Introducing RISMedia’s 2022 Real Estate Newsmakers
Excelling Despite Uncertainty
2021 was a tale of two worlds. One that struggled to deal with the individual and national impact of a seemingly endless pandemic, and one that witnessed one of the most prosperous years ever for real estate professionals. This year’s Newsmaker honorees shined in both realms, rising to the occasion to help their companies and their communities through an economic and health crisis, while simultaneously accomplishing new levels of success.
In our fifth annual Newsmakers showcase, you’ll find the stories of more than 300 real estate professionals from all walks of the industry—from brand leaders to technology gurus to stand-out brokers and REALTORSⓇ. Nominated by you, our readers, as well as RISMedia’s editorial team, our 2022 Newsmakers are an impressive group regardless of the scope of their accomplishments in 2021. We hope you are inspired by their determination to innovate and excel despite the unpredictable challenges of our times.
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Real Estate
Hall of Fame Inductees
Hall Of Fame
Candace Adams
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England, Westchester, New York, Hudson Valley Properties
Hall Of Fame
Jon Coile
HomeServices of America
Hall Of Fame
Jim Fite
Century 21 Judge Fite Company
Hall Of Fame
J.B. Goodwin
JB Goodwin REALTORS®
Hall Of Fame
Joe Horning
Shorewest REALTORS®
Hall Of Fame
Tina Lapp
Colibri Real Estate
Hall Of Fame
Pam Liebman
The Corcoran Group
Hall Of Fame
Terrie O’Connor
Terrie O'Connor REALTORS®
Hall Of Fame
Mike Pappas
The Keyes Company/Illustrated Properties
Hall Of Fame
Ken Trepeta
Real Estate Services Providers Council, Inc.
Real Estate
Influencers
Influencers
Monique Accetta
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties
Influencers
Mickey Alam Khan
Luxury Portfolio International
Influencers
York Baur
MoxiWorks
Influencers
Andrew Binkley
Constellation1
Influencers
Gino Blefari
HomeServices of America
Influencers
Brian Buffini
Buffini & Company
Influencers
Darryl Davis
Darryl Davis Seminars
Influencers
Chris Dietz
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®
Influencers
Olesya Drozdova
HomeSmart Evergreen Realty
Influencers
Wendy Forsythe
Fathom Realty
Influencers
Larry “Boomer" Foster
Long & Foster Real Estate
Influencers
Dave Gervase
Keller Williams
Influencers
Victoria Gillespie
NAR
Influencers
M. Ryan Gorman
Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC
Influencers
Rick Haase
United Real Estate
Influencers
Michele Harrington
First Team Real Estate
Influencers
Heidi Henning
National Association of REALTORS®
Influencers
Spencer Hoo
Hoo Global Consulting
Influencers
Jared James
Jared James Enterprises/Jarja Media
Influencers
Melissa Kandel
little word studio
Influencers
Jessica Lautz
National Association of REALTORS®
Influencers
Kate Lawton
National Association of REALTORS®
Influencers
Buster Levin
The Luxury Homes and Living Group with Compass
Influencers
Andrew Linn
ERA Davis & Linn
Influencers
Victor Lund
WAV Group
Influencers
Yamileth Martinez
Altamar Real Estate
Influencers
Christopher Matos-Rogers
PalmerHouse Properties
Influencers
Olivia Merrill
Team Denver Homes of RE/MAX Professionals
Influencers
Michael Minard
Delta Media Group
Influencers
Myra Nourmand
Nourmand & Associates
Influencers
Charles Oppler
Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty
Influencers
John Palumbo
The Sterling Group
Influencers
Fiona Petrie
RE/MAX INTEGRA
Influencers
Dawn Pfaff
My State MLS
Influencers
Nykea Pippion McGriff
Coldwell Banker Realty
Influencers
Mark Pruner
Compass
Influencers
Maureen Schimmel
REALTOR®.com
Influencers
Shashank Shekhar
InstaMortgage
Influencers
Dan Smith
Anvil Real Estate
Influencers
Chris Stuart
PLACE
Influencers
Todd Sumney
HomeSmart
Influencers
Todd Teta
ATTOM
Influencers
Michael Verdone
Economic Concepts, Inc.
