I Was Worth $5 Million at 23. Eight Months Later I Was Negative $1 Million | Ep. 416 with Leo Pareja CEO of eXp Realty
Leo Pareja, once the world’s top real estate agent and first Hispanic CEO of a major publicly traded brokerage, shares how losing everything in the 2008 financial crisis reshaped his definition of success, leading him to prioritize family, purpose, and resilience over titles and wealth. H
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