Practical Resources - Meet the Team

A MESSAGE FROM YOUR “$uccess” TEAM… Your success will not be determined by merely what you know, but by what you choose to do with what you know. Therefore, we promise that we will give you the knowledge (the words and the techniques) and empower you with the confidence to choose wisely. Your success and your future will depend on it.
	David Compton Vice President, Director of Education Born in Phoenix and resides in Litchfield Park, Arizona 20 years as a real estate trainer/speaker Has trained over 15,000 new real estate agents Director of Education for one of the largest brokerages in the nation Regional Trainer/Speaker for largest real estate corporation Senior G.R.I., A.B.R., and C.B.R. Instructor Has developed over 200 real estate courses Authored 100’s of articles Management consultant for HUD

	George Smith President and CEO Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and now resides in Carlsbad, CA 26 years experience producing and promoting educational training programs As General Manager, responsible for directing By Referral Only through a period of explosive growth in sales, membership enrollment and staff development, resulting in the company now being recognized as one of the leading training institutions for real estate and lending professionals in North America. Regional Director of Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics, acclaimed as the nation's premier reading improvement institution for students and business professionals. “Helping you accomplish the results you never thought possible”

	Michael Valenti With over 25 years of real estate sales and management experience, Michael has developed a unique personal philosophy and style, which ultimately led him to achieve the top ranking as the gross commissioned agent for a national real estate corporation. Michael knows that to succeed in Real Estate you need more than just skills and techniques…..you need to commit yourself to executing a consistent lead-generation system. Michael is a speaker who “tells it like it is” with a no nonsense down-to-earth approach. He has an exceptional track record for helping agents increase their personal productivity, achieve their goals, and still personally maintains a “Winners Edge Attitude” that he shares with his students.

	Gary Smith Promotional Coordinator Gary is a unique addition to our team. He has delivered and practiced in hundreds of seminars, including walking on fire with Tony Robbins. He attained credentials in Neuro Linguistics from the Meta-Linguistic Institute as Magician I, II, III. He was a trainer with the SAGE Corporation and a Master and Wizard from Stars Edge. Gary taught hundreds of cosmetologist the power of service and how to make numbers work in their industry. He is a trained hypnotist, carpenter, professional bowler, published artist, poet, speaker and entrepreneur. In addition to his involvement with Practical Resources, Gary currently works with Community Association DataSource, a service to the real estate industry that reviews Homeowners Association documents. “I’ve joined Practical Resource because of the quality of personnel and their commitment to helping Realtors grow their business.” Gary resides in Crockett California with his wife Raleen and is the proud grandfather of Trent and Zoë. “Helping you accomplish the results you never thought possible”