Formerly known as the Broker Summit, this event is taking on a new two-day format!
Cost: TNSights for Women (Day 1) – $50
TNSights for Brokers (Day 2)* – $50
Location: The Franklin Marriott in Cool Springs
Host: Regina Hubbard, 2024 President
Featuring Empowerment Coach Kama Burton, Carl Carter of the Beverly Carter Foundation, Deanne Rymarowicz with an NAR Legal Update, and many more top-producing Tennessee REALTORS® sharing insights on topics of leadership, diversity, and overcoming adversity.
Speakers
Kama Burton is the Broker-Owner of CMB Realty Services in Moreno Valley, CA; national speaker, and trainer. She has been in the real estate industry since 2005 and opened her brokerage in 2020. In real estate, Kama found her passion to help her community make homeownership a goal! Her mission statement is “making real estate dreams reality!”
Kama is an educator at heart. She is an adjunct professor at Moreno Valley College where she teaches real estate pre-licensing courses to help her students obtain their real estate license. In the real estate industry, she is a trainer that trains on topics of leadership, public speaking with her signature workshop, “Owning the Stage,” and educates on tools and techniques to help other real estate professionals. In addition, Kama is a certified trainer for the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), where trains other real estate professionals on Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing, At Home with Diversity certification course, Accredited Buyers Representative (ABR®), and Short Sale & Foreclosure Resources (SFR®).
In 2022, Kama Burton was the first Black female president of the Inland Valleys Association of REALTORS® (IVAR) where she led almost 5,000 members. Leadership is essential in her life. She currently serves as the Housing Policy Chair for IVAR and on the Board of Directors for the California and National Association of REALTORS®. Kama is a proud graduate of the 2021 Women’s Council of REALTORS® Leadership Institute and 2022 of the NAR Leadership Academy. She also serves as the 2023 Women’s Council of REALTORS® California State Leadership Development Chair, where she facilitated and co-wrote the first-ever leadership academy for the state.
In the community, Kama has founded a non-profit called Loving Me 1st and started a mentorship to help minority girls build self-esteem and understand their self-worth. Her program is now reaching elementary, middle/jr. high and high school girls in the Moreno Valley and Val Verde Unified School Districts. She believes, “if you are going to sell the community, it is important to give back to the community!”
Carl Carter, Jr., is a REALTOR® and the Founder of the Beverly Carter Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to improving agent safety. His mom, REALTOR® Beverly Carter, lost her life at the hands of a couple posing as clients. Since his mother’s passing, Carl has striven to honor her legacy through the message of safety. He has a Master and Bachelor of Business Administration degrees from the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, AR.
Karen George, Owner and Broker of Walton George Realty Group, has been an award-winning REALTOR® in the East Tennessee area for over 11 years selling commercial and residential real estate along with property management. Karen is the chairperson of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society fundraiser for 2023-24 and has raised money for them since 2016. Karen is a member of the TAR Residential Forms Committee, the TAR State Convention Committee, the National Coalition of 100 Black Women of Greater Knoxville, a board member of NAMMBA (National Association of Minority Mortgage Bankers of America) of Knoxville, a board member of Pilot Club of Oak Ridge, a member of Advisory Board for the Anderson County Family Justice Center, and many professional committees. She was the 2023 President of the Women’s Council of REALTORS® Knoxville network. She is also a distinguished Toastmasters speaker and comedienne. Karen and her husband Chris are parents to Ben (19) and live in Oak Ridge, TN.
Deanne Rymarowicz (rye-MAR-oh-wits) is Senior Counsel at the National Association of REALTORS® where she focuses on risk management resources and the NAR Insurance Program. Before joining NAR, she was General Counsel for the Greater Las Vegas Association of REALTORS® for eight years. She has also served as Deputy Attorney General for the Nevada Real Estate Division. She has an extensive background in transactional and administrative law, focusing on corporate, insurance and mining law.
Jessi began her real estate career in 2005, earning her real estate license before graduating with her undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in Public Speaking. After gaining some experience in real estate, she relocated to Nashville for more real estate opportunities and obtained a Masters degree in Education from Belmont University. Over the years, she has consistently ranked in the top 1% of Realtors® in the Nashville area and has won multiple awards each year for production and involvement in the industry and community. In 2014, she formed a real estate team, The Southbound Group, out of necessity due to consistent growth in business. The team consists of buyers’ agents, showing specialists, transaction coordinators, listing coordinators, marketing coordinators and a relocation division. Now that the team nearly runs itself, Jessi has been given the tremendous opportunity to combine her public speaking degree, her teaching degree and her real estate experience into one fluid combination -real estate training and education.
Hear from Labor Commissioner Deniece Thomas and Deanne Rymarowicz with an NAR Legal Update; plus discussions on topics such as Housing Shortage, REALTOR® Safety, Learning from the Commerical Industry, and TREC Panel.
