Bricks & Risk

By Sean Mooney & Tim Garrity

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Episodes: 126

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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!

Find us on social channels: @bricksandrisk! ⚡


Episode Date
Build a Bigger Pipeline with Mark Malfara’s Success Formula | Episode 126
May 26, 2026
Always Be Networking, Choose Relationships Over Transactions | Episode 125
May 19, 2026
Driving Processes & Scaling Smarter with Clint Houck | Episode 124
May 12, 2026
Not Worth Your Time? Build Relationships That Pay. | Episode 123
May 05, 2026
Bet On Yourself with John Casey | Episode 122
Apr 28, 2026
Know, Like, & Trust / Why AI Won’t Replace Sales Skills | Episode 121
Apr 21, 2026
Low Barrier Problem & Why Sales Inexperience Hurts Industries | Episode 120
Apr 14, 2026
Agency Valuations, M&A, & Growth with Mike Mensch | Episode 119
Apr 07, 2026
Warm Leads Only, A Business Development Model That Wins | Episode 118
Mar 31, 2026
A Thankless Industry Of Growth & Grit With John Sacks | Episode 117
Mar 24, 2026
The Current Florida Condo Crisis & Why Owners Are Rushing to Sell | Episode 116
Mar 17, 2026
Build Your Brand With Matt Lionetti's Real Estate Playbook | Episode 115
Mar 10, 2026
Grow Your Commission Margin & Escape the Volume Trap | Episode 114
Mar 03, 2026
Quality Over Hype To Build It Right with Rory Farrell & Mike Witczak | Episode 113
Feb 24, 2026
Why Failing Forward is the Mindset that Builds Winners | Episode 112
Feb 17, 2026
Reputation Over Riches & Building Mortgage Trust with Tom Mellett | Episode 111
Feb 10, 2026
If You're Serious About Becoming an Entrepreneur, Start Prepping Now | Episode 110
Feb 03, 2026
A Boots-On-The-Ground Interview with the Devastatingly Good-Looking Mason, Jimmy O'Neill | Episode 109
Jan 27, 2026
How To Prepare Your Insurance Agency for a Valuation or Sale | Episode 108
Jan 20, 2026
How To Safely Navigate and Provide Solutions with Seth Lejeune & Jenn Anusky | Episode 107
Jan 13, 2026
Why Your Team Matters, Both In-House & Outsourced | Episode 106
Jan 06, 2026
Wearing Every Real Estate Hat to Build a Business with Jason Ostrowsky | Episode 105
Dec 30, 2025
Hey, What Gives? Why Are My Clients Not Giving Me Referrals? | Episode 104
Dec 23, 2025
How To Hit Singles & Doubles in Franchising with Mike Oberholtzer | Episode 103
Dec 16, 2025
Stop Filing Those Insurance Claims: The Truth Online Advisors Don’t Tell You | Episode 102
Dec 09, 2025
He Moved to Philly With Zero Contacts … Now Everyone Knows "South Philly Vinny's" Name | Episode 101
Dec 02, 2025
Only 5% of Podcasts Make it to 100 Episodes ... We Just Did. | Episode 100
Nov 25, 2025
Connectors Win, and Why it's the Mindset Most People Miss | Episode 99
Nov 18, 2025
Just because Cheldin Barlatt Rumer carries it well, doesn't mean it's not heavy | Episode 98
Nov 11, 2025
Geofence marketing tactics using the "Whopper Detour" | Episode 97
Nov 04, 2025
What Building His Own Appraisal Firm Has Taught Mike Coyle | Episode 96
Oct 28, 2025
The Truth About Bad Business Advice | Episode 95
Oct 21, 2025
Why Jarrod Blackwell Believes That Empathy In Business Drives Digital ROI | Episode 94
Oct 14, 2025
How to Fix Your Insurance Retention ... and Grow | Episode 93
Oct 07, 2025
The “Milwaukee Moment” That Pivoted Justin Heath’s Career Into Real Estate | Episode 92
Sep 30, 2025
How To Stop Chasing The "Realtor Joneses" | Episode 91
