From Savills to Self-Employed: Building a Market Centre Through Lockdown | Tanya Blake

After 23 years at Savills running their country lettings, Tanya Blake walked away from the corporate world to do something different. Two weeks after she launched Keller Williams Oxygen, the country went into lockdown. In this episode, Chris sits down with Tanya to talk about what it takes to build a market centre from scratch, and what separates the self-employed agents who thrive from those who stall after their first few instructions. They cover: Why Tanya fell out of love with corporate agency, and what drew her to the Keller Williams model How COVID unexpectedly helped her get the business off the ground The “bump into you in five years’ time” question she uses to set every agent’s goals Why the second batch of instructions is the hardest to win The one thing most new agents say they’d do differently: build a database Why honesty on valuations pays off, even in a tough market The most important call an agent can make, which is the one where there’s nothing to report Finding a work–life balance when you love what you do Whether you’re thinking about going self-employed or you’re already building your own business, this one’s full of practical advice from someone who’s done it. 📚Want a free copy of the ‘Your First £100,000 Estate Agency’ book? ✅ DM me the word “BOOK” on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/estateagent.consultancy/ and I’ll send it straight over. 📥 Want FREE materials to help get you your next instruction?  Head to: https://www.estateagentconsultancy.com/freeintro 💻 Want to launch or scale your own estate agency business? Book a free discovery call here: https://theestateagentconsultancy.as.me/sixty-consultation 🎓 To access to our ‘Your First £100,000 Estate Agency’ video course.  Head over to: https://www.estateagentconsultancy.com/your-first-100000-digital-course 📅 Want to join our next free webinar? Get added to the VIP list to find out first: https://www.estateagentconsultancy.com/webinar Any questions? Just email: [email protected] or visit us at https://www.estateagentconsultancy.com