Sharon Wu
Real Estate Wealth Strategist

Sharon Wu is a dedicated Real Estate Investor & Wealth Strategist with over 30 years of experience investing in real estate and also a California real estate licensee. She went through the 2007 real estate crash, which deepened her understanding of what's important to survive through the real estate downturn. Her investment experiences range from share housing and value-add forced appreciation to residential development and vacant land.

She champions a simple, effective approach to wealth building, demonstrating how real estate can generate steady cash flow, build equity, and make money work harder. She enjoys the convenience and benefits that technology has brought to the industry. Fluent in English and Mandarin, Sharon aims to share these insights with a diverse audience. Beyond her professional life, Sharon actively supports community initiatives,
driven by her goal to help families help each other create generational wealth.

Beyond her professional life, Sharon is dedicated to supporting community initiatives. Her driving goal is to empower families to create generational wealth together.

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Gary Pinkerton
Wealth Strategist

Gary Pinkerton is a wealth strategist, veteran, best-selling author, business owner and real estate investor – passionate about business, reducing taxes, and helping clients grow Agency, wealth & family legacy. He’s a US Naval Academy graduate where he later taught ethics as a senior professor. He commanded the nuclear attack submarine USS TUCSON & was a Pentagon Joint Chiefs division director before retiring as a Captain. Gary lives in Florida with his family and helps others couple cash value life insurance as a ‘family bank’ with their businesses and alternative investments.

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Isabelle Guarino
CEO of Residential Assisted Living Academy

Isabelle Guarino is a 2x Best-Selling author named one of the "Top Influencers in Senior Housing”. She’s been featured on Bigger Pockets, the Wealthy Way podcast and Sales Disruptors! She’s the CEO of Residential Assisted Living Academy, sharing the message of doing good and doing well with 100,000’s of entrepreneurs and investors across the country. Twice she’s been named the "The Future Leader of Assisted Living". She is THE nation’s top coach and trainer for all things “RAL”!

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Nate Hare
VP of Sales and Strategic Relationships at Directed IRA

Nate is the VP of Sales and Strategic Relationships at Directed IRA. He is a 12+ year veteran in the self-directed IRA industry, spending most of his career as an executive, educator and public speaker. Nate is a C.I.S.P. (Certified IRA Services Professional), an RMLO (residential mortgage loan officer), and has extensive experience in real estate and business development. As an investor, private lender, and SDIRA Executive, Nate has personally overseen thousands of self-directed IRA investments involving real estate, promissory notes, and much more. Nate is also the co-author of “The Private Lender Playbook” with Brant Phillips.

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Dave Foster
Founder, CEO The 1031 Investor

Dave Foster is a Qualified Intermediary (QI) for 1031 exchanges and Founder of The 1031 Investor. As a multi-industry visionary, he has over 25 years of experience working in all phases of real estate investing and brings his clients a fresh perspective and clear vision for strategic development using tools in the tax code such as the 1031 exchange and the Sec 121 Primary residence exclusion. As an investor himself, he views each investment as a unique opportunity to maximize returns. A degreed accountant with a Master's in Management, Dave has also just released a best selling book, Lifetime Tax-Free Wealth, The Real Estate Investor's Guide to the 1031 Exchange"

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Linda Padilla Smyth
CEO of Padilla Smyth & Associates

As the Founder and CEO of Padilla Smyth & Associates (PS&A) and PS&A Commercial Real Estate, I bring over 30 years of expertise in commercial real estate, economic development, and affordable housing. I’m a capital strategist who specializes in translating vision into viability—structuring innovative funding for affordable housing and community projects. Whether it's aligning public goals with private investment or navigating the intricacies of tax credit syndication, I thrive at the intersection of finance, policy, and impact. My work includes multi-phase redevelopment projects like Hermosa Village, where layered capital made deep affordability possible, and strategic civic deals like the La Habra Civic Center land swap. I’ve worked alongside cities, nonprofits, developers, and institutions like Chapman University to move projects from idea to implementation. As an independent consultant, I bring not only financial acumen, but relationship insight—knowing what moves a city council, a credit committee, or a community. I believe housing and redevelopment is more than a market—it’s an ecosystem. My goal is always to help clients create structures that are resilient, equitable, and grounded in place.

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