TheOrg.
This week at #TheOrg. · 25 October 2026
Awards, AI training and member milestones
 
 

Hi there,

Here's a quick look at what we've been up to this week at TheOrg. TheOrg is our community, co-founded by Jonathan Woods and me, helping every agent build an amazing business. Grab a coffee and have a scroll.

 

This week at TheOrg

 
A night celebrating independent agents. This week I was at Chris Webb's first Personal Estate Agent Awards: a room full of independent agents who have backed themselves. Congratulations to everyone recognised on the night, especially Elsbeth Mauleverer and Ian Bates, who won silver and bronze in the lettings awards. See the post
 
Training: AI as your admin assistant. On Thursday morning Jonathan Woods ran a training session on setting up GrokBot as an admin assistant for agents. Lee Monk shared it with the hashtag #YoureNotAlone, which sums up the spirit nicely. See Lee's post
 
Loop training. We held a TheOrg Loop training event at Dye & Durham's offices in Paddington: 30 agents, with a session on Loop CRM.
 
Collaborations that sell. Gareth Jones and I agreed a sale in Wallington together (Gareth's post). Taylor Moutarde, Holly McConnell and I also agreed sales on three new-build houses at Church Rise, SE23 (Taylor's post).
 
Milestones worth celebrating. Holly McConnell has sold 30 homes and reached 73 five-star Google reviews. Ashley Whitehouse has sold 50 properties since going independent. And Matt Leitch has set up his own business after almost 30 years in estate agency.
 
A new face. This week I welcomed Tristan, who has several years' experience in West London, at The Clermont, Victoria. See the post

Our agents tagged @theorg.realestate in about 45 posts this week, covering completions, sales agreed, new instructions and market education. That's what a busy week at TheOrg looks like.

 

Watch

 
Arun Lam Govada on eXp Referrals & a $3M Deal | TheOrg Agent Mastermind (8 min). Arun covers Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and New Jersey. He tells our Mastermind how a referral request that landed on his phone at 12:30am on a Sunday turned into a client with a $3 million budget.
 
Going Self-Employed: Fernando Daotro & Alex Cabral | Agent Mastermind (21 min). From an earlier Mastermind, two agents talk about building their own businesses, covering lead generation, social media and real pipeline numbers.

You'll find more Mastermind talks, training and property tours on my YouTube channel.

 

Listen

New this week on TheOrg Real Estate Podcast:

 
Brave Enough to Begin: Akua Oteng's Journey to Independence (30 min). Akua talks about stepping away from the traditional estate agency model, building a business around her own ambitions and balancing it all as a working mum. Also on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
 
From Architect to Independent Estate Agent: Holly Talks to Hafsa Meho About Her Inspiring Journey (31 min). Holly chats with Hafsa Meho, The Key Agent, about moving from architecture into independent estate agency and backing yourself. Also on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Listen on Spotify ยท Apple Podcasts

 

Coming up

Something big is coming on Friday 27 November. More soon.

 

We're here to collaborate

If you'd like to come to one of our events, work together on an instruction, have a buyer who might suit one of our properties, or would like to learn more about our community, just hit reply. We're always happy to collaborate, and I'm always up for a coffee.

Reply to James

Have a great week,

James

James Hughes
Co-founder, TheOrg | James Hughes Real Estate
M 07340 702880
You're receiving this because you're an estate agent I'm connected with.
James Hughes Consultancy Ltd, 27 Harewood Road, South Croydon, CR2 7AT