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Summary of The Best from 2022 🔥 John McGrath & Troy Malcolm

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Business-Focused Summary: The Best from 2022 (John McGrath & Troy Malcolm)

1) 2023 Growth Strategy: “Master the Fundamentals” + Adapt to Change

Core theme: When the market tide goes out, the best agents are those who run disciplined processes—not those who simply “took orders.” Disciplines include:

  • Pricing expectations
  • Auction execution
  • Marketing
  • Negotiation

Key emphasis: External conditions shouldn’t determine performance. Agents should improve what they can control—their skills and systems.

Implied playbook

  • Prospect with deliberate, proactive discipline and consistency
  • Deliver listing presentation excellence (target: 9/10 or better)
  • Launch marketing like a new brand product
  • Manage vendor expectations + guide reserve strategy

2) Real Estate Gym as a Scalable Operating System

Troy and John describe Real Estate Gym as an app-based education + accountability system for agents.

Format & cadence

  • Online/app: Android + iPhone, plus a desktop version
  • Daily email content: delivered six days/week (1 day off)
  • Prospecting Blitz: Tuesdays at 11:00am, run as a virtual group via Zoom
  • Call practice/session tracking:
    • members run short call blocks (duration described unclearly: ~2–5 minutes? and later 2–45 minutes)
    • members log calls/connection/appointments
    • members can see each other’s activity for accountability and community

Mechanism (operational tactic)

  • Reduce prospecting loneliness/abandonment risk via social accountability energy (“virtual huddle”)
  • Create an “office culture” effect: agents don’t feel like they can slack because others are actively prospecting

Access & offer timing

  • Opening windows mentioned:
    • mid financial year (tax break before end of June)
    • start of 2023
  • Subscription window: open until 16 December
  • Pricing claim: approximately $2/day

3) “Only a Few Objections/Skills” + Repeated Daily Execution

  • Claim: 1 hour/day of prospecting places agents into the top 1%
  • Reinforces a daily routine mindset: structure + repetition beats sporadic effort
  • Uses an elite-athlete analogy (Stephen Curry TikTok) to frame mastery as practice of repeatable technique

4) Four Business Priorities to Outperform in the Current Cycle

John outlines “what we learned/observations” for 2023.

A) Listing & Execution Excellence (process + negotiation readiness)

Common failure modes called out:

  • Overpricing
  • Poor expectation management

Strong execution includes:

  • Better listing presentations
  • Competitive property launch positioning under the market
  • Confident negotiation and reserve setting guidance

B) Social Media as a Primary Acquisition Channel (not optional)

Example cited (Jason Adcock):

  • $5.6M (revenue/production figure stated)
  • 75% of saved listing inquiries attributed to social media (wording unclear, but presented as social-driven influence)
  • 50% of buyer inquiries did not come from traditional REI/portal sources (Domain/REI mentioned), but from social media

Message: Social shifted from “complementary” to a differentiator / game-changer.

Budget example:

  • $2,000–$3,000 per property campaign (described as “true” in context)

C) Property Technology to Eliminate Manual Work (digitize workflows)

Industry critique:

  • Still manual with double-handling

Recommendation:

  • Replace paper/printing/manual steps with technology tools (examples referenced include: CoreLogic, CampaignTrack, AgentBox, etc.)

Technology examples mentioned:

  • e-signing / digital document exchange (contrasted with driving to sign/printing)
  • “sign on glass” (digital signing flow)
  • Automation, AI-enabled onboarding, retargeting, and “seamless reviews” (as described)

Practical efficiency KPI (process speed):

  • Real-time responsiveness as a competitive advantage
    • e.g., inquiry at 8:00am, response by 3:00pm
    • “straight away” follow-up via Zoom/FaceTime

D) “Flight to Quality” as a Market Strategy

  • Example: high-quality waterfront assets held prices (unlike average stock)
  • Interpretation: buyers concentrate demand around quality locations and best-in-market product
  • Takeaway: focus marketing/differentiation on quality and defend price when quality/location is strong

5) Communication & Conversion Tactics: Text + Live Auction Distribution

Tommy adds additional execution tactics beyond the original four priorities.

