Past Events – 2023

Kristin Brindley, the driving force behind KB Team, has been an esteemed member of the entrepreneurial community for over two decades. Her tenacity, warmth, and relentless determination have been instrumental in the success of KB Team’s businesses.

Kristin’s entrepreneurial journey includes co-founding SafeTree PPE and holding the positions of publisher and president of several Real Producers Magazines. Under her stewardship, she ranked third among over a thousand associates at N2 Publishing Real Producers, securing the top spot for Real Producers.

Kristin’s formidable sales skills earned her a spot in the top 40 salespeople in CUTCO’s 69-year history and a place in CUTCO’s Hall of Fame. She is a sought-after speaker and consultant within the Real Estate community in the D.C. Metro, tri-state area.

Beyond her professional milestones, Kristin’s personal story of resilience is inspiring. A survivor of cervical cancer, Kristin views life through a lens of gratitude. Her philosophy, “I now look at things like working out as something I get to do, not have to do. There is so much to be grateful for,” is a testament to her spirit.

Above all, Kristin is a dedicated wife and mother, bringing the same passion she exhibits in business to her family. Her drive to help people connect and thrive is a unifying thread throughout all her entrepreneurial ventures. Her life’s story serves as an inspiration for perseverance, hard work, and triumph in the face of adversity.

Over the years, John has helped clients buy and sell more than $130M in real estate across 175+ transactions, with Washingtonian Magazine recognition including “Best of” Realtors and “99 People You Want on Your Side.”

In 2025, he launched Coleman Residential—a people-first team known for heart, hustle, and hyper-local knowledge. Within months, the team earned Washingtonian’s Elite Producers (Platinum) honors and was named one of Real Brokerage’s Top 20 teams nationwide (out of ~30,000 agents).

John’s “Coffee with Coleman” tours have turned thousands of casual scrollers into confident buyers and sellers—and even earned a Washington Post profile for his viral home walkthroughs.

He lives in Hill East with his wife, Julia, and their rescue pup, Lola—usually with a camera (and a coffee) in hand as he explores DC’s neighborhoods.

Before venturing into real estate, Dustin Fox amassed 15 years of experience in big box retail management, including leadership roles at Bed Bath & Beyond and Pottery Barn. This background fostered an acute understanding of customer service, which he has seamlessly transferred into his real estate career.

As a fifth-generation DC Metro area resident, Dustin offers more than just transactional know-how; he delivers a lifetime of community insight. Raised in Oakton, VA, Dustin combines small-town heart with big-city results in his real estate practice.

Together with his high school sweetheart, Devon, Dustin co-founded Fox Homes. Their mission is clear: to provide an unparalleled real estate experience that blends remarkable results with genuine care. Dustin’s philosophy is consistently people-first.

Dustin leads the number one Google-reviewed team in the DC Metro area, boasting almost 1,400 reviews. His team has already closed an astonishing $150 million in sales in 2023, with almost 230 transactions year-to-date. These remarkable achievements have consistently landed him on Northern Virginia Magazine’s and Washingtonian’s Best Real Estate Agent lists from 2018 to 2023, as well as earned him the Best of Zillow status for exceptional performance and customer experience.

Stacy Holscher entered the Real Estate industry in 2013. The proud wife of a retired US Army Veteran, her passion for Real Estate formed over the numerous military relocations her family made and her desire to help advocate and guide consumers through the exciting milestones of buying and selling property. Currently a licensed Broker in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia, Stacy is a Supervising Broker and Sales Manager with Redfin in Virginia. She has been recognized by her Brokerage nationally for her coaching and mentorship contributions. She leads an all-star team of Agents with over $200M in sales volume closed in 2023 with an extraordinarily high level of client satisfaction.  As a volunteer leader, Stacy has served on several committees and groups with NVAR and Virginia Realtors. She currently serves at NVAR on the 2023 Board of Directors as well as the Professionalism & Ethics Advisory Group. In 2024, Stacy will serve as a Director with the National Association of Realtors. She enjoys giving back to her industry, her team, and her community. When she’s not focused on real estate, Stacy enjoys going on hiking adventures with her dog and spending free time with her husband, friends and family boating on the Potomac River.

Nikki Lagouros, distinguished as Reston’s top-selling agent, has been consistently recognized in REAL Trends top 10 for her outstanding production since 2020. With a reputation for excellence, Nikki has become synonymous with premium property transactions, earning accolades for her commitment to clients and her profound knowledge of the real estate market.

