Meet Our Speakers

This list below is the working list of speakers for the upcoming event in April.

This list is updated daily with confirmed speakers and session titles.

The below are listed in alphabetical order by last name.

Name: Brad Andersohn
Company: ActiveRain
Website: ActiveRain.com
Session: Hyper Local Blogging with Bob Stewart
Time: Room #3, 11:15am PST
Bio: Community Manager for ActiveRain.  Brad has over 25 years experience in the Real Estate Industry, and has helped thousands of Industry professionals find solutions to their daily tasks and challenges through the uses of technology and his resources.  Founder of Agent Assist, RE411, and RETechWorld.  Brad is a coach, consultant, and trainer on using Social Media and technology to grow Business and Community.

Name: Mike Bowler Sr.
Company: Coldwell Banker Hubbell Briarwood
Website: MikeBowler.net
Session: “Raise Your Own Bar in Real Estate” by Getting Educated and Differentiating Yourself.
Time: Room #2, 12:15pm PST
Bio: started his career in 1978; he has been a Coldwell Banker franchise broker/owner/general manager/trainer/sales associate over the past 27 years with the same company that has experienced many mergers and acquisitions.Mike also owns a company called PRETEC (Professional Resources, E-Business, Technology, Education, & Consulting) He has an extensive background in real estate brokerage management and training. Hundreds of Realtors have been educated and consulted by Mike throughout his 32 year career. Mike is a believer in Social Media and was named in 2009 TOP 25 MOST CONNECTED REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS by PROXIO and selected by Inman News as one of 50 Most Influential Online.

Name: Chris Brown
Company: Orlando Mortgage Pro
Website: FindChrisBrown.com and OrlandoMortagePro.com
Session:  Live Panel - The Missing Ingredient In Your Real Estate Blog… Mortgage Content
Time: Room #1, 2:15pm PST
Bio: Chris is Florida’s #1 FHA Mortgage Broker and a syndicated mortgage blogger. He is regular contributor to the many leading industry blog-fronts including The Mortgage Chili Blog, My FHA Mortgage Blog, Top of Mind Networks, the newest contributor to Lenderama and recently featured on Fox35 News.

Name: Joel Burslem
Company: 1000 Watt Consulting
Website: 1000WattConsulting.com
Session: 15 Ways To Take Your Real Estate Business To The Cloud
Time: Room #3, 1:15pm PST
Bio: Joel is a seasoned new media strategist and communications professional and joins 1000watt with over 10 years of experience in consumer marketing, public relations and Internet marketing.  He is founder of the Future of Real Estate Marketing, one of the oldest and most widely read real estate blogs (Compete). Named one of the Top 25 Most Influential Real Estate bloggers in 2007 and 2008, Joel regularly speaks about technology and real estate marketing to audiences across the nation and he is frequently called upon to comment on these subjects by mainstream media like New York Times, BusinessWeek, International Herald Tribune and the Wall Street Journal.

Name: Sherry Chris
Company: Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate
Website: BHGRealEstateBlog.com
Session: Attracting the Right Talent to Your Brokerage
Time: Room #2, 11:15am PST
Bio: Sherry Chris was appointed President and CEO of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC in October 2007. Well known within the real estate industry, Sherry is a frequent speaker at real estate and technology conferences. She has served, and continues to serve, on a number of industry- and technology-related advisory boards, including Trulia and Google Real Estate, and she is a past chairman of The Realty Alliance.

Name: Amy Chorew
Company: The Tech Byte
Website: TheTechByte.com
Session: Tools For Following Feeds And Friends
Time: Room #3, Bonus Hour: 4:15pm PST
Bio: Amy Chorew is a national speaker highly experienced in helping business owners maximize the opportunities that technology offers them. In 2009, Amy became a member of the SMMInstitute to help her client gain the knowledge and tools to move from traditional marketing to Web 2.0 marketing. Amy has created a webinar and coaching series that companies are using to help them thrive in this market.

Name: Jim Cronin
Company: Real Estate Tomato
Website: RealEstateTomato.com
Session: Welcome Message and Conclusion of the Event.
Time: Room s#1 and 2, 9:00am PST, & Rooms #1 and 2 4:00pm PST
Bio: President and founder of Real Estate Tomato, Jim Cronin has helped thousands of Realtors develop a superior internet presence. His focus is on personal training, the embrace of social media, and the development of beautiful and powerful blogsites.

