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Jenny DuFresne is the CEO/Founder, Leaders Transform, a leadership training platform with the purpose to build Better Leaders for a Better World. Jenny and her team support senior executives and mid-level managers to build great teams, reduce employee turnover, and build vibrant company culture. Jenny's 10-year service as a United States Marine forms her leadership foundation. As a trailblazing leader, she applied these leadership lessons to found the only all-male public charter elementary school in Washington, DC and the only all-male early childhood program in the Nation. She is the international bestselling author of the book, From Empty to Overflow. In the book, Jenny highlights five radical actions women leaders need to create happy, harmonious, and joyful lives. She holds degrees from Harvard University and George Mason University.

Lisa is the founder of Lisahylton.com and real estate investment company that provides opportunities for entrepreneurs and business owners to invest in tax-efficient real estate investments. Lisa is also the host of The Level Up REI podcast which airs every Tuesday and the first Thursday of each month for Conversations with Passive Investors. Lisa Hylton is a CPA with approximately 10 years of audit experience from PwC and 4 ½ years as a controller on private equity real estate funds at a Los Angeles Investment Firm, Ares Management. Her current mission is to provide podcast episodes and investment opportunities for entrepreneurs and business owners to level up their businesses and real estate investing to build long-term wealth and financial freedom.

I currently reside in Madison, WI. I got started in real estate investing when I bought my first home and rented out the 2 other rooms to friends. I've always worked in sales for a day job but saw how you could put your hard earned capital to work for you on the side. When I moved from my first home, I turned the house into a straight rental property. Meanwhile, my oldest brother started doing the same and we were both hooked. We started to see the power of setting up passive income streams firsthand. So, we started an investment company, Westmorland Investments, and are looking for our next purchase to enter into the mid-level multi-family investment space. I've always had an entrepreneurial spirit and sales is about as close as you can get while working in a W2 job. It can be tough managing both at times but I like to follow what lights me up and real estate investing is without a doubt one of those things.

Denise Bocanegra's Bio Denise has established herself in the industry as a powerful advocate for my clients in both residential and commercial real estate. As her client base has grown, she is now growing a team to provide our incredible level of fiduciary service to even more clients! Originally from San Antonio she is definitely a market expert. Raised in a family of entrepreneurs, her mother is also a Real Estate agent, she has been around this industry a long time. She truly finds joy in helping others achieve their goals in homeownership. Expanding her business into commercial real estate is also something she is working on. Marissa Rodriguez Bio She was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas by two hardworking and selfless parents. She is the oldest of four children. Her parents worked hard so that my siblings and I could have better than they did. Could have the opportunities that they did not and there was nothing that we lacked. I did not come from a wealthy or well-connected family, but I do have a strong and loving family. They taught me to have an unwavering faith in God at a very young age and he and I have been friends ever since. My faith in God has pulled me through many challenging times in my life. From completing college while pregnant, graduating from law school, divorce, and recently fighting cancer. I am blessed to have been surrounded by strong Latina women since birth. My mother, aunts, and grandmothers paved the way before me. My grandmother told me that I am just like her because we have the blood of a lion running through our veins. Each time I fall, I get back up and enjoy giving life a run for its money. I am a happy and proud mother of a smart and beautiful 15-year-old daughter. I am a cancer survivor, the only Hispanic attorney in the firm that I work for, on the board of directors for a nonprofit and a true believer that God blesses us so that we may be a blessing to others. I have an unquenchable desire for knowledge and learning. Every day is a blessing and I still feel as if I am just getting started. I am excited to see what more this life has for me.

Christina grew up in Europe and moved to the United States to attend college. She obtained a B.S. in Computer Science and an MBA in High Technology Marketing & MIS from Rensselaer Polytechnic, both of which served her well in her 20+ year Telecommunications & Technology Marketing career. Recruited by large corporations like AT&T/Concert and GTE/Verizon, Christina gained diverse experience in Sales, Marketing, Global Product Management and new Enterprise Business Development. Responsible for a $1 Billion global P&L and for continuous innovations, Christina managed and grew Verizon's second largest product portfolio from ideation to business case and funding, to implementation and lifecycle mgmt. She feels privileged to have recruited and led a tremendous team of seasoned professionals who grew revenues and Verizon's presence to 120+ countries around the globe. Over the last 3+ years, she and her husband, James, have grown a full-service REI company and an awesome multinational team that drives results hard and has fun together! James & Christina are part of key nationwide investor circles like Investor Fuel, Flipnerd and Investor Machine which help grow their knowledge and energize their REI mindset. Christina's tenacity and focus are on acquisitions and on building all aspects of a successful REI business. Outside of work, she enjoys mentoring young professionals, helping those in need, volunteering at church, traveling, cooking, and spending time with family & friends.

