Bruce Himelstein

Ritz-Carlton Experience

Bruce Himelstein is credited with leading some of the travel and hospitality industry’s most prestigious domestic and global brands during a 30+ year illustrious career setting the global standards in hospitality, marketing, and C-level executive management. Successful at every level of his career, Bruce Himelstein now helps growing and established businesses achieve new levels of success as a marketing, hospitality industry, and luxury brand consultant, as well as a business facilitator.  He is globally recognized as a brand marketing expert and former executive of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. He is recognized for his ability to identify and implement strategies to maintain relevance in today's rapidly growing business world.

John Murphy

Customer Service Consultant

As a business consultant, John has delivered services to some of the world’s leading organizations, including ADP, AlliedSignal (Honeywell), BMW, Chase, the CIA, GE, GM, GSK, Hilton, Lockheed Martin, Merck, the Michigan State Senate, Perrigo, Prudential, Raytheon, Spectrum Health, Target Stores, Teva, and the US Navy. As a critically-acclaimed authority on peak performance, transformational leadership and healthy mind-body-spirit, John has appeared on over 400 radio and television stations and his work has been featured in over 50 newspapers nationwide. ​John is the author of 20 books and dozens of articles. His books include Miracle-Minded Manager, Zentrepreneur, Half-Full, The How of Wow, Pulling Together, Agent of Change, Habits Die Hard, Stepping Up, Reinvent Yourself, Leading with Passion, Sage Leadership and the 2010 Editor’s Choice (Allbooks Review) Best Inspirational Book of the year, Beyond Doubt: Four Steps to Inner Peace.

Sarah Rocco

Top Producer

Sarah Rocco is the Owner/CEO of The Rocco Group located in Jacksonville, FL. She is a dynamic, insightful, values-driven leader who drives results through her relentless focus on delivering value to the client as well as her unique understanding of every facet associated with real estate. Sarah began her real estate career in Jacksonville in 2016 and in a short period of time, she became the Rising Star in Jacksonville's Real Producers Magazine. Soon after, built a 40+ million dollar team following the models and systems of Keller Williams and other successful Real Estate agents. Sarah's belief in always leading with value shines through to not only clients of The Rocco Group yet also to those surrounding her. Sarah loves to share her journey at a multitude of speaking engagements including teaching the young entrepreneurs of tomorrow at The University of Florida. The Rocco Group is continuously at the top 0.1% of Jacksonville Realtors striving to be the Real Estate group of choice for buyers, sellers, Realtors, and highly talented professionals who value relationships over transactions. Her personal mission in life is to be an example of what is possible and help others achieve success.  

Greg Erlanger

Top Producer

Dedicated to sales from the time Greg graduated in Communications/Marketing from Ohio University, his passion for servicing clients needs has been obvious.  Working at AT&T selling large data network solutions to fortune 500 companies was his first successful venture into sales.  While in Corporate America for 10 years he accumulated over 20 residential multifamily units.  Wealth creation through real estate became a passion he wanted to teach and help others achieve.  

Becoming a Realtor in 2004, Greg was recognized nationally by RIS Media as one of the Top 50 Realtors on the Rise in America.  In 2008, Greg CoFounded The EZ Sales Team with Mike Zinicola.  The EZ Sales Team expanded and evolved into The EZ Referral Network.  This network of real estate teams has sold over 1 Billion in Real Estate since its creation and has expanded to 5 offices throughout Ohio.  Ranked #1 in Ohio home sales for the last 5 years by The Ohio Association of Realtors.  More remarkable, ranked #16 Real Estate Team among all brokerages in The United States as Advertised by RIS Media in the Wall Street Journal 2019. 

Greg is the child of educators and has a distinct passion for helping others.  He has been featured on multiple podcasts, panels and training seminars.  Currently, Greg coaches over 130 Realtors in his network and multiple small teams looking to grow.  His unique ability to utilize technology to build brand and lead generate is unmatched in his State.  His passion for helping others is what differentiates his leadership.    

Jenny Wemert

Top Producer

Jenny Wemert, has focused her energy on cultivating and building her team to serve clients and always exceed expectations. Serving over 800 families last year alone, her 50+ member team is comprised of agents, transaction coordinators, a full marketing department and support staff. Combining innovative vision and strategic marketing concepts with unmatched dedication to achieve the highest level of results truly does create clients for life. Boasting many awards, the ones which matter most to Jenny and her team are that of the reviews written by their clients. With over 850+ five-star reviews to the Wemert name to date throughout social media, common notes of trustworthiness and dedication are woven throughout. There is no higher compliment for a realty team. 

