Speakers
CEO, CREN
Master of Ceremonies
Jeff Follis is the CEO of Colorado Real Estate Network (CREN). CREN is a regional MLS servicing 17+ counties and six REALTOR® Board Associations. CREN provides its REALTOR® members with a communication tool for buying, selling, leasing or auctioning properties within the region. CREN has approximately 1,400 REALTOR® members and 250 affiliates including banks, appraisers, and property inspectors.
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The Regional MLS covers close to 25,000 square miles. Their goal is to deliver a variety of Real Estate tools and services to their members to assist them at succeeding in the Real Estate Industry.
Executive Director, New Mexico MLS
Speaker & Host - History of the MLS
A founding member and creator of the Virtual MLS Summit, which brings the MLS industry to over 35,000 MLS brokers and agents from across the nation, Megan has been involved in the MLS industry for over 17+ years. She is an active member of the National MLS Users Group, as well as CMLS and RESO. She is a CMLX3 Leadership graduate and has received the RESO Red-B Certification. Megan is an approved New Mexico Real Estate Commission instructor and teaches five CE approved MLS courses to real estate licensees. She believes wine should be served with a stray dog hair and keeps sane by cycling 30 miles a day.
Director of Product and Implementation, PrimeMLS
Master Of Ceremonies
As the Director of Product & Implementation, Sara oversees her team as they research, test, develop, and recommend vendor software implementation strategies. She also manages primemls.com and Commercial.primemls.com, both public-facing websites. Sara is responsible for overseeing the management of system requests, fixes, and enhancements for the Paragon software. She also attends industry events solidifying business-to-business relationships while also looking to build new relationships and identify new products and services for Prime MLS to make available to members. Sara is the 2023 Chair for the Paragon Advisory Committee and is the 2023 Co-Chair and Director of the National MLS User Group (NMUG) helping to make decisions on changes to the platform, which impact real estate professionals for Prime MLS and other MLSs across the country.
Before joining Prime MLS, Sara was in the US Army for seven years and spent seven years in the printing industry as both a Customer Service Representative and Quality Assurance Technician. Sara has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Ashworth College
CEO, IRES MLS
Speaker - MLS Importance
Jeff Bosch is a recognized leader and advocate for the essential role multiple listing services play in enabling transparent, efficient real estate markets and providing high-quality information and tools for real estate professionals.
Jeff serves as chief executive officer of IRES MLS, the second-largest MLS in Colorado, and its software development subsidiary, REALGO Inc. Previously, he was chief operating officer for MARIS MLS in St. Louis.
Jeff has strong roots in the broker community, with more than nearly 20 years of experience advocating for better data and tools while breaking down artificial barriers, costs and complexity for professionals and consumers alike.
Jeff chairs the Broker Advisory Workgroup Chair for the Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO); is a director for the Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS); and served as a 2024 member of the T3 Real Estate Data Roundtable.
CEO, realMLS
Moderator - MLS Magic Wand
Nicole Jensen is the CEO of realMLS serving Northeast Florida. In this role, she empowers talented teams who manage every aspect of the Multiple Listing Service and other technology tools to promote a healthy marketplace.
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Jensen’s previous service to the MLS industry includes VP of Business Technology for the MIBOR REALTOR® Association in Indianapolis; CEO of the Palm Springs Regional Association of REALTORS® & MLS; and the Executive Vice President of the REALTORS® Association of Lincoln and Midlands MLS in Nebraska. She began her MLS career in 1997 as an MLS Administrator. Overall, Jensen has 30+ years of experience in the real estate industry having begun her real estate career as a licensee and agent support staff member.
She holds NAR’s REALTOR® Association Certified Executive (RCE) designation and a master’s degree in Organizational Management. A long-time member of Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS), she has the CMLX1 & 2 designations, completed CMLX3-Leadership Academy and currently serves on the CMLS Executive Committee.
Vice President and General Counsel - California Regional MLS
Speaker - Legal Update
Edward Zorn has been a real estate attorney for over 30 years and has been the Vice President and General Counsel for California Regional MLS since 2015. As general counsel he is responsible for all legal aspects from contracting to litigation management, and as VP he is involved in the daily operational and strategic direction of the company. Prior to joining CRMLS, Ed's law practice focused on Realtor Association, brokerage, and developer representation. Ed has also been a real estate broker for over 20 years operating his own independent brokerage firm, and was also the Vice President and General Counsel of a multi-office franchisee within the Anywhere family. He still represents buyers that want to move to his hometown of Knoxville, TN.
