Bricks & Risk

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Bricks & Risk empowers real estate agents, insurance professionals, and entrepreneurs with actionable insights and proven strategies to start and scale their businesses. Our podcast videos feature topics and interviews with top-performing business owners, industry experts, and thought leaders who share their secrets to success. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting out, our content is packed with valuable nuggets that help you: - Master the art of growing your real estate or insurance business - Unlock innovative business strategies tailored to you - Learn directly from entrepreneurs who’ve built thriving businesses - Gain actionable advice on marketing, leadership, and scaling operations We’re here to inspire, educate, and provide the tools you need to succeed in an ever-changing business world. Subscribe to our channel and start building the future you deserve. We drop a new episode every week! Find us on social channels: @bricksandrisk! ⚡

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August 18, 2026Episode 13837 min

Brands Beat Logos, Build An Experience That Lasts | Episode 138

Send us Fan Mail Ah, another Parker Lewis masterpiece from Mr. Mooney ; but we digress. Today's Tuesdee episode is all about brands. Not logos ... brands . Why are brands different than logos? Aren't they basically the same thing? Actually, they're not at all once you really differentiate the two. While we mention some different brand comparisons throughout the episode, to help paint this picture, we also talk about the importance of having a brand-based mindset if you're truly serious about what you're doing. Dive right into this Bricks & Risk toppy as Sean & Tim bring it all home for you. Big shout-out to our show's loyal and dedicated sponsor: Property Management Redefined . John Sacks and his property management squad love our show and continue to support our mission of helping people through podcasting! Our goal with Bricks & Risk is that you walk away with 1 or 2 valuable nuggets that can help build your own business. Our audience grows through word of mouth, so if you would please take a moment of your time and give us a review on the platform you’re on, that would be fantastic! Please also help spread the B&R word by sharing your favorite episode with a friend. You can find all B&R episodes on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and anywhere else you get your podcast content. We greatly appreciate your time and trust. Until next week, keep learning and keep growing! ** Episode Shout-Outs ** → Parker Lewis Can't Lose: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098888/ → Episode Sponsor, Property Management Redefined: https://gopmr.com/ 📲 Contact Info 📲 → Sean Mooney, Mooney Insurance Brokers: www.mooneybrokers.com/ → Tim Garrity, The Tim Garrity Team: www.timgarrityteam.com/ 💥 Watch us on YouTube 💥 → YouTube, Bricks & Risk Podcast, @bricksandrisk: www.youtube.com/@BricksandRisk/?sub_confirmation=1 💥 Follow us on Social Media 💥 → Instagram, Bricks & Risk Podcast, @bricksandrisk: https://www.instagram.com/bricksandrisk/ → Instagram, Sean Mooney, @sean.moonee: https://www.instagram.com/sean.moonee/@sean.moonee → Instagram, Tim Garrity, @realestateinphl: https://www.instagram.com/realestateinphl/ → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bricksandrisk → LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bricksandrisk

August 11, 2026Episode 13746 min

Build Beyond Yourself with Josh Wilton | Episode 137

Send us Fan Mail Josh Wilton provides such a great foundation for anyone who has worked in a corporate job for a while, but has always thought about branching out on their own. Not only that, Josh has also successfully built property management, development, and consulting arms alongside his super-successful, hyper-local residential real estate brokerage in Princeton, NJ; not easy, folks. Sean & Tim dive deep with Josh on this B&R scorcher and learn why knowing your DISC profile and putting in the reps is truly what it takes to succeed in business. Big shout-out to our show's loyal and dedicated sponsor: Property Management Redefined . John Sacks and his property management squad love our show and continue to support our mission of helping people through podcasting! Our goal with Bricks & Risk is that you walk away with 1 or 2 valuable nuggets that can help build your own business. Our audience grows through word of mouth, so if you would please take a moment of your time and give us a review on the platform you’re on, that would be fantastic! Please also help spread the B&R word by sharing your favorite episode with a friend. You can find all B&R episodes on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and anywhere else you get your podcast content. We greatly appreciate your time and trust. Until next week, keep learning and keep growing! ** Episode Shout-Outs ** → FIFA World Cup, Philly: https://phillyfwc26.com/ → Episode Sponsor, Property Management Redefined: https://gopmr.com/ 📲 Contact Info 📲 → Sean Mooney, Mooney Insurance Brokers: www.mooneybrokers.com/ → Tim Garrity, The Tim Garrity Team: www.timgarrityteam.com/ 💥 Watch us on YouTube 💥 → YouTube, Bricks & Risk Podcast, @bricksandrisk: www.youtube.com/@BricksandRisk/?sub_confirmation=1 💥 Follow us on Social Media 💥 → Instagram, Bricks & Risk Podcast, @bricksandrisk: https://www.instagram.com/bricksandrisk/ → Instagram, Sean Mooney, @sean.moonee: https://www.instagram.com/sean.moonee/@sean.moonee → Instagram, Tim Garrity, @realestateinphl: https://www.instagram.com/realestateinphl/ → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bricksandrisk → LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bricksandrisk

