Brave, Bold & Brilliant with Jeanette Linfoot and Chris Hope
Our Senior Partner, Chris Hope, was delighted to be interviewed for the Jeanette Linfoot 'Brave, Bold & Brilliant' podcast this week.
CHRIS HOPE ESTATE AGENT OWNER TELLS HOW TO SMASH IT IN PROPERTY
Chris talks about his 40+ years working in the property market. Weaving advice into the conversation that any entrepreneur, property investor, or developer can apply to their own business.
Chris explains how he and his partners have built their brand, found success by working with other agencies, and successfully weathered difficult trading circumstances. He provides an insight into what is likely to happen to the property post-Co-vid. As well as sharing details of how the process of buying and selling UK properties is evolving.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
▶️ When you get to the top, don't sit back and relax - it's all too easy to fall backwards
▶️ Use role models and mentors to show you the way
▶️ Learn from the mistakes of others
▶️ A strong business team is made up of people with different skills, points of view and approaches
▶️ Work with companies in your field, who are not your direct competitors & look for win-wins
▶️ Learn from what your competitors are doing. Rebrand and tweak it to make your own.
▶️ Networking is all about building real relationships.
▶️ Learn to listen properly. It is the only way to understand what your client genuinely wants.
▶️ Talent is hard to find, so look after your staff
▶️ In hard times, looking after your business first is vital - if there's no business nobody has a job
▶️ The way Dawsons as agents work now, greatly reduces the chances of a sale falling through.
▶️ Good agents ensure investors don’t waste their time on properties that can't be developed in the way they want
BEST MOMENTS
✅ ‘A good blend of different people and different disciplines...has been key to our success.´
✅ ‘You can learn a lot by just sitting at a table having no agenda and listening.’
✅ ‘If somebody gets the better of you, learn from it and find a way of doing it differently.’
Find out more about Chris and our directors HERE