With a passion for education, Ed was an Adjunct Professor for California Baptist University, where he helped create the University’s real estate program. Prior to joining CRMLS, Ed also served as a state Director and Ombudsman for the California Association of REALTORS® and was an active REALTOR member with the Inland Gateway Association of REALTORS where he was named the 2012 REALTOR of the Year. He is still an active member of the C.A.R. Legal Affairs Forum and serves on the Professional Standards Committee hearing disciplinary and arbitration cases in Tennessee. Ed recently served on the NAR MLS Listing Issues and Policy Committee, and currently serves on the Professional Standards Committee. He is a frequent presenter and panelist at real estate industry events and podcasts.
REALTOR® at Pinkham Real Estate - PrimeMLS
Panel - MLS Magic Wand
Ben is a dedicated full time Realtor who has called the Mount Washington Valley home for 20 years. Since getting licensed in 2021, Ben has since joined the local real estate board serving as president-elect in 2024 and preparing to take on the role of president in 2025. Due to his work on the board Ben was awarded the 2024 Realtor of the Year by his peers. Passionate about all things real estate, Ben has a commitment to lifelong learning, and strives to provide clients with unparalleled service and expertise. When not assisting clients, he enjoys hiking, playing volleyball, and embracing the beauty of nature in the Valley he calls home.
Founder, Everything Pines, LLC - Hive MLS
Panel - MLS Magic Wand
Kristi Snyder is a dedicated real estate broker, military spouse, and community advocate. In 2014, she founded Everything Pines, LLC, which has grown into a thriving firm with four independently owned locations serving over 15 counties in central North Carolina. Kristi’s approach combines personalized client care, a team-oriented philosophy, and a commitment to community outreach.
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Since beginning her real estate career in 2012, Kristi has taken on numerous leadership roles, including serving as President of both the Mid Carolina Regional Association of Realtors’ MLS Board and Association Board. She is a 2017 William C. Bass NC Leadership Class graduate and has earned recognition as Rookie of the Year (2013), Realtor of the Year (2017), and Realtor’s Choice Award recipient (2021). Kristi will serve as President of the Hive MLS Board of Managers in 2025.
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Originally from Ohio, Kristi relocated to Southern Pines in 2001 with her husband, Brad, during a military assignment. Now firmly rooted in the Sandhills, they enjoy life with their two Boer goats, three rescue dogs, and two farm cats. Kristi’s passion for connecting with clients and giving back to the community inspires her work every day.
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With boundless energy and enthusiasm, Kristi leads by example, ensuring every client relationship and transaction is managed with professionalism, integrity, and care. Her mission is simple: to serve her clients with excellence, support her team, and make a lasting positive impact on the community she loves.
Vice President of Enterprise Research Strategy, ICE MLS Solutions
Speaker - Market Trends
Andy Walden, Vice President of Enterprise Research Strategy for ICE Mortgage Technology, is one of the most recognized faces in Housing Finance. A regular contributor on CNBC, Andy’s insights are sought by some of the nation’s most-respected media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, CNN, Bloomberg, Fortune, Forbes, and the Los Angeles Times, as well as many mortgage industry trade publications. A technically skilled analyst and the guiding force behind ICE's monthly Mortgage Monitor, he is known for his clear, understandable, even folksy explanations of complex topics. With nearly two decades of industry experience – including default servicing operations, market surveillance and applied mortgage analytics – Andy is uniquely suited to bring clarity to the complex machinations of the American housing market.
Associate Broker, Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Steinborn & Associates - New Mexico MLS
Panel - MLS Magic Wand
Crystal grew up in Truth or Consequences, NM. She is a proud NMSU Aggie and holds a Bachelor's degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management along with a Master's degree in Educational Leadership. Prior to real estate, Crystal served the public through the Federal Emergency Management Administration in a multitude of roles responding to national disasters. She also helped the Aerospace Engineering program to expand and support the students in Engineering at NMSU for 8 years. Her move to real estate started in residential, but expanded to include commercial as well. Being active in the community is important to Crystal. She served 10 years on the NMSU Alumni Association board and is the President of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Academy. She won the Spirit of Service Award for her dedication to the community. Crystal has a passion for reinvigorating our commercial profile in Southern NM. She has earned her Certified Commercial Investment Manager certification to best serve her customers. She also serves as the Southern NM MLS President and the NM MLS President Elect.
Founder and CEO, Decentre Property Exchange (DPX)
Mini Podcast
Rob Hahn is the Founder and CEO of Decentre Property Exchange (DPX), an online auction-based MLS bringing transparency and efficiency to North American real estate. He is also the managing Partner of 7DS Associates – a strategy consulting firm specializing in the residential real estate industry.
With a varied background from Wall Street, corporate law, technology, product development, media and entertainment, startups, fashion and professional card player, Rob brings a unique perspective to business problems. Rob started in real estate at a specialized commercial real estate firm investing in airplane hangars (true story), then moved to Realogy, where he headed the interactive marketing for Coldwell Banker Commercial before launching his consulting firm. In 2022, having seen the power and promise of distributed ledgers and distributed computing, he launched Decentre Property Exchange to get involved in the power of decentralization.
