Staying open to meeting new people helped Illinois REALTOR® Dan Wagner at the 2012 REALTOR® Conference & Expo in Orlando, and it continues to help him today. Register now.

The September-October edition of REALTOR® magazine quotes Wagner, “When you go to these conventions, you have to be open to meeting new people. Get out of your comfort zone; don’t just hang around people you know.”

“Shuttle diplomacy with the president,” recaps how Wagner and Florida REALTOR® Tom Salomone — who later became the 2016 NAR President — became friends after a spontaneous conversation on a shuttle ride. Their friendship has helped both personally and professionally. Read more.