SPEAKERS
MICHAEL MIEDLER
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mike believes the emotional connection a buyer has with their home and the memories they make while living there is what makes homeownership so special. Named CENTURY 21’s president and chief executive officer in January 2019, he is a leader in residential and commercial real estate franchising, brokerage, and management. A 20-year plus veteran with the CENTURY 21 brand, Mike has served in numerous positions throughout the company including Chief Growth Officer and Senior Vice President of Franchise Sales. Prior to his tenure in these growth roles, Mike was the Vice President of Operations at C21 managing business such as awards, events, commercial and a referral platform.
Mike understands that buying and selling a house can be the most complex transaction a person ever makes, which is why he is so passionate about helping Century 21’s more than 139,000 independent sales professionals defy mediocrity every single day as they transform the homebuying process from just a transaction to an extraordinary experience for their clients.
A graduate of West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Mike prides himself on living an active lifestyle, which includes everything outdoors like swimming, running, snowboarding or just the park as long as it’s with his wife and four daughters. How do you deliver extraordinary experiences?
“Delivering an extraordinary experience is all about trying to set a positive tone and projecting the passion you have for the customer’s ultimate success early in the relationship. Success in real estate comes down to two factors: taking care of and valuing the customer.”
Kate Rossi
President of Agent Engagement and Sales Leadership Development at Anywhere RE.
Kate Rossi, a seasoned real estate leader, is the President of Agent Engagement and Sales Leadership Development at Anywhere RE. Kate’s real estate career spans over 40 years. Her previous role was Regional Executive Vice President of Coldwell Banker Realty's Eastern Region, covering the sales operations of New England, Connecticut, Westchester County, NY, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Ohio, the Carolinas, and Florida, an area that boasts more than 23,000 Coldwell Banker Realty agents. She has been named to the Swanepoel Power 200, a list of the most powerful leaders in real estate for 8 consecutive years. She has also been recognized by RISmedia RE newsmakers which recognizes real estate professionals who have made great contributions within their communities and the real estate industry, and in 2018, she was named to HousingWire’s Women of Influence list. In 2023, she was awarded a Woman on the Move award. This award recognizes Coldwell Banker women who have made instrumental strides in the real estate industry to represent the values of women, helping other women achieve success and celebrate a great level of business success with their career.
John D. Reyes
Real Estate | Mortgage | Marketing
John D. Reyes is an active top producing real estate professional, who utilizes high-level sales tactics and strategies, while incorporating digital marketing, specifically video and AI, into his business. John is also a mortgage loan originator, national speaker, CEO, and co-founder of Social NetworX, an award-winning Southern California-based digital marketing company. For over 2 decades, John has empowered tens of thousands of real estate professionals with the education and resources to grow their brands with social media and video marketing, efficiently generate and convert more business, and confidently leverage digital technology. He has been personally invited to speak at hundreds of events held by prestigious organizations like the National Association of REALTORS®, California Association of REALTORS®, Realogy, Triple Play, and more.
Victoria (Tori) Keichinger
Vice President, Head of Marketing, Century 21 Real Estate
As Vice President, Head of Marketing for Century 21 Real Estate, Tori Keichinger has had her hand in every facet of today’s new media landscape from launching award-winning advertising campaigns to execution of integrated national media plans and fostering top tier brand partnerships.
With more than 10 years in real estate brand marketing, Tori Keichinger has found a way to turn her marketing passion into business results, influencing consumer perception, sentiment and consideration. Her ability to take global brand campaigns and translate them to the local market has helped her build a trusted relationship with real estate professionals across the country. And her execution of strategic national media plans across broadcast, streaming, search, social and more and has led to first-of-its-kind dynamic media units and fostered brand integrations with partners such as NBC, 20th Century Fox, Amazon, MLB, Samsung and others. Tori’s breakthrough marketing initiatives have earned her several notable awards including an Emmy, REGGIE, Stevie, Addy and most recently recognition as a 2023 HousingWire Rising Star.
When she's not nurturing a culture of storytelling at work or traveling the world, she finds herself most at home in Pennington, NJ with her pre-school crush turned spouse and two kids.
Scott Vancea
Online Brand Consultant
Scott has worked in Real Estate tech for 13 years, focused primarily on Company/Realtor online brand awareness and Data Analytics.
Scott started Optimize5 at the beginning of 2020; the company currently provides hundreds of real estate agents (and other businesses) online brand services.
Wendy Crane
Vice President of Learning - CENTURY 21
Wendy got her real estate license in 2004 after a terrible experience buying her first home because she believed, “if you’re not part of the solution, you are part of the problem.” She built her business in the Manatee/Sarasota, FL area over the next 10 years through the market crash which was closely followed by the BP oil spill. Although a difficult time, Wendy believes without these obstacles she would never have developed the skills and passion that fuel her love for the industry today. She closed her final transaction in March of 2014 and celebrated her last year as an active agent in Coldwell Banker’s International President’s Circle. Regardless of where her career takes her, she will forever be a REALTOR® in her heart.
