2023 Kick Off Event - RISE UP!

Keynote Speakers

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  Todd Duncan 

  "PEAK PERFORMANCE"

  New York Times Best-Selling Author, High Trust Speaker (And Sharla’s personal coach and long-time mentor and friend.)

  Todd is a Sales Entrepreneur with over 5,000,000 students around the globe that he has mentored and taught in real estate, mortgage, banking and financial services. Todd has spent his life teaching and equipping professionals with the power of HIGH TRUST as the key catalyst in achieving their personal and professional dreams. As the leading Authority on Trust, he helps business professionals accelerate emotional connection with clients, increasing conversion and setting the client up for a lifetime of loyalty.

  With clear passion and conviction, Todd has spoken to groups as large as 70,000 people or more intimate groups in his high-performance sales workshops.

  Todd is always an inspiration to listen to, and we are excited to have him as a presenter!  

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  Amberley Snyder

  "THERE IS NO FUTURE IN GIVING UP"

  Keynote Speaker, Professional Barrel Racer, Author, Actor. 

  A story of triumph after a devastating accident where Amberley Snyder gets back on her horse to compete professionally and WIN. 

  Speaking in nearly all 50 states and internationally, Amberley has been telling her story of inspiration to groups of all sizes. Whether for a large business or one on one, Amberley loves connecting with people to open hearts, motivate, and challenge those around her. 

  Sharla interviewed Amberley on one of her latest segments for American Dream TV, and we fell in love with her and her  inspirational story and asked her to come and share it with our referral partners! 

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  Louise Thaxton

  “MAKING A DIFFERENCE”

  Speaker, Coach, CEO of American Warrior Initiative (AWI), Fairway’s Non-Profit initiative, which gives back to United States service members and their families.

  Louise has been in the mortgage business for 25 years, 22 of those years with Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, as a producing regional manager, with offices across Louisiana, Texas, Florida and Colorado.  She was also named one of the Top Women Originators in America by Scotsman Guide, has been included in the top 100 Minority Mortgage Bankers of America (NAMMBA) and was named by National Mortgage Professional Magazine as one of the “Best Military Lenders and Originators”.   Louise has been a national speaker and business coach for over 10 years, teaching mental toughness to thousands of sales professionals across the country.   Louise was also one of the four finalist for the Ark-La-Tex 2022 “Remarkable Woman of the Year”.  

  Louise has been instrumental in helping Fairway donate and present over 300 service dogs to Veterans in need across the USA, which has helped save lives and make a huge difference to them.  We are excited that Louise will be here at our Kick Off to give away a service dog to a Utah Veteran in need! 

  “It’s not about the loans we do.  It’s about the hearts we change and the people we help.” –Steve Jacobson, CEO, Fairway