NY Real Estate Power Players

Today’s NY Real Estate Power Player is Yonah Weiss. Yonah is a well-known personality in the real estate space. His vast network plus expertise in cost segregation is the reason why people call him “The Cost Seg King.” 

[00:01 – 09:22] The Passion for Teaching Others

• I reminisce about the time I met Yonah
• Yonah discusses what motivates him to go out there to extend a helping hand and teach others
• • Yonah is passionate about teaching

[09:23 – 20:25] What is Cost Segregation?

• Yonah explains cost segregation and why you should be familiar with it

• A strategy so you can save money on taxes in real estate

• Yonah talks about how he found himself jumping into real estate

[20:26 – 34:47] The Power of Networking

• Growing your influence by leveraging social media, especially during the Covid pandemic
• Yonah shares tips on how you can level up your LinkedIn content

[34:48 – 44:11] The Final Four Questions

• Outside of work, what do you do for fun?
• What’s the greatest failure that you had?
• What is your definition of success?
• What is the lasting legacy you want to make?

Tweetable Quotes:

“Make sure that you’re focusing on the right things at the right time.” – Yonah Weiss

“I never view success as an end goal. It’s more of how am I living every day as successfully as I can.” – Yonah Weiss

Resources Mentioned:

• Madison SPECS

To learn more about Yonah, visit https://www.yonahweiss.com/. Follow him on LinkedIn. Listen to his podcast, Weiss Advice on all major podcast streaming platforms.

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Today’s NY Real Estate Power Player is the CEO of BLACE, Robin Fisher. BLACE is an online marketplace for booking unique event spaces near you. They provide their clients venues for creating memorable experiences, from corporate events and brand activations to private chef dinners and world-class conferences.

[00:01 – 06:44] Opening Segment

• Robin introduces herself
• She talks about her real estate journey
• • The start of her career through commercial real estate

[06:45 – 10:01] Networking

• The power of networking – how it helped push Robin’s career forward

[10:02 – 22:24] Offices in New York

• Silence the naysayers. The office world is not dead!
• Robin shares her view on what will happen when everything returns to normal.

• The combination of working from home and at the office

• Office leasing situations

[22:25 – 34:00] BLACE

• Robin talks about the reason behind creating BLACE
• She discusses what they do at BLACE
• Creating spaces where Tech, Hospitality, and Real Estate meet

[34:01 – 38:45] The Final Four Questions

• Outside of work, what do you do for fun?

• Spending time with my friends and family

• What’s the greatest failure that you had?
• • Every deal that ended up not closing
• What is your definition of success?
• • Doing what you love.
• What is the lasting legacy you want to make?
• • Transform the way hospitality functions with real estate and also the booking process itself.

Tweetable Quotes:

“I also think it’s important to be respectful. Not only of the person’s time that you’re talking to but of your own time.” – Robin Fisher

“Sometimes, everything is out of your control, but what you really learn is managing expectations, and every failure teaches you something.” – Robin Fisher

You can connect with Robin on LinkedIn. To learn more about BLACE, visit their website at https://www.blace.com/

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Today’s NY Real Estate Power Player is Luciane Serifovic, a luxury real estate powerhouse, thought leader, and CEO & founder of Luxian International Realty.

She brings a “have it all” philosophy to her clients and agents, which means securing the homes or investments of their dreams, enjoying their friends and families, and having healthy and sustainable lifestyles.

[00:01 – 06:38] Opening Segment

• Luciane talks about her background

• Born and raised in Brazil
• With only $100 in her pocket and a dream, she moved to the USA.
• 20 years later, she created the first virtual luxury real estate firm in the world

• Luciane speaks about the inspiration behind her company

[06:39 – 15:58] Luxury Real Estate

• Luciane talks about what it’s like to be in the Luxury Real Estate industry

• The challenges in the first few months of her business

• Luciane shares tips on how she attracts clients
• Leveraging Social Media and content creation

[15:59 – 21:41] Content Creation

• Creating videos to market your product

• How to level up the videos you put out.