Influencers
Charles Williams
Buyside
Influencers
Lawrence Yun
National Association of REALTORS®
Real Estate
Trailblazers
Trailblazers
Allen Alishahi
ShelterZoom
Trailblazers
John Berkowitz
OJO Labs
Trailblazers
Brad Bjelke
UtahRealEstate.com
Trailblazers
Kelly and Linda Boehmer
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Properties
Trailblazers
Karri Callahan
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.
Trailblazers
Morgan Carey
Real Estate Webmasters
Trailblazers
Chad Carroll
Compass
Trailblazers
Vicki Cunningham
Top Producer Software
Trailblazers
Olivia Curley
eXp World Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPI)
Trailblazers
Rick Davidson
Cairn Real Estate Holdings
Trailblazers
Michael Davis
Brooks & Davis Real Estate Firm, LLC
Trailblazers
Mayi de la Vega
ONE Sotheby's International Realty
Trailblazers
David Dickey
United Real Estate Group
Trailblazers
Steven Domber
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Hudson Valley
Trailblazers
Bob Evans
REALTOR®.com
Trailblazers
Bess Freedman
Brown Harris Stevens
Trailblazers
Joshua Harley
Fathom Realty
Trailblazers
Alissa Harper
Inside Real Estate
Trailblazers
Myra Jolivet
WAV Group
Trailblazers
Kim Koraca
Constellation1
Trailblazers
Myron Lo
ReferralExchange, Inc.
Trailblazers
Nick Macey
Inside Real Estate
Trailblazers
Shannon McGahn
National Association of REALTORS®
Trailblazers
Cameron Merage
First Team Real Estate
Trailblazers
Anne Miller
RE/MAX
Trailblazers
Teresa Palacios-Smith
HomeServices of America, Inc.
Trailblazers
Stan Ponte
Sotheby’s International Realty
Trailblazers
Jeanette Schneider
RE/MAX of Southeastern Michigan
Trailblazers
Peter Sobeck
Coldwell Banker Realty
Trailblazers
Webb Jay
Webb Jay and Associates
Trailblazers
Ryan Weyandt
LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance
Trailblazers
Sue Yannaccone
Realogy Franchise Group
Real Estate
Futurists
Futurists
Bill Aboumrad
Legacy Real Estate & Associates
Futurists
Christopher Alexander
RE/MAX Canada
Futurists
Rochelle Atas Maize
Nourmand & Associates
Futurists
Christopher Audette
The Group at RE/MAX First
Futurists
Rob Barber
ATTOM
Futurists
Vanessa Bergmark
Red Oak Realty
Futurists
Josh Bolgren
RE/MAX
Futurists
Markus Canter and Cristie St. James
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties
Futurists
John Cates
Meybohm Real Estate
Futurist
Erin Cestero
JBGoodwin, REALTORS
Futurists
Dennis Cestra, Jr.
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
Futurists
Chao Cheng-Shorland
ShelterZoom
Futurists
Amy Corr
@properties
Futurists
Chris Cox
kwx
Futurists
Jennifer Davis
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties
Futurists
Jeff Detwiler
The Long & Foster Companies
Futurists
Scott Durkin
Douglas Elliman
Futurists
Cody Gibson
Keller Williams Realty International
Futurists
Shawna Gilbert
RE/MAX
Futurists
Diane Glass
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago
Futurists
Mike Golden
@properties
Futurists
DeAnn Golden
BHHS Georgia Properties
Futurists
Jorge Guerra
Real Estate Sales Force (RESF)
Futurists
Howard W. “Hoby” Hanna IV
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
Futurists
Katrina Helmkamp
Cartus & Realogy Leads Group
Futurists
Lane Hornung
zavvie
Futurists
Charis Moreno
NextHome, Inc.
Futurists
Charles Myslinsky
OJO Labs
Futurists
Judi Nield
Legacy Real Estate & Associates
Futurists
Scott Oakley
MooveGuru
Futurists
Bob Portale
RELO Direct, Inc.
Futurists
Michael Romer
Romer Debbas LLP
Futurists
Rick Rudman
Curbio
Futurists
Mark Stewart
BoomTown
Futurists
Ashley Terrell
Buyside
Futurists
Edward Tull
JB Goodwin
Futurists
Michael Valdes
eXp Realty
Futurists
Patrick van den Bossche
Realty Executives International
Futurists
Robert Vickers
Market Leader Group, Inc.
