HeyJaredEstate Agency Leaders Podcast with Ian Preston
Estate Agency Leaders brings you honest conversations with the UK’s most forward-thinking owners, directors and innovators in property. Hosted by Ian Preston, each episode explores how great leaders build culture, drive performance and embrace technology to stay ahead.
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From start up to market leader: Karl Judd on culture, scalability, and the future of agency (opens the original)
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This episode features an in-depth conversation with Karl Judd, CEO and founder of Ashtons, exploring how a people-first culture and a measured leadership approach built the top-performing estate agency in Hertfordshire. Judd discusses his transition to CEO, sharing how strategic delegation and embedding clear company values allow the team to drive a ambitious 50% revenue growth target over the next five years. The discussion dives into the evolving role of technology and automation in real estat
The reality of growth: Verona Frankish on leadership, psychology, and the path to profit (opens the original)
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This episode features an in-depth conversation with Verona Frankish, CEO of Yopa, exploring her journey from growing up as the eldest of eight children in Northern Ireland to leading a major proptech brand. Frankish shares her leadership philosophy, emphasising the fundamental importance of building trust, creating psychological safety, and fostering a culture of healthy, open debate within senior teams. The discussion covers her strategic growth plans to evolve Yopa's trajectory through to 2030
Kevin Shaw: Culture, scale, and the local touch inside the growth of Leaders Romans Group (opens the original)
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This episode features an in-depth conversation with Kevin Shaw, Group Managing Director at Leaders Romans Group, exploring his 40-year career in property and the mechanics behind scaling a 300 branch estate agency network. Shaw shares his leadership philosophy, emphasising why "the price of independence is performance," the power of a values-led meritocracy, and how to maintain a local entrepreneurial spirit within a large corporate structure. The discussion covers the strategic evolution of the
Nick Thring: Adaptability, acquisitions, and the power of two brands (opens the original)
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This episode features an in-depth conversation with Nick Thring, discussing his 40-year career trajectory and his transition from frontline estate agency work into running a multi-brand business. Thring shares insights on his strategic approach to business expansion, detailing the acquisition of competitor brand Sears and the deliberate choice to maintain a two-brand, dual-website model to increase market dominance. He outlines how a collaborative structure allows both brands to work together, s
The power of process: Charles Robinson on culture, standards, and achieving an 80% completion rate (opens the original)
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This episode features an in-depth conversation with Charles Robinson, Chairman of Jones Robinson, exploring the power of rigid structure, discipline, and core values in scaling a highly successful estate agency. Robinson shares insights from his 40-year career, detailing how a strict adherence to operational standards and a commitment to measuring behaviours rather than just results has enabled his team to achieve an industry-leading 80% completion rate. The discussion covers practical managemen
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