Ryan Serhant

{{short description|American real estate broker and television personality}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Ryan Serhant

| image = Ryan Serhant 2018 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Serhant in 2018

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|7|2}}

| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.

| alma_mater = Hamilton College

| spouse = {{marriage|Emilia Bechrakis|2016}}

| children = 1

| height =

| television = {{Ubl|Million Dollar Listing New York|Owning Manhattan}}

| occupation = Entrepreneur, tech CEO, investor, real estate broker, author, and reality television personality

| employer = SERHANT

| othername =

| website = https://serhant.com/

}}

Ryan Matthew Serhant (born July 2, 1984){{cite web|url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ryan_serhant|title = Ryan Serhant|website = Rotten Tomatoes|publisher = Fandango Media|accessdate = July 1, 2022}} is an American entrepreneur, tech CEO, investor, real estate broker,{{Cite web |date=2024-03-09 |title=Top US Real Estate Agents - DW Home |work=DW Home |url=https://dwhome.org/top-us-real-estate-agents/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |language=en-US}} author, and reality television personality. He starred on Bravo's television series Million Dollar Listing New York for nine seasons, as well as on its spin-off Sell it Like Serhant. He is the star and executive producer of Owning Manhattan, a reality show on Netflix.{{cite web|url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/home/design/article/Bravo-star-Ryan-Serhant-talks-reality-TV-real-6197069.php|title=Bravo star Ryan Serhant talks reality TV, real estate|author=Alyson Ward|date=April 13, 2015|publisher=Houston Chronicle|accessdate=May 12, 2015}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/million-dollar-listing-new-york|title=Million Dollar Listing New York|website=Television Academy|language=en|access-date=February 25, 2019}} He is also the founder and CEO of SERHANT, the American real estate firm.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nestseekers.com/agent/ryan-serhant|title=Ryan Serhant|website=Nest Seekers|language=en-us|access-date=February 25, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://therealdeal.com/issues_articles/manhattans-top-listers/|title=Manhattan's top listers|date=June 22, 2018|website=The Real Deal New York|language=en-US|access-date=May 1, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www1.realtrends.com/rankings/real-trends-1000-teams-by-volume-2019|title=2019 TEAMS BY TRANSACTION VOLUME|website=Real Trends|language=en-US|access-date=May 1, 2019}}

Early life and education

Serhant was born in Houston, Texas. Serhant was raised in Topsfield, Massachusetts, on the North Shore of Massachusetts.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

Serhant attended the Pingree School{{cite web|url=http://bostonherald.com/business/real_estate/hot_property/2013/05/bravo_star_s_hard_work_has_boston_roots|title=Bravo star's hard work has Boston roots|last=Kantor|first=Ira|date=May 10, 2013|publisher=Boston Herald|accessdate=October 18, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://greginhollywood.com/monday-morning-man-ryan-serhant-65159|title=Monday Morning Man; Ryan Serhant!|last=Hernandez|first=Greg|publisher=Greg in Hollywood|accessdate=October 18, 2013}}{{cite web|last=Klein|first=Judith|title=Pingree Bulletin Fall 2012|url=http://www.pingree.org/uploaded/Alumni/2012-13/Pingree_Bulletin_Fall2012.pdf|publisher=Pingree|accessdate=October 18, 2013|page=75}} and Hamilton College, where he majored in English literature and theater and was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.{{cite web|last=Haight|first=Chelsea|title=Ryan Serhant '06 Stars in Second Season of Bravo's Million Dollar Listing New York|url=http://www.hamilton.edu/news/story/ryan-serhant-06-stars-in-second-season-of-bravos-million-dollar-listing-new-york|publisher=Hamilton College|accessdate=October 18, 2013}} After graduating in 2006, Serhant moved to New York City to launch an acting career, eventually starring as Evan Walsh in 19 episodes of As the World Turns.

Career

= Real estate =

In 2008 Serhant ventured into the New York real estate market.{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/million-dollar-listing-ryan-serhant-success-balance-of-fear-motivation-2018-8|title=A 'Million Dollar Listing' star was so broke his card was declined buying tofu at the grocery store and he cried on the subway — and he says that's the moment that set him up for success|last=Feloni|first=Myelle Lansat, Richard|website=Business Insider|access-date=February 25, 2019}} During his first year, he earned just $9,000.{{Cite web|title=It takes diligence, persistence and confidence to sell it like Serhant|url=https://www.housingwire.com/articles/46836-it-takes-diligence-persistence-and-confidence-to-sell-it-like-serhant|access-date=February 25, 2019|website=www.housingwire.com|date=September 14, 2018|language=en}} After a year-long pursuit, he closed his first major sale of $8.5 million. By 2012, The Real Deal ranked Serhant #15 out of the 100 most successful agents in New York.

In 2008, Serhant was hired at Nest Seekers International, where he became executive vice president and managing director.{{Cite web|url=https://foxbusiness.com/person/s/ryan-serhant|title=FBN TV Personalities|website=Fox Business|language=en-US|access-date=February 25, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://therealdeal.com/issues_articles/shapiro-steps-into-spotlight/|title=As Nest Seekers grows, a look at the firm's enigmatic CEO|website=The Real Deal New York|language=en-US|access-date=February 25, 2019}}

In 2012, he launched his bi-coastal brokerage team, the Serhant Team, which consisted of 60 people in New York City, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Miami, and the Hamptons. The Serhant Team specializes in high-end residential condo and co-op sales, homes, and new development sales.