Futurists
Matt Widdows
HomeSmart
Futurists
Thad Wong
@properties Christies International Real Estate
Real Estate
Achievers
ACHIEVERS
Judson Adamson
Atlanta Communities Real Estate Brokerage
ACHIEVERS
Bryan Brooks
HomeSmart
ACHIEVERS
Kristine Burdick
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
ACHIEVERS
Kori Covrigaru
PlanOmatic
ACHIEVERS
Marc Demetriou
Guaranteed Rate, Inc.
ACHIEVERS
Rich DeNicola
Realogy Expansion Brands
ACHIEVERS
David Doctorow
REALTOR®.com
ACHIEVERS
Sarah Drennan
Terrie O'Connor REALTORS®
ACHIEVERS
Dan Forsman
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties
ACHIEVERS
Chip Gardner
Latter & Blum
ACHIEVERS
Anthony Geraci
CENTURY 21 HomeStar
ACHIEVERS
Liz Hogan
Compass
ACHIEVERS
Chris Kelly
Ebby Halliday Companies
ACHIEVERS
Marc King
Keller Williams Realty International
ACHIEVERS
Jon Lahey
The Fine Living Group at eXp
ACHIEVERS
Lori Lane
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties
ACHIEVERS
Chris Lim
@properties
ACHIEVERS
Prem Luthra
Elm Street Technology
ACHIEVERS
Michael Martinez
ONE Sotheby’s International Realty
ACHIEVERS
Carlos Matias
PropTech Solutions Inc.
ACHIEVERS
Melinda McBrayer
Movinghub
ACHIEVERS
Rosheata McClain
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties
ACHIEVERS
Michael Miedler
Century 21 Real Estate LLC
ACHIEVERS
Jo-Anne Mitchell
Terrie O'Connor REALTORS®
ACHIEVERS
Jordan Mossa
Sereno
ACHIEVERS
Lori Muller
EXIT Realty Corp. International
ACHIEVERS
Jeff Murtaugh
Realty Executives Arizona Territory
ACHIEVERS
Creig Northrop
Northrop Realty
ACHIEVERS
Nina Parker
KELLER WILLIAMS LEGACY
ACHIEVERS
Joyce Paron
EXIT Realty Corp. International
ACHIEVERS
Georgia Perez
MoxiWorks
ACHIEVERS
Greg Rand
Coldwell Banker Realty
ACHIEVERS
Nicky Richardson
CarMarc Realty Group
ACHIEVERS
Tracy Rossetti Delvaux
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
ACHIEVERS
Lindsey Schlomann
McGraw REALTORS®
ACHIEVERS
Leah Secondo
Freelance Sportscaster
ACHIEVERS
William Senné
Senné
ACHIEVERS
Melody Smith
Melody Smith and Associates
ACHIEVERS
Kristin Smith
Dave Perry Miller Real Estate
ACHIEVERS
Mark Spain
Mark Spain Real Estate
ACHIEVERS
David Springer
Springer Realty Group
ACHIEVERS
Kelly Stipa
Springer Realty Group
ACHIEVERS
Eddie Sturgeon
Realty ONE Group
ACHIEVERS
Mike Tezak
Realty Executives Premier
ACHIEVERS
Randy Waller
W Real Estate
ACHIEVERS
Marilyn Wilson
WAV Group
ACHIEVERS
Mor Zucker and Maytal Hess
Team Denver Homes
Real Estate
Crusaders
Crusaders
Karen Abram
Inside Real Estate
Crusaders
Tei Baishiki
NextHome, Inc.
