72. Avoiding Burnout: The Secret to Real Estate Longevity with Misty Maki
Life & Listings: Balancing Real Estate, Scaling Your Future w/ Jennifer Staats
Release Date: 03/10/2025
88. From Broker to Coach: Building Scalable Profit Centers for Teams & Brokers with Chris Prefontaine
Life & Listings: Balancing Real Estate, Scaling Your Future w/ Jennifer Staats
In this episode, Jennifer Staats interviews Chris Prefontaine about his extensive real estate journey, how he turned adversity into a scalable family business, and what it takes to thrive as an entrepreneur and coach in real estate. Chris shares practical strategies for brokers and agents to build additional profit centers, the mindset shifts needed for success, and why hands-on coaching is critical. "Mindset and tenacity are as important as skill set in building a thriving business." - Chris Prefontaine Key Discussion Topics: Chris’s 34-year journey from broker to real estate...
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87. How to Break Into the Luxury Real Estate Market with Lynne Mazin
Life & Listings: Balancing Real Estate, Scaling Your Future w/ Jennifer Staats
In this episode of Life and Listings, Lynne Samone Mazin shares her journey from Wall Street to the heart of Manhattan’s luxury real estate market, revealing how she built a thriving career by leveraging her finance background, creating a “Hot 100” network, and embracing the power of mentorship and collaboration. From navigating the challenges of leaving corporate stability behind to launching a high-performing team at Compass, Lynne opens up about the strategies, mindset, and daily actions that helped her break into the ultra-competitive luxury space. Packed with practical tips—like...
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86. Systematizing Your Yearly Events: Create Memorable Moments, Build Community, Repeat with Ease
Life & Listings: Balancing Real Estate, Scaling Your Future w/ Jennifer Staats
Have a listen to this episode of the Life and Listings podcast as Jennifer Staats breaks down how to plan and host yearly community or sphere-of-influence events without the stress. From seasonal gatherings like Easter egg hunts and holiday parties to practical and cost-effective ideas such as shredding days, supply drives, and safety workshops, you’ll learn how to create repeatable systems, track ROI, and maximize engagement. Jennifer also shares a free downloadable playbook packed with templates and SOPs to help you run smooth, budget-friendly, and impactful events year after year. Don’t...
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85. Mastering Your CRM Setup for Teams & Brokerages
Life & Listings: Balancing Real Estate, Scaling Your Future w/ Jennifer Staats
Mastering your CRM setup could be the game-changer your real estate business needs. In this episode of Life and Listings, Jennifer dives deep into building a powerful database, setting up automation, defining clear stages, and creating smooth onboarding processes for your team. From avoiding costly mistakes to implementing follow-up reminders and targeted marketing strategies, this playbook-style episode is packed with actionable tips you can apply today. Don’t miss out—tap in and download this month’s free playbook to streamline your systems and scale your business effectively! ...
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84. Start Strong, Finish Smooth: Building Smart Onboarding & Offboarding Workflows
Life & Listings: Balancing Real Estate, Scaling Your Future w/ Jennifer Staats
If you're scaling a team, hiring support, or simply trying to bring more clarity and consistency into your business, you won’t want to miss this episode of the Life and Listings podcast. In Episode 84, Jennifer Staats dives deep into the often-overlooked areas of onboarding and offboarding—breaking down exactly why they matter, what steps you need to take, and how to create efficient systems that truly support growth. Whether you're bringing on agents, admins, or contractors, this episode is packed with actionable tips, templates, and examples to help you build workflows that actually...
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83. Workflows That Scale: Start Small, Grow Big
Life & Listings: Balancing Real Estate, Scaling Your Future w/ Jennifer Staats
If you're ready to move from feeling busy to being truly efficient in your real estate business, don’t miss the latest solo episode of the Life and Listings podcast with Jennifer Staats. In this edition, Jennifer dives into the importance of workflows that scale—breaking down how simple checklists can transform your daily operations into consistent, replicable systems that support growth, accountability, and better client service. Whether you’re a solo agent or leading a growing team, you’ll walk away with practical tips and a free downloadable playbook to get started. Hit that play...
