The doorways to KW’s Mega Agent Camp 2024 will swing open on Monday, Aug. 12, welcoming in actual property brokers from throughout the nation and past. Because the business’s main agent schooling and coaching occasion, MAC facilities on mainstage conversations with greater than 120 top-producing brokers from throughout KW, who share the within scoop on their success. With so many highly effective panelists, meaning there’s quite a bit to soak up over just some days. And since MAC gained’t be returning to Austin subsequent 12 months, that is the summer time to discover the center of the capital metropolis. Observe our result in learn to benefit from MAC24.
Take (and Share) Notes
Info saturation is actual. It may be particularly laborious to tempo your self at a conference or convention, when audio system and panelists have a lot action-oriented data to impart. Jay Papasan, KW’s vice chairman of strategic content material and co-author of The ONE Factor, suggests utilizing his TIPSS framework to keep away from “conference letdown.”
Jay says taking notes by hand is the gold normal, however nonetheless you favor to take down data, writing helps you synthesize what you hear and will increase retention, even for those who by no means seek the advice of your notes once more.
Since you possibly can’t be in all places directly, it can be useful to accomplice with associates out of your staff or market heart to share notes. If everybody chooses a distinct panel to cowl and posts their notes on a shared drive, nobody misses out. Sharing notes can result in sharing ways and techniques, which helps you construct rapport with different brokers, whereas additionally discovering aha’s you could have ignored.
Jay recommends setting apart time after a giant occasion to consolidate your key takeaways, and turning an extended record of could-do objects into a brief record of motion objects that may make the most important impression in your enterprise. While you get residence from MAC, time block your high precedence and get began on it ASAP. By taking fast motion, you’ll transfer previous procrastination to expertise a way of progress and the satisfaction of figuring out your money and time had been properly spent.
Feed Physique and Soul
Working on empty at a giant occasion isn’t a good suggestion, so it’s sensible to plan forward in the case of meals. This 12 months’s CEO Summit, hosted by Gary Keller, opens MAC24 and runs from midday to five p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12. With 5 hours of can’t-miss dialog on the docket between Gary and particular visitors Jason Dorsey, Brittany Hodak, Shawn Stevenson, and Kindra Corridor, you’ll need to go in fueled up – and produce snacks!
On Tuesday and Wednesday, important stage periods begin on the early aspect – at 8 a.m. – so it’s price getting a head begin or pre-ordering your morning espresso for pick-up in or close to your resort. Lengthy lunch breaks (Tuesday, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., and Wednesday, midday – 2:30 p.m.) imply you’ve got time to eat onsite and discover the exhibit corridor, or to schedule a lunch date out and about. Onsite meals vans will embody native purveyors Chi’Lantro (Korean barbecue-inspired dishes), Shawarma Level (fashionable, wholesome Mediterranean), and I Juan Tacos (sufficient stated).
The Austin Conference Heart is situated within the coronary heart of downtown, so there are quite a few culinary decisions close by. In case you’re a foodie, take a look at Eater Austin for restaurant suggestions by location, together with downtown, central east, and Rainey Road choices inside strolling distance or a brief rideshare away. The town’s downtown eating places are common, so be sure you make reservations when you possibly can.
Outings and walk-and-talk conferences might be a good way to get to know your colleagues, and Austin’s downtown provides loads of stroll-worthy locations. If warmth isn’t any deterrent, you possibly can stroll the hike and bike path that traces the shores of Woman Hen Lake, or stroll town’s 2nd Road District boutiques. Whilst you’re over that method, snap a selfie with the long-lasting Willie Nelson statue exterior of the Austin Metropolis Limits Stay music venue. You can too drop in on the world-class, Lake Flato-designed Austin Central Library to soak up the view from the rooftop butterfly backyard.
Bat watching in Austin is a factor. When the primary stage periods shut at MAC, discover a spot alongside the Congress Avenue Bridge at nightfall and anticipate North America’s largest inhabitants of Mexican free-tailed bats to take to the skies for his or her night meal. You can too take within the views on a riverboat tour or schedule a night kayak tour, the place you’re sure to be in good firm; bat-watching is Austin’s hottest vacationer attraction.
On Wednesday, KW’s Cultural Summit serves because the capstone to Mega Agent Camp. Created and led by Mo Anderson, former president and CEO of Keller Williams, Cultural Summit celebrates the mission, imaginative and prescient, and values that drive and information our firm. Mo might be joined onstage by KWRI’s Wendi Harrelson and John Clidy to highlight people who’ve made a distinction by recognizing the private aspect of enterprise and demonstrating tradition in motion. Come prepared to listen to inspiring tales of struggles and challenges, and the facility of compassion and help to deepen connections and alter lives.
Plan Forward and Tempo Your self
In the case of a multi-day occasion, it may be tempting to over-commit. It’s a good suggestion to review the MAC agenda earlier than your journey and resolve what you don’t need to miss – each at MAC and farther afield. Ensure to consider time for relaxation and networking, and think about the recommendation of Martha Small, a luxurious agent with Austin Portfolio Actual Property. Martha suggests doing advance outreach to brokers who work in areas which can be of curiosity to you, then scheduling a get-together throughout MAC to attach and construct out your mind belief and referral community.
After all, don’t neglect the fundamentals. Enterprise playing cards (Sure, we nonetheless use them!), transportable system chargers, a bag or backpack you possibly can carry all day, a water bottle, and comfortable strolling footwear are non-negotiables. The conference heart spans six metropolis blocks, so think about the place to compromise on fashion in favor of practicality and luxury. Be ready for the temperature differential between air-conditioned areas and the warmth of a Texas summer time. A lightweight jacket or sweater you possibly can simply shed exterior is usually a life-saver when the AC is cranking indoors.
Dive Into Studying
As Gary Keller stated, “Training isn’t over for professionals.” The way in which he sees it, MAC is the singular most necessary occasion you possibly can attend to learn how to do your perfect in a troublesome market. Studying from high execs and connecting with different brokers at MAC might help you reignite your love of actual property and recommit to your objectives.
Mega Agent Camp 2024 takes place Aug. 12-15, in Austin, Texas, and is open to all KW brokers and associates, and their invited visitors.