• Take Luciane’s virtual course on how to do virtual real estate (Coming soon)

[21:42 – 27:15] Memorable Stories

• Luciane talks about the most standout properties she had worked on

[27:16 – 35:52] The Final Four Questions

• Outside of work, what do you do for fun?

• I love to dance

• What’s the greatest failure that you had?
• • Working with city habitats-related companies for 2 weeks. It wasn’t the right fit for me. I didn’t belong there.
• What is your definition of success?
• • Success, to me, is more of a journey.
• What is the lasting legacy you want to make?
• • I want to be the one that when clients know that it’s me who’s going to represent them, they’ll know that they’ll be taken care of and they’ll be safe.

Tweetable Quotes:

“I didn’t want to be chasing the dollar for the hour.” – Luciane Serifovic

“One of the things that were always my strength was the fact that I have the highest level of integrity and I really care about people.” – Luciane Serifovic

“There’s so much noise. There are so many listings. There are so many agents. you have to do something to make yourself stand out and be unique.” – Luciane Serifovic

You can follow Luciane on LinkedIn and Instagram. To learn more about her, visit https://www.lucianeserifovic.com/. Visit the Luxian International Realty’s website at https://www.theluxian.com/

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Today’s NY Real Estate Power Player is Brandon Gidicsin, the Business Development Specialist at Junk Luggers, an eco-friendly junk and furniture removal service based in Stamford, Connecticut.

Brandon has a passion for doing charity work. He is a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and under that organization, he manages a team called Rise Together & Raise.

[00:01 – 04:01] Opening Segment

• Brandon talks about his background

[04:02 – 09:27] Fighting Cancer through Charity

• We talk about our passion for Charity work
• Brandon shares why The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is important for him

[09:28 – 25:54] Rise Together and The Power of Social Media

• Brandon talks about his team, Rise Together & Raise
• • Their mission and goals for the future

• The power of social media – the value it provides for their organization

[25:55 – 34:00] The Final Four Questions

• Outside of work, what do you do for fun?
• • I love to read. I also love to hike and ski.

• What’s the greatest failure that you had?
• • I wish I could’ve switched my major back in college.

• What is your definition of success?
• • To have peace of mind and to complain as minimally as possible.

• What is the lasting legacy you want to make?
• • When I walk out of a room, I wouldn’t want to worry that people would speak about me negatively, that they would only have great things to say. I would also like to provide them value as much as possible.

Tweetable Quotes:

“Your service to others is the rent you pay for your room on Earth.” – Brandon Gidicsin

Resources Mentioned:

• Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
• LLS Rise Together & Raise

To know more about Brandon’s team, you can follow Rise Together & Raise on Instagram. Support their campaign, Rise Together and Raise Long Island MWOY 2021, proceeds go to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

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Today’s NY Real Estate Power Player is Noah Pusey, CEO of Ripple Analytics. Ripple is an innovative and unique application that generates short, effective mobile surveys to be completed by a user’s co-employees. These surveys (Reflection Surveys) include questions targeted to reveal the perception of all employees from the viewpoint of their fellow employees.

In this episode, we discuss the importance of employee engagement surveys in the COVID-19 Era.

[00:01 – 09:39] Opening Segment

• Noah talks about his background
• The Story of Ripple Analytics

[09:40 – 25:43] Ripple – Employee Engagement Surveys

• Noah discusses how the Ripple platform works
• Why you should invest in employee engagement surveys
• The importance of having a healthy workplace, environment, and work culture.

[25:44 – 32:00] Employee Engagement in the COVID-19 Era

• Noah shares his view on how things will turn out with different industries slowly returning to the normal workplace environment (face-to-face)

[32:01 – 38:24] The Final Four Questions

• Besides working, what do you do for fun?

• I love to ski.

• What’s your greatest failure that you have and how did you overcome that?
• • Staying too long in my second job.
• What is your definition of success?
• • Happiness. If you’re happy, then you’re doing something right.
• What is the lasting legacy you want to make?
• • If you are self-aware, you’re generally happier. We want to help both the managers/owners and employees.

