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DesiréePatno is the CEO and President of Women in the Housing and Real Estate Ecosystem (NAWRB) and DesiréePatno Enterprises, Inc. (DPE). With almost three decades specializing in the Housing and Real Estate Ecosystem, she leads her executive team’s expertise of championing women’s economic growth and independence. Representing Fortune 100 companies in their relocation needs and selling thousands of properties across multiple platforms, she brings insider knowledge to NAWRB’s mission of advancing women and women-owned businesses.As Chairwoman of NAWRB’s Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Council (NDILC), she oversees the Council's efforts to raise the number of women leaders and grow women's employment and empowerment at all levels in the housing ecosystem. NAWRB has raised awareness of diverse opportunities, supporting the development and implementation of workforce and supplier diversity standards for the multi-trillion dollar housing sector since 2010.Desirée resides on the Women Impacting Public Policy

Rick DeLuca’s record speaks for itself:He sold 42 homes his first year in business.He has earned both Salesman of the Year and Realtor of the Year honors fromthe State of Nevada.In a 200,000 market population, Rick averaged nearly 200 sales per year for sixconsecutive years.And, his most productive year ever? Rick closed 292 transactions!Regardless of your experience level, Rick promises to share systems that will bothincrease your production and allow you to work smarter, rather than just harder.Real Estate Career – 1975 to 1990Averaged over 200 closed transactions for 6 consecutive years292 Closed transactions in the highest producing yearReno Board of Realtors – “Salesman Of The Year”Nevada Association of Realtors – “Realtor Of The Year”CRS National instructor from 1982 to 1992National CRS President in 1988National RNMI President in 1992Nominated as “National Trainer of the Year”One of three instructors for NAR’s Instructor Development WorkshopAuthor of Speech Smarts: How To Become A Dynamic Speaker!Spoken

My autobiography is not a Horatio Alger story, or maybe it is a little bit. Born during the Great Depression, I grew up poor but first tried my hand at being an entrepreneur when I was six or seven years old. I sold bottles of soda pop each afternoon at a neighborhood construction site, and there are still so many similar opportunities for kids today.A decade later, I talked my way into college, though perhaps I did not really belong there. I was able to pay all of my tuition and expenses by always working and by being forever frugal. Soon after graduation, I made a point of paying back a single $50 scholarship award by making a $50 contribution to my alma mater, and I have continued giving to the university—and many other recipients—ever since.I became a serial entrepreneur in earnest, and then a philanthropist, after first working all over the country with two national consumer-products firms. In 1964, I spent $4,000 to purchase my first real business, a hundred-year-old manufacturer of fruit-juice-beverage

Bob Donnell is regarded as an authority in the area of Human Behavior. As a Human Behaviorist and Interventionist he has been instrumental in helping thousands, working with teams and individuals get even better results, both personally and professionally. bob@everythingnextlevel.comtamiexit@aol.com

Mark Metry is the Founder of VU Dream, a marketing & brandagency founded and operating in Boston, Massachusettsworking with startups, individuals & corporations to helpcustomers imagine new future realities in the fields of emergingtechnology like virtual reality and podcasting.Mark is also the Host of the Global Top 100 podcast calledHumans 2.0 featured by Forbes, NASDAQ and Yahoo Finance asthe "Top 21 Growing Podcasts you must listen to in 2019." Mark'sshow has been listened to over 4 million times and features thegreatest leaders of our time and frequently converses withBillionaires, Professional Athletes, Pulitzer Prize-winningjournalists and New York Times Bestselling authors exploringtoday's dynamic of the human experience in moderntechnological times of 2019.Key Points● First generation immigrant born in Boston, Mass 1997 of Parentsfrom Egypt and came with $200 only.● At the Age of 7 went on Local Public Television after Winning ArtCompetition● Faced autoimmune based health is

Debra Trappen is an empowerment coach, consultant, author, podcaster, and keynote speaker. She lives to FIRE PEOPLE UPand is compelled to ignite passion, infuse purpose, and inspire progress! She is focused on serving growth-minded leaders – with a passion for sparking GenX Women building their slice of the kingdom from the couch, carpool, cubicle, or corner office. Debra starts at the core by helping them uncover the BEST version of themselves – who they are, what talents and activities fuel them and their purpose, and who they are meant to serve. This translates into a life, brand, business culture, and attitude that all shine online to attract ideal connections and grow influence… for those ready to design a life and business that fires them up! A sought-after keynote speaker and voice of women’s empowerment movements, Debra’s been spotlighted and interviewed on several platforms, publications, and media outlets, including Inman News, RESA, National Women’s Council, National Association of REALTORS®, Mave

