Michael Gerber is a champion of entrepreneurship, and according to Inc Magazine, “the World’s #1 Small Business Guru”, Michael E. Gerber has helped to create monumental shifts in millions of individuals worldwide through his mega-bestseller, “The E-Myth”.
Gerber teaches entrepreneurs that the key to success in business is to make a monumental shift in thinking – to stop working IN your business, and start working ON your business.

Michael believes that the biggest mistake that most business owners make is to give themselves a JOB instead of creating a systemized growth structure which enables them to stop being a technician and start being an entrepreneur. By leveraging the principles of the E-Myth, business owners worldwide have learned to work smarter and more strategically, leveraging people and systems in order to grow their time, profits, and businesses exponentially. Michael also is co-authors with Than Merrill and Paul Esajian of the “The E-Myth for Real Estate Investor”. In it, the E-Myth principles which have helped shape hundreds of thousands of successful companies worldwide, are broken down specifically for real estate investing businesses of all sizes – big and small.

Michael also likes fancy hats. He has lots of them.

Jesse Itzler cofounded Marquis Jet, the world’s largest prepaid private jet card company in 2001 that he built up to $4 billion in sales, which he and his partner sold to Warren Buffets Berkshire Hathaway/NetJets.

He then partnered with Zico coconut water, which they sold to The Coca-Cola Company in 2013.

Jesse is a former rapper on MTV and he produced and sang both the NBA’s Emmy Award-winning “I Love This Game” music campaign and the popular New York Knicks anthem “Go NY Go.” Itzler is also the author of the New York Time’s Best-Selling book “Living With A SEAL.”

When he is not out training for his next 100 mile run or being a dad to his four kids, Jesse can be found at the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks games, where he is an owner of the team. He is married to Spanx founder Sara Blakely and the couple and their 4 children live in Atlanta, Georgia.

Jesse also only eats fruit until noon, loves Run-D.M.C., and enjoys living life “out of the box,” actually, he doesn’t even have a box.

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.

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.

Chris Orosco is a very successful commercial real estate developer. He has focused on
developing shopping centers and mixed-use properties over the past 16 years. The Orosco Group has developed over 3+ million square feet of predominantly retail buildings ranging in size from 2,000 s.f. to 1.2 Million s.f. and ranging in value from $2MM to $300MM.

With in-house design, entitlement, leasing, property management, construction management services we pride ourselves on our dexterity and entrepreneurial approach to changing market conditions across multiple asset classes. Our creativity, rigorous due diligence, and underwriting process make us either formidable competitors or ideal partners of both institutional and smaller firms when pursuing distressed and underutilized assets for acquisition and repositioning.

Chris obtained a B.A. degree in Economics from Stanford University in 2000, is a Founder’s Circle member of SPIRE (Stanford Professionals In Real Estate), and is active in the International Council of Shopping Centers.

Chris also likes to send ten year old headshots of himself for his bio.

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.

Julianna Reed is the winner of CNBC’s “The Partner” with Marcus Lemonis, serial entrepreneur, investor and television personality. She boasts a diverse resume ranging from working in fashion with Levis to program managing an international non-profit organization dedicated to helping girls discover their power and worth, and now on to her role as Marcus Lemonis’s business partner. Juli believes in the power of hard work, in the magic of saying “yes” and pushing yourself beyond your boundaries, and in the importance of building community. As The Partner, Juli is working to develop brands and take them to the next level, using her unique combination of skills and tenacity. With a Bachelor’s degree from Pepperdine University, and her positively contagious personality, Juli is sure to inspire you to discover your own “why,” to reflect on your self-imposed limits, and to motivate you to push through those limits into your absolute best life.

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.

Gregg Cohen is the CEO 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.

INC. Magazine recently ranked Gregg’s company the 12th fastest growing real estate company in the U.S. in 2012. Gregg Cohen has bought and sold thousands of properties over the past decade in Jacksonville, FL and built a rental portfolio of over 500 properties.

Gregg’s team handles every part of each investment – from the property acquisition and construction, to the property management itself. Gregg is considered one of the most successful residential real estate investors in the state of Florida.

