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 with Sharran Srivatsaa is the no-fluff, tactical podcast for founders, operators, and underdogs who want to grow with clarity, intention, and results. Hosted by entrepreneur, investor, and operator Sharran Srivatsaa—President and Managing Partner at Acquisition.com—this show cuts through the noise to deliver real-world strategies from someone who's built and exited five companies across multiple industries.

Sharran has helped scale two billion-dollar businesses, served as President of Real (NASDAQ: REAX), and led the 10x growth and sale of Teles Properties to Douglas Elliman (NYSE: DOUG). He brings lessons from Wall Street to Main Street, sharing what actually works—because he’s lived through what doesn’t.

Every episode offers simple, actionable playbooks for those who want to build extraordinary companies without the chaos. Whether you're a scrappy operator, a first-time founder, or a seasoned executive, Business School with Sharran Srivatsaa is your blueprint for building with purpose and winning on your terms.

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.