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Welcome to Special Episode, Elevate: The Official Podcast of Elite Agent Magazine , hosted by Samantha McLean. In this episode, Samantha McLean the Co-Founder and Managing Editor of Elite Agent and Host of the Elevate Podcast and Leanne Pilkington discuss lockdowns, the vaccination debate and the top podcast takeaways From the vaccination debate to lockdown…

Michael Sheargold, The Entrepreneurs Growth Coach. He talks about the ’empathy factor’, how to avoid the slump of a lockdown, and being the leader your team needs right now. Michael explains right now the focus should be on what winning looks today or this week rather than the long-term view. It should also shift from what people can’t do to the things that they can.

Georgina Ryan, Licensed Real Estate Agent at Laing+Simmons Port Macquarie, talks about her start in the real estate industry, her recent Sales Rookie of the Year Award win in her network, why focusing on her service over the numbers earns her results, her tips for overcoming the ‘bad days’, and how to know what works for you when it comes to prospecting.

Molly Benjamin, Founder of Ladies Finance Club, talks about what the Ladies Finance Club community is, how it came about while she lived in the UK, what brought her back home to Australia, how she reinvented her finance community upon her return, her personal finance tips, the importance of training your mindset around your money, and how to have courageous conversations about your financial situation.

Will Ainsworth, Head of Training and Growth at Openn Negotiation, talks about his personal battle with depression while in the real estate industry, the importance of making decisions and seeing them through, his tips for both time and mental health management, and what it means to be a good leader.

Kylie Walsh, Director of REGROWTH, talks about her new business and what it seeks to achieve, why she pursued this new venture, her recruitment advice for real estate teams, how the concept of leadership has changed dramatically, and the importance of a restart and refresh mindset as high performers. 

Julie Masters, CEO of Influence Nation, talks about how to tell compelling stories, the difference between influence and popularity, the framework of a good story, her personal challenges with gender imbalance in her work, and her tips for taking the next step and embracing what we are truly capable of.

Leanne Druery, Sales Consultant at RE/MAX Results Mackay, talks about why she entered the real estate industry at 40, what she learned from her career break trip around Australia, her transition to sales, how to hire a PA, how the pandemic impacted her, what she experienced during Elite Agent’s Transform program and her tips for dealing with your own courageous conversations

Suzanne Hopman, Chief Executive Officer of Dignity, talks about what Dignity provides, how the team responds to a homelessness crisis call, how the charity found its beginnings and achieved its growth, the charity’s experiencing winning a number of prestigious Telstra Business Awards, and how Suzanne has developed her reliable team under strong leadership through one simple realisation about herself.

Owen Wilson, CEO of REA Group, talks about the changes he faced moving from CFO to CEO, the challenges in communication he faced during the pandemic, the impact of ‘iBuying’ in the US, why agents are the trusted source for property estimates and what’s in the works at REA Group.