Gregg is also one of FortuneBuilders first coaching students. In his free time Gregg really enjoys watching the Florida Gators and reminiscing about his college days.

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.

Cort Christie is the founder and President of Nevada Corporate Headquarters, Inc. Cort is a skilled entrepreneur, executive, author, and speaker who has garnered widespread recognition for his expertise in small business start-ups and finance. A national expert on entrepreneurship, he has an extensive background in business formation, small business tax strategies and fundraising for start-ups. He has distinguished himself as a nationally recognized speaker and has appeared as a featured guest on some of the largest radio shows across the country. Adept at translating his extensive experience and skill into informative publications for aspiring entrepreneurs, Cort is the author of Incorporating in Nevada – The Do-it-Yourself Kit, The Nevada Edge, Fast Money, 77 Ways to Raise Start-up Money and many other publications.

Cort also looks strikingly similar to another speaker at Ignite Ralph Plumb. They may be related?

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.

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.

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 attributed 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 stem 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; and one 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

Jeff has over nine years of experience in the real estate and investment sectors, with a total real estate acquisition value in excess of $250 million. Prior to co-founding Grand Coast Capital Group, Jeff spent the last 3.5 years as a principal and Managing Partner at Triad Alpha Partners, where he focused on multi-family development and commercial investment in the greater Boston market. Jeff was responsible for all aspects of the real estate process, including, but not limited to: origination, underwriting, financing, fundraising, permitting, construction, property management, and general operations. Jeff was instrumental in growing the acquisitions and development platform of Triad Alpha Partners, from 100 residential units to over 400 residential units, before he left to start Grand Coast. Jeff also served as Regional Director of Acquisitions for a Boston-based real estate private equity firm that acquired and managed net-leased industrial properties across the country. Previously, Jeff worked as a portfolio analyst for Bank of America focusing on investment and asset allocation for high net-worth individuals and institutional investors.

Jeff oversees and manages all aspects of the business and works out of Grand Coast’s primary office in Boston, MA. He holds a Masters in Finance from Suffolk University and a B.S. from Vanderbilt University. He is a member of Real Estate Finance Association (REFA), American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL), and holds a Series 65 Securities License. In addition, Jeff currently teaches real estate finance at Suffolk University.

Paul Bishop is the Vice President for Research at the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. The Research group publishes several comprehensive member and consumer surveys each year, conducts policy-oriented analysis to support association advocacy initiatives and tracks market activity with the publication of existing home sales data each month.

Prior to joining NAR in 2001, Dr. Bishop was a Senior Financial Economist at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Between 1991 and 1996, Dr. Bishop was a Senior Economist at the WEFA Group in the Regional Consulting and Forecasting Group where he managed the state and metropolitan area forecasting service and worked with clients on numerous consulting projects

Dr. Bishop is a frequent speaker at REALTOR® association events and a member of several real estate research organizations. He participates in the Harvard Industrial Economists Roundtable and is a member of the American Society of Association Executives Research Committee. He also holds the Certified Business EconomistTM certification in business economics and data analytics from the National Association for Business Economics.

Dr. Bishop earned his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and resides in Alexandria, Virginia.

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.

Esteban Saldarriaga has been working in construction since 2001; first in Philadelphia and then in Columbus, Ohio. Esteban has been constantly motivated to follow my dreams personally and professionally. He then started his first company; Masa Construction in 2005; a general contracting company dedicated to remodel and renovate in the residential and commercial sectors. He believes in honesty, integrity and ethical work. Esteban always ready for new challenges, and ready to give a 100% in everything he does. With all the experience gained over the years in construction, Saldarriaga along with his wife Erika Saldarriaga founded in 2013 EyE HOMES INC; Following a proved system; which specializes in Real Estate investments. His business acquires properties at significant discounts, rehabbing them and then selling looking like new, still at under market value; giving the opportunity to investors to use their capital on a great return in today’s real estate market; and home owners to have access to the house of their dreams and all around and ideal experience.

