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Marketingprofilereal estateSelectsuccess
January 21, 2015

Dianna Kokoszka: ‘When you change their thinking, you change the world’

Age: Are you kidding? Degree, school (if applicable): Metropolitan State Location: Denver, Colorado Social Media: Personal Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts — and MAPS Coaching Facebook and Twitter accounts What’s your favorite activity outside of work and why? Traveling with my family and friends and spending time at Lake Powell…
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opportunityprofilereal estateSelectTechnology
January 19, 2015

Tell us about technology: good, bad and ugly

Technology: Love it or hate it, it’s an integral part of your job in real estate. But how do you really feel about it? Is it an asset or an annoyance? A hindrance or a hero? Some agents and brokers welcome new applications and devices with open arms, while others are just as…
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MarketingMike Stottprofilereal estateSelect
January 15, 2015

Mike Stott: ‘A spirit of contribution is key to success!’

Age: 52 Degree and school: Business degree from the University of Hawaii, 1984 Lives in: Atlanta, Georgia Social media: Facebook, LinkedIn What’s your favorite activity outside of work and why? I enjoy working with the Boy Scouts as it’s a great opportunity to coach young men with sound life principals…
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profilereal estateSelectTechnology
January 14, 2015

Katie Lance: ‘Social media is like being at a dinner party’

Age: 39 Years in real estate: 10 Job title: Owner and CEO, Katie Lance Consulting Location: San Francisco Bay Area Hours per week spent on social media: Too many to count Social media accounts: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, YouTube, Instagram and Pinterest Target demographic: Brokerages, tech companies in the real…
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profilereal estate hackerRebekah BastianSelectZillow product team group manager
January 10, 2015

Rebekah Bastian: ‘I want to make sure great agents get all the business’

Job title: Group manager of product teams at Zillow Time at Zillow: More than 9 years What she does: I help drive the strategy and execution of the product teams that focus on Premier Agent advertising, financial and sales integrations, and tools for sellers and their agents. Age: 36 Degree: Master’s in mechanical engineering…
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profilereal estate agent successreal estate coachSelect
January 9, 2015

Bernice Ross: ‘The secret is serving others and being grateful for what you have’

Bernice Ross is the CEO of RealEstateCoach.com. Social media: Twitter, LinkedIn  What’s your favorite activity outside of work and why? Two things: I love traveling to other countries, especially if it involves some sort of cruise. When it’s six dollars a minute to make a phone call from the ship, you…
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Agent adviceMarkets & Economyoutlookpete flintprofilereal estateReal Estate & Personal FinanceSelecttrulia
January 8, 2015

Pete Flint: ‘With Zillow, we can unlock even more innovation’

Pete Flint is the co-founder and CEO of Trulia. Are you optimistic about 2015? The 2015 housing market has a lot going for it. The market has emerged from the worst pains of the housing crisis. Foreclosures have declined sharply, as has negative equity. Even though the recovery remains unfinished,…
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MarketingMobileprofilereal estateSelectSEOTech & GadgetsTechnologytom ferry
January 8, 2015

Tom Ferry: ‘When hands go up, I feel like we’re winning’

Age: 44 Job title: Co-owner and CEO, Tom Ferry – Your Coach Location: Irvine, CA Hours per week spent on social media: 14 hours plus team support Social media accounts: Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram Target demographic: Real estate professionals Average number of posts per day: One to three, depending on the channel…
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mike leavyproduct architectprofilereal estate hackersrealtor.comSelect
January 7, 2015

Mike Leavy’s dream is ‘a common real estate vocabulary and a shared sense of listing information’

Mike Leavy Product architect at Move Inc. Time at Move Inc.: Four years What he does: I’m a “mobile architect,” which means I interface with other technology groups on how to design our infrastructure and services, and I write a lot of iOS code — primarily in Swift nowadays. Age: Somewhere north…
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Agent adviceprofilereal estatereal estate coachSelectsuccesswork-life balance
January 5, 2015

Coach Bob Corcoran: ‘A balance between work and home life is essential’

Bob Corcoran is the owner and founder of Corcoran Consulting & Coaching. Age: 58 School: Illinois Benedictine College Location: Lisle, Illinois Social media: LinkedIn, Twitter Bob Corcoran with his family. What’s your favorite activity outside of work and why? Vacations, with my wife Brenda and friends, and reading are very important…
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