Jessica Markowski is a real estate agent who was recently featured in Netflix’s real estate show Owning Manhattan season 1. She is one of the licensed real estate salespersons as mentioned on Serhant’s website. Serhant is the real estate firm, owned by Ryan Serhant, where Jessica currently works in Bogard New York Team.
Jessica Markowski was also a content creator and later entered the real estate world. Being a local to New York City, she knows and understands the city very well. As she mentioned in her recent interview with Haute Living:
"When I was at another real estate brokerage, Ryan reached out to me and asked me to join Serhant and be a “co-star” on the show. It’s been the experience of a lifetime and I wouldn’t trade it for the world!"
Jessica Markowski: Early life and career explored
She was born in New York City. Her parents are immigrants from Poland, and she was raised in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. It makes her a first-generation American immigrant who knows her city quite well. That has helped her in her real estate work. She also has a sister, Victoria.
Before working at Serhant, she was Head of Communications at Screenshop. Kim Kardashian co-founded the company, which, in 2021, was sold to Snapchat. After Ryan Serhant, the CEO of Serhant, approached Jessica while she was working at Compass.
Ryan described it as:
"Our company is more forward thinking and younger than the traditional brokerage. We sell top-of-funnel through content, and we have our own in-house production company. I met Jessica while she was working at Compass."
He continues:
"I approached her knowing that Serhant was in line with the brand that she was building and that we’d love to help her build it. Today, Jessica is a crucial part of our team and the show.” in his interview with Haute Living in June 2024."
Amongst many achievements mentioned on Jessica’s Serhant profile, she has sold over $200M in property and has been in real estate for nine years. Jessica is described as:
"She puts her clients first and works tirelessly in order to achieve the unique goals of every single client."
Jessica has 254K followers on Instagram, which describes her as “co-star Owning Manhattan” and a Real Estate Broker at Serhant. Jessica feels that social media can be used as “a business tool,” and that is why she uses it for her work, and it is quite beneficial, as she mentioned in her interview.
Recently, on July 16, 2024, Jessica Markowski won Social Media Influencer of the Year at the Red Awards, as per her Instagram. She describes it as:
"Still can’t believe it! This award goes out to every single one of you. Your likes, shares, and comments fueled this journey, and you’re the real MVPs. Shoutout to Ryan, my biggest believer. You saw the spark when it was just a flicker, and your support means the world. The future’s lookin’ bright, y’all!"
According to her LinkedIn, she has also been a Model for Wilhemina International for almost 6+ years, from April 2022 to December 2015.
Jessica Markowski: Personal life
According to her Instagram, Jessica Markowski is engaged to David Weisburd. He is the co-founder of 10X Capital and completed his education at Harvard. He proposed to Jessica in December 2023. They have also spent time together in Miami during March 2024, as seen on their socials.
Fans can stream all the episodes of Owning Manhattan season 1 on Netflix.