Sarah Hosman is a seasoned Client Journey Guide and is known as the Business Mom for her Rules For Business You Didn't Know Your Mom Taught You. She, and her husband Clint, own LongShip Systems, where they specialize in helping business owners Define, Design, and Build their client journey from Marketing to Sales to Fulfillment and EVERYTHING in between.

Alex Breshears is a private money lender, educator, limited partner in multi-familysyndication and community builder who partners with real estate investors, syndicators, and military spouses to grow their financial independence, knowledge, and professional network. Alex started a private lending company, Infinite Road Investments, in April of 2020, funding 1st lien and 2nd lien positions for residential property in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. She also started an educational Facebook group called Private Lending Lessons which offers weekly educational lessons, daily posts for discussion, and opportunities to network with other investors about private lending, and various projects that may need funding. Alex is passionate about financial education and independence for female investors Alex has worked as a hard money loan broker and a conventional mortgage broker for several years. She is currently a chemistry professor, teaching for a four year school online and leading biweekly educational series about real estate investing in her Facebook group. She is a limited partner for 16 units in Newport News, VA. LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/infiniteroadinvestments Facebook Group Link: Private Lending Lessons www.facebook.com/groups/privatelendinglessons/ Website: www.infiniteroadinvestments.com Email: Alex@infiniteroadinvestments.com

Susan Harper is a partner and business coach for Sharper Business Solutions. Susan worked in the not-for-profit sector for over 20 years managing teams and integrating systems and processes on a daily basis. Her attention to detail and analytical mind provide crucial insights into the nuances of day-to-day operations of a business. Known by many as “The Process Mapping Queen", Susan has the incredible ability to take complicated issues and break them down into simple, actionable steps.

Misty Flanagan is a full-time real estate investor and REI & Mindset Coach for women real estate investors. She is Co-Founder and Head of Human Resources and Marketing of Elevated Development, LLC, Co-Founder of Guideway Investment Partners, LLC, Co-Founder of Level Up Remodeling, LLC, Co-Founder of HER Mindset Matters REI Group, and Co-Founder of the Women's Real Estate Investor Alliance (WREIA). All companies are Houston based but Misty has coached women all over the country. Misty has experience in new construction, development, wholesaling, flips, rentals, and private money lending. Misty is from a small town in Nebraska but always had dreams to leave her small town and live in the “big city”. She moved from Nebraska to Los Angeles, CA one month after graduating high school and has never looked back. Misty graduated from Cal-State Fullerton in 2009 with a degree in Communications, with an emphasis in Public Relations and Marketing. She worked as a Human Resources Manager and Business Specialist for Kiewit, Fortune 500 General Contractor, before joining her boyfriend of 17+ years, Jason Hassenstab, in the journey to build their own company in Texas. She began investing in real estate in 2016 in Austin, TX. Her and Jason moved to Houston, TX in 2017 where both currently reside and are active in the residential and commercial space as well as a private lender. Misty is a member of the Real Estate Investor Association (REIA) of Texas, Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA), and Commercial Real Estate Millennial Misses (CREMM). Misty's passions are helping people (sellers and other investors build their businesses) and building teams. She is lucky enough to get to accomplish both while building her businesses in real estate and that is her true “Why?”. The last 5 years have been the hardest 5 years of her life, but they have also been the most amazing 5 years of her life. She has accomplished and overcome things she never thought she could ever do. Misty came from very humble beginnings and had to work very hard for everything she wanted, even at a very young age, but this has prepared her for the trials and tribulations of entrepreneurship without her even knowing it until now. She credits much of her journey and constant perseverance to her coaches and mentors and of course the incredible support and work ethic of her mother and stepfather and partner in life and business, Jason. Although the last 5 years may feel like an eternity some days (lol), Misty knows this is only the beginning and can't wait to see where these businesses in real estate and coaching take her next. She welcomes anyone with the same drive and determination to join in her journey and has always said doing it alone is not possible and simply no fun, so she is beyond excited to share her story with anyone interested and would love to hear the stories of others to see how to unite and take over this crazy world of real estate together! Favorite Quote: “Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.” – Tony Robbins

MeiLani, and her husband Michael, are the parents of five beautiful children under 11. They are her world! But she recognized that she was a much better mom when she was also embracing her inner entrepreneur. When MeiLani's two-year-old son was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2014, it was the wakeup call she needed in life. She realized it was time to stop making excuses of all the reasons she couldn't do things, and instead just jump in and DO. Instead of focusing on the “Why Me?” situations she learned to develop a “Why NOT Me?” attitude when dealing with challenges and attacking life's big goals. She jumped into her lifelong dream of becoming a real estate investor. Since 2013, MeiLani has been flipping homes, building new construction, buying short and long-term rentals, and much more. After years of watching Airbnb's growth and wanting a piece of the action, she acted on her “Why NOT Me?” mantra and opened her first four Airbnbs within the next four months and hasn't stopped since. MeiLani's passion is helping people to stop just talking and dreaming about the life they want to have, and actually take action and start living it! In addition to coaching people on how to launch and scale their own Airbnb Hosting business, MeiLani also coaches individuals, corporations, and large audiences on how to Stop Dreaming and Start Doing. She loves to travel and play with her husband and kids. MeiLani is based in Cary, NC. You can follow her on Instagram or listen to her podcast “Why NOT Me? Academy”.

