RealTech 2014April 17, 2014 @ The Riviera - Las Vegas

Mark Thomas CEOReesio

Mark is a serial entrepreneur, and Reesio is the third tech start-up and fifth overall start-up that he's founded/co-founded. Past start-ups include the VC-backed company SayHired, and a recruiting agency called Thomas Executive Resources that he sold in 2008. He has owned a small real estate investment company for the past 10 years called Mark Thomas Realty Holdings, and he also holds a California Real Estate Broker's license (BRE License #01908687). Mark has a Bachelor’s in Finance & Investments from the University of Wisconsin. Follow him on Twitter @entrepreneurSF or on LinkedIn.

Sherry Chris President and CEOBetter Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC

Sherry Chris was appointed president and CEO of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC in October of 2007. With more than 30 years of real estate experience, Sherry has held significant senior management positions in the areas of sales, marketing, new technologies, and franchise management.

Sherry serves on several prestigious industry advisory boards, and her vision and innovative thinking make her a frequently sought after speaker at real estate and technology conferences.

Sherry was named Inman Innovator of the Year in 2010 and has been recognized among Inman’s 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders consecutively throughout the past four years. In 2013 she was named among the prestigious Swanepoel Power 200 and featured as a Woman Worth Watching by Profiles in Diversity Journal.

Adam Wiener SVP of Analytics, Marketing & New BusinessRedfin

As the Sr. Vice President of Analytics, Marketing and New Business at Redfin, Adam leads the company's efforts to use our proprietary data to build new products for the web and improve our real estate services. He is also responsible for identifying opportunities for business growth that align with Redfin's overall mission to reinvent the consumer experience for buying and selling real estate. Adam joined Redfin in 2007 on the product management team and was one of the pioneers of the Redfin Partner Program for agents, in addition to our service provider directory, Redfin Open Book. Prior to Redfin, Adam worked at Microsoft in the SQL Server Division for 5 years. Adam graduated from Stanford with a degree in Symbolic Systems, and a concentration in Human-Computer Interaction. Follow Adam on Twitter.

Stephen Skinner VP of TechnologyAlain Pinel Realtors

Stephen Skinner is the VP of Technology at Alain Pinel Realtors, and has completed a significant number of strategic projects at APR related to Agent productivity applications, web development, IT/Network infrastructure and INFOSEC. Prior to his involvement in real estate, Stephen enjoyed a pioneering career in the three-dimensional computer animation industry. Mr. Skinner holds a BA in Architecture from University of California, Berkeley and is a licensed Realtor in the State of California.

Debbie Johnson Designated Broker/OwnerCactus Mountain Properties, LLC

Three years ago Debbie opened Cactus Mountain Properties, LLC. She wanted a brokerage focused on the needs of the agents. She believes a brokerage is only successful when the agents are successful and bringing state of the art technology and marketing to the agents gives them an edge over other agents and gives their clients an edge over the competition. Her company has over 60 agents and is growing because she puts the needs of the agent first.

Todd Miller Owner/BrokerNevada Realty Solutions ; Homing In

Todd has been selling real estate in Las Vegas for over 10 years and is passionate about the technology for agents and consumers. In 2012 Todd founded Homing In, a mobile app for real estate agents and consumers that has a patent-pending technology that allows consumers to find the nearest real estate agent for property showings. He has a B.S. in Computer Science from the U.S. Naval Academy and an MBA from University of Alabama. Twitter @LasVegasTodd

Melissa Zavala Writer/Real Estate BrokerBroadpoint Properties

Melissa Zavala is the Broker/Owner of Broadpoint Properties, and Founder of of Short Sale Expeditor®, and Transaction 911, two companies that provide administrative services to real estate professionals. Before landing in real estate, she had careers in education and publishing. Most recently, she has been able to use her teaching and organizational skills while traveling the world over—dispelling myths about the distressed property market, engaging and motivating real estate agents, and sharing her passion for real estate. Melissa is also a weekly columnist on Agent Genius and was nominated for the 2011 Inman Award for Real Estate's Most Influential Leaders. Her latest book, The Essential Daily Planner for Real Estate Agents: Success in 10 Minutes a Day, is available on Amazon.

Jeffrey Raskin Real Estate Technology InstructorAdvanced Real Estate Solutions, Inc.

Jeffrey, graduating from Arizona State University in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management, has been actively practicing in the real estate industry since 2000; buying, selling and investing in residential real estate. His industry designations include the following: GRI (Graduate REALTOR® Institute) and the e-Pro® (Electronic Professional Certification) designation awarded by the National Association of REALTORS®. He is also an Associate Broker in Scottsdale,Arizona, on the tech board committee for Arizona Regional MLS (ARMLS), and previously on the board of directors for the Phoenix Association of REALTORS®.

Working with computers and creating systems throughout his professional career, Jeffrey has developed and utilizes the ultimate “techno” paperless office. Being a practicing REALTOR®, the tested techniques taught are the latest and greatest and work flawlessly in the real world.

