Episode 12

Nat Ferguson on Growth through a Key Hire

Published on: 15th February, 2022

Hear from Nat Ferguson, broker/owner of Ferguson Realty in Seal Beach, CA. Nat has run a boutique brokerage for a long time, but only recently found the key to focused growth.

The pandemic was actually a blessing in disguise. Nat HAD a boutique brokerage before that but was really tested when he lost much of his sales team. It just accelerated the inevitable but forced him to make some choices and get real about the gaps in his company.

Nat realized the pain in the business had finally overwhelmed his stubbornness for success and he took action. For him, that was hiring a consultant to help him through a key hire. The key was he found the right company for the right help he needed in this phase of his company.

The right move for him was to hire an Administrative Assistant - but also put in the work, to really get the role right as well as the full process prior to posting the position. This really helped Nat have clarity on the role too, so when he was interviewing, he was really clear on who he did (and didn't) want for this role.

Nat lays out some of the key training areas he covered to onboarding this key hire the right way.

The results in their production over the last year speaks for itself - Nat learned that the right pieces at the right time, has really paid dividends.

Learn more about Nat or connect with him at https://www.fergrealty.com/

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Lee Adkins

Lee Adkins, an expert at all things real estate, serves as Head of Growth at Amplified Solutions, a consultancy that helps real estate professionals improve their systems, operations, and business strategies through virtual classes, validated resources, and one-on-one coaching.

Before starting his career in real estate, Lee was a successful bass player who toured the country with his band. Lee’s goal as a bass player was never to be a star, but to boost the performance of the band as a whole.
For almost three decades, Lee has brought that behind-the-scenes, team-first energy to his careers in both music and real estate operations. As National Program Director, he opened over a dozen hugely successful music camps. The program received coveted press coverage from blue-chip outlets like NBC Nightly News and People Magazine.

After getting his real estate license in 2006, Lee brought his passion for teamwork, operations and scalable strategy to the real estate business.

In 2012, Lee stopped selling properties entirely. His full-time job was getting agents and other real estate professionals on his team to work together and become as efficient, powerful, and profitable as possible. The team went from two leading agents doing $24 million in annual sales to every agent on the team performing well and closing deals, doing consistently over $65 million in annual sales. The team, which hit the top 100 list for Keller Williams International, was now running like a real business, and it made all the difference.

Lee then worked at a boutique brokerage office in Atlanta before settling into his role at Amplified Solutions.
Today, Lee offers operations coaching to real estate professionals all over the country. While no two clients of his are quite alike, they are all looking to take their real estate business to the next level. He teaches his clients how to be better owners, leaders, and operational thinkers. He also offers assistance in hiring and is especially good at helping clients pick out operations managers. After all, Lee knows another bass player when he sees one.