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Pivot: SHIFT Ahead Mastermind

Pivot: SHIFT Ahead Mastermind

James Shaw 279 Episodes Oct 14, 2026

The Pivot: SHIFT Ahead Mastermind is a real estate-focused podcast in an interview/panel format, where agents from around the world discuss topics like listings, events, and handling objections. Host James Shaw founded the community during the pandemic to help agents stay ahead of market shifts. The show offers playbooks, masterminds, and events, and encourages listeners to join a free Facebook group for additional support. The goal is to provide growth and accountability for real estate professionals.

Episodes

Your Models Matter
Your Models Matter Oct 14, 2026 2591 “Creativity is great when it’s built on top of a model. Creativity used as a shortcut around one is how you end up exhausted.” Fresh off Advance, James Shaw brings the room to everyone who couldn’t be there, and agents share their biggest ahas: putting fear in the back seat, the power of the pause, reminding leads about an appointment instead of confirming it, and judging your success over a whole
Halloween Lead Generation
Halloween Lead Generation Oct 13, 2026 2349 Halloween lead generation is the main event, and guest host Nik Alvarez has a very good reason for asking: it’s less than two weeks away, it’s one of her favorite holidays, and every year this call turns it into a way to reconnect with the database and show up in the farm. Skeletons playing pickleball. A Batmobile. A hayride that started by accident. The agents on this call are treating Halloween
The Seller Table That Matters
The Seller Table That Matters Oct 12, 2026 2427 Not every seller table is worth sitting at. Guest host Arthurine Johnson pulls from Shift page 107, where Gary Keller says that in a shifted market, unmotivated or unrealistic sellers can cost you time and money, and asks agents the question most of us avoid: how do you know whether a listing is worth the second appointment? Agents share the exact pre-listing questions they ask on the phone before
It's more than the money
It's more than the money Oct 9, 2026 2261 Money gets you started. It’s not what keeps you going. James Shaw pulls from MREA pages 75 to 77 and asks agents to dig into their “big why.” Your why doesn’t have to be huge, and it’s allowed to change. Years ago his was being able to afford a tank of gas, and today it’s something completely different. He also shares a challenge from Gary Keller: when you’re already pretty good, make doing your b
The Body Keeps Score
The Body Keeps Score Oct 8, 2026 2697 "Are you taking care of you?" Guest host Nikkia Dollar opens the call with a question that most agents skip right past in the grind: when work takes more effort to get the same result, what's keeping you going? Agents get honest about what self-care actually looks like when it doesn't cost a dime, from morning prayer and meditation to pickleball, painting with a daughter, music blasting in the car
Get in the Path of Business - Timeblock for Success
Get in the Path of Business - Timeblock for Success Oct 7, 2026 2673 85 days left in 2026. What did you say you'd finish this year, and what's on your calendar to make it happen? Guest host Kristen Jungles pulls from Shift page 81, "When the market changes, you don't slow down, you ramp it up," and makes the case that time blocking is the real secret to getting in the path of business. Her favorite line from Gary Keller: show me your calendar and your bank account,
The Pricing Challenge
The Pricing Challenge Oct 6, 2026 2518 "Sellers re-buy their own home every day, and lose big in the process." James Shaw stays on the number one issue in the market right now, pricing, and pulls a line from Shift pages 148-149 that every agent should have ready for their next listing appointment: when a seller rejects an offer, they're buying their house back at that price. Agents get honest about taking ego out of the conversation,
Mondays are for Price Reductions
Mondays are for Price Reductions Oct 5, 2026 2642 Every Monday, a price conversation should happen, not "when it feels right." James Shaw turns Mondays into Price Reduction Monday, and agents show up with the exact playbook they use to get stuck sellers to say "let's lower it" before the agent even asks. Savannah sends a full weekly performance report pulled from Zillow, Homes.com, the MLS, and social, and half her sellers raise the reduction the
Wait?! So It Works?
Wait?! So It Works? Oct 2, 2026 2390 "So, it works." James Shaw brings on Nisha and her team from outside Chicago to share exactly what happened after they took last week's open house strategy from this very call and ran with it, four days later. They didn't just put out a sign, they went all out. Goodie bags delivered door to door by teenagers, a gift card giveaway to drive sign-ins, a lender on site, and personal invitations hand d
How Are You Showing Up in Q4 to Make Sure You Finish Strong and Start Strong in '27?
How Are You Showing Up in Q4 to Make Sure You Finish Strong and Start Strong in '27? Oct 1, 2026 2664 On today's call, guest host Byron Mims asks the hard Q4 question: what are you actually doing right now to finish the year strong and walk into 2027 with momentum? Agents get specific, cutting distractions and marketing that isn't producing, doubling down on database and referrals, tightening up online presence so AI search tools actually recommend them, and reframing the whole quarter around plan
Do Your Habits Empower You or Restrict You?
Do Your Habits Empower You or Restrict You? Sep 30, 2026 2812 Guest host Bree opens with something we don't usually hear on these calls, everyone's life before real estate. Broadcast journalists, elementary school teachers, flight attendants, a college basketball coach, an opera singer, even a former criminal interdiction officer, and every single one of them figured out that the skill that made them great at their old job is exactly what makes them great at
It's Always Price Part II
It's Always Price Part II Sep 29, 2026 2511 Pricing conversations are working, and the numbers prove it. James Shaw checks back in with agents who took last week's pricing strategies straight into their listing appointments, and people are showing up with results. One agent got $65,000 in combined price adjustments across her sellers in a single day just by picking up the phone. Another caught a seller who was quietly behind on their mortga

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