#77: Jacque Jones - What It Takes to Be a Major League Baseball Player
Release Date: 11/18/2023
Ep: 93 - Erin Krueger - One of Nashville's Top Agents And the Real Estate Boom
The Deal with Danny Brown
For the past decade Erin Krueger has been one of the leading players in the explosive growth of the Nashville Tennessee residential real estate scene. Her team has sold over $2 Billion of Nashville real estate as Nashville has evolved and matured into one of the strongest, luxury housing markets the nation. As migration patterns shifted dramatically during COVID many highly educated, wealthy families from California, New York and other big urban centers sought out a better lifestyle for their families. The lure of Nashville’s vibrant world class cultural and entertainment city center...
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EP 92: Nicholas Brown - One of Atlanta’s Best Luxury Real Estate Agents
The Deal with Danny Brown
Nicholas Brown grew up in the UK and moved to Atlanta about 20 years ago. He started his residential business from scratch in 2009 at the bottom of the great recession. For the first five years, he worked 7 days a week grinding to establish himself in a an ultra competitive market. As his business evolved over the course of 10 years, he started build out the Atlanta&Brown team, created a new development division, luxury division and a resale division where agents on his team focus on a niche. As the new development division exploded, Nicholas was stretched thin and had to learn to...
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EP 91: Mark McLaughlin - Chief Strategist For Compass in the Mergers and Acquisitions Era
The Deal with Danny Brown
Mark McLaughlin is a highly regarded real estate executive, and is currently the Chief Real Estate Strategist at Compass. McLaughlin previously led Compass' operations in California and served as CEO of Pacific Union and led the roll up and merger of several significant California brokerages under the Compass label. In this episode recorded in the 4th quarter of 2024 we get his take on the residential real estate brokerage landscape and his vision for the future of real estate. He also gives us an inside look at the start up phase, growth phase and acquisitions phase of...
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Ep 90: SAM KRAEMER - GENERAL COUNSEL FOR COMPASS AND THE SCARY LEGAL ISSUES FOR REAL ESTATE AGENTS
The Deal with Danny Brown
Sam Kraemer is one of the greatest legal minds and thought leaders in the residential real estate industry. He is currently the head of legal for Compass in California and has held similar positions at John Aaroe & Associates, Prudential California Realty and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. I have been fortunate in my career to have had Sam as my in-house general counsel for 20 out of the 23 years I have been in the brokerage business. He has educated me to think like an attorney and that has kept me and my clients out of trouble. The nuances in this business are limitless and Sam has a...
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Ep 89: Liza Caminiti - One of Charlotte, North Carolina’s Top Real Estate Agents
The Deal with Danny Brown
Liza Caminiti is a major player in the booming Charlotte, North Carolina real estate market. She is “married to real estate” and hustles and grinds in a blossoming luxury market which is attracting big city buyers from New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Liza has grown and matured professionally and personally as the Charlotte housing market has grown to new heights with sales on Lake Norman in the $10M - $18M range. It has been a long, tough journey from here Pittsburgh roots to climbing the ladder to the top of the Charlotte real estate food chain. Behind the glamorous facade she is down...
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EP 88: Matt Breitenbach - The Life of an Elite Hamptons Real Estate Agent
The Deal with Danny Brown
Matt Breitenbach grew up in the Hamptons watching his mom hustle to the top of the realtor food chain. Her Business was booming in the 80s and 90s and as technology evolved and the Hamptons luxury real estate market exploded in the early 2000s Matt joined his mother and brought their traditional brokerage business into the 21st century. As Matt’s network grew into a client book full of private equity, hedge fund, entertainers and professional athletes he branched out on his own and built the Breitenbach Advisory Team (BAT). His knowledge of the nuances of each part of the...
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Ep. 87 - Aaron Kirman The Evolution of the $2 Billion Dollar Real Estate Broker
The Deal with Danny Brown
This is a master class in brokerage for real estate agents! Aaron Kirman closed over $2 Billion dollars in residential real estate in 2023 and is the principal of Christie International Estates in Southern California. It was not always champagne and caviar for Kirman. He grew up modestly in the San Fernando Valley and struggled in school as a kid. He always had a passion for homes and real estate and went to open houses for fun on weekends for years before he ever considered getting into real estate. After getting his real estate license at 19 years old he slogged away for years selling...
