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Ep 157 I Made Rejection a Game, and It Changed Everything About How I Sell | Shawn Kunkler & Alyssa Curran

โ€ข Shawn Kunkler / Alyssa Curran โ€ข Season 3 โ€ข Episode 157

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What if every question your client asks is actually a fear in disguise? 

This time the tables are turned. Alyssa Curran sits down with me, Shawn Kunkler, Founder of Homeward Associates out of San Francisco. We had one of the most honest conversations on the show yet. No script, no polish, just the two of us who've seen enough deals go sideways to stop pretending this business is easy.

We unpack the philosophy that changed how I communicate with every client. Questions are actually fears. When your clients are calling you at 9 pm asking why the house hasn't sold, that's not curiosity, that's a fear you didn't get ahead of. The agents who figure this out are the ones who build businesses that run on referrals instead of hustle.

But this episode goes well beyond communication. We get real about the stress of absorbing your clients' emotions, how I went from a broken-ribbed martial arts instructor to one of San Francisco's most respected agents, why I used to pump my fist every time someone walked out of an open house without giving me their info, and why "collaboration, not competition" completely transformed the way I think about this industry.

We also dig into AI and where the industry is heading, the Compass acquisition of Anywhere, why your clients don't actually care what brokerage you're at, the importance of routine when you're managing a team and multiple escrows simultaneously, and what audacity really means for a commission-based salesperson.

In This Episode:

  • Why questions from clients are always fears in disguise
  • The communication system that eliminates 9 pm panic calls
  • How to let the market deliver the hard news so you don't have to
  • Why Shawn celebrates every no at an open house
  • Collaboration over competition, and how the podcast came from that shift
  • AI, technology, and the human element that can never be replaced
  • The Compass acquisition and why your personal brand matters more than your brokerage
  • Routines, scheduling, and protecting your energy across a full plate
  • The audacity it takes to survive and thrive in commission-based sales

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