To follow-up on a post I wrote on July 16 of this year, I am in New York City today and tomorrow to moderate a couple of panels at RISMedia’s 18th Annual Leadership Conference. If you are in town for the conference, please stop by and say hello (both of my sessions take place tomorrow, September 6):

Session Title: From A to Z-How Do I Form and Lead a Championship Agent Team?
Date: Thursday, September 6, 2007
Time: 9:00 - 10:15 AM
Track: Recruitment and Training Track

Description: An agent team can consist of a partnership that is as simple as an agent and his or her assistant, or something the size of a baseball team. In this session, industry experts will introduce you to various ways you can structure a team and lead it to achieve whatever goals the team sets for itself.

Moderator: Ralph Roberts, Broker/Owner, Ralph Roberts Realty

Panelists

• Brandon Fairbanks, Realtor/Associate, Montecino & Associates Real Estate
• Domenic Manchesi, Team Leader, Prudential Towne Centre Realty
• Chip Neumann , Partner, Neumann Real Estate
• Marylyn Schwartz, President, Teamweavers

Session Title: A New Opportunity? How Brokers Can Succeed with Agent Teams
Date: Thursday, September 6, 2007
Time: 1:30 - 2:45 PM
Track: Business Development

Description: Oftentimes, brokers are too busy doing business to build a thriving business. In this session, learn about the power of the agent team approach and how it can help you boost sales and profits while having more time and energy to devote to what really matters—family, friends, and community.

Moderator: Ralph Roberts, Broker/Owner, Ralph Roberts Realty

Panelists:

• Bryan Felder, Realtor, The Virginia Realty Group
• Dottie Herman, President & CEO, Prudential Douglas Elliman
• Wayne Turner, Broker, Wayne Turner Real Estate Company
• Julie Vanderblue, President, The Higgins Group

This year’s conference takes place at The Roosevelt Hotel, a prominent landmark situated on Madison Avenue and 45th Street in midtown Manhattan.