Carl Agard First step to wealth is controlling your own destiny. Organization: Adelphi Publishing and Media Group Location: Atlanta, Georgia Website: www.carlagard.com

Biography:
After purchasing his first brownstone in 1995, author, real estate broker, and investor Carl Agard experienced first hand the enormous wealth building results of real estate investing and never looked back. A licensed Real Estate Broker in two states (New York and Georgia), Carl has bought, sold and brokered over $100 million dollars worth of Real Estate in over a decade!

Carl started out growing up in the rough environments of the NYC Housing projects. He earned a scholarship to attend Syracuse University and while on campus, started his entrepreneurial trail. Upon graduation, he was a successful party promoter and a top salesman for various Fortune 500 Companies. He went full fledged into a career of Real Estate after being laid off his six figure sales job and realized that he wanted to control his own destiny while empowering his community. Carl realized through his experiences in Real Estate that information was not being shared in the African American community, and that we are missing numerous opportunities of wealth. Carl compiled Getting the Real out of Real Estate to help address this void of information especially for the Hip Hop Generation who are now becoming an older and prosperous demographic.

Carl was a pioneer in the New York City Real Estate industry by becoming one of the youngest Independent Real Estate Broker in Brooklyn at the age of 27. He quickly formed his own Mortgage, Property Management, and Construction companies. He opened up an office in Atlanta in 2001 and became one of the first to set up a service to relocate families from New York City to Atlanta.

Carl Agard is an energetic and informative speaker. He has a wealth of knowledge on several topics such as Real Estate, Entrepreneurship, and Credit Restoration. He has hosted numerous radio shows throughout the country and has written articles for several major publications. He established Adelphi Publishing and Media Group to self publish his first book. Getting the Real out of Real Estate went on to sell thousands of copies. There will be three more books soon to be released under his Getting the Real series such as:

+ Getting the Real out of Real Estate (second edition)
+ Getting the Real out of Improving your Credit
+ Getting the Real out of Your Own Business

These books will touch bases on various ways of building wealth. All of the books will be targeting issues affecting African Americans.

Availability:
Available to give presentations and seminars on:

1) Real Estate – How to stop foreclosures, how to buy foreclosures, first time homebuyers, how to improve your sales as a realtor, and how to be a better landlord.

2) Entrepreneurship – How to start your own small business, how to effectively market your company, and business financing.

3) Credit – How to improve your credit, how to understand your credit report, and how to stay debt free.

4) Publishing – The challenges of self publishing and effective ways of marketing your book.