Speakers
Christine Hansen
- Broker-Owner of Century 21 Hansen Realty which was established by her mother in 1977 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
- Following in her mother’s footsteps, she obtained her real estate license in 1987 and her broker’s license in 1989
- WCR member since 2003
- 2007 local board president
- 2018 Florida REALTORS® President
- 2019 NAR REALTOR® Party Director
- 2020 NAR Vice President of Advocacy
- 2021 2nd-Tier RPAC Hall of Fame
- 2025 NAR First Vice President
Commissioner Deniece Thomas started with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development in 2007 as a career specialist at the Clarksville American Job Center. Over the years, the Commissioner has worked at every level within the Department, leading to roles as the Assistant Commissioner for the Workforce Services Division, Deputy Commissioner, and now, the agency’s leader.
Commissioner Thomas’s experience is recognized nationally as the chair of the National Governor’s Association’s Association of Liaisons, a board member for the National Association of State Workforce Agencies, and an executive leader on several collaborative committees with peers from the southeastern states.
Deanne Rymarowicz (rye MAR oh wits) is Senior Counsel at the National Association of REALTORS® where she focuses on risk management resources and the NAR Insurance Program. Before joining NAR, she was General Counsel for the Greater Las Vegas Association of REALTORS® for eight years. She has also served as Deputy Attorney General for the Nevada Real Estate Division. She has an extensive background in transactional and administrative law, focusing on corporate, insurance and mining law.
| Schedule |
| 9:30 – 10:00 am | Registration | |
| 10:00 – 10:10 am | Welcome | Regina Hubbard, Tennessee REALTORS® 2024 President |
| 10:10 – 10:35 am | Women in Action: Mastering the Market | Panel Discussion: Tara DeSelms, Annette Sydes, Jennifer Hobson; Moderated by Marian Epps |
| 10:35 – 11:00 am | Pioneering Paths: Women Shaping the Future | Panel Discussion: Debra Beagle and Rosemarie Fair; Moderated by Regina Hubbard |
| 11:00 – 11:45 am | Your Safety is Non-Negotiable, The Beverly Carter Story | Carl Carter, Jr., Founder & Executive Director of the Beverly Carter Foundation |
| 11:45 am – 12:15 pm | Lunch | |
| 12:15 – 12:45 pm | Crisis Leadership: How Superwomen Excel Under Pressure | Karen George |
| 12:45 – 1:10 pm | Empowering Teams: Navigating Your Team Through Change | Panel Discussion: Jessi Sgarlata and Melissa Thompson; Moderated by Angela Shields |
| 1:10 – 1:35 pm | Be Your Own CEO | Jessi Sgarlata |
| 1:35 – 1:45 pm | Break | |
| 1:45 – 2:15 pm | Staying Informed With NAR: Key Legal Updates | Deanne Rymarowicz, NAR Legal Affairs Senior Counsel |
| 2:15 – 2:35 pm | WCR Panel | Panel Discussion: Jill White, Jen Overstreet, and Diane Farr; Moderated by Linda Meese |
| 2:35 – 3:30 pm | Keynote Speaker | Kama Burton, Speaker, Trainer & Coach |
| 3:30 – 3:35 pm | Closing Remarks | Regina Hubbard, Tennessee REALTORS® 2024 President |
| 3:35 – 5:00 pm | Networking Happy Hour *Pay on Your Own* | Hosted by WCR |
| Schedule |
| 8:30 – 9:30 am | Registration | |
| 9:30 – 9:35 am | Welcome | Regina Hubbard, Tennessee REALTORS® 2024 President |
| 9:35 – 10:05 am | NAR Legal Update: Navigating Recent Changes | Deanne Rymarowicz, NAR Legal Affairs Senior Counsel |
| 10:05 – 10:50 am | Regulations Meet Reality: Broker Issues With TREC | Panel Discussion With TREC Commissioners Joan Smith, Jon Moffett, DJ Farris, Anna D. Matlock, Associate General Counsel and Denise Baker, Executive Director |
| 10:50 – 11:00 am | Break | |
| 11:00 – 11:25 am | Building the Future: Labor and Workforce Developments in Tennessee | Deniece Thomas, Labor and Workforce Commissioner |
| 11:25 – 11:40 pm | What C2EX Can Do for You | Panel Discussion: Mike Pappas, Devin Cowell, and Regina Hubbard |
| 11:40 am – 12:05 pm | Agent Alert: Keeping Your Agents Safe | Panel Discussion: Chris Garrett, Leon Dickson Jr., and Faye De Robertis |
| 12:05 – 12:15 pm | NAR Broker Engagement With Advocacy | Debra Beagle |
| 12:15 – 12:45 pm | Lunch | |
| 12:45 – 1:45 pm | Keynote Speaker | Christine Hansen |
| 1:45 – 1:55 pm | Break | |
| 1:55 – 2:30 pm | Are We in a Housing Crisis? | Panel Discussion: Walter Perry, Josh McKinney, and Miguel Vega; Moderated by Angela Shields |
| 2:30 – 3:00 pm | What Can Our Commercial Colleagues Teach Us About the New Way of Doing Business? | Panel Discussion: Waddell Wright and Rosemarie Fair; Moderated by Will Sliger |
| 3:00 – 3:05 pm | Closing Remarks | Regina Hubbard, Tennessee REALTORS® 2024 President |
