Matt Dunlap, RealEspace.com
March 25, 2008
Matt has been developing web applications for 10 years with emphasis on distributing information across multiple platforms. He has years of experience with all aspects of internet programming including including databases implementation, e-commerce, and server administration. His latest venture was CTO of Realivent.com, a company that distributed real
estate agent information throughout the web for greater marketing exposure. He brings a vision of normalizing data from multiple verticals and then providing a platform for any business to access the data and remotely display it, thus benefiting all parties involved.
Bob Stewart, ActiveRain.com
March 25, 2008
Bob Stewart is Chief Evangelist for the ActiveRain Real Estate Network. Bob began his path in the real estate industry as a Mortgage Originator straight out of college, after Graduating from Eastern Washington University. It was during this time that he connected with ActiveRain and Brio Realty co-founder Jonathan Washburn. Bob moved into the Real Estate brokerage arena as the Chief of Operations for Brio Realty, a three state independent Brokerage with operations in WA, MD, and VA. At the foundation of ActiveRain in May of 2006, Bob was ever present behind the scenes lending insight to the decisions of Co-Founders Jon Washburn and Matt Heaton. He officially came on board as Chief Evangelist in Sept. of 2007 where he is responsible for the overall health of the Network and the guiding force for policy decisions affecting the membership.
Tony Grey, vidlisting.com
March 24, 2008
Tony Grey is the founder of Vidlisting.com, a real estate video site in multiple languages that launched in November 2006 running on top of our own custom video syndication platform known as the ForSaleByLocals Web Engine. By surrounding himself with employees far smarter than he is, together they’ve grown the company to sustained profitability (since July 2007) and close to 100,000 monthly real estate video views with a range of video services and technical platform offerings for real estate focused organizations and individuals.
Prior to Vidlisting, he held a variety of software engineering management positions within Windows division at Microsoft managing teams of developers, testers, and program managers. He has been rumored to have occasionally snuck into classes at the University of Maryland and the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis.
He has always had a passion for video, international travel, real estate investment, and building software which all seem to intersect in his current role. He maintains a permanent residence in Washington state when not talking about real estate video…which basically means that he is never home.
Jonathan Washburn, ActiveRain.com
March 19, 2008
At just 28 years old, Jonathan has established himself as an industry veteran with over 10 years of real estate sales and management experience. An early pioneer in the online real estate space, he founded one of the first internet brokerages, WhyNotOwn Real Estate. After selling that business in early 2004 he simultaneously founded Brio Realty and co-founded ActiveRain Corp. Brio Realty has acheived rapid growth during it’s first two years of existence and can now be found in three states on both North American coasts. ActiveRain Corp. was founded as a lead management ASP software solution for the real estate industry, but recently has received most notoriety through ActiveRain.com, the largest and fastest growing social network, specifically focused on the real estate industry
Tara Jones, AtlantaDwellings.TV
March 19, 2008
Tara Jones has been a broadcaster for more than a decade reporting and anchoring across the country for ABC, NBC and CBS affiliates. Currently, she is a reporter for the number one station in Atlanta, WSB-TV. Tara is also a licensed real estate agent in the state of Georgia. She has now married her two careers into one with Atlanta Dwellings TV. As the spokesperson for ADTV, Tara is able to showcase dozens of homes, communities and businesses throughout the metro Atlanta area. The site is an innovative tool giving unlimited exposure to anything from listings to neighborhoods.
David Carroll, softRealty.com
March 18, 2008
David Carroll, is the founder and visionary of softRealty.com. softRealty.com is partnering with real estate professionals to deliver a fresh new user experience that will captivate home buyers and reinforce their professional value. Search Connect is their flagship product providing an IDX property search engine designed to help agents promote themselves and their web sites with the appeal found in many of the large national property search engines and best of all – it’s free. David spent the last decade consulting as a professional software architect and developer, specializing in designing and implementing various enterprise solutions. David’s technology specialties include cross browser warfare, AJAX head butting, Web UI hacking, MS SQL Server 2005, C#, WCF and all things .NET, XHTML/CSS/JavaScript, Service Oriented Architecture, BizTalk Deep Diving, and a whole playground of technology. David received a B.A. in Economics and International Relations from Oglethorpe University.
Desiree Scales, BellaWebDesign.com
March 14, 2008
Desiree C. Scales is the owner and CEO of Bella Web Design, Inc. She has over 10 years experience in developing websites for small to medium sized businesses including realtors, real estate companies, mortgage companies, builders and developers. Desiree is a new thought leader in educating her clients about developing both Web 2.0 and traditional strategies to grow their business. She has been seen and heard on the radio and at conferences throughout Atlanta. She has also led seminars at both the Cobb and Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce as well as for RE/MAX, Century 21 and Keller Williams offices in and around Atlanta.
Bo Gilbert, MLCNewHomeMarketing.com
March 14, 2008
Bo Gilbert, Senior Consultant at MLC New Home Marketing, has over 13 years of experience working in the new home construction industry. For the last 9 years, Bo has been assisting homebuilders, developers and new home sales professionals market their homes and new home communities on the Internet.Prior to joining MLC New Home Marketing, Bo was employed as a Regional Sales Manager at HomeBuilder.com, the new homes division of Homestore, Inc. Bo is a Member of the Institute of Residential Marketing (MIRM) through the National Association of Home Builders.
Bo graduated from North Carolina State University and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering with a Construction Option. He currently resides in Atlanta, GA and is an active member of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association as well as the Atlanta Sales and Marketing Council.
Dustin Luther, 4realz.net
March 11, 2008
Dustin has years of experience teaching real estate professionals how to attract consumers in order to get the most value out of their internet marketing efforts. In addition to educating real estate professionals through his 4RealzEd seminars, he’s a well-known speaker having presented at educational events for NAR, CAR, local MLS associations, many brokerages, and 1000s of REALTORS. Prior to starting 4realz.net, Dustin was an marketing executive at Move, as well as the founder of Rain City Guide, one of the most influential real estate blogs in the country.
Carol Flammer, AtlantaRealEstateForum.com
March 10, 2008
Carol M. Flammer, MIRM, CSP, CAPS, CMP, is President of Flammer Relations, Inc., an Atlanta based public relations and social media agency specializing in residential real estate, business-to-business accounts and non profit accounts. Services include strategic public relations, media relations, social media and blogging for SEO, special events coordination and copy writing for newsletters, Web sites and advertorials.
Carol is the creator of www.AtlantaRealEstateForum.com, the city’s favorite real estate blog. The blog was recognized by the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association with two Gold OBIE awards for Best Interactive Marketing and Best Marketing Promotion in 2007. The Georgia Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America named Atlanta Real Estate Forum the Best Blog in 2007. Carol’s success in using social media to gain exposure for clients has led to requests for her to speak nationally, including a seminar with the Metro Builders Association in Milwaukee and webinars on www.AgentDirect.com.
Social media interests are an extension to Carol’s previous success in traditional public relations, which included placements on ABC’s Good Morning America, NBC’s Today Show, CNN, TBS, NPR, BBC and USA Today. Prior to founding Flammer Relations in 1999, she headed the public relations department at local Atlanta advertising agency and was its first director. Before that, she worked for 10 years in non-profit, including serving as Public Relations Director for both the Atlanta Botanical Garden and Zoo Atlanta.
