I began helping businesses of all sizes succeed online in the late 1990s, with a specialty in SEO, local search marketing, content development and social media. I've consulted for companies as big as Target.com and as small as a mom and pop selling handcrafted wooden pens from their garage.

I've been surrounded by real estate agents my whole life. My dad opened his real estate brokerage in the early 1950s and stayed in business for more than 50 years. My sister also runs her own real estate brokerage. And my wife ... obviously ... is an agent, too.

I love sunsets, snorkeling and sea turtles ... all of which explains why Hawaii is my favorite vacation destination. I love just about all sports. I love big, juicy cheeseburgers and ice cream. With M&Ms. The ice cream, that is. Not the cheeseburgers.