guides us through the initial engagement and what specific

Episode 118: Inside a Professional Title Company
April 03, 2025

We are joined on The Sale Ring by Brian Thies of ATA National Title Group, as we discuss what a title company is and how they operate in the ever-changing real estate environments. Wire transfer frau

Episode 117: Professional Trade Show Booth Displays
March 27, 2025

Danielle and Kyle of Creative Imaging Displays join us in the studio to talk about trade show booths, displays and all of the important considerations around show size, shipping, labor costs, etc.. W

Episode 116: Top 5 Reasons Why Real Estate Agents Fail
March 04, 2025

We have an interesting podcast show about the top 5 reasons that real estate agents do not make it in this business. Lots of insight that we learned from the 100th Anniversary of United Country Real

Episode 115: Selling Property in Costa Rica with Mike Krieg
February 05, 2025

Guess who just sold the largest contiguous land tract in Costa Rica. Mike Krieg joins us in the studio and talks about selling a HUGE Aloe Vera farm in Costa Rica, with all the complexities and rewar

Episode 114: Seller Paid Upfront Auction Marketing
December 23, 2024

When sellers pay the auction marketing upfront, they become better sellers at the end of the auction process. Having "skin in the game" signals that the seller is invested in the auction process and