Than Merrill is one of the nations most successful real estate investors and one of the founders of FortuneBuilders Inc., CT Homes, LLC and Grand Coast Capital. Than is also a real estate educator, a best-selling author, and the star of A&E’s hit TV show “Flip this House.”

Than started his first real estate investment company CT Homes, LLC in 2004. Over the past fourteen years the company has acquired and redeveloped over 1,000 single family, multi-family, and commercial properties around the country. In addition, Than is one of the four co-founders of Grand Coast Capital, a private lending and investment firm, that has funded over $200 million dollars worth of loans in the past few years alone.

A sought-after speaker, Than has shared the stage with speakers including former first lady Laura Bush, Tony Robbins, Alan Greenspan and Robert Kiyosaki.

Born in Fresno, CA Than graduated from Yale University and then played in the NFL with the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After his short career in the NFL he started investing in real estate.

Than is also passionate about philanthropy and together with his wife Cindy, started Equal Footing Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating and promoting health and sports for youth. In addition to the Equal Footing Foundation, Than helped initiate FortuneBuildersGives.com, a company wide effort to provide charitable and volunteer opportunities to all the members of the company and community. In his free time Than enjoys researching products that can help stop male pattern baldness for himself and his good friend Paul Esajian.

Paul Esajian, is the co-founder of FortuneBuilders Inc., CT Homes, LLC, and Grand Coast Capital. Paul is a very knowledgeable real estate investor started his first real estate investment company CT Homes, LLC in 2004. Over the past fourteen years the company has acquired and redeveloped over 1,000 single family, multi-family, and commercial properties around the country. In addition, Paul is one of the four co-founders of Grand Coast Capital, a private lending and investment firm, that has funded over $200 million dollars worth of loans in the past few years alone.

Paul was also featured on multiple seasons of A&E’s hit TV show “Flip this House”. As a national speaker, educator, coach, and real estate investor, Paul shares his experience and knowledge of over a fourteen years worth of successful business building and real estate investing best practices.

Paul also helped initiate FortuneBuildersGives.com, a company wide effort to provide charitable and volunteering opportunities to all the members of the company and community

Paul is originally from Fresno, CA. Paul graduated from the University of California at Davis the Yale University of the West Coast according to Paul. Paul wrestled at UC Davis, where he developed his competitive spirit and overcame the perils of ringworm quite a few times. Paul is married, has two children, and currently resides in La Jolla, CA.

JD Esajian is the President of CT Homes, LLC, a real estate investment and redevelopment company headquartered in San Diego, CA. JD oversees all team members within the office and all acquisitions and dispositions. CT Homes, LLC has anywhere from 25 to 40 active real estate projects ongoing throughout the year. JD has over 12 years of experience in residential redevelopment and has been involved in over 1,000+ transactions in his career.

CT Homes, LLC, founded in Connecticut, is a nationally recognized real estate company featured on A&E’s ”Flip This House.” JD starred on “Flip This House” for the duration of the series with his brother Paul Esajian and business partner Than Merrill.

In addition to managing CT Homes, LLC, JD is a trainer and instructor for FortuneBuilders Inc. In his free time JD enjoys air guitar and watching the Raiders lose games.

Andy Tanner is a best-selling author of two books: 401(k)aos, which exposes the hidden pitfalls of the popular 401(k) investing plan, and Stock Market Cash Flow, a book on how the average investor can use the stock market to generate regular cash flow and not just buy and hold capital gains.

Andy is a renowned paper assets expert and successful business owner and investor known for his ability to teach key techniques for stock options investing. He is also very well know for classes he has taught on Communication and Negotiation. Andy is a sought after educator and has taught tens of thousands of investors and entrepreneurs around the world. Students love Andy’s ability to make investing concepts simple and understandable. He often speaks with Robert Kiyosaki around the world. In his free time Andy enjoys coaching basketball and reliving his glory days.

Rob O’Neill is one of the most highly-decorated combat veterans of our time and the author of the New York Times best-selling memoir The Operator: Firing the Shots That Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior. A former SEAL Team Six leader with the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, he deployed more than a dozen times and held combat leadership roles in more than 400 combat missions in four different theaters of war. A highly-trained Navy SEAL, he led the military’s most elite and was involved in our nation’s most important campaigns. With most of his career shrouded in a classified cloak, O’Neill was the man on the ground we have never heard of but know exists. He was one of the quiet professionals performing the most difficult tasks in the most difficult circumstances, serving his remarkable career in the shadows and keeping America safe in the process. He is currently a contributor to Fox News.

In the world of high-pressure Navy SEAL missions, instant, critical decision-making is a necessity for success. He has proven experience in exceptionally high-risk and fluid environments. Having trained more than 800 special operations and tactical operators, O’Neill brings this unique expertise to organizations and translates his elite SEAL team training into high-impact, actionable insights on leadership, decision-making, operating in uncertain environments, and how to become the ‘best of the best.’ Exclusively represented by Leading Authorities speakers bureau, his mantra is “never quit,” and he believes this is the single most important factor in determining success. O’Neill reminds us that the servicemen doing the dirtiest work are often making the hardest sacrifices.

