Trust Your Gut: Christopher Wands on Walking Away & Scaling in Miami | Agent Brew S3E6

Trust Yourself, Trust Your Gut, Trust Your Intuition | Christopher Wands | Agent Brew S3E6 Chris walked away from a billion-dollar sellout because it wasn't working for him. Years later, he was selling one for the same developer. This week on Agent Brew, Eric Zollinger sits down with Christopher Wands, founder of the Wands Team at Douglas Elliman in Miami. Chris is a fourth-generation real estate professional. He built his business from rentals in his college town into one of Douglas Elliman’s top teams, and he has stayed at the same firm for his whole career. In this episode: ☕ His first year: 40 transactions, mostly rentals ☕ Winning Rookie of the Year, and the surprise his mom kept secret ☕ Why he walked away from a billion-dollar new development, and how it came back around ☕ Knowing when to scale, and the “cost per seat” most team leaders miss ☕ Miami’s undervalued “secondary markets”: Miami Shores, Belle Meade, the Upper East Side and more ☕ Why 80% of his business comes from referrals ]☕ Advice to his younger self: save first, and put your ego aside “People need to trust themselves, trust your gut, trust your intuition. If something doesn’t feel right, you have to make the change.” New episodes every Tuesday. Subscribe, and follow the weekly Agent Brew Substack. Brought to you by ‪@RLTYco‬ Instagram: @theagentbrew | @ericzollingernyc | @chris_wands | @thewandsteam #AgentBrew #RealEstatePodcast #MiamiRealEstate #DouglasElliman #RealEstateTeam #RLTYco