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82. Construction, Collaboration, and Commercial Success: A Real Estate Journey with Joao Macavilca
Life & Listings: Balancing Real Estate, Scaling Your Future w/ Jennifer Staats
In this episode of Life and Listings, we sit down with Joao, a commercial general contractor and real estate investor who's scaled from a single duplex to owning 91 doors — with plans to add 50 more this year! From humble beginnings to high-level partnerships, Joao shares how one networking event changed everything, the unconventional path he took into ownership, and some truly wild renovation stories (yes, including a funnel in a drain pipe). Whether you're in real estate or just love a good success story, this one’s packed with value and laughs. Listen now! “Just talk to...
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81. Why Private Credit Is the Secret Weapon in Real Estate Investing? With Kevin Amolsch
Life & Listings: Balancing Real Estate, Scaling Your Future w/ Jennifer Staats
In the latest episode of Life and Listings, Jennifer Staats sits down with Kevin, a seasoned real estate investor and founder of Pine Financial, to unpack how he turned a college side hustle into a billion-dollar lending business. They dive into building wealth through real estate, the power of passive income from private debt, how to measure true success beyond money, and why now might be the perfect time to "become the bank." If you're in real estate—or just curious about smart investing—this episode is a must-listen. Tune in now to hear Kevin’s insights and grab his free report at...
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80. Seller Reports Made Easy: Templates, Tips & Time-Saving Tools
Life & Listings: Balancing Real Estate, Scaling Your Future w/ Jennifer Staats
Hey friends! This week on the Life and Listings Podcast, Jennifer is flying solo and she’s diving into something that can seriously transform the way you handle your listings: seller reports (or as she likes to call them, marketing reports). She’s walking you through exactly how they create branded weekly reports that keep your sellers in the loop, reduce your weekend stress, and lay the groundwork for smoother conversations about feedback and price adjustments. Plus, she’s sharing how to systemize everything using tools like Canva, and giving you access to this month’s Staat Solutions...
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79. Creating Wealth Through Inner Work and Smart Investing with Jacopo Iasiello
Life & Listings: Balancing Real Estate, Scaling Your Future w/ Jennifer Staats
If you're looking for a dose of inspiration and real talk about entrepreneurship, personal development, and the power of energy, don’t miss this episode of the Life & Listings podcast featuring Jacopo! From humble beginnings in Napoli to flipping real estate in Miami, Jacopo shares his journey of resilience, reinvention, and inner growth. He opens up about his MPBE method—Meditation, Pre-Biohacking, and Exercise—and how it’s helped him find success, health, and happiness. The episode dives into his routines, mindset hacks, biohacking tips, and why connecting with the right people...
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Misty Maki, a Utah-based realtor, shares her inspiring journey from hairstylist to real estate success. You’ll hear how she transformed her business by embracing self-improvement, setting SMART goals, and mastering time management with tools like color-coded calendars.
Misty dives into strategies that drive her success, from hosting client events and maintaining high communication to leveraging social media and agent referrals. She also shares her ambitious plan to grow her brokerage by adding four agents in 2025, along with a hilarious story about an unexpected tumble into a water meter hole during a showing.
If you’re looking for actionable tips and a dose of humor, Misty’s journey will leave you inspired to elevate your own career!
"I could see real estate as our future. It is sustainable. It gives us good income. It gives us a way to better ourselves– better our community." –Misty Maki
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Transitioning to Real Estate
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Building a Long-Term Business
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Mentorship and Foundational Support
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Implementing Systems and Scheduling
About Misty Maki:
Misty began her real estate career in 2005 and quickly discovered her passion for helping people find more than just a house—they find a home. This passion led her to establish Maki Real Estate, a brokerage built on the belief that a home is more than a place to live—it’s where life happens.
Beyond her work in real estate, she is dedicated to uplifting others, especially women in business. She values time with her grown children, her husband of 28 years, and their two loyal mastiffs. Whether at home or out exploring Utah’s stunning outdoors, Misty brings warmth and purpose to everything she does.
Connect with Misty:
Website: www.makirealestate.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/misty.maki.9
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misty_maki
Connect with Jennifer Staats:
Website: staatssolutions.com
Staats Solution Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/staatssolutions/
Jennifer Staats Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennifertherealtor