Realtors® UNITE

October 7-8, 2026  |  Brooklyn Park, MN

2026 SESSION SPEAKERS & INSTRUCTORS!

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Kendall Bonner

Kendall Bonner

National Speaker & Strategic Growth Partner, Founder of Industry Speaks Academy and BuildSMART Framework
Inman 2025 & 2026 Power Player

Kendall Bonner is an industry-recognized leader, speaker, and entrepreneur, and the former VP of Industry Relations & Strategic Partnerships at eXp Realty. She is also a Florida-licensed attorney since 2003, Kendall transitioned into real estate in 2011 as a listing agent before launching her own brokerage in 2014. She later co-founded The Kendall Bonner Team with eXp Realty, a top-performing real estate group in Tampa Bay with over 700 5-star reviews. Kendall Bonner is the founder of The Industry Speaks Academy helping leaders and professionals turn experience into trusted industry influence and co-founder of the CLIMBR community, which attracted hundreds of real estate agents within its first 24 hours, reflecting a strong demand for leadership, clarity, and community in the industry. 

Kendall is a 2024 HousingWire Woman of Influence, 2025 & 2026 Inman Power Player, and 4 time RISMedia Newsmaker. She is a sought-after speaker, industry advocate, and thought leader in marketing, technology, and business growth. With a passion for education and innovation, she contributes to top media outlets, authors books and articles, and regularly speaks at major industry events. In her free time, she enjoys reading, content creation, and traveling with her family. 

Lacey Brutschy

Lacey Brutschy

Founder of The Advisory Team

Lacey Brutschy is the founder of The Advisory Team at REAL Broker and one of Dallas' top-producing real estate agents. Over the course of her career, she has helped clients buy and sell more than $100 million in real estate while earning recognition as a Wall Street Journal Top 1% agent nationwide and a Top 100 Dallas-Fort Worth real estate agent. 

Best known for her educational approach to marketing, Lacey has built an audience of more than 117,000 followers on TikTok by creating content that helps consumers make smarter real estate decisions. That audience has become the foundation of a business that consistently generates millions of dollars in annual sales without paying for leads, buying online advertising, or relying on traditional prospecting. 

Instead of chasing algorithms or viral trends, Lacey focuses on something much simpler: building trust at scale. By sharing honest, educational content and leveraging free social media platforms, she has created authentic relationships with thousands of people long before they ever need a REALTOR®. Those relationships have become the engine behind a referral-driven business built on credibility rather than cold calls, paid lead generation, or sales pressure. 

In her presentations, Lacey shares the practical strategies, content frameworks, and systems she uses every day to help agents attract clients organically, create genuine connections online, and build businesses that are both profitable and sustainable. 

Sean Carpenter

Sean Carpenter

National Speaker & Real Estate Instructor, CEO/Founder of Sean Speaks
Inman's Top 100 Most Influential Leaders in Real Estate

Sean Carpenter founded Sean Speaks in 2018, and his most popular sessions focus on creating memorable customer experiences, maximizing social and digital media, and business planning.  

Recognized by Inman News as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Leaders in Real Estate, Sean was named as one of the "Top 20 Most Influential People in Social Media for the real estate industry" by The Swanepoel Report for the third year in a row.  

Sean recently received the Joseph McKinnon Award from the Columbus Realtors® as their 2017 Instructor of the Year. 

Carrie Chang

Carrie Chang

CEO of Minneapolis Area Realtors® Association (MAR)

Carrie Chang is the CEO of Minneapolis Area Realtors® where she partners with an engaged board and staff to support the professional success of almost 9,000 members. She has led MAR for over seven years, bringing 20+ year of leadership experience from across corporate and nonprofit sectors to the role, where she’s enjoyed being part of the Realtor® family because it’s such a caring and entrepreneurial community. 

Matthew Douglas

Matthew Douglas-May

Community Program Manager at the Center for Energy and Environment (CEE)

Matthew Douglas-May has worked at the Center for Energy and Environment for over 7 years and currently serves as a Community Program Manager, leading the Energy Disclosure Program for the cities of Minneapolis and Bloomington. Matthew started at CEE doing home energy audits helping residents improve the energy efficiency and comfort of their homes. Then, he moved to CEE's Communities Department where he now works with city governments to develop and implement programs that provide education and resources to residents to help them save energy and electrify their homes.   

Tony Farah

Tony Farah

Founder of the Special Needs Specialist (SNS) Designation, Award-Winning Realtor®
Coldwell Banker Heroes Award Winner

Tony Farah is an award-winning REALTOR®, entrepreneur, educator, and nationally recognized advocate for families with special needs. Throughout his career, he has built a reputation for combining business strategy with genuine compassion, transforming real estate from a transaction into a life-changing experience.  

As Founder of the Special Needs Specialist (SNS) designation, Tony created one of the nation's first comprehensive certification programs designed to prepare real estate professionals to better serve families navigating autism, developmental disabilities, mobility challenges, and other special needs. The program equips real estate professionals across the United States with practical tools, communication strategies, advocacy training, and community resources that elevate professional service while creating meaningful impact.  

With more than a decade in residential real estate and previous leadership experience overseeing multi-unit retail operations, Tony has consistently demonstrated an ability to build high-performing teams, develop scalable systems, create strategic partnerships, and inspire professionals through education and purpose-driven leadership.  

His work has earned recognition throughout the real estate industry, including the Coldwell Banker Heroes Award in 2022 for extraordinary community leadership and service. 

