Playmakers: Inside the Minds—and Moves—of Real Estate’s Power Players is a new podcast featuring real conversations with the executives, entrepreneurs, and dealmakers shaping the future of real estate. No fluff. No self-promotion. Just sharp insights into the strategies and decisions driving the industry forward.

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In this episode of The Playmakers Podcast, RealScout’s Andrew Flachner talks with Sharran Srivatsaa—President and Managing Partner at Acquisition.com and a seasoned real estate entrepreneur.

Sharran shares lessons from scaling and selling Teles Properties to Douglas Elliman and serving as president of the publicly traded brokerage Real before joining AQC. Fresh off the release of his new book Hundred Million Dollar Money Models with AQC co-founders Alex and Leila Hormozi, he delivers a masterclass on winning listings and growing a real estate business.

He breaks down proven marketing strategies to generate deals, ways to communicate with clients in the wake of the NAR settlement, and content ideas to help agents go viral. Sharran also shares the exact scripts he uses to help agents scale—available for download here.

What you’ll hear in this episode:

• Scripts for price adjustments, listing appointments, and turning FSBO listings into your listings
• How Srivatsaa convinced thousands of executives to get up at 5 a.m. every day
• Straightforward, practical strategies for agents looking to take their content viral
• How to use Srivatsaa’s Show, Flow, Demo method to secure new clients
• The do’s and don’ts of communicating with buyers and sellers after the NAR Settlement
• How to create a client database to transform the buy-curious into deals

If you’re a real estate or business leader, this conversation is chock full of insights you won’t want to miss. (You might even have to rewind a few times to catch it all.)

00:00 Intro

2:45 Leveraging Your Process

4:28 How to use Sharran’s ‘Review Preview’ Method

5:44 Putting in His ‘Reps,’ Founding the 5am Club, and Joining ACQ

11:19 New Challenges: NAR Settlement and Communication

13:16 Creating Viral Content

15:25 Money Talks: Addressing Commissions

19:47: Why You Should Stop Saying ‘My Listing’

22:38: Explaining the ‘Buyer Universe’ to Clients 

24:16 Using the 10/10/0 Rule When Reducing Prices

29:13: The ‘Show, Flow, Demo’ Strategy to Win Listings

34:01 Using an Endorsed Introduction to Generate New Leads

38:48 How Wire Your Database to Close Deals

44:57 Rapid Fire Scripts: FSBOs, Pricing, Representation

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In this episode of The Playmakers Podcast, RealScout’s Andrew Flachner sits down with eXp Realty CEO Leo Pareja.

Pareja shares how he went from losing everything in the 2008 recession to becoming a top producer at Keller Williams, and eventually, took the helm of eXp Realty—the fastest-growing brokerage in the world. Along the way, he explains how vibe-coding is going to transform the real estate industry, why he spoke up about NAR’s massive settlement, and how he’s sought out (and even paid) his real estate mentors.

What you’ll hear in this episode:

• How Pareja went from losing 14 properties in 2008 to becoming a leader in the REO biz
• Why he told eXp Realty Chairman Glenn Sanford he didn’t want the CEO role, and how he landed it anyway
• Lessons from the mentors Pareja paid to teach him how to go from selling tens of homes, to hundreds
• Why he decided to speak up about the NAR settlement, and how it’s transforming real estate for new agents
• Why vibe-coding is letting veteran agents create the tools they’ve wanted their entire careers
• How he went from winning a Zillow Hackathon to creating a tech company
• Why he spends most of his time as CEO interfacing with agents, and most of his personal time with his family

If you’re in real estate (or want to be) this conversation is chock full of insights you won’t want to miss.

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00:00 Intro

3:32 Pareja’s Start as a Teen Agent

13:01 From Losing Everything to Becoming a Top Producer

18:18 Finding (and Paying) Your Mentors

22:11 How to Raise Funds and Leverage Talent

24:50 Using a Hackathon to Build a Tech Company

29:21 Becoming the CEO of eXp Realty

37:20 Consequences of the NAR Settlement

42:33 Dealing With Private Listings

45:19 Prioritizing Facetime With Agents

47:45 How Vibe Coding is Letting Agents Innovate

51:47 Making Time for Family

In this episode of The Playmakers Podcast, RealScout’s Andrew Flachner sits down with legendary media entrepreneur Brad Inman live from Inman Connect in San Diego.

Brad opens up about his journey—from building Inman News at his kitchen table into the most influential real estate media company, to his latest venture in longevity and health. Along the way, he shares insights on the future of real estate, the ‘God-like’ power of AI, NAR’s decade-long missteps, and why community and credibility remain the foundation of success.

What you’ll hear in this episode:

• How Inman Connect helped launch RealScout and shaped Andrew’s career
• Brad’s “triple whammy” that could revive the housing market: AI, lower rates, and affordability
• Why AI is more than a productivity tool—and how it could end discrimination and inefficiency in real estate
• The convergence of AI, blockchain, and crypto, and what it means for global housing markets
• Lessons from building Inman News with integrity in an industry defined by pay-to-play media
• Advice for real estate agents navigating today’s tough market and becoming content creators themselves
• Brad’s new venture, Live Long Media, and practical, science-backed tips for living a healthier, longer life
• Rapid-fire predictions on NAR, commission compression, Realtor headcount, and the future of transactions
• What success means to Brad after decades of building businesses and communities

If you’re in real estate, this conversation is full of insights you won’t want to miss.

