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President Of eXp Realty Global. Michael Valdes | Cliff Notes Ep 118


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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Michael Valdes ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

👉 Michael Valdes brings more than 25 years of expertise in global real estate and finance to eXp Realty. Most recently, he was Senior Vice President of Global Servicing for all Realogy Corporation brands, including Better Homes & Gardens, Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Corcoran, ERA, and Sotheby’s International Realty. In his role, he oversaw the international servicing platform for all Realogy brands across more than 100 countries and opened more than 70 countries during his tenure.
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Christopher Myers ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


"Married for 22 years. Father of three (2 daughters and 1 son) Oldest daughter is a graduate of The University of Arkansas in 2021 and is now a Grad student at UTD getting her masters in Audiology. My son is a Junior at the University of Arkansas majoring in Music Education and is the drumline leader for the Arkansas Razorback Marching Band. Youngest daughter is a sophomore in HS and plays oboe in the band and is a really good volleyball player!
I am a HUGE Star Wars fan (geek, nerd, whatever). Grew up with everything Star Wars. I have two Dodge Chargers that are show cars. One is a white Charger that looks like a First Order Stormtrooper and I have won awards at almost every car show I have done in 5 years. The other is a Red Charger that looks like a Final Order Sith Trooper…I have helmets, light sabers, name it. I even have a land speeder! (I sent you pictures via text)
Die Hard college sports fan….Love my Oklahoma Sooners and now that my kids go there, I follow the Arkansas Razorbacks (But I still cannot bring myself to yell “Woo Pig Sooie”…nope) Not sure what I’ll do if OU and Arkansas end up playing each other in the College World Series!!
My wife and I bought Can-Am Spyders last year so we could ride in charity toy rides and for other causes. I in my down time (whatever THAT is) I love going fishing when I have the chance (and when it’s not 178 degrees outside). So, I fish from October 6th to October 9th if I want good weather 😊
I have been a bouncer in clubs worked as personal security for people such as Randy White, Jay Novacek, and Bobby Dall from the rock band, Poison. I’m also a mobile DJ.
1989-1992 Professional Wrestler (went by Chris Savage) in the old WCCW and GWF. Snapped my leg and I was done.
1993-1997- Producer, technical director for the Dallas Mavericks, and fill In talk show host at 570 KLIF – Eventually had my own weekend show about CIGARS! And it was goooood!
1997-1999 – Producer for Prime Sports Radio
1999-2002 – Syndicated talk show host for the USA Radio Network (in 76 cities nationwide and locally on KRLD)
2002- Present – THE MORTGAGE INDUSTRY (insert ominous music here)
Started in the mortgage business by accident in 2002. I was in radio for a number of years with 570 KLIF in its heyday back in the mid 90s. Then hosted my own late night talk show on the USA Radio Network for almost 3 years. After that, I was the host of a wrestling show called Bonecrusher Sunday Night on 93.3 The Bone in the early 2000s. Around that time, I was asked to host a mortgage hour on KRLD as a fill in host for a few months and got to know Mike Anderson from Reliance Mortgage. My job was just to bring the show in and out of commercials and introduce the main players…Well, we hit it off and Mike eventually asked me and another couple of his loan officers to do our own show. That went for almost a year. I learned so much during that time that Mike offered me a job as a loan officer at his company.
That was 2002. I was given the opportunity to learn and eventually lead the new Lending Tree division. I even went to the Lending Tree HQ in Charlotte, NC for training on their systems and processes.
I left Reliance in 2004 and bounced around a couple of places until I found my niche at Countrywide Home loans in 2005. I went through the mortgage meltdown in 2008 (ironically at the same time, Countrywide was bought out by Bank of America) and survived! I went from loan officer to Team Lead, to VP of sales, to Unit Manager, in a span of less than 1 year. I made Circle of Excellence 3 years in a row. But in 2010, BOA went in a different direction from sales to loan modifications, and I wanted to continue to do sales.
I left for MetLife Home Loans in 2010. Unfortunately, MetLife decided to stick with insurance instead of banking and decided to transition out of the mortgage business by 2012.
After a brief stint with a local broker shop from 2012 to 2013, I found my home with Stearns Lending in March 2013. I was there for 9 years. I headed up the new Consumer Direct Division and moved into taking a role as a producing manager, leading the employee loan programs (for Stearns and all their JVs), Interstate Lending Programs, and still taking inbound leads and calls. I was a President’s Club winner in 2017. In 2021, Stearns Lending was acquired by Guaranteed Rate.
In early 2022 I was given the opportunity to come “home” to Success Lending LLC which is a JV of Kind Lending owned by Glenn Stearns. The most exciting opportunity comes with the Cliff Freeman Group and getting to work with such amazing people with eXp Realty!"
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jeff Whiteside ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