Erika Saldarriaga was born in Medellín, Colombia, where she met her husband Esteban Saldarriaga. They got married and eventually moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, then to Columbus, Ohio. When Esteban opened MASA construction, Erika was a stay at home mom, but she then became a ESL and pre-school teacher for an extra source of income, doing whatever it takes. While in this job, she gave her all, knowing that how you do anything is how you do everything. Then they joined FortuneBuilders and opened up EYE Homes Inc. which completely changed their lives forever. Erika quit her job at the school join the Real Estate journey. She manages the Marketing of the business, and focuses to build a strong positive presence in the area where they work creating win-win situations for long lasting relationships. She often says find a job that you love and you’re passionate about, and she’s loving every day of this making a difference for her family and the community.

Malhar has been running a successful real estate company for over 7.5 years and has completed over 100 deals in that time. Living in NY, investing locally and out of state, Malhar has integrated various systems learned through FortuneBuilders Mastery program to develop properties in multiple US markets. Success in real estate has allowed him to accomplish many life goals, both professionally and personally. He has learned that as in life, real estate presents daily challenges; how one moves through them is what the game’s all about: your mindset. Following his business and passion, Malhar and his wife/project manager moved to Atlanta to continue to rapidly expand their operation, M2REST. Currently, Malhar and his team simultaneously run multiple renovations and new construction projects, primarily in the single family space.

Darlene Smith was FortuneBuilders’ first Canadian student, and now the head Mastery Canadian Coach. After 15 years in the retail industry, she committed to her entrepreneur passion by operating two Special Care Homes for the mentally ill, selling them as turnkey operations. She then furthered her real estate education and is now responsible for creating another brand-new building and Special Care Home Business. Darlene has used her expertise as a speaker and trainer for everything from flipping houses to flipping people’s mindsets. With a passion to teach and inspire others to achieve more, she is here to serve you. Darlene is also a past winner of one of the top three most profitable deals of the year within the Mastery Community.

Darlene loves selfies so make sure you track her down for one.

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.

Brian O’Hearn has been an active real estate investor since 2007 in Denver, CO. He started investing by building his rental property portfolio before finding FortuneBuilders in 2013. He and his family (Shamrock Homes) are Graduate Mastery students and Inner Circle members. Shamrock Homes is a family owned business with his wife, Cheryl (a FortuneBuilders Field Expert Coach) and their sons, Brooks – age 25 and Thomas – age 23. Since joining FortuneBuilders, the Shamrock Homes team have bought and sold numerous rehab properties while building passive income with the addition of buy and hold properties and private money lending. Brian and his team are currently focusing on expanding their portfolio with commercial properties. Prior to joining FortuneBuilders and establishing the family owned business, Brian spent several years in sales and as owner of his own promotional products business. He and his wife enjoy traveling and relaxing whenever possible, preferably somewhere he can perfect his photography skills!

Cheryl O’Hearn has been an active real estate investor since 2007 in Denver, CO. She started investing by building her rental property portfolio before finding FortuneBuilders in 2013. She and her family (Shamrock Homes) are Graduate Mastery students and Inner Circle members. She has been a Field Expert Coach since May 2015. Since joining FortuneBuilders, the Shamrock Homes team have bought and sold numerous rehab properties while building passive income with the addition of buy and hold properties and private money lending. Cheryl and her team are currently focusing on expanding their portfolio with commercial properties. Prior to joining FortuneBuilders and establishing the family owned business, Cheryl spent several years working in a corporate IT career. She is a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and Project Manager, skills which have been very useful in her business. Cheryl and her husband enjoy traveling and relaxing whenever possible, preferably on a beach with a good book!

Dee Franco is a real estate investor in the greater Houston area. She began her entrepreneurial journey in the summer of 2012. Armed with very little knowledge about the investment world of real estate and a 6 grade education level, she began educating herself on the topic. Dee Franco was determined to be a successful real estate investor! Currently she has established two successful companies. She is the proud CEO of Lending Hand Homes, LLC and Renovation Diva,LLC. These companies have accomplished over one million dollars in transactions individually! As a reward for all her hard work, she treats herself to a pair of shoes for every real estate transaction she completes! How cool is that?! Where to house all those shoes is the real problem here.