August 4, 2026Episode 13639 min

Buy the sh*thole, your first home is not your dream home | Episode 136

Send us Fan Mail While renting is a great way to start your life post-college, post-trade school, or post-high-school, doing it for too long can hurt you; mostly, in the long-term. Meaning, it's a great way to get started, but plan to invest your rental dollars in an asset sooner than later: real estate, stock market, etc. Enter, "buy the sh*thole." While it would be nice to own the home of your dreams as a first-time buyer, it's not that easy (or the norm). It's actually a smarter move to buy a home that needs a little love ... and some time from you as an owner. My man Cory Jacobson inspired this B&R charger. Sean & Tim hope you snag a couple nuggets. Big shout-out to our show's loyal and dedicated sponsor: Property Management Redefined . John Sacks and his property management squad love our show and continue to support our mission of helping people through podcasting! Our goal with Bricks & Risk is that you walk away with 1 or 2 valuable nuggets that can help build your own business. Our audience grows through word of mouth, so if you would please take a moment of your time and give us a review on the platform you’re on, that would be fantastic! Please also help spread the B&R word by sharing your favorite episode with a friend. You can find all B&R episodes on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and anywhere else you get your podcast content. We greatly appreciate your time and trust. Until next week, keep learning and keep growing! ** Episode Shout-Outs ** → Cory Jacobson: http://www.youtube.com/@wealthjuiceofficial → Episode Sponsor, Property Management Redefined: https://gopmr.com/ 📲 Contact Info 📲 → Sean Mooney, Mooney Insurance Brokers: www.mooneybrokers.com/ → Tim Garrity, The Tim Garrity Team: www.timgarrityteam.com/ 💥 Watch us on YouTube 💥 → YouTube, Bricks & Risk Podcast, @bricksandrisk: www.youtube.com/@BricksandRisk/?sub_confirmation=1 💥 Follow us on Social Media 💥 → Instagram, Bricks & Risk Podcast, @bricksandrisk: https://www.instagram.com/bricksandrisk/ → Instagram, Sean Mooney, @sean.moonee: https://www.instagram.com/sean.moonee/@sean.moonee → Instagram, Tim Garrity, @realestateinphl: https://www.instagram.com/realestateinphl/ → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bricksandrisk → LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bricksandrisk

July 28, 2026Episode 13551 min

Freedom By Design In Business & Life with Jon Campbell | Episode 135

Send us Fan Mail Such . an . awesome . interview. It's our pleasure to sit down and chat with a real estate superstar, successful entrepreneur, and now, nomadic team leader, Jon Campbell . Have you ever dreamed of traveling like you've already retired, but waaay before you actually retire and feel more spry? Welp, Jon is doing that as we speak. Dig in to learn how he got started as a business owner, how he scaled his team to one of the largest in the US, and how he is now homeschooling his kids on a Blue Bird school bus that travels the US. This one is about as inspirational as it gets. Big shout-out to our show's loyal and dedicated sponsor: Property Management Redefined . John Sacks and his property management squad love our show and continue to support our mission of helping people through podcasting! Our goal with Bricks & Risk is that you walk away with 1 or 2 valuable nuggets that can help build your own business. Our audience grows through word of mouth, so if you would please take a moment of your time and give us a review on the platform you’re on, that would be fantastic! Please also help spread the B&R word by sharing your favorite episode with a friend. You can find all B&R episodes on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and anywhere else you get your podcast content. We greatly appreciate your time and trust. Until next week, keep learning and keep growing! ** Episode Shout-Outs ** → Campbell Adventure Bus (aka CAB): https://www.instagram.com/campbelladventurebus/ → Episode Sponsor, Property Management Redefined: https://gopmr.com/ 📲 Contact Info 📲 → Sean Mooney, Mooney Insurance Brokers: www.mooneybrokers.com/ → Tim Garrity, The Tim Garrity Team: www.timgarrityteam.com/ 💥 Watch us on YouTube 💥 → YouTube, Bricks & Risk Podcast, @bricksandrisk: www.youtube.com/@BricksandRisk/?sub_confirmation=1 💥 Follow us on Social Media 💥 → Instagram, Bricks & Risk Podcast, @bricksandrisk: https://www.instagram.com/bricksandrisk/ → Instagram, Sean Mooney, @sean.moonee: https://www.instagram.com/sean.moonee/@sean.moonee → Instagram, Tim Garrity, @realestateinphl: https://www.instagram.com/realestateinphl/ → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bricksandrisk → LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bricksandrisk

