Real Takk Podcast

It's my pleasure to have Megan Probst on my show today!  Megan is a Broker Associate at Compass representing our South Florida office! She joined our Compass team over two years ago after working as VP of sales & marketing for Florida developer "Invesca Development Group", where she spearheaded the launch of their sales & marketing platform, as well as experienced representing their new developmen...

This is a special episode.  If you want to meet a real life Viking, Nick is your guy.  Nick Svensson has been a licensed Agent & real estate professional since 1996, when they used to show homes in carriages led by horses  :)  Upon graduation from UCSB in 95, Nick drew early success with his first agency Fred Sands Realtors, then later joining Sotheby's International Realty in Montecito as one of...

Happy to introduce my guy Andrew on this Real Takk pod episode.  Andrew Jorges is The Takk Team attorney representing the our clients on both the buy & sell side, & even litigation of certain aspects of a real estate deal.  As a Penn State grad majoring in Accounting, he was employed with KPMG for a year before jumping back into law school at the Cardozo School of Law in 2009.  Upon graduation, he...

Excited to bring in my next guest Mr. Brian Renzenbrink! Brain is a software engineer by trade, an early engineer at Compass that now leads our Infrastructure Automation Team.  At Compass, he’s responsible for technical infrastructure projects that build our internal flywheel to make our product and engineering better.   We discuss a range of topics including early days with Rob Reffkin and his vi...

Daisy is one of the top Strategic Growth Managers at Compass.  What exactly is Strategic Growth?  She is directly responsible to be the face of the company, and the engine of our market expansion.  We discuss her up bringing, (a true New Yorker), background before joining our team, her morning routine to stay in top shape mentally & physically, & shares with us what she's seen with top brokers and...

Excited to host my guest Naomi Klein from Compass LA!  Hailing from farm town Bakersfield California, Naomi is the founder of our Beverly Hills office at Compass.  She has closed over $350 million dollars worth of residential, multi family & investment properties, with an impressive portfolio of clients in both LA & NYC.  Get the inside scope on her emphasis & importance of leveraging social media...

Jake is the longest-tenured Compass agent! He joined before Mayor Bloomberg helped launch Urban Compass back in 2012.  He describes the earliest day of Compass, how he joined, what he did during the initial launch of this start up, and where he is going now.  Fast forward to 2019 upon winning Commercial Observers top 30 under 30, Jake specializes in tenant rep and expansion at Compass.  His passio...

I'm joined by Sophia & Carla of the New Ventures Team at Compass who head our new concierge program.  In short, my team will invest in your home to ensure that we're maximizing value, while reducing time on market.  No hidden fees, taxes, interest, etc.  Just credit us back at the closing table.  Cosmetic improvements to a home can show a material increase in sale price, but clients often don’t wa...

An in-depth conversation with with Tony Cappaert, the Co-founder of Contactually, one of the largest CRM's in North America. He is now serves as Compass's Strategic Growth Manager, where he leads programs that help grow each real estate professionals business by leveraging Compass Concierge & Compass Bridge Loans.  Some topics we cover: "What lead to the partnership for Compass to acquire Contactu...

I am beyond honored & excited to share with you my interview with Zvi Band, the founder one of the top CRM companies in the country Contactually.  We discuss his early beginnings as a programmer, the concept of how Contactually started (was not originally created for real estate people in mind), the lead up to Compass's acquisition of Contatually, and how he's integrated his firm into the Compass...

Who is Jessica Northop?  Started her career at the age of 18 (before fax machines!) & built her real estate company from the ground up.  Loved her quote 13 minutes in.  "You gotta go through baptism by fire!". To become successful in this business, you must learn through your own mistakes. Own up to your errors & learn from it!  So much fun listening to her & full of content for those interested i...

WELCOME TO EPISODE 2!  The Takk Team is joined by our two CPA professionals who visits the newly opened "The Jones (soft opening on August 19 via Gabriel Stulman & Chef Jack Harris) to discuss a variety matters from the their hiring experience, projects they are currently working on, Compass IPO timeline & process, & managing the equity team at Compass.  

Your host & the founder of the Takk Team at Compass dives into a quick introduction for the team, the work they do, and discuss the goals for the launch of our podcast.  We reveal some future guests, fun facts about Danielle Stout, and the big picture of what this podcast will eventually be.  Follow our journey on IG at @Takk-Yamaguchi