Marki Lemons Ryhal, CSP, MBA

Marki Lemons Ryhal, CSP, MBA

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Experience

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    National Association of REALTORS®

    Miami, Florida, United States

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Education

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    Saint Xavier University

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    Activities and Societies: Delta Sigma Theta

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    The Landmark Forum is specifically designed to bring about positive and permanent shifts in the quality of your life. These shifts are the direct cause for a new and unique kind of freedom and power—the freedom to be absolutely at ease no matter what the circumstance, the power to be in action effectively in those areas that are important to you.

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    Activities and Societies: Delta Sigma Theta, Alpha Sweetheart, Student Government, and Modeling Club.

Licenses & Certifications

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Volunteer Experience

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    Board of Directors, Chairperson, and Co-Chairperson Positions

    Chicago Association of REALTORS®

    - Present 18 years 11 months

    Economic Empowerment

    Board of Directors Large Association Representative 12/1/2022 11/30/2023
    Professional Development Committee Member: At-Large 12/1/2022 11/30/2024
    Board of Directors Large Association Representative 12/1/2021 11/30/2022
    Professional Development Committee Member: At-Large 12/1/2020 11/30/2022
    Professional Development Committee Member: At-Large 12/1/2020 11/30/2022
    Commitment to Excellence Committee Member: Committee Representative 12/1/2019 11/30/2020
    Professional Development…

    Board of Directors Large Association Representative 12/1/2022 11/30/2023
    Professional Development Committee Member: At-Large 12/1/2022 11/30/2024
    Board of Directors Large Association Representative 12/1/2021 11/30/2022
    Professional Development Committee Member: At-Large 12/1/2020 11/30/2022
    Professional Development Committee Member: At-Large 12/1/2020 11/30/2022
    Commitment to Excellence Committee Member: Committee Representative 12/1/2019 11/30/2020
    Professional Development Committee Member: Business Specialties Representative 12/1/2019 11/30/2020
    Chairperson- Business Service Committee 2012-2013
    Co-Chairperson-Business Service Committee, 2011-2012
    Co-Chairperson-Inaugural Committee, 2012
    Chairperson-Chicago Association of REALTORS® Education Foundation, 2010-2011
    Chairperson-Education Work Group, 2008-2009
    Cultural Diversity Committee, 2008-2010
    Trustee-Chicago Association of REALTORS® Education Foundation, 2007-2010
    Finance Committee, 2007-2009
    Board of Directors 2006-2008
    Professional Standards Committee, 2006-2007

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    Performance Management Network Presidential Advisory Group

    Women's Council of REALTORS®

    - Present 8 years 7 months

    Education

    The Education and PMN PAG Committee will look at the past, current and future viability of the designation, and recommend how to build and differentiate education.

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    Entrepreneurial Mentor | Business Plan Competition Judge

    Future Founders Foundation

    - 4 years 1 month

    Children

    During a 60-90 minute sessions at a Chicago Public School, I engage with students as an entrepreneurial mentor and share my career experiences and lead targeted activities to help students enhance their professional skills. Session topics include teamwork skills, technology and social media, resume writing, interviewing, networking, professionalism and work ethic, presentation skills and entrepreneurship.

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    Social Media Consultation

    Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation

    - 1 year 1 month

    Health

    Receive up to 3 hours of social media review, audit, consultation and initial set up of social media sites with Marki Lemons-Ryhal.

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    Local School Council- Parent Representative

    Chicago Public Schools

    - 1 year 1 month

    Education

    As a parent representative I encourage involvement from the entire school community. Instrumental in setting priorities for the school improvement plan (SIPAA) and budget. Consistently attend Local School Council training on the roles of the Local School Council. Adhere closely to the bylaws of the Local School Council to insure collaboration and teamwork render results for our students, school, and community.

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    Business Plan Coach | Business Plan Judge | Guest Speaker

    Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship

    - 10 years

    Children

    As a business plan coach, I'm responsible for helping students to
    develop their business ideas and fine-tune their business plans by focusing on
    specific areas, including the plan review, market analysis and segment,
    competitive advantage, economics of one unit, and presentation.

    As a guest speaker, I'm responsible for presenting NFTE-planned
    lesson or social media that complements the curricula.

Publications

  • Work Smart! Business Hacks to Help You Kick Start 2017

    Illinois REALTORS

    Illinois REALTOR® talked with REALTORS® and industry experts for tips on
    everything from polishing networking skills and getting more out of social
    media to building stronger client connections.

