

Business School with Sharran Srivatsaa
Sharran Srivatsaa
Business School with Sharran Srivatsaa is the no-fluff, tactical podcast for founders, operators, and underdogs who want to grow with clarity, intention, and results. Hosted by entrepreneur, investor, and operator Sharran Srivatsaa—President and Managing Partner at Acquisition.com—this show cuts through the noise to deliver real-world strategies from someone who's built and exited five companies across multiple industries.
Sharran has helped scale two billion-dollar businesses, served as President of Real (NASDAQ: REAX), and led the 10x growth and sale of Teles Properties to Douglas Elliman (NYSE: DOUG). He brings lessons from Wall Street to Main Street, sharing what actually works—because he’s lived through what doesn’t.
Every episode offers simple, actionable playbooks for those who want to build extraordinary companies without the chaos. Whether you're a scrappy operator, a first-time founder, or a seasoned executive, Business School with Sharran Srivatsaa is your blueprint for building with purpose and winning on your terms.
For more free resources, visit Sharran.com
Sharran has helped scale two billion-dollar businesses, served as President of Real (NASDAQ: REAX), and led the 10x growth and sale of Teles Properties to Douglas Elliman (NYSE: DOUG). He brings lessons from Wall Street to Main Street, sharing what actually works—because he’s lived through what doesn’t.
Every episode offers simple, actionable playbooks for those who want to build extraordinary companies without the chaos. Whether you're a scrappy operator, a first-time founder, or a seasoned executive, Business School with Sharran Srivatsaa is your blueprint for building with purpose and winning on your terms.
For more free resources, visit Sharran.com
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Jun 25, 2024 • 15min
Product Naming Formula
Unveiling a proven product naming formula for success. The importance of a great name in capturing the market's attention. Tips on incorporating function and fancy words for compelling product names. Examples and lessons on applying the formula effectively. Utilizing tools like ChatGPT for product naming.

Jun 18, 2024 • 35min
Perfect Day Scorecard
Learn how to design your perfect day with a scorecard system. Topics include planning, manufacturing energy, making offers, creating assets, building a personal brand, helping the community, and showing appreciation for your people.

Jun 11, 2024 • 19min
Buying the Anaheim Ducks
Click Here to Get All Podcast Show Notes!What is one of your biggest aspirations? Why do you want to do it? How will you achieve that goal? Sometimes, people keep their biggest dreams a secret to avoid vulnerability. But today, Sharran reveals one of his deepest desires, which was sparked by a conversation with the owner of a professional hockey team. Since then, Sharran has thought of buying the Anaheim Ducks. His reasons go beyond money or fame, but something that would benefit future generations. So when is he buying the team and what does he plan to do next? Tune in to find out the status of this big dream. What about you? What are you doing to pursue your greatest desire?“I have zero doubt that I can raise whatever money necessary to buy the Anaheim Ducks. What I am curious about is I will not do it unless I get a chance to create America's team because that is a cultural legacy worth leaving behind.”- Sharran Srivatsaa Timestamps:02:50 - What sparked Sharran's aspiration to own the Anaheim Ducks?04:20 - How many professional sports team owners do you know?07:55 - What would it take to make a team America's team?12:45 - What is the real reason Sharran wants to buy the Anaheim Ducks?15:18 - What does Sharran plan to do next after purchasing the team?Resources:- Wealth Without Wall Street Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/c/WealthWithoutWallStreet- The 5am Club - https://sharran.com/5amclub/- Join the 10K Wisdom Private Partner Podcast, now available to you for free - https://www.highlandprime.com/optin-10k-wisdom- Join Sharran's VIP Community - https://sharran.com/vip/- The Real Brokerage - https://www.joinreal.com/- Top Agent Power Pack - https://sharran.activehosted.com/f/121- The Job of a CEO - https://www.highlandprime.com/download-job-of-ceo- ARC Multifamily Real Estate Investing - https://arcmf.com/- Sharran's Partnership Program - https://www.highlandprime.com/- Grab Sharran’s 4-Week MBA for Free - https://sharran.com/4weekmba/Connect with Sharran:- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/likesharran- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sharransrivatsaa/- Twitter - https://twitter.com/sharran- LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/in/sharran- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpl_gT1bVB1iNZl9yQbWuA?sub_confirmation=1

