Lesley Grand

The more than $2.2 trillion in collective 2021 sales volume reported by the Top 1,000 respondents to RISMedia’s 34th Annual Power Broker Survey is truly historic. Yet it doesn’t tell the complete tale of last year’s residential real estate market. The missing piece? Compass. While recent industry media coverage has declared Compass “the largest brokerage…

Matt Ford Broker/Owner Devin Ford Broker/Owner Weichert, REALTORS® – Ford Brothers Somerset, Kentucky | www.wrkentucky.com Region served: The Greater Bluegrass region Years in real estate: Matt: 21; Devin: 31 Number of offices: 6 Number of agents: 85 Please describe what it’s like working together as cousins and running the business that your fathers started. Devin…

Above: The Leann Starks Team Leann Starks says she always wanted to be a superstar, a REALTOR® who did everything. That was in 2000 when she first joined her mother and stepfather, Kay and Ray Edwards, in Cincinnati real estate. How to “pound the pavement” is something she learned from Ray, which, she says, grounded…

Carol Mellander Broker/Owner, CENTURY 21 1st Class Homes Schaumberg, Illinois www.century21.com/real-estate-office/profile/century-21-1st-class-homes-10004808 Region served: Northwest suburbs of Chicago Years in real estate: 36 Number of offices: 1 Number of agents: 55 Motto/work philosophy that you live by: If you want something, work for it. You can be anything you want to be. Lesley Grand: What is…

Casey Brown CEO, Reliant Realty ERA Powered Nashville, Tennessee https://reliantrealty.com Region served: Southeast Tennessee and the East Coast of Florida Years in real estate: 23 Number of offices: 7 Number of agents: 800 Motto/work philosophy that you live by: “If you’re not first, you’re last,” and “expect the unexpected.” We’ve always prepared for the bad…

Gretchen Pearson President and CEO Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Drysdale Properties Danville, California | www.bhhsdrysdale.com Region served: Northern California and Northern Nevada Years in real estate: 34 Number of offices: 53 Number of agents: 1,300 Lesley Grand: What would you point to as the chief benefits of being a Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices franchisee?  Gretchen Pearson: Being…

Husband and wife team Susan and Barry Jenkins rely on collaborative leadership styles to support their brokerage. Susan Jenkins CEO/Principal Broker Barry Jenkins VP, Business Development Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Native American Group Virginia Beach, Virginia www.bhgre.com/ better-homes-and-gardens-real-estate-native-american-group-6463c Region served: Greater Tidewater/Hampton Roads, Virginia Years in real estate: Susan: 20; Barry: 36 Number…

Candace Adams President and CEO Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England, New York and Westchester Properties Wallingford, Connecticut | www.bhhsneproperties.com Region served: 4 states from Rhode Island to New York Years in real estate: 30-plus Number of offices: 52 Number of agents: 1,850 Lesley Grand: Tell us about the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties strategy. …

Mark Wadden CEO & Co-Founder Blair Johnson President & Co-Founder Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Toronto Realty Toronto, Ontario www.bhhs.com/toronto-realty-ca801 Region served: Greater Toronto, Ontario Years in real estate: Mark: 9; Blair: 9 Number of offices: 3, with two more launching this year Number of agents: 140 What ultimately drew you to Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices? Mark Wadden:…

Jill Butler CEO RedKey Realty Leaders, a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® St. Louis, Missouri | redkeystlouis.com Region served: St. Louis, Missouri Years in real estate: 20 Number of offices: 3 Number of agents: 180 Talk about RedKey and your strategy for staying ahead of the competition.  Jill Butler: Over the…

Dede Jenkins Owner/CEO Rick Jenkins CFO Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Texas Realty Austin, Texas | bhhstxrealty.com Region served: Central Texas Years in real estate: Dede: 41; Rick: 48 Number of offices: 6 Number of agents: 250 Best time management tip: Write it down on your calendar. If it’s not in writing, it doesn’t count. Motto/work philosophy…