The official kickoff to the Midstates Success Summit. Check in and enjoy a light breakfast while connecting with other participants, speakers, and sponsors before the formal sessions begin. It's the perfect opportunity to network and set a collaborative tone for the day.

Our Summit host will introduce the overarching goals of the event and provide an overview of the key topics we'll explore. It’s your introduction to the day's agenda and a chance to get a sense of the collaborative atmosphere we'll be building throughout the event.

This moderated panel features top local real estate agents who will share their expertise. They will discuss the current market, key trends, challenges, and opportunities, offering actionable advice. Get valuable insights directly from the area's most successful professionals.

Panelists: Jennifer Bickerstaff, Hagan Stone, Lisa Gaston, Jaylon Patton

This moderated panel features top local real estate agents who will share their expertise. They will discuss the current market, key trends, challenges, and opportunities, offering actionable advice. Get valuable insights directly from the area's most successful professionals.

Moderator: George Rowe

Panelists: Lindsey Pryor, Zoe Taylor, Hannah Dills & Mason, Rob Ertel

Expand your referral network in this fast-paced session. You'll be placed in small, pre-selected groups to "speed date" with agents from other markets. This is your chance to connect, share best practices, and build valuable partnerships for future referrals.

Take a break for lunch while connecting with other participants, speakers, and sponsors. It's the perfect opportunity to reset, connect, and build your network.

How's the Market? Trends, Insights, and Talking Points

Compass Chief Economist Mike Simonsen will share the latest macroeconomic data and national housing trends, and will research and prepare local and regional trends and insights to provide a tailored experience for the agents in attendance. The presentation also includes ideas and best practices for talking about the data with buyers and sellers.

About Mike:

Mike Simonsen is one of the most influential housing market analysts in the country. He recently joined the nation’s largest real estate brokerage, Compass, as its first Chief Economist, after nearly two decades building unique data and insights that help people understand the US housing economy. 

Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 and led the company as its CEO until the company’s 2022 acquisition by HWMedia (publishers of HousingWire and RealTrends). At Altos, Mike pioneered the development of real-time data that enabled tens of thousands of real estate professionals and many of the biggest financial firms in the world to make sense of the US housing market. 

Through his widely followed Altos data products, video market updates, economic analyses and reports, Mike reached millions of people with the Altos data and led the company to become the most trusted source of independent, data-driven insights into the US housing economy. Mike is frequently tapped by top-tier media, legislators, business leaders, academics and others for guidance on housing economics and policy.

Mike’s entire career has been focused on creating products that tell a story with data. Prior to founding Altos, Mike spent 15 years in the venture-backed startup trenches of Silicon Valley and was recently president of the Entrepreneur's Organization (EO) San Francisco chapter. He has a BS from the University of Nevada and an MBA from Chicago’s DePaul University. 

This moderated panel features top local real estate agents who will share their expertise. They will discuss the current market, key trends, challenges, and opportunities, offering actionable advice. Get valuable insights directly from the area's most successful professionals.

Moderator: Cindy Stanton

Panelists: Katie Morrell, Mike Palermo, Kristin Malfer, Michelle Maldonado

Compass Chief Evangelist will take the stage as our featured speaker discussing “Will Real Estate Brokers be replaced by AI?”

Grow Your Referral Income through Commercial. Let's Talk Commercial Real Estate - Micael & Marc | The Machado Kijner Group

Freshen up at your hotel, explore Nashville’s selfie hotspots, grab dinner with new friends, or opt in to one of the events hosted by our local agents! Check out Things To Do for recommendations. We’ll reconvene at 7:00 for our Broadway Agent Bash.

Get ready to light up the night with an evening of fun, networking, and live entertainment from local Nashville bands! We're taking over Nashville for the Compass Agent Broadway Bash, and you won't want to miss it. 

Mix and mingle with Compass colleagues in a high energy atmosphere. Celebrate wins, share laughs, and make memories you’ll never forget—Nashville style!

Admission is Included with your Summit registration. Sip on two complimentary drinks while savoring some tasty appetizers.