#39 | Adam Brawer | Agent to Luxury Real Estate

Adam Brawer on arriving in LA for the talent agency world, moving into producing, and becoming one of LA's top luxury real estate agents. An East Coast transplant Adam arrived in LA looking to make his way in the entertainment representation business, and after a stint with a major agency decided to move into producing, storytelling, and content creation but that just didn't feed his soul enough; and now he is one of the top luxury real estate agents in Los Angeles. To learn more about Adam: www.adambrawerestates.com Chapters 0:00 Welcome Adam Brawer 1:00 Tricky escrows and diplomacy 3:34 An all-cash deal with no contingencies 6:07 Growing up in New York 8:37 Choosing the University of Miami 11:16 Studio sessions with Wyclef and Lauryn Hill 13:49 A&R versus representing artists 16:27 Tennis's golden age 18:59 Ryan's move to China 21:32 Filming through Tibet 24:02 Following a producer to Miami 26:33 Winter Music Conference 29:04 Where's the city in LA? 31:40 Why English-language content means America 34:10 Repping The Fader in Miami 36:46 Edibles and a valet 39:22 Ryan's deportation letter 41:52 Work schedules at TikTok 44:22 Readjusting to life in the States 46:53 Back to the US with a degree 49:30 Interviewing for an agency in LA 52:05 Kevin Spacey and The Usual Suspects 54:41 Censorship of the New York Times in China 57:17 Freelancing for the Times 59:51 On an agent's desk 1:02:24 From music to unscripted TV 1:04:54 Aging five years in one 1:07:24 When your job makes you sick 1:09:58 Bringing in 50 Cent's DJ 1:12:32 I made it 1:15:05 A supertanker for a film 1:17:41 Packaging and an Amber Heard thriller 1:20:15 Ready for a change 1:22:50 Burning the ships 1:25:26 It's about the client 1:27:57 Eighteen homes in a pandemic year 1:30:28 Cheap money and more space 1:33:00 Showings during Covid 1:35:32 A call from a new brokerage 1:38:08 Listings are king 1:40:41 Wine estates and Malibu 1:43:13 Always be celebrating 1:45:48 House hunting before the internet 1:48:20 Luxury rentals 1:50:52 There's a buyer for every property 1:53:29 Parking money in real estate 1:56:01 Interest rates and the mansion tax 1:58:34 Plans to develop his own projects 2:01:10 Four-year building projects 2:03:41 LA views versus New York The Ryan Pyle Podcast is ad-free by choice. If you enjoy these conversations, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryanpyle Ryan's TV series are streaming around the world. Follow the Podcast X: https://x.com/RyanPylePodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpylepodcast Follow Ryan Pyle YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanjpyle Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanpyle X: https://x.com/RyanPyle Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpyle https://www.ryanpyle.com