Better Together Community

The Right People Can Change Everything.

The people you surround yourself with influence how you think, the opportunities you see, and the business you believe you can build.

Better Together is about meaningful relationships, access to valuable experience, and finding your direction within a much bigger world of possibility.

You don't have to figure it all out alone.

Let's Have a Conversation

Why Better Together Exists

More Resources Aren't Always the Answer.

Real estate offers more training, technology, strategies, and opportunities than most agents know what to do with.

But access to information doesn't automatically create progress.

Sometimes the challenge is knowing what deserves your attention, which opportunities align with your goals, and what to do next.

That's where relationships become so important.

Better Together begins with understanding what you're building and helping you connect with ideas, people, and resources that can help you move forward.

You don't need to do everything. You need to know what matters next.

Melissa Johnson · Founder of Better Together

Build With Melissa

An Incredible Network. A Personal Place to Start.

I'm Melissa Johnson.

I believe your real estate business should fund your life—not become your entire life.

And I believe the people you surround yourself with can influence everything from how you approach a client conversation to how you think about income, leadership, time, and opportunity.

But with so much available, it's easy to feel like you should be doing everything.

That's not how I believe a great business is built.

I want to understand what you're working toward, help you think through your options, and connect you with the resources and relationships that make sense for you.

Maybe you're focused on growing production.

Maybe you're ready to build systems or explore leadership.

Maybe you're looking for more freedom without sacrificing the business you've worked hard to create.

Those goals deserve different conversations.

My role isn't to give you more things to do. It's to help you find direction in what's already possible.

Let's Talk About Your Goals

The Power of Proximity

Get in the Rooms That Change How You Think.

You can learn a lot from a video, podcast, or training session.

But there's something different about being in an environment with people who are doing what you want to do.

You hear different conversations.

You see different possibilities.

You begin to recognize opportunities you might not have noticed before.

And you start asking different questions about your own business.

When you're surrounded by people who think beyond the next transaction, you begin thinking differently about production, leadership, systems, wealth, and time.

Sometimes one conversation changes your perspective.

Sometimes one relationship opens a door.

And sometimes the greatest value isn't another strategy.

It's being in a room that expands what you believe is possible.

Real estate agents gathered together in a collaborative group meeting, with a framed sign reading Success Through Collaboration in the background

"The rooms you enter—and the relationships you build inside them—matter."

Personal access and private mastermind invitations are not guaranteed for every agent. The value comes from the network as a whole.

The Power of Who You Know

Learn From People Who Have Built What You're Working Toward.

One of the advantages of a strong professional network is the opportunity to learn from people with meaningful real-world experience.

The leaders and organizations connected to our wider professional ecosystem represent different perspectives on production, marketing, systems, entrepreneurship, leadership, and business growth.

The value isn't simply recognizing their names.

It's understanding what their experience can teach you.

GB

GoGo Bethke

Team GoGo, eXp Realty

Agent Growth
Business-Building Strategies
Training
Community
Agent Attraction & Leadership

Founded #teamgogo after joining eXp in November 2018, building an international organization reported at more than 1,700 agents across 7+ countries.
Recognized as the #1 Social Media Realtor in Michigan (2020 and 2021) and #16 nationally, and named among SUCCESS Magazine's Top 125 Most Influential People.

What You Can Learn

How to grow an agent organization, build community around training, and attract and support other agents.

CS

Curt Shewell

Mark Z Real Estate Experts, powered by eXp Realty (Novi, MI)

Sales & Marketing Leadership
Team Growth
Training & Coaching

Chief Growth Officer at Mark Z Real Estate Experts, powered by eXp Realty, in Novi, Michigan.
An accomplished sales and marketing executive with national and regional experience in training, coaching, and motivation, he has led his team to generate over $1 billion in sales (documented in a 2023 industry interview).

What You Can Learn

How sales and marketing leadership, training, and coaching support team growth.

DB · KW

Daniel Beer & Kyle Whissel

Whissel Beer Group, eXp Realty

Production
Scaling
Team Development
Leadership
Operational Growth
Marketing
Business Systems
Production Growth
Conversion

Daniel Beer (President) and Kyle Whissel (CEO) lead Whissel Beer Group, formed in August 2025 when their teams merged in one of the largest team mergers in industry history. It launched with 160 agents, more than 60 staff, and five offices across San Diego and Riverside counties.
The combined teams produced nearly $1 billion in 2024 sales volume, with careers spanning more than 9,000 homes and $7+ billion in sales.
Co-founder of Fast Forward Movement, a community of more than 11,000 members worldwide.

