Fast Forward Movement is Taking Over eXpcon Salt Lake City!
eXpCon is the biggest week of the year — thousands of agents, unmatched energy, and Fast Forward Movement’s own exclusive events inside it all.
Countdown to SaLT LAKE CITY
CONFERENCE
The biggest learning event of the year, featuring speakers from within Fast Forward Movement
Wednesday, October 7th
9am - 1pm
Salt Palace Convention Center
Conference Ticket Cost: $97
FFM BIG PARTY
Featuring Private Performances by Brandi Cyrus and the Ying Yang Twins
Thursday, October 8th
9pm - 1am
Sky Nightclub in Salt Lake City
Open Bar for the First 2 Hours
Party Ticket Cost: $197
USE CODE FFM20 TO GET 20% OFF YOUR EXPCON REGISTRATION
Here are the details you'll need before you arrive:
📅 Wednesday, October 7
🚪 Doors open: 8:30 AM
⏰ Conference: 9:00 AM–1:00 PM
📍 Salt Palace Convention Center (eXpcon Convention Center)
🚩 Room 150 A–G
Once inside the convention center, proceed to Level One and head toward the North Foyer / Grand Ballroom area. From there, follow the signs for Meeting Room 150 A–G.
🎟️ FFM TICKET REQUIRED
This is a separate FFM event during eXpcon and requires its own ticket. If you know someone who still needs one, we have a few tickets remaining at https://ffmexpcon.com/
👉 ARRIVE EARLY + PICK UP YOUR EXPCON BADGE FIRST
Please plan to arrive early enough to pick up your eXpcon badge before heading to our conference.
eXp corporate security will be throughout the venue checking badges. If you don't have your badge on inside our event, they may ask you to leave and pick it up before returning.
eXpcon Registration should only take about 2 minutes, so grab your eXpcon badge first and then head our way!
🍎 BRING WHAT YOU NEED
Basic water, coffee, and tea will be provided.
We'll be going straight through until 1:00 PM, so please bring any snacks or fuel you'll need for the morning.
AFTER THE CONFERENCE
We wrap up at 1:00 PM, giving you time to grab lunch before Gary Vaynerchuk takes the main stage at eXpcon at 3:00 PM.
We have an incredible morning planned and can't wait to see you there!
Still need an expcon hotel?
Every year, Fast Forward Movement picks one hotel to serve as FFM HQ for eXpcon, giving our community a central place to stay, connect, and experience the week together.
If you still need a hotel room for eXpcon, we have a new recommended option!
Hyatt House Salt Lake City Downtown is just a few blocks from the Salt Palace Convention Center, making it easy to get to and from eXpcon throughout the week.
Rooms are currently showing at $292/night, with availability for the full stay.
Our original recommended hotel, Salt Lake Marriott Downtown City Creek, is now sold out, so if you haven’t booked yet, we recommend grabbing a room at the Hyatt House!
MEET THE SPEAKERS
eXpcon Salt Lake City • October 7-8, 2026 • 📍 Salt Palace Convention Center
colton whitney
Speaker
Colton Whitney is the founder and CEO of Icon Realty Partners with eXp Realty. His team has closed $200 million in sales volume year to date.
Known for his heart-of-gold, boot-of-steel leadership style, Colton builds clear sales processes that create predictable results. He teaches agents and leaders to eliminate distractions, execute consistently, and never allow explanations to replace output or excuses to justify a lack of results.
jenn
marie
Speaker
For more than 24 years, Jen Marie, CEO and Founder of The Iconic Home Team, has been a trusted leader in Arizona's real estate industry.
Founded in 2014, The Iconic Home Team was built on one mission: to help clients UNLOCK ICONIC LIVING. Jen believes real estate is about more than buying and selling homes—it's about guiding people through one of life's most important milestones with expertise, integrity, and exceptional service.
Through years of listening to clients, studying the market, and continually improving the real estate experience, Jen has built a team committed to delivering outstanding results while creating lasting relationships. Her passion for coaching, leadership, and innovation has also helped hundreds of agents build thriving real estate careers.
Under Jen's leadership, The Iconic Home Team has become one of Arizona's most recognized real estate teams, earning consistent recognition as a Top 1% RealTrends Team in the United States, the Top Zillow Team in Arizona, and achieving over $3 billion in sales since 2015, 5,000+ homes sold, and 1,000+ Zillow & Google 5-Star Reviews.