Justin serves as President for RLAH @properties. While earning his Entrepreneurship Degree from the University of North Texas in 2006, Justin joined his family’s real estate team as a sales associate. He quickly set himself apart from his well-known family by earning individual, elite sales levels. His quick success found him offered the position of Managing Broker for a nationally recognized company. As the youngest broker within his network, Justin reached internal acclaim by elevating his office from “worst to first” in his geographic region.

Today, Justin oversees operations for RLAH Real Estate. His expertise of real estate tech, marketing, and the industry as a whole serve as pivotal ingredients in the continued growth of the brokerage. Justin has served on the MetroTex Board of Realtors in Dallas/Fort Worth and the GCAAR Board of Realtors in the Washington Metropolitan area.

Jennifer Mack has been a Realtor for 19 years. She leads a team of amazing agents called Jennifer Mack Properties brokered by eXp Realty serving VA/MD/DC and WV.  They routinely sell around 60M in volume. She grew up on and off in Northern Virginia in a military family. She graduated from college at University of Texas at Austin and received her MBA from Texas State University. She began her professional career working in the high tech industry in Austin, Texas. After her husband joined the Army they relocated to North Carolina where she decided to start a career in real estate. In 2009 they relocated back to Virginia and put down roots in Fairfax. She has two kids and loves serving her community by volunteering in the local schools, her church and local charities.

Ryan McLaughlin is CEO of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors® (NVAR), one of the largest regional Realtor Associations in the United States with approximately 14,000 real estate professionals who transact over $15 billion in sales annually in the Washington, D.C. metro area.

As CEO, McLaughlin oversees a 32-person staff in two locations, as well as a Realtor® school and store. Formerly the CEO of the Greater Lehigh Valley Realtors® in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, McLaughlin was named one of the 2013 “40 Under 40” regional business leaders by Lehigh Valley Business. He was a member of the Lower Macungie Township Board of Commissioners from 2009 to 2015, serving as its President in 2015. McLaughlin received the 2015 Association Executive “Leaders of Tomorrow” Young Professionals Award from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), America’s largest trade association with more than one million members. In 2015, McLaughlin was inducted into NAR’s Dr. Almon R. (Bud) Smith, RCE, AE Leadership Society. He earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation from the American Society of Association Executives, and the Realtor® Association Certified Executive (RCE) designation from the National Association of Realtors®. McLaughlin served as Vice Chair of the NAR Association Executives Committee in 2021.

A graduate of the Leadership Fairfax Institute, devoted to the development of business, nonprofit and public sector leaders with vision and commitment, McLaughlin also serves on the board of directors of the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce. McLaughlin has been included in Virginia Business magazine’s Virginia 500 – Power List, as one of the state’s most powerful and influential leaders in the Real Estate category. A graduate of East Stroudsburg University, McLaughlin also earned a Master’s degree in political science from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the State University of New York at Albany. McLaughlin lives with his wife and three children in Northern Virginia.

Kymber Lovett-Menkiti is a pioneer in the real estate industry. With over 16 years of experience in the sales field, Kymber has a proven track record of success in leading teams, driving sales and revenue growth, and building strong relationships with clients, leaders, and industry partners.

Kymber Lovett-Menkiti serves as the Operating Principal and President of Keller Williams Capital Properties (KWCP), a brokerage with eight offices across the DC, Maryland, and Virginia region. She is also the Regional Director for the Keller Williams Maryland/ DC (MDC) Region where she oversees 4K+ agents and is the first African American female to hold this position. As Regional Director, Kymber works closely with market center owners, their leadership teams, and agents to develop and implement strategies for improving sales, productivity, and culture.

Kymber also holds the title as President for The Menkiti Group and MG Residential Sales Team. Throughout the years, Kymber has built a dedicated and passionate team of real estate professionals who assist the clients of The Menkiti Group in meeting their real estate goals. Under Kymber’s leadership, the MG Residential Sales Team served over 2,000 first-time homebuyers and brokered the sales of over $1.5B in residential real estate. The MG Residential Sales Team is ranked amongst the Top 1% of REALTORS ® Nationwide and has been recognized internationally one of Top 50 teams within the Keller Williams franchise as measured by sales volume.

Kymber serves as the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) 2023 Broker Relations Liaison. As NAR’s Broker Relations Liaison for 2023, Kymber will be part of NAR’s extended national leadership team and will be charged with helping REALTORS® work with community and government leaders nationwide.

