Broker Summit Speakers - Coastal Carolinas Association of Realtors

Sherry Chris provides strategic counsel on strengthening relationships, building trust, and enhancing collaboration with brokerage leaders for the National Association of REALTORS®.

Chris is an 18-year veteran of Anywhere Real Estate Inc., where she most recently served as Executive Advisor. Previously, she was the CEO of Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate (BHGRE) and ERA Real Estate, and earlier as COO for Coldwell Banker Real Estate.

As a sought-after speaker, facilitator, and consultant on business, leadership, and organizational excellence, Tim Weisheyer has built a team of like-minded leaders to expand his impact in helping others create profitable, meaningful, and lasting organizations.

His team has worked for international brands such as Disney, Nike, Dell, and Hewlett-Packard, to name a few, and their clients include government, non-profit, and for-profit organizations.

Brent specializes in helping real estate broker-owners and team leaders build thriving organizations.

With over 20 years of experience in the real estate industry, he is passionate about developing leadership, cultivating strong teams, and creating systems that drive sustainable growth.

Theresa has been in the real estate industry since 1994, having worked in new construction sales, mortgage, manufactured home sales, and residential real estate. Theresa started with AccountTECH in April 2023, having worked with their team over the years with new franchises in her previous roles. Theresa’s depth of experience and background in the real estate industry bring comfort to new AccountTECH companies switching their back-office accounting software. Theresa is a licensed REALTOR® and Colorado native who resides in Colorado Springs with her husband.

Kyle Hunter brings 20+ years of real estate technology experience and has held a variety of leadership roles focused on customer success, sales, operations, and marketing. He currently hosts a podcast for Lone Wolf - Proptech Pulse, represents Lone Wolf at events, and advises on all things real estate technology. As a graduate of Florida State University, Kyle still resides in the Sunshine State.

Moses is the President of PropMedia -- a platform where realtors can enhance, find, and disclose property media -- and Pixlmob, a venture-backed real estate media marketplace operating in 156 countries (and a REACH alumni company).

Before launching Pixlmob, Moses spent 12 years as a real estate broker, leading nationally ranked sales teams, building a brokerage of 250 agents, and coaching top 1% producers as a cadre coach with MAPS Coaching. That ground-level experience shapes how he thinks about media: not as a marketing checkbox, but as a core asset in how properties are priced, perceived, and sold. He now works at the intersection of professional media, AI tools, and real estate transactions -- helping agents and media providers understand what’s possible, what’s practical, and what actually moves listings.

Robert DiBiase is Head of Partnerships at MaxHome.ai and a real estate industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience in brokerage operations, business development, and technology. Prior to MaxHome, he held leadership roles with Better.com, Purplebricks, Foxtons, and RealEstate.com, where he helped launch, scale, and optimize brokerage operations across multiple markets. Today, Robert works with brokerages throughout North America to leverage AI-driven solutions that improve operational efficiency, compliance, and growth.

Kathleen Wayson has been involved in various aspects of real estate for over 20 years. She currently serves as the Vice President of Industry Relations, Southeast Region for Realtor.com.

Before Realtor.com, Kathleen worked in the field as a REALTOR® helping residential buyers and sellers in the complex Northern Virginia market. She is also currently licensed in Florida (inactive). Her experience as a top-producing real estate agent gives her special insight into the reality of daily client work and the technology resources necessary to compete effectively in that space.

Jack Peterson has spent several years working in the real estate technology sector, collaborating with REALTOR® associations, MLSs, and real estate professionals to help them better leverage data, insights, and technology. Through his work with RPR®, he helps agents and brokers translate complex property and market data into practical insights that support stronger client conversations and smarter business decisions. Jack is also a licensed REALTOR®, giving him firsthand perspective on how real estate professionals use data and technology to navigate today’s market.

Ashley invests in and helps scale technology that advances the U.S. residential real estate sector.

The REACH program accelerates top technology companies through mentorship, education, exposure, and capital. During her tenure with the Second Century Ventures team, she has helped expand its flagship REACH scale-up program to an additional 6 major markets, including the U.S. Commercial sector, Australia, the UK, Canada, Latin America, and Israel.

Laura has served as CEO of the Coastal Carolinas Association of Realtors® for over 17 years, before which she was SVP for the SC Realtors® for 8 years. She is a Past President and Realtor® of the Year for the Realtor® Association of the Greater Pee Dee, and received her REALTOR® Certified Executive (RCE) in 2013. She has also been awarded the Almond R. “Bud” Smith Leadership Society Award by her Realtor® Association Industry peers.

