Real Estate Shark – with Barbara Corcoran

Barbara Corcoran, Corcoran Group, Mental Game, Non-Tech, Scaling, Women Founders

When I lived in New York, I saw Barbara Corcoran’s name on real estate all over the city and in the local papers. As founder of The Corcoran Group, she grew her real estate company from a one-woman operation to $4 billion a year powerhouse with 800 agents.

This interview is full of the stories that will show you how she did it.

You’ll also hear about how she got a starring role on Shark Tank after she did the one thing that no other participant thought to do, and why she wrote her latest book, Shark Tales.

Barbara Corcoran

Corcoran Group

Barbara Corcoran is the founder of the Corcoran Group, which she launched in 1973 with a $1,000 loan and sold in 2001 for $66 million.

 

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Published: May 27, 2011