On September 15, 2020, Serhant announced that he was starting his own real estate firm, SERHANT.{{Cite news|last=Clarke|first=Katherine|date=September 15, 2020|title=Ryan Serhant Selfied, Shared and Streamed His Way to $4 Billion in Sales. Now He's Building His Own Brokerage|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/ryan-serhant-brokerage-new-york-11600183598|access-date=December 31, 2020|issn=0099-9660}} The firm has quickly grown{{Cite web|date=November 10, 2020|title=Ryan Serhant Picks Up Talent from Competitors|url=https://therealdeal.com/2020/11/10/serhant-hires-first-cohort-of-agents-executives/|access-date=December 31, 2020|website=The Real Deal New York|language=en-US}} into one of the most active real estate companies in the United States, using its large social media presence to sell properties.{{Cite news|last=Clarke|first=Katherine|date=December 15, 2020|title=A $33 Million Cash Penthouse Sale Gives Miami's Condo Market a Jolt|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-33-million-cash-penthouse-sale-gives-miamis-condo-market-a-jolt-11608060824|access-date=December 31, 2020|issn=0099-9660}}

= Television =

In 2010, Serhant auditioned for the Million Dollar Listing New York (MDLNY) reality show and was cast as one of three real estate agents featured on the show.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nationalcondoadvisors.com/userfiles/Bloomberg%208_13.pdf|title=Bloomberg}} The first episode of MDLNY aired on Bravo on March 7, 2012, and followed Serhant, Fredrik Eklund, and Michael Lorber across some of New York's most exclusive real estate deals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bravotv.com/million-dollar-listing-new-york/season-1/episode-1-the-shark-the-smooth-talker-and-the-new-kid|title=Episode 1: The Shark, the Smooth-Talker, and the New Kid|date=March 6, 2012|website=Bravo TV Official Site|language=en-US|access-date=February 25, 2019}}

Since his debut on Million Dollar Listing, Serhant has also appeared on Inside Amy Schumer. In 2014, he had a supporting role in Noah Baumbach's 2014 film, While We're Young.{{Cite web|date=June 22, 2017|title='Million Dollar Listing' Star Explains Why He Wishes The Show Were Staged|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ryan-serhant-million-dollar-listing_n_59483ae8e4b0edb84c14e86b|access-date=February 25, 2019|website=HuffPost|language=en}}

In 2017, Serhant produced and launched the Bravo television show Sell It Like Serhant, a spin-off of MDLNY in which he coaches under-performing salespeople.

The 9th season of Million Dollar Listing New York premiered in the spring of 2021, along with a new spin-off show starring Serhant called "Ryan's Renovation." The limited series followed Serhant and his family as they renovated their home in Brooklyn.{{Cite web|title=MDLNY's Ryan Serhant Spends Millions on Dream Home Renovation to Fit his Big Greek Family - Greek City Times|date=May 16, 2021 |url=https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/05/16/ryan-serhant-renovation/|access-date=May 16, 2021|language=en-US}}

On June 28, 2024, Serhant's reality show Owning Manhattan premiered on Netflix.{{Citation |title=Owning Manhattan |date=2024-06-28 |type=Reality-TV |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32460481/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |others=Jessica Markowski, Jonathan Nørmølle, Nile Lundgren}}

= Books =

On September 18, 2018, the week of his 10-year anniversary in real estate, Serhant published his first book, Sell It Like Serhant: How to Sell More, Earn More, and Become the Ultimate Sales Machine.{{Cite book|url=https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/ryan-serhant/sell-it-like-serhant/9780316449564/|title=Sell It Like Serhant|date=February 27, 2018|isbn=9780316449564|language=en-US|last1=Serhant|first1=Ryan|publisher=Hachette Books }} He has authored two more books: Big Money Energy,https://www.amazon.co.uk/Big-Money-Energy-Dominate-Millions/dp/0306923106 and Brand it Like Serhant. {{Cite book |url=https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/ryan-serhant/brand-it-like-serhant/9781529345834/ |title=Brand it Like Serhant |date=2023-07-24 |isbn=978-1-5293-4583-4 |language=en-US}}

= Courses =

On August 15, 2019, Ryan Serhant launched Sell It Like Serhant: The Course, a real estate sales course.{{Cite web|last=Gould|first=Jennifer|date=August 21, 2019|title=Ryan Serhant's online course rakes in more than $100K/day|url=https://nypost.com/2019/08/21/ryan-serhants-online-course-rakes-in-more-than-100k-day/|access-date=August 28, 2020|website=New York Post|language=en-US}}

