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Our Founders

At Reside, we’re driven by a leadership team that’s walked the walk.
Our four founders bring decades of hands-on experience, innovative thinking, and proven success in real estate coaching, operations, and growth.
Together, they’ve built a platform designed to help real estate professionals reach their full potential. With their guidance, achieving consistent performance and long-term success becomes not just possible—but guaranteed.

Jon Cheplak

Jon Cheplak

Co-Founder

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Jon Cheplak

(Co-Founder)

Jon Cheplak is a recognized business coach for high-profile real estate operators. He has consulted top franchise CEOs for over 35 years, with a client list of iconic residential real estate teams and brokerages.
Jon’s work in leadership consulting helps top business talent reach their full potential and accelerate growth.He launched Cheplak Digital with Preston Guyton in August 2022, which currently manages online lead generation for over 35 teams across North America.

Suneet Agarwal

Co-Founder

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Suneet Agarwal

(Co-Founder)

Suneet Agarwal is a nationally recognized real estate leader and CEO of Best Sac Homes Group, one of California’s top-ranked teams. With over a decade as a licensed agent, he’s also the Co-Founder of the Reside Platform and KFR Domination. Suneet partners with Jon Cheplak and Cheplak Coaching to help high-performing teams and brokerages scale. He specializes in innovative recruiting, forward-thinking marketing, and AI-driven coaching that fuels sustainable, strategic growth.

Preston Guyton

Preston Guyton

Co-Founder

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Preston Guyton

(Co-Founder)

Preston Guyton is an entrepreneur with true real estate expertise, as a licensed broker and contractor. For over 20 years he has focused on online lead generation and helped several companies exceed $100M in yearly sales.
In 2021, Preston launched Palms Realty as an independent company and in less than two years built a team of over 100 realtors and exceeded 1K closed transactions. The company is on pace to exceed 300M in closed volume by the end of its second year.

Nick McLean

Nick McLean

Co-Founder

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Nick McLean

(Co-Founder)

Nick McLean is an expert consultant for Jon Cheplak’s Select Coaching, guiding top real estate brokers and team leaders across North America. He formed Nick McLean Real Estate in 2012, where his team sells over 500 homes a year with $250M in sales volume.
Nick owns and operates a successful property- management company, oversees multiple rental and investment properties, and has appeared on RealTrends Top 250 Teams for multiple years.

Our Executive Coaches

At Reside, we’re driven by a leadership team that’s walked the walk.

Our four founders bring decades of hands-on experience, innovative thinking, and proven success in real estate coaching, operations, and growth.

Together, they’ve built a platform designed to help real estate professionals reach their full potential. With their guidance, achieving consistent performance and long-term success becomes not just possible, but guaranteed.

Chris Snow

Executive Coach

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Chris Snow

(Executive Coach)

Chris Snow was born and raised in a small North Central Florida town of just 200 people, the kind of place where hard work wasn’t optional. That upbringing instilled values of integrity, grit, and genuine connection that still guide his business today.

After playing college baseball and earning a degree in Education from the University of North Florida, Chris carried his love for teaching into sales. He’s trained with Fortune 50 companies, developing systems that now help agents succeed at the highest levels.

At his core, Chris is a teacher, empowering buyers, sellers, and agents to make confident, well-informed decisions.

Jamie Seneca

Executive Coach

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Jamie Seneca

(Executive Coach)

Jamie Seneca is a South Florida native, licensed since 2009, who built her real estate career from the ground up. After joining Reside, she now coaches teams on scaling sustainably.

She leads Reset Real Estate; a tech-forward brokerage named among the Top 200 in Florida by RealTrends in just two years, with 46% year-over-year productivity growth.

Featured in Real Producers Magazine as a Trailblazer and recognized by The Real Deal, Jamie is known for her creative approach to growth and agent development. Her true passion is helping others rise.

Jessica Boswell

Executive Coach

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Jessica Boswell

(Executive Coach)

In 2023, Jessica Boswell began building her team from the ground up with one admin and a clear plan.

Today, she leads 20+ agents and 7 VAs, has achieved 60% unit growth year over year since launch, and ranks as the #1 LPT team in Connecticut and #7 in the state.

She didn’t inherit a team or plug into a franchise—she built the operations, systems, VA infrastructure, lead sources, and tech stack herself, and continues to refine them as she scales.

Jessica now coaches team leaders who are ready to grow without chaos and eventually step out of production without the business slowing down. She also works with solo agents looking to transition from doing everything themselves to building a scalable, sustainable business.

John Rota

Executive Coach

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John Rota

(Executive Coach)

John Rota is a high-producing team leader with over $1 billion in sales volume across the past 11 years. His meticulous attention to detail and deep knowledge of transactions and residential construction ensure every client receives top-notch service.

With a background spanning both sales and construction, from small projects to large-scale developments, John brings a comprehensive understanding of the real estate industry. This broad expertise, combined with an innovative and continually evolving marketing approach, keeps his team consistently ahead of the competition.

Ross Hardy

Executive Coach

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Ross Hardy

(Executive Coach)

Ross Hardy moved to the United States in 2005 after earning his degree in International Business and Marketing from Cardiff University and has been active in real estate ever since. His marketing expertise allows his team to fully leverage print, online, social media, and video advertising to get homes in front of the right buyers at the right time.

