Our panel of A-list speakers for FUBCON 2022 (plus more to come!)

Tom Ferry

Real Estate Coach, Educator, Founder & CEO of Ferry International

Tom Ferry is the #1 ranked Real Estate Educator by Swanepoel Power 200 and the best-selling author of “Life! By Design” and “Mindset, Model and Marketing!”

As founder and CEO of Ferry International, the real estate industry’s leading coaching and training company, Tom’s ever-growing influence impacts professionals in a wide variety of ways – including rigorous accountability coaching, the popular #TomFerryShow delivering free, fresh and relevant real estate tips weekly, highly engaging training events, two best-selling books, and his legendary keynote speeches.

Tom has more than 30,000 hours of coaching experience and works daily to help agents and brokers grow a prosperous business while simultaneously balancing — and loving — their personal lives.

He is also a highly sought-after and renowned speaker whose charisma and personality have captivated audiences around the world. Tom’s love and passion for life is fueled by a commitment to discipline and holding professionals accountable to fulfill their greatness.

Jon Cheplak

Real Estate Leadership and Productivity Coach & Consultant, Cheplak Live

Jon is a high performance business coach, consultant and speaker who believes growth of a business is in direct correlation to your personal development.

He brings a practical and applicable approach from the trenches of business and life having actually done the work and delivering results in the areas he guides Top Leaders.

He believes anyone can overcome anything and the only barriers of growth are within. Taking personal responsibility in all outcomes is the path to freedom and action will always outperform talent.

Kathleen Black

Global Speaker, Performance & Mindset Expert, Supporting The Most Efficient, Productive, & Profitable Iconic Brands & Teams in the World

Kathleen Black is a Globally Recognized Mindset & Performance Expert, Bestselling Author, & Speaker.
Guiding iconic brands and high net worth professionals to add billions of additional sales volume annually through her unique approach of empowered leadership and expert mindset training.

Kathleen was awarded with Iconic Leaders Creating a Better World for All. She is a two-time bestselling author of, Top 1% Life, shift from Chaos to Calm in Your Business & Life. As well as, Relentless to Rise, Your Path to Personal Expansion, Kathleen's life story that inspired the full length Documentary ""The Relentless One"" directed by Emmy Winning Director M Douglas Silverstein. She lives in Oshawa, Canada with her two independent, free spirited children Ethan & Ella.

Jason Pantana

Coach, trainer, and speaker for Tom Ferry International, the world’s leading real estate coaching program.

Jason Pantana is a coach, trainer, and speaker for Tom Ferry International, the world’s leading real estate coaching program, as well as host of the popular seminar, Marketing Edge. His dynamic sessions arm professionals with the tools they need to stay current, competitive, and, above all, successful.

Formerly the education director for a leading national real estate franchise, Jason creates tailored sessions for a range of professionals. His areas of expertise include social media strategy, digital marketing, and developing an eye for emerging business trends. He’s provided clear paths for companies, both large and small, to roll out powerful advertising campaigns through the use of Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Google, and other mass online platforms.

Jason has gained thousands of social media followers through his many effective engagements. His energetic style engages his audiences — in individual, team, and conference settings alike — while readying them to utilize the ever-changing marketing tools of today.

Tristan Ahumada

CEO Of Lab Coat Agents & Success People Editor at SUCCESS Magazine

After one year in the real estate business, Tristan Ahumada became Rookie of the Year at Century 21 at age twenty-four. In 2014, Tristan created Lab Coat Agents as a Facebook Group and has grown the popular social media page to over 137,000+ members. Lab Coat Agents is extremely influential as the largest real estate Facebook group in the world. Lab Coat Agents is now one of the leading media/educational companies in the real estate industry.

Kris Lindahl

CEO at Kris Lindahl Real Estate

Not many real estate professionals can say that they’ve closed over 7,000 transactions and sold over $2.5 billion in real estate in one market in just two years. But Kris Lindahl can. Since earning his real estate license in 2009, Kris has grown from being Minnesota’s #1 solo agent, to leading its #1 real estate team, to founding Kris Lindahl Real Estate (KLRE) and scaling it into the #5 Mega Team in America (Real Trends).

Kris is best known for creating an “inescapable brand” recognized by millions through a pioneering combination of PR, traditional, digital and social media promotion. Behind the scenes, he has built a unique technology and operations infrastructure that turns brand recognition into closed transactions, satisfied customers and top-performing talent. And he has built the Kris Lindahl Foundation into a growing movement designed to help the people, families and communities who need it most.

