Join us this week as we interview the best and brightest stars from the real estate industry and the general business world.
Monday June 9, 2008 – Larry Goins
Larry H. Goins is not only licensed as a mortgage lender and mortgage broker in North Carolina and South Carolina, he is also licensed in both North Carolina and South Carolina as a Real Estate Broker and General Contractor. He is a member of the North Carolina Association of Mortgage Professionals and a member of the National Association of Mortgage Professionals.
Over the past few years, Larry has served as President (2003 & 2004) of the Metrolina Real Estate Investors Association in Charlotte NC, a not-for-profit organization that has over 350 members and is the local chapter of the National Real Estate Investors Association. In addition to conducting his own sold out 3 day Dream Big & Wakeup Wealthy Boot Camps several times a year, he is also an active real estate investor and speaks at various Real Estate Investment Associations about investing and finance.
His new home study course, The Ultimate Buying & Selling Machine. has been a HUGE SUCCESS selling out 4 times within a 7-day period and the orders and testimonies keep rolling in!!. His latest software, Ultimate Property Analyzer, has already been released and has rapidly gained popularity as a valuable tool for new and experienced investors alike.
Between speaking engagements and mentoring other Investors, he oversees the daily operations of Investors Rehab, Inc., of which he is a co-founder and officer. Investors Rehab, Inc. is a real estate investment company that buys and wholesales 10-15 houses per month to other investors at 70% of ARV.
Larry is also the Owner and a Managing Member of Financial Help Services, Inc., a Mortgage Broker and Lender specializing in Investor Loans. Financial Help Services, Inc. offers traditional and hard money loans to investors. Together with his business partner, Wendy Sweet, he offers a unique opportunity to investors by offering complete investor services with a personal, high touch approach that dramatically increases the company’s loan closing ratio.
Website Info: http://www.larrygoins.com/
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Tuesday June 10, 2008 – Nick Bostic
Nick is the Director of Marketing and Technology, Associate Vice President for Chicago Title Insurance Company of Oregon. He is behind RETechCoach.com, a blog created to educate real estate professionals on a variety of concepts related to marketing with technology. He is also a contributing author for AgentGenius.com, a national real estate magazine where he focuses on technology tools and generational marketing and acts as one of the consumer voices on the site.
He has literally grown up with technology, assembling his first computer when he was 6 and coding HTML almost as soon as it was a ratified standard. Nick has a business degree from the University of Oregon and specialized in Finance, Marketing, Management and Computer Information Technology.
He gained his public speaking abilities and professional educator skills as a Master Instructor in the Professional Association of Diving Instructors. He has an accomplished track record of success in sales and sales management in the telecom industry.
Currently, Nick researches real estate marketing techniques and develops courses for Realtors to further their knowledge and skills. Nick is frequently told that he is able to take a very complex and intimidating topic and make it come across as being easy.
Nick is the epitome of Generation Y, understands new media marketing and is an active real estate consumer.
Website Info: http://www.retechcoach.com/
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Wednesday June 11, 2008 – Kwame Jackson
Kwame Jackson is polished, confident and credentialed with prestigious Wall Street experience and business lessons he learned from Donald Trump in front of 22 million people each week, on the hit show “The Apprentice.”
As a New York City based real estate entrepreneur, professional speaker and media personality, he is poised for global aspirations. Although born in Washington, D.C., Jackson was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, which he considers his hometown.
Kwame holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School.
Although he was flattered to make both People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People and its 50 Hottest Bachelors list in 2004 , Kwame is a businessman first!
His professional experience includes co-founding several Internet start-ups during his time at Harvard, sales and marketing roles at Procter & Gamble, and most recently, on Wall Street as an Investment Manager for Goldman Sachs. It was his no nonsense attitude and ability to be a team leader that made him stand out on “The Apprentice” and it is his affable nature and street smarts that make him stand out in life.
Website Info: http://www.krimsonbykwame.com/ / http://www.kwamejackson.com/
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Thursday June 12, 2008 – Bill Sparkman
Bill Sparkman, The Coach. Bill has Trained, Coached, and Motivated thousands salespeople nationwide. He has been creating Sales Champions since 1987. His nuts and bolts, real world approach to increasing performance and results will move you to the next level.
Bill’s sales and marketing strategies are fresh and proven to be successful in creating results, now ! Bill is the creator of Total Success Seminars, and the Circle Of Champions Coaching Club. He has authored 3 books, ” Winning Ways ” , How To Create Peek Performance In Business, Sports, and Life ” and his newest book ” How To Sell To An Idiot, 12 Steps To Selling Anything To Anyone.”
My background is Business and Marketing. After a career in Coaching at the High School and College level I spent 20 years owning a Real Estate and Mortgage Company. My focus today is speaking, writing, training, and coaching salespeople in all fields.
Website Info: http://www.billsparkmanthecoach.com/
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Friday June 13, 2008 – Akanke Cadden
Akanke Cadden is an Accredited Staging Professional, ASP, and president of Open Door Staging, Inc., a full-service home staging business serving south Florida. She is the 2008 President-Elect of the Fort Lauderdale chapter of the International Association of Home Staging Professionals. She regularly presents a seminar entitled “Home Staging – what is in it for you?” to real estate agents at both the Realtor Association of Greater Fort Lauderdale and the South Broward Board of Realtors.
Prior to entering the world of Home Staging, Akanke was part of the dot.com high technology start-up industry while living in San Francisco, California. Her project management, graphic design and creative department management experiences gained during this exciting time period have enabled her to provide superior customer experiences and are part of her company’s successes.
Akanke gained her design education from the prestigious Columbus College of Art and Design. Her formal education and home staging accreditation has been the firm foundation for her experiences in the world of art, design, and property staging.
Website Info: http://www.opendoorstaging.com/
She can be reached at 954-243-6844 or Akanke@OpenDoorStaging.com
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You are not going to want to miss these interviews this week. Stay tuned here for updates on future interviews scheduled on Real Estate Radio USA. Appearance dates and times and schedules subject to change.
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