Risk, Leadership & Radical Transparency with Jessica Edgerton

Risk management. Leadership. Transparency. AI. Culture.

This episode has it all — and it features one of the industry’s most respected voices.

In this episode of Real Estate Unscripted, Darryl Davis sits down with Jessica Edgerton, Chief Legal Officer and EVP of Industry and Learning for Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®.

Jessica became a trusted national voice during the 2024 antitrust settlements for her ability to cut through noise and explain what actually matters for brokers and agents.

In this episode of Real Estate Unscripted, we cover:

00:00 — Introduction

05:00 — How Jessica found her way into real estate

11:00 — Leadership through clarity, boundaries & freedom

18:00 — The industry’s biggest compliance blind spot

22:00 — Why every brokerage needs an AI policy

26:00 — Buyer compensation, steering & transparency

31:00 — Work–life balance, humor & imperfect leadership

37:00 — Healthy debate & emotional intelligence

42:00 — What great company culture REALLY looks like

49:00 — Agent “moments of truth” that matter most

55:00 — RESPA, lawsuits & what’s coming next

1:03:00 — Jessica’s 2026 market prediction

1:10:00 — Audience Q&A

Who should watch this:

- Real estate brokers + owners
- Sales managers
- Team leaders
- Agents who want to think like leaders
- Anyone who wants clarity about the new era of real estate