Here's Who'll be Speaking at This Year's Convention

Chris Bird has been in the financial business for over 30 years. He started his career with a degree in Accounting and a minor in Business Administration. He also holds the Certified Financial Planner designation (CFP,) is enrolled to practice before the IRS and a licensed real estate broker in Illinois. He began conducting courses after leaving the IRS and started his own company, Chris Bird Seminars Inc. He conducts over 150 seminars a year on income tax planning, financial planning, wealth building, residential rental property ownership, and tax strategies for the real estate and financial industries nationwide.

Josh Cadillac is a top-selling agent, real estate coach, national speaker, investor, developer, and author who trains RE professionals how to Close for Life by building lasting success through extensive knowledge. He gives agents the education they need to not just get deals done and survive in this industry, but to build loyal repeat customers that would never work with anyone else.

Jennifer Cassetta is a TEDx speaker, health and empowerment coach and author of the book “The Art of Badassery: Unleash Your Mojo With Wisdom of the Dojo.” Equipped with her third-degree black belt in martial arts and master's degree in nutrition, she's spent the past two decades helping real estate professionals feel strong, safe and powerful from the streets to the open house.

Marguerite Crespillo began her career in 1993 and has helped over 4,000 families in her 29+ year career as a top-producing real estate agent. In addition, she has coached, trained, and mentored hundreds of people in the real estate industry throughout her career. She has not only built a wildly successful real estate career for herself but has propelled many real estate agents to develop their own versions of success and balance. She is a Master’s Club Outstanding Life Member for the past 25 years, which is the Top 1% of all agents in her local market and the Top 3% nationwide.

Trista Curzydlo, a graduate of Washburn University School of Law, served as an assistant legal counsel to Kansas Gov. Bill Graves and an assistant district attorney in the Kansas Consumer Fraud division. From 2004 to 2010, Curzydlo was the government affairs director and legal counsel for the Wichita Area Association of Realtors and the South Central Kansas MLS.

Debbie De Grote, CEO and co-founder of Forward Coaching, has been considered one of the top coaches in the real estate industry for the past 22 years, coaching some of the most elite salespeople and brokers in North America, as well as mortgage, title, escrow, and insurance professionals. She has conducted over 80,000 private coaching calls, hundreds of webinars and live events, and is a sought-after speaker at many national conventions.

Cynthia DeLuca has sold thousands of properties, managed over 135 Realtors and educated tens of thousands of real estate professionals. After selling her real estate brokerage, DeLuca decided to focus her career on helping other Realtors reach a higher potential. She has been there, done that, walks the talk and loves to share her experiences with others so they can excel in their career.

Known as the “impact and transformations mentor,” Jen Du Plessis is a leading expert on creating world-class teams. Du Plessis is a financial services industry veteran of four decades and was listed in the Top 200 mortgage originators nationally, having funded over $1 billion in mortgage loans.

Antoine Dupont, a recognized expert and strategist in digital marketing and an award-winning marketing agency owner, combines 18 years in marketing and 15 years in the hospitality industry to teach audiences how to improve lead generation and business growth via his proven marketing strategies.

A leading authority on Change and Disruption and Future Work, clients rely upon Mike’s solutions to; Accelerate Change, Shape Their Optimal Culture, Unleash Personal and Organizational Accountability, Flawlessly Execute Key Strategies, Ignite Leadership Capacity at all Levels, Career and Destiny, and Cultivate Peak Performance. The keynotes is interactive, upbeat, entertaining, engaging, and most importantly participants are equipped with proven, pragmatic and memorable models, tools and principles that can be applied immediately.

Are you tired of the state-of-emergency-environment in business today? Carolyn Gross calls chaos the “Great Teacher,” and her expertise addresses the "global shuffle" from the pandemic. As an award-winning speaker, author and reinvention strategist, she has been seen on NBC, ABC and Lifetime Network. She specializes in strategies to offset the adverse reactions from intensive-immediate crisis to long-term stress situations and helps companies, associations and executives redefine their business as "un-usual” approach to rise above the chaos and lead the way. She has worked with global executives, business leaders and medical experts for over two decades. In her latest book, Rise Above The Chaos, she offers 25 years of research with masterful strategies for all areas of fitness: workplace, health-place, and home-place strategies.

