Business School with Sharran Srivatsaa

Episode 187

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Published on:

26th Dec 2023

20 Years in 20 Minutes

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Have you ever wondered how ultra-successful they got to where they are? Do you sometimes wish to learn from them so you can also achieve unparalleled success?

In this episode, Sharran is in the spotlight at The Real Estate Sessions Podcast by Bill Risser. This show features stories about industry leaders with some strategy and business knowledge tossed in.

Today, you will hear Sharran's epic journey from being an ordinary kid in India with a seemingly bleak future to becoming an extraordinary human being.

Get ready to gain 20 years of learning, inside ideas, and tactics you can use right now to build your life and your business. Enjoy the episode!

“The only people that are going to remember that I work late are my children. Nobody else cares.”

- Sharran Srivatsaa

Timestamps:

04:15 The story of an ordinary kid with extraordinary parents

09:07 Surviving the first few days of his life in the United States

15:03 Lessons from the top 3 professional tennis players

18:40 How Sharran became a Wall Street guy

26:03 Growing Teles Properties 10x to $3.4 Billion in under five years

34:19 Introducing the ESOP model with Real Brokerage

38:34 How to design your life to make room for what's important to you

45:55 How Real encourages team members to adapt to new technology

48:14 What's next for Real?

52:32 Sharran's advice to agents who are just starting

Resources:

- The Real Estate Sessions by Bill Risser

- The Real Brokerage

- Top Agent Power Pack

- Join the 10K Wisdom Private Partner Podcast, now available to you for free

- The Job of a CEO

- Join Sharran's VIP Community

- ARC Multifamily Real Estate Investing

- Sharran's Partnership Program

- Grab Sharran’s 4-Week MBA for Free

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About the Podcast

Business School with Sharran Srivatsaa

Business School is hosted by Sharran Srivatsaa, President of Real (TSX: REAX) (NASDAQ: REAX), the fastest-growing, publicly-traded, real estate brokerage in the world. Sharran grew Teles Properties by 10x in 5 years to $3.4 Billion in sales and eventually sold the business to Douglas Elliman. Sharran is also an accomplished “deal guy” and private equity investor. He is the Chairman of private equity firm Highland Prime which focuses on investing in service-businesses and also the Chairman of ARC Multifamily Group which focuses on value-add multifamily investment projects.

Sharran is a former Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse banker and a sought after keynote speaker and is the creator of the wildly-popular 5am Club call for Entrepreneurs.

On this podcast, Sharran shares his best secrets on how to grow your business strategically, how to build your brand elegantly, most importantly integrate the profits in your business with an overall joyful life.

For more free resources visit Sharran.com

About your host

Sharran Srivatsaa

Sharran is a serial entrepreneur, sought after keynote speaker, and a respected thought-leadership resource for publications such as the Wall Street Journal, SUCCESS magazine, Huffington Post and Forbes.

While Sharran has had 5 exits in the last 19 years, and also a several humbling failed investments and business initiatives. He talks all about them on his top rated Spotify podcast, Business School.

Most recently, Sharran led Teles Properties’ unprecedented 10x growth over 5 years and a 4-year consecutive streak on the Inc. 500 fastest growing companies list resulting in its acquisition by national real estate powerhouse Douglas Elliman.

Prior to Teles, Sharran worked at both Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, where he collaborated with management teams of fast-growing businesses around the country on investment advisory and corporate strategy. Sharran also spent several years building recreational programs in the Caribbean, Middle East, and Hawaii for some of the finest international resorts such as the Four Seasons and Ritz-Carlton, also has deep experience working with technology companies such as Lightera (acquired by CIENA) and Obopay, a fast-growth mobile payments company.

Sharran is a Principal at Srilo Ventures, a multi-factor private investment fund that focuses investing in and advising technology companies and operating businesses in the consumer space. Having successfully completed many acquisitions, joint-ventures, management buyouts, mergers, and capital raises, Sharran serves as a director and advisor on numerous company boards.

He is also a member of the Genius Network, the highest-level marketing mastermind in the world led by whizkid Joe Polish, and also a member of Young President’s Organization (YPO).

After competing on the professional tennis tour, Sharran received his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Luther College and his MBA with Honors from Vanderbilt University.