My Season 2 Podcast Recap

My Season 2 Podcast Recap My podcast, Context, had an incredible slate of guests in its second season. My Season 2 Podcast Recap Holy cow, what a season! My relatively new podcast, Context, had an incredible slate of guests in its second season. Senior executives (and amazing human beings) from eXp Realty, Zillow, Opendoor, Tomo, Homeward, Redfin, Orchard, and so many more.   The amount of insight density here is unprecedented -- give it a listen! Greg Schwartz, CEO of Tomo and former Zillow president, and I discuss the durable real estate agent model, what's changing fast and slow, turning the lights off, why portal traffic isn't real, the birth of Tomo on a train platform in Tokyo, making mistakes quickly, and Greg's goat expertise. Leo Pareja, CEO at eXp Realty, and I discuss time compression, why the industry is slow to change, busting NAR settlement hype, buyer agents not going away, treating your buyers like your sellers, the rise of the super team, pain killers vs. vitamins, and never being qualified. Jeremy Hofmann, Zillow's CFO, and I discuss making agents more efficient, Zillow's core insight, being a great coach, agents as the last mile, the super app vision, current AI applications, operational discipline, the key Zillow Offers learning, and my annoying research. Tim Heyl, founder and CEO of Homeward, and I discuss eating the frog first, making 1,000 calls/day, hacking "buy before you sell," making hard decisions fast, what it would take for Homeward to fail, and giving more power to the consumer. Hari Krishnan, CEO of Southeast Asia's PropertyGuru, and I discuss the demographics of emerging markets, building trust and transparency, and responding to AI's existential threat to property portals. Court Cunningham, CEO of Orchard, and I discuss the job of a CEO, the land of 1,000 edge cases, knowing what not to do, why the salaried agent model doesn't work, being impaled on CAC, learning velocity, and putting "Super App" in quotes. Joe Rath, Redfin's Senior Director of Brokerage Ops and Head of Industry Relations, and I chat about the mother of all metrics, thinking small, 100% tech adoption, the "your listing, your lead" counterfactual, the industry's most effective technology, and being a good MLS partner. Megan Meyer Toolson, Opendoor's President of Sell Direct & Services, and I talk about the trust equation, navigating a changing market, early arrogance, the $2 trillion question, rationally slow adoption, learning from customers, and learning from this podcast. Chris Kelly, EVP at HomeServices of America, and I discuss the challenge of incumbency, why attaching mortgage is hard, leading with transparency, the benefits of not being a tech company, why real estate is like farming, and the unintended consequences of the commission lawsuits. Lacey Conway, CEO of Latter & Blum, and I discuss New Orleans coffee, incumbents going extinct, calculated gambles, acquiring a challenger brand, MLS innovation, power steering & lane assist, the fiefdoms of the status quo, and what she's learned from listening to this podcast. Scott Trench, CEO of BiggerPockets, and I bust myths about the U.S. rental market and the prevalence of institutional investors, and discuss opportunity through inefficiency, investor demographics, why tech isn't adopted, and the financial benefits of house hacking. I turn data and context into meaning — actionable intelligence that is clear, timely, and informs real estate industry leaders. To see more, check out my website, my podcast, or join my mailing list. Contextually yours, Mike Publications | Consulting | Aboutwww.mikedp.comUnsubscribe