Sep 23, 2025
He Turned a $35K Job Into 80+ Properties (Without Quitting His 9–5) with Cory Jacobson | Episode 90
Sep 16, 2025
How We Survived Year 1 - What They Don’t Tell You About Starting a Business, Part 2 | Episode 89
Sep 09, 2025
How We Survived Year 1 - What They Don’t Tell You About Starting a Business, Part 1 | Episode 88
Sep 02, 2025
From Burnout to Breakthrough: How Kelly Donahue-Piro Helps Insurance Agencies Thrive in Any Market | Episode 87
Aug 26, 2025
Episode #86: The #1 Mistake Homebuyers Make When Shopping for Insurance Online
Aug 19, 2025
Episode #85: She Lost 4 Employees In 2 Months. Here's How Missy Stallings Saved Her Insurance Agency!
Aug 12, 2025
Episode #84: All-Inclusive vs. À La Carte Brokerages: What Kind of Real Estate Agent Are You?
Aug 05, 2025
Episode #83: Just Keep Going with Dustin Brohm
Jul 29, 2025
Episode #82: It's not about you, it's about them.
Jul 22, 2025
Episode #81: Growing a Mortgage Team from Scratch with Rob Wishnick
Jul 15, 2025
Episode #80: The Life of a Small, Independent Business Owner
Jul 08, 2025
Episode #79: Kindness Elevates Entrepreneurs with Skye Michiels
Jul 01, 2025
Episode #78: 3 Reasons Why Email Marketing is Valuable
Jun 24, 2025
Episode #77: Be Honest, Laugh Often, and Help Others with Lisa Murphy
Jun 17, 2025
Episode #76: What is the difference between a "Scarcity" and "Abundance" mindset?
Jun 10, 2025
Episode #75: Executing Events & Building Community with Josh Buchter & Beth Williams
Jun 03, 2025
Episode #74: Why do consumers assume real estate and insurance agents are all the same?
May 29, 2025
Episode #73: Flipping Homes & Holding Paper with Nick Disney
May 22, 2025
Episode #72: Millennial & Gen Z Agents are Doing Things Differently
May 15, 2025
Episode #71: Be an Expert in Your Space with Sean Kent
May 08, 2025
Episode #70: Zillow looks to provide transparency through climate risk scoring
May 01, 2025
Episode #69: Your Network is Your Net Worth with Joe O'Donnell & Mike Sweeney
Apr 24, 2025
Episode #68: It's No Secret, Real Estate & Insurance Have High Failure Rates
Apr 17, 2025
Episode #67: Practice, Professionalism, & Knowing What To Say with Tom Toole
Apr 10, 2025
Episode #66: Authenticity in Business
Apr 03, 2025
Episode #65: Executing Business Design Solutions with Brent Bush
Mar 27, 2025
Episode #64: The Dylan McGonigal Episode, Communication
Mar 20, 2025
Episode #63: Teaching Agents to Live a Great Life and Prosper with Dave Ashe
Mar 13, 2025
Episode #62: What Should We Measure for Agent Success: Volume or Profit?
Mar 06, 2025
Episode #61: The Skinny on Private Lending with Ian Walsh
Feb 27, 2025
Episode #60: Don't Knee-Jerk Your Insurance Coverage
Feb 20, 2025
Episode #59: Scratch Commercial Lending with Evan Segal
Feb 13, 2025
Episode #58: Strained affordability in today’s US housing market
Feb 06, 2025
Episode #57: Hunting Commercial Real Estate with Nick Giganti & Martino Picariello
Jan 30, 2025
Episode #56: Marketing Idea vs. Marketing Plan
Jan 23, 2025
Episode #55: Bootstrapping a Family Insurance Business with Shaun Gavaghan
Jan 16, 2025
Episode #54: How to Structure Your Residential Real Estate Business
Jan 09, 2025
Episode #53: Scaling a Productive Team with Ryan Stawasz
Jan 02, 2025
Episode #52: Why Commitment Creates Success
Dec 26, 2024
Episode #51: Being a Small Business Triple-Threat with Rob Schuck
Dec 19, 2024
Episode #50: Our 50th Episode ... LIVE!
