The Spring 2023 LuxeLife Agent Mastermind Event
RESERVE YOUR SEAT!
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
9am – 3pm
Networking Happy Hour 3–5pm
Eisenhower Conference Center in Livingston, NJ
- Breakfast and a light lunch will be served.
- Vendor Resource Tables for you and your client’s real estate needs.
- Afternoon mastermind sessions including panel discussions with top agents in the industry!
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Presenters & Panelists
Simon Westfall-Kwong, Host
LuxeLife Real Estate Group Team LeaderAssociate Broker | Real Estate Advisor
Simon Westfall-Kwong is the CEO and co-owner with his husband of the LuxeLife Real Estate Group. Simon and his team consistently exceed $100 Million in annual volume with 55% to 65% of that volume comprised of million dollar-plus home sales. Realtrends ranks the team as one of the Top 7 Mega Teams in the entire State of New Jersey. Before becoming a realtor in 2005, Simon was an executive in the fashion industry with his love for design transitioning over to his great eye for staging and cost efficient home upgrades prior to marketing listings. Based in Short Hills, New Jersey, Simon and the team serve 7 counties and 50+ surrounding towns primarily within a 30 to 60 minute commute to New York City.
Dru Lee, Keynote
Executive Coach
Dru has been a professional Coach for over ten years including teaching and speaking nationwide for over two years coaching BOLD: Business Objective Life by Design. He has over 13,000 hours coaching and training agents, with over 20,000 coaching calls completed. In addition, Dru has spent the last three years coaching and training other business coaches. His four key areas of focus are leadership, leverage, lifestyle, & legacy. Dru has been personally coached by Debbie De Grote and has been certified by some of the best including Tony Robbins, Cloe Madanes, Valorie Burton, and John Maxwell. He and his wife of ten years currently buy, hold, and flip Real Estate. He is both a Profit First and Ramsey FinancialCertified Coach and currently enrolled in Bryant University’s Certified Financial Planner Program (CFP). Dru has coached Rainmakers across the United States and Canada with gross commission incomes (GCI) averaging between one-five million and 200-700+ closed transactions. In fact, the coaching clients that he worked with in 2020 had a combined annual sales volume of over a billion dollars. Dru has been a licensed Real Estate agent since 2003 and has been an active Real Estate investor since 2015.
Debbie De Grote, Special Guest Speaker
Co-Founder and CEO of Forward Coaching
Debbie De Grote is the Co-Founder and CEO of Forward Coaching. She is also an author, keynote speaker, and a preferred Coach to many large companies and brands. For 20+ years, Debbie has built and operated significant coaching organizations and her current company, Forward Coaching, caters to the brightest and the best in today's real estate industry. Debbie began her career in Real Estate at the age of 18 and within a few short years was one of the top agents in the nation closing over 156 units annually. Debbie continually posted high annual sales numbers for more than 16 years as a full-time top producing agent, closing over 3,000 transactions in her career. Debbie’s extensive background attracted many opportunities to speak, train and consult with others, which is how she discovered her passion for coaching. For more than 20 years, Debbie has been considered one of the top Coaches in the Real Estate industry, coaching some of the most elite salespeople and brokers in North America, as well as mortgage, title, escrow, and insurance professionals. With well over 80,000 private coaching sessions and events conducted as well as thousands of webinars and live events, her expertise makes her a sought after speaker at many national conventions.
Faiyaz Dossaji, PanelistThe CarolinasTop Team
Faiyaz Dossaji entered real estate with Keller Williams Connnected in 2015 after several years working in the DC area and overseas as a defense contractor for the U.S. military. After purchasing several investment properties in the Carolinas and even overseas, where he learned construction techniques and cost analysis of home remodeling, Faiyaz enjoyed 2.5 years of successfully operating as an individual agent, averaging 30-40 closed units annually. In January 2018, Faiyaz and his business partner, Mike Morrell, decided to take their experience, knowledge and desire to serve more clients and provide better customer service by creating Carolinas Dream Team (CDT) now known as Dream Team United (DTU) powered by PLACE. In its first year of existence the company closed 106 units for $33 million in volume and was the #3 producer in its market center with only 5 team members. In 2022, and in only its fifth year, DTU has 35 team members, two expansion locations in Greenville-Spartanburg, SC and Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC, ranked #7 in all of the KW Carolinas Region and helped 325 families and closed $136 million million in volume. Mike and Faiyaz look forward to helping more families and building on a bedrock of exceptional client service. Faiyaz lives Fort Mill, SC, he’s an ardent supporter of his South Carolina Gamecocks and Syracuse Orange and loves international travel. Faiyaz is very learning-based and loves to give back to his market center. He served three years as an ALC member and led a very active Education Committee and is a current Ignite Instructor. In addition, he was selected by his peers as the winner of the Keller Williams Connected’s “Visionary Award” winner in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022.
