Commercial Real Estate Leadership (CRE Success)

This week, Darren Krakowiak shares three impactful book recommendations to help commercial real estate leaders manage their time more effectively, build resilience, and lead with authenticity. You'll get actionable tips from Dan Martell's Buy Back Your Time, life-changing lessons from Hugh van Cuylenburg's The Resilience Project, and powerful insights on a leaders' purpose from Bill George's Disco...

In episode 201 of Commercial Real Estate Leadership, Darren Krakowiak tackles a question you may have asked yourself: Why bother setting goals when you can just resolve to work as hard as possible? Let's explore the transformative power of goal setting, not just to predict outcomes, but as a commitment to your future. Discover how goals provide clarity, direction, and focus, helping you measure pr...

In this 200th episode of Commercial Real Estate Leadership, Darren Krakowiak reflects on the journey of creating consistent content over the past four and a half years. From guest interviews to solo episodes, hear how the podcast has evolved into a valuable resource that nurtures connections, attracts ideal clients, and supports industry professionals. Darren shares the origins of the podcast, les...

Do you know your core values? If not, it's time to clarify them and start embedding them in your company culture. In episode 199 of Commercial Real Estate Leadership, Darren Krakowiak challenges you to define, communicate and embody the core values that drive your business and leadership style. Darren explores the power of using values as a guiding force in recruitment, team alignment, and decisio...

In episode 198 of Commercial Real Estate Leadership, Darren Krakowiak dives into the power of collaboration in commercial real estate. Discover how fostering partnerships with external experts can accelerate growth, enhance client satisfaction, and open doors to new revenue streams. From guest speakers who train your team on relevant topics to strategic sponsorships that bolster your marketing, ex...

In episode 197 of Commercial Real Estate Leadership, Darren Krakowiak breaks down 10 essential principles of vendor reporting to help you close deals before the year ends. With the silly season fast approaching, now is the time to fine-tune your approach to keep vendors informed, build trust, and move more deals to unconditional status. Darren covers everything from providing regular updates and l...

In episode 196 of Commercial Real Estate Leadership, you'll hear how recognising your team's value and structured processes can fuel efficiency and growth. Darren Krakowiak uncovers this and more with Grant Beaumont, the Managing Director of Beaumont Property and Head of the Coutts group and Norwest Commercial in Sydney. Discover how Grant balances responsibility for multiple businesses, works wit...

In episode 195 of Commercial Real Estate Leadership, Darren Krakowiak uncovers some often-overlooked financial advantages that are readily available to commercial real estate agency principals. From business credit cards that earn valuable rewards just for joining, to tax benefits on vehicles, home office equipment, and more—Darren highlights strategies that can help you maximize your financial po...

In episode 194 of Commercial Real Estate Leadership, Darren Krakowiak shares some surprising parallels between running a hospital and managing a commercial real estate business. Drawing from his recent stay in hospital, Darren explores how the culture, systems, and client care he observed can inspire better practices in commercial real estate agencies. Tune in to learn about fostering a positive w...

In episode 193 of Commercial Real Estate Leadership, Darren Krakowiak discusses why leaders should rethink their approach to meetings. While many commercial real estate principals avoid meetings due to negative past experiences, Darren explains how structured, efficient meetings are one of the most effective ways to enhance business performance. We cover the three types of meetings every principal...

In episode 192 of Commercial Real Estate Leadership, Darren Krakowiak discusses the number one challenge in growing a commercial real estate business: finding great people. While the residential real estate industry has an abundance of talent, the perception remains that their skills don't always transfer well into commercial real estate success. Darren breaks down this myth and explores why now i...

In episode 191 of Commercial Real Estate Leadership, Darren Krakowiak shares practical strategies for commercial real estate principals to elevate their workplace culture, show respect to the communities they serve, and enhance their personal and business brands. By aligning your business with key calendar events, from International Women's Day to R U OK? Day and National Property Managers Day, yo...

In episode 190 of Commercial Real Estate Leadership, Darren Krakowiak tackles a common leadership challenge: setting expectations with your team. He explains why it's crucial for business owners to clearly communicate expectations, ensuring everyone understands their roles and responsibilities. Drawing on parallels from his daughter's kindergarten photo day, Darren explains how setting clear expec...

