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by Paul Morris & Josh Spitzen
Welcome to the Forward One Podcast, where top realtors come to sharpen their edge and out-close the competition every single time. Hosted by Paul Morris, New York Times best-selling author and CEO of Keller Williams Forward Living and founder of Forward One Estates, and Josh Spitzen, CEO of Keller Williams Beverly Hills and co-founder of Forward One Estates, this podcast brings you insider knowledge from some of the biggest names in real estate. Each episode features top-producing agents, marketing experts, and industry leaders who share their strategies, success stories, and game-changing insights. If you’re a realtor looking to level up, the Forward One Podcast is your secret weapon. Tune in, take notes, and ignite your real estate success. Stay ahead. Stay Forward.
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- 2 days ago57 min
STRATEGIC MOVES: Why The Top Realty Experts Are Studying Rod Watson's Blueprint To Success!
In this Forward One podcast episode, hosts Paul Mark Morris and Josh Spitzen interview real estate broker Rod Watson about how an infomercial course launched his career while he was coaching college basketball, leading him to study real estate terminology and eventually leave coaching and later a six-figure job at Porsche to build a family business. Watson explains starting as an investor, then getting licensed and building expertise during the 2007–2008 short sale/REO era, where he learned patience, negotiation, and title complexity, often waiting 9–12 months to close. He describes generating business through letter writing to a car-sales client base, doing 18–20 annual deals in Texas, and later leading Bank of America’s cooperative short sale work in Southern California. Watson shares his current boutique brokerage, service-first approach, niche in sports/entertainment clients, expansion plans in downtown San Diego, database-focused AI assistant “Ace,” and routines and principles centered on family, health, impact, and playing the long game.* Rod Watson*Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rodwatson23/ Website: https://www.zillow.com/profile/RodWatson *More from Paul & Josh*Paul: https://www.instagram.com/paulmarkmorris/Josh: https://www.instagram.com/spitzenjosh/Forward One Media: https://www.instagram.com/forwardonemedia/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@forwardonepodcast *Presented by Forward One Real Estate*https://www.,forwardone.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/forwardonerealestate/Timestamps:00:00:00 Welcome and Introductions00:00:41 Infomercial Spark00:02:57 From Coaching to License00:03:08 Investing in Texas00:04:26 Short Sales Crash Era00:05:10 Lessons from Distress Deals00:09:02 Lead Generation Playbook00:15:16 Long Game Client Story00:17:30 Modern Buyer Expectations00:20:53 Boutique Brokerage Today00:22:33 Going the Extra Mile00:26:57 LA San Diego Strategy00:29:19 Long Game Leadership00:30:25 AI Assistant Ace00:32:21 Automating Database Follow Up00:33:22 Family Legacy Vision00:37:07 Daily Routine Discipline00:39:08 Protecting Your Time00:42:16 Riches In Niches00:44:29 Superpower Strategy00:51:53 Patience And Long Game00:54:08 Fire Round Finale
- 1 weeks ago51 min
CRACKING THE CODE: Social Media Strategies from a Real Estate Powerhouse!
In this Forward One podcast episode, realtor Alyssa Barajas shares how she shifted from studying to be a physician’s assistant to real estate seven years ago after her husband encouraged her to get licensed and list his flipped properties. She explains growing into a high-producing solo agent averaging about 25 transactions per year and why hiring an assistant (Danielle) and later adding an agent (Jasmine) helped her create systems, organize her CRM, and restore balance. Barajas discusses leveraging people and processes, using Follow Up Boss, and the importance of consistent follow-up and managing client expectations when delegating tasks. She outlines her social media strategy—posting 2–3 times daily across platforms with educational, sales, and personal content—plus vendor-collaboration videos for learning and referrals, and she emphasizes authenticity, resources, ongoing learning, and a long-term goal of building rental-property income.*Alyssa Barajas *Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alyssambarajas/ Website: https://teamcirca.com/agent/alyssa-barajas *More from Paul & Josh*Paul: https://www.instagram.com/paulmarkmorris/Josh: https://www.instagram.com/spitzenjosh/Forward One Media: https://www.instagram.com/forwardonemedia/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@forwardonepodcast *Presented by Forward One Real Estate*https://www.,forwardone.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/forwardonerealestate/Timestamp:00:00:00 Meet Alyssa Barajas00:00:18 From Medicine to Real Estate00:02:15 Scaling to 25 Deals00:03:30 Hiring an Assistant00:06:23 Systems and CRM Setup00:10:04 Delegation and Standards00:15:59 Vendor Videos for Referrals00:20:45 Social Media Content Plan00:23:42 Posting Cadence and Lead Split00:25:51 No Prospecting Needed00:26:41 DIY Media Workflow00:28:36 Gear Apps and AI Editing00:29:59 Authenticity Beats Production00:32:30 Scheduling Posting Strategy00:35:06 Content vs Lead Gen Debate00:38:19 Algorithm Shifts and Discovery00:40:35 Search AI and Local Visibility00:45:16 Learning Rooms and Mentors00:47:10 Goals Mentorship Script00:49:48 Rapid Fire Closing
- 2 weeks ago57 min
LUXURY REAL ESTATE: The Secret to Survival in a Crumbling Economy!
