speakers

Cory Charles
Founder/CEO @The SuperHero Mindset

Cory Charles is a highly accomplished motivational speaker, author, sales trainer, and Founder of The SuperHero Mindset. With a strong background in sales and a deep understanding of psychology, Cory brings a unique perspective to help individuals overcome their limiting beliefs and unlock their true potential. Cory brings years of experience working for leading home builders such as Taylor Morrison, K. Hovnanian Homes, and Ashton Woods, and was named part of Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40. As a prolific content creator and author, Cory's talks include "The SuperPower Handbook: Discovering and Unleashing Your Unique Abilities" and "The TOTALLY AWESOME Introverts Guide to Sales Excellence & World Domination," and offer valuable insights on motivation, personal growth, and peak performance.

Rich Binsacca
Editorial Director @Pro Builder Media

As the editorial director of Pro Builder Media, Rich oversees the editorial strategy and execution of Pro Builder and Custom Builder media brands, leading a team of editors and contributors to produce timely, relevant, compelling, and award-winning content across print and various digital formats and channels.

Caroline Broderick
Managing Editor @Pro Remodeler

Caroline Broderick is the managing editor for Pro Remodeler. Most recently, she served as the associate editor for PR's sister publications, Pro Builder, Custom Builder, and PRODUCTS where she covered design, building products, trends, and more in the residential construction industry. Additionally, Caroline co-hosts Pro Remodeler and Pro Builder's Women in Residential Construction podcast.

James McClister
Editor @Custom Builder
Digital Content Director @PRODUCTS

James McClister is an award-winning journalist and editor, who has built a career covering housing and construction. Over the last decade, he has garnered national attention for his reporting on the industry's biggest topics, from the influence of private equity in residential construction to the impact of opioid abuse and addiction in remodeling. He currently leads the day-to-day editorial teams for both Custom Builder magazine and PRODUCTS.

Lyda Akin
VP of Brand @David Weekley Homes

A Houston native, Lyda graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and moved to Dallas where she spent more than 25 years providing creative marketing support for residential real estate, retail and hospitality clients across the country. From that experience, she’d worked with David Weekley Homes and joined the company as the national Vice President of Brand in January 2015. She directs corporate creative and new community launches in each of David Weekley’s 19 markets in 13 states.

Allyson Case Anderson
Founder/CEO @Integro Builders

Allyson’s seed of passion for the built environment started in 2013 when she became a builder under duress, having hired a bad contractor and forced to take over her own project. Over the years, this seed has manifested itself into a fervent conviction to appreciate, invigorate, and inspire residential buildings and commercial interiors. In addition to participating as a professional speaker for industry organizations across the country, Allyson is an active Contributor for The Build Show. She has been featured on HGTV, the Chicago Tribune, Forbes, Thrive Global, top-rated international podcasts, and other national publications. Allyson was recognized among America’s Top 50 Remodelers by Remodeling Magazine and Pro Remodeler Magazine’s Forty Under 40. She was also a Guest Co-Host for Mighty House radio, a nationally syndicated 3-hour home improvement program. Allyson is currently the President of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry of Greaterland Chicago and Council Member for the Urban Land Institute of Chicago.

Chad Sanschagrin
Founder @Cannonball Moments

With a mission to empower others to reach their full potential, Chad Sanschagrin is an influential entrepreneur who inspires and motivates others through executive leadership and sales coaching, and inspirational keynote presentations. Leading by example, Chad’s experience as a top-rated sales professional for a national homebuilder and overcoming personal challenges inspired him to develop effective training programs to help others succeed in their professional and personal lives. As Chad built a track record of success, his work evolved, and he wanted to continue making a positive impact on others. As a natural expansion of his reach, Chad founded Cannonball Moments, a leadership and sales coaching company built to deliver consistent training to leadership and sales teams across all industries. The company’s mission is to positively contribute to the well-being of others by helping them reach their potential so they can invite and welcome an abundance of love, health, success, and joy into their lives.

Genevieve Benson
Owner @Precision Homecrafters

Genevieve Benson has always been obsessed with improving the places that we live, work and play in through creativity and placemaking. With over a decade of sales and marketing experience, she is currently the Director of New Business at Milesbrand, the industry’s most awarded branding and marketing agency. She is always looking for new ways to leverage technology in her sales and marketing efforts without losing the value of authentic connection and champions the fusion of sales, marketing, and technology to uncover new opportunities and to provide best practices to her over 4,000 LinkedIn followers.

Jeff Eschliman
Executive Director @National Housing Quality Awards

From the field to the boardroom, Jeff Eschliman, named the “Leader of Leaders” by those he works with; has been leading teams to victory from an early age. Inspired by his father’s work in the construction industry, his unique core values, practical knowledge, and work ethic were gained through a combination of drive, hands-on experience, and a life-long passion for personal development.