In episode 189 of Commercial Real Estate Leadership, Darren Krakowiak explores the immense value of building a personal brand and why content creation is more important than ever for commercial real estate principals. This episode includes success stories from industry leaders and clients of CRE Success like Daniel O'Brien, whose Instagram presence has helped him to expand his X Commercial empire,...

In episode 188 of Commercial Real Estate Leadership, Darren Krakowiak tackles the challenge of handling negative and often unfair Google reviews for your business. This episode includes the story of how Darren helped one of his clients to turn a one-star trashing into a five-star triumph, as well as how to deal with anonymous feedback that can harm you and your team's reputation. Darren shares rea...

In episode 187 of Commercial Real Estate Leadership, Darren Krakowiak takes the mic solo to share a renewed commitment to the podcast and reflect on his mission as a commercial real estate leader and entrepreneur. He delves into the importance of reigniting the passion for what you do and discusses how reengaging with the content creation modality of podcasting is aligned with his personal interes...

In episode 186 of Commercial Real Estate Leadership, Darren Krakowiak dives into the unique dynamics of commercial real estate principal partnerships, focusing on two men who started as colleagues (one of whom was the boss), quickly turning into mates, and then ultimately becoming business partners...introducting Rocco Tripodi and Andrew Bozza of Belle Property Commercial Inner West. Discover how...

Darren Krakowiak steps back into the hot seat to be interviewed once again by Will Tong in episode 185 of Commercial Real Estate Leadership. This time, they explore key performance metrics that can help you analyse and enhance your commercial real estate business performance. Darren and Will go deep into the crucial aspects of revenue per employee, the ideal revenue split between property manageme...

In episode 184 of Commercial Real Estate Leadership, Darren Krakowiak interviews Tony Aminian, the principal of Simple Industrial Commercial. Discover Tony's inspiring journey from not speaking English upon arriving in Australia, to working after school in his family's cleaning business, and then opening his own commercial real estate agency. Passionate about his Armenian heritage, Tony shares ins...

It's Darren Krakowiak's turn to sit in the hot seat. This week, Will Tong - the Founder of Property Lions, host of the WTF podcast and client of CRE Success - interviews Darren on episode 183 of Commercial Real Estate Leadership. Darren shares his personal journey over two decades in the industry and the pivotal moments over his commercial real estate career that led him to taking on more responsi...

In episode 182 of Commercial Real Estate Leadership, Darren Krakowiak - Founder of CRE Success and coach of commercial real estate principals - interviews Simon Borham, Director of Eastview Advisory. Simon shares his journey from living in Sydney and working in a highly-paid corporate role to moving to regional Australia during COVID and then building a new advisory business from scratch. Learn ho...

This week, Darren Krakowiak explores the use of traditional media channels and the importance of branding with special guest and CRE Success client, Darren Lucchese, Managing Director of Tewksbury Commercial. Darren shares his pathway from IT sales to becoming an accomplished office leasing agent and then the owner of a commercial real estate agency that dominates its patch. We hear how the opport...

In episode 180 of Commercial Real Estate Leadership, join Darren Krakowiak as he delves into the partnership of Brad Lord and Charlie Yankos, principals of RWC (Ray White Commercial) Greater Sydney South. Charlie Yankos, a former captain of the Australian national soccer team, reveals the lessons he learned about team work, discipline and leadership that helped him forge a post-professional athlet...

In episode 179 of Commercial Real Estate Leadership, Darren Krakowiak is joined by Ty Blanch, the Managing Director of Knight Frank Central Coast. From a Buddhist monastery to commercial real estate success, with deep study of the Munen Muso martial arts along the way, Ty shares his intriguing personal and professional journey, with insights into business leadership, spiritual growth, and navigati...

Learn how to identify tasks that drain your energy and focus, and discover actionable steps to spending more time on what lights you up and makes you money. By aligning your activities with value and enjoyment, you can elevate your performance, accelerate professional growth and extend your time in the industry. Tune in to gain valuable insights and take control of your schedule; unlock the secret...