Wendy joined the corporate side of the business in late 2013, initially spearheading learning and development for Coldwell Banker Realty in Florida and then expanding her reach to cover the southeast region, consisting of 10,000 agents and 135 office managers.
She made history in 2019 when the Vice President of Learning roles for both Coldwell Banker company owned and Coldwell Banker affiliate markets were combined, and she was announced the 1st Vice President of Learning for the One Coldwell Banker initiative, representing over 100,000 agents and 500 companies spanning more than 40 countries. In 2020, Wendy was recognized nationally by RisMedia for leading the charge on a series of industry-wide virtual education expos to support real estate professionals through the uncharted waters of the pandemic, providing the skills they needed to not only stay in business, but to help keep their clients and the public safe and informed. Together with her team of almost 50, Wendy transformed the landscape of Coldwell Banker learning, breaking records along the way.
In September of 2022, Wendy made the decision to embark upon a new challenge and accepted the role of Vice President of Learning for the iconic Century 21 brand. She considers working in an industry filled with entrepreneurs a great privilege and is forever indebted to the leaders who have helped challenge and encourage her on her own professional journey. It is because of their example that she has committed her career to helping brokers, owners, managers, and agents realize their personal and professional goals.
Bryan Pitt
Chief Development Officer at CENTURY 21
Ask anyone who knows Bryan Pitt and they will tell you it’s no surprise that he has always reached the goals he has set for himself. Whether it was as a performer, a banker, or a businessman, Bryan’s dedication to being his best is the force behind all his successes.
It’s no different in his current role driving real estate brokers and agents in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern Zones to achieve their goals in business growth, recruiting, production, and training while continuing the focus on the growth and development of his team within this region.
Bryan approaches his goals with Determination—Pure and Simple.
Specialties: Real Estate Business Development and Coaching
Adam South
Senior Learning specialist and C21 REAL Coach
For over 25 years, Adam has helped many companies achieve their goals with a sales and business development focus, and currently has the privilege of supporting thousands of agents, managers, owners, and trainers through powerful and effective education, coaching and support.
Adam has sold real estate in two different states. Although not currently selling, he remains actively licensed to stay closely connected to the industry so that he may gather and share knowledge and resources with real estate professionals.
As a certified master coach, Adam believes in the value of personal growth and applies his knowledge, skills, resources, and support when consulting, coaching, and training in his role as Senior Learning Specialist.
Lisa Klutz
CENTURY 21® Regional Recruiting Coaching Manager & Certified Master Coach
Lisa Klutz has over 23 years of award-winning real estate sales and agent recruitment experience. She was responsible for growing the ZipRealty Richmond, VA brokerage over 98% during her short tenure as their fulltime agent recruiter. Her recruiting and retention knowledge & tenacity has led to her career advancement. In 2015, she was asked to lead NRT/Coldwell Banker’s Powered by Zip East Recruiting Team, where she was responsible for attracting new recruiter talent, training, coaching, and managing a dynamic team of 11-14 professional recruiters (across eastern & central U.S). Her relentless approach to group coaching creates safe, trust-filled environments for best-practice sharing and networking that has been described as “second to none”.
Lisa has developed numerous custom coaching programs and initiatives for the CENTURY 21 brand. She considers herself a partner with each of her coaching clients - a partner ready to walk each leader through a thought-provoking process that inspires them to maximize their office’s/company’s growth potential.
Justin Nelson
CEO of Sphere Rocket VA
Justin Nelson is the Founder and CEO of Sphere Rocket VA, an industry leading virtual workforce staffing company. Since 2020 Sphere Rocket has placed 5,000 virtual assistants, serving 2000+ growing businesses.
Justin began in real estate at age 17, running marketing, lead generation, and inside sales campaigns. After getting licensed, he quickly became a top producing agent, generating $320,000 in gross commissions his first year using social media and marketing growth hacks.
In 2019 Justin started coaching new and veteran agents to create leverage in their businesses through social media, hyper growth strategies, and eventually virtual assistants. The need for a service to help small business owners hire and effectively utilize virtual workers quickly became apparent, and Sphere Rocket was born.
In addition to leading Sphere Rocket VA, Justin is an in-demand speaker and coach, teaching the principles of leverage and bringing his passion for helping others create freedom to tens of thousands every year.
• Entrepreneur & Leader
• Coach to Top Producers
• Growth Expert
• In-demand Business Leverage Speaker
• Founder & CEO of Sphere Rocket VA
• 5000 jobs created since 2020
• From $0 to $10,000,000 in 2 years