Bricks & Risk
Bricks & Risk empowers real estate agents, insurance professionals, and entrepreneurs with actionable insights and proven strategies to start and scale their businesses. Our podcast videos feature topics and interviews with top-performing business owners, industry experts, and thought leaders who share their secrets to success.
Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting out, our content is packed with valuable nuggets that help you:
- Master the art of growing your real estate or insurance business
- Unlock innovative business strategies tailored to you
- Learn directly from entrepreneurs who’ve built thriving businesses
- Gain actionable advice on marketing, leadership, and scaling operations
We’re here to inspire, educate, and provide the tools you need to succeed in an ever-changing business world. Subscribe to our channel and start building the future you deserve. We drop a new episode every week!
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Episodes
143 episodes
Protect Your Downside by Bullet-Proofing Real Estate with Gary Jonas | Episode 143
If you've ever wanted to learn how to successfully invest in real estate for the long-term, you talk to Gary Jonas. Gary is CEO o...
How do you monetize the Bricks & Risk podcast, and what's the real ROI? | Episode 142
We've said this over and over on B&R, until we're blue in the face. The 3 Reasons we started our own pod...
Freedom Through Thinking Differently with Troy Thompson | Episode 141
While door-knocking is not Tim's thing, Sean is more open to the idea. But since Sean doesn't actually do it, we both chose to...
We Got It Wrong, Our Biggest Business Failures | Episode 140
It's official. Sean Mooney's style of dress has officially been named. It's called ... "Moon." Haha. Jokes aside, this Bricks & Risk episode is all about storytelling...
Consistency Wins for Small Business Growth with Marla Sacchetta | Episode 139
If you're from Greater Philadelphia, you know exactly what and where Delco is. If you're not, we're about to tell you all about it. One thing that has always impressed Tim about folks from ...
Brands Beat Logos, Build An Experience That Lasts | Episode 138
Ah, another Parker Lewis masterpiece from Mr. Mooney; but we digress. Today's Tuesdee episode is all about brands. Not logos ... brands. Why are brands differe...
Build Beyond Yourself with Josh Wilton | Episode 137
Josh Wilton provides such a great foundation for anyone who has worked in a corporate job for a while, but has always thought about branching out on their own....
Buy the sh*thole, your first home is not your dream home | Episode 136
While renting is a great way to start your life post-college, post-trade school, or post-high-school, doing it for too long can hurt you; mostly, in the long-term. Meaning, it's a great way to get started, but plan to invest your rental doll...
Freedom By Design In Business & Life with Jon Campbell | Episode 135
Such . an . awesome . interview. It's our pleasure to sit down and chat with a real estate superstar, successful entrepreneur, and now, nomadic team leader, Jon Campbell
What do you want, and why do you want it? | Episode 134
You'll notice on this one, Sean Mooney & Tim Garrity went waaay too long on the casual episode intro. So if our small talk...
A Sales Journey From Diageo to Homes with Jackie Dabrowski | Episode 133
Since we started interviewing people in residential real estate, we have typically found one of two paths as to how they got into it: 1) Family/Friend, or 2) They stumbled into it. Jackie Dabr...
Clients For Life, Why Trusted Advisors Always Win | Episode 132
You've probably learned by now that Sean & Tim focus on "the long-term" when it comes to business: relationships, Marathon...
Hidden 401K Risks & Building Wealth with Pete D'Amico | Episode 131
As we continue to chat with more business owners who are not in the real estate or insurance industries, we sat down with Pete D'Amico at Dynasty Advisors. While P...
1% Will Succeed with Most Sales Coaching, and 99% Won't | Episode 130
"Just get on the phone. Just go knock on doors. Just create 3 social posts and 5 stories a week." Anyone in high-level sales, such as real estate or insurance, has heard these things before, and it almost makes someone feel l...
Buy, Scale, & Repeat with Greg Hogan | Episode 129
Some small business owners grow organically, and some grow through acquisition (aka M&A). There is no right or wrong way to grow, only YOUR way. Greg Hogan is a shining e...
Why is Residential Real Estate Eating Itself? Part II | Episode 128
Welp, I guess we can now officially say that the M&A wave in residential real estate is large and in-charge in 2026. So much so, that Compass recently acquired
Why is Residential Real Estate Eating Itself? Part I | Episode 127
Welp, I guess we can now officially say that the M&A wave in residential real estate is large and in-charge in 2026. So much so, that Compass recently acquired
Build a Bigger Pipeline with Mark Malfara’s Success Formula | Episode 126
Sometimes, a lack of tech is not the reason why your business is not succeeding the way you want it to. Take Mark Malfara for exa...
Always Be Networking, Choose Relationships Over Transactions | Episode 125
A ... B ... N. Always be networking. While you want to protect your time, and maybe networking is not part of your current business plan, our advice is to make the time for the "right" networking. Are y...
Driving Processes & Scaling Smarter with Clint Houck | Episode 124
Why do processes and efficiency matter? Well, first and foremost, they save time; and time is money. But, they can also help in other ways that don't present themselves ... until tragedy strikes.
Not Worth Your Time? Build Relationships That Pay. | Episode 123
Do you consider yourself a "hunter," or do you identify more as a "farmer?" There's no right or wrong way to be, but it is important that you start to learn more about who you want to be in your business career. Queue ...
Bet On Yourself with John Casey | Episode 122
Number one hundred and twenty two. This episode has special meaning to the three of us because it was our Phi Gamma Delta (aka Fiji) chapter number at ...
Know, Like, & Trust / Why AI Won’t Replace Sales Skills | Episode 121
Our good pal, AI. You can't even turn around these days without getting smacked in the face with another AI article, video short, and social post. It's gonna eliminate jobs. It's gonna speed up innovation. It's gonna change the world. Yes, y...