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2025-08-14⏱️ 1:03:34Analyzed

Ryan Bruen

How To Deepen Relationships With Clients β€’ Ryan Bruen

CEOThe Young Team, FellowπŸ“ Cleveland, Akron, Canton, OhioNumber one large team in Ohio, 600 transactions, $200M in production
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Episode Summary

In this episode, Ryan Young shares his journey from being a professional chef to leading the most successful real estate team in Ohio. He discusses the importance of discipline and work ethic, and how these traits helped him excel in real estate. Ryan also introduces Fellow, a seller lead generation tool that helps agents leverage their existing databases to generate and convert leads.

🎯 Key Timestamps

30:19

Generating seller leads from existing databases

Use Fellow to incubate and convert existing database contacts into seller leads by providing regular home value updates and call-to-action opportunities.

25:02

Converting difficult leads like expireds and FSBOs

Develop strong scripts and practice regularly to become comfortable and effective in conversations, focusing on listening and understanding client needs.

🎬 Clip-Worthy Moments

mindset shift09:00 - 09:45
"I owe a lot of the success I've had in real estate to my professional training in the culinary world."

Hook: How a top REALTOR used his chef skills to dominate real estate.

pattern reveal30:19 - 31:00
"We realized that there was so many opportunities that were already acquired by the agents that were just sitting in their database."

Hook: Are you sitting on a goldmine of leads without realizing it?

πŸ’‘ Key Tactics

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Use Fellow to incubate existing database contacts for seller leads.

Regularly update contacts with home value information to keep them engaged. (30:19)

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Develop strong scripts for calling expireds and FSBOs.

Practice regularly to become comfortable and effective in conversations. (25:02)

πŸ’¬ Quotable Insights

"The bar is set pretty low for our industry, which is a shame because it's such an important experience in people's lives."
"The money is in your database."

Full Description

Ryan Bruen talks about current real estate market challenges focusing on motivation challenges for potential buyers and sellers. Ryan discusses smart home technology and how technology can make homes more efficient. Next, Ryan talks about client relationship management and the importance of maintaining personal connections with past clients. Last, Ryan discusses business preparation and systems including building automated systems and processes.

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Ryan Bruen can be reached at (973) 294-8887 and ryan@bruenrealestate.com.

This episode is brought to you byΒ Real GeeksΒ andΒ Courted.io.

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Topics Covered

Transition from culinary arts to real estateBuilding a successful real estate teamSeller lead generation with FellowImportance of work ethic and disciplineLeveraging existing databases for leads

Resources Mentioned

Fellow

tool β€’ A seller lead generation platform that leverages existing databases.