Jeffrey is accredited by the Arizona Department of Real Estate (ADRE), Nevada Real Estate Division (NRED) and the California Bureau of Real Estate (CalBRE) to teach his technology classes, giving accredited continuing education classes to REALTORS® across the west coast. He also served on the ADRE 2007 Technology Group to help the department discover better ways to solve their technology woes. His real estate tech articles have been published in the AAR(Arizona Association of REALTOR®) magazine and has been featured in local real estate periodicals.

Dan Gaertner VP of TechnologyHomes.com

A 12-year veteran of the online advertising industry, Dan Gaertner joined Homes.com in 2010 to head up mobile and web development efforts for Homes.com. In 2011 Gaertner was promoted to VP of Technology for Homes.com, overseeing technology operations for Homes.com and Homes Connect.

Under Gaertner’s leadership at Homes.com, Homes Connect, the real estate industry’s first fully-integrated marketing platform, as well as the Home Values channel on Homes.com were launched in 2011. Strategic partnership agreements with ERA and RE/MAX® led to Gaertner and his team creating the new ERA.com and the new Remax.com (in 2012 and 2013, respectively) powered by Homes.com technology. He also led development efforts for Homes.com’s Mobile Applications (Homes.com, Homes.com Rentals, Homes.com Mortgage Calculator), as well as REMAX.com’s first iOS and Android applications. Most recently, Gaertner and his team launched the newly re-designed Homes.com featuring Parallax Homepage technology in 2013.

A graduate of Old Dominion University, Gaertner holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Computer Science. He currently resides in Virginia Beach, Va. with his wife and two children.

Curt Beardsley VP, Industry DevelopmentZillow

Curt is spearheading Zillow partnerships with MLSs and other related industry partners. Curt brings more than 20 years in real estate technology to this role, and he has a great combination of skills and leadership working with the entire real estate sector. Curt comes to Zillow from Move, Inc., where he was Executive Vice President of Industry Development for REALTOR.com. Prior to Move, Curt founded True North Technology in 1994, where he developed and deployed the first major Internet-based MLS system in the United States. Previously, he worked with Windermere Real Estate Company, among others, to develop one of the first public real estate websites to offer complete inventory of MLS listings to consumers.

Howard Tager Co-Founder & SVPTigerLead Solutions at Move, Inc.

Howard co-founded TigerLead Solutions in 2007 and served as the company’s CEO until it's acquisition by Move Inc. in 2012. In his current role as SVP of Move & Co-Founder of the TigerLead Solutions operation, Howard oversees business development and strategy and serves as TigerLead’s chief evangelist within the nationwide community of residential real estate agents, brokers, coaches, and consultants. Most recently, and in close partnership with Move Inc., Howard has co-founded a new “next generation” performance marketing and big data technology company called Ylopo with the mission to build the world's most intuitive real estate search engine.

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

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 began his career with LEK Consulting, an international strategic consulting firm. He went on to co-found Ivy West, an educational services company that was acquired by Sylvan Learning Systems, where Howard then served as a senior executive for several years. Howard then co-founded Whistlebox, an internet video application service provider and augmented reality video platform for websites, companies, and live events. He is a partner of the Raineth Fund, a Single Family Residence Investment Fund and he serves on the Advisory Board of Nearsay/LocalVox, a multichannel digital marketing tool and platform for local businesses and publishers.

Howard is a summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Yale University.

Fred Glick CEOU S Spaces, Inc/Arrrivva; U S Loans Mortgage, Inc

Fred Glick is a nationally recognized, award winning mortgage and real estate professional, REALTOR® and UpFront Mortgage Broker® with many years of experience. He has closed over $1B of transactions over his career.

Fred is the ceo of U S Spaces, Inc, Arrivva and U S Loans Mortgage Inc, He is the co-inventor of Rentscoper.com and the President of the UpFront Mortgage Brokers.

Fred has been featured for his real estate and mortgage expertise regularly on CNBC along with The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, NPR's Marketplace, CBS News, ThinkGlink.com, Philadelphia Inquirer and other publications.

Please see fredglick.com for media replays, licensing information and social network connections.

After a couple of cups of coffee, Fred writes smart, fun prose about real estate, mortgage and/or politics at his blog, twitter and Facebook page. He is also an avid ice hockey player and city bike rider.

Additionally, Fred is an active Board Member at the non-profits, Hidden City Philadelphia and Culture Works Philadelphia.

Herman Chan Real Estate Broker & PersonalityLuxSFHomes; HabitatforHermanity

San Francisco Real Estate Broker & Personality | Sotheby's Int'l Realty Top Producer | UC Berkeley Alum | Tech Queen | HabitatForHermanity.com Blogger | Seen on HGTV HuffPost CBS PBS MSNBC CNET & more

Greg McClure CEO/BrokerSmart Click Realty

Greg McClure is the CEO/Broker of Smart Click Realty, an award winning boutique brokerage located in Northern California. Greg has been in real estate as an active and top producing agent for over 15 years. He is an active speaker, trainer and think tank consultant on a variety of industry specific topics. He was just elected to the 2014-2015 Placer County association Of Realtors Board of Directors.

