The Lab E5: Building ENRG with Intention | ENRG Realty

Building the Boutique Virtual Brokerage: Why "Both/And" is the Future of Real Estate

Key Takeaways

  • ENRG was built by asking "what experience do agents deserve?" and building everything around that answer.
  • The "both/and" philosophy rejects false choices: you can have boutique support AND virtual freedom, high splits AND strong infrastructure.
  • Connect & Thrive™ (Recruiting-as-a-Service) lets agents benefit from revenue share without becoming full-time recruiters.
  • Agent-owned data means you control your database and can export everything, anytime, with no games or penalties.
  • Leadership matters: ENRG's founders are active agents and operators who understand what it's like to build a business in today's market.
  • Revenue share worked for Erinn when she "tripped over it" at eXp. That $225 mystery deposit became her car payment, then mortgage payment, then business reinvestment.

In this episode of The Lab, ENRG Founder and President Erinn Nobel joins Rivers and Charles to share the story behind building a brokerage with intention.

Erinn spent 15 years at a boutique brokerage where she loved the culture and support, then moved to virtual brokerages where she discovered the power of capped commissions, revenue share, and equity. But something was missing: agents kept having to choose between great support OR financial freedom, boutique culture OR virtual flexibility.

ENRG was built to reject that false choice. As Erinn explains, "We started by asking: what experience do agents deserve? Then we built everything around that answer."

The conversation covers the "both/and" philosophy, why Connect & Thrive™ (Recruiting-as-a-Service) removes the pressure to become a full-time recruiter, what agent-owned data actually means in practice, and why leadership that still sells houses matters more than ever.

Watch the full episode below.

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