    Other authors
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  • Get Engaged Get Facebook Live

    Chicago Association of REALTORS

    Live video is a great way to interact with viewers in real time about real estate. Why? Video is popular — so popular, in fact, that social networks favor video in their algorithms, knowing this rich content is favored by users.

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  • Chicago Agent Magazine-Agent Snapshot

    Chicago Agent Magazine

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  • Evernote is a great CRM for agents to maintain strong relationships

    Inman

    2016 is lining up to be the best year ever. Today we have the ability to plan, manage and sync our lives while on the go. As a Realtor, productivity is our no. 1 objective. And so is building our sphere of influence.

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  • The Best In Real Estate Tech

    Chicago Agent Magazine

    To help you stay on top of the tech tidal wave, we asked a panel of savvy industry experts to give us their very informed opinions about the best tech options in key categories that mean the most to your business.

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  • Instagram Pro Shares Her Secrets

    Real Estate Business

    Instagram got so popular so quickly that
    in 2012, Facebook bought it for $1 billion,
    according to The New York Times. The biggest
    draw? It’s is a raging success among millennials,
    according to Millennial Marketing.

    Here we provide a quick guide to hitting the
    ground running on Instagram from Marki
    Lemons-Ryhal, MBA, ABR®, CRBSM, SRS,
    president of Marki Lemons Unlimited Inc.
    in Chicago.

  • Powerful Photos with Instagram for FREE

    Chicago Assocation of REALTORS

    REALTORS® it’s time to leverage your listings and community photos to grow your online presence. Instagram a photo sharing application is a good fit for the demanding life of a REALTOR®. From Instagram’s mobile application you can instantly share photos to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Foursquare and Flickr in the matter of seconds by simply tapping your mobile device.

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  • 10 LinkedIn Influencers Define Social Selling

    LinkedIn

    Ten of us were chosen to contribute a quote for this LinkedIn post that was compiled by Jeff Zelaya.
    Keywords: social selling, LinkedIn, influencer, social media, author, expert, coach, speaker, experienced, engaging, sales, network, networking, connection, relationship, value, post, article, marketing, professional, trust, content, south Florida, lead generation, business, traffic, conversion, conversation, clients, customers, buyers, sellers, market, specialist, leader, influence…

    Ten of us were chosen to contribute a quote for this LinkedIn post that was compiled by Jeff Zelaya.
    Keywords: social selling, LinkedIn, influencer, social media, author, expert, coach, speaker, experienced, engaging, sales, network, networking, connection, relationship, value, post, article, marketing, professional, trust, content, south Florida, lead generation, business, traffic, conversion, conversation, clients, customers, buyers, sellers, market, specialist, leader, influence, involve, listen, system, money, exchange, idea, innovate, discover, ask, master, learn, teach, strategy, optimize, enhance, greatness, answer, question, qualify, prospect, suspect, purchase, buy

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  • Social Media Ethics for Real Estate

    Marki Lemons Unlimited

    Social media and technology is a fast pace and forever changing world. In this course we will review the REALTORS® Code of Ethics and how to insure you are in compliance while using social media.

    We will decode how to remain informed on social media issues and what systems to implement to insure you will not damage your reputation . This course focuses on how to remain faithful to the REALTORS® Code of Ethics while using social media and technology.
    Learning Objectives
     
    Upon…

    Social media and technology is a fast pace and forever changing world. In this course we will review the REALTORS® Code of Ethics and how to insure you are in compliance while using social media.

    We will decode how to remain informed on social media issues and what systems to implement to insure you will not damage your reputation . This course focuses on how to remain faithful to the REALTORS® Code of Ethics while using social media and technology.
    Learning Objectives
     
    Upon completion of “Social Media Ethics for Real Estate” continuing education course, you will be able to:

    Define Social Media
     
    Identify two key aspirational concepts found in the Preamble to the REALTORS® Code of Ethics

    Describe “general business” ethics, and compare and contrast the REALTORS®’ Code of Ethics with business ethics

    Explain the concepts established in Articles 1, 11,12, and 15 of the Code of Ethics

    Summarize possible violations of the Code of Ethics specifically related to the Articles 1, 11, 12 and 15, after reviewing case studies

    Explain the professional standards process for enforcing the Code of Ethics, including the duty to arbitrate
     

