Bourbon and Breakthroughs

EP 017: Breakthroughs from Training with Mark Willis, CEO of Keller Williams

January 30, 2024 Chris Goodman Season 1 Episode 147
Bourbon and Breakthroughs
EP 017: Breakthroughs from Training with Mark Willis, CEO of Keller Williams
Show Notes

Although there won’t be any sharing of bourbon on today’s episode, you’ll walk away with valuable insights as we focus solely on some of the epic breakthroughs from Chris’ recent trip to Texas. Chris spent two days in training with the CEO of Keller Williams Realty, Mark Willis, and one of their other top leaders Melanie Kennemann, who is on their executive leadership team. In no particular order, Chris takes listeners through several key breakthroughs he walked away with from his time at the Leverage Series. He unpacks a few noteworthy quotes by Mark Willis, why he loves a particular line from The Prosperous Coach, shares his best breakthrough from Melanie about honing your approach and walking your team to self-discovery, and much more. So, get ready as Chris breaks down two days of intense learning for you. He'll also share actionable insights that you can plug right into your life and business, so you can rock and roll. Thanks for listening, enjoy!


Key Points From This Episode:

  • What you can expect from this episode of the Bourbon and Breakthroughs Podcast.
  • How you can gain the most out of today’s episode.
  • Coaching tip: by the end of the podcast you should be able to clearly identify what you are going to take immediate action on.
  • A quick overview of the course Chris took with Keller Williams Realty: Leverage Series.
  • Chris unpacks a quote from Mark Willis, current CEO of Keller Williams; “You get the most control out of your life by letting go of the things that hold you back.”
  • Why Chris loves the line from The Prosperous Coach: “My business plan has one line: Meet new and inspiring people.”
  • His encouragement to listeners: who would open up all kinds of doors for you?
  • “There’s nothing about leadership that’s telling people what to do” — Mark Willis; and why it’s more about inspiring them.
  • Chris shares his two cents about Mark Willis saying, “If you want 9/10 level talent, you must be, and play at, a 9/10 yourself.”
  • A note on the previous breakthrough; talent wants to be challenged and pushed in a good way.
  • What Chris means when he says, “The only things that change are the 20%’s and the standards.”
  • Chris parallels his thought of “If you can cast a vision around anyone, you can cast a vision around anyone” to a similar quote by Zig Ziglar about selling anything to anyone. 


Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Melanie Kennemann on LinkedIn

Mark Willis on LinkedIn

Mark Willis Leadership

Leverage Series Keller Williams

Keller Williams

Keller Williams Headquarters

From Passive to Passionate

The Prosperous Coach: Increase Income and Impact for You and Your Clients (The Prosperous Series)

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