July 21, 2026Episode 13442 min

What do you want, and why do you want it? | Episode 134

Send us Fan Mail You'll notice on this one, Sean Mooney & Tim Garrity went waaay too long on the casual episode intro. So if our small talk is not your bag, please skip ahead to the 6 minute and 30 second mark to get started; haha. In this Bricks & Risk stinger, we go over something a bit more philosophical than usual; even though, we have been known to get philosophical on B&R. The topics is "What do you want?" The reason we chose to tackle this one is because so many people we know in business are just running around like chickens with their heads cut off; most of the time, they just don't know what they want out of business. Unfortunately, there is a true lack of focus out there in the small business world (we fall victim to this as well on occasion), and we hope that this episode will help bring some purpose back to your own business journey. Big shout-out to our show's loyal and dedicated sponsor: Property Management Redefined . John Sacks and his property management squad love our show and continue to support our mission of helping people through podcasting! Our goal with Bricks & Risk is that you walk away with 1 or 2 valuable nuggets that can help build your own business. Our audience grows through word of mouth, so if you would please take a moment of your time and give us a review on the platform you’re on, that would be fantastic! Please also help spread the B&R word by sharing your favorite episode with a friend. You can find all B&R episodes on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and anywhere else you get your podcast content. We greatly appreciate your time and trust. Until next week, keep learning and keep growing! ** Episode Shout-Outs ** → Daniel Dumile: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2237198/ → Episode Sponsor, Property Management Redefined: https://gopmr.com/ 📲 Contact Info 📲 → Sean Mooney, Mooney Insurance Brokers: www.mooneybrokers.com/ → Tim Garrity, The Tim Garrity Team: www.timgarrityteam.com/ 💥 Watch us on YouTube 💥 → YouTube, Bricks & Risk Podcast, @bricksandrisk: www.youtube.com/@BricksandRisk/?sub_confirmation=1 💥 Follow us on Social Media 💥 → Instagram, Bricks & Risk Podcast, @bricksandrisk: https://www.instagram.com/bricksandrisk/ → Instagram, Sean Mooney, @sean.moonee: https://www.instagram.com/sean.moonee/@sean.moonee → Instagram, Tim Garrity, @realestateinphl: https://www.instagram.com/realestateinphl/ → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bricksandrisk → LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bricksandrisk

July 14, 2026Episode 13355 min

A Sales Journey From Diageo to Homes with Jackie Dabrowski | Episode 133

Send us Fan Mail Since we started interviewing people in residential real estate, we have typically found one of two paths as to how they got into it: 1) Family/Friend, or 2) They stumbled into it. Jackie Dabrowski is a shining example of someone who stumbled into it, but had the work ethic, drive, and confidence to keep it moving forward and grow her book of business year after year. Not only did she grow it organically, helping one new client at a time, but she's a firm believer in being a valuable connector for her people. Watch this B&R ep as Sean & Tim dive deep with Jackie to understand what drives her in business, but also, how she got to the level of success that she did. Big shout-out to our show's loyal and dedicated sponsor: Property Management Redefined . John Sacks and his property management squad love our show and continue to support our mission of helping people through podcasting! Our goal with Bricks & Risk is that you walk away with 1 or 2 valuable nuggets that can help build your own business. Our audience grows through word of mouth, so if you would please take a moment of your time and give us a review on the platform you’re on, that would be fantastic! Please also help spread the B&R word by sharing your favorite episode with a friend. You can find all B&R episodes on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and anywhere else you get your podcast content. We greatly appreciate your time and trust. Until next week, keep learning and keep growing! ** Episode Shout-Outs ** → PSU Softball (Go Nitts!): https://gopsusports.com/sports/softball → Episode Sponsor, Property Management Redefined: https://gopmr.com/ 📲 Contact Info 📲 → Sean Mooney, Mooney Insurance Brokers: www.mooneybrokers.com/ → Tim Garrity, The Tim Garrity Team: www.timgarrityteam.com/ 💥 Watch us on YouTube 💥 → YouTube, Bricks & Risk Podcast, @bricksandrisk: www.youtube.com/@BricksandRisk/?sub_confirmation=1 💥 Follow us on Social Media 💥 → Instagram, Bricks & Risk Podcast, @bricksandrisk: https://www.instagram.com/bricksandrisk/ → Instagram, Sean Mooney, @sean.moonee: https://www.instagram.com/sean.moonee/@sean.moonee → Instagram, Tim Garrity, @realestateinphl: https://www.instagram.com/realestateinphl/ → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bricksandrisk → LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bricksandrisk