= Apps =

S.MPLE by SERHANT is an AI-powered support tool designed for real estate agents to help streamline their tasks, giving them more time to focus on clients. The app allows users to request marketing materials, and other resources through voice commands, providing real-time updates and human assistance. It manages tasks like transaction tracking and client follow-ups, helping agents reduce screen time while boosting productivity. By handling complex tasks quickly, S.MPLE lets agents focus on growing their business.{{Cite web |title=S.MPLE by SERHANT. |url=https://www.simple.serhant.com/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=S.MPLE by SERHANT. (Copy) |language=en-US}}

Personal life

In 2016, Serhant married lawyer Emilia Bechrakis in Corfu, in a Greek church, following Serhant's conversion to the Greek Orthodox Church.{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/article/million-dollar-listing-new-york-ryan-serhant-emilia-bechrakis-married|title=Million Dollar Listing: New York's Ryan Serhant and Emilia Bechrakis Are Married!|date=July 7, 2016|work=people.com|accessdate=August 17, 2016}} A four-part mini-series, Million Dollar Listing New York: Ryan's Wedding, chronicled the event and aired on Bravo in the fall of 2016.{{Citation|title=Ryan's Wedding Ep 1: It's All Greek to Me|date=September 22, 2016|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6090324/|access-date=February 25, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/million-dollar-listing-new-york-ryan-wedding-first-look|title=Million Dollar Listing New York Ryan's Wedding Premieres this September: Get Your First Look Blog|date=August 17, 2016|website=Bravo TV Official Site|language=en-US|access-date=February 25, 2019}}

Serhant and Bechrakis have one daughter, who was born in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/ryan-serhant-wife-emilia-welcome-daughter/|title=Ryan Serhant Is a Dad! Million Dollar Listing New York Star and Wife Emilia Welcome Daughter|website=PEOPLE.com}}

In 2021, the couple finished a 3-year renovation of a $7.8 million townhouse in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn;{{Citation|title=Inside my NEW BROOKLYN Townhouse {{!}} Ryan Serhant| date=July 8, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUqWqi6kmNo|language=en|access-date=August 10, 2021}} the renovation was documented in a Bravo four-part mini-series, Million Dollar Listing: Ryan's Renovation,{{Cite web|date=May 12, 2021|title=Million Dollar Listing: Ryan's Renovation|url=https://www.bravotv.com/million-dollar-listing-ryans-renovation|access-date=August 10, 2021|website=Bravo TV Official Site|language=en-US}} which aired in June 2021.

Filmography

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2007–2008 \|As the World Turns	Evan Walsh \|19 episodes
2012–2021 \|Million Dollar Listing New York	Himself \|117 episodes
2012–2017 \|Today	rowspan="3" \| Himself / Guest \|5 episodes
2012–2018 \|Watch What Happens: Live \|11 episodes
2013 \|Bethenny \|2 episodes
2013 \|Marie	Himself \|Episode: "Corbin Bernsen & Ryan Serhant"
2013 \|Realty Byte with Ryan Serhant \|Himself / Host \|Also executive producer and director
2014 \|Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles \|Himself \|Episode: "Flagg vs. Serhant"
2015 \|The Mysteries of Laura \|Tribeca Film Festival Director \|Episode: "The Mystery of the Deceased Documentarian"
2016 \|Inside Amy Schumer \|Sal \|Episode: "Brave"
2018 \|On the Money \|Himself / Real Estate Broker \|Episode: "Episode #7.3"
2018 \|Sell It Like Serhant \| rowspan=3\| Himself \|8 episodes; also co-executive producer
2023 \|And Just Like That... \|Episode: "There Goes the Neighborhood"
2024 \|Owning Manhattan \|8 episodes

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2007–2008

|As the World Turns

Evan Walsh

|19 episodes

2012–2021

|Million Dollar Listing New York

Himself

|117 episodes

2012–2017

|Today

rowspan="3" | Himself / Guest

|5 episodes

2012–2018

|Watch What Happens: Live

|11 episodes

2013

|Bethenny

|2 episodes

2013

|Marie

Himself

|Episode: "Corbin Bernsen & Ryan Serhant"

2013

|Realty Byte with Ryan Serhant

|Himself / Host

|Also executive producer and director

2014

|Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles

|Himself

|Episode: "Flagg vs. Serhant"

2015

|The Mysteries of Laura

|Tribeca Film Festival Director

|Episode: "The Mystery of the Deceased Documentarian"

2016

|Inside Amy Schumer

|Sal

|Episode: "Brave"

2018

|On the Money

|Himself / Real Estate Broker

|Episode: "Episode #7.3"

2018

|Sell It Like Serhant

| rowspan=3| Himself

|8 episodes; also co-executive producer

2023

|And Just Like That...

|Episode: "There Goes the Neighborhood"

2024

|Owning Manhattan

|8 episodes

=Film=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Film	Role !Notes
2007 \|The Editor \|Ben Peterson \| rowspan="3" \|Short film
2008 \|Happy Birthday/I'm Dead	Man
2008 \|Overheard in NYC	Dude #2
2010 \|Withdrawal	Brian Stanyan \|
2014 \|While We're Young	Hedge Fund Dave \|

class="wikitable"

Year

! Film

Role

!Notes

2007

|The Editor

|Ben Peterson

| rowspan="3" |Short film

2008

|Happy Birthday/I'm Dead

Man