Wilburn "Bob" Blount

Current

• District Ranger at USDA Forest Service

Past

• Broker Advisory Board at Zillow
• Member at NAR RPR Advisory Board
• Board Member at Virginia Association of REALTORS

• Board Member at REBR
• Board Member at MRIS
• Board Member at REIN MLS
• Broker/Owner at RE/MAX International
• CEO at RE/Max Allegiance

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Education

• Duke University
• United States Naval Academy

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Industry

Government Administration

Wilburn "Bob" Blount’s Summary

Decorated Naval Officer with service in Vietnam.

Former RE/MAX International Broker/Owner of the Year

One of founders and former CEO, RE/MAX Allegiance - in 2 years the company grew fro 850 agents to 1450, 28 to 40 franchises in DC, MD, and VA area and #1 RE/MAX franchise world wide and # 16 in the United States - in 18 months implemented centralized, Internet based accounting, replacing 5 legacy systems, - implemented Internet based enterprise business solution including agent websites, auto-fill forms and contracts, electronic document management, intranet, electronic banking, billing, and commissions, substantially reducing facilities, equipment, and staff. Serve/served as:
Director, MRIS, largest MLS in the United States
Director, REIN MLS
Director REBR
Director, National Association of REALTORS
Director, Virginia Association of REALTORS
Executive Committee, Hampton Roads REALTOR Assoc.
NAR REALTOR Property Resource Broker Advisory Board
Zillow Broker Advisory Board

Wilburn "Bob" Blount’s Specialties:

Expert in business systems and processing, including data integration, single entry of data, document management/storage/retrieval, and integrating data flow between related businesses.

Recruiting and retention.

Optimizing brokerage and agent websites/lead generation/lead management.

Multiple listing service operations and processes.

General management. Leadership. Vision.

Wilburn "Bob" Blount’s Experience

• District Ranger

  USDA Forest Service

  (Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

  May 2009 — Present (8 months)

  Santa Clara/Mojave Rivers Ranger District, Angeles National Forest.

• Broker Advisory Board

  Zillow

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  September 2008 — July 2009 (11 months)

• Member

  NAR RPR Advisory Board

  (Real Estate industry)

  2007 — July 2009 (2 years )

• Board Member

  Virginia Association of REALTORS

  (Real Estate industry)

  January 2009 — April 2009 (4 months)

• Board Member

  REBR

  (Real Estate industry)

  June 2008 — April 2009 (11 months)

• Board Member

  MRIS

  (Real Estate industry)

  2006 — April 2009 (3 years )

• Board Member

  REIN MLS

  (Real Estate industry)

  January 2006 — March 2009 (3 years 3 months)

• Broker/Owner

  RE/MAX International

  (Real Estate industry)

  1990 — 2009 (19 years )

• CEO

  RE/Max Allegiance

  (Real Estate industry)

  July 2003 — June 2008 (5 years )

Wilburn "Bob" Blount’s Education

• Duke University

  MA , Political Science , 1974 — 1976

• United States Naval Academy

  BS , Engineering , 1966 — 1970

Additional Information

Wilburn "Bob" Blount’s Interests:

Enterprise business solutions for Real Estate brokerage

Wilburn "Bob" Blount’s Groups:

Director, MRIS
Director, REIN
Member, NAR RPR Advisory Board
Member, Zillow Advisory Board
Director, REBR
Director, VAR
Former Director, NAR
Hampton Roads Assoc. Realtors Executive Committee

•    U.S. Naval Academy Alumni
•    Duke University Alumni Network

Wilburn "Bob" Blount’s Honors:

RE/MAX International Broker/Owner of the Year

Wilburn "Bob" Blount’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch