BEST-SELLING REALTOR® IN AMERICA REMEMBERS BEING A ROOKIE
City, State, Date: Ralph R. Roberts Real Estate in association with the Real Estate Apprentice Foundation is proud to announce that Roberts has accepted a position to serve as a Judge for the Foundation’s Rookie Grant Program for 2007. Roberts, CRS, GRI, is a sought after speaker, consultant, author, and personal coach, as he has sold over 10,000 homes, propelling Time magazine to call him “the best-selling REALTOR® in America. Roberts is increasingly expanding his national profile. “Ralph Roberts is a dear friend and a dedicated professional always willing to go the extra mile to help another agent,” says Stefan Swanepoel, Founder of the Real Estate Apprentice Foundation. “He is an ideal example of success and what new agents can strive for,” Swanepoel added.
A recognized authority on salesmanship, fraud forensics, residential real estate, and ‘Stick-To-It-ism,’ Ralph regularly speaks to groups as small as 30 and as large as 5,000, and has shared the stage with some of today’s top speakers, including pro football Hall of Fame member Joe Montana, General Norman Schwarzkopf, author Robert Kiyosaki, and motivational guru Denis Waitley.
A born motivator and teacher, Ralph can often be found working alongside Federal authorities to help educate state and local law enforcement and financial institutions on the problems associated with Real Estate and Mortgage Fraud. Ralph is also an award-winning and internationally recognized speaker who helps people from all walks of life build upon their past and present success and grow and expand their businesses.
The Real Estate Apprentice Foundation, a Non Profit Corporation, provides education, guidance, products and service grants to thousands of rookie agents every year in an effort to assist them in entering a real estate career more successfully. Launched in July of 2004, the highlights of the Foundation’s thirty-month history include:
· Processing over 11,000 applications from new licensed agents in almost all 50 states.
· Providing product and service grants to rookie’s worth over $2,000,000 with no strings attached or pay back required.
· Having September 1st proclaimed Real Estate Apprentice day in Kansas.
Other Judges for 2007 include:
Mark Barker, a pioneer in adult education and the Founder of Career Education Systems (CES).
Kimberly Gorsuch-Bradbury, Senior Vice President and General Manager with Real Estate Networks, RealEstate.com/LendingTree, LLC.
Don Hobbs, Co-Founder of Hobbs/Herder, the nation’s largest advertising agency dedicated to creating corporate identity and marketing materials exclusively for real estate agents and brokers.
Scott Hoen, Executive Vice President & Division Manager for Fidelity National Real Estate.
Frances Martinez Myers, Chairman of The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professional, and SVP for Fox & Roach/Trident.
Jerry Matthews, well known Real Estate Advisor who assists Realtor Associations, companies and individuals in designing and customizing their businesses for the future.
Justin McCarthy, Strategic Partner for Development in Real Estate, Google Inc., responsible for leveraging Google’s volume of real estate searches for top real estate companies.
Linda McLean, President McLean International, helping high profile as well as rookie agents achieve higher profits through improved leadership skills and organizational structure.
Steve Ozonian, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Help-U-Sell Real Estate.
Scott M. Roecklein, Senior Vice President for First American Corporation’s Natural Hazard Disclosure Division.
Michael J. Russer, a.k.a. Mr. Internet, internationally recognized speaker, author and strategic consultant on the subject of business transformation.
Thomas M. Stevens, the immediate Past President of the National Association of Realtor and former CEO and Owner of Coldwell Banker in Virginia.
Stefan Swanepoel, author, leading visionary, and CEO of RealtyU Group, Inc., the largest real estate career development company educating over 350,000 agents every year.
Vinnie Tracey, President of RE/MAX International, with 6,500 offices and 120,000 agents in 63 countries, RE/MAX is one of the largest real estate groups in the world.
Katie Wyatt, the Real Estate Apprentice Grand Prize Winner for Season II.
To immediately apply for a Season VI Real Estate Apprentice Grant, click here. To read more about previous Judges for the Real Estate Apprentice Foundation go to: www.RealEstateApprentice.com and to become a Sponsor contact Dr. Martin Oliver, Deputy Executive Director at 949-600-7188 or by email at Dr.Oliver@RealEstateApprentice.com
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About The Real Estate Apprentice® Foundation
Sponsored by RealtyU® and founded in 2004, The Real Estate Apprentice® Foundation is a non-profit venture created to assist newly licensed agents by equipping them quality guidance, education, products and services designed to alleviate their concerns and facilitate their rise to successful profitability. This is accomplished by providing 5,000 semi-annual grants, totaling $1 million awarded each season with no strings attached. Grants are sponsored by various major real estate companies, service providers and industry leaders.