Brianne “Brie” Bender serves as the Broker Engagement Liaison for the Coastal Carolinas Association of REALTORS®.

She leverages her comprehensive experience with over 20 years in the real estate industry as a REALTOR®, Broker-in-Charge, brokerage owner, educator, and Director of Brokerage Operations to bridge the gap between association policy and the daily operational realities of real estate leadership.

With decades of experience across all facets of real estate, Will Davis brings a steady hand and visionary leadership to IndigoOak Christie’s International Real Estate. As Co-President and Broker-in-Charge, Will draws on his proven expertise in guiding both people and organizations toward excellence. In addition to his leadership at IndigoOak, Will serves as President and CEO of The Litchfield Company, one of South Carolina’s most respected brokerage brands. Since taking the helm in 2018, he has played an instrumental role in expanding the company’s presence and influence across the state. His career began in residential sales and evolved through new home development and recreational land tracts—experience that gives him a well-rounded perspective on every dimension of the industry.

Samantha spent many years as an educator before earning her real estate license in 2007 and discovering a passion for helping others achieve homeownership. In 2015, she earned her broker’s license, began teaching real estate courses, and later opened Carolina Coast and Country Realty, which serves clients across multiple regions of South Carolina. She co-owns Carolina Trashouts with her husband, Charlie. She remains actively involved in local and state committees and boards, while continuing to make dreams of homeownership a reality for families throughout the state.

Rhett Brown is Broker-in-Charge and Owner of BrownStone Real Estate in Greenville, SC. A fourth-generation real estate professional with nearly 30 years of industry experience, she has worked across appraisal, lending, new construction, resale, luxury real estate, and brokerage leadership. Rhett serves as Region 5 Vice President and State Political Coordinator for the South Carolina Association of REALTORS® and is a Director for SCR. She is a past President of the Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® (2024), Founding Co-President of WCR Upstate SC, and was named GGAR’s 2023 REALTOR® of the Year.

Scarafile is the President and CEO of Carolina One Real Estate Services, a full-service real estate firm and the largest real estate company in South Carolina, which provides real estate, mortgage, title, insurance, relocation, vacation rental, and New Homes services in markets across the state, including Charleston, Columbia, through the Home Advantage Realty brand, and the Grand Strand. He is the immediate past Chairman of the Board for Directors for the Realty Alliance, a national real estate industry group, and the Charleston Regional Development Alliance and has been named to the Charleston Reginal Business Journal’s Forty Under 40, has been ranked multiple times by the Swanepoel Power 200, recognizing the most powerful leaders in residential real estate, and has been named one of Charleston Business Magazine’s 50 most influential people.

Brad Allen is the CEO and Co-Founder of The ART of Real Estate Team at eXp Realty, one of the Midlands' top-producing real estate teams. With nearly 20 years in the industry, Brad is known for combining innovative marketing, technology, and client-focused systems to help agents and clients succeed. He also serves as CEO of The ART of Insurance and is the Co-Founder of the Align Team at CrossCountry Mortgage. Brad's accomplishments include being named the 2023 REALTOR® of the Year by the Central Carolina REALTORS® Association, recognition as a National Association of REALTORS® 30 Under 30 honoree, and service in leadership roles at the local and state REALTOR® association levels.

Eddie Wilder founded his real estate company in 1995 with a vision to unite the area’s leading real estate professionals to create a culture of top-notch service that would deliver exceptional real estate experiences for customers and foster lifelong relationships. After 30 years, and branding with ERA in 2001, he accomplished these goals and became one of the fastest-growing real estate companies in the Southeast. Family, faith, and community drive Eddie Wilder as he continues to propel his company in an ever-changing marketplace.

Mark Davis-Cote is the broker-in-charge of The HomesFinder Realty Group in South Carolina and Georgia, as well as a licensed SC real estate instructor. Mark has served on numerous committees, task forces, and boards at the local, state, and national levels of the Realtor Associations. He was the Beaufort-Jasper County Realtor of the Year in 2022, and currently serves as the 2026 SCR RVP for Region 2. Mark's lifelong fascination is with taxation, and he is credentialed as an Enrolled Agent and is in his second year volunteering on the NAR Federal Taxation Committee.