Bricks & Risk
Bricks & Risk empowers real estate agents, insurance professionals, and entrepreneurs with actionable insights and proven strategies to start and scale their businesses. Our podcast videos feature topics and interviews with top-performing business owners, industry experts, and thought leaders who share their secrets to success.
Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting out, our content is packed with valuable nuggets that help you:
- Master the art of growing your real estate or insurance business
- Unlock innovative business strategies tailored to you
- Learn directly from entrepreneurs who’ve built thriving businesses
- Gain actionable advice on marketing, leadership, and scaling operations
We’re here to inspire, educate, and provide the tools you need to succeed in an ever-changing business world. Subscribe to our channel and start building the future you deserve. We drop a new episode every week!
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Episodes
65 episodes
Episode #65: Executing Business Design Solutions with Brent Bush
Tim Garrity & Brent Bush have known each other since they were 14 years old, but aside from being long-time friends, Brent has ...
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Episode 65
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41:26
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Episode #64: The Dylan McGonigal Episode, Communication
We took a different approach with this episode and asked our producer, Dylan McGonigal, what he would like us to talk about. His answer: communication. Why is commu...
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Episode 64
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39:36
Episode #63: Teaching Agents to Live a Great Life and Prosper with Dave Ashe
Not only has Dave Ashe survived and thrived in residential real estate for 40 years, he has 3 kids, 7 grandkids, a vacation home at the South Jerse...
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Episode 63
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53:48
Episode #62: What Should We Measure for Agent Success: Volume or Profit?
In residential real estate, the "industry" tends to favor those agents who have closed a lot of deals. This is known as "volume," which is the total added dollar amount of the sales you close in a calendar year. This is also why teams are wi...
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Episode 62
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Episode #61: The Skinny on Private Lending with Ian Walsh
Private lending (aka Hard Money) is a term that investors/developers are familiar with, but maybe not the average buyer or seller. Ian Walsh is a leader in pri...
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Episode 61
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Episode #60: Don't Knee-Jerk Your Insurance Coverage
The current insurance environment is what Sean has repeatedly referred to as a "hard market." Meaning, insurance premiums are going up for consumers and insurance carriers are taking a mo...
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Episode 60
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42:57
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Episode #59: Scratch Commercial Lending with Evan Segal
As Sean & Tim continue to introduce and interview superstars within their networks, we are grateful to have spoken with
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Episode 59
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56:28
Episode #58: Strained affordability in today’s US housing market
Here's an interesting stat: The average buyer’s income would have had to rise 86% since January 2020, just to keep pace with the current median priced home. Wow. Some of the main culprits are price appreciation, intere...
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Episode 58
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42:52
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Episode #57: Hunting Commercial Real Estate with Nick Giganti & Martino Picariello
With years of boots-on-the-ground real estate experience, both residential and commercial (aka resi-mercial), Nick Giganti &
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Episode 57
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1:10:29
Episode #56: Marketing Idea vs. Marketing Plan
We had fun making this one, folks. Not only is it a topic that hits home with both Sean & Tim, but it's also a concept...
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Episode 56
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Episode #55: Bootstrapping a Family Insurance Business with Shaun Gavaghan
Shaun Gavaghan is a shining example of a scrappy entrepreneur. He's a problem-solver, a risk-taker, and a hard worker. From starting his insurance business from scratch (with 3 children an...
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Episode 55
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56:17
Episode #54: How to Structure Your Residential Real Estate Business
As an agent in residential real estate today, you have choices as to how you want to structure your business: solo agent, team member/leader, or brokerage owner. If you're just getting started, you'd likely start as either a solo agent or te...
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Episode 54
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42:19
Episode #53: Scaling a Productive Team with Ryan Stawasz
On this B&R ep, Sean & Tim talk with Ryan Stawasz fro...
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Episode 53
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51:59
Episode #52: Why Commitment Creates Success
Being committed in business may quite possibly be the most important key to success. Reason being, if you never give up, you'll continue to grow in different ways: income, personally, client base, company size, etc. But, the second you take ...
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Episode 52
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37:22
Episode #51: Being a Small Business Triple-Threat with Rob Schuck
Rarely do you see in the residential real estate industry an independent brokerage owner that also happens to own mortgage and insurance brokerages as well. Meet...
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Episode 51
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1:02:55
Episode #50: Our 50th Episode ... LIVE!
We did it, we made it to 50! One of our past podcast guests told us that only 1% of all podcasts have 50 episodes or more, and whether that is accurate or not in December 2024 is not what matters; we prepped-for, created, and released 50 pod...
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Episode 50
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40:20
Episode #49: Why Sellers Make More Money Through Listing Agents
Have you ever heard the term "FSBO?" Pronounced by the industry as "fizz-bo," a For Sale By Owner listing means that a homeowner is marketing their home for sale without the help of a Seller Agent (aka Listing Agent). Now ... why would anyon...
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Episode 48
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1:02:12
Episode #48: "Lifetime Home Support" for your Clients with Amy Stockberger
This guest episode is going to knock your socks off! Well ... not literally, haha. Amy Stockberger is a visionary, she's a hustler, and she's disrupting how to look at Le...
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Episode 48
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53:16
Episode #47: The Pros & Cons of Partnerships
In business, you can go it alone or link arms with others. You can have one partner, ten partners, or no partners; there's no right or wrong way to go through your business journey. Before diving...
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Episode 47
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47:40
Episode #46: Growing Up on Main Street America with Mike Giangiordano, Jr.
One of the many wonderful things about Philadelphia is its history. Not only in its significance to the growth of America, but in its family/generational history as well; needless to say, we have deep roots here. Mike Giangiordano, Jr. (aka ...
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Episode 46
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1:04:50
Episode #45: How to Create a Brand
Whether you are in real estate, insurance, or another entrepreneurial field, having a "brand" can help (and in some cases, define) your business. In this B&R ep, Sean & Tim discuss the process for creating a brand, visualizing how it...
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Episode 45
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46:55
Episode #44: Building a Relationship-Based Business with Garrett Maroon
To put it directly, Garrett is a superstar! Not only did he have the confidence to start and build his residential real estate business on the strength of his relationships, but he p...
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Episode 44
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50:21
Episode #43: To CRM, or Not To CRM
Committing to a CRM (aka Customer Relationship Management) is not only a great way to stay focused and organized in business, statistics will show that it also helps with forecasting and growth! In our 43rd ep, Sean & Tim discuss why CRM...
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Episode 43
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39:28