Jeff Borham

Top Producer

Jeff Borham is the Team Owner of Team Borham. He started his real estate career in 2005 and has since built one of the fastest growing teams at Keller Williams in the Greater Tampa Bay region.  He has worked in all aspects of the business from new construction, condo conversion, to representing buyers, sellers, and investors, in both the residential and commercial market. 

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Jeff is a KWU approved course instructor and former MAPS coach. He has trained and mentored under world class coaches (and currently does) and has begun taking others under his wing to help them achieve their goals.  He epitomizes energy and knowledge and has an unyielding passion for creating opportunity for others while leaving a legacy. 

Sarita Dua

Top Producer

Sarita Dua is based in Portland, Oregon, and has been selling real estate for fourteen years after fourteen previous years in high tech sales and marketing.  She manages a small but powerful team of buyers agents and administrative coordinators that is focused on big results.  She has an innovative approach to selling real estate that is strong with buyers, works her database for referrals, and employs a unique combination of high tech and high touch. This year, Dua was named the exclusive listing broker for the Ritz Carlton Residences coming to Portland, Oregon (estimated completion in early 2023). In addition to this, she is an industry speaker, trainer, and coach.

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When she is not working, Dua enjoys photography, spending time with her family, is an avid traveller, and loves NBA Basketball.

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Dua holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Kettering University, an MBA from Boston University, and is currently completing an Executive MBA at MIT (graduating May 2020).

Mike Hicks

Top Producer

Mike is a southern boy at heart with deep roots back in Tennessee.  The southern drawl still surfaces occasionally, and his team gets a kick out of his “Mikeisms”.  He spent 8 years serving our country in the Army and then played minor league baseball.  Mike got into medical sales in the 80’s and was transferred to Idaho Falls with his wife Dee.  They decided to plant roots here and he left medical sales in 1988 and got his real estate license.  He quickly realized that his passion for building lasting relationships fit well in the real estate industry and he speedily rose to the top of the local statistics and has been the #1 agent in the area for more than a decade. In his 31 years he has helped over 4000 families to buy and sell homes.  If you ask Mike how he achieved so much success in the industry, he will tell you that it is unquestionably because he truly cares about the relationship with the client above all else.  That is evident in the fact that 95% of his business is repeat and referral based.  Mike has been in Gary Keller’s Top 100 for many years and is known across the country for “The Promise” – which was born from his passion of building such great relationships with his clients that they couldn’t help but refer friends and family to him.  Mike and his team Anderson Hicks Group are # 1 in Southeast Idaho as they helped almost 1200 families in the past 2 years with their real estate needs.  When Mike is not working, he loves spending time with his wife, 2 children, and his 2 grandchildren.  

Jennie Wolek

Top Producer

Throughout her 18 year real estate career, Jennie Wolek has learned the importance of creating leverage with people, systems and tools. By discovering her mission—to empower others to live a focused, purposeful life—Jennie has a new found enthusiasm for building relationships, both in her community and with real estate agents. She enjoys expanding her team to help more families and give back to her local community by supporting small businesses, promoting and donating to non-profits. Jennie also loves adding value to other agents through her Your Journey with Jennie blog and by traveling to fun destinations for in-person training!

Last year Jennie and The Wolek Group helped 134 families, generated and shared over 100 referrals and donated more than $20,000 to deserving local and national charities. She created a class and trained Magnify Your Mission across the country, launched TWG Rock Stars program, and established the non-profit, Keys to the City. With even bigger goals this year, Jennie and The Wolek Group will Help More, Give Back, Live Large, and Have Fun!

Ryan Ogle

Top Producer

Ryan has been licensed as a Realtor in the state of Michigan since 2001, and has compiled a sales history of over $350 million with a range of residential and commercial sales throughout West Michigan. His current sales team of 11 closed $60 million in sales volume in 2019 through leveraging relationships with their SOI.  He is committed to making the buying and selling experience a memorable and rewarding experience for his clients and agents. In addition to selling real estate, Ryan also owns and oversees a full service property management company, as well as construction and marketing firms. Ryan was the 2018 president of the Greater Regional Alliance of Realtors, and believes strongly in giving back to the industry that has given him so much. He currently lives and works in Grand Rapids, MI with his wife Jessica and three kids. Ryan is committed to showcasing the great living opportunities within West Michigan not only by selling homes, but also by investing in real estate in the area. He specializes in using practical ways to foster relationships into referral partners. Nearly 75% of his team's sales volume comes from referrals.