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00:00 Intro

1:25 Old Friends at Inman Connect

2:40 Today’s Market & What’s Next

4:22 AI’s Promise and Potential

9:53 The Latte Vision & Broken Processes

13:20 Building Inman News with Integrity

16:55 Advice for Agents in a Tough Market

18:33 Reinvention & Longevity Media

21:42 Rapid Fire: The Future of Real Estate

25:25 Optimistic about 2030

For nearly two decades, Glenn Kelman has led Redfin’s push to merge cutting-edge tech with full-service brokerage, reshaping how homes are bought and sold. Now, following its multi-billion-dollar acquisition by Rocket Companies, he’s setting his sights on an AI-powered, vertically integrated future.

In this candid conversation with Andrew Flachner, Glenn shares lessons from Redfin’s early missteps, insights on making housing more transparent and liquid, and why he believes housing is “the ultimate good.”

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We also dig into:

– How Redfin’s dual identity as a tech platform and brokerage became its superpower—and challenge

– Why AI’s biggest impact won’t be replacing agents, but freeing them to focus on high-value work

– The role of transparency in making housing more “liquid” and accessible

– How vertical integration can counter margin compression in a changing market

– Behind-the-scenes of the Rocket acquisition—and why Kelman believes they’re a perfect match

This is an unfiltered look at the moves shaping the future of real estate, straight from one of the industry’s most innovative and outspoken leaders.

00:00 — Intro

02:05 — The origin story: from map-based search to full-service brokerage

04:19 — Lessons from early missteps and finding the tech–service balance

06:33 — Stories from the field that shaped Redfin’s culture

08:18 — The challenge of being both a website and a brokerage

10:00 — Why data is AI’s real differentiator in real estate

11:00 — Current and future applications of AI at Redfin

13:38 — Why AI won’t replace agents in high-stakes transactions

14:24 — Making housing more transparent and liquid

15:57 — Why iBuying economics have changed

17:32— The push for integrated service models

20:50 — Standardization vs. personalization in brokerage

23:06 — Vertical integration as a path to profitability and better service

24:50 — How the Rocket deal came together

27:18 — The vision for Rocket Redfin

28:28 — Putting savings into mortgage rates where consumers feel it most

29:35 — Kelman’s future at Redfin and personal mission

31:38 — The impact Redfin has had on customers and agents

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Produced by NOVA

Sue Yannaccone is the CEO and President of Anywhere Brands, overseeing iconic real estate brands such as Coldwell Banker, Century 21, Sotheby's International Realty, Corcoran, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, and ERA. Under her leadership, Anywhere completed more real estate transactions than any other company last year. 

Andrew Flachner leads RealScout, a rapidly scaling real estate technology platform that powers agents, teams, and brokerages nationwide.

In this episode of Playmakers, we explore how to navigate prolonged market challenges, the real impact of AI on real estate agents, and why now is Anywhere's moment to leverage its "superpower" of integrated services.

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We also dig into:

– The impact of the NAR Settlement

– Why "focus on your controllables" is more critical than ever

– How AI will reshape agent workflows 

– Sue's principled approach to M&A

– The listing access wars and what's really at stake

Joe Lonsdale is the co-founder of Palantir (the #1 top-performing stock in the S&P 500) and General Partner at 8VC, where he’s helped shape some of the most influential AI and infrastructure companies of the last two decades.

In this episode of Playmakers, we explore what the rise of AI means for real estate agents, the future of knowledge work, and how autonomous systems—from flying taxis to AI-driven construction—could reshape housing itself.

We also dig into:
– What AI will automate vs. amplify in real estate
– Why the “S-curve” matters more than exponential AI hype
– What agents should be doing right now to pull ahead

This is a rare look inside the mind of someone shaping how AI, work, and power structures will evolve over the next decade.

🎧 Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.

• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:24) - Chapter: The New Economic Era of AI
• (03:20) - Chapter: Flying Taxis, Autonomous Construction, Tunnels
• (06:08) - Chapter: AI Era vs. Industrial Revolution
• (07:30) - Chapter: When will AI reshape the services labor market?
• (09:20) - Chapter: Will AI progress be exponential or in S-curves?
• (11:08) - Chapter: Man-Machine Symbiosis
• (14:33) - Chapter: Will AI replace real estate agents?
• (15:52) - Chapter: How to prepare for the AI wave
• (17:49) - Chapter: Which industries are adopting AI best?
• (18:56) - Chapter: Joe’s opinion on the demand for jobs
• (20:04) - Chapter: The terrifying risks of AI
• (22:03) - Chapter: Joe’s hot takes
• (25:27) - Chapter: Final thoughts
• (26:11) - Outro

RealScout CEO Andrew Flachner sits down with Gary Keller, founder of Keller Williams Realty and one of the most influential thinkers in real estate/business. Gary opens up about what it really takes to succeed in today’s market—and why most agents still can’t clearly articulate their value. 

He also shares his prediction for when the buyer market returns and what private equity’s growing role means for brokerages like KW. We also dive into:

– KW’s new partnership with Stone Point Capital
– Gary’s immersive research and AI-assisted process
– The four sources of lead gen that still matter most
– Why fear—not lack of skill—is what really holds agents backWhether you’re an agent, team leader, or brokerage owner, this episode offers rare access to one of the sharpest minds in the business.

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In this inaugural episode of the Playmakers Podcast, RealScout CEO Andrew Flachner sits down with Gino Blefari, former CEO of HomeServices of America and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, for an unfiltered, 45-minute conversation.
Gino opens up about his decision to step down, what’s changed in real estate leadership, and why he believes it’s still a great market for agents—even if it’s “no longer fun” for many at the top.

We also dive into:
– The impact Warren Buffett had on Gino’s career
– His take on the Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP)
– The habits and mindset that fueled his success
– What comes next after decades in leadership

Whether you’re a team leader, brokerage exec, or agent navigating today’s challenges, this episode is packed with hard-earned insight and straight talk. 

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