July 7, 2026Episode 13235 min

Clients For Life, Why Trusted Advisors Always Win | Episode 132

Send us Fan Mail You've probably learned by now that Sean & Tim focus on "the long-term" when it comes to business: relationships, Marathoner's Mindset, trusted advisors, you name it. This ep specifically talks about why focusing on being a trusted advisor will help you win day-in and day-out no matter what new technology comes our way. In other words, it teaches you to leverage your humanity to build your business. We touch upon AI, transactional sales, and we even go in the wayback machine to talk about the dot com boom/bust. As long as you're standing at the deep end of the pool, please dive right in, Bricks & Riskers. Big shout-out to our show's loyal and dedicated sponsor: Property Management Redefined . John Sacks and his property management squad love our show and continue to support our mission of helping people through podcasting! Our goal with Bricks & Risk is that you walk away with 1 or 2 valuable nuggets that can help build your own business. Our audience grows through word of mouth, so if you would please take a moment of your time and give us a review on the platform you’re on, that would be fantastic! Please also help spread the B&R word by sharing your favorite episode with a friend. You can find all B&R episodes on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and anywhere else you get your podcast content. We greatly appreciate your time and trust. Until next week, keep learning and keep growing! ** Episode Shout-Outs ** → La Salle University's Career Center: https://www.lasalle.edu/career-center/ → Episode Sponsor, Property Management Redefined: https://gopmr.com/ 📲 Contact Info 📲 → Sean Mooney, Mooney Insurance Brokers: www.mooneybrokers.com/ → Tim Garrity, The Tim Garrity Team: www.timgarrityteam.com/ 💥 Watch us on YouTube 💥 → YouTube, Bricks & Risk Podcast, @bricksandrisk: www.youtube.com/@BricksandRisk/?sub_confirmation=1 💥 Follow us on Social Media 💥 → Instagram, Bricks & Risk Podcast, @bricksandrisk: https://www.instagram.com/bricksandrisk/ → Instagram, Sean Mooney, @sean.moonee: https://www.instagram.com/sean.moonee/@sean.moonee → Instagram, Tim Garrity, @realestateinphl: https://www.instagram.com/realestateinphl/ → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bricksandrisk → LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bricksandrisk

June 30, 2026Episode 13156 min

Hidden 401K Risks & Building Wealth with Pete D'Amico | Episode 131

Send us Fan Mail As we continue to chat with more business owners who are not in the real estate or insurance industries, we sat down with Pete D'Amico at Dynasty Advisors. While Pete & Tim have known each other since Bishop McDevitt High School , and Sean has known him almost as long, they all continue to hang out and do business together today. It was not until many of our friends started living in Manayunk, Phila. that Pete started out in Finance. A Food Marketing major at St. Joe's , finance was not originally in the cards for Pete; but sales and hard work were. Grinding it out since 2002 as a Financial Planner, Sean & Tim dig deep to learn where Pete's work ethic comes from, and how he has kept his head down all these years. Big shout-out to our show's loyal and dedicated sponsor: Property Management Redefined . John Sacks and his property management squad love our show and continue to support our mission of helping people through podcasting! Our goal with Bricks & Risk is that you walk away with 1 or 2 valuable nuggets that can help build your own business. Our audience grows through word of mouth, so if you would please take a moment of your time and give us a review on the platform you’re on, that would be fantastic! Please also help spread the B&R word by sharing your favorite episode with a friend. You can find all B&R episodes on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and anywhere else you get your podcast content. We greatly appreciate your time and trust. Until next week, keep learning and keep growing! ** Episode Shout-Outs ** → Overbrook Pizza: https://www.facebook.com/overbrook.pizza1/ → Episode Sponsor, Property Management Redefined: https://gopmr.com/ 📲 Contact Info 📲 → Sean Mooney, Mooney Insurance Brokers: www.mooneybrokers.com/ → Tim Garrity, The Tim Garrity Team: www.timgarrityteam.com/ 💥 Watch us on YouTube 💥 → YouTube, Bricks & Risk Podcast, @bricksandrisk: www.youtube.com/@BricksandRisk/?sub_confirmation=1 💥 Follow us on Social Media 💥 → Instagram, Bricks & Risk Podcast, @bricksandrisk: https://www.instagram.com/bricksandrisk/ → Instagram, Sean Mooney, @sean.moonee: https://www.instagram.com/sean.moonee/@sean.moonee → Instagram, Tim Garrity, @realestateinphl: https://www.instagram.com/realestateinphl/ → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bricksandrisk → LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bricksandrisk

