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Servant leadership sounds great… until the market gets tough.

** This video features a discussion about servant leadership, focusing on its meaning and implications. The content appears to be a podcast episode, as indicated by the microphones and studio setting. Several individuals are shown, with one prominently speaking into a microphone throughout the clips. This conversation provides valuable insights into leadership and offers practical business talk for anyone looking to enhance their leadership skills and understand different leadership theories. It's great for leadership development and overall leadership motivation. Based in San Antonio, TX.

In this episode of Real Estate AF (And Finance), Mark Jones sits down with AJ Reygadas and Rick Graham to break down what servant leadership looks like in real life—culture, trust, mindset, and the uncomfortable lessons most “leaders” avoid.

What you’ll learn:

👉 The real definition of servant leadership (and where it came from)
👉 Why mindset is the first battlefield for leaders
👉 How to build culture without letting toxicity spread
👉 When to let agents struggle (and when to step in)
👉 Why financial literacy matters more when you lead people
👉 How tech/AI can elevate leaders—or expose the ones faking it

Guests:
AJ Reygadas — Broker/Owner, First Choice Realty Group
Rick Graham — Broker/Owner, Impact Realty (San Antonio)

Chapters:
👉 Get Better Every Day (Opening Mindset)
👉 What “AF” Really Means + Show Mission
👉  Meet the Guests: AJ Reygadas & Rick Graham
👉 Rick’s Story: From Bet to Real Estate
👉 What Servant Leadership Actually Is
👉 The Battlefield: Mindset, Culture, Trust
👉 Today’s Market: Why Real Leaders Stand Out
👉 People First vs Systems First
👉 Financial Reality for Servant Leaders
👉 Tech & AI: Tool or Trap?
👉 Rapid Fire: Leadership Truths
👉 Closing Message + Challenge

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00:00 Get Better Every Day
00:38 Episode Intro & Guests
02:18 Why This Show Exists
04:11 Rick’s Story & Faith
05:05 A Bet Changed Everything
07:12 Building Culture and Trust
09:18 What Servant Leadership Means
11:09 Today’s Leadership Battlefield
16:00 Producer to Leader Shift
31:09 Leadership in Today’s Market
43:19 Money, Sacrifice, and Service
55:11 Let Agents Fail or Save?
1:07:24 Technology: Tool or Crutch
1:11:19 Rapid Fire Leadership Truths
1:16:10 What You’re Rememb

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