Text messaging (scaling follow-up)

  • Claim: “texting is non-negotiable”

Suggested workflow:

  • Pre-write the 4 most common text templates
  • Use copy/paste via phone notes
  • Leverage CRMs such as AgentBox that support templates

Rationale:

  • Texts outperform email
  • Provide asynchronous proof/record
  • Help when calls are missed

Auctions: keep “live viewing” distribution

Observation:

  • Online auctions created “favoritism”; when normal resumed, agents should still distribute live auction access.

Suggested hybrid:

  • Send a Friday text with a Facebook link
  • Message like: “Watch our auction live tomorrow at 12 o’clock”
  • Use auction platforms (realtor auction platform referenced) and distribute via social media

6) Vendor Meeting Efficiency: Timeboxing via Batch Scheduling (Case Example)

A case study is shared (name unclear in subtitles) demonstrating an operational learning moment:

  • 8 vendor meetings in 2 hours
  • Scheduled as 15-minute sessions
  • Conducted via Zoom (no driving)
  • Preparation + presentation used shared screens with report statistics

Lesson:

  • Marketplace dynamics “dying for more service levels”
  • Agents can increase throughput without sacrificing service

7) Leadership & Organizational Culture: Deeper Relationships + Stand-Out Moments + Passion

Troy closes with themes for 2023:

  • Top performers improved outcomes by building deeper relationships with:
    • buyers
    • pipeline sellers
    • community
    • professional network/colleagues

Differentiation tactics as “creating moments”:

  • Stand out in-market
  • Make every interaction feel special
  • Add “food”/value (intent: provide insight/value—subtitles unclear)

Passion as a long-run performance driver:

  • Enthusiasm carries through cycles and setbacks
  • Implied strategy: recruit/retain enthusiastic performers; agents at older ages can still perform via passion

Frameworks / Playbooks Referenced (Explicitly or Implicitly)

  • Deliberate proactive discipline prospecting system (daily execution as baseline)
  • Expectation management + auction/process mastery (vendor confidence playbook)
  • Social media GTM shift: part of the core acquisition funnel, not an add-on
  • Tech stack digitization: remove manual/double-handling via integrated workflows
  • Batch scheduling efficiency model: timeboxed vendor meetings via Zoom (e.g., 8 meetings / 2 hours)

Key Metrics & KPI-Style Figures Mentioned

  • Prospecting cadence: 1 hour/day
  • Listing presentation target: 9/10 or better
  • Real Estate Gym:
    • 6 days/week email cadence
    • Tuesday 11:00am prospecting blitz
    • subscription window: until 16 December
    • pricing: about $2/day
  • Social media outcomes (Jason Adcock cited):
    • $5.6M production figure stated
    • 75% attributed to social influence (wording unclear)
    • 50% buyer inquiries not from traditional REI/portal sources (social-driven)
    • campaign budget: $2,000–$3,000 per property
  • Auction distribution example: watch at 12 o’clock
  • Vendor meeting throughput case:
    • 8 vendor meetings in 2 hours
    • 15-minute time slots

Concrete Actionable Recommendations to Agents

  • Make prospecting daily and non-negotiable, using accountability/virtual community (Real Estate Gym)
  • Upgrade listing execution:
    • deliver a top-tier presentation
    • manage vendor expectations tightly (pricing/reserve/offer strategy)
    • “launch like a brand-new product”
  • Treat social media as a core channel:
    • include it in every campaign
    • run structured campaigns (budget example provided)
  • Invest in workflow technology to eliminate manual steps:
    • e-signing / digital document exchange (avoid driving/printing)
    • use CRM-enabled templates for texting + automation tools
  • Use text messaging at scale:
    • prebuild common templates and copy/paste from notes
  • Hybridize auctions:
    • text short pre-event reminders with social/live viewing links
  • Batch vendor meetings:
    • run Zoom timeboxed sessions to increase throughput while maintaining service

Presenters / Sources Mentioned

  • John McGrath
  • Troy Malcolm
  • Tommy (surname unclear from subtitles)
  • Susan (gym support team; surname unclear)
  • Jason Adcock (social media stats cited)
  • Matt Steinway (referenced; “greatest of all time” comment)
  • Others referenced (names partially unclear in subtitles): Alex Jordan, Josh, Ahmed, Craig Bondi, Tony, Josh Teslin
  • Tools/platforms referenced in passing:
    • CoreLogic, CampaignTrack, AgentBox
    • Real Estate Gym (realestategym.com)
    • realtor auction platform
    • DocuSign

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