Inman News has twice nominated Kris as its "Innovator of the Year.” Maxim magazine called him the “poster child for the power of branding.” And he won the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal “40 Under 40” award in 2019. Today, Kris is a popular speaker, bestselling author, thought leader and popular podcast host who lives by a simple mantra when it comes to helping people learn, develop, thrive and feel “at home”: Be Generous.

Justin Havre

Justin Havre Team Lead of Justin Havre & Associates

Justin Havre is Team Leader of the award-winning Justin Havre & Associates of RE/MAX First, Canada’s #1 RE/MAX Large Team in Closed Transactions since 2018. An advisor for 17 years, he is at the forefront of Calgary real estate and is considered a visionary and pioneer of online real estate marketing that works. Justin’s superior strategic sales & marketing skills launched the owned-and-operated website CalgaryHomes.ca and Calgary.com, among some of the largest and most visited online Calgary real estate marketplaces.

Innovative, committed to ethical core values and exceptional client service, he has recruited and nurtured the best and brightest in the Canadian real estate industry since 2014 and has built a team of 60+ trusted and experienced advisors that posted record-breaking sales volume of nearly $1 billion in 2021. He is widely known as the Calgary advisor-of-choice by home sellers and the preferred partner of local and out-of-province home buyers.

Justin’s team works under a set of 5 core values that are the foundation of his company’s consistent success: Contribution, Accountability, Commitment, Gratitude, and Humility.

Gary Ashton

Owner and Founder of The Ashton Real Estate Group of RE/MAX Advantage

Gary Ashton acquired his real estate license in March 2001 and has had a rapid rise to become the #1 realtor for RE/MAX and one of the top 1% of realtors in the Nashville Tennessee area, the #1 team leader with RE/MAX Advantage in Tennessee, #1 in the USA, and #1 RE/MAX team in the world!!

In addition, Gary is the official real estate agent for the Nashville Predators, and now TopGolf Nashville and has been featured as the team leader for the #1 RE/MAX real estate team in the world.

Debra Beagle

Managing Broker & Co-Owner of The Ashton Real Estate Group of RE/MAX Advantage in Nashville, TN

Recognized by the Nashville Business Journal as one of Nashville’s Top Female CEOs & Women of Influence in 2021, and by RE/MAX as U.S. Broker Owner of the Year in 2018. She leads & manages the business operations, 180 agents, & staff of 55. She guided her agents to help 3033 families purchase & sell homes in 2021 for over $1.275 Billion in sales.

Anthony Djon

Anthony Djon, CEO/ Brand Founder of Anthony Djon Luxury Real Estate

Anthony Djon is the CEO/Brand Founder of Anthony Djon Luxury Real Estate. The brand accumulates $600 million plus annually in sales. The brand is Metro Detroit’s top performing real estate brand empowered by real estate professionals and negotiators.

Anthony has over 20 years of experience as a Sales Coach and Motivational Speaker. Anthony has gained tremendous sales, communication, and coaching skills throughout the years. Anthony has a fierce passion for flourishing the real estate industry and reaching next level with his team members and clients!

Kendall Bonner

Broker/owner RE/MAX Capital Realty, Team Leader of The Kendall Bonner Team

Kendall Bonner is an accomplished leader, entrepreneur and motivational speaker. She is a Florida licensed attorney in good standing, since 2003. She has been involved in the real estate industry for over 10 years, starting as a realtor in 2011 and eventually opening her own brokerage firm in 2014.

She is the broker/owner RE/MAX Capital Realty and team leader of The Kendall Bonner Team with 3 locations serving Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas County. In addition to being a lawyer, she is also a multi-business owner and national speaker for RE/MAX LLC, as well as a speaker, moderator, & contributing columnist for Inman News, a leading source for real estate information.

She has been recognized as a 2020 RISMedia Real Estate Influencer, 2021 RISMedia Real Estate Newsmaker, The Forward Thinker and most recently a awarded as a 2022 RISMedia Real Estate Newsmaker - The Crusader. Moreover, she co-authored “So... You think You Want to Be a Real Estate Agent” with two other respected real estate professionals. As a real estate social media content creator, she has gained influence as an authority on real estate technology and marketing. She is a self-proclaimed techy and loves all things real estate. In her spare time, she loves to read books, learn new things on YouTube and loves listening to podcasts! As a wife and mother of two teenagers and rescue pup, named Buddy – not only are her hands full, but her heart is even fuller.

Suneet Agarwal

CEO/Owner, Big Block Realty North

Suneet Agarwal has spent the last 12 years as a top realtor in Sacramento and as CEO of both the Best Sac Homes Group and Big Block Realty North. The Best Sac Homes Group is currently ranked as the #1 Mega Team in the State of California for most homes sold by Real Trends and the Wall Street Journal.In addition to the team and and brokerage, Suneet works with Jon Cheplak, coaching the top teams and brokerages all over North America to higher productivity.

