Unlocking Real Estate: Colibri Real Estate Podcast

About Unlocking Real Estate: Colibri Real Estate Podcast

Welcome to Unlocking Real Estate - My First Commission where we dive into real stories, big wins, and early lessons learned from highly successful rookie real estate agents and brokers. This is the podcast where we explore how real estate can transform lives one home at a time by sitting down each week with a new agent or broker who has found incredible success in their first year. Your hosts are instructors and leaders at Colibri Real Estate school, one of the largest real estate educators in the nation where we focus on helping people like you get started or find continued success in their careers. We’d also love to hear from you! Send your comments, key takeaways, or recommendations to UnlockingRealEstate@colibrirealestate.com Interested in being on the podcast, or know someone who might be? Please fill out our form: https://share.hsforms.com/1o4DbEqKvQwSzoMTSnrznZQ8ish

Publisher

Colibri Real Estate: Tina Lapp and Andrew Robinson

Category

business · business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Dec 2024

Latest episode

29 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

62 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Mar 2026

   From Rookie to Real Estate Momentum in Arizona | Dane Miller

   What does it actually take to get your first real estate commission in Arizona? In this episode of My First Commission, host Tina Lapp sits down with Arizona agent Dane Miller to break down his journey from getting licensed to generating real traction in today’s competitive market. Dane shares the real, unfiltered version of starting out — the doubts, the first deal pressure, and the strategies that actually worked. From building relationships to creating consistency in his daily routine, t...

2. 

   22 Mar 2026

   Stop Sounding Scripted: The Rookie Realtor Mindset That Built Evan Russell’s Business

   From nearly two decades in construction to closing 15 transactions in his first year, Evan Russell shares what it really takes to break into real estate and build momentum fast—without the “salesy” stuff. In this episode of Unlocking Real Estate: My First Commission, Evan talks about: Why he pivoted careers (and what finally pushed him to go all-in)How he earned credibility as a brand-new agent (hint: it’s not scripts)His first deal—a small land transaction that turned into an early “guardrai...

3. 

   15 Mar 2026

   From Hospital Security to 23 Closings: Mike Paolucci’s First-Year Breakthrough

   What does it really take to win in your first year in real estate? In this episode of Unlocking Real Estate: My First Commission, host Tina Lapp sits down with Mike Paolucci (Columbus, Ohio)—a former hospital security officer and high school football coach who went all-in on real estate and closed ~23 transactions in his first year. Mike breaks down how he built momentum fast (including cold calling while still taking pre-licensing classes), why mentorship and office culture mattered, and how...

Who has been a guest on Unlocking Real Estate: Colibri Real Estate Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Conor Hix
• Lauren Morelli
• John Hodorovych
• Tanya Palacios
• Carson Erickson

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 50 / 100

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Quality

87

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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