Inside Ryan Serhant’s Billion-Dollar Sales Machine

What does it really take to build a billion-dollar sales machine — and why does Ryan Serhant still swear by Post-it notes? In this episode of Forbes Talks Shop, host Kim Peiffer sits down with SERHANT. founder and Owning Manhattan star Ryan Serhant for a fast-moving conversation about the habits, tools and mindset behind his nonstop career. From the analog sales trick he refuses to give up to the AI tools changing how his team works, Ryan reveals what actually helps him sell, scale and stay sharp. He also shares the surprisingly simple items he keeps close, the productivity hacks that buy back his time and the mindset he brings into everything from early mornings to $50 million penthouse pitches. Along the way, Ryan gets candid about work, ambition, luxury, technology, personal style and the one hair product he’s not gatekeeping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices