Damon West, M.S. Criminal Justice, is a college professor, internationally known keynote speaker and best-selling author. He went from being a Division 1 starting quarterback and suffering a career ending injury to being a stockbroker, eventually developing an addiction to methamphetamines that landed him in a maximum security prison. Armed with a program of recovery, a renewed faith, and a miraculous second chance at life, Damon emerged from over seven years of prison a changed man. His story of redemption, grit and determination continues to inspire audiences today.

Siri Lindley is a world champion triathlete and high-performance coach. A cancer survivor and named one of Tony Robbins’ favorite motivational speakers. Siri shares fear-shattering strategies for changing the thoughts, habits, and behaviors that hold people and organizations back. With an infectious and authentic passion, she empowers audiences to strive for peak performance, work through and ultimately conquer the demons of fear and self-doubt. 

Ken is well-regarded in the real estate world. He’s come a long way since that first small property investment. Ken has had great success in all aspects of real estate – from investment analysis and property management to acquisitions and property development. He even started his own real estate investment company with MC Companies. Altogether, Ken has now transacted over $1B in real estate. 

For Ken, the journey doesn’t just stop with financial success. He’s committed to helping as many people as possible achieve the same financial freedom that he’s been able to attain through real estate. Ken shares his knowledge through his YouTube channel, which currently has over 300k subscribers. Ken is the author of the best-selling books The ABC’s of Real Estate Investing, The Advanced Guide to Real Estate Investing, The ABC’s of Property Management. He is well-known in the real estate community and is always a very sought-after speaker at events all over the globe.

Neal is CEO & Founder at UGro and Grocapitus, two commercial real estate investment companies. Neal’s companies use cutting edge real estate analytics technology to source and acquire OR build large Commercial properties across the U.S., for nearly 800 investors. Current portfolio over 4,800 units, with an AUM value (upon completion) of over $1 Billion. 

Neal believes that we are at a turning point, where traditional commercial real estate will combine with Proptech and Fintech technology disruptors and will become a tradable, highly liquid asset class, rivaling the stock market.

Jay Lybik is the National Director of Multifamily Analytics at CoStar. He focuses on the major demand trends and current market conditions for the multifamily sector across the United States and impact at the regional and metro level. 

With over 25 years of commercial real estate research experience, Mr. Lybik previously served as Vice President of Research Services for the Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) division of Marcus & Millichap, where he oversaw the production of all IPA related research while advising clients on their multifamily investment strategy. 

In addition, he serves as Research Chair of the NMHC Research Committee.

Zach is the CEO and co-founder of Rise48 Equity, which has completed over $1.8 Billion in total transactions and purchased 40 assets with 7,000+ units since 2019. They currently have >$1.4 Billion of Assets Under Management in the Phoenix & Dallas Markets with 11 Full-Cycle Dispositions. Across Rise48 Equity & Rise48 Communities, he has 190+ Full-Time Employees .

Zach is also an official member of the Forbes Real Estate Council, a Directors Council Member of GPEC, and is a #1 Best Selling Co-Author of “Success Habits of Super Achievers.” Zach currently resides in Scottsdale with his wife Grace.

Brian is the Director of the Tribe of Titans multifamily educational community, founder of Streamline Capital, and host of the Diary of an Apartment Investor podcast. His drive to help others accelerate their success has led to a wildly popular weekly networking group, a podcast with >200k downloads, and a ton of educational content inside the Tribe of Titans. Brian retired from the Marine Corps in 2021 after 20 years of service.

Brian is very active in multifamily investing as a sponsor, coach, capital raiser, and key principal.

As the Managing Member of Bronson Equity (www.BronsonEquity.com), Bronson is a general partner in 2000 multifamily units worth over $200M. Bronson co-leads a large in person multifamily meetup in Pasadena, CA called FIBI Pasadena Multifamily (www.fibipasadena.com). Bronson is the host of The Mailbox Money Show and he understands the investor mindset, having spoken individually over the phone with over 1300 investors and having raised over $30M for real estate and his ATM Machine Fund deals. Bronson is the author How to Use Inflation to Your Advantage and is a regular contributor to YouTube and his blog. Bronson is the Capital Raising Coach at Kingdom REI, a faith based group, helping investors find deals and raise funds for large real estate deals. 

Kathy has a multifamily portfolio consisting of ~2,000 multifamily units, with >$130 Million Assets under Management. She serves as Vice President of Marketing at VSV and leads marketing strategy and execution across the VSV umbrella of companies.  She is also an active contributor on LinkedIn, with a passion to educate people on passive investing through real estate, a focus on positively impacting the community, and educating youth on personal finances.

She currently resides in Phoenix, AZ with her husband, 2 sons, and 2 white labrador puppies.

Casey has a successful career as an FX spot and derivatives interbank trader for the Foreign Exchange brokerage firm, GPS Capital Markets LLC. Casey has traded over $7 billion USD in foreign exchange volume every year and oversees the management of the firm’s proprietary treasury management tools that enable clients to hedge foreign currency exposures. 

Casey is married to Sarie and a father of 4 amazing kids. Casey values God and his family above all else and he seeks financial freedom to better serve his family as well as the people around him.

Divya is Founder and CEO of Ascending Avenue Investments, focused on multifamily properties with the goal of improving the lives of those who need a place to call home. Currently invested in multiple deals with 364 units in Phoenix and Tucson markets. Divya has an extensive corporate background in multiple Fortune 100 companies. Her goal is to help busy professionals build a passive income stream through real estate that allows them to build financial freedom. She currently resides in Dallas, Texas with her husband Aaron and two boys.