Shelby Ryburn, PanelistSacramento, CA#1 Team
Shelby spent the first 5 years of her professional career in property management overseeing a portfolio of apartment complexes, single family, multi family, commercial and shopping center properties and co-managing the Modesto branch of a San Francisco based company by the age of 24. She then spent 7 years in corporate America with a Fortune 100 Financial Services firm as the Development Officer charged with the oversight of recruiting and sales training, an internship program that consistently ranked among America’s top 10, and the leadership development program in the company’s largest network office with 10 locations across two states. During her tenure as DO, the team was awarded #1 in recruiting among 300+ offices nationwide. Shelby entered the real estate industry in 2006 selling on a team in the Hollywood area of southern California, launched a coaching company in 2013 and took on the role of Team Leader of a brokerage in 2014 where the franchise recruited more than 400 associates and ranked in the top 10 in productivity and profit out of 800 franchises worldwide. After serving as the Regional Area Director with the Northern CA & HI region in 2019, Shelby returned to the genesis of her real estate career and partnered with Brian Martell and Ricky O’Neal to form The MORE Real Estate Group (Martell O’Neal Ryburn Experience) serving the greater Sacramento region. The MORE Real Estate Group is composed of 21 team members and closed 222 transactions in 2021 and are proud to be the #1 Keller Williams team in the Greater Sacramento region. Shelby is married to Matt and is a mom (her favorite title) to two kids Bennick 9 and Riley, 6.
Sandy Edry, PanelistManhattan, NY#1 Team
Sandy Edry leads the Edry Team out of Keller Williams NYC and has won numerous awards, including most recently being named the Top Sales Agent, as well as the #1 Listing Team at KW NYC. Sandy's team is also a member of the highly selective Keller Williams Luxury Homes division. He and his team have converted more than thirty to condos in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. They have recently launched NewDevRev.com, the first new development portal in the city. Before entering real estate, Sandy spent more than 15 years as a professional journalist, including seven years on staff as a writer/editor at Newsweek Magazine. Edry is a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and has been published in various newspapers and magazines including The New York Times, New York, Inc., The Los Angeles Times and many others.
Jackie Stratton, PanelistDenver, COTop Solo Agent
Jackie is a top real estate agent in Denver, Colorado and has been among the top solo agents with KW in Colorado for the past several years. After working in the restaurant business throughout her 20s, Jackie decided to get her broker's license in 2014, and put her customer service skills to use in another industry. Having moved to Colorado without an existing sphere to draw upon, Jackie worked hard to establish herself through holding open houses for other agents, and has since evolved her business to be based on agent and past client referrals. Jackie is part of Gary Keller’s Top 100 Individual Agent Mastermind and is perennially found in the top 1% of Denver agents. Jackie is a loving wife to her husband of over 20 years (Steve), proud mother of her two children (Preston and Avery) and her very spoiled dog (Phoebe). She would love nothing more than to roll out the red carpet for your referrals while finding them their perfect Colorado home!
Bryan Garrity, PanelistSan Diego, CATop Luxury Solo Agent
Director of Luxury, Gary Keller’s Top 100 individual, Real Producers Top 500 Agent, 20 years of Real Estate experience, San Diego Circle of Excellence - Gold. In addition to his real estate expertise, Bryan is also highly regarded for his honesty and integrity. He believes in always putting the needs of his clients first, and he is never afraid to go the extra mile to help them achieve their goals. When he's not working, Bryan enjoys spending time with his family & dogs, and supporting local charities. He is a proud member of the San Diego community and is committed to making a positive impact in the lives of those around him. Overall, Bryan Garrity is an exceptional real estate agent who has earned a reputation for his expertise, customer service, and commitment to his clients. If you're looking to buy or sell a property in San Diego, Bryan is the perfect choice to help you achieve your goals.
Eva Casoria, PanelistWestchester, NYTop Producing Team
As a Top Producer among Westchester and Fairfield County Licensed Realtors, I am the professional you can rely on for all your real estate needs. Having credentials in both New York and Connecticut as well as a network of over 180k agents, I have the connections needed to help you make some of the most important decisions in your life. As a homeowner and investor myself, I know firsthand the concerns associated with finding the right place to fit your needs. Whether you are buying, investing, renting or selling, I can be the partner you trust. Throughout my career, I have assisted over 500 families with their real estate needs. In 2022, we served 70+ families, find the home of their dreams. My prior work as a recruiter and a certified life coach gave me the necessary skills to help people make difficult decisions and be the guiding hand through transition as their realtor. Our clients’ will never be faced with a ‘hard-sell’ - that is not what they deserve, and it is not my style. Treat me as your real estate coach... to guide you down the right path to achieve your homeowner dream.
Lori St. John, PanelistFt. Lauderdale, FLTop Luxury Solo Agent
Lori St John entered into real estate long after her career started as a CPA turned attorney, where she is licensed in NY, NJ & CO. As a former criminal defense attorney, Founder of the Innocence Project at the Rutgers School of Law here in Newark, NJ, and Colorado real estate developer, she brings a multitude of high level skills, negotiation expertise and strategy to her business, clients and referral partners. She is the Director of Luxury in her Southeast Florida market center, where she was the top #1 agent for 2022, bringing the highest selling residential sale to her market center in its history. As a luxury agent, is she excited to have earned and is a member of KW Luxury International and a member of Gary Keller’s Top 100 Solo Agent Worldwide. This year she has already earned a spot as the #6 top agent in the entire South Florida Region. Most of all, Lori distinguishes herself by dedicating herself to a high level of service and excellence in results for her clients, whom she personally serves, often achieving the highest sales price in both neighborhoods and even Citywide, in their history. Her passion and energy rubs off on those she meets and works with as both a genuine and caring person in all she does.
Kristen ‘Ziggy’ Zigouras, PanelistHudson Valley Region, NYTop Solo Agent
Kristen ‘Ziggy’ Zigouras is a results driven, problem solving, Top Producer serving the Hudson Valley Region of NY. Ziggy’s 30 years of extensive knowledge in the area, impressive background in construction, technology and health care, blended with strong interpersonal skills has created a long list of happy clients, repeat business and raving fans.