Whether you're buying, selling, investing, or building your real estate career, Jen and The Iconic Home Team are committed to helping you achieve exceptional results and truly unlock iconic living.
ben
strock
Speaker
Ben Strock is one of California’s most recognized real estate agents, known for his expertise in luxury homes, relocation clients, local knowledge, negotiation skills, and strategic pricing strategies. As the founder of the Strock Team at eXp Realty, Ben leads one of the top performing real estate teams in the United States, consistently ranked in the top of the Nation, State, and Counties of Santa Clara and Santa Cruz by The Wall Street Journal, RealTrends, and Tom Ferry International. With more than 2,000 successful transactions and over 700 five star reviews across Google and Zillow, Ben is trusted by buyers and sellers throughout Santa Cruz County, Santa Clara County, Monterey County, and San Francisco. His strong understanding of the complexities of ocean-front properties and Silicon Valley Estates. He understands market trends, has an innate ability for creative marketing that has made him a trusted expert for clients seeking high-end real estate guidance. His team has earned international awards for cinematic property videos, and he holds partnerships with HomeLight Elite, Zillow Preferred, and Realtor.com as a VIP Partner, reflecting his consistent performance at the highest level.
Raised in Los Altos in a family of Real Estate Agent, Ben has real estate in his blood and became licensed upon graduating from the University of Oregon with a degree in Business Economics. In 2007, during the housing crash, he launched Strock Real Estate, a boutique brokerage built on a business model rooted in creativity, innovation, and a commitment to exceptional client service. That decision laid the foundation for what is now one of the most respected luxury real estate teams in California. Clients describe Ben as knowledgeable, transparent, approachable, and exceptionally strong in negotiation, construction insight, pricing strategy, and design awareness. His approach combines market analytics with genuine communication, making the buying and selling experience is both strategic and comfortable. As a leader, Ben focuses heavily on growth and development within his team. He fosters a culture where agents continually refine their skills, elevate their marketing, and provide a heightened level of service to each client. In 2021, Ben chose to move the company to a partnership with eXp Realty, the number one transaction side brokerage in the United States in order to simplify the transaction process and create a larger network for his agents and clients.
This commitment to growth has been a key driver behind the long term success of the Strock Team. Ben lives in Capitola and works from the Strock Team office located in Aptos (Seacliff), and the company operates out of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Monterey Counties. Outside of real estate, he can often be found enjoying the Pasatiempo golf course, coaching baseball with his son, taking his daughter to dance classes, volunteering in the neighborhood, and hanging out with his wife, kids, and dog at Capitola Beach. Ben’s consistent results, market specialization, and award-winning marketing continue to position him as one of the most trusted and accomplished real estate professionals in California.
LALA
SMITH
Speaker
Lala Smith is a 5X eXp Icon Award recipient and has been recognized among the Top 1% of Realtors in the Valley for several consecutive years. Her many accolades include being named one of America’s Best Real Estate Professionals by Tom Ferry, Woman of the Year by public vote, Top Elite Agent in the USA in 2020, a WeSERV Presidents Round Table Winner, and a recipient of the RE/MAX Hall of Fame and Lifetime Achievement Awards, among many others. She has also been featured in AZ Homeowners Magazine.
With nearly two decades of experience in real estate and more than 2,000 homes sold, Lala began her career as a solo agent and grew her business into a successful team of 28 agents, with a broader organization of nearly 200 people. She is known for her extensive knowledge of the Arizona real estate market, strong negotiation skills, strategic marketing, and commitment to exceptional client service.
A graduate of the University of Wyoming, Lala holds her CDPE and SFR designations and serves buyers and sellers throughout Maricopa County and communities across the Valley. She is also a proud contributor to Phoenix Children’s Hospital and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Lala believes that communication is the key to building strong relationships and achieving successful results. She is passionate about helping her clients reach their real estate goals while mentoring and empowering other real estate professionals to build successful careers.
PEYSON
ROBERTSON
Speaker
Mark McKenna
Speaker
Mark’s greatest asset to Buyers and Sellers has been his full-time commitment to the community that he serves, in the form of political action, involvement in education, philanthropic donations and personal involvement in coaching and mentoring young people. He resides within the community that he serves with his wife and three children, and continues to work hard to propel the real estate market forward.
