Video and Transcript for The Non-Compete Nightmare

Below you can find a YouTube version of Episode #30, The Non-Compete Nightmare, with our guest this week real estate broker Courtney Van Cott.

Van Cott took on a non-compete lawsuit from a major brokerage and won in court. A rare outcome in any industry, her story is unique and inspiring. Courtney tells Matt how she was pressured to sign a contract requiring her to pay 75% of commissions earned for three years after leaving her team—even for clients she found herself. After moving to a new brokerage, she faced a lawsuit demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars, then endured years of litigation before finally winning her case. Their conversation reveals the devastating personal and industry-wide impacts of non-competes, especially for independent contractors.

This is not as heavily edited as the podcast is, it’s closer to the raw video of our taping session. We also have a rough transcript for you.

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-David and Matt