Decorations. One of the nation’s most decorated veterans, O’Neill has been decorated more than 52 times with honors, including two Silver Stars, four Bronze Stars with Valor, a Joint Service Commendation Medal with Valor, three Presidential Unit citations, and two Navy/Marine Corps Commendations with Valor. Silver Stars, the military’s third highest honor, are awarded for extraordinary gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States. Bronze Stars with Valor are awarded for merit, with Valor signifying a heroic act and direct participation in combat operations. It is the fourth-highest combat award of the U.S. Armed Forces and the ninth highest military award overall. Joint Service Commendation Medals are given for senior service on a joint military staff and is the most senior of the commendation medals.

Military History. O’Neill rose to the rank of senior chief petty officer in the United States Navy and served as a team leader at DEVGRU, positions not come by easily. O’Neill has a laundry list of certifications, including instructor, physical trainer, master training specialist, special warfare sniper and breacher, diving supervisor, and survival expert. He was also an officer in charge of small arms, demolition, close quarters combat, explosives breaching, fire and maneuvers, and laser systems safety. His military air operations qualifications include high-altitude and high-opening free fall jump master, tandem and bundle master, parachute rigger, master naval parachutist, drop zone safety officer, and air operations trainer/examiner and quality assurance inspector. He has completed more than 1000 jumps.

Since leaving active duty, O’Neill is a co-founder of Your Grateful Nation, which provides individualized transition support for Special Operations heroes and their families. They provide executive-level mentoring, transition services, and family stabilization support.

Alex Sifakis is the president and founder of JWB Real Estate Capital, a privately owned real estate investment, operating and management company focused on building fund portfolios of single-family rental properties in Jacksonville, FL. Alex’s team handles every part of each investment – from the property acquisition and construction, to the property management itself. In total, Alex has bought and sold hundreds of properties over the past eight years in Jacksonville, FL. He is touted as one of the most successful residential real estate investors in the state. INC. Magazine ranked Alex’s company as the 12th fastest growing real estate company in the United States in 2012.

Michael Becker is a Principal at SPI Advisory LLC and heads SPI’s Dallas, Texas office. Under Michael’s leadership, over the past 4 years SPI Advisory has acquired approximately 5,000 apartment units in the DFW area. SPI Advisory specializes in repositioning multi-family assets.

Through professional asset management and a high level of integrity, SPI Advisory increases the value of properties while improving quality of life for its residents.  SPI Advisory derives stakeholder value through hands on asset management and construction oversight. Our exclusive multi-family focus enables better pricing of value and risk to identify projects with superior risk-adjusted returns.

Prior to forming SPI Advisory, Michael was a 15 year veteran Commercial Real Estate Banker and has originated and managed numerous portfolios of permanent and bridge loans in all major asset classes. Over the last 5 years of his banking tenure, Michael focused exclusively on multi-family properties, where he was the number one loan producer for his division at a Top 3 National lender for his last 3 consecutive years.

Michael is a lifelong resident of North Texas and a graduate of The University of North Texas with a BBA in Finance.

Prior to becoming an Attorney, Gene was a real estate syndicator. He developed numerous mini-storage facilities using money from private investors. In addition to his law practice, Gene is a pre-eminent educator in the world of real estate and syndication. Gene has written a comprehensive book on real estate syndication entitled It’s a Whole New Business.

Gene is very knowledgeable in helping real estate investors set up real estate syndications, how to structure their investment companies, how to split money with investors, and how to legally solicit investors for private and Crowdfunding offerings. Gene also has expertise in Tenant-In-Common or “TIC” offerings that allow investors to participate in 1031 exchanges and has written articles on this subject as well as numerous others on how to start and run a real estate syndication company. Gene and his partners provide securities offering documents and advice for seeking to do Regulation D Rule 506 Offerings, Crowdfunding Offerings, Regulation A Offerings, and Public Offerings.

Ralph Plumb is a successful real estate investor and online marketing expert. Ralph has leveraged his experience as a seasoned real estate investor and entrepreneur and combined it with his online marketing savvy to achieve tremendous success. With a focus on generating organic (FREE) traffic, Ralph’s marketing methods and systems are recognized as the best by some of the most successful business owners around the world.

Ralph has spoken and hundreds of conferences around the world teaching real estate investors how to improve their online presence and real estate businesses. He has also spoken with the likes of Tony Robbins and Sir Richard Branson.

Ralph has proven to be an invaluable resource for Than Merrill and Paul Esajian, as he is largely responsible for creating an extremely successful online presence, helping generate more motivated seller and buyer leads, and growing their business exponentially.