Jun 4, 2024 • 23min
The Most Important Sales Lesson (Ever)
Click Here to Get All Podcast Show Notes!When starting a new business, sales is one of the most challenging but critical things to get right. Of course, not everyone is a born salesperson. Unless you come from a sales background, you might not know what an effective sales process looks like. But as long as you're willing to learn the art of selling, you can attract raving fans willing to buy your products and services. In this episode, Sharran shares his most important sales lesson. If you master the framework discussed here, you can sell almost anything at your desired price. No matter your business or career, sales is a useful skill. So, take advantage of the opportunity to learn this proprietary framework from someone who knows exactly how to take your sales skills to the next level.“Adding value is subjective; it doesn't mean anything, right? Showing up and adding value is not related to your charisma–it's related to proof of a promise.”- Sharran SrivatsaaTimestamps:03:01 - One of the many things Sharran learned while reading books04:29- What does adding more value mean?06:40 - How do you define value?10:17 - How do you show proof of a promise?18:34 - What happens when there's too much commoditization?20:05 - What is our job?20:40 - Recap of the most important sales lessonResources:- The 5am Club - https://sharran.com/5amclub/- Join the 10K Wisdom Private Partner Podcast, now available to you for free - https://www.highlandprime.com/optin-10k-wisdom- Join Sharran's VIP Community - https://sharran.com/vip/- The Real Brokerage - https://www.joinreal.com/- Top Agent Power Pack - https://sharran.activehosted.com/f/121- The Job of a CEO - https://www.highlandprime.com/download-job-of-ceo- ARC Multifamily Real Estate Investing - https://arcmf.com/- Sharran's Partnership Program - https://www.highlandprime.com/- Grab Sharran’s 4-Week MBA for Free - https://sharran.com/4weekmba/Connect with Sharran:- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/likesharran- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sharransrivatsaa/- Twitter - https://twitter.com/sharran- LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/in/sharran- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpl_gT1bVB1iNZl9yQbWuA?sub_confirmation=1

May 28, 2024 • 25min
Productize a Service Business
Click Here to Get All Podcast Show Notes!Have you ever wondered how the best companies create insane profits and insane enterprise values? How do they build companies worth millions or even billions of dollars? What makes a product unique?In this episode, Sharran dives deep into the art of productizing your services, turning your expertise into high-demand products that sell themselves. Get ready to learn the three components of productizing your service to meet and exceed customer expectations.Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting out, this episode is packed with insights that can revolutionize your business approach and help you break free from the limitations of traditional service models. Are you ready to transform your service business into a scalable, revenue-generating machine? Don’t miss out on this game-changing episode! Tune in now to unlock the secrets of productization and take your service business to new heights.If you don't have a product-based mindset of delivering the service, you will always have a commoditized service, and when you have a commoditized service, you will be beaten down in price until you go out of service.”- Sharran SrivatsaaTimestamps:03:26 - How do you create an enormous amount of value?04:07 - What makes product managers unique?05:57 - The difference between order qualifiers and order winners08:18 - How do you build a product in a service world?10:19 - How to map the client journey14:45 - The importance of show, flow, and demo20:15 - How do you elegantly differentiate what you do?23:04 - Recap of the three components to productize a serviceResources:- The 5am Club - https://sharran.com/5amclub/- Join the 10K Wisdom Private Partner Podcast, now available to you for free - https://www.highlandprime.com/optin-10k-wisdom- Join Sharran's VIP Community - https://sharran.com/vip/- The Real Brokerage - https://www.joinreal.com/- Top Agent Power Pack - https://sharran.activehosted.com/f/121- The Job of a CEO - https://www.highlandprime.com/download-job-of-ceo- ARC Multifamily Real Estate Investing - https://arcmf.com/- Sharran's Partnership Program - https://www.highlandprime.com/- Grab Sharran’s 4-Week MBA for Free - https://sharran.com/4weekmba/Connect with Sharran:- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/likesharran- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sharransrivatsaa/- Twitter - https://twitter.com/sharran- LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/in/sharran- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpl_gT1bVB1iNZl9yQbWuA?sub_confirmation=1

May 21, 2024 • 18min
How to Manufacture Luck
Explore the steps to attract good fortune and manufacture luck in your life. Focus on competence, kindness, work ethic, and generosity to enhance your success. Practice giving value daily and feeling genuine happiness for others to increase your luck.

May 14, 2024 • 25min
4 Fixable Weaknesses
Click Here to Get All Podcast Show Notes!Being an entrepreneur or business owner is full of exciting challenges and potential learning opportunities. It also comes with unique obstacles that may be difficult to hurdle. Sometimes, the challenges involve an entrepreneur's weaknesses. Are you aware of the common weaknesses entrepreneurs face?In this episode, Sharran explains the four weaknesses most entrepreneurs experience and how to overcome them. If you can identify any of these challenges within yourself and learn what you must do, you will be one step closer to success.“A big part of clarity is understanding what you don't want. When you can be very clear about the things you don't want, it is a lot easier to get the things that you do want.”- Sharran SrivatsaaTimestamps:01:00 - The idea behind this episode01:56 - Do you often lose your temper?08:13 - Are you working without clarity?13:43 - What happens when you make incorrect comparisons?17:31 - What is your understanding of personal responsibility?22:11 - Recap of the four fixable weaknessesResources:- The 5am Club - https://sharran.com/5amclub/- Join the 10K Wisdom Private Partner Podcast, now available to you for free - https://www.highlandprime.com/optin-10k-wisdom- Join Sharran's VIP Community - https://sharran.com/vip/- The Real Brokerage - https://www.joinreal.com/- Top Agent Power Pack - https://sharran.activehosted.com/f/121- The Job of a CEO - https://www.highlandprime.com/download-job-of-ceo- ARC Multifamily Real Estate Investing - https://arcmf.com/- Sharran's Partnership Program - https://www.highlandprime.com/- Grab Sharran’s 4-Week MBA for Free - https://sharran.com/4weekmba/Connect with Sharran:- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/likesharran- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sharransrivatsaa/- Twitter - https://twitter.com/sharran- LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/in/sharran- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpl_gT1bVB1iNZl9yQbWuA?sub_confirmation=1

