PREFERRED NOUNS:
Dad, Husband, Entrepreneur, Investor
MY BUSINESS ABC's:
Action always precedes results
Bigger starts with better
Clarity is a process, not an event
Start with a problem, add the "why"
RESULTS PRODUCED:
2000 - Graduated from St. Mary’s College of Maryland - BA in Economics - Magna Cum Laude
2000 - Qualified for the Outstanding Scholar Program - U.S. Department of Labor
2003 - Co-authored Monthly Labor Review Article of the Year
2004 - Won (just kidding; completed) Baltimore Marathon
2005 - Graduated from R.H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland - MBA - 4.0 GPA
2007 - Married the love of my life. Still can’t believe she said yes
2009 - Founded Atlas Home Group which became one of the top real estate teams in Baltimore
Won multiple production awards within RE/Max and Keller Williams
Became the top short sales processing organization in Maryland during the GFC
Exited in 2020 via Revenue Share Agreement
2014 - Co-founded Keller Williams Legacy and became its CEO through 2017. Built a leadership team that caused:
#2 fastest growing franchise in Keller Williams in 2015
#1 fastest growing franchise in Keller Williams in 2016
#1 office (Launch Category) in profit in Keller Williams in 2016
Fastest from launch to 400 agents in Keller Williams history (34 months)
Became the biggest real estate office in the Baltimore area by agent count, sales volume, and buyers and sellers served
Exited in 2021
2018 - Invested in, and became CEO of, Five Doors Network, Inc - a national real estate sales organization. Rebuilt the leadership team that:
Increased corporate profit by over 160%
Reduced HQ expenses by almost 40%
Increased corporate reserves by 290%
Expanded into two new markets
Caused a record year in financial performance in 2019
Inc500 in 2018 (#113 in US; #1 in Maryland)
Inc5000 in 2019 (#1594)
Exited in 2020 with a lot of lessons
INVESTMENTS MADE (not financial advice):
Kasa Living (Private; Series C)
The LLM Data Company (Private; Seed Round)
Ribera.ai (Private; Friends & Family Round)
NightRide Thermal Inc (Private; Series A)
Keystone One Bitcoin Mining (Private)
Greater Maryland Title, LLC (Private; Co-founder)
Alchemy of Money Inc (Private; Advisory Board)
Opendoor Technologies Inc (Nasdaq: OPEN)
reAlpha Tech Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRE)
Beeline Holdings (Nasdaq: BLNE)
UNSOLICITED RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Landmark Forum - The best rollercoaster on earth
Cereset - a massage for your brain
Couples Coaching Couples - a gym for your marriage
BUSINESS BOOKS I WISHED I READ EARLIER:
Predictable Success by Les McKeown
Synergist by Les McKeown
Start With Why by Simon Sinek
Lean Startup by Eric Ries
The Self-Made Billionaire Effect by Sviokla & Cohen
The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone
Contact: vlad@vladkats.com