Level Up - From Agent to Entrepreneur

From Team Leader to Brokerage Owner: Jeff Cohn On the Evolution of His Business


Listen Later

The best leaders in real estate create a world so big that their people can build their own empires inside it. Whether it’s building a brokerage or going after ancillary businesses, thinking like entrepreneurs retains top talent, improves the service we give the consumer, and ultimately, it makes our organizations more valuable.

Why did Jeff Cohn decide to switch from running a team to owning a brokerage? What ancillary business can we add to our businesses for passive income?

In this episode, the owner of KWElite and host of The Team Building podcast returns to talk about the evolution of his business.

 

"If the businesses we’re in aren’t generating more income in less time, with less energy, we should look for a different business to run or change the way we’re doing business." -Jeff Cohn

 

Three Things You’ll Learn In This Episode  

 

  • Why Jeff Cohn chose to build a brokerage
  • Teams are great for getting newer agents but what happens when that agent wants to build their own big business?

  • The untapped potential of joint ventures in real estate
  • There are 3 ways to win monetarily with ancillary businesses, but what’s the most valuable and passive one?

  • The ancillary business with a $12 million potential
  • Why is insurance such a perfect-fit ancillary business for a real estate organization?

     

    Guest Bio

    Jeff Cohn is a nationally renowned speaker, host of The Team Building Podcast, and owner of KWElite, a tech-powered Keller Williams market center in Omaha, NE. As founder of Omaha’s Elite Real Estate Group, now kwELITE, he led his team from 70 to 700 transactions in 6 years, and was awarded the #1 team in unit sales in the world at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices in 2019. Since beginning his real estate career in 2006, Jeff’s team has closed over 5,000 sales, totaling over $1 billion in volume. Devoted to ongoing learning throughout his career, Jeff has forged strategic relationships with industry leaders across the country, listened to thousands of hours of podcasts and read hundreds of books, providing him with a vast knowledge base. Jeff is considered a foremost real estate expert due to these efforts, and as founder and CEO of Elite Real Estate Systems, a coaching company, offers the annual Team Building Summit, monthly workshops, and weekly coaching calls. As a credit to his extensive know-how, Jeff speaks frequently at various events throughout the US and Canada.


    To get your tickets to The Team Building Summit, go to https://www.theteambuildingsummit.com/ and use code PODCAST to get $100 off your ticket.

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store

    Level Up - From Agent to EntrepreneurBy Greg Harrelson - Real Estate Broker, Entrepreneur & Coach

    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8

    4.8

    122 ratings


    More shows like Level Up - From Agent to Entrepreneur

    View all
    BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast by BiggerPockets

    BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast

    16,824 Listeners

    Real Estate Rockstars Podcast by Aaron Amuchastegui

    Real Estate Rockstars Podcast

    884 Listeners

    Real Estate Training & Coaching School by Tim & Julie Harris - Real Estate Coaches

    Real Estate Training & Coaching School

    681 Listeners

    The Tom Ferry Podcast Experience by Tom Ferry

    The Tom Ferry Podcast Experience

    1,119 Listeners

    It's a Good Life by Brian Buffini

    It's a Good Life

    2,538 Listeners

    THE ED MYLETT SHOW by Ed Mylett | Cumulus Podcast Network

    THE ED MYLETT SHOW

    14,023 Listeners

    Keeping It Real Podcast • Secrets Of Top 1% REALTORS ® • Interviews With Real Estate Brokers & Agents by D.J. Paris

    Keeping It Real Podcast • Secrets Of Top 1% REALTORS ® • Interviews With Real Estate Brokers & Agents

    247 Listeners

    Massive Agent Podcast by Dustin Brohm

    Massive Agent Podcast

    322 Listeners

    The Ninja Selling Podcast by Ninja Selling

    The Ninja Selling Podcast

    306 Listeners

    Hustle Humbly Podcast by Alissa Jenkins & Katy Caldwell

    Hustle Humbly Podcast

    860 Listeners

    Real Estate Rookie by BiggerPockets

    Real Estate Rookie

    1,811 Listeners

    HousingWire Daily by HousingWire

    HousingWire Daily

    150 Listeners

    Wealthy Way by Ryan Pineda

    Wealthy Way

    2,119 Listeners

    The BetterLife Podcast: Wealth | Real Estate Investing | Life by Brandon Turner & Cam Cathcart

    The BetterLife Podcast: Wealth | Real Estate Investing | Life

    820 Listeners

    The Millionaire Real Estate Agent | The MREA Podcast by Keller Podcast Network

    The Millionaire Real Estate Agent | The MREA Podcast

    331 Listeners