Love and Heartbreak: Real Estate Unfiltered

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Think you know the industry? Think again. Welcome to the other side of New York real estate with Love and Heartbreak: Real Estate Unfiltered. This new podcast strips away the gloss, offering an unfiltered, uncensored gaze into the life and experiences of real estate professionals. Hosted by Ben Willig, a seasoned real estate professional with over 15 years of experience and Director of Sales at Elegran | Forbes Global Properties.

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May 8, 2024Episode 1029 min

S2 - 10. Tough love through 20 years of Real Estate with Limor Nesher

Join us for the Season 2 final episode where we dive deep into the relentless and inspiring two-decade-long journey of Limor Nesher in NYC Real Estate. Limor opens up about the key achievements that have defined her career, such as the landmark sale of a development site and her appearance on HGTV's "Selling New York”. Limor’s story is one of perseverance and adaptability, especially highlighted during the 2008 market crash which coincided with personal milestones. Tune in to hear Limor's invaluable insights, family focus, and strong foundations that have enabled her to provide the tough love lessons to succeed in this competitive marketplace.

May 1, 2024Episode 937 min

S2 - 9. Money Can’t Buy You Trust with Christian Rogers

In this episode, we sit down with Christian Rogers, a seasoned agent with over 17 years of experience and an impressive track record of over $650 million in transactions. Christian takes us on a journey through his humble beginnings to becoming a key player in some of New York City's most monumental real estate deals. Prepare for a mix of laughter and learning as he shares a behind-the-scenes look at the glamorous—and sometimes chaotic—life of a top-tier real estate agent.

April 24, 2024Episode 840 min

S2 - 8. Calm through the Chaos while Pushing the Boundaries with Terry Sprague

In this episode, we are joined by Terry Sprague, who was featured in The Wall Street Journal and named the top agent in Oregon by Inman’s RealTrends and The Thousand. Terry worked in finance for many years, living life in the fast lane before transitioning to real estate. His unique journey and boundary-pushing approach has led to the industry outlook he shares with us on the podcast. Terry's success has been a product of his hard work early on, doing Century Clubs where he made 100 cold calls a day while constantly asking himself the question of "How do I put my current self out of business?” This episode provides some unique insight on the intersection of art and real estate. How bringing different worlds and disciplines together can be very additive to an otherwise static industry. Get your creative juices flowing with this one!

April 17, 2024Episode 744 min

S2 - 7. The Gift of the Grind: Becoming a 100 Million Dollar Success with Nile Lundgren

We are blessed to have the always engaging, enthusiastic, and hard working personality of Nile Lundgren join us for this episode. Nile has done everything from multiple reality tv shows on Bravo, to growing his real estate business to $100 Million in production in 1 year in 2022. Learn from his very humble beginnings, roadblocks, and mastering of the ego on his way to success.

April 10, 2024Episode 634 min

S2 - 6. How to Build a Successful Business in a Recession with Joshua Arcus

Starting a business in a recession and building it to a successful one is not easy. We are fortunate to be able to have a seasoned industry veteran join us for this episode with Josh Arcus. Josh has closed some large deals as an agent and also ran a large real estate company in his time in the business. He is a family man who has learned through the challenges, taken them into opportunities and persevered through some very scary times. He shares those stories and more today!

April 3, 2024Episode 533 min

S2 - 5. Trust, Perseverance, and Optimism through Adversity with Kirk Eckenrode and Trevor Connolly

Kirk Eckenrode and Trevor Connolly, two top agents running The CE Group in NYC, have worked with consulates, celebrities and generals, oh my! They share with us how they have turned multiple really "crap" situations into a golden career. Their positivity, optimism, and never give up attitude is contagious. We hope everyone will enjoy listening to how the art of communication can help you on your way to persistent sales follow up. You might be surprised how successful sales people, like Kirk and Trevor, are not "salesy," but instead honest, down to earth, and truthful. That is the special sauce to success in even the toughest of markets. "The deal is not done until the deal is done" much like the hilarious stories in this episode! Have fun with this one!

March 27, 2024Episode 438 min

S2 - 4. From Teacher to Preacher: Finding Who You Are with Vince Rocco

Every now and then a special person or experience touches you. Vince Rocco has been that person to so many people in the real estate industry in New York City. It is a career treasure of mine to have had the opportunity to have him on the show and share how he worked through the business, built his brand, relates to developers, or tough clients good and bad. Vince is a 20+ year industry veteran and host of the “Talking New York Real Estate” Podcast. He has launched numerous new developments in New York City and now teaches and shares with many newcomers to the business. There are some real treasures of things you would never believe happen in this one so stay on the lookout during the episode and in the next new development you go to!

March 20, 2024Episode 340 min

S2 - 3. Using Humor in Whatever Life throws at you with Carolyn Fox

“The Midtown Mama”, or heartbreaker to some in her past life, joins us with some of the most entertaining stories from her time as a 25 year hall of fame on air broadcaster and shares how she used those teachings to become a successful real estate agent. She teaches a masterclass in this on how to use humor to cut through negotiations and tough situations, but also how it has not always gone her way. Learn how she has learned from that and maybe inject a little humor in your life. I’m not too funny of a person but I feel a little better about myself just listening to Carolyn riff about anything and everything. Enjoy!

March 13, 2024Episode 233 min

S2 - 2. From Flipping Burgers to Flipping Homes with James Maaba

Join us today with a newcomer to the real estate business agent, James Maaba. James has very quickly amassed 300 rental transactions in his first 2 years in the business. He shares with us how he’s gone from dead end jobs at White Castle to finding his inspiration and thriving even in very challenging markets.

March 6, 2024Episode 134 min

S2 - 1. Bringing The Hawaiian Sun To Dark Dungeons with Shawna Tamayose

Miss “Hawaiian Sunshine” joins us today! Shawna Tamayose runs a high powered real estate team of more than a dozen agents. She has grown very quickly in the industry receiving a multitude of accolades, awards, and lots of respect from her peers in the business. Not much has rattled her and you will hear some stories of things that would cause most people's skin to crawl. How she built her business, stays cool under pressure, and fostered a win or go home mentality even from an early age. This one is sure to make you jump and get excited to tackle the day!