👉CFO, Chief Collaboration Officer, eXp World Holdings
👉As the Chief Financial & Collaboration Officer, Jeff works closely with Glenn across EXPI and the teams in Realty, finance, technology, marketing, legal, human resources, new business development/M&A, international markets, investor relations, and VirBELA.
👉He has more than 30 years of experience in global finance and operational leadership including executive positions at General Electric, CommerceHub, Pitney Bowes Software, and RM Sotheby’s Auctions.
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Stephanie Gilezan⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👉 Stephanie Gilezan began her commercial real estate career at just 21 years old and quickly became a force in the industry. After struggling to find a mentor who would commit the time to teach her, she promised herself that she would dedicate her career to helping others. That promise has shaped her entire approach to business. Today, Gilezan is a successful land developer, owns and operates a real estate team in the top 5% of producers in Kentucky and Indiana and is the director of growth at eXp Commercial, the commercial real estate division of eXp World Holdings, Inc.
👉 Gilezan played an integral role in the launch of eXp Commercial in November 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. While few are able to lead a business through a successful launch in the midst of a global pandemic and economic hardship, Gilezan’s competitive instincts and resilient work ethic led her to accept the challenge. As a result of Gilezan’s efforts, eXp Commercial has become one of the fastest-growing commercial real estate brokerages to ever launch.
👉 Fueled by her passion to help agents at eXp and throughout the industry become successful through education and collaboration, Gilezan focused her first effort at eXp Commercial on launching a free commercial real estate training program. The training program is open to all real estate licensees and offers them a chance to earn a certification from the National Commercial Real Estate Association (NCREA). Since launching the course in December 2020, more than 1,500 agents have earned the NCREA certification. She followed that effort by implementing the eXp Commercial eXcelerate Program, a four-week program partnering new agents with seasoned advisors to learn the basic fundamentals of building a successful real estate career.
👉 Under Gilezan’s guidance, no need goes unaddressed. One of her most recent efforts at eXp Commercial includes negotiating an exclusive partnership with Enriched Data to build an advanced data platform that allows eXp agents to complete broker price opinions (BPOs) and valuations on almost any property in the U.S. in minutes. Additionally, Gilezan is collaborating with leading global ESG experts to develop ESG scoring on properties in the U.S. so eXp agents will have the ability to perform ESG audits and scoring for property owners. “Just as credit scores drive the rate at which we borrow money, ESG scores will drive the rate at which we value property,” Gilezan explained.
👉 Gilezan also worked with AIR CRE to build commercial contracts and forms for 43 U.S. states, in addition to the existing seven states they originally serviced. “When Stephanie reached out to me about how she could arrange and assist AIR CRE in the ability to offer commercial contracts and forms in all 50 states, I didn’t believe her, but here we are 12 months after her initial phone call, and we are almost complete. I have never experienced this level of determination and skill in an individual,” Tim Hayes, CEO, AIR CRE.
👉 Gilezan, alongside eXp Commercial President James Huang, leads the commercial division of eXp World Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPI). eXp Commercial is an agent-led, cloud-based commercial real estate brokerage with agents across the country – all connected through its metaverse platform, eXp World.
👉 As the director of growth at eXp Commercial, Gilezan oversees the ancillary partnerships, technology and growth of eXp Commercial domestically and internationally. She has been a licensed broker her entire career with over 23 years of experience growing and managing real estate brokerages. Gilezan specializes in building real estate firms, scalability, license law, as well as product specialties in industrial, land, multi-family, bank asset liquidation, retail and offices.
Awards and Recognition
* GlobeSt. 2022 “Best Bosses in CRE” winner
* 2022 Crexi Platinum Power Broker
* GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum’s 2022 Women of Influence
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Candace Evans⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👉"Candy" wasn’t born in Texas, but she got here as fast as her Louboutins would take her. A graduate of Columbia University, she broke the news of George W. Bush’s move to Dallas and brought “House Porn” to the Bible Belt. Candy also writes for national publications such as Forbes.com and is frequently sought by media as a Texas real estate expert. She is on the BOD of Braemar Hotels & Resorts. Candy lives in Dallas with her husband, Walter. She is the founder & Publisher of CandysDirt.com and considers herself a journalist who happens to hold a Texas real estate license.
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Holly Haven ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👉 Holly Haven was first licensed in 2002. She has worked in various aspects of the real estate industry through the years, including roles in training and operations. In 2016 she took an operations role with a startup that offered technology and social media coaching specific to real estate agents. That position was pivotal in her decision to go back into production. In 2018, she decided it was time to build her own business and start representing clients again. Over the past 3.5 years, Holly has been a top producer in her market and has earned recognition from D Magazine and Real Producers.
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Glenn Stearns ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👉 From underdog to Undercover Billionaire, Glenn Stearns is known for his unrivaled track record for turning his vision and passion into reality through hard work, determination, and grit. As a serial entrepreneur and Founder and CEO of Kind Lending, Glenn is back in the mortgage banking industry and creating a collaborative environment where individual input matters. Glenn is widely known in the mortgage industry for building Stearns Lending, LLC, a nationwide mortgage company that he established in 1989. Through grit and determination, he rose to become an industry leader in the mortgage world growing his namesake company to be the #1 mortgage lending company in the country.
👉 He starred in the Discovery Channel’s reality TV show Undercover Billionaire following his 90-day journey to anonymously build a $1 million company equipped with $100, a pick-up truck, and a cellphone, Glenn is expanding to include mentorship through his podcast “Grit Happens.”
👉 He is a proud father of six and husband to Mindy Stearns.
👉 Glenn and Mindy Stearns were profiled and featured on the cover of August 2021’s issue of Success Magazine.
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Rosemary Lewis began her real estate career in 2017 shortly after relocating to North DFW from Chicago. She worked as an elementary school teacher for 14 years but took a leap of faith to become a realtor after consistent encouragement from her husband to DO IT SCARED. In just a short time, Rosemary has been recognized at a Top Producer and Best Realtor by D Magazine sold over 200 homes, and has a personal production that exceeds 45 Million in sales.