Renee Funk

Team Leader of The Funk Collection Brokered by eXp Realty

National Speaker | SUCCESS® Magazine Top 125 Leaders, 2022 | eXp Realty ICON Agent 5x | As Team Leader of The Funk Collection, Renee delivers results while helping real estate agents build business, with an 'Earn the Relationship First, Come from Contribution ALWAYS' philosophy. The Funk Collection received consecutive Real Trends America's Best Award, 2019-2022. Renee’s professional passion is customer service focused, with a love for coaching and business development of Real Estate Agents, with authentic collaboration at the core.

Renee & her husband Jeffrey G. Funk, P.A. operate the eXp Realty Office in Windermere, FL - with 138 real estate agents in Central FL, closing 700+ units & $375m+ in production in 2022.

Renee is a 20+ year resident of the Orlando area, currently living in Windermere, Florida with her 2 sons, and husband of 20 years; Jeffrey Funk. In addition to family & real estate career, Renee's philanthropic passion remains focused on serving the Edgewood Children's Ranch, & supporting at-risk youth, in Orlando, Florida.

Jeffrey Funk

Co-founder and Team Leader of The Funk Collection

Co-Founder Jeffrey G. Funk, P.A., BROKER Associate, Team Leader of THE FUNK COLLECTION, & eXp Realty ICON Agent | Consistently earning the area's most prestigious Real Estate awards, Orlando Realtor and Windermere Resident Jeffrey Funk, offers a personalized approach, with his clients' best interests at heart. Leading the way by leveraging cutting-edge technology, a thorough knowledge of the Orlando area, and top-notch strategic marketing expertise - Jeffrey strives to exceed all expectations. Jeffrey directs much focus on building long lasting relationships with his clients that continue beyond closing dates. His personalized approach has afforded him a large network of professional contacts that prove invaluable before, during, and after the home sale or purchase. A portion of all proceeds benefit Edgewood Children's Ranch in Orlando, Florida.

Gabe Cordova

CEO of Core Group at eXp, Senior Realtor in Residence at Ylopo

Gabe Cordova is a real estate expert, multi-team leader of Core Group Boise and Denver at eXp, and former Co-Founder and President of real estate CRM Firepoint. Gabe became a Senior REALTOR® In-Residence in early 2021 and brought over 20 years of successful real estate sales experience. In Gabe's best year, he sold over 800 homes in 1 year.

Following that, he shifted gears in 2015 to an entrepreneurial career as the Co-Founder and President of the Denver-based real estate CRM, Firepoint, which he successfully led through a sale with another Denver-based real estate organization, Realvolve. Gabe holds a deep passion for educating and strives to provide inspiration and empowerment to everyone. His goal is to help them embrace change and persevere through the many unique challenges agents, team leaders, and brokers face daily. Through nurturing this passion and sharing his expertise and success secrets with other agents across North America, Gabe has become a popular industry speaker, a well-known thought leader, and a prominent industry influencer in real estate.

Barry Jenkins

CMO, BHG NAGR | Team Owner, Friends In Real Estate, Head Realtor In Residence at Ylopo

Barry started his journey with Ylopo as a customer in 2016. His role evolved over time from a part-time consultant (while he ran his mega team) to a full-time executive where he now helps with product, training, and innovation. Meanwhile, his team sold 800+ homes last year. Also, his new book, "Too Nice For Sales" was released earlier this year and is a best-seller on Amazon. His passions are his wife, 4 children, and his faith.

Mike Marjama

Mike Marjama, Team Lead at The Marjama Group

Mike Marjama is an entrepreneur, licensed real estate professional and trailblazing athlete using his platform to advocate for mental health, wellness, and personal development. Mike spent 10 years on an amazing journey chasing his dream of being a professional baseball player, climbing through the minor leagues to eventually make his Major League debut in 2017. In 2018, he was recognized as one of the 30 best catchers in Major League Baseball, serving as the Opening Day catcher for the Seattle Mariners.
 
As a former professional athlete, he recognizes how athletes can create positive impacts by sharing their stories and advocating for their passions. In 2018, he shared his challenges with a national audience through LeBron James’ digital media company, Uninterrupted, bringing awareness to how mental health and eating disorders can impact young men, athletes and beyond. Mike’s personal challenges with mental health and eating disorders, beginning early in his life have helped shape his new journey as a Realtor, nationally acclaimed speaker, consultant, and real estate investor. Mike is the first male professional athlete to speak out about eating disorders and their impact on athletes and his story has been featured by MTV, Good Morning America, The Doctors, CBS Today and countless others. Most notably in 2018, Mike traveled to the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. and addressed members of Congress about crafting better legislation for those affected by mental health. 
 
