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This Entrepreneur Used to Struggle Just to Buy Bananas. Now, He Makes Million-Dollar Deals on TV. Ryan Serhant tells his story.

By Gerard Adams

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Ryan Serhant is an American real estate salesperson and reality television star. Serhant has been one of three real estate agents featured on Bravo's Million Dollar Listing New York since its first season in 2012. However, it wasn't always so easy. Serhant struggled when he started out, and he didn't find any help among many of his colleagues.

In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Gerard Adams sits down with Serhant to see how he overcame that struggle and found success.

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See more episodes of Leaders Create Leaders Season 1 and 2 on Gerard Adam's YouTube channel.

Gerard Adams

Entrepreneur, angel investor, self-made millionaire at 24

Gerard Adams is The Millennial Mentor™, inspiring the generation to leverage their passions for success and create the lifestyle they dream of. A serial entrepreneur, angel investor, self-made millionaire by the age of 24 and millennial himself, he is most popularly known as the co-founder of Elite Daily. To date, he has built, backed or invested in nine businesses across multiple industries that have all delivered over seven-figure profits. Gerard has recently developed a video series, Leaders Create Leaders, to offer a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. Learn more at GerardAdams.com

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