Mahe Zehra Husain a.k.a MZ is a trained mathematician and data scientist with a passion for creativity and color since a very young age. At the age of nineteen she started her Masters in Pure Mathematics and in 2008 left for the University of Texas at Austin to pursue her Masters degree in Operations Research. She scored a 4.0 in three out of four semesters while working on her art E-Books which are now available on amazon. After returning from her masters she joined FiveRivers Technology as Manager Operations and Co-founder of pepper.pk which was FRTs first mobile app unit. In 2011 under her leadership and UI/UX team, FRT started creating world number one apps. Several newspapers and channels highlighted their work and their team started working for names like Samsung and local tel-co giants. She introduced data science analytics, Virtual Reality (VR), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) at FRT and was the key person in building its team and grew the team and revenue 300%. She became FRTs first female CEO in 2017, one of a handful of tech CEOs in Pakistan. She holds a consulting position as Chief Data Scientist at Ballogy and she also works as managing editor of a US based AI Magazine “Cognitive Times.” Since a young age Husain believes she has a chaotic brain that runs in 50 different directions at the same time! So she harnessed her creative side and indulged herself into arts, crafts and painting. She's been using her right brain to balance her left brain dominated life and she says it brings balance to her life and makes her feel alive. She runs her creative blog and has released several creative e-books and courses some of which have been best sellers on Amazon a number of times. She also exhibited at the Maker Faire in NYC with her new stencil product and is Pakistan's first Certified Zentangle Teacher. Husain says that she wants to empower the youth of Pakistan specially young women, so she has started working on an entrepreneurial book which will be launched this year in 2021 and is aiming towards constructing a multipurpose campus in Lahore which will act as a more inviting and refreshing workspace along with a learning hub for young tech entrepreneurs. She is currently working on some cutting edge data science projects while running her e-book publishing label MZ Creates on the side.

Andrea is a 23yo CEO and Filipino-American Founder of Integria Freelancers Virtual Staffing. A Business Process Outsourcing company that provides hundreds of jobs to remote Virtual Assistances from the Philippines (over 200 since June alone!) and bridging the gap between Remote Filipino talent, and Business owners here in the states! She has only been in the industry for a year and is already creating influence and impact with major players in the industry for their business and providing an opportunity for multiple people in the Philippines to raise their standard of living by working remotely. Sometimes tripling their hourly income. The phrase, “My desire for success is greater than my fear of failure” talks directly to how Andrea approaches her business and life. Her enthusiasm and energy are contagious and you can see that by the raving fans that refer new clients to her and the love shown by the people she leads.

After high School Mel worked in the Veterinary field for 8 years before going back to school to become a Registered Nurse, BSN. During this time she found her love and passion for helping people which has taught her to be an advocate for all individuals, families and also her community.

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Erica was born & raised in west Texas, graduating from Permian High School (the school from “Friday Night Lights”). She went on to earn her bachelor's degree in Finance & Economics from UT Permian Basin. After college, she moved to the DFW area and began her career in finance by working for a large investment firm. She learned the basics of running a financial practice but also saw large holes in the company's planning process from early on. Working for a large corporation kept her captive to the corporation's agenda, meaning only being able to offer the 2-3 proprietary financial products created by the company even if other options were better suited for the client. Even though she was able to obtain success & company recognition for her achievements, Erica knew there was a better way to run her business. In order to provide more comprehensive plans for her clients, Erica left the large box company to partner with a boutique, independent financial firm in Ft Worth, Tx. This platform allowed her to partner with multiple Fortune 500 & A-rated companies and “shop the market” for the products that best fit her clients' needs. Erica's planning process transitioned from focusing on accumulation and rate of return, to efficient cash flow strategies and increasing retirement income through Infinite Banking. Now she could focus on teaching families how to make their money work for them! As she grew her business, her personal interest in real estate investing continued to grow as well. After working alongside each other in the firm for 3 years, Erica and David White decided to merge their practices and focus on their passion…. real estate. Launching Infinity Investment Strategies allowed Erica & David to build their own personal real estate portfolios, all while offering financial planning services for investors. Infinity Investment Strategies focuses on educating investors about the power of the Infinite Banking Concept to manage cash flow & liquidity to do more deals sooner, as well as inform clients about various real estate opportunities. They also create tax efficient income plans for those looking to retire within 5-10 years.