Mike currently lives between Granite Bay and Lake Tahoe-Truckee as President of The Marjama Group Inc. to best inform, educate and serve alongside his grandparents Corky and Gigi Heckendorn, whom have more than 55 years of real estate experience. Yet he also spends his time around the country speaking at events, supporting the work of nonprofits, and helping craft better legislation to improve mental health and wellness. With a successful Major League Baseball career, along with being a nationally acclaimed speaker and consultant, he knows what it takes to perform with the best in the world. After nearly 11 years as a catcher, guiding and serving some of the best players on the planet, Mike has teamed up with his grandparents to continue serving others. Whether clients are interested in residential, commercial or investment properties, with over three generations of REALTORS, developers, general contractors and investors in his blood, Mike has immense knowledge about all aspects of the real estate transaction. He may no longer be on a Major League field, but this is how Mike Marjama continues to step up to the plate. 

He’s the proud uncle to his brother Jake’s three beautiful children and biggest fan of his sister Abby, University of Alabama Volleyball star. Roll Tide.

Scott Hull

VP of Sales, The Ashton Real Estate Group and Head of Product at Maverick, RE

Scott started at the Ashton Real Estate Group in 2016 as an agent and has played a part in most of the roles at the company. Ashton Real Estate has grown in sales from 172 to over 3,000 in the time that Scott Hull has been the VP of Sales. He has built with directors, an ISA department of 10, and sales management staff of 3. He also built out and headed up the Zillow Offers partnership for Nashville where they took park in over 2,000+ transactions.

Scott claims to be the Thomas Edison of real estate operations, he has found 1,000 ways not to do things in order to find the ones that work. He will test anything once. He developed and sold to Ylopo an analytic software based around teams, measurement, accountability and agent visibility. Scott has spent a lot of time in this space and is excited to be able to share with you all at FUBCON.

Brittany Hodak

Keynote Speaker, Author & Customer Experience Superfan

Brittany Hodak is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, and customer experience speaker who has delivered keynotes across the globe to organizations including American Express and the United Nations. She has written hundreds of articles for Forbes, Adweek, Success, and other top publications; she has appeared on programs on NBC, CBS, ABC, and CNN; and she has worked with some of the world’s biggest brands and entertainers, including Walmart, Disney, Katy Perry, and Dolly Parton. Entrepreneur magazine calls her “the expert at creating loyal fans for your brand.” Brittany’s debut book, Creating Superfans, will be in stores in January 2023.

Cyrus Mohseni

CEO & Founder at The Keystone Team

Cyrus Mohseni is a multitalented real estate professional, entrepreneur, speaker, and philanthropist. His unmatched drive, unmistakable integrity, and unwavering commitment to client service have made him a highly sought-after agent by property buyers and sellers in Southern California. Cyrus was named one of the Top Ten Real Estate Entrepreneurs to Follow Going Into 2022 by USA Today, a 30 Under 30 honoree by the National Association of Realtors®, a member of the Forbes Real Estate Council, and a recipient of the Rising Star Award from the California Association of Realtors®. An expert marketer known for leveraging innovative strategies and cutting-edge technologies to help clients sell their properties for the best prices in the shortest time, Cyrus has been honored with the Most Innovative Real Estate Marketing Team award and the Best Real Estate Marketing award.

Cyrus grew up in Orange County and went to school in Los Alamitos. After high school, he moved to Switzerland to play soccer. He spent years as a professional soccer player until a car accident ended his sports career. Inspired by a friend and mentor who had a successful real estate career, Cyrus became a real estate professional and found his true calling.

With a vision to change the real estate industry, Cyrus started The Keystone Team with that same friend. By focusing on his core values of loyalty, integrity, drive, and service, Cyrus quickly led the company to unprecedented growth and success, earning it a place on the list of the world’s 5,000 fastest-growing companies by Inc. Magazine. Cyrus serves a diverse clientele, from first-time homebuyers to high-end buyers and sellers of luxury properties costing $20 million or more.

Cyrus believes deeply in giving back to the community. He’s the founder of Giving Football, a nonprofit that hosts soccer camps at orphanages worldwide to provide children nutritional education, proper training gear, and opportunities to exercise and build life skills. To share his knowledge and experience, Cyrus also cofounded Native Focus, a consulting firm specializing in helping businesses grow and develop identities by reorganizing their teams and marketing strategies.

