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With over 29 years experience in the 1031 Exchange industry, Russell Marsan believes that advanced client education is the key to success. He is an accomplished award winning public speaker and has traveled extensively throughout the United States giving over 1,000 entertaining seminars and lectures to attorneys, CPAs, Realtors, commercial brokers, and investors on the subject of 1031 tax deferred exchanges. Russell has the unique ability to break down complex, in-depth issues such as 1031 Exchange rules and regulations into an entertaining presentation everyone can understand and relate to. Russell’s humorous speaking style also helps to make an otherwise dry and boring topic anything but. Russell covers Northern California, Northern Nevada and the states of Montana and Idaho for IPX1031.

Named as a Noco Real Producers Top 300 Real Estate Agent for 2023 out of over 5,000+ agents, Liz consistently excels at serving her clients to the highest standard. Beginning her real estate journey at the age of 15, Liz was featured on HGTV and began investing in real estate in her early 20s. Liz has a passion for working with investors on all levels, whether a client is buying their first income property or looking for large multi-family or industrial development. Most of all, Liz loves guiding people through the process to homeownership and how to build financial stability and multi-generational wealth through real estate. She believes that staying on top of industry changes, strategies, and trends is absolutely critical to optimizing outcomes for her clients. Liz is an out-of-the-box thinker, helping clients with loan assumptions, seller-finances, installment sales, and various other structures to achieve the goals of her client. Liz also is known for her contract writing strategies, often allowing her clients to win in multiple-offer scenarios without being the highest bidder. With Liz, you get more than a real estate agent. You get a full-service real estate expert, advocate, negotiation specialist, and resource who is there to support you beyond the closing table.

Founded in 2010, Montana Real Estate Summit has been serving the ticketing needs of customerJason Baker started his full time real estate career in late 2013 after running a successful short sale processing, software, and training company. After working at multiple brokerages around Missoula, and his own independent brokerage for 6 years, 

In 2025 his team served 160 families, for nearly 80 million in volume. Personally, Jason has sold more residential listings than any other agent in Montana, going back 12 years.

In 2014 Jason started building the Jason Baker Team, which recently changed its name to The RISE Group, and coaches and mentors Montana agents in all locales. Jason is one of the first 30 teams nationally to be accepted  into (The OG group) at PLACE Inc which is the #1 Team in the nation and in Montana.

Jason has trained thousands of agents across the country how to take more listings through phone prospecting, and how to fight through personal and business hardships. Jason has trained thousands of agents across the country 

Dustin Runyon launched his real estate career in 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona, specializing in short sales and closing over 250 transactions in just four years. He later became the team leader of a brokerage, scaling it from $60 million to over $500 million in annual sales, recruiting more than 400 agents across three locations, and building out a real estate school and property management division.

In 2020, he founded APX Real Estate Group, which now sells 700+ homes a year and generates more than $220 million in annual volume.

He also co-founded APX West, a development firm with 500+ acres under active development and over $100 million in private equity raised.

As a high-performance coach with Cheplak Live, Dustin has logged more than 12,000 hours of one-on-one coaching with elite entrepreneurs, team leaders, and business owners

Executive Leader, Speaker, Trainer, and Coach Driving Success in Real Estate and Beyond   

Dynamic Speaker: Inspiring and motivating audiences through engaging, impactful presentations at industry events and workshops.  

 Expert Trainer: Equipping professionals with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to excel in real estate through tailored, results-driven programs.  

 Empowering Coach: Guiding individuals and teams to reach their full potential, overcome challenges, and cultivate a winning mindset.  

Visionary Leader: Building high-performing teams, fostering collaboration, and driving innovation to achieve outstanding results in every endeavor.

Scott Colbert is a seasoned real estate professional with extensive experience in various roles within the industry. Currently serving as the Managing Broker at eXp Realty, LLC since June 2023, Colbert has held significant positions including Regional Manager at Better, Phoenix Market Manager at Redfin, and Vice President of Sales at West USA Realty. Previous roles include Broker Associate/Mentor/Coach at Keller Williams Legacy One Realty and Branch Manager at Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Arizona Properties. Colbert owned and managed The Colbert Team, Inc., overseeing office operations, business development, and client relations from June 2005 to November 2011. Educational background includes studies in Administration of Justice at San Joaquin Delta College and Antelope Valley College, complemented by a high school diploma from Quartz Hill High School. Based in the Phoenix East Valley area, Colbert specializes in residential real estate, focusing on neighborhoods such as Chandler, Gilbert, and Scottsdale.

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