The Los Angeles Business Journals 500 Most Influential list is out! Rodeo Realty Owner and President Syd Leibovitch along with top producing agent Josh Flagg are among those listed.
“The people who comprise this year’s LA500 are featured players in the city’s development. Their vision, energy and resourcefulness are on full display as they bring about changes to Los Angeles that run from the subtle to the seismic.”-Anna Magzanyan Publisher & CEO LABJ
The annual publication profiles those that have contributed to the city of Los Angeles across varying industries. This is the second year Syd Leibovitch has landed on the list and the first year for Josh Flagg.
With the contributions Rodeo Realty has made to the real estate industry, it is no wonder its leader lands among those considered influential to LA.
Read below for the LABJ’s Profile on Syd and Josh or head to labusinessjournal.com to get your copy of the publication today!
President, Rodeo Realty Inc.
THE LATEST: Leibovitch has guided Rodeo Realty, the Beverly Hills-based residential real estate firm, for more than three decades. The agency has 12 offices throughout Los Angeles and Ventura counties and more than 1,000 licensed realtors focusing on the luxury market, while its Paramount Properties Division handles more mid-priced properties.
BACKGROUND: Leibovitch began selling real estate in Los Angeles in his early 20s and opened Paramount Properties in 1986 at the age of 25. Paramount later acquired the Rodeo Realty brand. Today it’s one of the largest single-owner residential real estate companies in California.
WORTH NOTING: Leibovitch was a track and field athlete during his time at UCLA.
YEARS ON THE LA500: 2
Realtor, Rodeo Realty Inc.
THE LATEST: Last year was a banner year for Flagg, who sold 10 properties in the $10 million to $25 million range. He was No. 12 on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s list of residential real estate agents ranked by 2018 L.A. County sales volume, with 56 properties sold for a total of $237 million.
BACKGROUND: The agent with the longest run on Bravo’s real estate reality show “Million Dollar Listing,” Flagg has sold more than $2 billion worth of property, including many homes in tony neighborhoods such as Brentwood and Beverly Hills. Flagg’s clients are a who’s who of the entertainment industry, including Shonda Rhimes, Adam Levine and Steve Aoki. Flagg and his husband Bobby Boyd hosted the Rock for Research fundraiser for Cedars-Sinai in 2017 and are on the organizing committee from this year’s event. He also serves on the board of the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust.
WORTH NOTING: Flagg is the grandson of designer Edith Flagg, a Holocaust survivor who immigrated to the United States and built a sportswear brand in Los Angeles under her name. Before her death in 2014, she frequently appeared with her grandson on episodes of “Million Dollar Listing.”
YEARS ON THE LA500: 1