What You Can Learn

How to scale a substantial real estate business, build strong teams, and lead with systems. How marketing, business systems, and conversion practices work together to grow production.

CJ

Curtis Johnson

The Curtis Johnson Team, powered by eXp Realty (Arizona)

Listing Marketing
Production Growth
Team Leadership
Business Systems
Agent Training

Founder and CEO of The Curtis Johnson Team at eXp Realty, with the team reporting more than 5,000 residential homes sold.
The Curtis Johnson Team recorded 270 transaction sides and $120.54 million in sales volume based on 2025 sales data, as listed by RealTrends Verified.

What You Can Learn

How effective listing marketing, repeatable sales systems, and team leadership can help agents build a more productive real estate business.

C&A

Chuck & Angela Fazio

Revelation Real Estate Group, eXp Realty

Entrepreneurship
Brokerage & Organizational Growth
Agent Development
Leadership

Co-founders of Revelation Real Estate, one of the largest independent brokerages in the US, which joined eXp in February 2020.
Grew their single-office Chandler, Arizona brokerage to nearly 900 agents with more than $1.7 billion in annual sales in 2018, and for years more than doubled the market share of any other single office in their market.

What You Can Learn

What it takes to build and grow an organization beyond personal production.

MR

Michael Reese

eXp Realty | Co-founder, National Association of Expert Advisors

Agent Development
Listing Strategies
Business Systems
Coaching & Training
Organizational Growth

Co-founded the National Association of Expert Advisors with Jay Kinder, helping develop coaching and training resources for real estate professionals.
Previously helped build an independent real estate brokerage that, according to his published professional biography, completed 268 transactions in its first 12 months with 10 agents.

What You Can Learn

How listing expertise, structured training, repeatable systems, and business leadership can help agents create more consistent production and growth.

The leaders and organizations featured here are part of a broader professional ecosystem. Better Together does not guarantee access to, or personal relationships with, any individual leader.

What Proximity Can Make Possible

It's Not Just Who You Learn From. It's Who You Grow Around.

Different Perspectives

Being exposed to experienced business builders can help agents think differently about their own opportunities.

Meaningful Relationships

Conversations and professional connections can lead to ideas, collaboration, and opportunities that might not happen in isolation.

Real-World Experience

Learn from people who have navigated production challenges, business growth, team development, and leadership decisions.

Bigger Possibilities

Explore ways to build beyond the next transaction, including systems, organizational growth, income opportunities, and greater control over time.

These are potential benefits of a strong professional network, not guaranteed outcomes.

Find Your Next Room

What Are You Working Toward?

You don't need every training or every opportunity. Start with the part of your business you want to strengthen.

Consultation skills help you build deeper client conversations, and a clear production plan turns a goal into weekly action. Learning from experienced production leaders shows what consistent, scalable growth can look like in practice.

Start With These Resources

The Art of the Consultation The Production Accelerator

Want to talk it through? A conversation with Melissa can help you find the right starting point.

Talk With Melissa

Why Build With Melissa?

The Right Room Matters. So Does Having Someone Help You Find It.

There's tremendous value in being connected to experienced leaders, strong communities, and meaningful opportunities.

But being surrounded by possibilities doesn't automatically tell you which direction to take.

That's where the personal connection matters.

Through Better Together, Melissa brings a relationship-first approach to helping agents think through their goals, explore relevant resources, and make connections that support their growth.

You're not expected to attend every training, adopt every strategy, or follow someone else's definition of success.

The goal is to build a business that makes sense for you.

The network expands your possibilities. Melissa helps you find your direction.

Your Next Chapter

The People You Surround Yourself With Matter.

Maybe you're ready to grow your production.

Maybe you're thinking about leadership or building something bigger.

Or maybe you're simply ready to approach your business differently.

You don't need to have all the answers before we connect.

Let's talk about what you're building, what matters most to you, and what opportunities might help you move forward.

Let's Have a Conversation

Melissa Johnson | Better Together

Book a 15-minute conversation to explore where to start.