Adenah Bayoh embodies the American dream. At age 13, she escaped the civil war in her native country of Liberia, immigrated to the United States, and is now one of the most successful entrepreneurs in her home state of New Jersey. Adenah is the founder and CEO of Adenah Bayoh and Companies, which is the parent corporation of IHOP franchises in Newark, Paterson, and Irvington, New Jersey and a real estate development portfolio with several major residential and commercial urban redevelopment projects across northern New Jersey. Because of the success of her flagship IHOP in Irvington, she is the second largest employer in the Township. In late 2017, Adenah launched Cornbread, her signature line of fast casual, farm-to-table, soul food restaurants

Jo Ann Koontz is an attorney and CPA practicing in the areas of real estate, business organizations, and taxation. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Ohio Northern University in 2001, where she specialized in accounting. Jo Ann obtained her Certified Public Accountant license in 2003 and earned her Juris Doctor from Ohio Northern University in 2006. She represents clients in a wide variety of business and real estate matters, including commercial and residential real estate transactions, short sales, S corporation, partnership and LLC formation and reorganizations and the tax implications of business and real estate transactions, including purchases and sales of assets and equity interests.

Mimi Feliciano is Founder and CEO of FEM Real Estate, a Real Estate Investment Company, based in Montville, New Jersey. FEM develops, owns and manages commercial real estate nationwide. Currently, Mimi is working on a redevelopment project in Long Branch which will feature 47 luxury beachfront condominiums. Mimi spent 12 years prior as the Owner and CEO of Lincoln Park Healthcare, the largest nursing home complex in New Jersey. Mimi took over and expanded this second-generation family business by building JDT Medical Rehab & JDT Medical Villa, two visionary state-of-the-art buildings for sub-acute, short-term care within a luxury, hotel-like environment.

Heather Ozur with the Mallen, Marshall and Ozur Group at Keller Williams, has been a REALTOR® for 20 years, specializing in residential property in the Greater Palm Springs, CA area.

With Women’s Council of REALTORS®, National Heather is serving as the 2019 President. Previously, Heather has served as the 2005 Local Network President for Greater Palm Springs and the 2014 President for Women’s Council of REALTORS®, California. At the national level, she has served on various Steering Committees as Chair and Vice-Chair, Finance and Budget, Network 360 Leadership Conference Faculty and on the National Executive Committee.

Leigh is a successful REALTOR®, forward-thinking CEO, and #1 best-selling author. She runs one of the top real estate teams in the country, she is a kickin’ keynote speaker and loves everything baseball.

Leigh’s successful first book, bestseller Outrageous Authenticity™, paved the path to writing her second book, The 7 Deadly Sins of Sales™ which instantly became an Amazon #1 bestseller! You may also catch Leigh (and her friends that she chats with) on her podcast: Crazy Sh*t in Real Estate.

Jeremias “Jman” Maneiro is owner of JMan Seminars and is a licensed NYS Associate Broker who is still actively selling in his home market of Rochester,NY. His speaking career began 28 years ago when he was the ring announcer for his third grade elementary school circus. He has over 14 years experience in training sales people to enhance their productivity, sales skills, efficiency and tech savviness. He does Real Estate Technology training throughout the country and specializes in helping everyone learn and adapt new technology to their real estate business regardless of the technological inclination or generational difference.

Real estate maven, wife, philanthropist, extreme optimist and travel enthusiast, Jenn is a licensed associate real estate broker with Exit Empire Realty. With more than 10 years of experience, Jenn works closely with her buyer and seller clients to help them find the right new home or to sell their current home.

She also serves on the national Leadership Steering Committee of the Women’s Council of Realtors – the 12th largest organization for women in North America; the board of the New York State Association of Realtors as regional vice president for the Capital Region, and the Greater Capital Region Association of Realtors as a director and as a GCAR NYSAR Director.

Charlie Oppler, a REALTOR® from Franklin Lakes, N.J., is the 2019 First Vice President of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. Charlie has been a REALTOR® since 1981.

He is the COO of Prominent Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, with 12 offices in northern and central New Jersey. He holds the At Home with Diversity certification from NAR.