Ryan Serhant started his career hand modeling for $150 an hour-it paid for his real estate firm, and now he sells 9-figure penthouses to billionaires | Fortune

""It wasn't about finding happiness. It wasn't about chasing success," Serhant told Fortune."

""At least initially, it was, if you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere.""

""I never wanted to be beholden to anyone else," Serhant said. "I never wanted a boss who could hire me on one day, fire me on another day. I wanted to build something for myself.""

Ryan Serhant moved to New York with modest ambitions and funded early pursuits by working odd jobs including ranch work, hand modeling at $150 an hour, and distributing up to 500 Equinox flyers daily. He used flyer access to reach affluent prospects and developed a networking approach he calls the "two Cs": always offer a compliment and find something in common. He prioritized independence, refusing to rely on a boss, and focused on building his own business. He founded SERHANT, a brokerage and media company that closed more than $6 billion in sales last year and markets nine-figure penthouses nationwide.

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