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Realtor180 | Real Estate Podcast for Agents Who Want to Grow with Shawn Kunkler - 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭. Most agents are tired of being busy but not productive. 𝘈𝘤𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘺 is the 52-card deck that turns professional chaos into 15-minute sprints. Draw a card. Do the thing. Build the business you know you are capable of. 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭: 👉 www.fifteenminutemomentum.com - Ready to take your real estate career to the next level? Realtor180 is the go-to podcast for real estate agents who want to grow their business, master their mindset, and learn what's actually working in today's market. Every week, host Shawn Kunkler — San Francisco Realtor and founder of the Homeward Associates Group at Compass — sits down with the nation's top-producing agents and industry experts to uncover the strategies, systems, and insider secrets behind their success. Whether you're a new agent trying to gain traction or an experienced Realtor ready to scale, each episode delivers actionable takeaways you can use immediately. Topics covered include: Real estate lead generation and prospecting strategies. Real estate social media marketing and building your realtor personal brand. Building and scaling a real estate team. Sales techniques and client conversion. Real estate business systems and productivity. Mindset, motivation, and personal development. Market trends, investment strategies, and house hacking. Pitfalls to avoid on the road to real estate success. Past guests include Compass CEO Robert Reffkin, top team leaders from across the country, design experts, communication coaches, and high-performing agents in every market. New episodes drop every week. Subscribe now, grab a notebook, and discover the one thing that will help you turn your real estate business around 180 degrees. Join the Realtor180 Inner Circle at www.realtor180.com Hosted by Shawn Kunkler, licensed Realtor in California, DRE 01991440, and founder of Homeward Associates at Compass.

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October 21, 2026Episode 18655 min

You're Overcomplicating It: Skye Michiels on the Layer Cake Marketing System, the 401K Club Exclusive First Look, and Why Caring Is Now Your Biggest Competitive Advantage | Shawn Kunkler & Skye Michiels, Real Estate Coach

Send us Fan Mail You don't need a bigger strategy. You need to do fewer things obsessively. Skye Michiels is back. And this time he opens with something that will make every agent rethink how they approach their entire business: the agents winning right now aren't doing more. They picked two or three things, went heads down, and never stopped. We also get into the layer cake marketing system, one idea stretched into five touchpoints with zero wasted effort. The 401K Club, an exclusive first look at something Skye has never talked about publicly, a coaching program for the 50% of agents over 50 who want to slow down and still earn income. And why caring is now the single most powerful competitive advantage in real estate, more than AI, more than your CRM, more than your marketing budget. This one is for the agent who already has enough to read. Watch it anyway. Support the show 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭. Most agents are tired of being busy but not productive. 𝘈𝘤𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘺 is the 52-card deck that turns professional chaos into 15-minute sprints. Draw a card. Do the thing. Build the business you know you are capable of. 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭: 👉 www.fifteenminutemomentum.com -- Join the Waitlist for the Realtor180 Inner Circle Group https://www.realtor180.com/connect-with-us Are you a Real Estate Agent without an assistant, then bad news... You are the assistant. To learn more about getting the help you need click the link: https://virtualwithrisa.com/ About the Podcast: Realtor180 is a weekly show dedicated to connecting you to top-performing agents nationwide to learn their insider secrets for succeeding on a massive scale. Each week we discover fresh marketing ideas, business strategies, and doses of inspiration to grow your business to the next level. More importantly, we will hear firsthand from industry experts about the pitfalls to avoid making along the way. Hit that subscribe button now, grab a notebook, and learn that one thing that will help you turn your business around 180 degrees. Watch the full episode on: https://www.youtube.com/@realtor180/videos Connect with Us: Follow us on Instagram @shawn__kunkler For inquiries and collaborations, contact us at...

October 14, 2026Episode 1851 hr 2 min

The Community Nobody Is Serving: How Maria Gallucci Built a 35-Year Career as the Only ASL Real Estate Agent in the Country | Shawn Kunkler & Maria Gallucci, ASL Realtor and Author of Raised in Silence