Dwan Bent-Twyford, America's Most Sought-After Real Estate InvestorTM, started as a broke, single mom who had been fired from Denny's. She has personally flipped over 2,00 properties and taught thousands of people how to become financially free. Dwan is affectionately known as the “Queen of Short Sales”® and is considered to be the Nation's #1 Expert on Short Sales & Foreclosures. She has written three best sellers, “Short Sale Pre- Foreclosure Investing” & “How to Sell a House When It's Worth Less Than the Mortgage”, her most recent New York Times best seller was written with Steve Forbes...SuccessOnomics. She is highly sought after and has been featured on Fox and Friends, MSNBC, Naomi's Good Morning, Colorado and Company, and many other TV, radio, podcasts, and print medias. Dwan also has a top-rated podcast called...The Most Dwanderful Real Estate Podcast Ever! Currently, Dwan and her husband are rehabbing a TOWN! It's her craziest project to date! In a business dominated by men, Dwan has certainly made her mark! Her motto never changes – People Before Profits! Dwanderful.com

Mandy McAllister is a multifamily real estate investor, mindset ninja, eternal learner, coach and dot connector. She has a Master's Degree in Economics, began her professional career at the Chicago Board of trade before transitioning to Medical Device Sales. After many years of “chasing commission” she has made it her mission to secure financial freedom for her family and others through syndications and coaching individuals to realize their personal potential. Her real estate expertise includes repositioning underperforming assets to increase cashflow and value. Her portfolio is currently comprised of 205 doors, primarily B- class workforce housing. Mandy has found success in college towns with student housing as well as urban centers. Her passion is to help others define their path to financial freedom especially women through her platform, Aspiring Women Achieving More. She is most proud to be mama to her hilarious 5-year-old son Duncan who, coincidentally, wants to be a real estate investor when he grows up.

I grew up in a home that was in constant renovation, so I swore I'd never live like that. Being pushed into the renovation industry kicking and screaming, finally realizing how much I love it. I spent so much time resisting, pursuing a degree in Psychology and being a mom, but the door of real estate opened wider until I gave in. Starting with renovation, to hosting Airbnbs and flipping houses leading to Villaconvida which is a mixture of it all. Now, my relationship partner is involved in it with me, as well as my daughter in law, making it more of the family business I've always wanted. Building a legacy for my family has always been my dream and it's finally happening!

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Robynne Alexander, Chief Executive Officer / Founder. Robynne spent 20 years in the Electrical Engineering field. Eight years were spent as an International Marketing and Product Manager negotiating with C-Level executives at Qualcomm, General Instrument, Kyocera, Ford, Medtronic, Sony and the like to facilitate global implementation of Design and Manufacturing software. In 2002 she began working in real estate full-time as an agent then as a Broker. Robynne did her first fix & flip in 1993. In 2006 after completing her CCIM education she moved into the apartment sector full-time. She currently has approximately 100,000 square feet totaling approximately $14 million in assets under management (AUM), primarily comprised of multifamily real estate investments. Robynne has developed the unique skill set to find, negotiate, renovate and resell adaptive reuse and value add properties providing consistently strong returns for her investors.

His adventure in sales began at Red Pages, a startup that wanted to follow Yellow Pages and create a printed directory, only of websites instead of phone numbers. This was 2003, when Google was in its infancy and everyone was still trying to understand what the internet would be. Yellow Pages was a major player and everyone invested in print ads. John did an excellent job building relationships with local businesses and selling ads for Red Pages, but the product wasn't used the way Yellow Pages was and the startup did not succeed. John's next job taught him that building relationships was so important he wasn't happy if he couldn't do it every day. He was with an affiliate online marketing company that got customers for big businesses that were paying per acquisition. He found the job very transactional and didn't stay long. His passion for building relationships was not possible there. The next five years saw John doing outside sales for Yellow Pages and enjoying the connections he made with business owners and coworkers. However, near the end of his time there the company was faltering. Businesses weren't getting the returns they used to on their ads. Print was declining, and Google was taking over. John wanted to serve his customers more fully, so he started to explore online marketing. The founding of Local SEO Search was an adventure. He got his first customer when he didn't yet have a laptop – he was showing prospects Google search results on his phone. However, his first six-month contract got the ball rolling and it's been doing well ever since. His primary passion in his business is to help small business owners succeed. He loves to see his clients grow and see the tangible results of his work every day. Giving small businesses a leg up so they can compete with more established companies is something John enjoys a great deal. Over time, he's refined what verticals he's interested in serving and made the processes at Local SEO Search more efficient. He focuses on working hard, being honest, transparent, and good to staff and clients. That's when the good stuff really happens. John believes in education and continuous learning. That's why he started his own podcast, Local SEO Today, in 2018. He wanted to provide a tool for business owners and entrepreneurs to help them succeed. Originally, the podcast focused on the expertise of himself and Roger Murphy, Local SEO Search's Vice President of Sales. But in 2019 he began interviewing other business owners and entrepreneurs and has found a wealth of knowledge to share with his audience. In his personal life, John has a wife and a four year old son who are the center of his world. He loves to watch his son grow, learn, and interact with the world. He works hard during work hours but at a certain time of day the phone goes off and he focuses on his family. They do a lot together: travelling, skiing, swimming and going to live events. Life is short, so embrace it and take on the adventure. You can run a business the way you want and do it well so that you can spend time with family and friends, which is what really matters.