A graduate of Widener University with a concentration in business management, accounting, and real estate law, Mark McKenna has created an extensive and successful career in the real estate world. Continuing education and training, plus involvement in professional organizations such as the National Association of REALTOR® and as a member of the BCCAR board of directors, Mark has consistently been involved in the direction & understanding of the real estate market as it pertains to his clients, to his community at large, as well as the policy standards set forth for the industry on both state and federal levels. His expertise is sought after on a regular basis by the media and REALTOR® Magazine has named him “One of the Top 300 Agents in the Country”. Mark’s true success lies in his dedication to clients for which he has completed thousands of residential transactions in his career, representing over 1 billion dollars in production.
Leo
Pareja
Speaker
Leo Pareja is the Chief Executive Officer of eXp Realty®, the most agent-centric real estate brokerage on the planet™. With over two decades of experience, Leo has been a driving force in transforming the real estate industry through innovation, leadership, and an unwavering commitment to agent success.
Appointed CEO in 2024, Leo previously served as eXp Realty’s Chief Strategy Officer, where he spearheaded major initiatives including the launch of Revenos and significant enhancements to eXp Solutions—both of which strengthened the company’s value proposition for agents worldwide.
Leo began his real estate career at age 19 and quickly rose to national prominence. In 2010, he was the No. 1 team leader by units for a major national brokerage. Over the years, he has sold nearly 4,000 homes across retail, REO, and institutional sectors. He has been recognized on RealTrends’ The Thousand, was named a Realtor Magazine 30 Under 30 honoree, and appeared on NAHREP’s Top 250, where he once ranked No. 1. He is also a six-time honoree on the Swanepoel Power 200 list of the most powerful leaders in residential real estate.
A serial entrepreneur, Leo co-founded one of the largest private lending companies on the East Coast and was a co-founder of Remine, an MLS technology platform that achieved over 80% market penetration by agent access. He also served as the founding president of NAHREP’s Metro D.C. chapter and later as national president, advocating for equity and representation in real estate.
Since joining eXp in 2022, Leo has held several key leadership roles—including President of Affiliated Services and Chief Strategy Officer—before being named CEO. His career is defined by a relentless drive to empower agents with the tools, education, and community they need to succeed in any market.
Kristin Francis
MC
Kristin Francis bio: A DMV native with deep roots in Northern Virginia, Kristin Francis transformed her personal real estate investment into a flourishing career when she became a licensed agent in 2009, following 15 years in strategic marketing.
Today, Kristin stands at the helm of a diverse business ecosystem. As CEO of The Kristin Francis Team, she leads real estate experts who specialize in serving first-time homebuyers, military families, custom home projects, property management, and investment opportunities. Her entrepreneurial vision extends beyond real estate to construction management, mortgage services, coaching, and staging companies.
Kristin's innovative spirit has given rise to numerous ventures: the Accidentally By Design course and podcast, Imagination Generation, Impact Mortgage, and Hap N' Crunch patented natural cosmetics. Her leadership extends to her role as Chairwoman of the Board for the Aloe Family Non-profit, while her insights as a national speaker have earned her recognition and awards across industries.
What truly distinguishes Kristin is her holistic approach to transformation. Drawing from her certifications as a Somatic healer, Breathwork practitioner, and intuitive healer, alongside her studies in Ayurveda, she has crafted a unique program that empowers successful leaders to pursue liberated prosperity through authentic self-discovery. For those ready to embark on a healing journey, Kristin serves as The Uncommon Alchemist—expertly blending holistic principles to transmute the basic elements of life into the gold her clients seek.
Despite her professional achievements, Kristin prioritizes balance. She shares her life in Arlington, Virginia with her husband, three children, and their tiny dog, creating adventures at every turn. With a passion for creating opportunities for others and building a legacy of global giving, Kristin embodies her philosophy of living purposefully and mindfully while exploring new frontiers.
Brittany Stewart
MC
Brittany Stewart is the owner of Luxe Realty Group in McKinney, Texas, and ranks in the top 0.5% of agents nationwide. With more than 20 years of real estate experience, she leads a high-performing team consistently recognized among the top 20 in Texas.
She is a five-time eXp ICON Agent and a member of eXp Luxury and Sports and Entertainment, known for combining strong client service, smart systems, and AI-driven strategies to serve clients at every price point.
Beyond real estate, Brittany is a devote mother of two, passionate about leadership, community, and building a business that allows her to show up fully for her family and the people she serves.
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whissel
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