Send us Fan Mail There are over 300,000 deaf and hard-of-hearing community members in Denver alone. Maria Gallucci is the only real estate agent in the country specifically serving them. When you Google "ASL realtor" on any platform, including AI, her name is what comes up. She didn't get there by accident. She grew up as the hearing child of deaf parents, interpreting for them at appointments, helping with finances, and sitting with them through the paperwork of buying their first house. That experience gave her something most agents spend a career trying to develop. Genuine empathy, the ability to read a room without words, and a niche so specific that referrals find her without her ever having to chase them. 35 years in real estate. A number one bestselling book. And a community of millions that almost no one else is serving. This episode is about what happens when you stop trying to serve everyone and start going all in on the people who need you most. Support the show 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭. Most agents are tired of being busy but not productive. 𝘈𝘤𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘺 is the 52-card deck that turns professional chaos into 15-minute sprints. Draw a card. Do the thing. Build the business you know you are capable of. 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭: 👉 www.fifteenminutemomentum.com -- Join the Waitlist for the Realtor180 Inner Circle Group https://www.realtor180.com/connect-with-us Are you a Real Estate Agent without an assistant, then bad news... You are the assistant. To learn more about getting the help you need click the link: https://virtualwithrisa.com/ About the Podcast: Realtor180 is a weekly show dedicated to connecting you to top-performing agents nationwide to learn their insider secrets for succeeding on a massive scale. Each week we discover fresh marketing ideas, business strategies, and doses of inspiration to grow your business to the next level. More importantly, we will hear firsthand from industry experts about the pitfalls to avoid making along the way. Hit that subscribe button now, grab a notebook, and learn that one thing that will help you turn your business around 180 degrees. Watch the full episode on: https://www.youtube.com/@realtor180/videos Connect with Us: Follow us on Instagram @shawn__kunkler For inquiries and collaborations, contact us at...

October 7, 2026Episode 18456 min

Stop Posting, Start Converting: How Molly Reed Gets 30% of Her Business From Instagram With 8,000 Followers and Zero Ad Spend | Shawn Kunkler & Molly Reed, Real Estate Agent

Send us Fan Mail Molly Reed gets 30% of her annual business from Instagram. She has 8,000 followers and has never spent a dollar on ads. She was doing the same numbers at just 2,000 followers. Most agents are using Instagram like a billboard. Post the listing and wait for something to happen. Molly decided to treat Instagram like her living room. You wouldn't invite people into your home and just talk at them. You'd start a conversation, you'd remember their name, you'd show up like a human being. She built a five-step conversion framework around that idea. No ads, no dancing, no posting three times a day, just targeted engagement. She found some of her best clients by going to the Baltimore Bridal Magazine Instagram account and engaging with the people in the comments. Couples getting married. Two homes to possibly sell. One new one to buy. That's not a marketing strategy. That's just paying attention. If Instagram has felt like a waste of time, this episode will completely change how you think about it. Support the show 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭. Most agents are tired of being busy but not productive. 𝘈𝘤𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘺 is the 52-card deck that turns professional chaos into 15-minute sprints. Draw a card. Do the thing. Build the business you know you are capable of. 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭: 👉 www.fifteenminutemomentum.com -- Join the Waitlist for the Realtor180 Inner Circle Group https://www.realtor180.com/connect-with-us Are you a Real Estate Agent without an assistant, then bad news... You are the assistant. To learn more about getting the help you need click the link: https://virtualwithrisa.com/ About the Podcast: Realtor180 is a weekly show dedicated to connecting you to top-performing agents nationwide to learn their insider secrets for succeeding on a massive scale. Each week we discover fresh marketing ideas, business strategies, and doses of inspiration to grow your business to the next level. More importantly, we will hear firsthand from industry experts about the pitfalls to avoid making along the way. Hit that subscribe button now, grab a notebook, and learn that one thing that will help you turn your business around 180 degrees. Watch the full episode on: https://www.youtube.com/@realtor180/videos Connect with Us: Follow us on Instagram @shawn__kunkler For inquiries and collaborations, contact us at...

September 30, 2026Episode 1831 hr 3 min

They're Lying to You: The 87% Failure Rate, the Team Pressure Trap, and What It Actually Takes to Build a Real Estate Career That Lasts | Shawn Kunkler & Elizabeth Convery, Real Estate Coach