Name: Gahlord Dewald
Company: Thought Faucet
Website: ThoughtFaucet.com
Session: Three Ways To Measure.  Three Ways To Improve.
Time: Room #4, 3:15pm PST
Bio: I work with businesses to develop strategic creative assets and relevant content. I have more than 11 years experience designing websites, producing animation and conducting branding/identity work for entrepreneurial organizations of all sizes. I specialize in understanding what site visitors like and helping clients make more of it.

I’m a frequent speaker on web development, analytics and marketing issues for business audiences. Most recently including Blogworld in Las Vegas, Inman Connect in San Francisco, Blogger Connect in NYC, the Women’s Small Business Development Program in Burlington, Vermont and the Vermont 3.0 Tech Jam and Conference also in Burlington. I also write a weekly column for Inman News on technology and marketing in lead generation businesses.

Name: Tom Ferry
Company: YourCoach.com
Website: YourCoach.com
Session: To Be Determined
Time: Room #1, Bonus Hour: 4:15pm PST
Bio: Over more than a decade, Tom Ferry has earned a peerless reputation across North America as a top trainer, motivator and personal coach for professionals in the real estate and financial services industries.

Name: Katerina Gasset
Company: CoachKaterina
Website: CoachKaterina.com
Session: Get Your Blog On!
Time: Room #2, 1:15pm PST
Bio: Katerina Gasset is a full time Realtor® coach, consultant, author and trainer who is a homeschooling mom of 9 children. She is the #2 Top Blogger with the second most subscribers on Active Rain, a real estate network blogging platform. Nestor and Katerina Gasset are featured success agents in the National Realtor® Magazine specializing in expired listing marketing, short sales and luxury properties in the South Florida market. She was first licensed in California in 1983 and has received numerous awards.

Katerina’s passion lies in coaching agents to reach their full potential through developing their brand as well as niche markets with blogging, SEO, PR, social networking and good old direct mail campaigns. Nestor and Katerina are the authors of, ” Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Short Sales” . Katerina developed a 9 week webinar course,’ SEO To The Top’. Agents rave about their results from attending this course.

Name: Ross Hair
Company: eRealEstate.com
Website: eRealEstate.com
Session: My Most Powerful Facebook Strategy - Building Neighborhood Communities!
Time: Room #3, 3:15pm PST
Bio: Ross Hair is the Real Estate Advocate and President of eRealEstate.com, a social network for real estate investors and professionals.

Name: Ryan Hartman
Company: ReTechulous.com
Website: ReTechulous.com
Session: Quick, Easy Free Squeeze Pages and Follow Up Drip System Using Mailchimp
Time: Room #1, 1:15pm PST
Bio: Ryan sold real estate in Philadelphia for 10 years then started his little real estate marketing company, ReTechulous, LLC in 2009 after a move to York Pa.  When he’s not “getting ReTechulous” Ryan hangs around the house with wife, daughter, son, and ween.

Name: Stacey Harmon
Company: Harmon Enterprises
Website: HarmonEnterprises.com
Session: Facebook Fan Page Strategies for Realtors
Time: Room #3, 9:15am PST
Bio: Stacey Harmon is Principal of Harmon Enterprises, a consultancy focused on helping clients in the real estate industry develop and deploy digital marketing strategies. She is passionate about social media and loves helping people to get the web and technology working for them.  Her 14 year career in the real estate industry includes roles on both the management and sales side of the business.  Connect with her on Twitter:  @staceyharmon

Name: Cyndee Haydon
Company: Charles Rutenberg Realty
Website: SandbarsToSunsets.com
Session: The Power Of The Video Testimonial
Time: Room #3, 10:15am PST
Bio: Cyndee Haydon and her husband Jack are full time Clearwater Realtors that specialize in the bluest backyards. They have found leveraging technology has facilitated the “speed of trust” needed for business to occur. Client video testimonials have helped them grow their business in one of the most challenging Florida real estate markets. In 2009 they actually tripled their income and had their best year ever by combining a variety of high tech solutions to deliver higher touch and more personal service to their clients.

Cyndee authors hyper-local blogs about Living in Clearwater and the beaches and is a recognized leader when it comes to blogging for business results. Cyndee has been featured on Active Rain, The Real Estate Tomato, By Referral Only online with participating on NAR ‘09 blogging panel, as well as teaching at NHAR ‘09 and again NHAR ‘10. .

