Bricks & Risk

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes, it's not about the money. But ... other times it is, and even though the client values the relationship as much as Sean & Tim , they may jump ship just to save a few bucks; understandable, it happens. A recent client of Tim's asked for an insurance referral, and naturally, he recommended Sean. What happened next is what inspired this one. This was our fina...

Send us Fan Mail Over a 3 year period, Bricks & Risk has gradually shifted into a small business show. I mean, most folks in residential real estate and insurance are already running smaller, entrepreneurial businesses, but Sean & Tim are very intentional these days about who they interview and why. Queue in Sean Collins , Owner of Garden Views . Sean is the poster child for a hard worker,...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is all about the not-discussed-often-enough, business-first, social media platform: LinkedIn . In real estate, none of the marketing experts are talking about it consistently. In insurance, same. Pizza shop owner ... same. So why are we highlighting LinkedIn on B&R this week? Because not only has it helped grow the Bricks & Risk podcast community over...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Part II, Bricks & Riskers! As mentioned last week, Dave Arena was our first official Bricks & Risk guest to warrant two parts for his episode. I mean, the conversation was just too good not to go deeper; kudos, Dave! Anyhoo, the main reason Sean Mooney & Tim Garrity wanted to sit down with Dave Arena was to learn more about his current mission to revive an i...

Send us Fan Mail First and foremost, Dave Arena was our first official Bricks & Risk guest to warrant two parts for his episode. I mean, the conversation was just too good not to go deeper; kudos, Dave! Anyhoo, the main reason Sean Mooney & Tim Garrity wanted to sit down with Dave Arena was to learn more about his current mission to revive an iconic brand, Horn & Hardart . While H&...

Send us Fan Mail Part II of the "yo, where's your office" series where Sean & Tim talk strategically about the placement of your office, when it matters, and when it doesn't matter. But more specifically, in residential real estate. Hint: 99 times out of 100, it doesn't matter; haha. With the rise of the internet over the last 25 years, things have changed with the per...

Send us Fan Mail Another Part I of II series where Sean & Tim talk strategically about the placement of your office, when it matters, and when it doesn't matter. But more specifically, in residential real estate. Hint: 99 times out of 100, it doesn't matter; haha. With the rise of the internet over the last 25 years, things have changed with the perceived value of physical spaces; so...

Send us Fan Mail If you've ever wanted to learn how to successfully invest in real estate for the long-term, you talk to Gary Jonas . Gary is CEO of The How Group , specializing in real estate investment/development, property management, and general contracting. As the leader of a vertically integrated company that grew through EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System / aka Traction ), Gary know...

Send us Fan Mail We've said this over and over on B&R , until we're blue in the face. The 3 Reasons we started our own podcast are: 1) Get more business, 2) Build more relationships, and 3) Help and give back. Have all 3 reasons become realities for us ... yes. Are there other great things that have happened by starting and consistently growing our podcast ... yes. Do we have more go...

Send us Fan Mail While door-knocking is not Tim's thing, Sean is more open to the idea. But since Sean doesn't actually do it, we both chose to formally introduce you all to a new friend of the show, Troy Thompson . Troy is not only a driven, hard-working, family man, he's also an expert door knocker. While honing his door-knocking skills through a past gig at  Southwestern Advantag...

Send us Fan Mail It's official. Sean Mooney's style of dress has officially been named. It's called ... "Moon." Haha. Jokes aside, this Bricks & Risk episode is all about storytelling; but more importantly, sharing stories of our biggest business failures. We love highlighting our wins, and we also love seeing other folks win, but it's easier to learn how people a...

Send us Fan Mail If you're from Greater Philadelphia, you know exactly what and where Delco is. If you're not, we're about to tell you all about it. One thing that has always impressed Tim about folks from Delco is their hometown pride. That pride is traditionally shown through custom clothing, food shout-outs on social media, or just staying local and loyal to Delaware County for l...

Send us Fan Mail Ah, another Parker Lewis masterpiece from Mr. Mooney ; but we digress. Today's Tuesdee episode is all about brands. Not logos ... brands . Why are brands different than logos? Aren't they basically the same thing? Actually, they're not at all once you really differentiate the two. While we mention some different brand comparisons throughout the episode, to help pain...