Dec 12, 2024
Episode #49: Why Sellers Make More Money Through Listing Agents
Dec 03, 2024
Episode #48: "Lifetime Home Support" for your Clients with Amy Stockberger
Nov 27, 2024
Episode #47: The Pros & Cons of Partnerships
Nov 21, 2024
Episode #46: Growing Up on Main Street America with Mike Giangiordano, Jr.
Nov 14, 2024
Episode #45: How to Create a Brand
Nov 07, 2024
Episode #44: Building a Relationship-Based Business with Garrett Maroon
Oct 31, 2024
Episode #43: To CRM, or Not To CRM
Oct 24, 2024
Episode #42: The Business of Restaurants with Harris Eckstut
Oct 17, 2024
Episode #41: An Episode About Nothing, But Even Nothing Is Something
Oct 10, 2024
Episode #40: Living Life as a Go-Giver with Bob Burg
Oct 03, 2024
Episode #39: How Home Insurance Shock is Hurting Residential Investors
Sep 26, 2024
Episode #38, Top 3 Ep: Sean & Tim's Top 3 Podcasts
Sep 19, 2024
Episode #37: Growing Confident Agents with Elizabeth Convery
Sep 12, 2024
Episode #36: Stop Saying Yes and Learn When to Say "No"
Sep 05, 2024
Episode #35: Being a Trusted House Detective with Reid Stever
Aug 29, 2024
Episode #34: Never Stop Knocking and Providing Value with Stewart Sheppard
Aug 22, 2024
Episode #33: Why Timeblocking is Important
Aug 15, 2024
Episode #32: Rehabbing Homes and Being a Girl Dad with Zach Torres
Aug 08, 2024
Episode #31: Building Net Worth and Water Ice Authority with Keyon Whiting
Aug 01, 2024
Episode #30: Goals In Business
Jul 25, 2024
Episode #29: Driving Fundamental Growth in Business with Billy Williams
Jul 18, 2024
Episode #28, OG Ep: Franchises vs. Independent Brokerages
Jul 10, 2024
Episode #27: Objection-Proof Success with Award-Winning Author Jeff West
Jul 03, 2024
Episode #26: Wide Marketing vs. Deep Marketing
Jun 28, 2024
Episode #25: Building a Modern Media Empire with Eric Simon
Jun 18, 2024
Episode #24, OG Ep: An Introduction
Jun 12, 2024
Episode #23: Respect, Help, & Love with Mike McCann
May 31, 2024
Episode #22: Working "In" the Business & Working "On" the Business
May 29, 2024
Episode #21: Drive Your Business with Online Reviews
May 23, 2024
Episode #20, OG Ep: The Power of Relationships
May 13, 2024
Episode #19: "Feet on the Street" Lending with Jared Pontz
May 07, 2024
Episode #18: Spheres & Centers of Influence
Apr 29, 2024
Episode #17: Smart Acquisitions & 1% Podcasting with Bradley Flowers
Apr 25, 2024
Episode #16: Inflation and Claim Risk are Causing Insurance Woes
Apr 24, 2024
Episode #15: When To Hire An Assistant
Apr 18, 2024
Episode #14: Why the NAR / Realtor 6% Commission Shake-Up is a Good Thing
Apr 16, 2024
Episode #13: From Mortgages to Hotels with Kyle Kelly
Apr 12, 2024
Episode #12: How to Manage Employee Screw-Ups
Apr 11, 2024
Episode #11: The "Finding Peak" Journey with Ryan Hanley
Apr 04, 2024
Episode #10: Feeding Fish vs. Teaching to Fish
Apr 03, 2024
Episode #9: Master the Listing Lane with Ryan Petrucci
Mar 29, 2024
Episode #8: The Art of Scaling a Business
Mar 28, 2024
Episode #7: "Brand It Like Serhant" with Ryan Serhant
Mar 20, 2024
Episode #6: Warm Referrals vs. Cold Calling
Mar 19, 2024
Episode #5: Relationship Marketing with Luke Acree
Mar 16, 2024
Episode #4: Brick & Mortar vs. Virtual
Mar 15, 2024
Episode #3: Building & Selling Insurance Brokerages with Cory Schnabel
Mar 14, 2024
Episode #2: The Birth of Bricks & Risk, How To Build Your Business
Mar 13, 2024
Episode #1: Prepping and Closing Clients
Mar 13, 2024