Michael Freiburger
Managing Principal, Director of Design and Construction @NewLook design | build + development

Michael Freiburger brings both an engineering degree and an architecture degree to lead Newlook’s team, enabling a wide range or projects from custom homes to large commercial development, as well as masonry and stone restoration. His career spans working in the trades to construction management and design, enabling him to fully understand each step of the process from initial design to finished product.

Gene Myers
Chairman & Chief Sustainability Officer @Thrive Home Builders

Gene Myers is Chairman and Chief Sustainability Officer of Thrive Home Builders in Denver, which is among the nation’s best builders of energy efficient and healthy homes, with Gene leading the company toward carbon neutrality. Thrive also has been recognized as Pro Builder’s 2017 Builder of the Year and a two-time recipient of a National Housing Quality Award for operational excellence.

Tom Houghton
Owner/Lead Consultant @Round Peg Solutions, LLC

Houghton is a seasoned speaker, consultant, and business strategist who delivers high-energy presentations that challenge audiences to level up their skills by leveraging technology and applying creative solutions to maximize their businesses. He has built businesses from the ground up and worked for major corporations sifting from the best of both worlds to combine crucial information for businesses of all sizes. Most recently, Houghton was vice president of Bearded Builders, where in one year he turned the business around from losing money to producing the highest revenue and profit in the company's history. In 2022, Houghton was a Pro Remodeler's Forty Under 40 winner.

Stephanie Walker
VP of Marketing @Rancho Mission Viejo

Stephanie Walker serves as VP of Marketing for Rancho Mission Viejo. For over a decade, she has served The Ranch in various marketing capacities. In her current role, she is responsible for establishing and maintaining The Ranch’s competitive brand position while developing strategies and tactics to optimize visibility and drive continued sales for the community’s newest Village of Rienda. Prior to joining The Ranch, she worked in various traditional and digital agency settings with a variety of clients in the healthcare, biotech, and automotive industries.

Sean Collinsgru
Owner and Chief Vision Officer @Premier Outdoor Living

Sean Collinsgru is the owner and chief vision officer of Premier Outdoor Living, a Southern New Jersey design-build firm specializing in full backyard renovations. By leveraging video content and social media, Sean has been able to bring his projects to a worldwide audience.

Greg Bray
President @Blue Tangerine

Greg Bray is the president of Blue Tangerine, a digital marketing and website development agency that believes every home builder deserves a sales-generating website. Greg began developing homebuilder websites in 2000 and has been hooked ever since. He has presented at the International Builders’ Show (IBS), the Southeast Building Conference, the Best Home Building Practices Summit, and the New Home Sales and Management Retreat, as well as other webinars and events. He is proud to be the founder and co-host of the Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast and Summit. Greg has a Master’s degree in Business from North Carolina State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Brigham Young University. He is Google Ads and Google Analytics certified.

Allison Jencson
Owner @Frontline Floor Coating; Founder @Girder Skirts

Allison “Ally” Jencson, sometimes called the Tradeswoman Tigress, is fiercely passionate about helping women be successful in the construction and trades industries. As the leader of her own trades business, Frontline Floor Coatings. Ally discovered that there aren’t many resources for the approximate 3% of female construction workers who are tradeswomen. And so, being the resourceful rebel that she is, Ally created Girder Skirts™. A community for tradeswomen to connect with each other, and gain support, just like a girder does for a physical structure. She has over 15 years of trades business experience to back up what she teaches. Ally knows it takes more than hard work and dedication to run a family and a business at the same time. It takes being a rebel and doing things differently! Today, she brings innovation, resourcefulness, and a rebellious spirit to small groups, stages, corporate trainings, or coaching groups with a passion to inspire her audiences to step into their confidence and unleash the badass she believes resides in all of us.

John Manasco
COO @Stone Martin Builders (2024 NHQA Bronze Award Recipient)

Kevin Rosinski
COO @Camelot Homes (2024 NHQA Gold Award Recipient)

Kevin Rosinski joined Camelot Homes as Chief Operating Officer in 2020, bringing more than 25 years of experience in the home building industry. In his role, He oversees the day-to-day operations of Camelot Homes’ sales, marketing, land acquisition, land development, construction , trade relations, human resources, customer service, purchasing and design studio services. Utilizing his industry and market expertise, Rosinski oversees the company’s strategic growth, including managing the luxury homebuilder’s current communities while planning out the long-term direction.

Darian Wagner
Principal / Architect @DAHLIN Architecture | Planning | Interiors

Raised in homebuilding with prior experience at her father’s construction company, Darian’s personal passion is working with clients toward creative, executable designs. Specializing in residential communities and low density attached projects, she pushes teams to imagine who will live in the communities being built and how they will experience the home and the community itself. She’s always exploring fresh constructable ideas to inspire teams to create design solutions that better serve how people live, enhancing livability for the homeowners and creating value for homebuilders.