Ryan Serhant is everywhere—and that omnipresence is no accident.
You might recognize the 41-year-old from his nine seasons on Million Dollar Listing New York, his own Netflix series Owning Manhattan, or a for-sale sign bearing his name as his real estate empire expands across more than a dozen states.
But none of it happened overnight.
When Serhant graduated from college, his ambitions were modest. He didn’t have a clear career path or a master plan. Instead, he had just one goal: move to New York City and figure the rest out later.
“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.”