On the Forward One podcast, Paul Mark Morris and co-host Josh Spitzen interview top producer Stuart Vetterick about his path from commercial real estate and real-estate-focused investment banking into residential luxury brokerage. Vetterick describes building valuation skills at Andy Beal’s Beal Bank through a margin-of-safety, “return of principal” mindset and distressed-asset work after the financial crash. After moving to Los Angeles, he entered residential real estate through Adam Rosenfeld’s encouragement, chose Berkshire Hathaway for contract training, and built early momentum by repeatedly hosting open houses, mastering neighborhoods, and treating sales as a “contact sport” focused on being the most knowledgeable and personable agent. He emphasizes follow-up systems, communication preferences, learning from sophisticated clients, and articulating a clear value proposition when competing against dominant agents. *Stuart Vetterick *Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stuartvetterick/ Website: https://stuartvetterick.com/ *More from Paul & Josh*Paul: https://www.instagram.com/paulmarkmorris/Josh: https://www.instagram.com/spitzenjosh/Forward One Media: https://www.instagram.com/forwardonemedia/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@forwardonepodcast *Presented by Forward One Real Estate*https://www.,forwardone.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/forwardonerealestate/Timestamp:00:00:00 Meet Stuart Vetterick00:00:29 Commercial Real Estate Roots00:01:31 Crash and Family Office Pivot00:02:05 Andy Beal Valuation Lessons00:05:17 Move to LA New Direction00:06:11 Softball to Real Estate Breakthrough00:09:02 Licensing and Contract Mastery00:10:58 Finding Leads Open House Strategy00:13:29 Zillow Leads and Speed to Six Deals00:14:40 Hosts React What Makes Agents Win00:21:26 How to Get Open Houses00:25:18 Open House Playbook and Follow Up00:29:20 Refining Buyer Filters00:30:29 E-Portals Changed Search00:31:35 Capturing Needs and Follow-Up00:32:29 Open House North Star00:38:18 Joining Adam and RTI Opens00:40:30 Celebrity Follow-Up Wins00:43:14 Selling RTI Development Plans00:45:21 Luxury Clients and Negotiations00:47:00 Handling Smarter Clients00:53:47 Winning Against Top Agents00:56:17 Value Proposition in Escrow
- 3 weeks ago59 min
AGAINST ALL ODDS: Daryl Owen's Journey to Real Estate Dominance!
Forward One podcast hosts Paul Mark Morris and Josh Spitzen reunite with realtor and leader Daryl Owen, who describes getting licensed at 19 while running a Papa John’s, buying an early rental, and adopting system-driven sales habits. After a severe head trauma at 20, he outworked limitations by hand-dialing 500 cold calls a day in a suit, learning a buyer-heavy model, and using simple lead magnets like PennySaver ads to sell homes and small multifamily deals. He shares how a mindset shift led to consistent production, why he left a successful Century 21 office to pursue leverage and ownership, and how he built Nationwide Real Estate to 1,000 agents across nine locations with franchise-style economics. The conversation contrasts brokerage vs. team value, emphasizes CRM-driven follow-up and off-market databases, outlines his 18-person 50/50 team model built from Ben Kinney systems, and ends with a rapid-fire on ownership, peace, childhood memories, and insecurities. *Daryl Owen*Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darylrowen/ Website: https://www.zillow.com/profile/Daryl%20Owen *More from Paul & Josh*Paul: https://www.instagram.com/paulmarkmorris/Josh: https://www.instagram.com/spitzenjosh/Forward One Media: https://www.instagram.com/forwardonemedia/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@forwardonepodcast *Presented by Forward One Real Estate*https://www.,forwardone.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/forwardonerealestate/Timestamp:00:00:00 Podcast Welcome00:00:29 From Pizza to Realtor00:02:03 Systems Over Sales00:04:56 Building Nationwide00:05:34 Trauma and Cold Calls00:08:52 First Deals Breakthrough00:11:43 PennySaver Lead Magnet00:14:04 Process and Numbers00:16:02 Burnout and Reset00:20:49 Old School Execution00:25:10 Team Dialing Scripts00:27:53 Off Market Advantage00:29:11 Building Off Market Lists00:29:32 Targeting Stale Listings00:30:58 Top Agent Follow Up00:34:45 CRM and AI Automation00:37:18 Team Hiring Standards00:42:15 Team Model vs Brokerage00:50:22 Better Brokerage Blueprint00:53:14 Fire Round Reflections00:59:00 Final Peak Message
- Jun 29, 20261h 17m
MARKET MASTERCLASS: Sasha Kaplan's Blueprint for Real Estate Success and Growth!
