EMPIRE STATE OF GROWTH™ MASTERMIND
An Invitation-Only Leadership Experience for Elite Real Estate Operators
Wednesday, January 21 | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Arcadia, California
Private Residence of Rudy Lira Kusuma
Global Leaders.
Proven Operators.
Private Conversations.
The Empire State of Growth™ Mastermind is a private, exclusive, by-invitation-only leadership experience designed for elite real estate team owners, brokerage owners, and top-producing agents who are building businesses at the highest level.This mastermind is a West Coast executive recap and strategic deep dive following the highly acclaimed Empire State of Growth Mastermind in New York City, where top leaders gathered inside institutions like J.P. Morgan Chase, NASDAQ, Deloitte, and Wells Fargo to architect the blueprint for billion-dollar real estate organizations.On January 21, a select group of industry leaders will convene in an intimate setting to translate those insights into real-world execution, scalable systems, and next-level growth strategies.
Participant Profile
This experience is intentionally limited and curated for leaders who meet the following criteria:- Team Owners & Brokerage Owners
- Top Producing Agents with $50 Million+ in Annual Production
- Operators focused on scale, systems, leadership, and long-term enterprise valueThis is not a beginner event.
This is a room of peers building businesses of consequence.
Executive Takeaways
This mastermind offers a private, behind-the-scenes look at how billion-dollar real estate organizations are architected, structured, and scaled. Drawing directly from the Empire State of Growth NYC Mastermind, the conversations translate proven market intelligence into real-world execution through disciplined systems for revenue growth, leadership development, and operational leverage. Participants are also exposed to global expansion strategies, luxury positioning, and capital-grade thinking—perspectives rarely shared publicly and essential for building enduring enterprises at scale.
“At a certain level, growth stops being about acquiring more information and starts becoming about clarity, structure, and decision quality.”"
- Chelsea Villarreal
HOSTED BY RUDY LIRA KUSUMA
Keynote Speakers
Global operators. Proven architects. Closed-door insights from leaders building at scale.
Rudy Lira Kusuma
Founder & Team Leader
Partner Real Estate
Rudy Kusuma has built a real estate team that has closed over $5 billion in sales volume, supported by a centralized Inside Sales, marketing, and operations system with 30+ full-time staff. His team has been featured on Inman, RISMedia, and RealTrends, with systems designed to let agents focus on listings, negotiations, and client experience while operations run at scale.
Michael Valdes
Chief Executive Officer, LPT International | Global President, Aperture Global Real Estate
Michael Valdes is a global real estate and financial services executive with decades of experience scaling organizations worldwide. He previously served as Chief Growth Officer at eXp Realty, leading expansion into 23 countries in 22 months, and spent 15 years at Realogy overseeing international operations for brands including Sotheby’s International Realty and Coldwell Banker across 113 countries.
Steve de Laveaga
Founder & CEO
The Revenue Firm
Steve de Laveaga is a leading revenue strategist in real estate, known for helping agents identify distressed opportunities and convert high-quality seller leads at scale. With 14+ years as SVP and National Sales Manager at Fidelity National Title Group, he built sales systems now used by thousands of professionals. He has helped over 6,000 agents grow their business and scaled his firm more than 1,000% in two years.
Invitation & Attendance
This mastermind is by invitation only.
Attendance is limited and personally curated.If you have received this invitation, we look forward to welcoming you into a room where vision meets execution—and growth becomes inevitable
PROXIMITY IS POWER
Growth happens when you’re in the right rooms with the right people.
Apply now and position yourself to elevate your business to its next level.
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