Snack: Aaron Kirman

Real estate rock star Aaron Kirman has sold just north of $24 billion over his career, including The One in Bel Air. With a $295 million price tag, it is America's largest and most extravagant mega-mansion. Host Dan Bova sits down with the Founder and CEO of Christie's International Real Estate Southern California for a wildly candid conversation about building an empire in the world's most cutthroat luxury market. Aaron opens up about starting in the business at 17 with no Rolodex and no money, the "chronic unhappiness" that keeps driving him, and the deeply personal insecurities — learning disabilities, a speech impediment, hiding who he was — he had to shed before real success ever arrived. He also gets refreshingly blunt about firing high-maintenance clients, mentoring the next generation of agents, and exactly how much "reality" is really in those real estate reality shows.
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Real estate rock star Aaron Kirman has sold just north of $24 billion over his career, including The One in Bel Air. With a $295 million price tag, it is America's largest and most extravagant mega-mansion. Host Dan Bova sits down with the Founder and CEO of Christie's International Real Estate Southern California for a wildly candid conversation about building an empire in the world's most cutthroat luxury market. Aaron opens up about starting in the business at 17 with no Rolodex and no money, the "chronic unhappiness" that keeps driving him, and the deeply personal insecurities — learning disabilities, a speech impediment, hiding who he was — he had to shed before real success ever arrived. He also gets refreshingly blunt about firing high-maintenance clients, mentoring the next generation of agents, and exactly how much "reality" is really in those real estate reality shows.

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