In addition, over the past ten years, Ralph has helped thousands of real estate investors launch their own businesses online, including several of the fastest growing million dollar businesses!  Ralph’s systems allow entrepreneurs and business owners to release themselves from the day-to-day grind of generating leads to fuel their businesses, allowing them to dramatically increase profits in less time.

Ralph is a graduate of Yale University where he played football. He currently resides in Newport Rhode Island. Ralph is usually in bed by 9:00 PM and as a result most people call him “Grandpa”.

Linda Pedersen is a successful real estate investor with her husband in Austin TX. Linda is a FortuneBuilders Mastery Alumni student and now coach and trainer. She created and leads a Real Estate Social Network in Austin, TX with over 1,100 members.

Linda excels at online marketing, negotiations, and solving complex real estate challenges such as stopping foreclosures and negotiating liens. Her business focuses on wholesales, rehabs, new construction and commercial property. Prior to joining Fortune Builders, she was a global IT Program Manager for enterprise software development and an electronics technician in the Navy. Her mantra is “I am too positive to be doubtful, too optimistic to be fearful, and too determined to be defeated.” Her why is to build a powerful legacy and inspire others to greatness.

Konrad Sopielnikow, is the co-founder of FortuneBuilders, Inc., CT Homes, LLC, and Grand Coast Capital. Konrad started his first real estate investment company CT Homes, LLC in 2004 with his partners Than Merrill and Paul Esajian.

Over the past fourteen years the company has acquired and redeveloped over 1,000 single family, multi-family, and commercial properties around the country. In addition, Konrad is one of the four co-founders of Grand Coast Capital, a private lending and investment firm, that has funded over $200 million dollars worth of loans in the past few years alone.

Konrad has been instrumental in the set-up, growth, and management of the company’s infrastructure and its business systems. His business insight and his expertise in technology and legal systems provided a foundation for dynamic growth and the rapid expansion of CT Homes and FortuneBuilders.

Konrad is a graduate of Yale University and currently resides in San Diego, CA. In his free time Konrad likes to explore the wilderness and pretend he is a GI-Joe.

Jon Steingraber is a very successful real estate investor and Mastery Alumni who invests in New Jersey. Jon also started and runs the New Jersey Real Estate Social Network, which is currently one of New Jersey’s largest Real Estate Investor Associations with over 1,000+ members. He excels in marketing and the distressed real estate market and is often sought out to speak and train other investors and agents in regards to REO’s, Short Sales, and distressed property acquisition.

He is also one of FortuneBuilders top rated trainers and educators. He has spoken to tens of thousands real estate investors over the years in both the United States and Canada.

Dr. Mark G. Dotzour is a real estate economist who served for 18 years as ChiefEconomist of the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University in College Station. He has given more than 1,500 presentations to more than 275,000 people and has written over 90 articles for magazines and journals. His research findings have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Money Magazine and Business Week.
His clients include banks, private equity firms, real estate investments trusts, construction firms, engineering companies, wealth managers, private foundations, and commercial and residential brokerage firms. He has also made presentations to local and national trade associations all over America. He makes complex economic issues easily understandable. Mark’s goal is to provide his audience with a “tool kit” of useful information that will help them make good business decisions for their families, their clients and their company.
In 2015, Dotzour stepped down from his position at the Real Estate Center to focus all of his time and effort on analyzing current economic conditions and communicating his analysis to others. He combines academic training in economics, real estate, finance and history to make sense of current economic trends.
After earning his PhD in finance and real estate from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987, Dotzour was a tenured professor of real estate and finance at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas for 10 years. Prior to his academic career, he was President of Gleneagles Development, Inc., which was a residential land development firm in Wichita. During this time, he also served as President of Dotzour Inc., Realtors, which was a residential brokerage firm in Wichita.
Mark and his wife LuAnn have been married for over 40 years, and have two children and two grandchildren. His father was a professional golfer. He and LuAnn spend a lot of time on the road, and they enjoy playing golf, exploring antique stores and old book stores.

Meet Frank McKinney, a true modern day Renaissance man Real Estate Artist, 6x International Bestselling Author (in 5 genres), Philanthro-Capitalist, Ultramarathoner, Actor, and Aspirational Speaker who sees opportunities and creates markets where none existed before.

Upon attending his 4th high school in 4 years (he was asked to leave the first 3), Frank earned his high school diploma with a 1.8 GPA. Then, with $50 in his pocket and without the benefit of further education, Frank left his native Indiana for Florida in search of his life’s highest calling.

Now Frank creates real estate markets where others fear to tread. He has built oceanfront spec homes (homes built without a buyer) valued in the tens of millions of dollars, shattering price records with each new project. Frank started with a $ 50,000 fixer-upper, and climbed all the way to a $50 million oceanfront mansion!

Frank’s latest creation? “ 3492 South Ocean” – his FINAL masterpiece!

In addition, on 9.18.18, Frank released The Other Thief – A Collision of Love, Flesh and Faith, his 6th title in five book genres. “A seductively spiritual love story…that shatters the Christian romance genre and boldly creates a new one, compelling readers to examine the boundaries of their own faith and the dark forces that challenge it.”

