Jillian joins The Real Takk Podcast to discuss how she's been closing deals amid the COVID19 crises!  She's been working in Massachusetts Real Estate since 2009, and brings to extensive experience in Boston’s real estate and development markets with over $175M in sales volume since 2012, as part of the Kopman Adler team.

Even in the state of the pandemic we’re in, Jillian’s sold 5 homes between South end, Brookline, & Jamaica Plain, while also collaborating with @americanprovisions & brought 80 lunches to the medical staff at Boston Children’s hospital.

Some fun facts of Jillian: Received B.A. from the University of Massachusetts of Amherst & also ran the Boston Marathon in 2019 to support of the YMCA. She provides a wealth of knowledge to listeners on how to be successful during the mandated 'stay at home warning'.

Follow her on @jillianleigh21 on Instagram, & her properties on https://www.compass.com/agents/jillian-adler/

Learn, adapt & adjust.  The Restaurant Industry is in a state of emergency right now.  I’m joined by the CEO of Emerging, Matthew Focht & the VP of Marketing for Buyers Edge Platform Andy Rosenbloom.   They’re here to discuss how the COVID19 Crises is affecting our beloved restaurant industry on a national level. 

About Emerging: EMERGING optimizes restaurant and entertainment concepts for sustainable growth and profitability. emerging.com

About Buyers Edge Platform:  The Buyers Edge Platform, launched by Foodservice GPO entrepreneur and CEO John Davie, offers contracts, technology, data services and expertise to Manufacturers, Consultants, Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs), and Operators of all sizes.

The Buyers Edge Platform: Launched by Foodservice GPO entrepreneur and CEO John Davie, offers contracts, technology, data services and expertise to Manufacturers, Consultants, Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs), and Operators of all sizes.

You may follow Andy on Instagram at: @BoweryBleeckerhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-rosenbloom/ 

& Matthew on Linkedin at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathew-d-focht-89bb88b/

Lauren jumps on the Real Takk Podcast to discuss what's been happening in the Chicago real estate market amid the COVID19 crises.  Lauren is the Founder of Compass Chicago with almost 20 years of experience working with buyers, sellers, investors, & landlords in her market.  She delves into how she's navigating today's climate, the ups & downs of working during Chicago's "stay at home" order, and how closings are still taking place amid office closures.  

A Chicago native, Lauren is a third-generation Realtor® who grew up in a real estate family.  Forbes Magazine and NAR selected her as one of their "30 Under 30s" from young professionals across the country. She was also named by Chicago Agent Magazine as one of their "Who's Who in Chicago Real Estate" in 2008, 2010, and 2018.  

Excited to announce Compass CBO (Chief Business Officer) Rob Lehman jumping on the Real Takk Podcast to discuss all things real estate, the current environment of the brokerage business, how COVID19 is affecting our outlook for 2020, how we're shifting & gearing up in the future, & advice he has for small business, brokers, & brokerages.  

Rob Lehman joined Compass as one of its first 30 employees and has been promoted several times to now hold the title of Chief Business Officer. Today, Lehman runs all expansion, sales, M&A and strategy for Compass.  Under Lehman's leadership, he's helped raised our newest round of $370 million in a Series G round that takes our valuation to $6.4 billion 

Rob has been named one of Forbes 30 Under 30, was ranked #27 on the T360 list of the 200 most influential people in residential real estate, and graduated summa cum laude from Duke University.

Outside of work, Rob is an accomplished golfer, soccer player, table tennis athlete, & generally a jack of all trades. Give this one a listen! 

I'm pleased to have Surgeon Dr, Julien Dagenais MD join us on The Real Takk Podcast.  Julien chips in on his thoughts on the virus, the effects on his business, and what it's like being a first time home buyer in this market.  You may follow Julien on IG at @d0n.julio & Facebook Julien Dagenais.  

In this episode, we have our Chief Evangelist of Compass join in on my show to discuss the State Legislature's proposed new law of banning tenants from paying the broker fee for rental properties in NYC.  He is a proponent of the brokerage community and an influential voice in our field. Here are his takeaways about his day written from his daily contemplations: 

As a result, the New York State Justice Mackey temporarily blocked the state’s week-old ruling that had effectively barred tenants from having to pay a broker fee, issuing at least a short-term reprieve to an industry scrambling to respond  The decision was expected to stay in place until at least March 13, when Justice Mackey has asked the Department of State to respond in court. However, this restraining order does not necessarily foreshadow that the broker fee ruling will be blocked for good.