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.

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 Fortune Builders 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 Fortune Builders and local REIA events. They also run a local Facebook page and monthly Meet-Up group for Fortune Builders students and alum in the greater Boston area

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 Fortune Builders 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 Fortune Builders and local REIA events. They also run a local Facebook page and monthly Meet-Up group for Fortune Builders students and alum in the greater Boston area

Josh Hastings began his real estate career in 2008 taking over his family’s property management business and in 2012 he joined the FortuneBuilders Mastery program to begin his career as a real estate investor. For 2 years Josh was able to run his property management company while growing his investment business, although ultimately he knew his passion was in residential real estate. In 2014 Josh made the bold life changing decision to sell his property management company to focus on the dream of real estate investing full time. His drive comes from a true and deep desire to improve homes and communities one home at a time including remodels, additions and new build projects. Josh has also focused on building a large group of private lenders to lend on his real estate deals and every one of his projects have been funded through his group of private lenders. Over the years in Mastery, Josh has grown his lending power to over 8 million dollars in private funds while his company, NorCal Homes & Development is typically working on 10 to 15 projects at any given time. In April 2015 Josh joined the coaching team at FortuneBuilders which has been both enlightening and extremely humbling to watch students bloom one by one each step of their journey; coaching has become one of the single most rewarding pieces of his journey with FortuneBuilders.

Dustin Royer began his journey in Real Estate with his brother Jason back in 2008 and they started Rams Investing. He started rehabbing houses on nights and weekends while working a full time engineering job. He and Jason joined Mastery in 2009, which totally changed the way they ran their business. In January 2013, Dustin left his job and began investing full time. Since 2008, RAMS Investing has renovated and sold over 200 homes and currently owns 40+ rental properties. Jason and Dustin are actively involved with FortuneBuilders and run a monthly REIA meeting with their members. Dustin is also a broker with Red Oak Real Estate Group.

Jason is the co-founder of RAMS Investing and licensed real estate agent since 2002. He is also the owner of Red Oak Real Estate Group brokerage since 2006. Jason, and his brother Dustin started actively investing in 2008 with zero investing experience. He and his brother Dustin joined Mastery in 2009, which totally changed the way they ran their business. Since then, RAMS Investing has renovated and sold over 200 homes and currently owns 40+ rental properties.

Becoming educated about how to run a “real estate business”, rather than continuing to be a “real estate investor” was the key to RAMS Investing’s explosive growth. RAMS Investing is a product of having mentorship. Jason and Dustin were smart enough to seek out the right mentors and grab on and never let go. To this day, they still talk to and cherish those mentors.

Jason and Dustin are actively involved with the local Indianapolis investment community and run a monthly REIA meeting with over 175 members. Jason believes that education is the key to change, and one of the reasons that he continues to give back and share his knowledge with his local community.

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. A CV is available upon request.

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

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.

Geoff Chadwick heads FortuneBuilders’ brand management, marketing, and technology teams. His technological aptitude, combined with amazing marketing instincts, makes him a key player in the FortuneBuilders organization. Geoff, “The Brain,” joins the team with 16 years of software development and enterprise solutions experience. As owner and operator of his own mortgage company, he brokered in excess of $650,000,000 in residential real estate. Geoff has also worked as a high-level consultant with clients including Nabisco, BarnesAndNoble.com, Priceline.com, and Best Buy. Geoff has received various honors including; member of Emerging Technologies Panel in 2001, featured on CNBC’s “Technology Weekend Review” in 2003, and featured in the Wall Street Journal on how to run a mortgage brokerage that provides employees with benefits – such as health insurance and a 401(k).

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.