June 23, 2026Episode 13049 min

1% Will Succeed with Most Sales Coaching, and 99% Won't | Episode 130

Send us Fan Mail "Just get on the phone. Just go knock on doors. Just create 3 social posts and 5 stories a week." Anyone in high-level sales, such as real estate or insurance, has heard these things before, and it almost makes someone feel like an idiot if they're not doing these things. Right? Here's the truth, it's completely normal to try a sales/marketing technique, do it for a little bit, and then stop doing it; way more normal than most "experts" will tell you. Maybe you liked it, and maybe you didn't, but that's not the point. In this Bricks & Risk toppy, Sean & Tim level with their audience as to why it's okay to fail, but why it's not okay to give up if you want to succeed. Dig in to hear us preach, haha. Big shout-out to our show's loyal and dedicated sponsor: Property Management Redefined . John Sacks and his property management squad love our show and continue to support our mission of helping people through podcasting! Our goal with Bricks & Risk is that you walk away with 1 or 2 valuable nuggets that can help build your own business. Our audience grows through word of mouth, so if you would please take a moment of your time and give us a review on the platform you’re on, that would be fantastic! Please also help spread the B&R word by sharing your favorite episode with a friend. You can find all B&R episodes on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and anywhere else you get your podcast content. We greatly appreciate your time and trust. Until next week, keep learning and keep growing! ** Episode Shout-Outs ** → Bricks & Risk The Movie , where Shark Tank meets Jackass: https://youtu.be/qI5qbXWAhu0?si=nGbPPH8NK60l6DbX → Episode Sponsor, Property Management Redefined: https://gopmr.com/ 📲 Contact Info 📲 → Sean Mooney, Mooney Insurance Brokers: www.mooneybrokers.com/ → Tim Garrity, The Tim Garrity Team: www.timgarrityteam.com/ 💥 Watch us on YouTube 💥 → YouTube, Bricks & Risk Podcast, @bricksandrisk: www.youtube.com/@BricksandRisk/?sub_confirmation=1 💥 Follow us on Social Media 💥 → Instagram, Bricks & Risk Podcast, @bricksandrisk: https://www.instagram.com/bricksandrisk/ → Instagram, Sean Mooney, @sean.moonee: https://www.instagram.com/sean.moonee/@sean.moonee → Instagram, Tim Garrity, @realestateinphl: https://www.instagram.com/realestateinphl/ → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bricksandrisk → LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bricksandrisk

June 16, 2026Episode 12949 min

Buy, Scale, & Repeat with Greg Hogan | Episode 129

Send us Fan Mail Some small business owners grow organically, and some grow through acquisition (aka M&A). There is no right or wrong way to grow, only YOUR way. Greg Hogan is a shining example of that. Because he "maxed out his time" at a previous job, he believed that buying an existing agency was the best way for him to hit the ground running ... and he was right. Dig into this B&R ep as Sean & Tim extract wisdom from someone who has done it! Big shout-out to our show's loyal and dedicated sponsor: Property Management Redefined . John Sacks and his property management squad love our show and continue to support our mission of helping people through podcasting! Our goal with Bricks & Risk is that you walk away with 1 or 2 valuable nuggets that can help build your own business. Our audience grows through word of mouth, so if you would please take a moment of your time and give us a review on the platform you’re on, that would be fantastic! Please also help spread the B&R word by sharing your favorite episode with a friend. You can find all B&R episodes on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and anywhere else you get your podcast content. We greatly appreciate your time and trust. Until next week, keep learning and keep growing! ** Episode Shout-Outs ** → YMCA of Middletown, NY: https://middletownymca.org/ → Episode Sponsor, Property Management Redefined: https://gopmr.com/ 📲 Contact Info 📲 → Sean Mooney, Mooney Insurance Brokers: www.mooneybrokers.com/ → Tim Garrity, The Tim Garrity Team: www.timgarrityteam.com/ 💥 Watch us on YouTube 💥 → YouTube, Bricks & Risk Podcast, @bricksandrisk: www.youtube.com/@BricksandRisk/?sub_confirmation=1 💥 Follow us on Social Media 💥 → Instagram, Bricks & Risk Podcast, @bricksandrisk: https://www.instagram.com/bricksandrisk/ → Instagram, Sean Mooney, @sean.moonee: https://www.instagram.com/sean.moonee/@sean.moonee → Instagram, Tim Garrity, @realestateinphl: https://www.instagram.com/realestateinphl/ → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bricksandrisk → LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bricksandrisk