Buck Wise

CMO and Co-Founder of Closing Day Consulting

Buck Wise, CMO and Co-Founder of #CLOSINGDAY CONSULTING, helps high performing real estate agents reach real freedom. Buck has experience that spans across media, content, distribution and marketing. Recently, Buck was CMO for Cardone Ventures, a Grant Cardone company as well as a marketing consultant for Bravo TV Million Dollar Listing, Ryan Serhant. As an executive within the world’s largest advertising group, WPP, where Buck led the global teams responsible for driving innovation for brands such as Google, Starbucks and Nike, with a sharp focus on digital, AI, voice, data and technology consulting, education and connection.

Before joining WPP, Buck co-founded and sold a full-service digital agency whose clients included Chevrolet, Valvoline, Major League Baseball and the North American International Auto Show.

Cat Flanagan

Director of Listings Procurement, Robert Slack LLC

Born and raised in the Sunshine State, I have represented the South Florida Market in real estate for over 15 years!

I have worked with Robert Slack now in a leadership role since 2016, and have worked to build a team that outperforms year over year!

Preston Guyton

Preston Guyton, Chief Visionary Officer Palms Realty, Founder ezHomeSearch.com

Preston Guyton believes we all possess skills as business leaders that we can leverage in our business, for him this skill has been focused on lead generation processes and the ability to build a strong leadership team in each of the businesses he has been a part of launching.

His real estate career started in 2004. With a computer science background, he realized early on his focus was going to be on ways to generate online leads building out his first custom website in 2004. Early on he focused on learning SEO, content marketing, and ways to increase traffic.

The first company he launched was CRG Companies, CRG was launched in 2010 as a custom home design, construction, and real estate brokerage. He wanted to focus on designing and building homes that met a higher standard. CRG grew from a company that included him and his wife to a company with 20 plus employees, 25 Realtors that sold over 120 million in real estate sales, and over 20 million in custom home contracts. In 2020 Preston resigned and sold out to his business partners to focus on other businesses he was a part of. During his time at CRG, he was recognized in many national publications. He had articles in Custom Builder Magazine, Professional Builder Magazine, and was named to the 40 under 40 in Professional Builder Magazine.

Preston currently is Chief Visionary officer for Palms Realty, Cheplak Elite Coach, and the founder of EZ Search, LLC, this real estate marketing/consulting company has digital assets that include ezHomeSearch.com, and freewebcontent.com. ezHomeSearch.com covers all markets in SC and NC, and will be moving into Georgia and Florida in 2022. With his focus on SEO and content marketing, ezHomeSearch.com website has grown from an average monthly user of 10,000 in early 2021 to over 200,000 monthly users in 2022. Preston continues to add real estate referral partners in cities throughout SC and NC.

As the Chief Visionary Officer for Palms Realty. Through consulting and managing online lead generation and helping develop the systems and processes for running a real estate company. Palms Realty was launched in September 2021 and has quickly grown to over 80 Realtors and closed 160 million within the first 12 months of being in business. It has been inspiring and exciting for him watching an independent real estate brokerage go from 0 to ratifying over 20 million a month in contracts within 12 months. In 2022 Palms Realty will exceed 200 million in ratified real estate contracts in a market where the average price point is around $300,000.

Camila Rivera

Chief Operating Officer at Laurie Finkelstein Reader Real Estate

Camila is the COO at Laurie Finkelstein Reader Real Estate, the #1 real estate team in South Florida. Over the last 7 years Camila has helped the company grow from selling 400 homes a year to 2000+ transaction in 2021. She has built systems and processes to help the company scale from 15 agents to over 100 agents. Camila lead the Zillow Offers partnership in South Florida that was responsible for over 1,000 transactions. She is extremely passionate about leadership and helping other's reach their full potential.

Dale Archdekin

Founder of Smart Inside Sales

Dale has 16+ years of experience in the real estate world and is a lead conversion expert. He’s originally born in the Midwest and currently resides in the suburbs of Philly. He partnered to build the #2 team in his area and lead the Top 5 KW Mega Team to many years of success.

You might recognize Dale’s name from the webinars he hosts exclusively for Follow Up Boss members or his 9 module course called Conversion University. He is an INDUSTRY TITAN with proven methods to help lead conversion, improve conversations, master team leadership, and build a well structured real estate department. Dale has built successful ISA departments from the ground up and founded Smart Inside Sales in 2016 to coach and train real estate agents and ISAs on both small and large teams. The companies he works with range from 100 transactions/ year to top performers, including Philly’s #1 team that executes 1,000 transactions a year with 500 million in sales volume.

Stacey Turnage

REALTOR® Keller Williams Mulinix

My passion for homeownership allows to me provide quality service for both buyers & sellers. My efforts are focused on creating lifetime clients by utilizing property-specific marketing strategies, technology, & open communication.