Often called the best demotivational speaker in real estate, Rob is a frequent speaker at events such as Inman, T3 Connect, Gathering of Eagles, NARPM, franchise and brokerage events, national, state and local MLS and Association events, and is available for weddings and bar mitzvahs.
Rob writes the well-known blog Notorious R.O.B. where he opines on topics in real estate, technology, law, marketing, economy, politics, society and strategy through far-too-long posts. He is also the co-host of the influential Industry Relations podcast with Greg Robertson. Named to the Inman 100 Most Influential List despite his best efforts, Rob notes that with great power comes great responsibility… and with very little power comes very little responsibility.
He is a graduate of Yale University, with a BA in Philosophy. The year he graduated, all of the Wall Street Philosophy Firms were going through a recession, so he added a law degree from NYU along with student loans the size of a mortgage. He lives in Las Vegas with his lovely wife Sunny and two misbehaving dogs.
Founder & Principal Advisor, Giant Steps Advisors
Mini Podcast
Greg Robertson co-founded his first real estate software company, IRIS, in 1992. In year 2000 IRIS was listed #192 on Inc. Magazine “Inc. 500” list of fastest growing companies in the United States and later that year acquired by Homeseekers.com. Greg went on to join eNeighborhoods, one of real estate’s first true SaaS companies. eNeighborhoods was then acquired by Dominion Enterprises, who owned Homes.com at the time in 2007. In 2008 Greg and his co-founder Dan Woolley went on to start, W+R Studios. W+R Studios created one of real estate’s most popular SaaS solutions, Cloud CMA. Cloud CMA and the rest of the Cloud Agent Suite have over 700,000 subscribers in North America. W+R Studios was acquired by Lone Wolf Technologies in December of 2020. Greg was the General Manager of the MLS division at Lone Wolf until August 2023.
With over 30 years in the organized real estate industry, Greg is very passionate about helping others find success.
Greg is an active public speaker and is an author of the book, “The Art of the CMA”. Greg publishes the industry technology blog, Vendor Alley. He also publishes two industry podcasts, Listing Bits, and is co-host of Industry Relations with Rob Hahn.
TECH TALKS
CRS
CUBICASA
Speaker - Tech Talk
With more than 25 years in the property technology industry, Nikki Morgan has served as a passionate sales executive and versatile product expert with CRS Data’s MLS Tax Suite for the last 11 years. With a keen sense for strategic business solutions and a unique perspective across emerging industry trends, MLSs throughout the nation turn to Nikki for her deep product knowledge and personable service expertise. Today, she guides MLS executives, real estate veterans and young professionals alike as they leverage the power of property tax data to grow and nurture their business. She is known for engaging with leadership and users alike throughout the sales process and remains part of the go live and launch phase where she educates users by personally offering her product knowledge and how to apply it daily to save time and provide great information to consumers throughout the home buying/selling process. Nikki can be reached at: nmorgan@crsdata.com.
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About CRS Data’s MLS Tax Suite
CRS Data’s MLS Tax Suite offers an innovative, industry-leading platform that makes it possible to access rich property data, mapping tools and dynamic reports. Real estate professionals across the U.S. and parts of Canada turn to the MLS Tax Suite for the product’s simplified and inspiringinterface. This best-in-class product offers streamlined prospecting and comparables tools that inspire client satisfaction and help drive business growth. The MLS Tax Suite includes access to current sales information, such as FSBOs; mortgage and tax data; foreclosure data; neighborhood statistics; school zone insights; and flood conditions. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., CRS Data currently provides access to comprehensive property tax data across the U.S. and parts of Canada. Visit www.crsdata.com to learn more.
MLS Sales Executive, CRS Data
Speaker - Tech Talk
As President of CubiCasa, Jeff leads the company’s overall strategy to digitize property data collection and unlock actionable data insights for homeowners and mortgage professionals alike. Prior to leading CubiCasa, Jeff served as Executive Vice President, Innovation Labs for Clear Capital — the company’s in-house innovation hub which focused on research, testing, and development of new products and solutions.
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About CubiCasa:
CubiCasa is most known for its floor plan products. What started as a simple real estate photographer tool, has grown into a suite of products ranging from listing floor plans, appraisal GLA reports, 3D products, BIM and property data exports. Today we are loved by not only real estate photographers, but also real estate agents, appraisers, contractors and other real estate professionals. In addition to our tech, we take pride in our quality of customer support and design aesthetics. This is constantly proven by our NPS score being over 90 points and raging reviews.
We believe that floor plans and real estate data should be more accessible for all parties in real estate transactions, be it a family purchasing their first home, an investor buying an Airbnb property or a bank offering mortgages to their customers. That’s the future we are working towards at CubiCasa.
President, CubiCasa