May 7, 2024 • 17min
My Current AI Toolkit
Explore the dynamic ways AI can drive efficiency and innovation with tools like slide generators, email summarizers, image creators, and story generators. Discover how AI can revolutionize daily tasks and propel you toward success with unprecedented speed and precision.

Apr 30, 2024 • 29min
Things That You Won’t Regret
Click Here to Get All Podcast Show Notes!If you're like most people, you don’t want to live with regrets. So, you probably think carefully about what you're willing to do to guarantee the best outcome for you every time. However, there are times when you can't have it all. You must be willing to trade something to get more of what you want. So what are the things that you won't regret choosing and why? Today, Sharran shares what he's unwilling to trade off and the five filters he uses to make decisions. If it were up to you, what would you trade-off? “When you know that life is a series of trade-offs, you start to trade better.”- Sharran SrivatsaaTimestamps:03:00 Understanding the power of choice05:41 What are you trading for something you won't regret?06:52 What are you not willing to trade off?08:05 What will you trade to get more energy?12:15 Can you buy more time?15:18 Do you want to have more fame?16:58 What's stopping you from having more money?18:32 Can you have it all at the same time?24:18 What will you trade for more love in your life?25:55 How do you refill your bucket?26:22 Recap of the five things you won't regretResources:- The 5am Club - https://sharran.com/5amclub/- Join the 10K Wisdom Private Partner Podcast, now available to you for free - https://www.highlandprime.com/optin-10k-wisdom- Join Sharran's VIP Community - https://sharran.com/vip/- The Real Brokerage - https://www.joinreal.com/- Top Agent Power Pack - https://sharran.activehosted.com/f/121- The Job of a CEO - https://www.highlandprime.com/download-job-of-ceo- ARC Multifamily Real Estate Investing - https://arcmf.com/- Sharran's Partnership Program - https://www.highlandprime.com/- Grab Sharran’s 4-Week MBA for Free - https://sharran.com/4weekmba/Connect with Sharran:- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/likesharran- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sharransrivatsaa/- Twitter - https://twitter.com/sharran- LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/in/sharran- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpl_gT1bVB1iNZl9yQbWuA?sub_confirmation=1

Apr 23, 2024 • 17min
52 Needle Mover System
Click Here to Get All Podcast Show Notes!What big goals do you have for the year? How are you going to achieve them? What are you procrastinating on? Many people set ambitious goals, but it’s not just about setting goals. It’s also about achieving them. If you don't have a system, you will get lost, frustrated, and give up even before you start. In this episode, Sharran breaks down his personal operating system for achieving meaningful projects. This system, which he calls the 52 Needle Mover System, has allowed him to accomplish more than another person can. If you can personalize and put the system into practice, it will dramatically improve your life. So, are you ready to tackle those life-changing goals you've been putting off? Here’s how you can do it. “Massive progress needs effortless implementation. Effortless implementation needs meticulous planning. Meticulous planning needs super inspired clarity.”- Sharran SrivatsaaTimestamps:02:37 Why Sharran came up with these three ideas03:53 How to choose your projects carefully07:09 What is the 52 Needle Mover System?07:58 How do you plan for a project?11:36 How do you implement your plan?13:11 Recap of the 52 Needle Mover System14:21 What is one project you're procrastinating on?Resources:- The Impact Filter™ by Dan Sullivan - https://resources.strategiccoach.com/tools-and-worksheets/the-impact-filter- The 5am Club - https://sharran.com/5amclub/- Join the 10K Wisdom Private Partner Podcast, now available to you for free - https://www.highlandprime.com/optin-10k-wisdom- Join Sharran's VIP Community - https://sharran.com/vip/- The Real Brokerage - https://www.joinreal.com/- Top Agent Power Pack - https://sharran.activehosted.com/f/121- The Job of a CEO - https://www.highlandprime.com/download-job-of-ceo- ARC Multifamily Real Estate Investing - https://arcmf.com/- Sharran's Partnership Program - https://www.highlandprime.com/- Grab Sharran’s 4-Week MBA for Free - https://sharran.com/4weekmba/Connect with Sharran:- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/likesharran- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sharransrivatsaa/- Twitter - https://twitter.com/sharran- LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/in/sharran- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpl_gT1bVB1iNZl9yQbWuA?sub_confirmation=1


