In this episode, I have a conversation with Leo Cohen, Owner of Cohen Group Northwest real estate team and founder & host of the Building Bellingham Podcast. I’ve been looking forward to bringing Leo onto the podcast since I met him a few months back. He’s full of positive energy, humble insights, and a contagious entrepreneurial spirit. Leo spent the early part of his real estate career learning the ropes, grinding out long days of cold calling and door knocking before he finally made an investment in himself and started his own real estate team. But it didn’t happen overnight... Leo reflects on the uncertainty and insecurity he felt as he began working for himself from a small spare room, newly married, and surviving on his savings. The stakes are raised when he on-boards his first team-member, a business partner who truly believes in him, which ignites belief in himself. Two years later and now a team of 10, his business is not only thriving, but he is changing the way companies approach real estate. Leo is a team player by nature. He watched his parents struggle through a divorce early in his childhood and navigate co-parenting. He learned first hand the importance of building relationships on honesty, authenticity, and what it takes to push beyond hardship for the greater good of the team. Above all else, on this trail he’s creating, he stays focused on serving others, creating platforms not spotlights.

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Credits:

Hosted by Jacob Bassett

Recorded, Mixed, and Produced by Jacob Bassett

Logo by Jessica Mucha

Intro Music by MusicalSmile

Transition Music by Phil Larson

Recorded in Bellingham, WA.