Name: Pat Kitano
Company: Domus Consulting Group
Website: MediaTransparent.com
Session: The Impact of Geolocational Media
Time: Room #4, 2:15pm PST
Bio: Pat Kitano is the founder of the Domus Consulting Group, a consultancy that works with corporations and associations to develop community engagement and social media strategies

Name: Mark Madsen
Company: Raintree Mortgage Services
Website: MyFHAMortgageBlog.com
Session:  Live Panel - The Missing Ingredient In Your Real Estate Blog… Mortgage Content
Time: Room #1, 2:15pm PST
Bio: Social Media and Communications Director for Raintree Mortgage Services in Las Vegas, NV.

Name: Justin McHood
Company: It’s a secret
Website:  JustinMcHood.com
Session:  Live Panel - The Missing Ingredient In Your Real Estate Blog… Mortgage Content
Time: Room #1, 2:15pm PST
Bio:  I don’t actually *do* mortgages anymore, I just talk about them now.

Name: Sheri Moritz
Company: Real Living
Website:  BootCamp4RealEstate.com
Session:  Using Craigslist To Increase Web Traffic, Generate Additional Leads And Close More Deals.
Time: Room #4, 9:15am PST
Bio: Broker/Owner Real Living Realty Experts in Raleigh NC area.  Sheri Moritz has 18 yrs residential sales experience with over 1500 closed transaction sides.  Sheri has seen many sides of the real estate business from sales to management, training and ownership.  Sheri was an early adapter to technology and named “Pioneer of Virtual Office” by Realtor magazine in 1999 as well as being honored as one of the ‘30 under 30′ and featured in Entrepreneur Magazine for managing Gen-X and Gen-Y consumers and employees.  Moritz has been using Craigslist to market and sell real estate for over 4 years and have found it to be one of the most productive and financially rewarding online marketing tools available.

Name: Mike Mueller
Company: Are We Connected
Website: AreWeConnected.com
Session: - ”Breadcrumbs - How to be EVERYWHERE (or just look like it)”
Time: Room #2, Bonus Hour: 4:15pm PST
Bio: Mike is a former Mortgage Banker, Mortgage Broker turned “Tech Geek” who specializes in Social Media Consulting. He is a builder of engaging Custom Facebook Business Pages, blogs and social media engagement plans for his clients.  Mike writes AreWeConnected.com, a blog dealing with social media and technology as it pertains towards real estate. He publishes articles in the San Francisco Examiner and the BusinessWeek Exchange. AreWeConnected is listed in Alltop and ranked by AdAge. He has been interviewed and quoted in articles for BankRate, Scripps, the San Jose Mercury News and others, (including the front page of The Wall Street Journal for writing mortgage related Haikus).

Name: Harrison Painter
Company: Go Gladiator Media
Website: CoffeeWithHarrison.com
Session: Brand Yourself and Attract Business in One Hour Per Day with Social Media and Video!
Time: Room #4, 1:15pm PST
Bio: Harrison is the new Director of Information, Communication, and Entertainment with Boom Media San Diego. He is also the Founder of GoGladiator Media, Social Media | Square One, and the successful “Coffee with Harrison - Social Media Meets Business” video series. He got his start as a video marketing pioneer with the “Diary of a Real Estate Gladiator” series showcasing how he bought, rehabbed and sold real estate. Harrison’s #1 goal is to help people learn the power of video, modern networking, and getting your business social! What is his secret to success? He listens, shares, cares, and LOVES IT!.

Name: Darin Persinger
Company: Productivity Junkies
Website: ProductivityJunkies.com
Session: The 1-2-1 Business Development Formula for Real Estate.
Time: Room #1, 12:15pm PST
Bio: Darin Persinger is an 11 year veteran in the Real Estate industry with sales, management, leadership and training experience. He was a certified trainer for Keller Williams. He successfully coaches agents one on one. He provides agents with the vital learning tools to be successful in the Real Estate industry both through his writing and in group training classes. Earlier, he was the CEO/Team Leader/Business coach for Keller Williams Madison East. Before that, he was a Regional Manager for Century 21 Affiliated. He has recruited new and experienced agents, trained and coached agents to great levels of success. Before any of that, he tried to make a living as a sponsored wakeboarder.

Name: Spencer Rascoff
Company: Zillow
Website: Zillow.com
Session: Zillow A to Zillow: From Advertising to Zestimates
Time: Room #4, 10:15am PST
Bio: COO of Zillow; father of two; husband of one.

