Ryan Serhant - Owning Manhattan | Started on Wall Street's Worst Day, Sold $20B Since
Ryan Serhant - Owning Manhattan | Started on Wall Street's Worst Day, Sold $20B Since  
Podcast: Success Story with Scott D. Clary
Published On: Mon Dec 15 2025
Description: ➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com   ➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory Ryan Serhant is one of the world's most successful real estate brokers and the founder and CEO of SERHANT, a multidimensional brokerage operating at the intersection of media, entertainment, education, and technology. Born in Houston, Texas, and raised in Massachusetts, he graduated from Hamilton College in 2006 with degrees in English literature and theater. After starting in real estate in 2008 during the financial crisis and earning only $9,000 his first year, he went on to close more than $20 billion in sales throughout his career. He is the star and producer of Netflix's Owning Manhattan and previously starred in Bravo's Emmy-nominated Million Dollar Listing New York as well as a three-time bestselling author.   ➡️ Show Links https://www.instagram.com/ryanserhant/ https://x.com/RyanSerhant/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanserhant/    ➡️ Podcast Sponsors Hubspot - https://hubspot.com/   ShipStation - https://www.shipstation.com/ (Code: SuccessStory) Square - https://square.com/go/success  SurveyMonkey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/scott  Monarch Money - https://www.monarchmoney.com (Code: Success) Claude - https://claude.ai/success  Huel - https://huel.com/scott (Code: scott) NetSuite — https://netsuite.com/scottclary/  Indeed - https://indeed.com/clary   ➡️ Talking Points 00:00 - Intro 01:25 - Chaos as a Superpower 04:25 - Lessons from Three Career Deaths 10:28 - When Hard Work Beats Luck 15:49 - Sponsor Break 18:33 - Working for Your Future Self 25:29 - Owning Your Reality 27:47 - Your Broken Relationship with Time 31:19 - Knowing When to Slow Down 33:23 - Sponsor Break 35:53 - Escaping the Hustle Trap 38:14 - Habits of 10-Figure Earners 41:04 - What's Next for Ryan 41:50 - The One Lesson for His Kids