MICHELLE OPPELT is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 12 years of experience founding and managing multiple profitable companies, including her first company formed in 2007 which has been featured on CNBC (Smartycat Kids). With a background in bio-science, she understands the importance of using data and metrics in order to properly analyze investment opportunities. Michelle is also the founder of multiple social groups and Masterminds, where she strives to lead and inspire others – especially women – to create and implement positive goals and habits that can transform their lives for the better. Social: www.SmartycatTV.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelleelizabethoppelt

As a Productivity expert, Nina helps individuals, teams, and companies operate at peak levels. Nina excels at helping people develop their short- and long-term vision (Boldly Blueprint), create a detailed plan of action (Boldly Building Blocks), and then methodically coaches them to put that plan into productive action by the very next day (Boldly Go Productivity Methodology). After 13 years in healthcare technology strategy at the senior and executive levels, Nina understood how seriously she and her team of 130 people took achievement and advancement - it often meant neglecting their health, well-being, relationships, and more. After some serious reflection, Nina determined that she did not want to reduce her achievement but did want to increase her overall well-being. After researching productivity, achievement, and well-being for several years - she created a Boldly Go Productivity Methodology that teaches someone how to produce at their highest level, work at the right times for their brain and body, reduce stress and anxiety, without neglecting their overall well-being. Understanding this methodology and being disciplined to live it out in one's life or the workplace will bring any person, team, or company to the next level. In fact, she is so passionate about the Boldly Go Productivity methodology - she even created her own planner and product line to support it. The results allow you to reduce attrition, increase motivation and inspiration, improve productive work, and see spikes in overall joy. If you, your team, or your company want to be the best while still being well - Nina is the right strategist, coach, and guide for you.

Ciindy Maxon started as an investor 10 years ago by purchasing five foreclosure homes and renting them out. In 2016 she purchased a vacant, run-down boarding house here in Nashville and fully gutted it, turning it into her personal home while building out the second story as a short term vacation rental called Chateau on Monroe. She lives in Nashville, TN along with her husband Max, who's a songwriter. She has seven adult children and two grandchildren, all of whom are the apple of her eye. Building a solid business in real estate as an investor agent is her passion, but helping others is where I find my greatest blessing and joy. Social links: As I mentioned I'm going through a re-branding process as an investor and Realtor. My website is being designed and built as we speak so the links may not work, and the look will be changing soon, but here are my Realtor website and FB page links: https://homestylenashville.com/ https://www.facebook.com/HomeStyleNashville I also have an investor website and FB page: https://www.cindybuyshousestn.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Cindy-Buys-Houses-TN-112140877017592

Tamar Hermes is a full-time Real Estate Investor, educator, and money coach. She is the CEO of Wealth Warrior Woman, where she guides women to become financially free through Real Estate Investing and creating an empowering relationship to money. Tamar grew up poor as the child of a Holocaust survivor and had no idea how people got rich. By chance, she stumbled upon Real Estate investing and became obsessed with the world of finance. Today, she coaches clients across the country and blogs for Bigger Pockets, while hunting for her next deal. Tamar's desire is to support women to be free to choose how they spend their life and have the means to afford whatever they desire for themselves, their families, and others. She believes Real Estate Investing is the best way to grow wealth. Tamar recently relocated from Los Angeles to Austin where she is enjoying the small city life, living financially free, and having no state taxes! Website: www.wealthwarriorwoman.com hello@wealthwarriorwoman.com

Camilla Jeffs is passionate about financial education, building wealth, and living a life by design. With 18 years of experience investing in real estate, she now provides investment opportunities for others to achieve passive income through investing in apartments and senior housing. Camilla believes in the investing trifecta, where one can achieve not only strong financial returns, but create social and environmental impact by providing safe, clean, and affordable housing to entire communities. Camilla is a triathlete, an outdoor enthusiast, and devoted mother to her five amazing children.

