Founders Podcast

Today's podcast features Josh Phegan with Anthony Moustacas of Moustacas Legal talking about why having a great solicitor relationship is so important. Anthony explains what it takes to run a great legal firm, the services a solicitor provides, and how they ensure transactional confidence. They discuss the digital forms and systems Moustacas Legal uses, how they keep communications fast, and how they provide depth of relationship and accessibility. And Anthony emphasises the importance of having a will, which his firm also offers.

This podcast features Josh Phegan talking with Angus Ferguson of Found It about the rise of buyer's agents and why they are so prevalent now. Angus relates his journey to creating Found It, and how his technology-enabled buyers agency works to match buyers with properties quickly and easily. Angus and Josh discuss the advantages of partnering with sales agents, what the Found It platform actually does, what they do for buyer agents, and how they're changing the way Aussies buy property. Angus notes how Found It's research team accelerates slow, cumbersome processes, and he explains the role of the buyer's agent.

In today's podcast, Josh Phegan interviews Damian Merchan of Sonar for his insights on improving business performance. They talk about the purpose of measurement and the numbers to watch, how they bring the data that matters to agents, and the metrics that help to move property. Top performing agencies simply have great data, and Damian explains how Sonar is designed for high performance, how they make sales meetings more productive, and how each member of the organisation, from agent to owner, can use quality data to make better decisions and increase performance.

In today's podcast, Josh Phegan is joined by Damien Deckert of connectnow Moving Services. Damien and Josh talk about delivering a higher-quality service through the power of connections. They discuss the importance of the human experience and differences in service between homeowners and businesses. Damien steps through the services connectnow provides, describes their dynamic real estate partnership, how they drive value through revenue, and their multi-layered contact strategy and engagement with all partners.

In this episode, Josh Phegan is joined by Joel Arnold, CRO at iD4me, to talk about staying ahead of the data curve. Joel promotes iD4me as providing one of the best datasets in the country and explains how real estate agents use those datasets. They discuss access, compliance, sourcing and integrity of the data provided, simple yet powerful ways the search function can be used, they share use cases to illustrate how data can be found and used, the most effective forms of customer contact and use of data to get access to people, advise long-term planning instead of short-term mentality, explain how the right data increases the effectiveness of a phone call, and Joel describes how iD4me is expanding their services to make the tool even more useful for teams as well as individual agents.

In today's podcast, Josh Phegan is joined by Real Flow Finance's General Manager, Michael Scaramozzino. Michael and Josh talk about improving cash flow, Real Flow's ease of use and flexibility, vendor options for marketing and payments, benefits for Landlords, agent post-sale settlement advance and equity flow services, commission advance on sale, and integration with existing technology. Michael talks about their List Now product for New Zealand, and he shows why you'll want to switch to Real Flow.

In this podcast, Josh Phegan interviews Danielle Harmer of Domain on changes in the way agents and consumers are making connections. Danni and Josh discuss new ways to use the immersive experience and spatial technology, how Domain uses CoStar Group's Matterport camera technology, solutions to the pressure of up-front marketing costs, how AI has changed search, making your content more accessible, using the Skylight app for pricing guidance, and using the right tools and new descriptions for the way people search now.

In today's podcast, Josh Phegan is joined by Steve Osborn from Identity Marketing to discuss what branding is and what it does for agents in the marketplace. Steve explains how Identity Marketing helps agents with branding and positioning, and defines how you want to be seen. Steve and Josh discuss how IM helps you go to the next stage of growth, achieve clarity and consistency in your messaging, and have all the tools and systems you need. Steve shows that IM exists to help founders solve business problems and take their brand where they want it to go.

This podcast features Josh Phegan talking with Juri Gamulin & Jason Graca of Core Studios. They explain how short-form video content is key for engagement, how to use it effectively and what it does for agents. They talk about branding, positioning, and building your digital profile with a quality provider that really works with you. They describe how Core Studios' social service provides a formula for listings and sales, how to get the most out of those services, and the difference you'll feel working with experienced videographers, photographers and content designers to establish a signature style for your brand.

In this episode, Josh Phegan talks with David Bliss, Head of Sales for Reapit, about what happens inside an agent's workflow. David describes what the Reapit tech package does, and they discuss the power of workflow and doing the basics really well. They talk about the Top 100 customers and the Golden Profile, meeting ACMA requirements, Reapit's AML solution, AI-driven propensity modelling, and what AI will and won't be able to do, and David shows how they make the transition to Reapit easy.