With over twenty-nine years of industry experience, I am excited about championing homeownership from a different perspective, & solidifying new relationships.

I am thrilled to provide guidance & support during your real estate transaction while ensuring a smooth process.

When I am not entrenched in a real estate transaction, I am exploring the city, buying shoes, or being an unapologetic foodie.

Tiffany Gelzinis

Team Lead and CEO, The Gelzinis Group brokered by eXp Realty

Growth and excellence are the underlying passions that drive my real estate acumen and entrepreneurial spirit. With a 17-year foundation in business management and marketing, I bring an ""out of the box"" expertise to business operations, systems and team building. I am honored to be a 2x Alum of Virginia Tech with a B.S in Marketing Management and an MBA.

My philosophies are: Be data-driven. Stay consistent. Act efficiently. Know when to listen. Care about the people who trust you. And have innovative and scalable techniques to stand out from the crowd.

In 7 years I’ve gone from “Rookie of the Year” to Team Leader and CEO of The Gelzinis Group brokered by eXp Realty. I am passionate about building and scaling a business that provides limitless opportunity - along with time freedom - to my team members by providing systems for efficiency and leverage.

2021 was a year of growth and change, we moved over to Follow Up Boss, got proficient with smart lists, team inboxes and data management and focused on building top producers within our ecosystem. We sold 103 homes and launched our team into 2022! We are now tracking to close over 150 homes this year, I am almost out of production, we have two top producers and 6 additional productive agents.

In addition to growing my team, I enjoy collaborating with other agents and team leaders across the country, helping others develop growth strategies and implement systems! I truly believe that a rising tide raises all ships!

Albert Vasquez

Team Leader for the AV Home Experts at Keller Williams Realty

Albert Vasquez is a passionate Real Estate Leader in the South Florida Real Estate Market with over 20 years of experience in the Real Estate Industry. He’s the founder & leader of a Real Estate Team called the AV Home Experts at Keller Williams Realty. Our team was awarded among the top 1% of Real Estate Teams by Real Trends and the top 100 Teams in the USA by NAHREP.

Adding value that empowers our relationships, is what we at AV Home Experts prioritize as our lifestyle. We accomplish this by focusing on these three main pillars: 1) Integrity, 2) Team Work, & 3) Innovation. Starting with the end in mind, we firmly believe in empowering you through our knowledge & experience in the real estate market, so you can have a legacy worth leaving behind. This is so important to us that we made it our official Team Mission Statement. 

Albert’s true passion in life is his family. He married the love of his life in 2010 and is now a family of 4 with the addition of Aaron & Shaylen. He enjoys expressing his artistic side with photography & videography using his Sony Alpha Mirrorless gear, which he developed as an in-demand wedding & portrait photographer at one point. He also enjoys grilling food through his smoker, charcoal or gas grill, and or sous vide machine. Always chasing that perfect medium rare Rib Eye with a nice charcoaled crust. Oh yea, he also loves all things efficiency & tech.

Howard Tager

Co-Founder and CEO of YLOPO

As an entrepreneur, investor, and executive, Howard has a successful track record of real estate investment, company growth, business development, marketing, and strategic planning.

Howard is currently the co-founder and CEO of Ylopo, a “next generation” digital marketing technology company in the real estate and mortgage lending industries. Named to the Real Estate Almanac’s 2022 “Power 200” which ranks the most influential leaders in the residential real estate industry as well as by RISMedia as one of the real estate Industry’s “Top Futurists”, Howard helps lead Ylopo which is now one of the fastest growing tech companies in the real estate industry. “Our Core Mission is to empower our clients to WIN by providing them with the most advanced technologies that even the big companies wish they had!”

An experienced public speaker, Howard is a sought-after presenter at both real estate and mortgage loan industry conferences and associations on the topics of business strategy, entrepreneurship, Internet marketing, lead management, and lead conversion.

A summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Yale University, Howard began his career with LEK Consulting, an international strategic consulting firm. He went on to co-found and CEO Ivy West, an educational services company that was acquired by Sylvan Learning Systems, where he served as a senior executive for several years. Howard co-founded TigerLead Solutions in 2007 and served as the company’s CEO until it's acquisition by Move Inc. in 2012.

Lee Adkins

Co-Founder and Chief Partnership Officer at Amplified Solutions

Lee Adkins, an expert at all things real estate, serves as Chief Partnership Officer at Amplified Solutions, a consultancy that helps real estate professionals improve their systems, operations, and business strategies through virtual classes, validated resources, and one-on-one coaching.

After getting his real estate license in 2006, Lee brought his passion for teamwork, operations and scalable strategy to the real estate business.