Ken Pozek

Top Producer

Ken began in real estate at the agent of 18. Flipping houses and as an appraiser. By 2009 he switched into full-time real estate sales. He's won REALTOR magazines 30 under 30, Orlando Regional's 20 under 40, and has sold over 1100 homes. In late 2016 he moved from Detroit to Orlando. In 2019, he and his team sold 157 homes for $46M in volume. 

Tony Baroni

Top Producer

Born and raised in the Midwest, Tony learned at an early age the importance of hard work and honesty. He graduated from Illinois State University with a Bachelor Degree of Science and quickly followed his dream to exchange some of those snowy months for the warm Florida sunshine. With his wife by his side, he started his career in Florida as a Logistics Consultant in the Automotive Industry, saving his clients over a million dollars each year on each account he handled. In 2005, he started to pursue the Real Estate arena working as a Mortgage Broker and later found his true passion as a Realtor the same year. He worked on a real estate team for four years that was the top team in Tampa Bay as the lead listing agent & buyer agent. After building his business by referrals Tony decided that his next step would be to build his own team within Keller Williams Realty and take his business to the next level in late 2010.  

Today Tony helps others buy, sell and invest in real estate with his team of specialists. "The Promise" the Tony Baroni Team has to his clients to deliver the best real estate experience they could ever imagine receiving is the value proposition their team stands by to this day that has earned them over 1150 FIVE STAR online reviews and helped them serve over 1500 clients.  Their knowledge of the marketplace and outstanding customer service sets him apart from the crowd. He sits on the Leadership Committee Board on Keller Williams Realty and trains other Realtors on team building, sales, and mindset. He has won numerous awards including Top Sales in Keller Williams Realty and Top Listings Taken per Year since 2013-2019 and ranks in the top 40 Realtors in the entire state of Florida and top 10 in Tampa Bay, FL for units sold.  With two small children to come home to each night his priorities are faith, family, and business in that order. Once you work with Tony you will know you have made a lifelong Real Estate connection for all of your real estate needs.

Tara Carter

Top Producer

Tara Carter is a premier real estate concierge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She hosts and teaches monthly at different market centers
across the country on a variety of topics including how to go from $0- $10 million through Client Events, hosting successful open houses,
growing endless referrals, selling new construction and social media. Her team has generated thousands of referrals resulting in $22 Million
closed volume in 2018 alone. Tara is the Vice President of Keller Williams Young Professionals in South Florida, an 8x BOLD Graduate & 3rd Generation Realtor. She is praised for her enthusiasm, relatable teaching style and personalizing the client experience. Tara is known among her peers as a
trailblazer for ideas, ethical business and leading the industry in love, generosity and appreciation. Tara lives in Fort Lauderdale and enjoys all kinds of music especially Frank Sinatra, completing the bucket list of visiting all exotic islands and paddle boarding on the ocean when she isn’t closing deals.

Gaye Ribble

Top Producer

Ask anyone and they will describe Gaye as an “overachiever,” and her success in real
estate is no exception to this title. Since Gaye began her career in 1983 with RE/MAX
she’s been dedicated to delivering her clients the best service possible. In 1995, Gaye’s husband, Glenn, left his job as a mortgage lender and joined her. His move into real estate was the beginning of The Ribble Group. With Glenn on Gaye’s team, she
felt more driven than ever to build a strong team around them who could effectively and
efficiently serve her customers. Though she had earned a coveted place in ReMax’s
“Hall of Fame,” in 2011 Gaye decided to say farewell to her ReMax friends and purchased the worst performing market center in the worst performing region and within 5 years that market center was the most profitable one in the region based on
agent count. Glenn and Gaye’s son Brandon joined the team in 2013 and is a partner in the
company. The Ribble Group has since grown to 19 members at their Denver location plus has an expansion team with 4 members in Colorado Springs. They are consistently ranked in the top three teams in Colorado. Gaye is considered to be one of the top
agents in Keller Williams and is privileged to be a part of Gary Keller’s Mastermind group which is made up of the top 300 agents in the country. She has been interviewed by Gary on a panel at Mega Camp as well as is a popular presenter at Family Reunion.
Gaye loves spending family time with her two children and her five grand babies ages 5 and under.