Send us Fan Mail You go to the panel, and the top producer takes the mic. Within five minutes, you hear about the $250 million deal that just landed in their lap. It was the perfect client, the smoothest transaction, and the offer got accepted the first try. Elizabeth Convery's response to that, "Because they're lying to you." The version of real estate you've been sold on stage has very little to do with what actually happens. Elizabeth has 20 years in this business. She built a successful team in Philadelphia, became one of the first independents to partner with Compass when they came to Philly, then dispersed her team and pivoted entirely into coaching. In all that time, she can count her unicorn deals on one hand. 87% of agents fail in their first three years, according to NAR. Elizabeth says that number is a direct result of what the industry chooses not to tell people when they get started. We also get into the pressure agents feel to build a team the moment they find any success, why that pressure is often pointing them in completely the wrong direction, and what it actually looks like to build a career in real estate that holds up over the long term. Support the show 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭. Most agents are tired of being busy but not productive. 𝘈𝘤𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘺 is the 52-card deck that turns professional chaos into 15-minute sprints. Draw a card. Do the thing. Build the business you know you are capable of. 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭: 👉 www.fifteenminutemomentum.com -- Join the Waitlist for the Realtor180 Inner Circle Group https://www.realtor180.com/connect-with-us Are you a Real Estate Agent without an assistant, then bad news... You are the assistant. To learn more about getting the help you need click the link: https://virtualwithrisa.com/ About the Podcast: Realtor180 is a weekly show dedicated to connecting you to top-performing agents nationwide to learn their insider secrets for succeeding on a massive scale. Each week we discover fresh marketing ideas, business strategies, and doses of inspiration to grow your business to the next level. More importantly, we will hear firsthand from industry experts about the pitfalls to avoid making along the way. Hit that subscribe button now, grab a notebook, and learn that one thing that will help you turn your business around 180 degrees. Watch the full episode on: https://www.youtube.com/@realtor180/videos Connect with Us: Follow us on Instagram @shawn__kunkler For inquiries and collaborations, contact us at...

September 23, 2026Episode 1821 hr 22 min

Where the Money Is: How Lance Pendleton Uses Behavioral Psychology and Senior Demographics to Help Agents Find the Biggest Untapped Opportunity in Real Estate | Shawn Kunkler & Lance Pendleton, Real Estate Coach and Author

Send us Fan Mail A famous bank robber was once asked why he robbed banks. He said, "Because that's where the money is." Lance Pendleton stated that 47% of all real estate transacted in the United States right now is being done by people 65 and over. On the sell side alone, it's 56%. The second-highest transacting demographic? Single women. Most agents are ignoring both of them entirely. Lance is a coach and author of two books on senior real estate, one for agents, one for consumers, both called The Senior Partner. He's spent years studying the behavioral psychology behind why agents struggle to connect with this demographic, and his diagnosis is uncomfortable: we've been trained as salespeople for a business that has nothing to do with sales. We're advisors. Consultants. Educators. Advocates. And the tools we've been handed don't reflect any of that. Support the show 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭. Most agents are tired of being busy but not productive. 𝘈𝘤𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘺 is the 52-card deck that turns professional chaos into 15-minute sprints. Draw a card. Do the thing. Build the business you know you are capable of. 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭: 👉 www.fifteenminutemomentum.com -- Join the Waitlist for the Realtor180 Inner Circle Group https://www.realtor180.com/connect-with-us Are you a Real Estate Agent without an assistant, then bad news... You are the assistant. To learn more about getting the help you need click the link: https://virtualwithrisa.com/ About the Podcast: Realtor180 is a weekly show dedicated to connecting you to top-performing agents nationwide to learn their insider secrets for succeeding on a massive scale. Each week we discover fresh marketing ideas, business strategies, and doses of inspiration to grow your business to the next level. More importantly, we will hear firsthand from industry experts about the pitfalls to avoid making along the way. Hit that subscribe button now, grab a notebook, and learn that one thing that will help you turn your business around 180 degrees. Watch the full episode on: https://www.youtube.com/@realtor180/videos Connect with Us: Follow us on Instagram @shawn__kunkler For inquiries and collaborations, contact us at...

September 16, 2026Episode 1811 hr 10 min

Train in the Worst, Win on Game Day: How Athena Brownson Built a 99% Referral Business Using the Mindset of a Professional Athlete | Shawn Kunkler & Athena Brownson, Real Estate Agent

Send us Fan Mail Athena Brownson spent her career training in the worst possible conditions, negative twenty degrees, icy patches, and sideways snow so that when competition day arrived with perfect powder and perfect air, winning felt like autopilot. She runs her real estate business the same way. Thirteen years in and 99% referral-based. She’s never paid for a lead, not because she got lucky or landed in the right market, but because she showed up consistently, in conditions most agents use as an excuse to slow down, until showing up became the only thing she knew how to do. We get into the athlete-to-agent mindset that separates the agents pulling through this market from the ones fading out. The flow state that only comes from putting in the reps before game day. Why the apprenticeship model has completely disappeared from real estate, and what that's costing newer agents right now. And what it actually looks like to build a referral-only business from the ground up when you're also battling a decade-long health challenge at the same time. Support the show 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭. Most agents are tired of being busy but not productive. 𝘈𝘤𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘺 is the 52-card deck that turns professional chaos into 15-minute sprints. Draw a card. Do the thing. Build the business you know you are capable of. 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭: 👉 www.fifteenminutemomentum.com -- Join the Waitlist for the Realtor180 Inner Circle Group https://www.realtor180.com/connect-with-us Are you a Real Estate Agent without an assistant, then bad news... You are the assistant. To learn more about getting the help you need click the link: https://virtualwithrisa.com/ About the Podcast: Realtor180 is a weekly show dedicated to connecting you to top-performing agents nationwide to learn their insider secrets for succeeding on a massive scale. Each week we discover fresh marketing ideas, business strategies, and doses of inspiration to grow your business to the next level. More importantly, we will hear firsthand from industry experts about the pitfalls to avoid making along the way. Hit that subscribe button now, grab a notebook, and learn that one thing that will help you turn your business around 180 degrees. Watch the full episode on: https://www.youtube.com/@realtor180/videos Connect with Us: Follow us on Instagram @shawn__kunkler For inquiries and collaborations, contact us at...

