Ben Kinney
Co-Founder
Ben is a businessman, real estate agent, and best-selling author. Prior to launching PLACE, Ben founded the Ben Kinney Companies, which include Brivity, ActiveRain, Kwkly, Blossor, coaching and training companies, plus mortgage, title, and escrow. Three of his companies were recently ranked in the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in America, and he has personally trained more than 100,000 business owners via conferences, classes, and webinars.
Chris Suarez
Co-Founder
In his 20 years of experience, Chris Suarez has successfully grown multiple real estate teams across the United States and internationally. Chris has been recognized as an Inman Innovator, RISMedia Real Estate Newsmaker, and maintains a presence on the RealTrends “The Thousand” list. As co-founder of PLACE, he brings experience in real estate law, title, and sales to his teams. Chris is passionate about coaching and speaking and leads coaching, masterminding, and consulting programs. He lives this mission by traveling and creating lifelong experiences with his wife and two daughters.
Chris Stuart
President
President Chris Stuart joined PLACE from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, where he served as President and CEO of the global real estate franchise network. Chris has an impressive track record of rapidly scaling real estate franchises while driving consumer brand and experience. During his time in the role, BHHS grew from 32,000 to more than 50,000 real estate professionals around the globe, and he oversaw the expansion of the brand globally into markets throughout Western Europe, the Middle East, Asia, the Caribbean, Canada, and Mexico.
Abby Powell
Marketing
Emiliano Delucia
Engineering
Suzanne Colvin
Finance
Ross Clawson
Administrative Officer
Katie Benson
Growth
Holly Priestner
Talent
Jillene Snell
Productivity
David Wiggs
Technology
Ellen Curtis
Partnerships
Vija Williams
Industry
Brian Gubernick
Real Estate
Josiah Ubben
Design & Product
Bob Stewart
Technology Implementation
Austin Tidmore
Data
Roberto Moreno
Artificial Intelligence
Vic Stephens
Technology Talent
Shane Craven
Billing
Alivia Lesinski
Operations
Marley Jackman
Agent Launch
Mikey Farinha
Marketing
Bryce Waldron
Virtual Assistants
Matt Messmer
MLS Data
Mike Maddox
Search Engineering
Grant Gould
Digital Advertising
Spencer Biddle
Financial Planning
Savannah Dowe
Support
Amy Gerrish
Leads
Shaun Farr
Revenue
Tim Ensley
Sales
McLane Smith
IDX Websites
Tamara Lamore
Growth
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