Last few episodes we got a real deep look at Damien Cooley's background and bringing the technology and innovation to his auction to stay ahead of the curve. On this episode we have Matt Newly from Fitzgeralds in Wagga ask Damien and The Mentors how can you sell auction to a vendor where 90% of his market place is Private Treaty. Listen to how Damien explains auction is still the best tool to achieve the possible price even if the market place is mainstream Private Treaty.

The second part of our interview with who I consider to be the best auctioneer on the planet Damien Cooley. Interestingly when we recorded this episode Melbourne just recently went into lockdown. We get some insights on how Damien and his business pivoted during uncertain times. Watch now.

Wow over the past month we have had some major challenges with COVID-19. Someone who is at the pulse of the real estate industry and can give us insights view of the real estate industry during corona is Head Editor of Elite Agent Magazine -Samantha McLean. So relax and enjoy to our last episode re: the dreaded word beginning with C -yep Corona podcast series. Bring on normality!

We have had a lot of guests in the past on The Mentors. Watching and listening to this one has been certainly one of the highlights for both Matt Lahood and I. Damien Cooley is arguably Australia's best Auctioneer. Our time together we learnt his early life from where it all began in humble beginnings to become one of the powerhouse Auctioneering companies in Australia. We've had to make this into a 2 Part episode as it was soooo good! Enjoy it as much as we did.

Wasss Up Melbourne !!! We have one of the amazing high performers from Melbourne Nicole Gleeson from Kay and Burton Real Estate. With 20 year’s of experience and speaking at Australia’s Largest Real Estate Conference AREC a few years ago. We catch up with Nicole back in early April to understand how  her business adjusted and pivoted during this unique times.   Check it out!!   You can listen to The Mentors of your favourite podcast stream -Apple itunes, Spotify and Stitcher.

Wow….haven’t the last 4 weeks felt sooooooooooo long!! Consider this for a moment-how would you operate your day to day real estate business if the country went into lock down.     Well consider our cousins across the ditch in NZ as they have gone into a 4 week lock down. We catch up with David Ding from Harcourts one of the high performing agents in NZ. He had 6 auctions ready to go only to have the country go into lock down.   Enjoy this Covid19 special episodes we have been releasing.

One of the best mindset coaches in the real estate space @jetxavier joins us on Episode 41 of The Mentors. Jet has published a white paper a few years ago on the mental state of agents and people in our industry. We check-in with Jet especially quite fitting at a time when were we all are facing some major challenges in this current climate- Check it out!

Interesting past week and we at The Mentors are here to ensure we remain relevant to our listeners and viewers. Yesterday we recorded some special episodes for our upcoming podcasts to help and support you during these crazy Corona times.   In this week’s episode, we speak with Thomas McGlynn Head of Sales and Auctions at The Agency. We ask Thomas what are some of new innovate ways they are conducting their auctions with Stage 2 lock downs. On-Line Auctions and how Buyers and Sellers are responding to the new norm in the auction place.   Whether you are running a small team, an office or an organisation, leadership is crucial at this time. Thomas and Matt  walk us through some of the ways they’re leading their respective teams to ensure everyone stays connected and positive while maintaining an adaptive business plan.   Listen now to this special series of Podcasts and Videos we have produced during Covid19 to keep you informed, engaged and inspired.

What have you learned from a tough market in the last 2 years? Interesting conversation especially as now we are seeing the market rebound. Our caller Ben is from the Central Coast and managed to open another office when other agencies were closing offices.

First episode back in 2020 - Raymond from Melbourne joins The Mentors to ask a question- When you get busy how do you ensure you don't drop your standards and prospecting doesn't suffer? Isn't that common for most real estate agents, the old rollercoaster rich Agent and then poor agent especially as head into a market where things are starting to get busy in 2020. The Mentors Claudio Encina and Matt Lahood