Ignite Your Estate Agency
Welcome to the Ignite Podcast, specifically designed to help estate agents ignite the growth of their agency, hosted by Sam Ashdown and Phil Jones. We'll share original content on all things marketing and agency related - from growth and lead generation, to creating and developing your personal brand and building a dream team. You'll hear from the biggest and best marketers, experts and agency coaches from around the world in exclusive interviews. And discover our top level tips, tricks and tactics that are designed to help YOU accelerate the growth of your business. About Sam and Phil: Sam and Phil are mother-in-law and son-in-lawn and co-directors of AshdownJones (the Lake District estate agency), AJ Mastermind (the home of world-class independent estate agency growth) and several other companies. Collectively they have a couple of decades of industry experience between them. We hope you enjoy the Ignite podcast. Let us know what you think by leaving a review. If you want to find out more about AJ Mastermind and what we can do for your agency go to: https://www.ajmastermind.co.uk
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Recently Sam and Phil hosted a webinar called ‘AI for Agents - 5 Easy Ways to Use AI in Your Estate Agency TODAY’ and they wanted to share it with you on the podcast, so we’ve split it into two parts and you can listen to part 1 this week and part 2 next week. You’ll hear practical examples of how to use AI for propert
Sam and Phil tackle the ongoing challenge of hiring and recruitment, from feeling stretched too thin and hitting financial ceilings, to making key decisions about when and who to recruit to enable growth. Many common business obstacles come back to recruitment but planning your agency’s structure ahead of time can also
Pack your bags because we’re going on holiday with Phil! How do holidays shape your business growth, motivation, and agency operations? Regular breaks can impact your mindset, family dynamics, and agency performance. Phil shares his holiday schedule and discusses the practicalities of balancing agency demands with time
Sam is joined by Clare Hughes whose career journey went from London’s high street agencies to founding her own business with eXp. She shares how the landscape in East London has changed since the 2012 Olympic regeneration. Clare is the co-founder (with Liana Loporto-Browne) of Women in Estate Agency, which aims to crea
How can you manage your team effectively without slipping into micromanagement? This week Sam and Phil explore the difference between leadership and management and discuss how the right structure for your estate agency can support growth and empower your team, rather than causing confusion or frustration. Are the best
Have you seen the video? It even made the national news… “London Marathon runner gets tube back home and something special happens” (The Mirror) Watch it on TIKTOK or INSTAGRAM AJ’s Marketing and Content Creator (and Sam’s future son-in-law) Liam Hussell went viral as he was making his way home after running the London