The Frank McKinney brand has captivated the media and public for nearly 30 years. His vision and risk-taking have been the subject of numerous international television, radio and print features including Oprah, ABC’s 20/20, cover of USA Today, CBS’ The Early Show, FOX, CNN, Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, HGTV, The Wall Street Journal, NY Times, Fortune, Barrons, and in over 2,600 additional TV and print stories.

Christy Duckett-Harris is a very successful real estate investor in South Carolina. Christy is heavily sought after for her knowledge on rehabbing, passive income properties and mobile home parks. She is a two-time FortuneBuilders Inspire Award Winner and Coach. Christy has a true passion for real estate and helping others achieve their goals. While recently married and now a mother of two, she’s done anything but slow down. This supermom has mastered what it takes to balance family life and take her real estate business to the next level.

Chris Clothier is the owner of Memphis Invest, one of the nation’s top turnkey residential development and property management companies. Chris and Memphis Invest have bought and sold thousands of rental properties to real estate investors in Memphis, Dallas, and Houston.

Chris serves as the external voice for the company, working with the team to help potential investors define their purpose for investing in real estate and educating peer companies on the best practices in the emerging turnkey real estate industry.

Chris is also an experienced real estate educator and addresses both small and large audiences of real estate investors and business professionals nationwide. Chris has taught many classes within the FortuneBuilders community on owning rental assets.

In his spare time Chris enjoys having kids. He has a lot of them. Not sure how many now, but there are quite a few running around last I checked.

Greg Clement is the founder and CEO of Realeflow. Over the past six years, he has transformed Realeflow from a product development and marketing perspective to the largest SaaS company in the country that caters to real estate investors. Outside Magazine has recognized Realeflow for being one of the “500 Fastest Growing Companies in America” and also one of the “Top 50 Companies to Work For In America” in 2010, 2011, and 2012. In 2007, he started I Don’t Like To Work, LLC and began constructing and selling informational products on how to be a successful entrepreneur. His success resulted in him being recognized by Fast Company Magazine as one of the “10 Most Influential People Online in 2010.”

Noah Cosby has over five years of experience as a real estate investor. A graduate of the FortuneBuilders Mastery Program, Noah’s focus quickly shifted from actively investing in real estate rehab projects to investing exclusively in passive income properties. Noah currently owns 16 rental properties in four different markets across the country. His “checks-in-the-mailbox,” anti-landlord strategy is due, in large part, to leveraging bank financing. Noah developed the “C3X” system as a means of increasing passive income as quickly as possible. He is passionate about educating others on how to achieve true financial freedom – not dependent on trading time for money. Noah is currently Director of Student Development at FortuneBuilders, where he helps driven investors realize their goals in real estate.

Randy Zimnoch is an entrepreneur, dedicated husband and avid adventurer. He co-founded Realty National, nation’s most investor-friendly real estate brokerage, in 2011 and quickly set the business on a path of exponential growth. He and his team of agents have sold 950 houses totaling over $450 million in sales volume. In 2017, his book, “The Perfect Brokerage For You” became an Amazon best seller. Prior to managing Realty National full-time, Randy served as the Acquisition & Sales Director for Realty National’s sister company, CT Homes LLC, a residential re-development company featured on A&E’s hit TV show, “Flip This House.” In this role, he became a master of contracts, negotiations and sales. Now, Randy trains thousands of real estate professionals from stages across the country with Realty National’s parent company, FortuneBuilders. Randy’s ultimate lifestyle includes plenty of adventure. He’s jumped out of planes, climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, volunteered in Haiti and traveled to over 25 countries. You can find Randy riding a golf cart to his office in San Diego, California.

Lawrence Yun is Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research at the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS. He oversees and is responsible for a wide range of research activity for the association including NAR’s Existing Home Sales statistics, Affordability Index, and Home Buyers and Sellers Profile Report. He regularly provides commentary on real estate market trends for its 1 million REALTOR members.

Dr. Yun creates NAR’s forecasts and participates in many economic forecasting panels, among them the Blue Chip Council and the Harvard University Industrial Economist Council. He appears regularly on financial news outlets, is a frequent speaker at real estate conferences throughout the United States, and has testified before Congress. Dr. Yun appears often as a guest on CSPAN’s Washington Journal and is a regular guest columnist on the Forbes website.

Dr. Yun received his undergraduate degree from Purdue University and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland at College Park.

Paul Shively has over five years of experience in the real estate and investment sectors, resulting in more than $80 million in real estate acquisitions. As the Director of the Passive Income Club, and having spent the last four years developing strategic real estate portfolios, Paul has provided a secure and diversified, high-yield strategy for more than 400 of his clients. Paul has seamlessly developed and implemented an investment curriculum and system that produces consistent results by acquiring cash flow positive real estate holdings. He simultaneously oversees and manages all investor relations for Grand Coast Capital Group, including fund raising, customer service and marketing, and providing a hands-on personalized investor experience. Paul holds a degree from the University of California – San Diego, as well as a Series 65 Securities License and a Real Estate Salesperson License.

