Episode 2: He Built the Homes. Then He Started Selling Them

Before Richard "Rick" Ruvin's team was selling $200 million in Milwaukee real estate every year, he was a kid in a men's clothing store - impressing salesmen twice his age and not fully understanding why it came so naturally.

In this episode, Rick traces a career path that most people couldn't have drawn in advance. From men's fashion to residential construction, from selling out condo developments to buying into one of Milwaukee's most recognized luxury real estate teams, his story is less about following a plan and more about recognizing what he was good at and leaning into it at every turn.

We also get into the side of Rick that doesn't show up in the Wall Street Journal write-ups - his commitment to mentorship and giving back to the next generation of real estate professionals, and what drives that.

Rick is the author of The Attractive Agent and a frequent speaker at national real estate conferences. If you've ever wondered what separates the top producers from everyone else, this conversation is a good place to start.

Rick's Profile > https://www.thefrgteam.com/agent-profile/richard-ruvin-102264740

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Episode 1: My Story - From the Drive-Thru to the Business Empire -Jeffrey L. Koenig

Most people don't map out a path from fast food to owning a holding company. I certainly didn't.

In this first episode, I share my own story - the unexpected detour that kept me in the service industry longer than I planned, the 2008 financial crisis that somehow became my opening, and the series of bets that grew from a single four-family building in Milwaukee into a group of companies spanning property management, construction, and facilities services.

None of it was part of a plan. A lot of it came down to luck. But luck has a short shelf life if you don't know what to do with it - and that's really what this episode is about.

This is the story behind Sigma Commercial and why I started Unlikely Success: because the straightest path to building something is rarely straight at all.

My Website > https://JeffreyKoenig.com/

My Company > https://sigmacommercial.com/

LinkedIn > https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreylkoenig/

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