The Bored Room
The Bored Room is a conversation-based podcast focused on business, sales, real estate, and life through the lens of people who’ve actually done the work.
Hosted by Chris McGeady, each episode features honest, unscripted conversations with operators, entrepreneurs, sales professionals, and interesting people across different industries.
No hype. No scripts. Just real dialogue around decisions, mistakes, lessons, and what it really takes to build something.
This isn’t a boardroom full of buzzwords.
It’s The Bored Room.
Episodes
33 episodes
From Kindergarten Friends to Real Estate Success: The Brotherly Love Journey
In this episode, brothers John and Alex from Brotherly Love Properties share their journey from childhood friends to successful real estate investors. They discuss their strategies, challenges faced during COVID, and tips for new investors look...
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The Real Deal on Real Estate: Hard Truths with Jose Berlanga
Think you can flip houses and reel in the cash like a pro from day one? Think again. Jose Berlanga, a real estate veteran with 40 years under his belt, joins us to spill the beans on the gritty reality of the real estate game. This ain't your t...
From Wall Street to Ground Zero: Uncle Tom’s 9/11 Story
From Wall Street to Ground Zero: Uncle Tom’s 9/11 Story In this special episode, Chris sits down with his uncle and godfather, Tom McGeady, for a raw and gripping account of the day that changed America forever—9/11. Forget the sani...
AI Won't Close Your Deals, The Human Element with Don Costa
Don Costa has 23 years in real estate investing and a track record that speaks for itself. In this episode, Chris sits down with Don to talk about what actually builds a sustainable, profitable real estate business —&...
How REI Automated is Changing Real Estate Investing
In this episode, Keith Gillispie shares his inspiring journey from Marine to successful real estate investor and entrepreneur. Discover how his innovative approach to automation, community building, and education is transforming the real estate...
The Most Overlooked Lead Source in Real Estate
Probate is one of the most consistent lead sources in real estate — and one of the most ignored.In this episode, Chris McGeady sits down with Andrew Becker of Probate Engineers to break down everything investors need to know about the p...
Cold Calling Still Wins, Outsourcing & Real Estate Lead Generation
Cold calling is not dead.Weak operators just stopped doing it.In this episode of The Bored Room, Chris McGeady sits down with Nicholas Nick, founder of Lead Mining Pros, to break down how cold calling still drives real estate le...
Construction Meets AI: The Competitive Advantage for Real Estate Investors
AI is not the future of construction.It’s already here.In this episode of The Bored Room, Chris McGeady sits down with Ryan Garcilazo, founder of Rotty AI, to talk about how artificial intelligence is transforming construction, ...
From First Responder To Real Estate Investor With Thomas O'Brien
In this episode of The Bored Room, Chris McGeady sits down with Thomas O’Brien to talk through his transition from first responder to full-time real estate investor and entrepreneur.Thomas shares what the shift really looks like behind ...
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The Truth About Wholesaling & Transactional Funding w/Pete Russell
In this episode of The Bored Room, Chris McGeady sits down with Pete Russell of Velocity Advantage Capital to talk wholesaling, transactional funding, and why transparency matters more than ever in today’s real estate market.Pete breaks...
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👉 From Wholesaling Houses to Building Software With Drew Farnese
In this episode of The Bored Room, I sit down with Drew Farnese — a long-time real estate operator who’s spent years wholesaling and flipping houses and is now building software for investors and agents.We talk through Drew’s journey in...
Why I'm Building The Bored Room
This is the first conversation in The Bored Room.I’ve spent years talking about sales, business, and what actually works. Over time, I realized the most valuable insights don’t come from scripts or frameworks — they come from real conve...
Why Polite Sales Conversations Are the Hardest to Close
Why do “good” sales conversations still stall?In this episode, Chris talks through a pattern he sees constantly on sales calls where everything feels polite, smooth, and agreeable, but nothing actually moves forward.No scripts.<...
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How to Take Control of a Seller Call in the First 2 Min
Today we’re kicking off Acquisitions Week with the first step of the Firehouse Sales Method: Calm the Scene.Most investors rush seller calls because they’re nervous or trying to sound smart. When you do that, the seller shuts down and yo...
Day 3 - You’re Solving the Wrong Problem (Here’s the Fix)
Day 3 of the Close Smarter Christmas Series Today we’re breaking down the real reason so many sales calls fall apart — and it’s not pressure, objections, or the seller being hard to read.The truth? Most sales...
🔥 “Day 2: The Gift of Calm - Firefighter Mindset for High-Pressure Sales Calls
🎄 Day 2 of the Close Smarter 25 Days of Christmas Series! Today, Chris breaks down the gift of calm — the firefighter mindset that helps you stay controlled and confident when sales calls get intense.You’ll learn why ...
Day 1 — The Gift of Clarity: Why Sellers Don’t Trust You (Yet)
In today’s episode, Chris breaks down the gift of clarity — the secret to building trust in the first minute of a sales call.You’ll learn how sellers think before you speak, why clarity creates calm, and how using the Close Smar...
How to Run Your Real Estate Business Before You’re Ready
Most new investors think they need the perfect system before they can run a real estate business.They don’t.In today’s episode, I break down the exact blueprint I used to run our real estate investing business long before we had C...
Firehouse vs. Sales Calls: How Structure Creates Calm (and Closes Deals)
No two fire calls are the same — and neither are sales calls.But the thing that keeps you calm in both worlds is structure.In this episode, Chris McGeady breaks down how the EMS S.A.M.P.L.E. process from his firefightin...
Mini Series Ep 09 — KPIs That Measure Sales Success
Chris outlines the metrics that separate pros from amateurs — the KPIs that show where your process is strong, where it leaks, and how to course-correct fast.Use these numbers to stay accountable and keep improving.
Mini Series Ep 08 — After the Call Ends
Deals don’t die from lack of interest — they die from lack of follow-up.Chris explains how to manage your follow-up process like a system so good conversations turn into contracts.
Mini Series Ep 07 — Objections Made Simple
Chris breaks down why objections are a normal part of the buying process and how to respond without defensiveness.You’ll hear real examples and exact phrasing you can use to lower resistance and keep the conversation moving forward.