In 2012, Lee stopped selling properties entirely. His full-time job was getting agents and other real estate professionals on his team to work together and become as efficient, powerful, and profitable as possible. The team went from two leading agents doing $24 million in annual sales to every agent on the team performing well and closing deals, doing consistently over $65 million in annual sales. The team, which hit the top 100 list for Keller Williams International, was now running like a real business, and it made all the difference.

Today, Lee offers operations coaching to real estate professionals all over the country.

Eric Perez

COO at The Figueroa Team

My ultimate goal in life is to constantly improve by challenging myself in every facet of my world, whether It be career wise, mental, or physical challenges. I aspire to become a better version of myself each day while building a business that's brings the best out of myself and the others within it.

Taylor Hack

Team Leader | HACK&CO

Taylor Hack is so dedicated to saving families from 3-Star experiences in real estate that the team he leads, HACK&CO @ RE/MAX River City, became the most reviewed real estate team in Edmonton, AB on rankmyagent.com. A passionate entrepreneur, Taylor is considered notable within the real estate industry for his creative business solutions and strategy. In less than three years, Taylor broke into the top 2% of RE/MAX Agents in the world and was asked to appear on stage throughout North America, featured as a Top-35-under-35 in Real Estate Professional Magazine, and honored as a finalist for Real Estate Innovator of the Year by Inman.

A frequent podcast guest, and host of his own podcast Leadership Line of Sight, Taylor Hack has been decoding team culture and creating a growth-oriented environment for his teammates and it shows. Many HACK&Co Teammates have had rare experiences in real estate that are the hallmarks of performance such as million-dollar listings, Top Teammate rankings, and becoming strong providers for their families. Taylor also founded a marketing company called Gravidia, which helps other client experience-oriented entrepreneurs become visible and valuable to their community using concepts Taylor calls gravitational media.

Outside his own businesses, Taylor has worked with some groundbreaking brands and next-level technology companies. In 2018, Taylor designed the pitch for ARIS MD, a world-shifting augmented and virtual reality startup, that made finals at SxSW before going on to win NASA iTech twice.

After hours, Taylor is often between music lessons, downhill ski racing, or MarioKart with his daughters August & Margot, as well as his wife Jayme. Taylor's other interests include Formula One Racing and stand-up comedy. Oh, and the noise in the background on Taylor's phone calls is his sidekick Hugo, a French Bulldog that Taylor takes everywhere.

Rachel Choo

Director of Sales at Whissel Realty Group

Hello Fubcon! My name is Rachel Choo. I am the Director of Sales at Whissel Realty Group in San Diego and a trainer with Smart Inside Sales. I am passionate about teaching real estate professionals tactical sales skills to skyrocket their lead conversion.

Michael Renick

Senior Broker, Team Renick

Michael began his real estate journey in 2011. With a successful 31-year business and IT career at General Motors under his belt, he brings a strong business and client focus approach to the real estate field. His negotiating skills and knowledge of the market are second to none, but, most importantly, he understands that, in real estate, relationships are #1.

Michael’s passion and previous experience (GM Global Information Officer) allows him to focus on finding and utilizing the latest and greatest technology to best understand who is ready for a real estate relationship so he and his team can best serve them and their needs. He is always seeking out new and cutting-edge technological and social media tools in order to best serve his clients. In fact, his team has even been ranked #3 in the nation for social media use in the past.

I guess you could say technology is Mike’s passion and it is his pleasure to use that passion each and every day to help his clients achieve their real estate goals and dreams.

Dan Stewart

Founder and CEO, Happy Grasshopper

Dan Stewart founded Happy Grasshopper, the #1 Real Estate content marketing solution, in 2011. It has quickly become one of the world’s leading conversational marketing and database nurturing companies. At Happy Grasshopper, Dan has helped more than 10,000 members convert more leads, recruit the best candidates, and create meaningful conversations that lead to sales. Happy Grasshopper has fostered billions in volume generated for professionals at brands such as: Better Home & Gardens Real Estate, Century 21, Compass, eXp and REMAX.

Dan’s passion for leveraging technology and automation to assist salespeople, teams, and enterprises has made him one of the crusaders of the marketing industry.

Pamela Barnum

Former Undercover Police Officer & Federal Prosecuting Attorney Trust Strategist & Nonverbal Communication Expert

Imagine what it would be like to live as a different person with a different name, identity, and background. For months at a time, you’re living with a false identity, and your success depends on
building trust and detecting deception with some of the most dangerous people imaginable. That’s precisely what Pamela Barnum did for years working undercover in the Drug Enforcement Section. She
learned real-world techniques for building trust and interpreting body language.

