William Raveis: ‘Pivot, innovate, downsize, upsize and lead through it’
As his namesake firm celebrates 50 years, Bill Raveis says the key to surviving rough cycles is to look for opportunities and “figure it out.”
April 29, 2024
Brokers in Focus
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- Brokers in Focus: Choosing to merge and retire a brandFacing a contraction of his brokerage business, J. Philip Faranda made a previously "unthinkable" decision. Now he wishes he had done it sooner.July 2, 2023
- Brokers in Focus: Rethinking a brokerage exit strategyJ. Philip Faranda grew a thriving brokerage business over 18 years. He never considered selling — but then the market shifted. Here's his story.July 1, 2023
