He has been chair of the board of directors of remax holdings since july 20, and, before that, of remax, llc or its parent companies, since it was established in august 1974. Rmax, stated the following in conjunction with his recent. The ipo was a lot of fun, said dave liniger, who is the chairman and cofounder of the company. Liniger is nonexecutive chairman of the board, cofounder of the company. Remax begins trading on nyse after ipo the motley fool. My next step author dave liniger discusses his journey youtube. Callahan and contos will assume their respective roles effective january 15, 2016. Tim mcbratney, daryl jesperson, dave liniger, gail liniger and bob fisher. David and gail liniger, founders of remax international inc.
Remax was founded in 1973 by dave and gail liniger, then two 20something real estate agents from denver, colorado. Linigers dreams are analyzed in a new book, everybody wins. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading everybody wins. Remax was founded in january 1973 by dave liniger and gail main who later became gail liniger. He attended the university of indiana, joined the united states air force and served overseas.
The story and lessons behind remax by phil harkins and keith hollihan chapter 1. We had attendees that told us they learned more in an hour with jared than they thought they knew from the past 25 years in the industry. Based in denver, colorado, today remax has more than 92,000 agents with an average of years of experience in the real estate sector. On thursday, he confirmed that in a phone interview from washington, d. Dave liniger told when the company went public that he probably wouldnt take a salary. He is well respected internationally for his vast knowledge. Well be in touch with news, updates, and ways you can help the team. After 40 years as a private company, remax finally came public today. Dave liniger hay house publishing books, dvds, live. His interest in real estate began before he was shipped overseas. Dave liniger, remax founder and chairman, in the lobby of the. The story and lessons behind remax, by authors phil harkins and keith. Denver, june 5, 2019 prnewswire dave liniger, cofounder and chairman of the board of directors of remax holdings, inc.
Dave liniger admits the early years of remax were tough, but he has relied on a management team that has been with him an average of 30 years. Liniger knew that remax was not in the real estate business. But in 2006, the subprime mortgage crisis was looming, and the. Hay house publishes self help, inspirational and transformational books and products. Billion dollar insights an indepth interview with dave. To ensure an orderly transition, metzger and callahan will act as cocfos through march 31, 2016.
Dave liniger, chief executive officer and cofounder of remax, said, we owe an immense amount of gratitude to dave, and i commend him for putting his. Dave liniger, the cofounder and chairman of remax, urged the more than 7,000 agents attending the companys annual r4 conference in las vegas to embrace the changes that come to the industry. Liniger is the nonexecutive chair of our board of directors and our cofounder. See more ideas about real estate, real estate marketing and things to sell. This is one of the most outstanding books i have read. Below are the chapter summaries of the book everybody wins. Remax cofounder dave liniger shares real estate insights. Dave and gail liniger colorado business hall of fame.
Dave and the remax team were wonderful to work with. And to stock up on stylish team usa gear that you can wear all year round, visit the team usa shop. The story and lessons behind remax kindle edition by harkins, phil, hollihan, keith, liniger, dave. Cofounder dave liniger, who is also chairman, has been. My next step author dave liniger discusses his 2012 struggle to survive. Statement from remax cofounder dave liniger pr newswire. An extraordinary journey of healing and hope by dave liniger was a disappointment to me. Dave liniger its nice finding partners and employees who complement the skills you have. Remax founder dave liniger writes about recovery from serious. Liniger is the chairman and cofounder of that business. Las vegas remax founder and chairman dave liniger first got his real estate license back. He is widely credited with improving conditions for real estate agents and the customers they serve.
The ability and singlemindedness of the leaders of the founders, gail and dave liniger have provided cohesion and impetus to remax growth and efforts. In einem personalgesprach lernte liniger gail main kennen. Remax cofounder dave liniger shares real estate insights on secrets of top selling agents real estate mogul discusses housing trends and more for national webinar series norfolk, va. It tells a story and gives an in depth explanation of the reasons for the successes. The radical rewardsharing idea that overturned an industry. Prepare for the boom in new home sales by teresa walsh. They handled the listing professionally from the photo shoot, to the showings, to the sale dave put the sign up on a saturday and our house sold in 4 days we would highly recommend dave pilger to anyone for their real estate needs. He had served in the vietnam war, parachuted out of planes, raced cars, and once even attempted to. An internal investigation found that david liniger, the founder and former ceo of remax, violated company policies by loaning millions of dollars to his eventual successor.
Despite all the odds and many blunders, dave liniger changes the face of real estate forever with the birth of remax. While remax chairman of the board and cofounder dave liniger is famous for building one of the worlds largest and most successful real estate brands, hes also renowned for his expertise in. Company executives including chairman and cofounder dave liniger, vice chair and cofounder gail liniger, and chief executive officer margaret kelly visited the trading floor to witness the stock. At times, dave liniger seems to have squeezed many lifetimes of experience into his 67 years. Liniger said in an interview with the denver business journal friday. The company was established with a maximum commission concept, meaning agents would keep nearly all of their commissions and pay their broker a share of the office expenses, rather than a share of the commission. They decided to set up their own real estate company, and set new rules of the game. Remax names new coceo with founder dave liniger denver. Remax was founded in 1973 by david and gail liniger, with an innovative, entrepreneurial culture affording its agents and franchisees the flexibility to operate their businesses with great. Dave liniger is the cofounder and chairman of remax, one of the largest real estate companies in the world. Louise l hay, author of bestsellers heal your body and you can heal your life. Three years ago we were blessed on day one of the think and grow rich summit 20 event i hosted to listen in as dave liniger, cofounder of remax international shared his amazing story of not only business success, but how he overcame incredible odds to survive a major, lifethreatening illness.
Transformation, kindness, productivity on display at 2020. Dave liniger is the visionary leader of the denverbased global real estate. As a young salesman in the early 1970s, dave liniger saw the tremendous potential of the real estate industry as well as its fatal flaws. That day in san diego the audience gave dave a standing ovation at the end of his talk as his. Liniger back at remax after facing death denver real. Liniger has served as ceo of the company since the 2014 retirement of margaret kelly, who was appointed to the position in 2005. Remax founder dave liniger writes about recovery from. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Dave liniger chairman of the board and cofounder remax. Liniger penned a book on his illness that almost had him down for the count that makes you the worst kind of hypocrite. Dave liniger is the visionary leader of the denverbased global real estate franchise he cofounded with his wife, gail, in 1973. Dave liniger chairman of the board and cofounder re. Former remax ceo david liniger violated company policies.
Dave revolutionized the real estate industry when he created the remax business. Prnewswire dave liniger, cofounder and chairman of the board of directors of remax holdings, inc. Remax holdings announces executive management appointments. Its modeled after the selfhelp and motivational books hes enjoyed over the.
An extraordinary journey of healing and hope liniger, dave on. Interview with remax chairman and cofounder david liniger. Dave liniger if youre going to work 18 hours a day, you end up a failure. Founded by dave and gail liniger in denver in 1973, remax is now a global network of more than 115,000 real estate agents in more than 100 countries.
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