Rick & Teri
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Rick AND Teri Brenkus The Brenkus Realty Network “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.� -Henry Ford
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utomobile maker, visionary, and pioneer of automation Henry Ford summed up the three stages of team development very succinctly. He said that like-minded people being brought together are the first stage of compiling a successful team. The second stage is making sure the group agrees on basic core values and is focused together on a common goal. And the third stage involves ensuring that those values and goals are set up to stand the test of time. Teri and Rick Brenkus also know something about team development, and their creative and successful team concept changed the real estate industry in Las Vegas. They first began forming their team in the late 80s, becoming one of the first real estate teams in the Las Vegas market to employ both a personal assistant and a buyer specialist. Today they have a team of agents who specialize in every aspect of the transaction. Rick said that he and Teri continually develop and improve the best practices to not only enhance the business but to provide a better level of services for their clients. That service is achieved with the help of their talented team.
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School and then UNLV. Rick got licensed when he was 19, and by 1988, he and Teri were working together. “The beautiful thing about being in business for a long time is that we have over 6,500 past customers and clients,” he said. “We contact them throughout the year, to keep them informed with the real estate market. About 50 percent of our business is repeat and referral business, and the other half is generated from our marketing.” The couple believes that the extraordinary service The Brenkus Realty Network provides doesn’t happen by accident. Teri says, “Our team is constantly finding ways to exceed expectations. The Team’s mission is to challenge the status quo, think differently and improve lives, while building careers worth having and lives worth living,” she said. “Brenkus Realty Network creates leaders of self-mastery with accountability to experience a richer life and positively impact the lives within our company, our clients, the real estate community and the city, ultimately changing the world. Success is only possible with world class talent.” Teri said that the difference with their business is that their team members are like-minded and constantly work on perfecting their phenomenal systems, and have the willingness to ask that question every day, ’How can we improve?’ Teri said. “If the systems are not a 10, how can we make them a 10? If they are a 10, how can we make them a 10+?”
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Rick stated that in the last ten years, the Brenkus Realty Network has averaged serving over 300 families each year. Teri says, “The Brenkus Realty Network consists of like-minded, high performing licensed real estate agents working together in several departments to ensure amazing service and an exceptional experience for our clients, customers, and other agents.” “The analogy I use when meeting with someone is that it’s kind of like going to a restaurant,” Rick said. “If there were only one person working at the restaurant, the service would be terrible. When you ask for a refill, and the waiter says, ‘I will be back in 20 minutes, I have to go back and
flip burgers and wash dishes’, you would never dine there again. As opposed to us having a team of specialized experts in several roles, who are prepared to overcome any obstacle, provide the absolute best level of service, exceed your expectations, and get the job done efficiently in the shortest time possible.” In addition to the Brenkus Realty Network, Rick and Teri also own two Keller Williams offices in Las Vegas, a Summerlin office on West Charleston and another on Green Valley Parkway, with a total of more than 350 agents. The couple has been in the real estate game for quite a while. Both Rick and Teri are almost Las Vegas natives, both attended Valley High
Rick said that their leadership team continuously creates methods and systems that bring success to the business. They have worked so well that she and Rick have traveled the country, teaching one-day seminars to agents who want to learn how to increase their productivity. Rick has also become an expert with analyzing the market and is a member of
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Brenkus Realty Network has been ranked as the #1 team in Southern Nevada multiple times by the Wall Street Journal
many National Real Estate Networking groups. “One of the things I’ve always done and continue to do is to keep a good pulse on the market,” Rick said. “I have many tools and resources to stay out in front of the constantly changing market.” Regarding the market, Rick believes there are many things that make Las Vegas different from other robust real estate markets in the United States. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority figures show that almost 43 million visitors came to the Las Vegas area in 2016, and with those numbers come a lot of new jobs. Rick said that Las Vegas has plenty of land to grow and has become a convenient hub for many companies. “Las Vegas is the entertainment mecca of the world and is only getting better with the Raiders and The Vegas Golden Knights,” he said. “The weather and our proximity to California’s oceans and Utah’s mountains combined with the tax benefits, make Las Vegas a perfect place to call home.” The opportunity for new jobs also extends to the real estate industry. Rick and Teri
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believe that there is no better place for an agent than their Keller Williams offices. They have two locations to serve the entire valley and promote that their offices are designed to attract and retain the best talent in the industry. As the largest real estate company in the world, Keller Williams Realty International currently has more than 160,000 agents. One of the big attractions for agents looking for a career in real estate is the company’s profit sharing program, which ensures that they have a vested interest, not just in the success of their own office, but also in every Keller Williams offices in the county. It is willable and transferable, which helps to create generational wealth and continues to change families’ lives. Last year alone, Keller Williams gave away over $150 Million in profit sharing! In addition, Teri said that personal development and business development are parallel concepts with Keller Williams. Their training and coaching program, MAPS (Mega Achievement Productivity Systems), has been awarded a Stevie Award for Sales Training and Coaching Program of the Year and was the first real estate
company to be nominated for the PRISM Award for excellence in coaching. Teri says, “We are abundantly grateful for Gary Keller’s guidance, the Keller Williams MAPS training and coaching organization, and the opportunities they continue to provide. Gary and his organizations have changed our lives and the lives of our children’s children.” Besides captaining their well-run ships, that is the two Keller Williams offices with over 350 agents and the Brenkus Realty Network, the couple, particularly Teri, is focused on guiding and supporting the talent they have attracted into their world. Teri’s passion is teaching and bringing value to others. Some years ago, Keller Williams Realty International co-founder Gary Keller wrote an extensive training workshop for all types of business people based on his best-selling book, ‘The ONE Thing.’ It has been such a successful course that Teri traveled to the Keller Williams headquarters in Austin, Texas to become a certified instructor. The workshop drives attendees to discover hidden desires, tap wasted time and maintain the path to reaching big lofty goals.