Chandra Hall is the managing broker/owner of Colorado Mesa Realty, LLC. Successful in residential resale, land development and building new homes, she’s been recognized as a designer and creative consultant on three award-winning Parade Homes in Colorado Springs. Hall is a Distinguished Real Estate Instructor (DREI), Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), a CRS and Master Ninja Certified instructor.

David Hoffman travels the United States and Canada, speaking at real estate, mortgage, and other business conferences, churches, and Christian concerts and music festivals on the value of the relationships in our lives; reminding many that God gives us all of the gifts and people that we need to achieve our goals and dreams. Hoffman is the founder of David Hoffman Realty, an Inc. 5000 company, as well as Covenant First Mortgage and Beyond Title. He’s consistently called on by local and national media for his expertise on real estate and economics, with his clients coming from all walks of life. David’s book, “Relationships OverRules” will be released August 1 by BroadStreet Publishing.

From an Israeli army officer to a leader in education and author of the best-seller “Moments of the Heart: Four Relationships Everyone Should Have to Live Wholeheartedly,” Dorice Horenstein’s passion is educating and motivating others. As an “Oy to Joy Relationship” speaker and mental fitness/“Positive Intelligence” coach, Horenstein trains leaders and teams to navigate through challenges, shift their mindset, discover growth opportunities, and thus find their champion within.

Bobbi is a 2nd generation real estate professional with over 24 years of experience as an active REALTOR®. She is the 2021 Kansas City Regional Association of REALTORS® Immediate Past President and serves on the Missouri REALTORS® Executive Committee and the National Association of REALTORS® Realtor® Party Member Involvement Committee. She is passionate about mental health for those in the real estate industry. In her spare time, she loves running marathons and being an Association junkie.

John Iannarelli served as an FBI special agent for 20 years, during which he was a SWAT team member and participated in the investigations of the Oklahoma City bombing, the 9/11 attack, the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and the Sony hack. Among his many FBI assignments, Iannarelli served as the FBI’s national spokesperson, on the Cyber Division executive staff, and was an assistant special agent in charge overseeing all criminal, cyber and counterintelligence investigations. He was recognized with the FBI’s Director Award for Distinguished Service. Iannarelli is a frequent contributor to the national news media and has been profiled in “Forbes.” Known for his intriguing insights and sense of humor, he has spoken to Fortune 500 companies, domestic and international audiences, the United Nations, and the Vatican.

Melanie McLane devotes most of her time to real estate teaching, writing and consulting, but keeps her real estate and appraiser licenses active and continues to list, sell and appraise. She’s an AQB-certified USPAP Instructor and teaches numerous REBAC courses. She's a member of the REBAC Instructor Hall of Fame and was awarded “RSPS of the Year” in 2012.

As a “Maverick Motivator,” Monica Neubauer has a mission to help people grow in their personal and professional lives. The 18-plus year real estate veteran is the author of “Straight Talk for Real Estate Success: 80 Tips for Structuring, Organizing, and Promoting Your Business” and the podcast host for NAR’s Center for Realtor Development, She has been bringing her highly interactive speaking style to audiences nationally for 10 years.

Ifoma Pierre is a licensed real estate associate broker who has built a successful career in New York real estate and gained recognition as an influential business coach and leadership trainer. He is the creator of the G.E.M Coaching Program which specializes in helping real estate agents become better marketers.

Marty Rueter, a fourth-generation Realtor, an author and a trainer, offers fast-paced, fact-filled programs that have wowed audiences for decades. A fondly described “SOB” (“son of a broker”), his brokerage and management background covers both booms and busts as well as multiple real estate markets and disciplines. Rueter’s high-energy, humorous presentations breed an enthusiasm that’s contagious and in-depth expertise that’s practical, understandable and motivating.

Security expert Robert Siciliano is a private investigator with 30-plus years of experience, a best-selling author of five books and the architect of the CSI Protection certification, a cyber social- identity and personal-protection security awareness training program. He is a frequent speaker and media commentator, CEO of Safr.Me and Head Trainer at ProtectNowLLC.com. He’s been featured on CNN, Fox News, CNBC, MSNBC, ABC World News Tonight, NBC Nightline, CBS Early Show, Today Show, Good Morning America and in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Fortune, Forbes, Entrepreneur and many more.