On the Forward One podcast, Sasha Kaplan shares how she transitioned from modeling to real estate at 21 in Los Angeles, initially misunderstanding commission-based work and then building her career through mentorship from Josie Benjamin. She describes landing her first deal by adding simple value at an open house, working through COVID by continuing to show up, and starting with leases due to her peer group’s buying patterns. Kaplan explains how she grew a developer-driven business (about 60% new construction) by relentlessly pursuing opportunities, underwriting deals, targeted prospecting, and insisting on getting the listing when she brings a teardown. She details winning a key developer relationship after nine months of persistence, record-breaking Sherman Oaks transactions, the importance of befriending listing agents, pricing honestly, managing expectations, and playing the long game, then discusses goals, routines, and a brief fire-round.*Sasha Kaplan*Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sashabkaplan/?hl=enWebsite:https://www.coldwellbanker.com/ca/beverly-hills/agents/sasha-kaplan*More from Paul & Josh*Paul: https://www.instagram.com/paulmarkmorris/Josh: https://www.instagram.com/spitzenjosh/Forward One Media: https://www.instagram.com/forwardonemedia/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@forwardonepodcast *Presented by Forward One Real Estate*https://www.,forwardone.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/forwardonerealestate/Timestamp:00:00:00 Welcome and Intro00:00:13 From Modeling to Real Estate00:01:09 Mentorship and Starting Out00:02:43 First Deal Breakthrough00:04:21 Extra Mile Mindset00:08:03 Landing Developer Clients00:13:15 Relentless Follow Up Wins00:19:36 First Developer Listing Lessons00:20:56 Winning Multiple Offer Deals00:29:54 New Construction Business Model00:31:53 Pricing Honesty and Trust00:33:57 Securing the Listing Agreement00:38:30 Walk Away With Confidence00:42:28 Developers Vs Emotional Buyers00:43:38 Building The Other 40%00:45:04 CRM And Personal Touches00:49:43 Breezy And Buildable Reports00:51:55 Daily Prospecting Routine00:53:20 Goals Teams And Growth00:54:45 Manifestation And Goal Setting00:59:57 How To Vet A Deal01:07:24 Underwriting X Y Z01:11:43 Purposeful Value Creation01:13:58 Fire Round And Closing
- May 5, 20261h 7m
The Open House Strategy That Built His Entire Career
Welcome back to the Forward One Podcast, hosted by Paul Mark Morris and Josh Spitzen of Forward One Real Estate.This week, we sit down with Bryan Beagles to break down how he built his real estate business from the ground up—starting with zero deals and turning open houses into his biggest opportunity. We get into the exact strategies he used to generate clients, why direct communication and follow-up separate top agents, and how he’s now scaling into investor and development deals.If you’re looking to build real momentum in your business, this episode is a clear blueprint for what actually works.*Bryan Beagles*Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryanbeags/ Website: https://bryanbeagles.com/ *More from Paul & Josh*Paul: https://www.instagram.com/paulmarkmorris/Josh: https://www.instagram.com/spitzenjosh/Forward One Media: https://www.instagram.com/forwardonemedia/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@forwardonepodcast *Presented by Forward One Real Estate*https://www.,forwardone.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/forwardonerealestate/Timestamps00:00:00 Meet Brian Beagles00:00:51 From Entertainment to Real Estate00:02:38 The Moment He Went Solo00:09:13 Surviving the Early Dry Spell00:11:34 Communication Style That Wins Clients00:16:24 Open Houses as Lead Gen00:18:28 Qualifying and Converting Walk Ins00:27:25 Cold Calling and AI Dialers00:31:46 Auto Voicemail Outreach00:32:30 Atlas Features and Compliance00:35:16 Cold Call Personal Pitch00:37:47 Persistence Lessons from Sherry00:40:27 Personality Styles in Selling00:45:49 Path to 500K GCI00:48:32 Developer Deals and Underwriting01:02:48 Lead Gen Reality and Wrap Up
- Mar 30, 20261h 5m
She Had Zero Deals Her First Year—Then Became a Top Agent
