About
Marcie Roggow, ABR, CCIM, CRB, CRS, DREI, GRI, SRS
Licensed since l972, Roggow has worked in all facets of the real estate profession: broker-owner, developer, and educator. An active member of the REALTOR family, Marcie believes in giving back to the industry that gave her so much. Through NAR her concentration has been in the professional standards, license law, and risk management committees. Today her training efforts concentrate on the same topics. Her ability to understand and articulate agency and license laws is an asset to her audiences. Roggow has worked closely with REALTOR organizations and Real Estate Commissions alike to draft legislation that can be understood not only by the consumer, but also by the licensee. Roggow is the author of the popular CRB product, “Real Estate Brokerage Policies and Procedures Manual.”
Frances Flynn Thorsen
Thorsen got her real estate license and became a REALTOR® in 1985. She was an early adopter of real estate technology on the Internet .Frances was one of the first real estate bloggers to receive national attention early in 2005, with interviews in Investors’ Business Daily, BusinessWeek Online, Inman News, REALTOR® Magazine, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. She was founding editor of RealTown.com and worked as Community Manager of Trulia.com. She is CEO of Socialebb Strategies and Solutions and offers an ecumenical approach to blog and social media coaching and consulting services. She created “Social Media: Tips to Avoid A Risk Management Nightmare,” a continuing education class for real estate agents in Arizona. She appeared on the 2008 list of “50 Most Influential Women in Real Estate in the U.S.” and the 2009 Proxio list of “25 Most Connected Real Estate Professionals.” She was recently named one of the “100 Most Influential, Interesting, and Impressive People on Twitter” by national trendsetter Stefan Swanepoel.
