Momentum ’09 was a Hit

Spring has arrived, summer is fast approaching and here at Real Living we are rejoicing! We are starting to see improvement in the markets for 2009 and last week at our annual conference, Momentum, we celebrated our 2008 achievements.

Momentum was a great success. Hosted at The Lifestyle Communities Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio, we kicked off the day with the highly anticipated awards ceremony, listened the ever-popular David Knox and then danced the night away with one of Columbus’ best bands, Conspiracy.

Congrats to all our outstanding bronze, brass, silver, gold, platinum and ruby winners!

Also, congratulations to our top agents and managers:

• George Smith Rising Star Award winners: Matt Beam from the Troy, Ohio, office, Helen Stepien from the Arlington, Ohio, office and Joyce Logan from the Dublin, Ohio, office

• Top Office in Core Service Support: Real Living HER Hilliard, Ohio, office
• Top Agent in Core Service Support: Nicole Yoder-Barnhart of the Yoder-Barnhart Connection in Hilliard, Ohio
• Top Agent in Volume and Sides: Sandy Raines and Ron Cadieux of The Raines Group in New Albany, Ohio
• Harley E. Rouda Manager of the Year: Gloria Rau, manager of the Northeast Regional Office

All winners will be listed on the Momentum Web site within the next month.

Keynote speaker David Knox was also a hit. He engaged agents with a back to basics message. Helping them to understand how to convert buyers into sales, Knox gave tips and advice on how to understand what the buyer really wants and how to close the deal. With multiple personality impressions, he charmed agents while inspiring them!

Thanks to everyone who came out and our wonderful sponsors!