Ryan Serhant on Owning Manhattan, Wasted Potential & AI in Real Estate
Release Date: 01/28/2026
Ryan Serhant on Owning Manhattan, Wasted Potential & AI in Real Estate
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What part of you has to die to become the leader you’re meant to be? In this episode of The CEO Series, William Salvi sits down with Ryan Serhant , CEO and Founder of SERHANT and star of Netflix’s Owning Manhattan, inside a $45M New York City mansion to talk about the real cost of leadership, not the Instagram version. This conversation isn’t about flexing deals or views. It’s about: • The parts of himself Ryan had to sacrifice to become a CEO. • Why being at the top is lonely, relentless, and often misunderstood. • How he balances running a fast-growing company with being...
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info_outlineWhat part of you has to die to become the leader you’re meant to be? In this episode of The CEO Series, William Salvi sits down with Ryan Serhantt , CEO and Founder of SERHANT and star of Netflix’s Owning Manhattan, inside a $45M New York City mansion to talk about the real cost of leadership, not the Instagram version.
This conversation isn’t about flexing deals or views. It’s about:
• The parts of himself Ryan had to sacrifice to become a CEO.
• Why being at the top is lonely, relentless, and often misunderstood.
• How he balances running a fast-growing company with being the face of a Netflix show.
• His biggest fear: wasted potential.
• What he really thinks about AI, housing affordability, and “the American dream” of homeownership.
• The mindset it takes to build a number one brokerage in the world If you’re a founder, executive, or ambitious operator trying to scale your life and your business without losing your soul, this episode is for you.
0:57 | Introduction and $45M Upper East Side Listing
3:00 | SERHANT'S "Brokerage 3.0" Model and Core Mission
4:38 | CEO Role, Delegation, and Strategic Media Planning
6:09 | The Battle of Work and Calculating Brand Power Ratio (BPR)
8:49 | Career Origin: From Actor to Agent
11:12 | The Sacrifice and Weight of Being a CEO
12:23 | Pressure, Risk, and the Fear of Wasted Potential
15:33 | Selling "Signature Properties" and the Necessity of Brand Power
17:30 | Market Threats and Housing Policy
23:30 | Home Ownership Advice and the Final Fire Round
Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPSt5h7Bdkk