For nearly 5 decades the deep channel of Bob's life has been the real estate profession. Serving in many levels of leadership, became a team and people builder as a speaker, coach and mentor to thousands who Bob came in contact with. Today he is the Director of Leadership for EXIT Realty Corp, International. With a gentle style, strength, creativity and decisiveness, Bob is an effective leader. True north has not always been consistent, Bob will tell you but hard lessons must be learned the hard way on our journey to becoming the best we can. Bob has been heard saying that "I am becoming the next best version on myself."bobmckinnon21@gmail.com tamiexit@aol.com

EXIT Realty Corp International’s CEO TAMI BONNELL is an internationallyrenowned leader in the real estate industry and was instrumental in buildingthree major brands. Among her many achievements, she was recognized by RealEstate trend watcher, Stephan Swanepoel, three years consecutively as one ofthe 200 most Powerful and influential people in residential real estate, amongthe top 20 corporate executives and among the top 10 women leaders.Ms. Bonnell has been a featured speaker at the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OFREALTOR’S® convention to the Top 500 power brokers, The National Women’sCouncil REALTORS®, Inman News Connect Conference and the RIS Media’sLeadership Conference.She was named to the National Association of Women in Housing & Real EstateEcosystem ( NAWRB) Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Council (NDLIC).Ms. Bonnell was honored by STEM connector as one of it’s 100 CorporateWomen Leaders in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math).Ms. Bonnell is a 30 plus year veteran of the real estate indus

Jimmy Delay has excelled as a business development specialist for more than 18 years.With dogged determination in 2002 he began recruiting for Exit Team Realty growingthe office to more than 540 agents, and lending his skills to build Exit offices nationwide.Having earned a reputation in the industry as an unparalleled recruiter at Exit Realty, in2012, Jimmy was offered a position with American Equity Mortgage to grow theirpurchase mortgage division.Soon after, in 2014 Jimmy was made National Business Development Manager withAnnieMac Home Mortgage based out of Mt. Laurel, NJ. Since then Jimmy has helpedcountless mortgage branch managers and loan officers double, and even triple theirproduction after joining AnnieMac.Jimmy’s driving force is to make AnnieMac Home Mortgage better with every newperson that joins, and hearing from them a year later that joining AnnieMac was the bestchoice they could have made.jdelay@annie-mac.comtamiexit@aol.com

Tony is currently the president of Mind Capture Group. His message is designed to helppeople ‘Capture’ more minds and profits. He is an in-demand speaker who’s givenhundreds of presentations the past decade, a strategic business coach, and global eventpromoter with over 20+ years of experience in the personal development industry.His second book in the Mind Capture series went #1 in three different business categorieswith Amazon.com and received stunning reviews from a wide range of leaders inmarketing, sales, psychology to academia and multiple New York Times bestsellingauthors. His latest book titled, TRAILBLAZERS: Leadership Lessons from 12 PioneersWho Beat the Odds and Influenced Millions, released globally on September 4th, 2018with New York publisher Morgan James and hit #1 with Amazon.com in the BusinessNew Release category.His work has been featured in various media outlets ranging from ToastmastersInternational Magazine, The Detroit Free Press, the FOX TV network, ABC, to CNNRadio, NPR and Entreprene

Catherine A. SaundersHead of Client Engagement CenterPutnam Retail ManagementResponsibilities at PutnamMs. Saunders is Head of Putnam’s Client Engagement Center. She is responsible for leading Putnam’sinnovative client-centric internal consulting team. In this role, Ms. Saunders is responsible for the deliveryand development of Putnam’s three pillars of value-add programming — wealth management, practicemanagement, and investment management. These programs have been designed around the keyinitiatives of Putnam’s clients and shareholders. In addition, Ms. Saunders oversees the early career anddevelopment program for Putnam Retail Management.Ms. Saunders has been in the investment industry since she joined Putnam in 1987. Most recently, sheserved as Head of Putnam’s Registered Investment Advisory/Private Bank and Trust Business. Prior tothat, she led Putnam’s North America Institutional business, including consultant relations and clientservice. Previously, as Regional Director, Ms. Saunders managed Putnam’s re

I'm John Tomblin, and I serve as President of Sofvue. I've been immersed in the real estate industry my entire life. At the age of 22, I became a licensed agent and began selling real estate at Keller Williams, back when Gary Keller and Joe Williams had a single office on Capital of Texas Highway in Austin, Texas. I went on to become a licensed broker and state certified real property appraiser. I managed hundreds of small income producing properties and closed hundreds of residential resales. I appraised over 3,000 residential homes, small mini-warehouses and small retail strip centers. I taught TAR/NAR courses for the GRI designation for five years and I have two real estate publications to my credit. Today, I focus all my efforts designing and delivering custom software applications, database systems, IT consulting and providing project management services that serve the construction, commercial and residential real estate community. I own and operate OfficeAltas.com, CondoAtlas.com, HighRiseMagazine.