If you're interested in real estate news & politics, this is certainly an episode for you! Thank you for subscribing & listening! 

Pleased to have Lindsay Rothman (@lindsay_rothman) join us today on The Real Takkk Podcast.  Lindsay hails from Mt Kisko Westchester (NY).   She joins me to discuss her childhood, the early struggles in life, and how she became one of the top agents in Westchester, closing over $29 Million in transactions in 2019 & how she’s grown her business to date.  Lindsay obtained her Bachelors at Sony Onianta, and obtained her Masters Degree from Mercy College.  Lindsay is wife to Tim Rothman and her 2 kids Dillon & Cecilia.  She is a resident of Dobs Ferry Westchester. 

We delve into this last minute, an unexpected addendum to the rental law regulation issued by the Department of State this week, where they reversed the tenant-pays-broker-fee system that’s been the norm in rental transactions in New York City.

The guidance is based on the DOS’ interpretation of the rent law passed last June, and notes that agents working for landlords will be penalized if tenants pay their broker fees.

One of the lawmakers who sponsored the rent law, State Sen. Julia Salazar, said in a statement that “our intent is to eliminate barriers that currently prevent low-income and vulnerable people from obtaining housing.”

My cohost Danielle Stout & I discuss the impacts of this in today's market, and we are also joined by our guest speaker Justin Rubinstein of Compass.  

One of my favorite quotes from Kobe Bryant: "How can your story impact others? The definition of greatness is to inspire people next to you.  How can you inspire one person then turn to inspire another person. Our challenge is for people, to figure out how our story can impact others, to motivate them to create greatness in others. - Kobe Bryant.  Adam Leitman Bailey may have a brash facade, he's been written up in the NY Post, NY Times, & Huffington Post, perhaps not always as a hero, but to play on the team he's hired to protect.  Adam's story may inspire a few of you, as we dive into his younger years of his rough childhood, being a passenger of a terrible car accident, the growing pains he's faced as a young adult. We then go into present date, where he shares his tremendous success story of suing Donald & Ivanka Trump, & representing Linda Mackelowe in the most expensive divorce case in US history. Our listeners will a sense of how he's built a firm that has experienced systemic success over the course of the last two decades.  This is a great one and definitely worth a listen!  (read about his bio below)  

Bio: 

Adam is one of the most distinguished real estate attorneys in America.  Born in Bayside Queens, he moved to California at the age of five, and later moved back to NJ where he graduated with honors from Rutgers, then obtained his law degree from Syracuse University College of Law.  Adam is an author of NYT’s best seller Finding The Uncommon Deal.”, he was selected by the Chambers & Partners publication as NY’s leading RE lawyers, and was named Super Lawyer by Law & Politics magazine.   Adam has a long list of notable cases, but to mention a few he’s represented Developer Sharif El Gamal, who proposed an Islamic mosque & cultural center near the ground zero site, where his opponents were the families affected by 9/11, politicians, and conservative media pundits. (long story short it turned into 45 park place. Adam was responsible for obtaining the largest residential condo settlement in the history of NY, as well as  successfully relieved purchasers from new developments like 20 pine, The Brompton, Trump Soho & Sky View Park. 

If you don’t ask, you’ll never know. not to sound cliche, but nothing is ever handed out. In most of any business,  some things aren’t even in the open for you to grab in the first place.   You have to seek it out and put yourself out there. In an industry where every listing, buyer, client, and business opportunity is extremely coveted, a high level of hustle is always required at any stage in your career. Who knows where Marty would have been right now if he didn’t make an effort to gather courage to get in front of a camera and create “Condos & Cars with Martin Newman”. The moral of the story is, whatever you don’t do, won’t come to life. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. What other metaphors do you need?  It’s so universal because it’s so true. So be bold, spark that conversation, and show that enthusiasm that you have.

Martin & I met about 9 years ago in 2011 at Town residential.  We were in our mid 20’s, both hustling our exclusive rental listings, running up walk ups, and figuring out ways on growing our business.  Williamsburg wasn’t much of a neighborhood then, and the Hudson Yards was still a vacant parking lot for the MTA trains. 

Martin hails from CT, and moved to NYC after graduating Southern CT state university.  His love for real estate began in his late teens after operating his own property management business. He joined Compass in 2018, and recently founded his own social media channel condos and cars.  He lives in the west village with his girlfriend, but has also lived in North Williamsburg, South Williamsburg, & Union Square. You may follow him on IG at @martinnewman & his Youtube Channel “Condos & cars with Martin Newman.”