Speakers

Stefan Swanepoel
Author and Speaker

No one researches more about change and trends impacting the residential real estate industry than Stefan Swanepoel. He always provides a balanced and objective evaluation of the market, highlighting the key players and facts of tomorrow.

Stefan Swanepoel is a successful businessman, a best-selling author and widely travelled public speaker. He spent the first 35 years of his life in various countries across the globe before immigrating to the USA. Today he is an American citizen and lives in California.

His academic accomplishments include a bachelor’s in science, a master’s in business economics and diplomas in arbitration, mergers & acquisitions, real estate, computer science and marketing. He is the former President of a technology company, an education company, a non-profit association, a movie studio and a 2,000 office international franchise.

Stefan’s professional career has focused on identifying trends and changes in the real estate industry and is widely recognized as the leading visionary in this field. He has penned over 19 books, reports and whitepapers, over 1,000 published articles and given more than 700 presentations to over 300,000 people. His most popular books include the including the 1998 Amazon.com bestseller Real Estate confronts Reality, the annual Swanepoel TRENDS Report (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010) and the new Swanepoel SOCIAL MEDIA Report (2010).

He has received numerous awards including; “Businessman of the Year” (Jaycees), has been ranked as one of the “Top 20 Most Influential People in the Real Estate Industry” (Today’s REALTOR®), “One of the Top 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders” in 2008 (Inman News), “One of the Top 25 Most Connected Real Estate Professionals Online” in 2009 (Proxio) and “One of the Top 50 People Who You Should Follow on Twitter” in 2009 (Roost). He is also the co-founder of Real Estate Wiki, the largest free online real estate encyclopedia and resource.

Stefan’s next book, Surviving Your Serengeti, will combine his love of wildlife and nature and his comprehensive business experiences into a message that vividly portrays how this larger-than-life metaphor provides guidance and inspiration for individuals and companies today. This book is due for publication Spring 2011.

Verl Workman
Co-founder, Speaker, Consultant
Pinnacle Quest Consulting

Over the last 15 years, Mr. Workman has been educating, motivating and training sales associates, entrepreneurs, real estate agents and brokers and other audiences worldwide. His exposure and knowledge covers all aspects of sales, marketing, self-promotion, real estate, management and technology tools. Verl has delivered more than 500 seminars over the past 6 years and has helped thousands of people reach their goals through his empowering presentations, tools, and personal coaching programs. His credentials include:

• Co-founder Pinnacle Quest Consulting
• Co-founder Automation Quest (Successfully built and sold to Homes.com in 1999)
• Past member of the executive committee for Homes.com
• National sales manager/trainer
• Successful real estate business owner
• National speaker and motivator
• Featured speaker at National Real Estate and Business Conventions
• Developer of “The Critical Path” method of selling
• Creator and developer of real estate curriculum for Top Producer, On-Line Agent, Kodak Digital Cameras, PREP Software, and more
• Courses approved for continuing education in more than 14 states
• Specialist in creating winning trade show booth cultures, themes and systems to maximize sales at any convention
• Winner of many national sales awards
• Successful retail store owner - 8 years

Terry Watson
International Speaker

Terry Watson has been an instructor for Louisiana’s designation program courses for over 7 years in topics ranging from negotiating, marketing, technology, to working with buyer clients and environmental issues.

Watson is most famous for his unique delivery and way of imparting knowledge. He has an infectious can-do attitude, and joyous sense of humor which makes his courses memorable and useful in students’ real estate practices. Proof of his effectiveness often lies with the many repeat attendees in his sessions.

No matter what Watson does, he puts all of his energy into it and truly cares about the outcome. He is the youngest person ever to be inducted into the Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council (REBAC's) Hall of Fame. He is as devoted to self-improvement as he is to helping others learn, and his own educational efforts have resulted in him earning the CRS, CRB, CIPS, ABR, ABRM, LTG, GRI, SRES, CFS, DREI, At Home with Diversity - One America, and e-Pro designations.

Eric Papp
Leadership Trainer & Speaker

Eric Papp has delivered more than 350 hundred professional training programs to corporate and private clients. He has been featured in the N.Y Times, USA Today, Dallas Morning News, and many other publications

He was voted in the top 1% of Management trainers in 2010, and his client list includes BMW, Lockheed Martin, Bridgestone Firestone, Office of Homeland Security, FBI, Pet Supermarket and Nationwide. He received his B.A. at the University of Notre Dame. In addition to training and consulting, Eric has produced a number of educational programs available on audio cd, cd rom, and DVD.

Nobu Hata
REALTOR, Technology Guru and National REALTOR Young Professionals Network Vice Chair

An industry veteran since 1996, Nobu Hata (Realtor, ePro) has been a student of Real Estate marketing, communications trends, social media, and technology during his time as a marketing professional, REALTOR, instructor and consultant. He speaks from experience researching, implementing and adapting various new-school techniques to his brick and mortar business, and loves to share his stories and ideas while demystifying new media, and empowering his peers. Ranging from course development, implementation, and instruction in formal classrooms and Real Estate BarCamp settings, his passion for the industry shows!  When not geeking out, he helps buyers and sellers in Minneapolis, MN where he was nominated for 2010 Minnesota and Minneapolis REALTOR of the Year, is a member of NAR's Communications and Equal Opportunity Committee, and is the 2012 Chairperson of NAR's Young Professional Subcommittee.

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