Amanda Pohlman

Top Producer

Amanda’s a fun loving British ex-pat living the “American Dream” as a residential real estate agent in Cleveland Ohio. With 15 years in Real Estate, Amanda began to grow her team 7 years ago. Amanda & her team are the #1 Team in her Market Center in Solon, Ohio & Amanda’s business soared after coming to Keller Williams in 2012. She’s proudly achieving the coveted Pinnacle of Performance as the top 1% in Ohio for the past 5 years in a row from Ohio Association of Realtor. Amanda’s mission is to provide her clients with “gob smacking” customer service so that her clients won’t hesitate to refer her team over and over again. This year, over 77% of Amanda’s business comes from her sphere and past client/referrals. She hosts 6-8 client events a year & her Team enjoy socializing face to face with their database. She's moved well over fifteen hundred happy clients & families & helped dozens of investors realize their financial goals. She loves teaching & training & most of all sharing leverage of real estate and teaching agents about streams of passive income. Amanda is a Market Center investor and who’s exploring many opportunities offered at KW!

Karina Loken

Top Producer

Karina Loken is the Founder and President of The Loken Group, the #1 Best Place to work in Houston and top producing real estate team in Texas. Karina and her husband, Lance, established The Loken Group in 2011. In 2018, Karina and Lance also became the proud owners of the KW Platinum Market Center in Houston, where Karina serves as the Operating Principal. Karina oversees talent acquisition, training, and leadership coaching for the team and their KW market center.  As a former elementary school teacher, Karina has a sincere passion to teach people how to be their personal best and teach others to do the same! In her personal time, Karina enjoys exercising, traveling, and supporting her daughters in their art and barrel racing activities! She (TLG) attributes the success of their businesses to their outstanding team members  – intelligent, driven professionals and experts in their respective fields. KW Platinum and it’s agents are thriving with profits per agent up more than 175% year over year and The Loken Group, currently at 85 members, closed $530 million in volume and 2,135 units in 2018.  They are on pace to end 2019 closing 2,550 units for $625 million in closed sales volume. 

Mike Zinicola

Top Producer

Prior to being a Realtor, Mike practiced real estate law in Ohio for 17 years. He was always involved in negotiating the fine points of the contracts, but he really wanted to be the one creating the deal. Being a Realtor allows him to be involved in both finding the deal and then putting together the transaction.  Mike particularly likes the negotiation part of the transaction, since that is where you can add the most value to your client. Mike began his Real Estate Practice in 2000.  That year he set a record for 1st year agents at his large regional firm.  Building a healthy database of people he knew, from every part of his life, was a key to setting this record.  In 2008, Mike Co-Founded The EZ Sales Team with Greg Erlanger.  The EZ Sales Team has expanded and evolved into The EZ Referral Network.  This network of real estate teams has sold over 1 Billion in Real Estate since its creation and has expanded to 5 offices throughout Ohio.  In 2019, they will close over 1050 transactions for $230 Million.  They have been ranked #1 in Ohio home sales for the last 5 years by The Ohio Association of Realtors.  They are also ranked #16 Real Estate Team among all brokerages in The United States as Advertised by RIS Media in the Wall Street Journal 2019.  Since becoming a Mega Team Leader, Mike has discovered his true passion to be helping and coaching his agents to get them to higher levels of production and success.  Using Servant Leadership, Mike and Greg provide the EZ Referral Network as a platform for agents to grow their business. This is Mike’s biggest passion as his team continues to grow.

Rachel Adams Lee

Top Producer

Rachel Adams Lee is the owner of The Rachel Adams Group at Keller Williams Realty, Roseville. She is currently ranked in the top 1% of all Realtors in Placer and Sacramento counties, and her team is anticipated to close over $70 million in sales in 2020. She was named one of the Top 1000 Agents in the country by the Wall Street Journal from 2014-2018. Her creative marketing incorporates both traditional channels, as well as new strategies based on the latest technologies available. This, paired with her upbeat attitude and love of building lasting relationships, has earned Rachel the nickname "The Listing Queen." When not actively selling homes, Rachel can be found traveling around the U.S. coaching Realtors on how to build a successful business and improving their mindset. Rachel is passionate about being an entrepreneur and she and her husband also lead a team who share their dream of passive income through anti-aging haircare & skincare. She is an ambassador for a local anti sex-trafficking non-profit, Blue Heart International. Rachel's passions outside the office include being the best wife & mother she can be, creating amazing meals in her kitchen, writing books to help encourage self-exploration and growth, and traveling around the world sipping wine along the way. Rachel is passionate about choosing happiness and living life to the fullest!