Welcome back to the Forward One Podcast, hosted by Paul Mark Morris and Josh Spitzen of Forward One Real Estate. In this episode, we sit down with Barbara Isabel, who shares how she went through her entire first year in real estate without closing a single deal—and what she did to push through when most agents would have quit. We talk about the cold calling grind, the expired listing that changed her trajectory, and how persistence turned early setbacks into long-term success. If you're struggling in your first years or questioning whether to keep going, Barbara’s story is a powerful reminder that consistency and resilience are what separate those who last from those who leave. *Barbara Isabel* Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/barbaraisabelre/ Website: https://www.zillow.com/profile/barbaraisabelr *More from Paul & Josh* Paul: https://www.instagram.com/paulmarkmorris/ Josh: https://www.instagram.com/spitzenjosh/ Forward One Media: https://www.instagram.com/forwardonemedia/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@forwardonepodcast *Presented by Forward One Real Estate* https://www.,forwardone.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forwardonerealestate/ Timestamps 00:00:00 Meet Barbara 00:02:11 From Law to Real Estate 00:04:51 Cold Calling Grind 00:05:45 First Malibu Listing Win 00:09:16 Learning LA Fast 00:12:01 Expireds vs Door Knocking 00:21:30 Winning Listing Appointments 00:31:28 Reverse Prospecting System 00:34:16 Cold Caller Prospecting System 00:34:48 MLS Filters and Radius Strategy 00:35:49 Emailing Upcoming Listings 00:37:25 Courses and Wealth Tracks 00:38:26 Pivot Into Development Niche 00:40:48 Learn by Doing and Client Loyalty 00:45:09 Open House Standards and Checklists 01:01:27 Rapid Fire and Closing Message
- Mar 23, 20261h 19m
They Shrunk Their Team—and Made More Money
Welcome back to the Forward One Podcast, hosted by Paul Mark Morris and Josh Spitzen of Forward One Real Estate. In this episode, we sit down with John Barrentine and Chuck Marquardt to talk about how refining team size, focusing on culture, and hiring the right people transformed his business into a more profitable and satisfying operation. We dig into why bigger teams aren’t always better, how hospitality backgrounds translate into real estate success, and what leaders should really prioritize when building a team. If you're looking to grow smarter—not just bigger—this conversation will challenge how you think about team building and profitability. *John Barrentine* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnbarrentinegroup/? Website: https://barrentinegroup.com/ *Chuck Marquardt* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chuckmarquardt/ Website: https://barrentinegroup.com/agent/chuck-marquardt *More from Paul & Josh* Paul: https://www.instagram.com/paulmarkmorris/ Josh: https://www.instagram.com/spitzenjosh/ Forward One Media: https://www.instagram.com/forwardonemedia/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@forwardonepodcast *Presented by Forward One Real Estate* https://www.,forwardone.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forwardonerealestate/ Timestamps 00:00:00 Welcome and Introductions 00:00:47 John Real Estate Origin Story 00:02:22 Chuck Joins the Business 00:05:57 Division of Labor and Strengths 00:11:30 Woo and Relentless Lead Gen 00:14:16 Service Mindset and Client Value 00:18:15 Team Structure and Hiring Culture 00:25:22 Farming Playbook and Modern Tech 00:38:48 CRM and Relationship Tech 00:39:52 Social Media as Proof 00:41:31 Winning AI Search Visibility 00:46:47 Authenticity Over Avatars 00:49:44 Google Profile and Reviews 00:56:14 AI for Homeowner Follow Up 01:02:51 Human Touch Still Wins 01:11:03 Fire Round and Team Affirmation
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Welcome to the Forward One Podcast, where top realtors come to sharpen their edge and out-close the competition every single time. Hosted by Paul Morris, New York Times best-selling author and CEO of Keller Williams Forward Living and founder of Forward One Estates, and Josh Spitzen, CEO of Keller Williams Beverly Hills and co-founder of Forward One Estates, this podcast brings you insider knowledge from some of the biggest names in real estate. Each episode features top-producing agents, marketing experts, and industry leaders who share their strategies, success stories, and game-changing insights. If you’re a realtor looking to level up, the Forward One Podcast is your secret weapon. Tune in, take notes, and ignite your real estate success. Stay ahead. Stay Forward.
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