Realtors® UNITE

October 7-8, 2026  |  Brooklyn Park, MN

2026 SESSION SPEAKERS & INSTRUCTORS!

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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. 

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. 

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.