September 2, 2026Episode 1801 hr 2 min

The Do's and Don'ts Your Broker Never Told You: What the Ops Side of Real Estate Sees That New Agents Miss | Shawn Kunkler & Maria Coukoulis, Director of Operations at Spears Group

Send us Fan Mail Most agents are busy all day and wonder why their business isn't growing. Maria Coukoulis sees it constantly from the ops side of one of the top real estate teams in the country, agents who spend five hours on an Instagram post, organize their call list perfectly, and never actually pick up the phone. She calls them Sally Sue. Maria is the Director of Operations at Spears Group, and she came on this week with one of the sharpest perspectives I've had on this show, not from the selling side, but from the operations and financial side. She sees what agents do (and don't do) every single day. And the pattern is always the same. We also got deep on something I don't hear talked about enough: what happens to agents after a big win. Most of them stop doing the things that got them there. At Spears Group, they have a rule: when you close a deal, you celebrate by prospecting. Not dinner. Not a day off. You pick up the phone. And then there's the hundred-year business question. What would you build differently if you knew someone else had to run it after you? Support the show 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭. Most agents are tired of being busy but not productive. 𝘈𝘤𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘺 is the 52-card deck that turns professional chaos into 15-minute sprints. Draw a card. Do the thing. Build the business you know you are capable of. 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭: 👉 www.fifteenminutemomentum.com -- Join the Waitlist for the Realtor180 Inner Circle Group https://www.realtor180.com/connect-with-us Are you a Real Estate Agent without an assistant, then bad news... You are the assistant. To learn more about getting the help you need click the link: https://virtualwithrisa.com/ About the Podcast: Realtor180 is a weekly show dedicated to connecting you to top-performing agents nationwide to learn their insider secrets for succeeding on a massive scale. Each week we discover fresh marketing ideas, business strategies, and doses of inspiration to grow your business to the next level. More importantly, we will hear firsthand from industry experts about the pitfalls to avoid making along the way. Hit that subscribe button now, grab a notebook, and learn that one thing that will help you turn your business around 180 degrees. Watch the full episode on: https://www.youtube.com/@realtor180/videos Connect with Us: Follow us on Instagram @shawn__kunkler For inquiries and collaborations, contact us at...

August 26, 2026Episode 17945 min

Your VA Isn't the Problem: What Agents Are Missing About Virtual Assistant Relationships and Why Most VAs Don't Make It Past 3 Months | Shawn Kunkler & Marisa Tragsiel, Digital Marketing Specialist

Send us Fan Mail Most agents hire a VA and immediately throw everything at them, then wonder why it falls apart in three months. What they're missing isn't a better VA. It's a better foundation. Marisa Tragsiel has been running the back end of this podcast for over a year. She's sat in on some of the best agent conversations I've had. This week I turned the mic around, and what she shared about what actually makes a VA relationship work is something I wish I'd heard three years ago. We get into why rapport isn't a nice-to-have, it's what makes everything else possible. Why documenting your process before handing it off is the difference between a VA who thrives and one who quietly drowns. Why expecting one person to be a master of audio, video, thumbnails, copy, and email marketing is setting them up to fail. And why the most expensive first hire an agent can make isn't a VA at all. Support the show 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭. Most agents are tired of being busy but not productive. 𝘈𝘤𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘺 is the 52-card deck that turns professional chaos into 15-minute sprints. Draw a card. Do the thing. Build the business you know you are capable of. 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭: 👉 www.fifteenminutemomentum.com -- Join the Waitlist for the Realtor180 Inner Circle Group https://www.realtor180.com/connect-with-us Are you a Real Estate Agent without an assistant, then bad news... You are the assistant. To learn more about getting the help you need click the link: https://virtualwithrisa.com/ About the Podcast: Realtor180 is a weekly show dedicated to connecting you to top-performing agents nationwide to learn their insider secrets for succeeding on a massive scale. Each week we discover fresh marketing ideas, business strategies, and doses of inspiration to grow your business to the next level. More importantly, we will hear firsthand from industry experts about the pitfalls to avoid making along the way. Hit that subscribe button now, grab a notebook, and learn that one thing that will help you turn your business around 180 degrees. Watch the full episode on: https://www.youtube.com/@realtor180/videos Connect with Us: Follow us on Instagram @shawn__kunkler For inquiries and collaborations, contact us at...