Tweetable Quotes:

“4 out of 5 people that leave their jobs is not because of the money … the vast majority of those decisions are based on the culture.” – Noah Pusey

“If you’re not happy, all the success in the world, the monetary success doesn’t mean anything.” – Noah Pusey

You can connect with Noah on LinkedIn or send him an email at [email protected]. You can follow Ripple on LinkedIn and Facebook. 

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Today's NY Real Estate Power Player is Charles Weinraub, AKA "The Handsome Homebuyer," Long Island's #1 fix and flips real estate investor turned commercial developer becoming a private equity fund owner.

Charles is the owner of Mandalay Holdings Inc, a local real estate development conglomerate that includes Captain Permit LLC. He is also the host of The Handsome Homebuyer Podcast.

[00:01 – 07:11] Opening Segment

• I introduce and welcome our guest, Charles Weinraub
• Charles talks about his background as a real estate investor 
• How his business faired through Covid

[07:12 – 15:43] The Power of Content

• Charles talks about The Power of Content creation

• Improving your digital presence
• Educate people

• The Charles Handsome Homebuyer Brand

[15:44 – 27:51] Leading change in Commercial Real Estate

• Charles discusses why he doesn't like how operators work in CRE

• He wants to lead the change in the CRE space

• Charles talks about his upcoming project 
• • He will be the first-ever private developer to build the first fix and flip 3D printed house in the country

[27:51 – 34:39] The Final Four Questions

• What's something that hasn't gone in your favor?

• Charles talks about his failures.

• What do you do for fun outside of work?
• • I go to the gym. Take Sundays off to try something new. 
• What is your definition of success?
• • Waking up every day excited about what you do and be happy about it
• What is the lasting impact you want to make in the industry?
• • I think I am a very big driving force in the ecosystem of Long Island real estate.

Tweetable Quotes:

"It's really about developing your brand and your network and your marketing till the point where you can get the deal." – Charles Weinraub

"Everybody has things that they're good at and things that they're bad at." – Charles Weinraub

"When you selflessly give to people, everybody does better." – Charles Weinraub

You can follow Charles on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn and YouTube. Visit his website https://www.handsomehomebuyer.com/ to learn more.

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The NY Real Estate Power Players of today are Eric and Jake Wegweiser. Eric and Jake are a father and son duo in real life and business. As the 2nd and 3rd generation leaders of Horticultural Creations, they have pushed their family business to new heights. HCI has helped change the corporate design industry, and until today, they continue to create beautiful spaces in NY Real Estate.

[00:01 – 08:48] What is HCI?

• Eric and Jake talk about Horticultural Creations Inc.
• Eric shares the story of how he got involved in their family business
• Jake talks about why he decided to become part of Horticultural Creations

[08:49 – 11:30] Hopes for 2021

• Welcoming the slow transition to returning to living our normal lives
• How HCI is helping in creating a smooth transition back to work in NY offices

[11:31 – 26:49] Creating Beautiful Spaces in NY Real Estate

• Creating Beautiful Spaces in NY Real Estate – how HCI is doing it.

• They showcase before and after pictures of their work. Reach out to them and see the designs for yourself! Social links below

[26:50 – 32:25] The Final Three Questions

• Outside of working in the business, what do you guys like to do for fun?

• Jake: I’m big into fitness. Enjoying a nice glass of wine with my mom. I like video games. I love sports and going out with my friends.
• Eric: I like to look at art, new trends, new architecture.

• What is your definition of success?
• • Jake: Knowing that I can walk out and smile at the end of the day no matter what happened.
  • Eric: My client’s success is my success.
• What’s the impact that you want to leave on the industry?
• • That we are number one in what we do

Tweetable Quotes:

“We always want to make sure that we’re not leaving our clients high and dry because at the end of the day if they are making the investment in the greenery or in any piece of our work, we want to make sure that it always stays looking tiptop.” – Jake Wegweiser

Follow Horticultural Creations Inc. on Facebook, LinkedIn, or Instagram. Visit their website at https://www.hcinc.org/  

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