In January, Topsfield native and star of Netflix reality series “Owning Manhattan,” Ryan Serhant opened a Boston office of his brokerage, SERHANT, finally bringing his nationally known brand back home. Northshore Magazine spoke with the billion-dollar broker, brand builder, and media personality at a 9 Tuttle Lane Lynnfield property being listed by Dylan Costello and Thomas McKenna of Avenue Boston.
What lessons from growing up here in the North Shore shaped the way you approach business today?
Oooooh. (Pauses) Boston is about the people. I think a lot of cities are about the location and there’s that classic saying ‘location, location, location;’ you love that location because it’s the beach, and yeah, people are here, or you love that location because it’s the city, and people are here. Boston and the surrounding suburbs is the strongest community of people I’ve ever seen. You see it in sports, you see it in employment, you see it in general community engagement and awareness, through thick and through thin.
Before the multi-million dollar deals, what was your earliest memory of ambition or drive when you were growing up? …