August 26, 2026Episode 17859 min

Stay Calm, Close More: How Paul Zweben Uses Consistency, Discipline, and Calm Leadership to Stay at the Top of NYC Real Estate | Shawn Kunkler & Paul Zweben, Real Estate Agent

Send us Fan Mail 71% of agents did zero sales last year. Paul Zweben isn't surprised, and he knows exactly why. Paul is a top-performing agent in one of the most competitive real estate markets in the world, New York City. In this conversation, he breaks down the mindset, habits, and daily disciplines that separate the agents who stay at the top from the ones who coast from July through September and wonder why Q4 feels like starting over. We also get into something I don't hear talked about enough: the power of calm. Paul came up in the restaurant world under legendary chefs who never raised their voices in a kitchen, and he carried that philosophy directly into real estate. The calmer you are under pressure, the better your clients perform, the better your negotiations go, and the better decisions you make when everything is on the line. Support the show 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭. Most agents are tired of being busy but not productive. 𝘈𝘤𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘺 is the 52-card deck that turns professional chaos into 15-minute sprints. Draw a card. Do the thing. Build the business you know you are capable of. 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭: 👉 www.fifteenminutemomentum.com -- Join the Waitlist for the Realtor180 Inner Circle Group https://www.realtor180.com/connect-with-us Are you a Real Estate Agent without an assistant, then bad news... You are the assistant. To learn more about getting the help you need click the link: https://virtualwithrisa.com/ About the Podcast: Realtor180 is a weekly show dedicated to connecting you to top-performing agents nationwide to learn their insider secrets for succeeding on a massive scale. Each week we discover fresh marketing ideas, business strategies, and doses of inspiration to grow your business to the next level. More importantly, we will hear firsthand from industry experts about the pitfalls to avoid making along the way. Hit that subscribe button now, grab a notebook, and learn that one thing that will help you turn your business around 180 degrees. Watch the full episode on: https://www.youtube.com/@realtor180/videos Connect with Us: Follow us on Instagram @shawn__kunkler For inquiries and collaborations, contact us at...

August 19, 2026Episode 1771 hr 11 min

You Can't Sell If You Have No Leads: How Ben Stef Went From $50K to $250K by Stopping Selling and Starting Marketing | Shawn Kunkler & Ben Stef, Mortgage Specialist

Send us Fan Mail Ben Stef started in lending with no mentorship, no training, and advice from guys still doing it like it's 1992. He was making $50K a year. He figured out that if you're a great marketer, you can generate business from anywhere. Knowledge comes with transactions, but without leads, none of that matters. He stopped chasing every new idea, built a focused marketing system, and his income exploded to $250K. What felt like overnight. In this episode, Ben breaks down exactly how the marketing pillars drive every lead he gets, his quarterly investor event formula, how he uses video to attract clients without cold calling, and why consistency beats creativity every single time. Support the show 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭. Most agents are tired of being busy but not productive. 𝘈𝘤𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘺 is the 52-card deck that turns professional chaos into 15-minute sprints. Draw a card. Do the thing. Build the business you know you are capable of. 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭: 👉 www.fifteenminutemomentum.com -- Join the Waitlist for the Realtor180 Inner Circle Group https://www.realtor180.com/connect-with-us Are you a Real Estate Agent without an assistant, then bad news... You are the assistant. To learn more about getting the help you need click the link: https://virtualwithrisa.com/ About the Podcast: Realtor180 is a weekly show dedicated to connecting you to top-performing agents nationwide to learn their insider secrets for succeeding on a massive scale. Each week we discover fresh marketing ideas, business strategies, and doses of inspiration to grow your business to the next level. More importantly, we will hear firsthand from industry experts about the pitfalls to avoid making along the way. Hit that subscribe button now, grab a notebook, and learn that one thing that will help you turn your business around 180 degrees. Watch the full episode on: https://www.youtube.com/@realtor180/videos Connect with Us: Follow us on Instagram @shawn__kunkler For inquiries and collaborations, contact us at...

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