Crusaders
Tammy Barstow
Legacy Real Estate & Associates
Crusaders
Lisa Bayless
Long Realty
Crusaders
Kendall Bonner
RE/MAX Capital Realty
Crusaders
Patrick Callan
Realty Executives Premiere
Crusaders
Aman Daro
Red Oak Realty
Crusaders
Anne Marie DeCatsye
Canopy REALTOR® Association
Crusaders
Juan Del Sol
Multiple Clients List
Crusaders
Sydney Ealy
TWST4Girls
Crusaders
Larry Flick V
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS® and The Trident Group
Crusaders
Emmanuel Fonte
John L Scott
Crusaders
Mike Ford
Coldwell Banker Heritage Homes
Crusaders
Charles Furlough
Pillar To Post Home Inspectors
Crusaders
Liz Gehringer
Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC
Crusaders
Tom George
Constellation Real Estate Group
Crusaders
Brent Gieseke
EXIT Realty Professionals
Crusaders
Breanne Gingerich
National Association of REALTORS®
Crusaders
Dana Green
Dana Green Team
Crusaders
F. Duffy Hanna
Howard Hanna Financial Services
Crusaders
Pam Harrison
RE/MAX Executive
Crusaders
Tracey Hawkins
Safety and Security Source, LLC
Crusaders
Steve Hayes
Real Living Southern Home Professionals
Crusaders
Tessa Hultz
Long Island Board of REALTORS®
Crusaders
Julia Lashay Israel
Keller Williams Realty International
Crusaders
Kathleen Kuhn
MooveGuru
Crusaders
Anthony Lamacchia
Lamacchia Realty
Crusaders
Kim Luckie
ERA American Real Estate
Crusaders
Carrie Greco Lukins and Preston Smith
Sellstate Alliance Realty
Crusaders
Nina Magnesson
BoomTown
Crusaders
Gregory Martire
Springer Realty Group
Crusaders
Rei Mesa
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty
Crusaders
Sherri Mills
Michael Saunders & Company
Crusaders
Tania Moore
Wilkinson ERA Real Estate
Crusaders
Lisa Nguyen
RE/MAX Professionals
Crusaders
Luban Quiceno
Treasure Property Group
Crusaders
Kelly Shaw
BHHS Select Properties
Crusaders
Jeffrey Stone
Douglas Elliman
Crusaders
Dale Taylor
ReMax 10
Crusaders
Abby Waltz
Homes for Heroes
Crusaders
Kay Wilson-Bolton
Century 21 Everest
Crusaders
Charlotte Woodward
BoomTown
Real Estate
Motivators
Motivators
Dawn Adams
The Palmetto Real Estate Group of SC
Motivators
Stephanie Anton
The Corcoran Group
Motivators
Nick Bailey
RE/MAX
Motivators
Linda Brown
AMAX REALTORS®
Motivators
Sharon Chambers-Gordon
Windermere Real Estate - Tacoma Professional Partners
Motivators
Drew Coleman
Opt Real Estate
Motivators
Kathy Connelly
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties
Motivators
Allan Dalton
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
Motivators
Beth DiLoreto
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England, Westchester, New York, Hudson Valley Properties
Motivators
Joan Docktor
BHHS Fox & Roach
Motivators
Cleve Gaddis
Workman Success Systems
Motivators
Amy Gant
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties
Motivators
Marc Gould
National Association of REALTORS®
Motivators
Richard Haggerty
Hudson Gateway Association of REALTORS®
Motivators
Mollie Hancock
Ebby Halliday REALTOR®
Motivators
Pam Harris
RE/MAX
Motivators
Troy Hebert
Latter & Blum
Motivators
Terry Karges
First Team Real Estate
Motivators
Linda Kaulf-Krissi
Terrie O'Connor REALTORS®
Motivators
Lindsay Listanski
Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC
Motivators
Cliff Long
Orlando Regional REALTOR® Association (ORRA)
Motivators
Kymber Lovett-Menkiti
Keller Williams Capital Properties | Keller Williams Realty, International
Motivators
Cheryl McAdam
Latter & Blum
Motivators
Kate Reisinger
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®
Motivators
Tanya Reu-Narvaez
Realogy Holdings Corp
Motivators
Drayton Saunders
Michael Saunders & Co.
Motivators
Julie Tran
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties
Motivators
Kevin Van Eck
@properties
Motivators
Alex Vidal
Coldwell Banker Realty
Motivators
Kaitlyn Walsh
Denise Walsh & Partners
Real Estate
Luminaries
Luminaries
Ken Baris
Jordan Baris REALTORS® Real Living
Luminaries
Sean Black
Knock
Luminaries
Tami Bonnell
EXIT Realty Corp. International
Luminaries
Paul Boomsma
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®
Luminaries
Ashley Bowers
Ashley Bowers
Luminaries
Christy Budnick
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Luminaries
Dermot Buffini
Buffini & Company
Luminaries
Sherry Chris
Realogy Expansion Brands
Luminaries
Dan Duffy
Jordan Baris REALTORS® Real Living
Luminaries
James Dwiggins
NextHome, Inc.
Luminaries
Bob Hamrick
Coldwell Banker Premier Realty
Luminaries
Chris Heller
OJO Labs
Luminaries
Kuba Jewgieniew
Realty ONE Group
Luminaries
Kevin Levent
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers
Luminaries
Helen McNutt Gentile
Legacy Real Estate & Associates
Luminaries
Michael Nourmand
Nourmand & Associates
Luminaries
James O’Bryon
RE/MAX Gold Nation
Luminaries
Imran Poladi
NextHome, Inc.