Jillian Sidoti specializes in transactional legal matters such as Private Placement Memorandums, Form 10’s, S-1’s, Regulation D filings, Regulation A filings, trademarks, copyrights, NDA’s, contractual matters, and matters relating to the real estate industry.

Jillian also educates real estate investors on how to legally raise capital for their real estate investment projects.

Currently, Jillian teaches Finance and Accounting for the BS and MBA programs at the University of Redlands, drawing on her experience as Financial Analyst, Controller, and CFO for many companies from manufacturing to real estate development. Jillian also teaches a Small Business Management class where students are taught the anatomy of a business plan.

Her specialties include S-1’s, PPM’s, Form 10’s, 10ks, 10qs, venture funding structures, Reg A’s, private offerings, state securities board filings.

In 1997, Jeff joined the family firm, Big V Properties, and he currently runs and manages the family real estate portfolio valued at over $300 million dollars. The Big V. portfolio includes over 40+ shopping centers located through the South East and North East. As manager of the family firm, he has been involved in many real estate projects, including redeveloping and re-tenanting shopping centers, developing age-restricted housing and managing the day-to-day operation of the business.  Prior to joining Big V, Jeff was involved in the retail side of the real estate business.  From 1995-1997 he managed 25 Big A Auto Parts stores in Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska.  Prior to that, he owned a chain of Computer Stores in the New York/ New Jersey. Jeff graduated from Pace University in 1984 with a degree in business and received his MBA from The Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 1995.

Eric Winkler is a Senior Corporate Analyst for Nevada Corporate Headquarters, Inc., focused on evaluating business structures for long-term asset protection.
Innovation
Working with entrepreneurs since 2001, Eric got his start in business consulting through innovation. His entrepreneurial passion and collaboration with a local CPA led to the development of a program directed to strengthen the relationship between business owners and CPAs. The program allowed owners to consult with their CPAs more often than once annually, ensuring clear communication on profits, losses, taxes and general accounting. The program also offered entrepreneurs insight into Fortune 500 company taxation strategies. This elevated business owners’ abilities to maximize their profits and minimize taxation.
Success
Eric Winkler always had a zest for building businesses and partnerships with entrepreneurs. With over 16 years of experience, providing business owners knowledge and confidence regarding entity selection, asset protection and business funding, Eric’s extensive partnerships with each business owner bred great success … successes like Rockstar Energy Drink, a company Eric aided in business formation, who in 2015, boasted $820 million in worldwide annual sales.
Outreach
In 2005, Eric joined Nevada Corporate Headquarters, Inc. It was at NCH he built thriving relationships with business owners and traveled coast-to-coast assisting thousands of startups with launching their dream businesses. With stellar business formation credentials, it’s no wonder Eric receives thousands of offers to speak on business structuring and financing options. Business owners nationwide have requested his expertise for their organizations and clientele, not only for the valuable information he offers, but the genuine passion he exudes for helping entrepreneurs achieve success. A feat not easily attainable, but Eric repeatedly proves to be effective in startup formation, while protecting business owners’ assets.
Beyond Formation
Eric emphasizes his efforts on opening new doors to capital for entrepreneurs previously unknown or unavailable. Through creative structuring and capitalization options, Eric works with business owners to access funding necessary for startup or maintenance costs. Specializing each business-funding plan to ensure it’s the right fit for that business, not only builds a solid foundation for success, but proves his dedication to each client as a partnership made for growth.

Eric resides in Sparks, Nevada and diligently travels cross-country working with Nevada Corporate Headquarters, Inc. to ensure each client, wherever they are, has a partner to help them overcome daunting obstacles on the path to achieving their entrepreneurial dreams.

David offers a unique combination of inspiration, entertainment and the worlds most advanced field-tested how-to strategies for optimized leadership, business growth and personal development. Each of his life-enriching presentations are customized for his client’s needs. Let David show you how he grew his overall business by 326.97%, and his coaching practice accelerated by 6,763.94%, in less than 180 days.

David Fabricius is often compared to James Bond or Jason Bourne, with the wisdom of Yoda and the charismatic superhero presence of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Although he has skills that less than .01% of the population have, he is not a secret agent or spy. Instead, his mission is to help arm those who wish to learn with the tools to create a truly full spectrum life. David began life far away in a small village in South Africa. He spent his early days eating figs from trees with the monkeys and avoiding crocodiles.