As a mom to two amazing sons and wife to her high school sweetheart, Rosemary understands just how special it is to find the perfect place to call home. This career has quickly become a labor of love and ministry that allows her to demonstrate Gods’ love by supporting, advocating for, and educating her clients through all of their real estate needs.

After a successful collegiate football career at Texas A&M, getting drafted in the 2nd round by the Green Bay Packers, and retiring from the NFL, real estate became Terrence's main focus and newfound passion. Terrence has personally brokered $1B+ in sales volume over the past 10 years and has successfully started over 20 ventures and companies that he's currently running today. Terrence possesses the same traits that he portrayed on the football field: integrity, passion, hard work, dedication, loyalty, desire to succeed, and excellence, all of which help his businesses continue to grow and his clients to receive superior service.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Andrew Savage & Cameron Michael⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


👉Andrew Savage is no stranger to success. Andrew started his official entrepreneurial journey at the age of 23. After graduating with his degree in marketing, he decided to take a leap of faith and open up his first business. After his first year, he quickly grew his transportation company from a small business to a million-dollar company. While running that business for three years, he got an unction from God calling him to leave that business and start a new journey in the real estate industry.
👉Before obtaining his real estate license, he had no idea that he would have found his calling in life. After taking six months to sell his first home, Andrew sold 26 homes in his first calendar year. He was in the top 3 of his brokerage in his first two years as a realtor. He knew that being a realtor would only afford him temporary success, even with great success. He desired to have a platform that allowed him to do what he loved while also putting in a foundation to build generational wealth for his family.
👉Since then, Andrew has switched to eXp realty, where he co-founded Greyfeather Group. Greyfeather is a team brokered by Exp. Greyfeather comprises 50+ agents, two team locations (Florence, SC- Myrtle Beach, SC), 80+ sponsored agents, and four states. In just eight short months of being an official team, Greyfeather has over $40,000,000 in sales volume. Andrew’s goal for Greyfeather is to get like-minded individuals of all cultures and backgrounds to form a tight-knit group of realtors who want to help others as bad as they want to succeed.
👉Andrew’s primary source of strength is knowing that God ordained his footsteps to be in this industry and plans on helping others achieve that same level of success. He acknowledges God as being the reason he has been able to complete the amount of success he has in his short 30 years of life.
Cameron Michael:
👉Having grown up as a third-generation realtor and insurance industry professional, Cameron has an inside view of customer service and what it takes to grow a business. Starting at the young age of 14, he worked in sales. He worked in customer service through residential appliances, then in a family dry cleaning business, then in the family-owned insurance and real estate business in 2007. He became a town council member at the young age of 21. As a town council member, he realized the value of the experience and input of others helped implement some much-needed changes in town.
👉In 2013 he obtained his real estate license and had consistently ranked in the top sales and listings in the Pee Dee for years. He is a seasoned agent who continues to invest in bringing new and effective ways to offer more for his clients and make sure they receive the very most that real the real estate business has to offer.
👉He has studied in and has experience in real estate photography and design. He is a professional realtor in every sense of the word. He is a proven leader and strives to serve his clients to the best ability.
👉Join us tomorrow to hear from the co-founders of the Greyfeather Group and learn how they’re have been able to grow eXponentially with eXp.
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