Sara Rotter's path into real estate started with an unexpected turn while completing her pre-med studies at Harvard, a chance run-in with her property manager during a rental mix-up sparked a curiosity about the industry that she couldn't shake. She followed that curiosity and never looked back. Today, Sara is Senior Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Sales Downtown at Brown Harris Stevens, one of New York's most storied luxury real estate firms, founded in 1873. With over 25 years in the industry, Sara co-leads the Union Square and SoHo offices, overseeing around 200 agents within a company that manages roughly 400 buildings across New York City.
Joined by Kylie Walsh, Sara opens up about the leadership lesson that changed everything for her: energy management. After hitting a wall from years of saying yes to everyone, Sara learned to set boundaries, protect her time, and lead from a place of sustainability rather than burnout. She shares her philosophy on building confident problem-solvers rather than handing out answers, her go-to method for delivering hard feedback with care, and the guiding principles: grace, generosity, and doing right by others that shape how she leads her team and shows up in every negotiation.
It's a conversation about what it really means to lead with intention, energy, and heart so what would change in your business if you led with energy first, and everything else second?

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Sara Rotter's path into real estate started with an unexpected turn while completing her pre-med studies at Harvard, a chance run-in with her property manager during a rental mix-up sparked a curiosity about the industry that she couldn't shake. She followed that curiosity and never looked back. Today, Sara is Senior Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Sales Downtown at Brown Harris Stevens, one of New York's most storied luxury real estate firms, founded in 1873. With over 25 years in the industry, Sara co-leads the Union Square and SoHo offices, overseeing around 200 agents within a company that manages roughly 400 buildings across New York City. Joined by Kylie Walsh, Sara opens up about the leadership lesson that changed everything for her: energy management. After hitting a wall from years of saying yes to everyone, Sara learned to set boundaries, protect her time, and lead from a place of sustainability rather than burnout. She shares her philosophy on building confident problem-solvers rather than handing out answers, her go-to method for delivering hard feedback with care, and the guiding principles: grace, generosity, and doing right by others that shape how she leads her team and shows up in every negotiation. It's a conversation about what it really means to lead with intention, energy, and heart so what would change in your business if you led with energy first, and everything else second?
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Impact & Influence is ranked among the top 10% of podcasts globally, a position it has maintained since launching on 1 July 2025.

What sets the podcast apart is its unique focus on the complete A–Z of building, growing and leading a successful real estate business. Unlike many industry podcasts that concentrate solely on leadership or sales performance, Impact & Influence explores every critical pillar of business success.

Hosted by respected industry leaders Kylie Walsh and Lauren Kirk, who bring more than 50 years of combined real estate experience, the series combines practical coaching, proven business strategies and insightful conversations with some of Australia's most accomplished business owners, industry professionals and specialist partners.

Each episode delivers actionable insights across topics including:
Trademarks and partnership agreements
Profitability, reporting and key business metrics
Culture, client experience and capability frameworks
Mystery shopping and quality assurance
Technology, systems and platform strategy
Leadership development, succession planning and business growth

These are candid, commercially grounded conversations where leaders share real-world experiences—what worked, what didn't, and the pivotal decisions that transformed their businesses, strengthened culture, improved recruitment and retention, and increased profitability.

Produced by Pro Podcast, new episodes are released weekly, providing real estate professionals with a trusted source of practical guidance, growth strategies and business insights.

Impact & Influence is authentic, solution-focused and deeply aligned with the challenges facing today's real estate leaders. Co-host Kylie Walsh, Founder and Director of REGROWTH, is a former Telstra Business Women's Awards finalist and has been recognised by realestate.com.au as one of Australia's Most Influential Women in Property. Together, Kylie and Lauren are licensed agents, accredited trainers and widely respected industry leaders committed to elevating business performance across the sector.

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Impact &amp; Influence&nbsp;is ranked among the&nbsp;top 10% of podcasts globally, a position it has maintained since launching on&nbsp;1 July 2025.
What sets the podcast apart is its unique focus on the complete&nbsp;A&ndash;Z of building, growing and leading a successful real estate business. Unlike many industry podcasts that concentrate solely on leadership or sales performance,&nbsp;Impact &amp; Influence&nbsp;explores every critical pillar of business success.
Hosted by respected industry leaders&nbsp;Kylie Walsh&nbsp;and&nbsp;Lauren Kirk, who bring more than&nbsp;50 years of combined real estate experience, the series combines practical coaching, proven business strategies and insightful conversations with some of Australia's most accomplished business owners, industry professionals and specialist partners.
Each episode delivers actionable insights across topics including:
<ul>
<li>Trademarks and partnership agreements</li>
<li>Profitability, reporting and key business metrics</li>
<li>Culture, client experience and capability frameworks</li>
<li>Mystery shopping and quality assurance</li>
<li>Technology, systems and platform strategy</li>
<li>Leadership development, succession planning and business growth</li>
</ul>
These are candid, commercially grounded conversations where leaders share real-world experiences&mdash;what worked, what didn't, and the pivotal decisions that transformed their businesses, strengthened culture, improved recruitment and retention, and increased profitability.
Produced by&nbsp;Pro Podcast, new episodes are released weekly, providing real estate professionals with a trusted source of practical guidance, growth strategies and business insights.
Impact &amp; Influence&nbsp;is authentic, solution-focused and deeply aligned with the challenges facing today's real estate leaders. Co-host&nbsp;Kylie Walsh, Founder and Director of&nbsp;REGROWTH, is a former&nbsp;Telstra Business Women's Awards finalist&nbsp;and has been recognised by&nbsp;<a href="http://realestate.com.au/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://realestate.com.au&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1781837695571000&amp;usg=AOvVaw18NMuCbwVW1JxMG_f8dAMd">realestate.com.au</a>&nbsp;as one of Australia's&nbsp;Most Influential Women in Property. Together, Kylie and Lauren are licensed agents, accredited trainers and widely respected industry leaders committed to elevating business performance across the sector.
Impact &amp; Influence&nbsp;is proudly brought to you by&nbsp;REGROWTH&nbsp;and proudly sponsored by&nbsp;FLK it Over.