{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Mostly Middle Tennessee Business Podcast","title":"From Printer To Power Broker w/ Phillip Cantrell :: Ep 281 The Mostly Middle Tennessee Business Podcast","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4533,"description":"Phillip Cantrell went from running a family printing business to building Benchmark Realty into a multi-state brokerage closing over $5 billion a year in sales. In this episode, we talk about pivots, faith, hard times, and why real estate is facing its own “2008 moment” with AI and industry lawsuits.\nPhillip shares what he learned from brutal commercial printing, how he rebuilt during the 2008 crash, why he sold Benchmark, and what agents and business owners must do to survive the next wave of change. If you’re an entrepreneur, real estate pro, or anyone grinding through a tough season, this one’s for you.\n\nTimed Highlights:\n00:00 Real estate, radio, and low-bar professions\n04:08 Launching Benchmark from the front room of his house\n17:52 The 2008 crash flips the switch off overnight\n19:18 Reinventing as a fee-based brokerage model\n22:24 Borrowing against the house but not quitting\n31:38 Building culture and clarity as a CEO\n36:37 Selling Benchmark and stepping out of the way\n38:01 Lawsuits, consolidation, and a new “2008 moment”\n43:35 How AI really changes real estate\n51:23 Why agents lose repeat business they should own\n1:03:31 How Fed policy and easy money broke housing\n1:07:32 Homeownership vs apartments and long-term wealth\n1:12:36 Lessons from 40+ years, wins and losses\n\n_____________________________________________________________________****SUBSCRIBE/RATE/FOLLOW the Mostly Middle Tennessee Business Podcast:\nwww.mmtbp.com\nwww.instagram.com/mostlymiddletnbusinespodcast\nwww.instagram.com/jimmccarthyvos\nTiktok: @jimmccarthyvos    __________________________________________________________\nShoutout to Matt Wilson for lending his voice to the new intro of MMTBP.\nFollow him and his podcast from which I may have borrowed the *mostly* concept:\nhttps://linktr.ee/mamwmw\n___________________________________________________________If you like Jim's Boston Scallys, click here to shop and order...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/MQ_OhPfdW9BdEjsZHWT49CTxYJ8Q_hM2MA0llbwBouM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jNjhk/YTVkYzdlYjI3NTkx/MTBjYWZiZjRiMjdh/YzQyZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}