Name: Steve Rosenbaum
Company: Social Media Dos and Don’ts
Website: SteveRosenbaum.com
Session: Show Me Your Backend.
Time: Room #2, 9:15am PST
Bio: Steve Rosenbaum helps companies large and small integrate a profitable sales, marketing and social media networking strategy.   Current clients include restaurants, builders, authors, financial companies, stocks and options, manufacturers, realtors, attorneys, webmasters, advertising agencies, radio stations, television stations and consumer products companies.

Name: Bernice Ross
Company: Real Estate Coach
Website: RealEstateCoach.com
Session: Don’t Just Capture Leads–Convert Them
Time: Room #4, 12:15pm PST
Bio: Nationally syndicated columnist, author, trainer, and speaker, Bernice Ross couples her expertise as a Master Certified Coach with 30 years of real estate sales experience. From 1993 to 1997, she served as Executive Director of Training for the 4,000 agent Prudential Jon Douglas Company. With over 400 published articles to her credit, Inman News called Bernice “America’s top real estate coach.” She is the author of “Waging War on Real Estate’s Discounters” plus her latest new book, “Real Estate Dough: Your Recipe for Real Estate Success.” Bernice is also the creator of an exciting new real estate negotiation game called “Real Estate Dough Negotiation.” Visit Bernice’s Luxury Real Estate Blog at LuxuryClues.com.

Name: Daniel Rothamel
Company: Real Estate Zebra and Strong Team Realtors.
Website: RealEstateZebra.com
Session:  5 Valuable Social Media Lessons I Learned While Raising A Newborn And Being A Daddy
Time: Room #1, 3:15pm PST
Bio: RealEstateZebra.com is a comprehensive Web 2.0 resource for news, opinion, and information that effects real estate professionals. From blogging to vlogging to podcasting, RealEstateZebra.com provides entertaining and informative content for real estate professionals. I also give presentations to various conferences and groups for real estate professionals, ranging in topic from use of video and other technology tools, to the impact of social media on the real estate industry..

Name: Evan Russell
Company: HandlingTodaysConsumer.com
Website: HandlingTodaysConsumer.com
Session: The Agent Goal Tracker
Time: Room #2, 2:15pm PST
Bio: National VP of Agent Development with eXp Realty.

Evan is a career realtor who holds broker licenses in Mass, NH, NJ, RI and Maine. He has made his mark by leveraging technology to extend and expedite industry contacts and master lead generation.  His agent goal tracker system is nationally know and implemented among many Realtors across the country.

Name: Michael Russer, a.k.a. Mr Internet®
Company: Mr Internet®
Website: OnlineDominance.com
Session: Dominate Your Online Competition – In Any Market!
Time: Room #1, 10:15AM PST
Bio: When Michael J. Russer speaks about the Net and business transformation, tens of thousands of sales professionals around the world listen —with enthusiasm! Internationally acclaimed “Mr. Internet®!” has over 34 years experience in real estate / marketing and 28 years in technology. He has been named one of 25 most influential people in real estate, is author of three books and the exclusive Internet columnist for REALTOR Magazine online, and strategic Internet consultant to NAR, ARELLO and a host of online companies.

Name: Scott Sambucci
Company: Altos Research
Website: AltosResearch.com
Session: Beat the Headlines.  Be the Local Market Expert.
Time: Room #2, 10:15am PST
Bio: Scott Vice President, Sales & Data Analytics of Altos Research Corp., the premier source of real-time real estate market intelligence for thousands of local markets around the country. The company helps real estate agents and brokers easily reach their clients through innovative local real estate market analytics, reporting, and web tools.

Name: Glenn Sanford
Company: eXp Realty
Website: eXpRealty.com
Session: The Office of the Future - Today
Time: Room #4, 11:15am PST
Bio: Entreprenuer / Marketer / Judo Coach / Owner: eXp Realty & Working The Magic LLC and of course an all round Great Guy.

Name: Steve Schwartz
Company: Amazing Video Tours
Website: AmazingVideoTours.com
Session: Full Motion Video For Real Estate:  How to market You, Your Website, & Your Listing
Time: Room #1, 11:15AM PST
Bio: Steve is the owner of Amazing Video Tours which offers photography and full motion video marketing solutions to Realtors.  A departure from the old fashion 360 Virtual Tour, Amazing Video Tours takes online property marketing to the next level.  Steve is also dedicated to helping Realtors understand the technical challenges of today’s digital marketplace.  He produces many “HOW TO” videos and blogs regularly about technology, social media, and how they affect a Realtor’s online marketing strategy.  Steve is a Realtor with 4 years experience, however, he now focuses all his efforts on helping other agents market themselves, and their properties.

