Inman Connect San Francisco: Full Schedule

9:00am PDT

Broker Connect

Tuesday August 2, 2016 9:00am - 9:15am PDT
4. Broker Connect - Imperial Ballroom

Broker Connect

9:05am PDT

Welcome

Tuesday August 2, 2016 9:05am - 9:15am PDT
4. Broker Connect - Imperial Ballroom

Broker Connect

9:10am PDT

Making the Switch: From Indy to Franchise to Indy

Crazy making choices when it comes to what's you, what's your brand, and how to leverage a franchise or your indy freedom.

Speakers

Laurie Weston Davis

CEO, Broker and Realtor, Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Lifestyle Property Partners

Laurie is a licensed NC Realtor and CEO at Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Lifestyle Property Partners, a top brokerage in Pinehurst, NC. She also serves as social media director for Revaluate. Davis was president in 2014 for the Pinehurst/Southern Pines Area Association Of Realtors... Read More →

Mark Spain

Chairman & CEO, Mark Spain Real Estate

Mark is a driven real estate executive passionate about helping people “live a big life.” He is known for his relational and motivational leadership style and for challenging his team to grow and pursue excellence. He is a second generation real estate agent and entrepreneur... Read More →

Tuesday August 2, 2016 9:10am - 9:20am PDT
4. Broker Connect - Imperial Ballroom

Broker Connect

9:20am PDT

Recruiting and Retaining Top Agents

Where to find, screen and motivate them to join you. Then the hard part, keeping them.

Speakers

Aaron Drussel

CEO & Co-Founder, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Influence Partners

A true entrepreneur at heart with a flair of the creative when it comes to problem solving. Since entering real estate in 2001, he has built up a successful real estate team in Utah. His desire to help others lead to the creation of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Influence... Read More →

Rainy Hake

Executive Vice President, Alain Pinel Realtors

Rainy Hake has over 15 years of experience in the real estate industry. While the majority of her professional experience is concentrated in marketing and brand strategy for the luxury real estate industry, she also has extensive experience in strategic business and marketing consulting... Read More →

Tuesday August 2, 2016 9:20am - 9:40am PDT
4. Broker Connect - Imperial Ballroom

Broker Connect

9:40am PDT

New Broker Technology: Data, Security & Transaction

The back-end may seem boring but the right choices will make you money, no question.

Speakers

Matt Cohen

Chief Technologist, Clareity Consulting

Matt Cohen is a partner in Clareity Consulting, and has been consulting for over 20 years to the top Associations, MLSs, large brokerages and franchises - as well as a wide variety of technology companies that service the real estate industry. Matt has spoken at many industry events... Read More →

Angie Vandenbergh

Web Manager, Crye-Leike, Realtors

Angie Vandenbergh has worked in the Information Technology Department with Crye-Leike for over 16 years. She manages the team of in-house developers responsible for data, web development, applications, mobile, social media and online marketing for Crye-Leike's group of companies and... Read More →

Tuesday August 2, 2016 9:40am - 10:00am PDT
4. Broker Connect - Imperial Ballroom

Broker Connect

10:00am PDT

How to Get Your Team to Adopt Technology

The tech options are overwhelming, the exact choices are difficult, and adoption is the hardest part.

Speakers

Scott Beaudry

Broker, Universal Realty

Las Vegas native and the current Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors President, Scott Beaudry, is the Broker/Owner of Universal Realty, a prestigious independent brokerage founded in 1988. As a community-oriented professional, this award-winning UNLV Marketing grad has volunteered... Read More →

Mark McLaughlin

CEO, Pacific Union International

Mark A. McLaughlin is the Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Union International, Inc. McLaughlin led the acquisition of Pacific Union in August 2009, and the brand enjoys an exclusive relationship with Christie’s International Real Estate, the premier global organization of residential real estate service firms. A visionary leader in the real estate industry for more than 20 years, the hallmark of McLaughlin’s successes has consistently been executive team leadership, early adoption of technology applications... Read More →

Heidi Pay

Chief Operating Officer and General Manager, Decker Bullock Sotheby's International Realty

Heidi Pay is Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of Decker Bullock Sotheby's International Realty in Marin County. Heidi joined Decker Bullock in 2011 and grew the business from 30 agents to 175 agents, in addition to 25 staff in nine Marin locations. Since taking over management... Read More →

Tuesday August 2, 2016 10:00am - 10:20am PDT
4. Broker Connect - Imperial Ballroom

Broker Connect

10:20am PDT

Power of the Peloton – Building your “Pack” to Accelerate Performance

Every cyclist knows the power of the peloton. The peloton can travel faster, and farther with less energy; and a strong, coordinated team can wreck havoc on the competition. Learn how to apply the peloton concept to your real estate business to accelerate your performance, reduce your workload and beat out the competition.