After starting his first successful business before turning 18, David served as an instructor in a classic special forces unit, trained by the British SAS & an instructor and team leader in a national counter terrorism SWAT unit specializing in hostage rescue and high value target arrest. David consistently receives standing ovations from audiences on 5 continents of up to 50,000. He has shared speaker’s programs with Sir. Richard Branson for YPO London, Tony Robbins for the 1997 JCI World Congress in Hawaii, and Robert Kiyosaki in South-Africa with his own real estate investment club. David’s teachings are based on building a foundation of balance, which he calls the Full Spectrum Life Mind-Body-Spirit System. This simple yet transformative approach has helped thousands worldwide, including top performing corporate business leaders, maverick entrepreneurs, professional investors, & world champion strength athletes.

Through more than 400 civil bench trials and 38 jury trials, Kurt Harris, Esq. has demonstrated sound and trustworthy legal representation and advice to his clients, spanning across California, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Washington and Washington D.C. Kurt Harris has developed expertise in negotiation and resolution skills, serving as an arbitrator on over 320 arbitrations. His extensive background and knowledge in estate, trust, legacy preservation, foreclosure, litigation and asset protection, make him the ideal attorney. Kurt Harris earned his Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from the University of Idaho in 1994. This is the same year he became a member of the Nevada State Bar and was admitted to the Federal District Court of the State of Nevada. Shortly thereafter, Kurt was admitted to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1998, as well as the Supreme Court of the United States of America in 1999. Then in 2010, Kurt Harris founded his second law firm, Harris Law Group. His law firm was built on the fundamental principles of fair and honest representation. Just after the start of this practice, to add to his already impressive accomplishments, Kurt Harris became a member of the Utah State Bar in 2012. This has allowed Kurt to increase his positive outreach and exposure, assisting clients in Nevada’s neighboring state.

Marina Hauser, is co-founder and owner of Beantown Property Group,LLC, one of the premiere full service investment companies in the Greater Boston area. Fueled by Marina’s marketing and acquisitions systems, Beantown Property Group has carved out a niche focusing on larger rehab projects that draw in six-figure profits. Prior to founding her own real estate company, Marina was one of the first people hired by Than Merrill in 2005. During her time at CT Homes, she managed a team of 10 people, generated over 140 leads per month and was responsible for creating and implementing many of the systems taught by FortuneBuilders today. In 2008, she moved back to her hometown of Boston, where she took advantage of the upside-down market, founded a short sale management company, and completed well over 100 short sales and counting. As one of the FortuneBuilders Coaches and Speakers, Marina has helped investors across the nation start and grow their real estate investing businesses.

Terry Givens is an author, a public speaker, a certified nutritionist and has a passion for wellness. His book (Reset Your Body), his website (www.ResetYourBody.com) and his keynotes spend time teaching people how to explode their energy, boost their confidence, and eliminate downtime from sickness or hospital and doctor visits. All using simple daily nutritional hacks with a step by step system that anyone can master. Any age and any body type. He has shared his message, live, to thousands, in the US and overseas.

For over a decade, Ammon has been highly regarded as a leader who brings out the best in people. He combines his real life, in-the-trenches real estate experience dating back to 2002 and his degree in psychology to create a radically unique style for coaching investors. He takes a “no mercy” approach to helping others conquer challenges and seize opportunities that come with starting a new business. Ammon draws upon his own practical insights based on starting his real estate career with no money or experience. It wasn’t hard for him to become a true believer in the business when he made $60,000 on his first flip. Since that time, he has gone on to become active in rentals, lease options, wholesaling, rehabbing, and residential commercial (trailer parks and small apartment buildings) as well as lending. In 2012, he joined FortuneBuilders as a coach, content developer and virtual trainer. Ammon has been recognized as “Crusher of the Month,” webinar presenter of the quarter and coach of the year. Ammon loves serving his community and creating adventures with his wife and 5 amazing children. It’s really a toss-up as to which he loves more – the investing, or the training, and it is his belief that anyone who is willing to learn and take action can achieve financial freedom.

Speros Vouriotis has been an active real estate investor since 1997 in Colorado & Massachusetts. He started investing by building his rental property portfolio before finding FortuneBuilders in 2010.He and his wife, Kimberly are Graduate Mastery students. Speros has been a Field Expert Coach since March 2012 and a Full Immersion & Bootcamp speaker since 2016.Since joining FortuneBuilders, Speros’ team has bought and sold numerous wholesale and rehab properties in CO, MA & FL, while building passive income with the addition of private money lending Speros & his team are currently looking to expand his rehab into ground up construction, commercial and multi unit developments.Prior to joining FortuneBuilders and establishing the family owned business, Speros has spent the last 22 years as an active RE Broker of his own RE Brokerage in both Colorado and Massachusetts. Speros is also one of our national trainers speaking to our new students at both the Immersion Weekend events, Marketing Systems and REO/SS bootcamps.

Bob LaChance started investing in real estate at the beginning of 2004. In 2005, Bob became a member of the Connecticut Board of Realtors, and is now a licensed real estate agent with William Raveis. He started a number of online CRM companies: FinerSolution CRM, PropTrackr.com and ManageMyShortSale.com. In 2008, Bob helped create and manage the FortuneBuilders Mastery Coaching Program. He continually speaks, mentors and educates licensed real estate agents and investors around the country. Since 2004, Bob has successfully negotiated over 600 short sale transactions and currently invests in residential and commercial real estate.

