Rob Alkema and Dave Ness discuss how to unlock the next levels of your real estate career. Dave Ness deep dives into his own personal journey of moving up through the levels of more closings each year of his career.

When your Business is Constipated

May 20th, 2024 27m 35s

Rob Alkema interviews Thrive Advisor & Mentor Brandon Sampson who shares actions to take when you feel your business has stalled. Brandon's year started slow, and took off in April and early May.

Consistency Creates Momentum

May 16th, 2024 26m 1s

Rob Alkema interviews Thrive Advisor Kyle Petersen on how consistently putting in the work and showing up every day is what creates momentum in your business.

Continuous Improvement with Landon Lynch

Apr 17th, 2024 50m 33s

Dave & Rob chat with Landon Lynch on his Four-Step framework of what continuous improvement actually looks like and how to measure it.

Navigating Adversity

Mar 28th, 2024 52m 2s

Rob Alkema and Dave Ness discuss how to navigate adversity or crisis and show up still as your best self.

The Thrive Way Matrix

Mar 21st, 2024 1h

Unpacking The Thrive Way Matrix: Rob Alkema and Dave Ness discuss Thrive's structure of accountability for Advisors. This tools makes accountability a clear and positive way for Advisors to get what they want - a better life.

Working with Buyers vs. Sellers

Mar 1st, 2024 59m 47s

Dave Ness & Rob Alkema drill down into the technicalities and nuances of working with Buyers and Sellers. How can you be more effective with both types of clients? Grab a notepad and be ready to take notes!

Uncommon Behaviors Lead to Uncommon Results with Kyle Vasey

Feb 26th, 2024 31m 38s

Rob & Kyle delve into Kyle's uncommon practices that can lead to a successful real estate career. Kyle's stories will make you laugh and inspire you to stretch yourself to win.

Purpose Through Relationships

Feb 19th, 2024 47m

Featuring Top-Performing Thriver, Anna Petersen, this episode delves into how you can find purpose in the real estate Advisor role through advocating selflessly and building relationships with clients that last.

Agent Archetypes

Feb 9th, 2024 40m 15s

Dave Ness and Rob Alkema sip coffee (not whiskey?!) and discuss Agent Archetypes developed by T360 Consulting. Agent Archetypes are similar to personality types - listing to help you find a way to get to your #BetterLife real estate activities

An Athlete's Mindset with Alex Stanford

Jan 24th, 2024 52m 53s

Dave and Rob interview Alex Stanford, former executive at Zillow (General Manager of Partnerships) and current Director of Sales at Thrive. About half of our brokerage is made up of former collegiate athletes, including Alex, who played basebal

Your Business Template

Jan 19th, 2024 50m 18s

Dave & Rob talk about why a business template is so critical to long-term success, and unpack the components of an effective business template. They provide an example and unpack the specific intent behind Thrive's blueprint, aka "The RISE Prog

Part 2: Running Your Business Like a Business

Jan 2nd, 2024 39m 1s

Second of a two part series: Explore the practical application of how to run your business like an actual business.

Part 1: Running Your Business Like a Business

Dec 26th, 2023 40m 4s

First of a two part series: Explore the theory/mindset of how to run your business like an actual business.

Interview with Kyle Vasey

Dec 12th, 2023 46m 42s

An interview with Thrive Advisor and Mentor, Kyle Vasey.

Interview with Brandon Sampson

Dec 7th, 2023 44m 52s

An interview with Thrive Advisor & Mentor, Brandon Sampson.

Interview with Brian Harbin - Part 2

Sep 27th, 2023 45m 50s

Part Two interview with Brian Harbin on how to develop grit over time. Making decisions around when to persevere and when to go a different direction. The value of making it a habit to intentionally do hard things.

Interview with Thriver Brittany Brennan

Sep 20th, 2023 41m 20s

Hear directly from Thriver Brittany Brennan on getting off to a fast start in your real estate career - even though you're new to the area, don't have a network, and don't have a prior real estate background. She shares how to think and operat

Interview with Laurie Reader

Sep 11th, 2023 43m 36s

Laurie shares how to build and grow a top-performing real estate team/brokerage while still having high agent retention and longevity. Also hear her tips to add value, lead from the heart, and how to develop a leadership mindset.

Scars are our Superpowers with Nathan Terborg

Jul 24th, 2023 54m 15s

"It takes more courage to examine the dark corners of your own soul than it does for a soldier to fight on the battlefield." - Cornel WestThe two big themes for today are The Power of Curiosity and Turning Scars Into Superpowers. @nathan

Success to Significance with Howard Hargrove

Jul 8th, 2023 51m 6s

Grit with Brian Harbin

Jun 29th, 2023 1h 10m

Rob Alkema chats with a small group from "Grit University" Grit.org

Identifying and Improving Culture

Jun 21st, 2023 1h 2m

Dave Ness & Rob Alkema discuss "culture" in any type of organization and how to identify what yours is and how to improve it.Click here to read more details on Tribal Leadership.

Better Living Thru Taking Calculated Risks

Jun 16th, 2023 1h 6m

Rob Alkema & Dave Ness interviews long-time Thrive Advisor David McKelfresh on his career and how he's built a better life with real estate investing.

What if I’m not Passionate?

Jun 9th, 2023 45m 9s

In a post from the archive, Dave Mashburn reminds us that pursuing your passions (or telling others they should pursue their passions) is misguided.A great deal of the obsession around the concept of passion has to do with our desire for ha