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Teri’s passion is to teach & bring value to others. She teaches many Real Estate & Life Classes for young adults, including KW Kids Can Workshop, a non-profit organization.
Rick and Teri having fun with Gary Keller while receiving awards at the Keller Williams’ Annual Family Reunion.
Teri also has a passion for giving back and many years ago, became a Certified instructor for KW Kids Can, an educational nonprofit founded to engage the next generation of entrepreneurs and world leaders in conversations that matter. This program teaches young adults how to gain their edge in an increasingly competitive world. Students walk away with concrete tools that help them pursue the life they desire. Teri says, “Nothing is more rewarding to me than having a positive impact on someone’s life, especially young adults.”
possible,” Rick said. “The thank you cards and letters of gratitude she receives are amazing. She’s well-read, well-traveled, passionate, and just a powerhouse.” Rick enjoys meeting and helping families achieve their real estate dreams and coaching agents to improve their skills on a daily basis. Rick and Teri are focused on helping the individuals in their lives become leaders of their own lives and the community. The couple is passing along their zest for
life and propensity for working smart to their three children, who are all on their school’s honor roll. Daughter Brianna is 21 and is an accounting major just beginning her senior year at UNLV, son Gavin is a junior at Bishop Gorman High School and is on the varsity wrestling team there, and son Trent is an eighth-grader at the Henderson International School and a starter for his club baseball team, the Halos. Both Brianna and Gavin periodically work in the office with their parents, Brianna helping with bookkeeping and
In addition, she teaches open events at both their Keller Williams Market Centers. Many of these events are available to everyone, even those outside the company. Rick says that the biggest takeaway from the skills that Teri teaches is that being a success is to think BIG, live in gratitude and surround yourself with talent because no one succeeds alone. He asserted that it is the way Teri teaches that has the greatest impact on her audience, whether it’s an audience of 1,000 or a oneon-one discussion. “The way she can draw out the best in somebody really inspires people to reach a higher level than they ever thought Las Vegas Agent Magazine
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Rick and Teri Have been top producers for over 30 years in the Southern Nevada and have been ranked in the top 50 agents in the US by the Wall Street Journal out of over 1.3 million agents. The Brenkus Realty Network has consistently been in the top 1% of agents nationally for the last 30 years. Rick and Teri are national speakers and are highly sought after by many who want to get to the next level in their business, and have been Senior Faculty Instructors at the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors for over 20 years. Rick and Teri with their three children Brianna, Trent (center), and Gavin (right).
Gavin checking in on past clients. Rick and Teri recently celebrated their 26th anniversary, and they still make it a point to spend quality time with their children. “With our kids, one of the things we do is to experience amazing adventures while creating lifelong memories,” Rick said. “We work hard and want to enjoy it (the results of the work) with our family. We went to Hawaii this last summer and did incredible things like taking a helicopter ride to the Jurassic Park waterfall, scuba diving, mud bugging and ziplining. And last year, we went on a cruise to Europe, with a visit to the Vatican, the Colosseum, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Cathedrals in Spain and art museums in France—just some fabulous experiences.” Somehow, Teri and Rick also find time to be very involved with the boys’ sports teams. Teri was the team mom last year for Gavin’s Bishop Gorman football team, and Rick has been coaching the boy’s wrestling teams for the past ten years. Rick said his theory is, “If you want something done, give it to a busy person.” Coming up for the Brenkus Team is an inevitable expansion throughout the country. Rick says that he and Teri have big plans for the future of their businesses—for both the Brenkus Realty Network and their two Keller Williams offices. Las Vegas Agent Magazine
Already, the couple has gained some national notoriety with a few well-known endorsers like “Shark Tank” star and real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran, Fox TV and radio host Sean Hannity, and Rascal Flatts’ lead singer Gary LeVox. All recommend the Brenkus Realty Network of Keller Williams to their listeners and viewers as the Las Vegas Team of choice to use for their real estate needs. “Going forward, and being in business with talented individuals, our vision includes assisting many more families than we ever had and with the same personalized service,” Teri said. “No one succeeds alone, and we’re incredibly blessed to have amazing people in our lives. We are constantly expanding and have many opportunities for those hungry to succeed at a high level.”
To contact Rick & Teri Brenkus and their team for more information about the opportunities, call 702-456-5959 or email Office@Brenkus.com Photography by: Connie Palen Photoworks.
Rick and Teri have been awarded: Most MLS Buyer Sales and “REALTOR of the Month” out of all the agents in the GLVAR, and were awarded #4 out of all real estate agents in North America for most units closed by Keller Williams Realty International. They both hold their GRI & CRS designations. Teri holds her CREA (Certified Real Estate Appraiser) designation and Rick holds his MRA (Master Residential Appraiser) designation. Teri was named GLVAR’s Instructor of the year and was recognized as one of the Top 25 Women in Real Estate for Women’s Council of Realtors. She is also a Certified QL World Changers & The ONE Thing Trainer. Rick, along with President George W Bush and Rudy Giuliani, was a featured speaker at the Dallas 5 Star Real Estate Conference on the 10th Anniversary of the September 11th tragedy. The couple was a part of Gary Keller’s Mastermind group of approximately 30 agents that contributed to his 2004 bestselling book, “The Millionaire Real Estate Agent.” Rick and Teri are the owners of two Keller Williams Realty the Marketplace Offices with over 350 agents.