150: How Alex McFadyen Kills it with Video

 Our guest this week is Alex McFadyen.  Alex is a mortgage broker from Langley BC. He’s a long-time friend of the show, who has been growing his business like crazy. What we love about Alex is that he learns new stuff and actually applies it. With his mascot pug Ernie, he has some of the best branding out there and makes some of the best videos in the industry.

Stats

• Location: Langley BC
• Brokerage: CME

Quotes

‘Discipline, persistence, and consistency.’

Good Stuff

• • [spp-timestamp time=”[spp-timestamp time="3:10"]″] How did you get into the mortgage business?
  • [spp-timestamp time=”[spp-timestamp time="3:50"]″] I didn’t stick with my first attempt at being a mortgage broker. I actually let my license lapse.
  • [spp-timestamp time=”[spp-timestamp time="5:55"]″] When you decided to come back to brokering, how did you decide what company to work for?
  • [spp-timestamp time=”[spp-timestamp time="9:20"]″] Steve Diamond gave me some great advice; have confidence and trust yourself.
  • [spp-timestamp time=”[spp-timestamp time="12:00"]″] I’m always asking people for feedback.
  • [spp-timestamp time=”[spp-timestamp time="12:15"]″] What does your morning routine look like?

• • [spp-timestamp time=”[spp-timestamp time="13:30"]″] Where do the majority of your leads come from?
  • [spp-timestamp time=”[spp-timestamp time="14:45"]″] I spend a lot of time coaching and working with new agents, who are in the similar situation as me.
  • [spp-timestamp time=”[spp-timestamp time="15:55"]″] Most of the agents I work with would likely consider me a friend.
  • [spp-timestamp time=”[spp-timestamp time="16:40"]″] How has video helped your business?
  • [spp-timestamp time=”[spp-timestamp time="19:40"]″] Are you still nervous doing the videos or have you become more comfortable over time?
  • [spp-timestamp time=”[spp-timestamp time="20:27"]″] The best advice I can give someone who wants to start doing videos is; just do something, anything. People aren’t going to judge you and if they do, they are not likely to be someone you will be working with anyway?
  • [spp-timestamp time=”[spp-timestamp time="21:00"]″] Who helps you with your business right now?
  • [spp-timestamp time=”[spp-timestamp time="23:50"]″] What part of your process are you using Bomb Bomb for?
  • [spp-timestamp time=”[spp-timestamp time="26:40"]″] Learn to let go.
  • [spp-timestamp time=”[spp-timestamp time="27:30"]″] What is one thing you can tell us about yourself that we can’t learn from Google?
  • [spp-timestamp time=”[spp-timestamp time="28:00"]″] Rapid fire questions.
  • [spp-timestamp time=”[spp-timestamp time="29:40"]″] If you could go back in time, what 3 pieces of advice would you give your younger self?

  References

  Kerwin Rae

  Bomb Bomb 

  Floify

  Pipedrive 

  Trello

  Be The Better Broker – Dustan Woodhouse 

  4 Hour Work Week – Time Farris

   

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  More About Alex

  • Web: www.alexmcfadyen.com
  • Phone: 604.619.3319
  • Email: alex@mortgagepug.ca 
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram 
  • Vimeo 

  Host

  • Scott Peckford

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