  • Social Media Fair Housing, Legal Issues and License Law

    Marki Lemons Unlimited

    Licensees are bond by rules and regulations of Real Estate License Law, Federal Trade Commission, and Intellectual Property rights. New obligations have resulted due to use of the internet and social media. Licensees will be able to apply the following to their daily use of social media:
    Summarize Fiduciary Responsibilities and Duration
    Define Federal, State, County and City Protected Classes
    Name Common Forms of Intellectual Property
    Demonstrate Violations of the Internet Data…

    Licensees are bond by rules and regulations of Real Estate License Law, Federal Trade Commission, and Intellectual Property rights. New obligations have resulted due to use of the internet and social media. Licensees will be able to apply the following to their daily use of social media:
    Summarize Fiduciary Responsibilities and Duration
    Define Federal, State, County and City Protected Classes
    Name Common Forms of Intellectual Property
    Demonstrate Violations of the Internet Data Exchange

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Courses

  • Association Leadership: OuR Association Leveraging AI and ChatGPT for Growth and Innovation

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  • Building an Ethical AI-Driven Real Estate Industry©

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  • Canva AI For Real Estate Success

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  • Education Directors: Embracing AI and ChatGPT in Real Estate Education; Revolutionizing Processes and Systems

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  • Efficiency Boost: 13 Ways to Use AI and ChatGPT in Real Estate©

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  • Leveraging AI to Improve Your Customer Experience in Real Estate: Opportunities and Challenges for REALTORS©

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  • Mastering Visibility: Harnessing ChatGPT and Top-Level Domains for Community Domination (.realestate)

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  • Maximize Your Marketing with AI: Personalized & Automated Campaigns for Broker Owners© (Broker Summit)

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  • Six Figures in Twelve Months Real Estate Planning On Steroids with AI©

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  • The Future of Real Estate: How AI is Transforming the Real Estate Industry© (REALTOR legislative Meetings)

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  • The Power of AI/ChatGPT for Real Estate Growth: Generating Leads, Increasing Visibility, and Boosting ROI and ROTI (Center for REALTOR Development)

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  • The Successful Faceless Video: Reverse Engineer Your Video with ChatGPT©

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Projects

Honors & Awards

  • RISMedia Newsmaker Influencer

    RISMedia

    In 2023, industry speaker, educator and author Marki Lemons-Ryhal was named the host of the Drive With NAR REALTOR®-to-REALTOR® podcast series.

    A REALTOR® with EXIT Strategy Realty in Chicago, Lemons-Ryhal is a well-known real estate influencer who has taught more than 500,000 students over the past 15 years, and has written more than 100 real estate classes for continuing education credit.

    Drive With NAR is a monthly podcast that covers a wide range of topics relevant to real…

    In 2023, industry speaker, educator and author Marki Lemons-Ryhal was named the host of the Drive With NAR REALTOR®-to-REALTOR® podcast series.

    A REALTOR® with EXIT Strategy Realty in Chicago, Lemons-Ryhal is a well-known real estate influencer who has taught more than 500,000 students over the past 15 years, and has written more than 100 real estate classes for continuing education credit.

    Drive With NAR is a monthly podcast that covers a wide range of topics relevant to real estate professionals, including sales strategies, resources and industry tools that REALTORS® use to steer their business forward.

    “I am beyond excited to be the new host of Drive With NAR,” said Lemons-Ryhal upon her appointment last year. “I can’t wait to have conversations with REALTORS® from all across the country to get a pulse on the real estate market and share these valuable insights with our listeners.”

  • Charitable Service

    Chicago Agent Magazine

    2022 Agents Choice Award, Chicago Agents Magazine Most Charitable Agent

  • REBAC Hall of Fame Inductee

    Center for Specialized REALTOR Education

    Marki Lemons Ryhal, a high program evaluation Speaker with ReMarkiTable, LLC has been inducted to the 2019 Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council’s (REBAC) “Hall of Fame” presented by REBAC of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR).

    Marki Lemons Ryhal was nominated for the 2019 REBAC Hall of Fame by fellow REBAC members and was selected by an independent panel of real estate industry leaders. Marki has educated over 300,000 real estate professionals and provides a multifaceted array of…

    Marki Lemons Ryhal, a high program evaluation Speaker with ReMarkiTable, LLC has been inducted to the 2019 Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council’s (REBAC) “Hall of Fame” presented by REBAC of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR).