Speakers

Ginger Wilcox

Chief Industry Officer, Sindeo

As Sindeo’s Chief Industry Officer, Ginger Wilcox is at the forefront of the innovation that is taking the mortgage space by storm. Sindeo’s value proposition calls for leveraging technology to streamline the mortgage application process for consumers, while offering access to... Read More →

Tuesday August 2, 2016 10:20am - 10:30am PDT
4. Broker Connect - Imperial Ballroom

Broker Connect

10:30am PDT

Making Service Part of Your Business

Charity, volunteer work, fundraising? What is an ideal menu for giving? The why and how.

Speakers

Caroline Pinal

Co-Founder, Giveback Homes

Fueled by a passion for social entrepreneurship, Caroline Pinal helped create Giveback Homes to empower the real estate industry to turn their everyday business into an opportunity for social good. Pinal and team deliver innovation and impact to their network of like-minded agents... Read More →

Tuesday August 2, 2016 10:30am - 10:50am PDT
4. Broker Connect - Imperial Ballroom

Broker Connect

10:50am PDT

Tech Wrangler: Putting the Tech Puzzle Together to Win

You need a strategy, a plan, and then everything falls into place.

Speakers

Edward Berenbaum

President and CMO, Century 21 Redwood Realty

Edward Berenbaum co-founded Redwood Realty as an independent residential brokerage company in 2002. Through innovative marketing and an appreciation for the art of Real Estate, what is now CENTURY21 Redwood Realty, has seven offices throughout the Washington, DC/ Northern Virginia... Read More →

Mark Choey

Co-Founder, Partner, CTO, Climb Real Estate

Mark is co-founder, partner, CTO of Climb Real Estate and helped lead Climb to being one of the top residential real estate brokerages in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mark has led the business strategy and development of CLIMB since its inception in 2007 first as a sales group and... Read More →

Enrique Teran

Founder, Avanti Way Realty

Enrique Teran was born into the real estate industry. His participation as a kid in his family real estate business helped shape a solid mind-set of inspiration and understanding on the opportunities to transform the real estate industry and its processes. Having a strong computer... Read More →

Tuesday August 2, 2016 10:50am - 11:10am PDT
4. Broker Connect - Imperial Ballroom

Broker Connect

11:10am PDT

Creating a Deeper Connection With Consumers

Many innovative brokers are using new strategies to build and sustain their customer relationships.

Speakers

Matthew Beall

CEO, Principal Broker, Hawaii Life Real Estate

I formed Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers with two partners in June of 2008. As both Principal Broker and CEO, I manage over 200 brokers, agents, and employees across 13 offices across the Hawaiian Islands. Hawaii Life serves the entire state of Hawaii, conducting over 1400 transactions... Read More →

Kevin Levent

Broker, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers

Tiffany McQuaid

President, McQuaid & Company Real Estate Services

Since opening its first office in Naples, Florida in May 2013, McQuaid & Company has grown its boutique office in just three years to become one of the Top 25 Real Estate Brokerage Firms, out of over 550, in the Southwest Florida Market.A multi-faceted organization, Tiffany has developed... Read More →

Tuesday August 2, 2016 11:10am - 11:30am PDT
4. Broker Connect - Imperial Ballroom

Broker Connect

11:30am PDT

All My Agents are Retiring - What Do I Do?

The elephant in the room that no one talks about but that everyone needs to face head-on.

Speakers

Joseph Rand

General Counsel and Managing Partner, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate – Rand Realty

Joseph Rand is the general counsel and managing partner for Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate – Rand Realty, one of the largest companies in the New York region with 30 offices, 800 agents, and closing over $1.5 billion in real estate transactions in 2013. His primary responsibility... Read More →

Tuesday August 2, 2016 11:30am - 11:45am PDT
4. Broker Connect - Imperial Ballroom

Broker Connect

11:45am PDT

Your Turn: Comment, Speak up and Share

Tuesday August 2, 2016 11:45am - 12:00pm PDT
4. Broker Connect - Imperial Ballroom

Broker Connect