Sean Carpenter

Jared James

National Speaker & Real Estate Coach, Founder/CEO of Jared James Enterprises
Swanepoel 200 list — most powerful and influential people in Real Estate

Jared James is one of the most followed people in our industry today with over 50 million organic views of his content in the last 12 months and has one of the most popular podcasts called "Today with Jared James”.  Through his Academy, Jared runs one of the largest training companies in the world for brokers and agents… but what separates him from most coaches and trainers is that he’s actually done what he teaches and is a former top agent and team leader and original member of Realtor Magazine’s 30 under 30. 

As an entrepreneur, his current portfolio includes 5 companies he owns and several others that he’s an investor or equity holder in. Recently Jared was recognized as R-I-S Media's most influential people in real estate, in the Swanepoel 200 list as one of the most powerful and influential people in the industry and by Inman News as an Inman power player recognizing the most powerful and influential people in the industry today. 

To get his message out, Jared speaks all over the world to tens of thousands of professionals every year!

Robert Kennedy

Robert Kennedy, III

Leading Real Estate Trainer, Speaker & Consultant; President of Kennetik Kommunications
Author/Storyteller

Robert Kennedy III wants to live in a world where people are no longer afraid to confidently tell their stories...and they can also eat Reese's Peanut Butter cups for every meal without any repercussions.

His work as a keynote speaker and trainer in the areas of leadership, business communication and video has led him to work with organizations such as AARP, Barnes & Noble, Social Security Administration, Panda Restaurant Group, T-Mobile, and UNCF as well as appearances on Fox, CW and other networks. As a licensed real estate agent in the state of Maryland, he has spoken for the National Association of Realtors®, state conventions like the Michigan Realtors® Association annual convention and other state associations and brokerages.

He is involved in his community through various boards including leading the parent association for his children’s high school, coaching high school baseball and running the Crichlow-Kennedy Foundation with his wife. He is a professional member of the National Speakers Association and the host of their Speakernomics podcast.

Josh McFall

Josh McFall

CEO of Minnesota Realtors® Association (MNR)

Josh McFall is the chief executive officer of Minnesota Realtors® (MNR). He comes to the state association by way of Alabama, where he served as CEO of the Huntsville Area Association of REALTORS® (HAAR) and ValleyMLS.com. 

McFall holds the National Association of REALTORS® REALTOR® Certified Association Executive (RCE) Designation, (NAR) ePRO Certification, At Home with Diversity (AHWD) Certification, and the Commitment to Excellence Endorsement (C2EX). He has earned the American Society of Association Executive’s (ASAE) top-level designation, Certified Association Executive (CAE).

Originally from Florence, Alabama, McFall holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Communication from the University of North Alabama and a master’s degree in Communication from Auburn University. Prior to his time at HAAR, he served as vice president of Strategic Development at the Alabama Association of REALTORS® (AAR) where he managed the state association’s strategic initiatives, professional development, and association communications. McFall has also served on faculty at Auburn University, Huntingdon College, Auburn University-Montgomery, and Jefferson State Community College teaching courses in communication. 

Shawn Rodine

Shawn Rodine

Community Program Coordinator at the Center for Energy and Environment (CEE)

Shawn is a Community Program Coordinator at the Center for Energy and Environment (CEE). There, he works on a variety of community-based projects helping Minnesotans use cleaner and more efficient forms of energy, including the Energy Disclosure Programs for the cities of Minneapolis and Bloomington. Shawn has a background in energy efficiency, affordable housing, and education. 

Gabe Walsh

Gabe Walsh

CEO of Saint Paul Area Association of Realtors® (SPAAR)

Gabe Walsh serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Saint Paul Area Association of REALTORS® (SPAAR), a leading professional organization representing real estate professionals in the Twin Cities region. He assumed the role in 2024, bringing extensive leadership experience and a strong commitment to advancing the REALTOR® profession. Mr. Walsh is also a pioneer of the movement to educate board volunteers specifically and to support those volunteers’ goals of growing their leadership and boardroom skills. With vision (and one strong Education Director), Mr. Walsh and SPAAR provide a leading education campus in the Midwest, offering robust programs in every style of class delivery, CE, professional development, and more, meeting SPAAR members where they are and driving professionalism in the Twin Cities. 

In addition to his executive leadership, Walsh serves on the Board of Directors at Associations North. He also contributes nationally as Immediate Past Chair of the National Association of REALTORS® AEC Volunteer Leadership Advisory Board. He also served as CEO of the Lake Superior Area REALTORS® in Duluth, and as General Counsel for the Iowa Association of REALTORS®, providing legal guidance and policy support to the organization. Before entering the REALTOR® association industry, he practiced law at a private law firm in Des Moines, Iowa.   

Walsh and his spouse, Logan, relocated to the Twin Cities as he began his leadership role at SPAAR. Through his experience in law, association leadership, and industry governance, Walsh continues to support REALTORS® and advance professionalism and professional education across the real estate community. 

Dolly Wussow

Dolly Wussow

Association Executive for Greater Lakes Association of REALTORS® (GLAR)

Dolly Wussow serves as the Association Executive for the Greater Lakes Association of REALTORS® (GLAR), where she has the privilege of working alongside REALTORS®, Affiliate members, volunteers, and community partners throughout North Central Minnesota. She believes the association's greatest strength comes from its members and is committed to providing resources, education, and opportunities that help them succeed while serving their communities with professionalism and integrity. 

Throughout her career, Dolly has enjoyed bringing people together to solve problems, improve processes, and encourage collaboration. Whether working with local leaders, government agencies, or volunteer organizations, she values listening first, understanding different perspectives, and finding practical solutions that benefit the greater good. 

Community service has always been an important part of Dolly's life. She believes strong communities are built by people who are willing to get involved and contribute where they can.