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Born and raised on a Kansas wheat farm, one of Chuck's greatest prides as a young boy was being named "Kansas Poultry Judging Champion" in 1958! Graduating from Kansas State University (B. A. in Theatre Education and M. A. in Communication & Public Relations) he was a Graduate Assistant Instructor on the faculty of the Speech and Drama Department. Additionally, he attended the University of Michigan Graduate School for Corporate Strategic Planning. Most recently, he graduated from the prestigious Certified Instructor's Institute and is one of fewer than 25 instructors certified to teach the National Association of REALTORS® auction workshop. Currently, he serves on the Mendenhall Auction School faculty, the Northern Virginia Association of REALTORS® faculty and on the Honorary Faculty of a major real estate university.
Before his auction and real estate career, he excelled as a nationally recognized corporate marketing director, successfully managing operations in the Pacific Basin, West Coast and Mid-Atlantic states. As corporate officer in charge of product and market development for a leading international company, his accomplishments included being a visionary pioneer advocate in the advancement of corporate medical stop-loss, long term care insurance for aging Americans and pet medical insurance.
Chuck has enjoyed active membership in the DC Board of Trade, World Trade Council, Greater DC International Business Council, Alexandria Prison Ministry President's Council and the San Francisco Big Sisters Board of Directors. He was honored as Virginia Businessman of the Year while serving as Co-chair of the National Business Advisory Council and inducted into the International Global Register's WHO'S WHO of Business Executives and Professionals. Additionally, he was inducted into of the Circle of Champions of a major real estate company.
A Vietnam era veteran, a Distinguished Military Graduate, Honoree to the Kansas State University Military ROTC Wall of Fame and active Benefactor Member of the Marine Corp Memorial Association, he is a frequent motivational speaker at military events.
With 45+ years experience as a corporate sales manager, corporate executive, business coach, REALTOR®, Auctioneer (VA 1867), creative marketing consultant, published writer, educator and sought after convention speaker, he has successfully achieved "A Boat Load" of professional honors and designations (A.A.R E., A.B.R., C.I.P.S., C.R.E.C., N.A.C., R.E.C.S. and S.R.E.S., to name a few) and is a graduate of the Instructor Training Institute. He is active in the North America TOP 10, a Lifetime Million Dollar honoree and member of the State and National Associations of Auctioneers and REALTORS®. He is a Platinum Club & Hall of Fame awards honoree, distinguished HMS Levi Advertising Award for Creative Business Marketing recipient and charter recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from a major real estate company.
Chuck is President of two companies; The Chuck & BUDDY COLLEGE of Business Knowledge, and THE Real Estate Auction NETWORK™. Creator of THE Survival Manual & Retirement ToolKIT
™ ( For
REALTORS
® and
Auctioneers
), he is an acknowledged and published authority on strategies for building profitable auction and real estate businesses including financially profitable "end of career transition" strategies for REALTORS® and Auctioneers. THE Survival Guide & Retirement ToolKIT™ workshop is approved for real estate continuing education credit, by the Masters in Real Estate (MRE designation) and by the Certified Residential Specialist (CRS designation) as a one-unit credit workshop.
Chuck and his wife, Chris, reside in Virginia and are active in church and community. A recent graduate of Hospital Clown College, Chuck looks forward to having his hospital clown character (Buck-A-Roo BUDDY, THE Cupcake COWBOY) bring "cheer and sunshine" into the lives of those in need.
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