Shawn Tiberio is the founder and co-owner of both House to Home Properties LLC and House to Home Construction, LLC. Since 2011 Shawn and his partners have successfully completed 75+ deals in all areas of Wholesale, Rehab, and Commercial Investing. In 2015 Shawn and his partners started their property management business Rust Belt Rentals, LLC. Shawn and his partners specialize in leveraging the seller financing option to pick up killer rentals as well as traditional rehab deals. In addition to his active real estate business, he is also a FortuneBuilders trainer. Because of the FortuneBuilders systems, Shawn has accomplished many life goals, both professionally and personally. When Shawn is not focused on his business he enjoys training for and competing at Ironman triathlon events all over the country.

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 Robinson is the founder of R3 Coaching, a company dedicated to the development of individuals and businesses. His speaker/leadership training as well as his one-on-one coaching has influenced his client’s trajectory towards success.

Chris is an international speaker and executive coach, who has spoken before crowds as large as 4,500. On a weekly basis, he trains small groups within varied organizations. He has dedicated his life to enhancing others, by speaking/teaching on leadership, personal and professional development.

Chris’s leadership beginnings started while he was a sales representative, for one the largest vehicle services contract service providers in the U.S. Within a five year period, he quickly advanced 4 positions to Senior Sales Manager. He continued to develop his leadership strengths while overcoming his weaknesses by helping to grow the company from a staff of 18 employees to over 700. While experiencing such a tremendous growth and recognizing his impact, he sought greater, for himself, which led to the birth of R3 Coaching.

Chris has the ability to assess a situation, recognize the problem, and lay a solid workable plan of action that empowers the business or individual involved, to create life-altering success. Whether it is a team of 200 telemarketers, a new business without clear direction, or an individual looking to climb the corporate ladder, He will get you where you want to go. His training will enrich your attitude, rekindle your determination to succeed, and expand your self-confidence. You’ll come away empowered, centered, and focused on your determined goals.

In 2008, Bob McIntosh purchased his first rental property beginning his real estate career. He then began rehabbing with his dad in the Buffalo market before joining Mastery in 2010 and Mind Protein in 2011. He is a #1 Amazon Best Seller for his book, “Get Out Of Your Own Way”. In the last four years of speaking for Mind Protein, he has helped over 3,000 students build bigger real estate businesses online. In addition, he and his team have developed several online information products that are helping thousands of people all across the country and worldwide. He has partnered with large companies, such as Angie’s List, and developed a thriving online business that brings in monthly passive income.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

Sam joined FortuneBuilders and started his real estate investment company in 2012 in Houston, TX with his father, Robert Craven. Neither of them had any real estate experience before joining Fortunebuilders. Since then, they have completed over 200 deals ranging from $2,500 to over $1,000,000 and are currently laying the foundation to expand their company, Senna House Buyers, to a new city in 2016. They have also founded the commercial investment arm of their company, Mulsanne Capital Partners. Sam has a passion for personal, professional and company growth and works very hard to build excellent teams around him at every level to work towards a common goal. He has enjoyed giving back to the FortuneBuilders community as a Coach since 2014 and now as a national speaker.

Amy Mahjoory is the founder and president of Blue Ink Homes, a multi-million dollar real estate investing company based in Chicago, IL. Prior to creating Blue Ink Homes, Amy earned her BA in Supply Chain Management from Michigan State University and her MBA in Operations Management from St. Edward’s University. For 14 years, Ms. Mahjoory worked for Dell Incorporated in Austin, TX where she became a highly recognized global leader with focus on Procurement, Logistics and Operations Management. Amy’s success can be attributed, in large part, to her team-building talents and cutting-edge business systems. She focuses on surrounding herself with some of the most dynamic and dedicated mentors, employees and investors. Her strengths include strategic networking, outsourcing, raising private money and understanding how to effectively deal with ambiguity. She has a genuine interest in helping others succeed. The majority of Amy’s success originates from her beliefs in working smarter, not harder. Amy is an expert real estate investor, businesswoman, entrepreneur, published author, TV personality, national real estate coach and public speaker. Blue Ink Homes takes a lot of pride in going above and beyond by improving every neighborhood that they work in and Amy’s number one goal is to provide the absolute highest level of service to her clients.