A Pricing Strategy Advisor (PSA), e-Pro, and Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE), Ross combines innovative marketing with strategic pricing. He’s also a passionate community advocate, running the Hernando County Food Lovers blog with over 8,000 followers and 65,000 monthly readers.

Mie Yamashita

Mie Yamashita

Executive Coach & Agent Trainer

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Mie Yamashita

(Executive Coach & Agent Trainer)

Mie Yamashita is a top-performing real estate Coach passionate about partnering with real estate agents.

What sets Mie apart is her boundless energy and innovative coaching style. She partners with agents to enhance their businesses while improving their quality of life, igniting powerful and life-changing successes.

Mie has helped hundreds of real estate agents generate millions in GCI throughout her career as a real estate coach. She works with top-performing teams in the industry and is known for her transformative coaching and training.

Tim Moldenhauer

Executive Coach

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Tim Moldenhauer

(Executive Coach)

Licensed since 2003, Tim Moldenhauer is co-owner of a RE/MAX franchise and leads one of the top-producing real estate teams in the state. His 30+ agent team consistently ranks as the #1 RE/MAX team in the state and the #2 team overall.

For over two decades, Tim has built a business rooted in structure, accountability, and consistent daily action. He helps agents move from inconsistent production to predictable income through simple, repeatable systems and a clear plan they can actually follow.

As an active investor across residential sales, rentals, and development, Tim brings a practical, no-nonsense perspective to coaching team leaders on how to grow profitably while developing skill, mindset, and the discipline to do the work.

His goal is simple: help team leaders build something that actually works; a business that produces consistent results, supports its agents, and creates a better life for everyone involved.

Our Team

Behind every great platform is a great team—and Reside is no exception.
Our skilled professionals bring deep expertise in sales operations, finance, onboarding, CRM systems, and productivity optimization.
Whether it’s improving back-office workflows or helping your agents close more deals, we’re here to support every aspect of your growth.
At Reside, we don’t just consult—we become your team’s strongest ally.

Brittany Bloom

Brittany Earnhardt

Executive Assistant

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Brittany Earnhardt

(Executive Assistant)

Brittany Earnhardt graduated with a bachelor’s degree in both Marketing and Business Management and has over 10 years of experience in customer service and over 4 years of experience supporting high-level CEOs.

At Reside Platform she assists all four founders and other departments within the organization, constantly bringing a positive attitude, effective solutions, and proven results.

Brittany also works closely with Reside Team Leaders and their Admin staff to deliver exceptional client experiences and comprehensive support.

Brooke Riecke

Brooke Riecke

Client Success Manager

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Brooke Riecke

(Client Success Manager)

Brooke Riecke is a Client Success Manager known for enhancing client experiences and driving team performance.

With expertise in operations, training, and project management, she streamlines workflows, solves challenges quickly, and delivers high-impact results.

Her leadership blends empathy, accountability, and decisive action, with a focus on building scalable systems and strong cross-team collaboration.

Curtis Frye

Curtis Frye

Chief Financial Officer

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Curtis Frye

(Chief Financial Officer)

Curtis Frye leads the accounting and bookkeeping efforts at Reside Platform, overseeing financials across multiple teams. He brings over 30 years of accounting experience, including 15+ years in C-level leadership.

Curtis is a licensed CPA in Washington and holds a Master’s Degree from Gonzaga University.

Outside of work, he values time with his family, including his wife, children, and grandchildren, who remain his top priority.

Karlton Utter

Head of Agent Training & Development

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Lauren Holland

(Head of Agent Training & Development)

Karlton Utter is the Head of Training and Agent Development at Reside, where he leads initiatives focused on skill development, mentorship, and performance-driven growth.

With a strong background in sales leadership and real estate, he brings a balance of hands-on experience and strategic insight to help agents and teams reach their full potential.

Karlton is known for creating engaging, results-oriented training environments that foster accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement—ensuring agents have the tools and clarity needed to succeed in a competitive market.

Lauren Holland

Director of Client Experience

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Lauren Holland

(Director of Client Experience)

Lauren Holland is the Director of Client Experience at Reside Platform, where she specializes in optimizing real estate team operations, coaching and training administrative and virtual assistants, and developing scalable standard operating procedures (SOPs).

At Reside, Lauren leads initiatives in onboarding, agent services, client meetings, operations, and admin coaching.

With a strong background in executive and operational support, she offers strategic counsel to Real Estate Admin and Virtual Assistants worldwide, focusing on fostering leadership, enhancing client onboarding processes, and delivering exceptional client experiences.

Paul Diaz

Paul Diaz

Director of Sales

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Paul Diaz

(Head of Sales)

Paul Diaz is a sales expert with over 20 years of experience in sales, leadership, training, and startups.

With Reside Platform, Paul helps real estate teams scale through recruitment, training, and lead conversion.

Paul began his work with numerous high-level organizations within the Real Estate Industry including at BoldLeads, where he generated $25M in software sales. He later led growth initiatives at Real Geeks, doubling customer accounts and revenue.

Additionally, Paul has coached thousands of real estate agents, refining their sales skills through webinars and classes.

Want to work alongside a team like this? See open roles.