Chris Heller "The Secret to getting what you want is having the willingness to do whatever it takes" on Global Luxury Real Estate Mastermind with Michael Valdes Podcast #146

Chris Heller, "The Secret to getting what you want is having the willingness to do whatever it takes" Chief Real Estate Officer at OJO Labs shares valuable advice over his impressive career on Global Luxury Real Estate Mastermind with Michael Valdes Podcast #146

Chris Heller is someone I truly admire in the business. He is a legend having been the former CEO of Keller Williams Worldwide and leading a team that sold over 100 homes consistently every year for the last 3 decades. A truly astonishing feat. He has very kindly shared some great career and life lessons in our informative talk.

More About Chris Heller: 

As Chief Real Estate Officer of OJO Labs, Chris is shaping partner strategies, creating a cohesive structure between real estate professionals and OJO, and accelerating adoption in the industry. Chris Heller brings deep industry and leadership expertise having held influential positions for more than 3 decades.

Formerly the CEO of Keller Williams, Chris Heller earned his real estate license when he was 20 years old and went on to build one of the most successful real estate teams in the United States. From his selection as Rookie of the Year in 1989 to being the top-producing agent in San Diego County and the #1 Keller Williams associate in all of North America, Heller has earned the respect of colleagues and clients for the results he delivers. Under Heller’s leadership, the Chris Heller Real Estate Team has sold more than 100 homes a year for almost three decades.

Named President of KW Worldwide in 2010, Heller launched the company’s first regions outside of North America, leading Keller Williams to record productivity and profitability markers. His vision and leadership helped grow the Company into the most dominant worldwide real estate franchise in history. In 2015 Heller was named CEO of KWRI, where is led the transformation into the technology company KW is today as well as record growth and profitability.

Heller joined mellohome as Chief Executive Officer in February 2018. Known to be a charismatic, visionary leader, with an extraordinary ability to build innovative, high performing teams, Heller oversees cross-functional groups tasked with creating simpler and smarter home buying, financing and improvement experiences for the American consumer. Under Heller’s leadership, mellohome has flourished, quickly {doubling} its forecasted growth and driving significant change within the experiential and product landscape for the homeownership industry at large. Wanting to spread the tips he's learned over the years, Chris also became a member of the Agent Advice Editorial Board, which is working to help all real estate agents find their own path to success.   

About Michael Valdes: 

Michael Valdes is the newly named President of eXp Global at eXp Realty. Previously Michael was the senior vice president of global servicing for Realogy Corporation, one of the world's largest real estate companies and parent to Coldwell Banker, C21 and Sotheby’s.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Valdes was Director of Private Banking at Deutsche Bank for just under a decade where he oversaw a book of business of just under $1 billion. He has the distinction of being the first Director in the United States of Latino descent. Mr. Valdes is the Chair of the AREAA Global Advisory Board and co-host of the 2020 AREAA Global Luxury Summit. He is also a current member of the NAHREP Corporate Board of Governors and a member of Forbes' Real Estate Council. Additionally, he is the Executive Chair of the ONE VOZ, Hispanic ERG for the firm and a member of Forbes Real Estate Council. He is a former Board Member of Mount Sinai Hospital in Miami Beach as well as the Shanti Organization in San Francisco. Michael was also a Board Member of Pink & Blue for 2, an organization started by Olivia Newton-John to promote breast and prostate cancer awareness.