When Pamela graduated from law school, she left policing and accepted a position as a federal prosecuting attorney. She spent countless hours in the courtroom, perfecting her proficiency as a trust
strategist and body language expert. Following a successful 20-year career in the criminal justice system, Pamela studied corporate negotiations in graduate school. Now, she shares her expertise with others, teaching them how to improve their communication skills to increase trust inside corporations, associations, and law enforcement agencies.

As a nonverbal communication expert and trust strategist, Pamela delivers techniques once thought of as a “secret second language” that participants can begin using immediately. Take decades of experience, including working deep undercover in narcotics, followed by a rewarding legal career, and you get real-world strategies that help participants crack the code on trust and improve professional relationships using proven field-tested techniques.

Pamela shares her experience, research, and expertise with humor, candor, and energy, blending actionable strategies with memorable stories. She is also a featured expert and contributor in print media, radio and television news programs in Canada and the United States. She has appeared in person in front of audiences ranging from 50 - 12,000 and on countless virtual stages.

Travis Halverson

ISA Manager

Started in the call center world as someone afraid of the phones. Learned early on that it’s all about how you speak and the language you use to overcome objections- the rest is history. I am here to provide value to the ISA industry and breathe life into others at a high level of production. I have been an ISA for about 5 years, I have averaged 3 appointments a day consistently for about 15 months running, closing on average 9 units a month, all while holding my team of 4 ISAs accountable to their own actions and production. We use Ylopo as our only lead source currently and pushing a 10% conversion on PPC leads. We’ve managed to combine systems and processes with FollowUpBoss to maintain a high level of production.

Lisa Vo

Consultant, Osirs

As a Transaction Coordinator licensed in Texas but currently resides in Colorado, Lisa strives to provide her clients with dedication, trust and efficiency. She has decades of hospitality and administrative skills excelling her in customer service and attention to detail. She started in real estate working to top high producing teams since 2012 and has extensive background in office management, listing management, transaction management, financials, onboarding/recruiting agents and trying all types of systems/tech tools.

Today, she still works as a Transaction Coordinator but now offers various services from setting up transaction management systems for Agents/Teams/Brokerages to data clean up to coaching and customization.

Chris VanderValk

COO of Whissel Realty

Chris Vandervalk's is the lead integrator for the #1 team in San Diego and #3 in the state of California.

We all know that systems are critical to managing your marketing, lead generation, and lead conversion. Chris is going to help you connect the dots so that you can get more out of your tech stack and systems.

Elena Kee

Owner of Kee Technology Solutions

Elena Kee founded Kee Technology Solutions in 2021 after being a Follow Up Boss user for six years and a part of the Follow Up Boss Facebook community for several years. Her company has helped hundreds of individual agents, teams, and brokerages in the United States & Canada set up, automate, and simplify their Follow Up Boss processes.

Because of the collaborative nature of her business with realtors, Elena is constantly learning new ideas & implementing them for agents to help them succeed.

Curtis Lewsey

Speaker / Trainer and Founder of AMcards

After co-authoring his National Best Selling Book, Appreciation Marketing®, Curtis decided to create an automated, easy-to-use, high-impact, Appreciation Marketing ® system known as AMcards.

Jason Farris

Owner and Broker of FresYes Realty

Jason’s been in the real estate business for over 14 years, though he’s been in the customer service industry for much longer. An early adopter of technology, Jason quickly realized how beneficial the internet was in selling homes. Not content to passively post a house on a website, Jason experimented with video, blogging, and every mode of social media available in order to stay connected to his clients.

Dan Corkill

CEO & Co-Founder, Follow Up Boss

Dan Corkill is the co-founder and CEO of Follow Up Boss, the leading CRM for high-growth real estate businesses. He’s spent over ten years engaging directly with top producing agents and teams, learning about what drives and their success, and building software that helps them grow their commissions with less effort. Dan regularly shares his expertise on lead conversion, real estate technology and entrepreneurship on webinars, panels and online communities.

Ricardo Bueno

Head of Partnerships at Follow Up Boss

10-year veteran of the real estate industry who has coached thousands of real estate agents and brokers on how to successfully implement marketing strategies and technology into their business to boost their productivity.

Stacey Soleil

Head of Community & Industry Relations at Follow Up Boss | National Speaker & Trainer | WomanUP! Wavemaker, Inman Ambassador, RRC Adjunct Instructor

With over 20 years experience in community building, marketing, social media & real estate operations, Stacey is a brand evangelist & national speaker who trains real estate professionals at countless brokerages, associations, elite masterminds & industry events alike. She's a contributing writer to Inman News & an Adjunct Instructor for the Residential Real Estate Council [RRC]. She's a fierce DEI Advocate & Wavemaker with WomanUP!