Kymber also serves on the 2023 Bright MLS Board of Directors. BRIGHT MLS represents 110K+ agent subscribers and covers a broad geography, spanning 40,000 square miles and 20 million consumers. The Bright MLS board is a diverse group of primarily broker-owners, from companies big and small across our footprint. Their governance helps steer our direction

Kymber previously served as the 2020 President of the DC Association of Realtors and was appointed by the mayor to serve on the District of Columbia Arts Commission. She is also a Board Member of Crittenton Services and led the Keller Williams National Social Equity Task Force from 2020-2021. In 2019, Kymber served as the President of the 2019 DCAR Executive Committee, as well as the Greater Capital Area Association of REALTORS® (GCAAR) Rookie Committee Chair, and a member of the Keller Williams Capital Properties Agent Leadership Council.

As one of the best and brightest young businesspeople in the greater Washington, DC region, Kymber was recognized by the Washington Business Journal as a 2018 40 Under 40 Honoree, a Real Estate Newsmaker by RISMedia for 2 consecutive years (2021 & 2022) and NAR’s 2021 District of Columbia REALTOR® of the Year.

Kymber is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and James Madison University and currently lives in Washington, DC with her family.

Eric is the Chief Executive Office and Founder of Pearson Smith Realty (2015), a residential real estate brokerage servicing DC, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. Beginning with 15 licensed agents in 2015, Pearson Smith Realty has been recognized by Inc. 5000, Washington Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Companies, and RealTrends 500 with over $4B in sales volume and 1,000 licensed agents: ranking 80th brokerage overall in 2021 (43rd largest independent). In 2022, through an equity purchase agreement, Pearson Smith Realty joined the United Real Estate family of companies. Eric continues to manage the vision and strategic execution of Pearson Smith Realty and recently stepped into a national leadership position with United Real Estate, overseeing their lead generation and conversion initiatives.

Prior to 2015, Eric worked as an auditor for Watkins Meegan; a regional accounting, tax, and advisory firm now under CohnReznick.

Eric earned a B.A. from the University of Mary Washington with a concentration in accounting, where he was also the captain of the basketball team.

Born and raised in Fairfax County, Sean graduated from W.T. Woodson HS, and is an alumnus of Christopher Newport University. Sean began his career in real estate with one of the Top Ten Realty groups in the country and was named a top-producing buyer’s agent with the sale of over 170 homes and the coordination of over 400 real estate transactions. Since 2009, Sean has been personally involved in over 120 real estate investment projects, yielding profits totaling over $7,500,000.

In 2012, Sean launched the real estate investment firm, Northern Virginia Investments. For two consecutive years, the firm garnered the remarkable achievement, Deal of the Year, awarded by the CAZA investment group, heralding the incredible success of his investment startup. Using his extensive real estate and renovation expertise, Sean is able to pass along expert advice to clients, helping them maximize their purchase, sale, or investment in Northern Virginia real estate.

In 2014, Sean co-founded Dutko | Ragen Homes & Investments, producing innovative marketing and investment techniques, while providing his clients exceptional customer service. He has a 5-Star Agent rating from Zillow.com and multiple repeat customers.

When Sean isn’t advising clients and investing in real estate projects, you’ll find him spending time with family and friends and enjoying the wide variety of sporting events the D.C. metro area has to offer.

As a member of the United States Marine’s elite Silent Drill Team, perfection, work ethic and attention to detail were eternally instilled in Casey’s professional life. Casey started his real estate career in 1981 with interest rates at 17%, so he became a leader in creative financing and problem solving. In 1995, Casey developed Computer Loan Network which allowed lenders to bid on mortgage loans on a new thing called the internet. 2 years later, they invented Lending Tree. Casey combined the perfection and attention to detail of the Silent Drill Team, with his created solutions of the 80’s, his internet expertise from the 90’s, his 30 years of real estate service and his ability to recruit top talent from his years as a National Champion football coach, to form the guiding principals of The Casey Samson Team.

“I learned at the early stage of my coaching career: “Good players make coaches look smart, and bad players make coaches look dumb”. Our high quality professionals make our team and our sellers homes look incredible.”

The Casey Samson Team is #1 in Medium Team in Virginia in sales volume according to the Wall Street Journa. We are listed in the RealTrends The Thousand landing our team in the top .05% in the nation.

Keri Shull is a frequent and charismatic public speaker who has built and scaled multiple businesses. She enjoys coaching real estate agents, entrepreneurs, and women to grow businesses that empower them to live their best lives.

Keri has contributed to Forbes Magazine, Business Insider, Money, and Entrepreneur on the topics of entrepreneurship and goal achievement.

