Real Takk Podcast

Real Takk
Real Takk Podcast Podcast

A look into the cast of characters that help build Compass’s business & technology. From software engineers, product designers, real estate agents from across the US, and executives of Compass learn how we tick & operate our business!

  1. 19 JUL

    Episode 108: Maggie Wu, Reality TV Star, 30 Under 35, Founder of the W Team, & The Mindset of a Top Young Entrepreneur

    I'm thrilled to have my good friend and industry colleague Maggie Wu on the Real Takk Pod! Maggie, the youngest of three, was raised in Hong Kong before moving to the US to attend the prestigious Peddie School in Hightstown, NJ. She then majored in Economics and Business at NYU. Upon graduation, Maggie made a brief foray into VC before joining the real estate business. She quickly rose to the top of our industry, with successful tenures at Corcoran, Compass, Serhant, and then back to Compass. (Welcome back!) Maggie founded her own team, The W Team, almost a year ago and has since been featured in esteemed publications such as Business Insider’s 30 Under 35 (2022), The Hollywood Reporter’s New York Power Brokers (2022), The Real Deal, Inman, HousingWire, The Wall Street Journal, and RealTrends. Maggie has been honored as one of the top 0.5% of agents nationally in The Wall Street Journal's The Thousand 2024, ranked among Compass's Top Ten Small Teams, and achieved #17 in NYC and #27 in NY State small teams by volume in The Wall Street Journal/Real Trends 2024. While her professional accomplishments are astonishing, she is just as accomplished and impressive as a person! I'm proud to have her as a friend and colleague. Danielle Stout (co-host) and I had such a fun time recording this episode. Please give it a listen! Follow Maggie on IG:  @mag_wu  @thewteamny

    41 min
  2. Episode 106: Ryan Garson, The Very Social Broker of Compass

    18 JUN

    Episode 106: Ryan Garson, The Very Social Broker of Compass

    Ryan Garson of Compass joins the pod to discuss all things social media, our business, his early beginnings, successes, failures, what it's like having Rob Reffkins' mother on his team, and more.  Ryan is an influential real estate agent covering Manhattan and Brooklyn, he’s contracted over $400 million in sales and brokered more than 1,000 client success stories in the past 8 years. Ryan is known in the industry for his creative, out-of-the-box approach to marketing, including his online influencer personality @theverysocialbroker on instagram. Ryan’s videos are funny as he pairs up with comedians & other known influencers in the social media landscape to market his team, listings, & other players in the real estate world.  He’s a great story teller, salesman, and his passion for the business translates through the screen.  Please give him a follow @theverysocial broker on IG!  https://www.instagram.com/verysocialbroker/   Some Topics Covered Include: One Word Answers NYC Residential Real Estate  Rent Stabilization & Rent Control Brooklyn Residential Real Estate Real Estate Reality Television  Coop Boards  Tiktok & Instagram Compass Good Cause Eviction Program    485X tax abatement program Mayor Eric Adams Work from home policy Election Year Affordable Housing Rent Stabilization & Rent Control programs in NYC Crypto currency Sandwell subs   General & NYC Real Estate & NYC Trivia General Trivia:  Question: Who was the youngest U.S. President?  NYC Trivia: Question: What was the initial name for New York City? NYC Real Estate Trivia:  Question: What is the largest private landowner in NYC?    LIght Questions: If you could leave in any city outside of NYC and sell, where & why? If you could own a second home in any city / state outside of NYC, where & why? Go to restaurant in the city for breakfast : Flame Diner 58th / 10th go to for dinner Go to for drinks How’d your meet your wife? First date advice for the young folk? Hot Takes (answer them fast & short!) Best Social Media in the biz (outside of you) Best Mentor in Real Estate Worst Trend in Real Estate The GOAT of NYC Real Estate tiktok or instagram? Dream Sponsor Best Unkonwn talent Best Friend in Real Estate Biggest Regret Your job if it wasn’t in real estate? Best Style in Real Estate Best low key real estate broker

    35 min
  3. 12 APR

    Episode 103: Mark McLaughlin, Chief Real Estate Strategist of Compass

    Pleased to have Compass Chief Real Estate Strategist Mark McLaughlin on the Real Takk Pod to discuss all things real estate at the operational end, his beginnings, the growth & sale of his previous brokerage firm Pacific Union, and of course, one of our favorite states & destination Jackson Hole Wyoming where Mark currently resides.  Mark's resume is phenomenal, from initially buying condos in SF, to buying developing Pacific Union, the financial struggles through his divorce, his incredible growth of Pacific Union to become one of California's largest residential brokerages, to ultimately selling the company to Compass for an 8 figure price, to what he is doing now as one of our leaders at Compass.   Our topics include:  What were the keys in going from 450 agents and 17 offices with 2B in sales volume, to 50 offices & 14B in sales volume with Pacific Union?    Was an exit from Pacific Union always the goal?  How did you take the initial approach from Compass?  Why sell when things were going to sell for you out west? What are some of the biggest pitfalls you see an agent making in the post covid world of real estate?  And for sellers & buyers? Lots of negative news about our stock price in the last year.  What are your thoughts on Compass from an investor/stakeholder POV? What are your thoughts on the progression of our technology at Compass?   Please follow Mark's journey here:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/mamclaughlin/

    25 min

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A look into the cast of characters that help build Compass’s business & technology. From software engineers, product designers, real estate agents from across the US, and executives of Compass learn how we tick & operate our business!

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