From Rockstar to Right Now: Peter Murphy talks culture, ambitions, and his tough start into the world of property

<p><strong>Early ambitions and building resilience</strong></p><p>Peter shares with us his humble beginnings as a young entrepreneur working a variety of jobs to earn some extra cash. Whether it was flipping burgers outside Twickenham, washing cars, or selling beer merchandise, Peter has done it. </p><p>From this experience, he realised he was a superb salesperson and got his first sales role selling AXA cash back on health insurance outside Reading train station, stopping people in their paths and persuading them in a brief amount of time to buy into what he was offering. </p><p>He advocates any perspective salesperson to gain experience in that kind of cutthroat sales job, because as an employer, that stands out above any university degree as it gives a person invaluable experience in learning how to deal with people and most importantly, deal with rejection. </p><p>Talking openly, Peter voices there were many times he would phone his dad crying thinking he couldn’t make it in the industry, but that early experience gave him the resilience to drive through his self-doubt. </p><p>This resilience transferred into his first job with Romans, and it enabled him to open more opportunities for the business. Peter was willing to get out into the town centre with a clip board and talk to people face to face, where others may not have felt so comfortable in that setting. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Romans to Right Now </strong></p><p>After just 18 months at Romans, Peter was offered a career altering job opportunity in London, and this is where he gained valuable experience in lettings and where Right Now Residential was born. </p><p>Commencing his prosperous business in his council estate flat in Clapham, with no investments and just a small desk; whiteboard; laptop and camera. Peter divulges how he progressed from making no profit in his first six months of business to running an amazingly successful estate agency today. </p><p> </p><p><strong>What is happening Right Now</strong></p><p>Peter gives insight into the present s