Andresa was born and raised in Brazil. She is Lorenzo's mother and a developer who specializes in full gut renovation projects, new construction and is currently focusing on building medium to larger commercial developments. She owns a rental portfolio, comprised of both long- and short-term rentals. Andresa is also the co-founder of The Real Estate InvestHER® community, a platform to empower women to live a financially free and balanced life trough in-person meetings across the US and Canada and on-line membership that offers accountability and mentorship for women to take their business to the next level on their own terms. Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther

My focus is on lease-ups (finding renters) and property management. I also help people list homes for sale (seller's agent) and find their next home (buyer's agent). I have managed three of my own rental properties near NC State University since 2004, and it has gone well. I would like to extend my knowledge and experience to help others get into investment properties and be profitable. I used to specialize in new home sales. I worked with Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services since the beginning of 2003, and moved on to GO Builder in June of 2010 until they closed in December of 2010. I have had the wonderful opportunity to work for different builders in numerous neighborhoods in all different price ranges. Each neighborhood has been something special, and I am looking forward to continuing that by starting my own real estate firm. I have been a real estate broker since 2002. I also have my New Home Sales Professional (CSP) designation. I am a member of the Raleigh Regional Association of Realtors, and I serve on their Community Service Committee. The National Home Builder's Association and the Triangle Sales and Marketing Council were great ways for me to stay current in my niche of the real estate industry. I graduated with a BA in Psychology and a minor in Anthropology from the University of North Carolina in 2001. Specialties: New Homes, Property Management, Negotiations, Real Estate

Jill Speth, a Registered Nurse and Real Estate investor founded Colorado Solutions in 2009 during the depths of the financial crisis. Focusing primarily on wholesaling and rehabs, she also succeeded in building a small rental portfolio in the Colorado Springs market. 2012 brought Jill, her husband, and 3 daughters to Littleton, CO so her husband could earn his math degree at UC Denver. In 2016 Jill earned her associate broker license, currently held with Equity Colorado, and focused primarily on selling the rental portfolio in Colorado Springs to transition to the Denver market. Jill officially fired her boss in September 2018 and is now in the Real Estate business full-time. She is flipping homes in the Southwest Denver Metro area while learning and implementing systems that will help scale her business to provide for a low-stress lifestyle with an abundance of free time. Looking forward, she plans to build a portfolio of cash flowing assets with either rental property, storage units or agricultural land. Jillbuyshousesfast.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillspeth/

Ashley Wilson, is the Co-Founder of Bar Down Investments, LLC & HouseItLook, LLC, Best Selling Author of The Only Woman in the Room, Knowledge and Inspiration from 20 Women Real Estate Investors, and an active member of The Real Estate InvestHER Community. She has over ten years of real estate experience and has been involved in over $60 million in transactions within both single and multifamily real estate. Ashley Co-Founded Bar Down Investments, LLC with her husband, Kyle. Ashley leads asset and construction management on her multifamily investments, and has provided operational consulting for several other large multifamily owners throughout the country. Additionally, Ashley & her father, Tom, also have a very successful high-end flipping business in Pennsylvania, HouseItLook LLC, which handles several million in transactions annually. When Ashley is not working on her businesses, she enjoys spending time with her family, including her husband and their two daughters. Additionally, Ashley enjoys competing with her horse, Wow!. Social Instagram: BadAsh Investor Facebook: badashinvestor Website: www.badashinvestor.com

Sharon Vornholt is the owner of Innovative Property Solutions in Louisville, KY. She began investing in 1998 and was originally a rehabber and a buy and hold landlord. When the market crashed in 2008, she became an “accidental wholesaler”. Today her passion is in teaching other real estate investors how to succeed in this business. Sharon is best known as a marketing and branding expert, and for her expertise in probate investing. She has helped hundreds of people refine their brand and create customized marketing plans that work. Sharon is the creator of the Louisville Gal's Real Estate Blog and the popular podcast “Let's Talk Real Estate Investing Websites: Louisville Gal's Real Estate Blog: https://Louisvillegalsrealestateblog.com Probate Investing Simplified Course https://probateinvestingsimplified.com Podcast - iTunes: Let's Talk Real Estate Investing https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sharon-vornholt-lets-talk/id784109559?mt=2 Email: Sharon@sharonvornholt.com

Tanya Rooney, owner and CEO of BAFS [Best at Finding Solutions] Home Buyers, rehabs properties in the Twin Cities of MN. In June of 2019, she joined a mastermind group to surround herself with people that have made flipping properties and wholesaling into successful businesses. After a short ten months learning from the best, she left her corporate real estate job with the skills necessary to be a full-time real estate investor. She is currently transitioning to her position as a small business owner, focusing on team development to fulfill her aspirations as a flipping and real estate investor.

