302 | Jamie-Lee Bongard | The Biggest Challenges Facing Real Estate Agents, and How to Overcome Them

In today’s show, Chris interviews Jamie-Lee Bongard, Team Leader, Keller Williams Experience. Jamie shares some of the best practices which make Keller Williams a force to reckon with within the real estate space.

 

This shows starts with Jamie recalling her life before Student Works. As a teenager, like many of her Student Works counterparts, Jamie, a motivated individual was always up for a good challenge. Even as a young girl of 17, Jamie shares how she always aspired to be a leader.

 

Next, Jamie shares some of her biggest learnings while at Student Works. Starting from cold calling to recruiting the right people to learning financial management, her 4 years at Student Works certainly laid the foundation for a successful career. 

 

After Student Works, Jamie decided to get her MBA from Switzerland before being appointed as the Director of Business Development, Keller Williams Realty. Jamie shares how she managed to sell 33 homes in her very first year. Are traditional sales techniques still effective in today’s day and age? And, did Jamie’s sales experience from her Student Works days help her at Keller Williams?

 

Further, listeners will also get a peek into the work culture at Keller Williams. Specifically, Jamie talks about Keller William’s unique profit-sharing and commission split arrangement which results in a win-win for both agents and the parent broker. We also reveal how delegation can allow real estate agents to scale up their business without disrupting their work-life balance.

 

The real estate industry is in state of flux as more and more people are preferring to go online for buying/selling real estate. What steps is Keller Williams taking to adapt to these changing times? Listeners will learn how Keller Williams is leveraging technology and intensifying internal training to provide the best possible service to its clients. 

 

Towards the end, Jamie has some excellent advice for aspiring entrepreneurs. If you are thinking of getting into real estate, you will learn how to create a passive income without over leveraging and taking undue risk. We also discuss the importance of cultivating prudent money habits. 

 

Finally, Jamie shares some positive habits that you MUST inculcate for leading a truly successful and balanced life.

 

Tune in for excellent insights!

What You Will Learn In This Show:

• How can Student Works prepare you for a successful corporate career?
• How to manage and grow a real estate business
• The importance of exercising financial prudence

 

Resources: 

Life is Good: The Book

The Millionaire Real Estate Agent

Student Works 

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