Sam Sawyer

REALTOR with Roger's Healy

DFW YEA! Network Advisory Council Member

DFW YEA Network Blogger

It seems like light-years ago when Joe Mazza reached out to me to join this group he was starting at Metrotex. Joe explained to me that he was in charge of recruiting people for the newly formed YPN Chapter here in Dallas. I had heard of YPN in other cities, so I was definitely interested in this opportunity. When I first met Joe I distinctly remember asking him, "How does a city such as Dallas with a huge real estate market not have a thriving YPN chapter?" Joe seemed to be wondering the same thing, and I could tell he was determined and very motivated to get our chapter going asap!

Well since this meeting our Dallas area chapter has been formed, and Joe did an amazing job of recruiting young people from all over the metroplex to join the steering committee for this group. Our first "red carpet" event a couple of months ago showed us how much of an interest people in the area have in the younger demographic of the real estate industry. We had to literally cram all of the attendees to our first happy-hour networking event into a small space because some last minute power outage problems hindered us from our planned venue; nevertheless, the event was a great success, and it succeeded in getting the word out about the Dallas YPN Chapter - more formally known as DFW YEA!

Our Chairman, Brandon Rodriguez, has done an amazing job of keeping everyone organized and on the same page with all of our group's activities. We also have a much needed accountability program in place that requires all persons on the advisory council to attend our monthly meetings. The success of a young group like this requires committed involvement, and I love seeing the same faces at every meeting. It can be easy to miss out on a meeting due a number of items in our very hectic lives, but our members are very committed to seeing our group succeed on a national level. We look forward to the future of this group, and we all believe that we have some great potential for many years to come!

If you are in the Dallas area and would like to get involved, become a fan of our Facebook group to stay in the loop on upcoming activities - http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=358629100160&ref=ts