Built Different with Avo Awanesian

In this episode of the Built Different Podcast, Avo sits down with Jordan Page, a real estate team leader whose journey into the business started with risk, failure, and ultimately growth. Jordan shares how his early sales career at Yelp gave him a strong foundation, but it was losing everything in a failed supplement company that pushed him to pivot into real estate in 2018. Starting with just si...

In this episode of the Built Different Podcast, Avo sits down with Trevor Halpern of Halpern Residential for a real conversation on building a real estate business with longevity, intentionality, and leverage. Trevor shares his unconventional path into real estate, from growing up in a law focused household and attending law school, to experiencing what he calls a soul revolt when he realized the...

In this episode of the Built Different Podcast, Avo sits down with Scottsdale's 40 Under 40 Award recipient Kasey Pastor-Fleming, a longtime Arizona Realtor who grew up inside the real estate business and has spent the last 18 years building a relationship driven brand that blends old school fundamentals with modern social media. Kasey shares what it was like being raised in her parents at home br...

In this episode of the Built Different Podcast, Avo sits down with Brittini Bowers, investor, podcaster, Realtor, and co founder of agentXcel. Together with her husband, Brittini owns and manages 20 single family homes while continuing to scale her real estate business and empower other agents. Brittini shares how she and her husband built their portfolio with intentional strategy, long term visio...

In this episode of the Built Different Podcast, Avo sits down with Dr. Alicia Naser, board certified behavior analyst and Founder and CEO of The Naser Institute for Behavioral Sports Psychology. Dr. Naser works with elite performers including NHL players, professional athletes, and executives, using behavioral science to build repeatable mental skills under pressure. They break down a simple but p...

In this episode of the Built Different Podcast, Avo sits down with Kimberly Banks, a Scottsdale All-Stars Under 40 award recipient & relationship first Realtor who's building her business through genuine community, consistent rooms, and creative events that actually feel fun. Kimberly shares her path from working with the Arizona Department of Health during COVID, leading a Spanish speaking team,...

In this episode of the Built Different Podcast, Avo sits down with Cody Dodge, a 24 year old Georgia realtor wrapping up his first year in real estate with 20 transactions and roughly $9M in volume. What makes Cody's story stand out is not just the numbers, but the decision behind them. Cody shares how he walked away from a comfortable construction project management role to go all in on real esta...

In this episode of the Built Different podcast, Avo sits down with Mason Ottersberg, a former professional off road dirt bike racer who is now charging hard in real estate during his first year. Mason shares how racing shaped his mindset through structure, discipline, and learning how to suffer for a bigger goal. He breaks down what training looked like at a high level, why race day pressure felt...

In this episode of Built Different, Avo sits down with Lex Orosco, the number one agent in San Jose, California, with over $500M closed. Lex breaks down the exact work habits that built his business, including sending up to 50,000 mailers a month, writing 100 to 150 addressed envelopes daily, and treating every phone call like it could be worth $25,000 to $100,000. Lex shares why direct mail is no...

In this episode of the Built Different podcast, Avo sits down with Mike Dardin, CEO of a logistics company doing over $75 million in annual sales. Mike shares his real, unfiltered journey from starting at the ground level of the produce and transportation industry to building and scaling a massive operation without a college degree. This conversation pulls back the curtain on what entrepreneurship...

In this episode of the Built Different Podcast, I sit down with my good friend and mentor Chris Bowers for a raw, high level conversation about what actually drives high performers and why most people stay stuck. Chris opens up about the seasons of life and business and how he is constantly shedding skin to become the next version of himself. He explains how he views real estate like a football fi...

In this episode of the Built Different podcast, Avo sits down with top producing solo agent Nolan Rucker for a real conversation about growth, competition, and building a business without losing your life in the process. Nolan shares how he accidentally fell into real estate after studying kinesiology, quickly scaled through a high volume listing team, and became obsessed with efficiency, skills,...

Welcome to the very first episode of The Built Different Podcast. Before I bring on guests and spotlight other high performers, I wanted to start with my own journey... In this solo episode, I share my story from being first generation born in the U.S. & raised by immigrant parents with nothing but grit and work ethic… to getting lost in the wrong crowd, using and selling drugs in my teens… to mak...