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Ep. 86 - Levi Meyer - Corral Gables Housing Market & Building a National Real Estate Agent Network
The Deal with Danny Brown
Levi Meyer is an outside-the-box thinker, global networker, and Founding Agent for Compass Florida. A fifth-generation Floridian and Coral Gables resident, Levi offers a long history and deep-rooted knowledge of the landscape, lifestyle, and culture throughout Miami-Dade County. He is the host of Meyer on the Move podcast and represents luxury properties in Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Pinecrest, Miami Beach, South Miami, Downtown Miami, Brickell, Edgewater, Miami Shores, and Biscayne Point. Levi has dedicated himself to building a strong national agent referral network and travels year...
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Ep. 85 - Jonathan Rosen - Dallas’ Top Luxury Real Estate Agent
The Deal with Danny Brown
Born & raised in Dallas, Jonathan has built an impressive book of business selling high-end luxury homes in Preston Hollow, University park, and Highland Park. One current listing is Highland Park listed at $27,995,000 and he works with many high end home builders. He spends a ton of time studying the inventory and data and has a deep understanding of the valuation nuances throughout Dallas which is why so many savvy builders consult with Jonathan before they buy or build their projects. Jonathan is a friend of mine and even though he may be a workaholic he is an all around great guy and I...
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Ep. 84 - Steve Frankel - One of Beverly Hills Most Prominent Real Estate Brokers
The Deal with Danny Brown
Steve Frankel is the consummate professional and one of the most consistently successful luxury brokers in the nation. Over a 30 year span he has sold some of the most prestigious estates in Bel-Air, Beverly Hills, and the Sunset Strip and has done it discreetly with class and sophistication. His book of business includes A list celebrities, titans of industry and some of the most significant public figures in Los Angeles. He is one of the most knowledgeable agents in the business and has a straight forward, honest approach which is refreshing in an industry with a lot of smoke and mirrors...
info_outlineJacque Jones grew up in San Diego and spent endless hours on the baseball diamond learning the fundamentals of baseball and foundational life lessons weaved into the game. His uncle encouraged Jacque play with the older, bigger kids at his local park which forced Jacque to toughen up and improve his skills. By the time he entered high school it was clear Jacque was an elite athlete with a future in baseball. Surprisingly he was looked by many college programs and not heavily recruited, until he was offered a full ride to USC by Frank Cruz and Mike Gillespie Jacque was in the starting line up as a true freshman and quickly established himself as one of the best players in the nation. In 1994 he hit legendary status after hitting 3 home runs against LSU in Baton Rouge in the NCAA regional finals. In 1995 he helped lead USC to a national championship where they were beat by Cal State Fullerton who had a kid named Mark Kotsay (currently the Oakland A’s Manager) who was the 1995 college player of the year and had a extraordinary 17 year major league career. Jacque was drafted in the 2nd round by the Minnesota Twins and selected to team USA in 1996 where he put up video game numbers hitting .404 with 15 home runs and 49 RBIs in 37 games.
Jacque had an impressive 10 year big league career with a career batting average of .277, with 165 homers, 630 RBI, .326 OBP and a .448 SLGs selected. A long with Torii Hunter and Shannon Stewart he made up what was known to be the best outfield in Major League Baseball. He was put on the Hall of Fame ballot in 2014 but did not receive enough votes. After retiring from Baseball he spent a few more years in the game as a hitting coach before moving on to other entrepreneurial and philanthropic pursuits. His All Hands on Deck foundation (www.Allhandsondeck11.com) is a charity that mentors, supports and provides resources for underprivileged inner city teenagers in San Diego.
In this episode Jacque takes us through his baseball journey starting as a kid in San Diego, his impactful college years and USC and his impressive big league career. This is an inside look on what it takes to become a major league baseball player and how to use the power of the platform to give back to your community. School is in session!
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