Keri is founder of the Keri Shull Team, the top-selling real estate team in the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area – and the #21 mega team in the nation for overall volume according to RealTrends and Tom Ferry. In 2018, Keri co-founded HyperFast Agent, an online community where real estate agents can get life-changing training and personal coaching from Keri and her husband Daniel Lesniak.

Keri is also the mother of four children ages eight and under: Braden, Kierra, Grayson and Tristan

With over one billion in personal sales volume, Carolyn Young is one of the most productive and accomplished agents in the United States. She has been actively helping buyers and sellers bring hand and glove together in this area for over twenty years.

Ryan started his real estate career shortly after graduating from the University of Virginia.  Whether it be working with clients or mentoring realtors, his success is deeply rooted in his passion for serving people.  In 2007, Ryan was recognized as one of Realtor Magazine’s “30 under 30”, a national honor given to 30 of the top real estate professionals under the age of 30.  He was cast on HGTV’s House Hunters and has been featured in REALTOR Magazine, NOVA Real Producers Magazine, and Outfront Magazine.  Ryan recently received the honor of Loudoun Business 40 Under 40, Loudoun 100 – Making a Positive Impact in the Community, and Virginia’s 100 Most Influential Real Estate Agents.

In 2012, Ryan started the award-winning Dwellus brand.  Their innovative marketing strategy and commitment to excellence has propelled them to one of the top teams in the country.  Dwellus is recognized as Washingtonian’s Best and the Wall Street Journal Real Trends “America’s Best” real estate teams in Virginia. With the transition to REAL Broker, Ryan is a community leader within REAL’s growing community.

Ryan believes in giving back.  Through Dwellus Gives, his team hosts charity events and other benefits on behalf of the DC Dream Center, JDRF, Children’s National, and Wholehearted Foundation. Captain Dwellus, their charitable superhero, continues to get involved with more great causes. Dwellus has raised over $500,000 towards local charities.

Ryan lives by the expression “work hard, play hard.”  In his spare time, you’ll see him on the golf course, wakeboarding at the lake, coaching youth baseball and basketball, and enjoying time with his family! Ryan is a thrill-seeker and has hiked Mount Rainier, scuba dived with sharks, and completed a 24-hour adventure race!

Ryan holds his Associate Broker’s license, as well as his Certified Luxury Homes Marketing Specialist (CLHMS), Graduate of Realtor Institute (GRI), Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR), Certificate of Internet Professionalism (e-PRO), and Certified New Homes Sales Professional (CSP) designations. Ryan is a Lifetime Member of the NVAR Top Producer Club.

With over $100M in closed sales, Lindsey Jo is a passionate advocate for female realtors. She is committed to encouraging others to embrace their creativity and inject personality into their content. She hopes to continue to challenge outdated stereotypes and show that female realtors can be both professional and personable. For Lindsey Jo, this is not just a career, but a mission to empower and elevate women in real estate.

Jason Cheperdak, the founder of the Shepherd Homes Group, is a force to be reckoned with in the real estate world. Ranked in the top 1 percent of Zillow realtors, he leads a team of 23 agents and 17 support staff, achieving annual sales exceeding a quarter of a billion dollars.

Jason’s personal sales soared to over $100 million in both 2022 and 2023. His diverse business portfolio includes property management, roofing, and construction companies, showcasing his entrepreneurial mindset.

In his personal life, Jason has been happily married to his wife, Ali, an etiquette and social media influencer. Before his real estate career, he was an international ice dancer for Canada. He remains deeply committed to real estate, personally investing in property renovations and undertaking condo conversion projects throughout the DMV area. Jason Cheperdak’s story is one of relentless dedication, and a commitment to excellence.

Sarah Moorman is the Chief Operating Officer of Samson Properties, one of the Mid-Atlantic’s largest independent real estate brokerages, where she leads operations for over 6,300+ agents across multiple states. Known for her ability to build scalable systems, lead with vision, and drive results, Sarah brings both strategy and heart to everything she does.

With a background that spans executive leadership, real estate sales, and business ownership, Sarah thrives at the intersection of operational excellence and people development. She’s a licensed agent who still works directly with clients, and she works with and owns other local community business that are focused on supporting families and children with complex needs—showcasing her deep commitment to community impact.

Sarah’s leadership is rooted in growth, gratitude, and service. Whether she’s streamlining brokerage operations, mentoring future leaders, or building systems that empower others, she leads with clarity, faith, and purpose. She’s passionate about helping individuals and teams unlock their full potential—professionally, personally, and financially. Sarah brings her perspective as a results-driven builder, values-based leader, and fierce advocate for impact at scale.