Jolene Aubel, President
Jolene Aubel’s public/media relations career spans 17 years in Olympic sports including seven years with the U.S. Ski Team/U.S. Ski Association and includes over 282 national and international events as well as six Olympic Games.
She founded Mountain Marketing and Communications, Inc. in 1992 and oversaw all sales and marketing activities of the company.
Mountain Marketing and Communications, Inc. is a full service public relations/marketing company offering its clients fun and creative ways to promote its events and sponsorships. Services included a broad range of activities including communications consulting and sports media relations getting national results such as coverage in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, CNN and Newsweek.
Her past clients included O.C. Tanner Company, USA Cycling, International Sports Broadcasting, Lexus, Park City Mountain Resort, Subaru of America and ESPN.
Since 2002, she has worked as a full-time real estate investor and specializes in bank short sale negotiations.
Shane Norris, Vice President
A new addition to the UVREIA Leadership Team is Shane Norris.
Our Vice-President Shane Norris has extensive background in real estate law and is President of Premier Title Insurance Agency located in Salt Lake City. He is currently licensed to practice law in both Utah and Nevada. He brings a strong knowledge helping investors close their deals.
- President of Premier Title Insurance Agency
- Licensed attorney in Utah and Nevada
- Understands how to get investor deals closed
Welcome to the Utah Valley REIA family!
Samantha Simon, Chief Creative Office
Samantha Simon has owned and operated two successful businesses and is what you would call a serial entrepreneur.
Her Samak Smoke House, an award winning operation, grew from $20,000 in annual sales to $200,000 before being sold. She was known for her customer service and was voted for having the best beef jerky in the state.
Samantha and her partner Jolene Aubel have a fast-growing real estate solutions company helping homeowners in trouble with foreclosure. Samantha oversees the rehab division of that company and is passionate about adding value to properties.
Samantha is also an owner of Short Cut Connections where she teaches people every day why they should buy at least one investment property while prices are down and interest rates are great.
In addition to investing and teaching about real estate investing, Samantha enjoys teaching an Entrepreneur Forum every fall at Salt Lake Community College and has done this for the past eight years.
She recently finished her degree in Spanish in May 2008 from the University of Utah.
Emeritus Leadership
Chad Bennett, Co-Founder & Past President
A note from Chad Bennett:
"For the last two years I have been the President of the Utah Valley REIA and together we have seen some amazing growth. This year already has been packed with accomplishments and new opportunities for myself and my family and as such I have decided to step down as acting President of the UVREIA. With a company to run, Ironman triathlon training, and a recent addition to our family it is time for me to devote more quality time with them.
Don't worry, I won't be totally out of the UVREIA family. I am going to continue as a board member, and you will see me at meetings. With this change I have nominated Jolene Aubel as the new President of the UVREIA. Jolene has extensive experience as a successful Real Estate investor and together with Samantha Simon the UVREIA has an all-star executive leadership team.
I truly believe that this is the greatest time ever to invest in Real Estate and I wish all of you the best of success in your real estate investing ventures."
Regards,
Chad Bennett
Chad Bennett is the CEO and President of Vested Group. Vested Group is a private investment and management company that offers a variety of services through it's subsidiary companies. Vested Group focuses on delivering a full range of investments and business services in our portfolio company's respective markets. Vested Group has received multiple accolades including being recognized as one of the Top 25 companies under 5 years old in Utah by the Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum and also one of the Top companies to watch in Utah by the Utah Valley BusinessQ Magazine.
As President of Vested Group Chad has been involved in most aspects relating to real estate and real estate investing. He has considerable experience with property rehabs, wholesaling, rentals, property management, short sales, negotiations and more.
Chad studied Business Management and Spanish at Brigham Young University. While there he was recognized as of of the top student entrepreneurs in the state of Utah. In his free time, Chad enjoys spending quality time with his wife and four kids as well as taking part in various sports and activities. His passion for a challenge has lead him from competitive team sports, to participating in Ironman triathlons throughout the country.
Alan Brymer, Co-Founder and Past President
Alan Brymer is the creator of The Assistant Who Pays Their Own Salary and This Market Stinks. He is a frequent guest expert for the news media, having made TV appearances on KSL’s Studio 5 Morning Show, iProvo, and Spotlight with Dana Robinson. He has also been published or highlighted in The Salt Lake Tribune, Deseret Morning News, The Daily Herald, Utah Business Magazine, Connect Magazine, The Provo/Orem Chamber Insider, Intermountain Investor, Mortgage Mag Weekly, The Scotsman Magazine, Utah Valley Business Quarterly, and The Salt Lake Enterprise.
In addition to his real estate experience, Alan is an expert at systemizing businesses. He is the creator of The Assistant Who Pays Their Own Salary, the only course for investors on how to find and manage a personal assistant to do 50-80% of your investing-related tasks for you. For more information on assistants and systematic investing, go to www.keyelementstraining.com.