Send us Fan Mail Josh Wilton provides such a great foundation for anyone who has worked in a corporate job for a while, but has always thought about branching out on their own. Not only that, Josh has also successfully built property management, development, and consulting arms alongside his super-successful, hyper-local residential real estate brokerage in Princeton, NJ; not easy, folks. Sean &am...

Send us Fan Mail While renting is a great way to start your life post-college, post-trade school, or post-high-school, doing it for too long can hurt you; mostly, in the long-term. Meaning, it's a great way to get started, but plan to invest your rental dollars in an asset sooner than later: real estate, stock market, etc. Enter, "buy the sh*thole." While it would be nice to own the...

Send us Fan Mail Such . an . awesome . interview. It's our pleasure to sit down and chat with a real estate superstar, successful entrepreneur, and now, nomadic team leader, Jon Campbell . Have you ever dreamed of traveling like you've already retired, but waaay before you actually retire and feel more spry? Welp, Jon is doing that as we speak. Dig in to learn how he got started as a bus...

Send us Fan Mail You'll notice on this one, Sean Mooney & Tim Garrity went waaay too long on the casual episode intro. So if our small talk is not your bag, please skip ahead to the 6 minute and 30 second mark to get started; haha. In this Bricks & Risk stinger, we go over something a bit more philosophical than usual; even though, we have been known to get philosophical on B&R. T...

Send us Fan Mail Since we started interviewing people in residential real estate, we have typically found one of two paths as to how they got into it: 1) Family/Friend, or 2) They stumbled into it. Jackie Dabrowski is a shining example of someone who stumbled into it, but had the work ethic, drive, and confidence to keep it moving forward and grow her book of business year after year. Not only did...

Send us Fan Mail You've probably learned by now that Sean & Tim focus on "the long-term" when it comes to business: relationships, Marathoner's Mindset, trusted advisors, you name it. This ep specifically talks about why focusing on being a trusted advisor will help you win day-in and day-out no matter what new technology comes our way. In other words, it teaches you to lev...

Send us Fan Mail As we continue to chat with more business owners who are not in the real estate or insurance industries, we sat down with Pete D'Amico at Dynasty Advisors. While Pete & Tim have known each other since Bishop McDevitt High School , and Sean has known him almost as long, they all continue to hang out and do business together today. It was not until many of our friends start...

Send us Fan Mail "Just get on the phone. Just go knock on doors. Just create 3 social posts and 5 stories a week." Anyone in high-level sales, such as real estate or insurance, has heard these things before, and it almost makes someone feel like an idiot if they're not doing these things. Right? Here's the truth, it's completely normal to try a sales/marketing technique, d...

Send us Fan Mail Some small business owners grow organically, and some grow through acquisition (aka M&A). There is no right or wrong way to grow, only YOUR way. Greg Hogan is a shining example of that. Because he "maxed out his time" at a previous job, he believed that buying an existing agency was the best way for him to hit the ground running ... and he was right. Dig into this B&...

Send us Fan Mail Welp, I guess we can now officially say that the M&A wave in residential real estate is large and in-charge in 2026. So much so, that Compass recently acquired Anywhere , and Real is under contract to acquire RE/MAX . Just ... wow. Big moves from some of the industry's youngest, strongest players. Now, dig in to Part II as Sean & Tim discuss why this is happening, and...

Send us Fan Mail Welp, I guess we can now officially say that the M&A wave in residential real estate is large and in-charge in 2026. So much so, that Compass recently acquired Anywhere , and Real is under contract to acquire RE/MAX . Just ... wow. Big moves from some of the industry's youngest, strongest players. Dig in to Part I as Sean & Tim discuss why this is happening, and where...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes, a lack of tech is not the reason why your business is not succeeding the way you want it to. Take Mark Malfar a for example. He still operates mostly off of pen and paper, as well as Excel spreadsheets ... and he's crushing it as an agent! Not only that, he has built a successful private lending business using the same success formula. Build a pipeline, and follow...