Pili and her husband Jason are active Real Estate Syndicators and Real Estate Investors. In 2016 they founded Yarusi Holdings, a multifamily investment firm. They are General Partners on over 800 units with 450 units under management. The firm repositions properties through operational efficiencies, moderate to extensive renovations and complete rebranding. Pili and her husband founded the New Jersey Multifamily Foundation Club with over 2,200 members that focuses on Real Estate Syndication and Multifamily Investing. In addition to REI, Pili also hosts The Jason and Pili Project (a project to serve those looking to lead a Fit, Rich Life), as well as MORE (Moms of Real Estate) and MOM (Mothers of Multi-Family) and is a mom to their three beautiful children.

Gertrude Mageza is originally from Southern Africa. She is the co-founder of Majestic Properties, a real estate investment company, located in Massachusetts as well as the host of the Real Estate InvestHER community in Boston. As a graduate of Northeastern University with a strong sales and marketing background, she has used her business insight to help grow a multi-million dollar family real estate investment business from two units to seventy units in twelve months. Her passion is to see more women empowered and enter the real estate investor space so they can gain financial freedom and spend more time with their children. Social: https://www.instagram.com/go_gertrude/

Dixie Decker has bought, financed, and overseen real estate transactions in excess of 26 million dollar and raised over 5 million dollars in private lending. She has extensive experience with complex real estate transactions but specializes in student housing, turning regular single family homes into multiple paychecks producing double and sometimes triple her other rentals! Her expertise is reflected by going from bankrupt to millionaire in less than 3 years, without using her own money or credit, because she simply didn't have any when she started her life over. Now having over 200 student tenants paying rent, she is still using her knowledge of wholesaling, lease options, owner financing and rehabbing. Her success can be attributed in large part to her team building talents, systems and procedures for automating the business and use of cutting edge business systems. DixieDecker.com https://www.facebook.com/DixieDeckerRealEstate https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCUSGt5rDIgsXUsvu5onLmQ

Corinn Altomare is a classically trained musician turned real estate investor. She spent 13 years in music, 5 years in IT project management, and 8 years in multi-family real estate - where she developed the property management and syndication functions of her company, Hearthfire Holdings. Her company most recently acquired through syndication a self-storage facility, diversifying the company's portfolio of commercial and residential multifamily properties. Social links: corinn@hfireholdings.com LinkedIn hfireholdings.com TheRealEstateInvestHER - Philadelphia Meetup

Originally from Arizona, Stephanie moved to Austin,Texas for a job relocation back in 2011. In early 2018, she left her full time job and discovered real estate investing as a vehicle for long term financial freedom. Her and her business partner started Yellow Dog Property LLC shortly after leaving her day job and began learning as much as possible about real estate investing. Over the past two years, she has tried to network with as many people as possible and learn a little about every vehicle of real estate investing. She started with flipping her first property in San Antonio in July 2019. She purchased her first home, as a househack, back in May 2020 and is actively looking for her next deal/project. Stephanie became the lead organizer for the Real Estate InvestHER Austin chapter in December 2018 and began connecting and networking with women throughout the Austin area. Fast forward to July 2020, the group has grown to over 600 members. Stephanie currently still lives in Austin, Texas, works full time for a logistics company, and enjoy yoga, reading, traveling and spending time with her pup, friends and family. Social Media Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/stephanie.banno IG : Yellow Dog Property LLC Linked IN : https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-banno-55364122/ Email : Stephanie.Banno@gmail.com Cell : 480.458.7173 (cell)

Meet Alejandra Martinez from San Antonio, Texas. She's a mother of 2 lovely boys and still finds the time to pursue her career and manage her investments. At a young age Alejandra became a teen mom however, no matter what others thought of her situation, she didn't allow it to hold her back. She defeated all odds and went on to attain her bachelor's degree in Business Administration concentrated in Human Resources from Texas A & M University – San Antonio. She started her professional career in the corporate world as a Corporate Trainer in 2014 and after 5 years she knew there was more to life than just the 8-5 job. Alejandra and her husband decided to pursue real estate investing as another source of income and to eventually reach financial freedom. She then went on to attain her Realtor License to help with the investments but soon after realized she loved educating and helping others, so now she's helping buyers, sellers, and investors. Alejandra has now acquired 9 doors in just under 2 years since making the decision to invest in real estate. Alejandra and her husband have recently made their business official, GNA Properties! She certainly makes juggling the corporate world, realtor, property manager, real estate investor, wife and being a mother sound easy, however she has stated it's not easy but her WHY is strong for her family.