Luminaries
Ed Prodehl
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
Luminaries
Diane Ramirez
Berkshire Hathaway New York Properties
Luminaries
Leslie Rouda Smith
National Association of REALTORS®
Luminaries
Ryan Schneider
Realogy
Luminaries
Gary Scott
Allen Tate REALTORS®
Luminaries
Joe Skousen
Inside Real Estate
Luminaries
Scott Smith
Constellation Real Estate Group
Luminaries
William E. Soteroff
Keller Williams Worldwide
Luminaries
Mark Stark
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Arizona, California and Nevada Properties
Luminaries
Sabine Steinbrecher
Hiveologie (a division of Learning Library Inc.)
Luminaries
Dan Steward
Pillar To Post Home Inspectors
Luminaries
Vinnie Tracey
Realty ONE Group
Luminaries
Mike Vein
eXp Realty
Real Estate
TRendsetters
Trendsetters
Karen Bebart
National Association of REALTORS®
Trendsetters
Tiffany Booker
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New Jersey Properties
Trendsetters
AJ Canaria
MoxiWorks
Trendsetters
Jessica Edgerton
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®
Trendsetters
Shemeika Fox
Fox Realty Group INC.
Trendsetters
Dina Goldentayer
Douglas Elliman
Trendsetters
Jeff Goodman
Brown Harris Stevens
Trendsetters
Kevin Hawkins
WAV Group
Trendsetters
Mark Johnson
JPAR
Trendsetters
Bondilyn Jolly
3sixtyfive.agency
Trendsetters
Kala Laos
Zoodealio
Trendsetters
John Lusink
Right at Home Realty
Trendsetters
David Marine
Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC
Trendsetters
Chris Masiello
BHGRE Masiello Group
Trendsetters
Molly McKinley
RateMyAgent
Trendsetters
Kathleen Minser
Legacy Real Estate & Associates
Trendsetters
Mickey Neuberger
REALTOR.com®
Trendsetters
Christina Panos
The Corcoran Group
Trendsetters
Kathryn Redican
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England, Westchester, New York, Hudson Valley Properties
Trendsetters
Keith Robinson
NextHome, Inc.
Trendsetters
Bill Scavone
Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc.
Trendsetters
Gregory Sexton
Century 21 Real Estate LLC
Trendsetters
Faina Shaprio
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Page Realty
Trendsetters
Charlotte Simonelli
Realogy
Trendsetters
Keith Smith
The Y.E.S. Team REALTORS®
Trendsetters
Rich Swier
offrs.com & SmartZip
Trendsetters
Michael Swope
HomeSmart
Trendsetters
Robert Taylor
Grosse Pointe Board of REALTORS®
Trendsetters
Steve Thompson
Constellation1
Trendsetters
Jeff Whitesid
eXp World Holdings, Inc.
Trendsetters
Verl Workman
Workman Success Systems
ABOUT RISMEDIA’S REAL ESTATE NEWSMAKER AWARDS AND THE 2021 NEWSMAKERS ONLINE DIRECTORY
RISMedia’s Real Estate Newsmaker Award recipients were chosen based on nominations received through an online nomination process on RISMedia.com, and by nominations from RISMedia’s in-house editorial team and other industry sources. Nominations for RISMedia’s Real Estate Newsmakers are collected on an ongoing basis throughout the course of the year. There is no fee to nominate a Newsmaker or be recognized/featured as a Newsmaker.
Due to deadline and production criteria, RISMedia’s 2021 Real Estate Newsmakers Online Directory may not currently be in its final format. Please check back for ongoing updates. For corrections/updates to your Newsmaker profile page in the Online Directory, please email online@rismedia.com.
All 2021 Real Estate Newsmakers will be invited to attend RISMedia’s Real Estate Newsmakers Reception & Dinner at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. in May 2021, during which time RISMedia will induct its 3rd Annual Real Estate Newsmaker Hall of Fame members. The 3rd Annual Newsmakers Hall of Fame inductees will be announced by RISMedia in early 2021. Hall of Fame inductees may or may not be currently featured in the December 2020 issue of RISMedia’s Real Estate magazine or in the 2021 Newsmakers Online Directory.