Name: Scott Schang
Company: Broadview Mortgage
Website: CalPETR.com
Session:  Live Panel - The Missing Ingredient In Your Real Estate Blog… Mortgage Content
Time: Room #1, 2:15pm PST
Bio:  Branch Manager, Broadview Mortgage Corp. California.

90% of Scott’s business is generated from his custom online homebuyer webinar workshops, and he spends much of his time traveling the state of California teaching real estate agents and loan originators how to effectively use social media to connect with their target audience.

Name: Shashank Shekhar
Company: Arcus Lending
Website: LendingExpertBlog.com
Session: Live Panel - The Missing Ingredient In Your Real Estate Blog… Mortgage Content
Time: Room #1, 2:15pm PST
Bio: Shashank Shekhar, the author of the blog,  is widely regarded as “Bay Area’s First Time Home Buyer Expert”. Shashank is a published author and a sought after industry speaker. He has been featured on TV and Radio shows. He is currently the CEO of Arcus Lending, Inc. a mortgage brokerage company that he founded in 2008. He also owns and manages the real time online media resource that broadcasts breaking news for  San Jose.

Name: Chris Smith
Company: Tech Savvy Agent
Website: TechSavvyAgent.com
Session: Creating And Growing A Brand From Scratch By Leveraging A Facebook Fan Page And Targeted, Relevant, Inexpensive PPC Ads.
Time: Room #3, 2:15pm PST
Bio: Chris is the founder of Tech Savvy Agent which is the largest RE tech and social media community in Facebook(pretty cool for a company that didn’t exist 10 months ago huh?). We are completely unique in the sense that while most businesses are trying to leverage social media to grow and engage with new and existing customers(which they should be), we were actually born within and exist solely due to the opportunities that social media and Facebook bring. Learn, grow, engage and progress daily with bite sized, digestible multimedia content and by being in a community of like minded Tech Savvy Agent’s from around the country.

Name: Bob Stewart
Company: ActiveRain
Website: ActiveRain.com
Session: Hyper Local Blogging with Brad Andersohn
Time: Room #3, 11:15am PST
Bio: In charge of ActiveRain community support. I’m the link between ActiveRain and our great members.

Name: Stefan Swanepoel
Company: RealSure, Inc
Website: Swanepoel.com - RETrends.com
Session: Back to the Future: Trends Shaping Social Media
Time: Room #1, 9:15am PST
Bio: Stefan is widely recognized as the leading visionary on business trends in the real estate industry. His academic accomplishments include a bachelor’s in science, a master’s in business economics and diplomas in arbitration, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, computer science and marketing. He has penned 19 books and reports including: The best-seller Real Estate confronts Reality, the annual Swanepoel TRENDS Report (2006, 07, 08, 09 & 2010) and now the annual Swanepoel SOCIAL MEDIA Report (2010).

Name: Brian Tercero
Company: Prudential Santa Fe Real Estate
Website: PruSantaFe.com
Session: WordPress As The Core of Your Web Presence.
Time: Room #2, 3:15pm PST
Bio: Brian’s focus is to help associate brokers within the company better their understanding of the web, helping them utilize the tools that are available to strengthen their personal brands. “It all starts with a strategy. With a strategy we can plan properly and reach our goals. Without one, it makes finding success online difficult and frustrating.” Brian helps associates recognize how powerful their business can become simply by sharing their years of experience online.

Brian is the Vice President for the largest Prudential Real Estate in New Mexico. With 250+ Realtors spread across eight offices in six different cities. He started in real estate nearly 6 years ago as the Information Technology Manager. When the market shifted, Brian was able to apply his web design and development skills to help the company in their online marketing efforts.

Name: Jay Thomspon
Company: Thompson’s Realty
Website: PhoenixRealEstateGuy.com
Session: Essential Wordpress Plugins: Some “Must Have” PlugIn’s/Functionality For Your Real Estate Blog.
Time: Room #3, 12:15pm PST
Bio: Jay is a real estate broker, father, husband and all-around nice guy. He likes to volunteer for what some people consider crazy things–like serving on his Home Owners Association board of directors, or getting on the Town of Gilbert’s Human Relations Commission. Jay even served as a substitute teacher at his kids K-8 school. The kids at the school frequently said he was “the coolest sub ever”. His autograph is highly sought after by students under 9 years old.