Over the past 6 years, Beka Shea has rehabbed over 60 houses and wholesaled more than 120 deals. Prior to launching her real estate journey, she served as an officer in the US Navy, and then spent 7 years working as a mechanical engineer in the energy efficiency arena. After her third daughter was born, she decided to hang up her traveling hat and focus on real estate investing. Her wholesaling journey started as a path for ensuring a steady supply of properties to feed the rehab machine. After much trial and error in the marketing world, she applied her engineering skills to improving ROI by relentlessly evaluating business marketing with real time feedback. In the process, she began consulting with other high level investors and launched an elite marketing consulting business, MarketShark. Her persistent pursuit of productivity and efficiency poured out into her investing mastermind, where she spent the past 3 years leading small group accountability sessions for hundreds of other investors.

Monick Halm is the founder of Real Estate Investor Goddesses. She is an educator and advocate for female real estate investors, and has a mission to help 1 million women achieve financial freedom through real estate. Monick is herself a real estate investor and syndicator, and owns, together with her investors, over 1300 rental doors across seven states. She is also a #1 bestselling author, podcast host, Real Estate Strategy Mentor, wife, and mother of three amazing kids. Website and Social Media Handles: website: www.reigoddesses.com Instagram: @reigoddesses / @monickhalm https://www.instagram.com/reigoddesses Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RealEstateInvestorGoddesses/ https://www.facebook.com/monick.halm LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monickpaulhalm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/reigoddesses?lang=en

Hillary trained as an artist at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco. On her Honeymoon, she decided to quit her comfortable job and pursue real estate investing. Within four years, she raised just under three million in private funds. She believes investing is more than a money-making venture, but a mentality. While having two children, she purchased (42+) single and multi-family properties. She owns cash flowing rentals, notes and has flipped houses. She runs a flourishing wholesale real estate company with (10) members. And she is a licensed realtor. She is passionate about personal growth and supporting the growth of others. As a business leader at work and in the community she works to ensure everyone has the tools and support needed to succeed. She is a regular speaker, and she hosts a show to empower women in the industry.

In 2019, Starr began her journey in real estate investing in San Antonio, TX. With a few deals under her belt now, she is working towards her goal of generating enough passive income to start a non profit organization to provide a safe space with resources for underprivileged children to get ahead in life. She is also creating that structure for convicted felons who need assistance reintegrating back into society. She is a member of Alamo REIA and CASA (Child Advocates of San Antonio). Prior to her career in real estate she proudly served in the US Navy.

Jonna is a highly dedicated, loyal and market-savvy professional who always puts her clients' goals and needs first. If you seek a first-class, deeply personalized and streamlined real estate listing and purchasing experience, look no further. Specializing in the Eagle, Meridian and Boise markets, Jonna has extensive experience with residential and investment properties and luxury listings throughout the Treasure Valley. She excels at, and thrives on, helping her clients ensure their purchasing and selling experiences are impeccably handled and deliver maximum financial and personal returns. Jonna recognizes that each transaction represents the most important sale or purchase a person can make, and she takes every precaution to ensure success through high level negotiation and communication. Jonna's in-depth knowledge of the Treasure Valley real estate market, particularly in the Eagle, Meridian and Boise areas, comes from 15 years' experience as a buy and hold investor, as well as her experience as a full-time licensed Realtor®. Having completed Luxury Home Marketing training offered by the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing, the premier independent authority in training and designation for real estate agents working in the luxury residential market; she offers the knowledge, skills, and expertise required to support the unique needs of her clients selling or purchasing high-end, luxury properties. Her unique focus on knowledge sharing, teamwork and collaboration within the industry, coupled with her first-rate training creates a “win-win” for her clients. Social links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonnaweberrealestate/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonnaweber_realestate/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonna_weber LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/j

Liz Faircloth co-founded the DeRosa Group in 2005 with her husband, Matt. The DeRosa Group, based in Trenton, NJ, is an owner of commercial and residential property with a mission to “transform lives through real estate." DeRosa has vast experience in bringing properties to their highest and best use, which includes repositioning single family homes, multi-family, apartment buildings, mixed-use, retail, and office space. The company controls close to 700 units of residential and commercial assets throughout the east coast. Liz is the co-founder of The Real Estate InvestHER® community, a platform to empower women to live a financially free and balanced life through over 25 Meetups across the US and Canada and an on-line community and membership that offers accountability and mentorship for women to take their business to the next level! She is the co-host of the “The Real Estate InvestHER Show,” a podcast providing straight talk strategies along with inspiration from successful women who share their journey. Liz has been interviewed for many articles and top-rated podcasts, including being a two-time guest on the top rated BiggerPockets Podcast and the Best Ever Show. On the personal side, Liz is an avid runner, has completed several triathlons and marathons, has two adorable children and is a New Yorks Mets fan. DeRosa Group Website: www.derosagroup.com The Real Estate InvestHER Podcast: www.therealestateinvesther.com