Jeff Rutkowski’s real estate career began in 2001 as a Real Estate Agent for Re/Max in Milford, CT. After spending a few years as a successful Realtor working with and finding profitable deals for investors, Jeff realized it was time to take advantage of those deals himself. In 2004 he wholesaled his first deal (using none of his own money). Since that time, he has rehabbed numerous properties, continued wholesaling, purchased raw land, subdivided land, GC’d new construction, joint ventured with CT Homes, LLC, raised over $7.5 million dollars in private money and negotiated 78 pre-foreclosure deals. Jeff joined the FortuneBuilders Mastery Coaching program in 2008. Within the first two months, had made $72,000 on a rehab deal that was featured on A&E’s hit TV show ‘Flip This House.’ Jeff is currently a FortuneBuilders Coach and his main focus as an investor is growing his passive income portfolio.

Dee Willard-Ruffin is a respected and successful entrepreneur, launching her real estate investment business 11 years ago on a part-time basis before transitioning to full-time in 2012 upon joining FortuneBuilders as a Mastery student. Dee was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Northern Virginia. She is known for her adept leadership abilities. She prides herself in helping people reach heights of success, which has contributed to her overall success in the industry. Prior to launching her full-time real estate company, Dee had several accomplishments in various leadership positions, which range from vice president of the freshman class in college, director of the Gospel Chorus at church for 10 years, to first African American female to be installed in the position of Postmaster of Bethesda, Maryland.

As CEO of her company, her vision is to redevelop neighborhoods one house at a time in her community with a special interest in distressed properties. Three of the several housing projects that she has produced were featured both locally and nationally: one property was noted in the Bloomingdale newspaper for being the first two-story property to be sold in LeDroit Park for over $1,000,000; one property was featured in the local Compass brokerage in their quarterly newsletter; another property was shown on HGTV’s hit TV show, “House Hunters” in 2014. She has successfully completed over $10,000,000 in real estate transactions in the last 3.5 years.

Dee is also a past winner of one of the top three most profitable deals of the year within the Mastery Community.

Sean McNicholas is a national real estate investor, speaker and trainer. A FortuneBuilders Mastery alumni, Sean’s experience in residential and commercial real estate have helped him build a successful real estate portfolio both though passive investments and lending opportunities. Sean is an investor in Grand Coast Capital, has purchased properties through the Passive Income Club and participated in other investments alongside Than, Paul, Konrad and J.D. A former collegiate football player and NFL free agent signee.

You may recognize Jenna Hoover as an empowering female entrepreneur, investor, public speaker, and eccentric online marketer. Not only is Jenna featured nationally in the FortuneBuilders infomercials and commercials, she also starred in her own rehabbing TV show, “Renovation Road,” that aired on both HGTV and DIY networks. She excels in marketing/advertising, lead generation, wholesaling, raising private money, creative financing, subject-to, owner financing, rentals, negotiating with contractors, negotiating with sellers, and of course rehabbing. This vivacious investor entered into business and real estate as a single mom of a rambunctious toddler, undeniably making a lasting impression in a short amount of time. Since 2013, Jenna has been coaching and training students as a Full Immersion speaker for FortuneBuilders. She radiates an enthusiasm for her work and exudes nothing but passion in helping others achieve the same success.

Bill Hook spent over 20 years in the IT industry before he found his passion for real estate investing. In early 2013, Bill became a Mastery student and left his job as an IT director later that year, never looking back. After making a nice 6-figure profit on his first deal, he moved on to deal after deal. He found that his passion for investing included helping others and he soon became a Mastery Coach (Field Expert). One year later, he was asked to be a Full Immersion speaker. He also runs the Pittsburgh Meet-Up Group, a closed event for Mastery students only. In just over three years in Mastery, Bill has become a local leader in the Pittsburgh community and respected throughout the country. Today he not only serves as a Field Expert and speaker, but also as a Full Immersion team captain, working with some of the best in the field.

Alex and Kathy Schuck founded North Shore Real Estate Solutions, LLC located in Andover, Massachusetts in 2009. Their company has bought, rehabbed, and sold numerous properties in the suburban Boston area. They have bought houses going through: short sale, pre-foreclosure, probate, and bankruptcy processes; through estate sales, REO properties, and physically distressed properties. They have experienced everything from mold remediation, to rebuilding foundations, to tear-downs and new construction. And they have used a number of different ways to finance their deals: self-directed IRAs, Solo(k), hard money loans, private loans, and commercial bank loans to name a few.