    Marki Lemons Ryhal was nominated for the 2019 REBAC Hall of Fame by fellow REBAC members and was selected by an independent panel of real estate industry leaders. Marki has educated over 300,000 real estate professionals and provides a multifaceted array of real estate education services. Marki has also made a visible difference for buyer’s representation needs in her local community and nationally. Marki has demonstrated that she is the source of knowledge and experience in working with buyers and has shown high principles and furtherance of the principles of good practice among REALTORS®.

    Over the past twenty years, Marki has earned over fifty real estate related licenses, certifications, and designations. These credentials have allowed her to teach continuing education online and offline in 45 states.

    As the Podcast Host of Social Selling Made Simple Marki simplifies social media and technology, therefore, REALTORS® can sell more homes and help more people. She brings you real conversations with industry leaders, successful agents, coaches, and social media experts who break down their best strategies so Buyers Agents can attract more clients online.

    The Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council, REBAC, was founded in 1988 to promote superior buyer representation skills and services. An affiliate of THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® since 1996, REBAC’s membership now numbers well over 30,000 and is the world’s largest organization of real estate professionals concentrating on buyer representation. Members who meet all course and professional experiential requirements are awarded the ABR® (Accredited Buyer’s Representative) This is the only designation of this type recognized by NAR.


  • RISMedia Newsmaker Trailblazer

    RISMedia

    Marki, Lemons-Ryhal Honored at RISMedia’s 2019 Real Estate Newsmakers Reception & Dinner

    Event Was Held May 16 at Prestigious National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
    Norwalk, CT, May 22, 2019—RISMedia, publisher of Real Estate magazine, recently honored Marki Lemons Ryhal, Real Estate Keynote Speaker, ReMarkiTable, LLC in its “Trailblazers” category of Real Estate Newsmakers, during an awards ceremony held on May 16 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., held during the…

    Marki, Lemons-Ryhal Honored at RISMedia’s 2019 Real Estate Newsmakers Reception & Dinner

    Event Was Held May 16 at Prestigious National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
    Norwalk, CT, May 22, 2019—RISMedia, publisher of Real Estate magazine, recently honored Marki Lemons Ryhal, Real Estate Keynote Speaker, ReMarkiTable, LLC in its “Trailblazers” category of Real Estate Newsmakers, during an awards ceremony held on May 16 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., held during the National Association of REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo taking place that week.
    RISMedia’s Real Estate Newsmaker recognitions, now in its second year, are designed to honor those individuals who made headlines for their newsworthy contributions to the real estate industry and the communities and consumers they serve.
    This year’s event hosted more than 225 of the nation’s leading real estate professionals during its Real Estate Newsmakers Reception & Dinner, an invitation-only event. Newsmakers were honored in the following categories: Influencers, Trailblazers, Futurists, Achievers, Crusaders, Inspirations, Luminaries and Trendsetters. Read their stories here.
    RISMedia selected the Trailblazers as “the agents of change.” From keeping pace with innovation, to new technologies, data analytics, and more, RISMedia celebrates its Trailblazers for their contributions to moving the real estate forward through their dedication to improving industry and agent-client relationships.
    Licensed Managing Broker, REALTOR®, avid volunteer, and Major Donor, Marki Lemons-Ryhal is dedicated to all things real estate. With over 25 years of marketing experience, Marki has taught over 300,000 REALTORS® how to earn up to a 2682% return on their marketing dollars.
    As a REALTOR®, Marki has earned several sales awards, the REALTOR® Achievement Award and The President’s Award from the Chicago Association of REALTORS®.

  • REALTOR Achievement Award

    Chicago Association of REALTORS

    This award is based on the outstanding contributions of a REALTOR® to the Chicago Association of REALTORS® and to the Chicagoland real estate industry.
    The criteria for this prestigious award is listed below.
    • A minimum of 5 years as a REALTOR® with current, active leadership involvement at the local, state and national level.
    • Demonstrates positive leadership impacting the local association.
    • Holds a current, active real estate license and is in good standing with IDFPR.
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    This award is based on the outstanding contributions of a REALTOR® to the Chicago Association of REALTORS® and to the Chicagoland real estate industry.
    The criteria for this prestigious award is listed below.
    • A minimum of 5 years as a REALTOR® with current, active leadership involvement at the local, state and national level.
    • Demonstrates positive leadership impacting the local association.
    • Holds a current, active real estate license and is in good standing with IDFPR.
    • Must be a regular investor in RPAC.
    • Must be a member in good standing with the Chicago Association of REALTORS®.

  • 2009 Real Estate Educator of the Year

    Association of Illinois Real Estate Educators

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