Monique Carrabba Realtor + EcoBrokerCarrabba + Group

Monique Carrabba is an agent in Los Angeles on a team The Carrabba Group. She has been an agent for 9 years and works throughout the LA area as a listing and buyer's agent of homes and income properties. Monique is certified in Probates, CDPE and is an EcoBroker.

Nate Ellis Speaker - Educator - CoachNAR and Contra Costa County Association of Realtors

Nate Ellis is a Top National Speaker and Educator for the National Association of REALTORS, California and Contra Costa Associations of REALTORS. Nate teaches Association CEOs, Managers and Sales People how to realistically and cost effectively leverage technology to communicate more efficiently to increase revenues.

Nate's mission is to empower professionals to "BE EXCELLENT". Through live courses, webinars and online education, he shares practical, actionable strategies in an interactive and entertaining style.

Joel Burslem Co-founder, Props & Partner1000watt

An expert marketer and technologist, Joel has had many roles in both startup and agency environments over the course of his career. In 2006, he founded the influential Future of Real Estate Marketing blog, which was in acquired by Inman News in 2007. As VP of Content at Inman News, Joel created the popular InmanTV online video magazine and helped program several Real Estate Connect events. In 2009, he joined 1000watt, a creative digital marketing agency for real estate.

Jilliene Helman CEORealty Mogul

Jilliene Helman is the Founder and CEO of RealtyMogul.com. Realty Mogul is crowdfunding for real estate, a marketplace for accredited investors to pool money online and buys shares of pre-vetted real estate investments.

Jilliene is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction and operation of the business.

Previously Jilliene was a Vice President at Union Bank, where the majority of her time was spent in Private Wealth Management working with the broker-dealer, registered investment advisor, real estate lenders and wealth planners. Jilliene is a Certified Wealth Strategist, holds Series 7 and Series 63 securities licenses and earned a degree in Business Administration from Georgetown University. She has been featured in countless publications including Forbes, Entrepreneur, NYT and Bloomberg, and is a frequent speaker on the subjects of crowdfunding, real estate finance and entrepreneurship.

Boubou Guiro Founder and CEOOnvedeo

Boubou Guiro is the Founder and CEO of Onvedeo. Boubou and the Onvedeo team have been working hard towards giving the power of video marketing to all, from agents to big brokers. To achieve this goal Onvedeo has built a highly advanced Video Engine that generates localized and fully voiced videos using listing data.

Prior to Onvedeo Boubou was heading up Product at CBS Interactive, where he was leading the Product, Design, and Community teams of the biggest gaming websites in the world.

Tim Sullivan CEOMicroVentures

As Chief Executive Officer of MicroVentures, Tim Sullivan is accountable for the strategic direction and functional execution of business objectives.

Formerly, as President of Sharespost Financial Corporation, Tim built the team and trading infrastructure which was responsible for their preeminent position in today's secondary market. Tim transacted with over 30 private issuers, including Facebook, Tesla, Twitter, LinkedIn, Etsy, Zynga, and Kayak. His transactions totaled over $1B, resulting in over $30mm in revenue. As an investor, Tim invests actively as both an angel and late stage investor, with a portfolio of over 40 private companies.

Previously, Tim has held leadership roles at Susquehanna Financial Group, Oracle, and IBM. Throughout Tim's career, he has managed more than $3B worth of private equity transactions and enjoys a consistent track record of surpassing expectations.

Tim has a Bachelor of Art in Political Science from Colgate University and he holds FINRA Series 7, 24, 66, 79, and 99 licenses.

Tim is based in San Francisco.

Jan O'Brien VP Business CoachingRealty ONE Group

Jan O’Brien has over 25 years of leadership, real estate training, and business coaching experience. After graduating from the University of Georgia with a B.S. degree in Education, she served 8 years in the U.S. Army as an officer and Blackhawk helicopter pilot.

Jan is currently VP of Business Coaching for Realty ONE Group and General Manager for Nevada. Realty ONE Group is ranked #1 in Nevada for closed units, closed volume and market share; and ranked #2 for closed units in Arizona and Orange County, CA. Now a national franchisor, the company has grown to nearly 50 offices and nearly 5,000 associates since its inception in 2005. Realty ONE Group was recently named No. 7 in the nation in closed transactions by REAL Trends and has been named one of the fastest-growing companies by INC. 500 for five consecutive years.Before joining Realty ONE Group in 2010, she worked with Prudential Americana Group for 16 years as a sales executive, broker-manager, and as the general manager responsible for recruiting, coaching and leadership training.

Josh Flagg Reality Television Personality & Celebrity Real Estate AgentMillioin Dollar Listing LA

Josh Flagg is recognized as one of the top real estate professionals in the country, having sold over a billion dollars in real estate before the age of 28. Josh has been a regular on all major news outlets and currently stars on the hit Bravo show, Million Dollar Listing LA. Josh also teaches fans and agents alike the 'ropes' of the business through his blog, JoshFlagg.com.