In addition, Alex has a sales and advertising background and is responsible for finding deals through marketing and networking. Kathy specializes in managing the entire rehab process, from managing the contractors, to material choices. Also, having her real estate salesperson’s license with Realty National in Boston has given her the ability to buy, market, and sell their rehab and new construction properties. Alex and Kathy joined the FortuneBuilders family as students back in 2010. They are also FortuneBuilders coaches. They have been guest hosts on a real estate talk show on a Boston radio station, and have spoken at many FortuneBuilders and local REIA events. They also run a local Facebook page and monthly meet-up group for FortuneBuilders students and alum in the greater Boston area.

Josh Server is a Chicago born actor who is known for his work on Nickelodeon’s hit sketch series, All That, which was deemed the first of it’s kind and considered the SNL for younger audiences. Server is the longest running cast member of All That, having starred in over 100 episodes from 1994 to 2000. Other Nickelodeon credits include the cult classic film Good Burger, The Secret World of Alex Mack, Figure It Out, Kenan & Kel, The Amanda Show and Gameshakers. Server recently appeared on Nickelodeon’s The Splat, as part of the All That Reunion and starred in 2016 alongside Anna Camp and Jim Belushi in the Amazon Prime series, Good Girls Revolt. You can catch Josh starring in the upcoming feature film April’s Flowers slated for release in 2019!
As a student and an adviser, Josh has been working with Fortune Builders for many years and is so proud to be part of the FB Family and community. Because of Real Estate and Fortune Builders, Josh has a vehicle to pursue his passions and live out his dream as an actor in Los Angeles. He is grateful to help others pursue their own dreams through Mastery.

Elisa Stabile started her real estate career in 1998 when she bought her first home to renovate.  Since that time she has worked in the areas of mortgage lending, rental property management as well as run her own corporate event planning and marketing consulting business.  Entrepreneurship has been a passion of hers for quite a long time, but it wasn’t until being educated through FortuneBuilders Mastery starting in 2011 that she realized how systems and a great network could really catapult her success.  She has experience with short sales, foreclosures, large- scale development and raising private money in multiple markets throughout the country.  She believes that the better we can improve our people skills and focus on our ability to help others the more success we can achieve.  She has been a speaker for FortuneBuilders since 2012 and loves giving back to the FortuneBuilders community.  She was a co-star on A&E’s Flipping San Diego and has addressed audiences throughout the U.S. and Canada.  Elisa is a single mother to an epic teenage son and considers her greatest blessing to be raising her own Future FortuneBuilder.

Robyn Benincasa is the founder of World Class Teams, an adventure racing world champion, a CNN Hero, former corporate sales expert and a full-time firefighter who advises organizations on building World Class Teams of their own. One of the highest-rated, female motivational speakers who regularly shares the stage with world leaders and business icons, her customers include many Fortune companies like Starbucks, Deloitte, Aflac, Fast Company, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, ARAMARK, Siemens, 3M, Coldwell Banker, Ameriprise, Microsoft, AT&T. With a background in marketing, she was previously in corporate sales with Baxter and Allergan and is currently a full-time firefighter.  Eco-Challenge World Champion, CNN Hero, Founder of the Project Athena Foundation (Survivors to Athletes!), 3x Guinness World Record Distance Paddler and proud owner of 2 metal ‘bionic hips’, Robyn definitely knows a thing or two about creating Human Synergy – “that magic that allows groups of ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things together.” Her New York Times bestselling book How Winning Works, published by Harlequin has been reviewed as “an excellent resource for all business owners on approaching challenges with a team mentality.”

For the last 20 years, she and her teammates have been competing at the front of the pack in the most unique and compelling classrooms on earth—the jungles of Borneo, the Himalayan peaks of Tibet, the rivers of Fiji, the rainforests of Ecuador and the desert of Namibia – studying the good, the bad, and the not-so-pretty in extreme teamwork and mastering the skills required to inspire a group of semi-exhausted people through a seemingly endless series of checkpoints, in pursuit of a seemingly impossible goal, working against crazy deadlines, in constantly changing conditions and all in pursuit of a huge hairy audacious goal. Sounds a lot like your life as a business leader, right?

It is through these harrowing, life-affirming and often hilarious experiences in the world’s most grueling challenges that she has emerged with her refreshing and truly unique perspective on what it takes to build the kind of World Class Teams that succeed against all odds, that triumph in the face of adversity and that win as one in times of great challenge and change. Whether you’re trying to beat the competition to market, scale a looming mountain of a project or simply get your team all marching in the same direction, Robyn’s 8 Essential Elements of Human Synergy will coach you to the finish line of success.

Debra is one of FortuneBuilders’ first students. After 30 years in the beauty industry, Debra sold her business and walked away from everything she knew to pursue real estate investing. She embarked on an endeavor that proved to be not only profitable, but life-changing. At 62 years old, Debra’s retirement goal is to focus on building passive income. After many years of rehabbing both single-family and multi-family properties and building spec homes, she’s become an accredited investor. She is now building long-term wealth by investing in FortuneBuilders’ commercial deals. Debra is also an active advocate for women investors.