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In his over three decades as president and owner of William Pitt/Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty, Breunich has built the company into a market leader in Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts. The firm has approximately 1,100 agents who do nearly $6 billion in annual sales.
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As senior vice president of HomeServices of America, Blaylock is the third most powerful leader in the large real estate enterprise. She joined the corporate leadership team from her role as head of the firm’s West Coast operations as president and CEO of BHHS California. Blaylock began her career with Edina Realty in 1993 and in 2004 she became president of HomeServices Relocation, a startup she grew into a global relocation business.
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Michael and son Drayton Saunders lead the firm Michael founded in 1976. The duo has grown the Sarasota-based company into one of Florida’s largest brokerages with over 24 offices and nearly 600 agents who do approximately $3.7 billion in annual sales. Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE) presented Michael with a Global Leadership Award in 2023. Drayton served as president of the 2022-2023 Stellar MLS board of directors.
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Woodroof runs Houston’s largest brokerage in Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene, which has over 1,000 agents who do nearly $3 billion in annual sales in 17 offices. Woodroof, who has two sons in the business, has also served in leadership roles for national, state, and local Realtor associations.
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As president of BHHS PenFed Realty since 2006, Wiles has helped grow the Virginia-based firm to over 2,000 agents with $7.5 billion in annual sales over almost 70 offices. In April 2023, the firm launched a new revenue sharing program in its Mid-Atlantic region. Among the nation’s fastest growing residential firms, BHHS PenFed Realty is one of the country’s top 30 largest brokerages.
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Wilcox took the helm of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, which has 12,200 agents who do over $28 billion in annual sales, in June 2023. Wilcox previously held the co-CEO spot at RealSure, a joint venture of BHGRE’s parent company, Anywhere Real Estate, and HomePartners of America. A third-generation real estate agent, Wilcox also has significant industry experience including stints at HomePoint, Trulia, Sindeo, and Capsilon.
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The fourth-generation leader of family-owned Sibcy Cline Realtors, Sheakley leads this Cincinnati-based Midwest powerhouse, which did over $2.2 billion in annual sales in 2023. Its nearly 800 agents closed over 6,000 sides in Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Southeast Indiana. Sheakley started with the company in 1996 and rose to president in 2018. She is a past chair of The Realty Alliance.
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Leisey has led Omaha, Nebraska-based BHHS Ambassador Real Estate since 1985. The founder of the Explosion Real Estate Conference and the BHHS millennial networking group, The REThink Council, he leads over 900 licensed agents in metropolitan Omaha, Lincoln, and surrounding areas, with over $2.8 billion in annual sales.
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Fair serves as the regional owner for Keller Williams Realty Pinnacle Partners Group in the New York tri-state area. He oversees over 3,800 agents who do nearly $8 billion in annual sales. His domain also includes four Atlanta-based real estate offices.
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The third-generation leader of the family-owned brokerage Shorewest Realtors, Horning leads approximately 800 agents in Wisconsin who do approximately $2.7 billion in annual sales. He chairs the Wisconsin Association of Realtors as well as MARKT, is on Upstream’s Board of Managers, and has been president of the Metro MLS for Southeast Wisconsin and the Greater La Crosse Area since 2009.
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As CEO of Century 21 Affiliated, Kruse runs the world’s largest Century 21-affiliated company with over 1,600 agents doing over $4.7 billion in annual sales. In 2023, Kruse added offices in Michigan to the firm’s California, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, and Illinois presence. Kruse began his career with Century 21 straight out of the University of Minnesota and became CEO in 2015.
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As president of Keller Williams Realty, King is responsible for the day-to-day management of the nation’s largest franchise brand with approximately 170,000 agents who do over $430 billion in annual U.S. sales. King has been with KW for over two decades, including as operating principal of multiple market centers and most recently as co-director of growth for the brand.
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Saunders plays a key role in operating Side, an innovative brokerage with a model to empower teams across the country with back-office and other support services they need to grow and amplify their own brands. The company has grown to serve over 500 partners in nine states and Washington, D.C. In 2023, Side expanded its partner company roster in Washington, further growing its Pacific Northwest market presence.
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Navab leads the operations at Compass, the nation’s largest brokerage with over 28,000 agents who do more than $225 billion in annual sales. The firm acquired large Austin, Texas-based brokerage Realty Austin in 2023. Before joining Compass in 2018, Neda worked at Google in a division focused on building smart cities. The Harvard Business School grad is a second-generation real estate professional.
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Srivatsaa joined The Real Brokerage as president in late 2022 with a focus on accelerating the agent-centered tech platform’s growth, which has been remarkable. The firm is now the nation’s 18th largest brokerage, and experienced one of the biggest leaps in growth from 2022 to 2023 among the US’s largest firms. Real operates in all 50 U.S. states, D.C., and Canada. Srivatsaa is also chairman of real estate private equity company ARC Multifamily Group.
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Mayi de la Vega co-founded the Coral Gable-based One Sotheby’s International Realty in 2008 with her son Daniel. Mayi leads the firm as CEO and Daniel as president. They oversee more than 1,500 agents who do over $7.4 billion in annual sales.
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Natalie Hamrick and Kevin Van Eck lead the US operations for Christie’s International Real Estate, the fast-growing luxury real estate brand owned by At World Properties. Hamrick leads affiliate services, while Van Eck focuses on affiliate strategy and brings expertise in technology, coaching, and training.
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As president and CEO of John R. Wood Properties, Wood oversees 750 agents who do over $7.5 billion in annual sales. He joined the company that bears his father’s name in 1977. In 2022, the company affiliated with Christie’s International Real Estate. Wood’s two daughters also work at the company, making it a third-generation family-owned business.
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Hetherington leads one of the nation’s largest Century 21 affiliates in Century 21 New Millennium, which has nearly 900 agents across Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. and who do over $3 billion in annual sales. Hetherington, who previously served in the military, launched his first brokerage in 1990 and with a series of acquisitions, he has helped guide growth at the brokerage company that now includes a family of companies.
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Vidal became president of ERA Real Estate in mid-2023. In this position, he oversees a brand with over 13,300 U.S. agents who do more than $31 billion in annual sales. He came to lead this Anywhere Real Estate brand from his role as regional vice president the Dallas-area offices of Coldwell Banker Realty. Before joining Anywhere, he served as vice president for an ERA Real Estate affiliate in South Florida.
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