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Centering and inspiring.Absolutely worth the time
Mike’s keynote at our Annual Convention provided powerful tools to become not only a better leader but also a better person. The presentation was centering and inspiring, offering motivation and purpose to tackle the next steps in both personal and professional life. It felt like the missing piece a lot of our Realtors needed to stay on track and embrace growth opportunities.
Mike’s focus on mindfulness and adopting a beginner’s mindset was a refreshing approach to leadership. One of our members even said it was a mindset makeover for every area of life: thoughtful, inspiring, and absolutely worth the time!
Hawaiʻi REALTORS® Trending Up Conference, HonoluluSeptember 2023
Mike Lee’s authentic and transparent talk of his journey unlocked something in me. What an inspiring story of using optimism and mindfulness to ride the ebbs and flows of business. Simple, raw, and personable was exactly what I needed to hear.Fran Villarmia-Kahawai, Hawaiʻi REALTORS®
Practical information for self awareness leading to self improvement with real action items.Attendee, Hawaiʻi REALTORS® Trending Up Conference
Learning about tools to be a better leader from someone who knows.Attendee, Alaska REALTORS® State Convention
Survey numbers collected by Talkadot: Hawaiʻi REALTORS® report and Alaska REALTORS® report.
Agents can’t control rates or inventory.They can control how they show up for the next client
Real estate has been in a slow market for more than three years. Deals take more calls, more showings and more patience, and every one that falls apart stings. Since the NAR settlement, buyer agents also need a signed agreement before they tour a home, so they have to show their value sooner. When deals get harder, it’s natural to push harder. But when you’re stretched thin, it’s easy to miss what a client is really saying, and that costs deals, referrals and morale.
The slowest market since 1995
Existing-home sales have sat just above 4 million a year, the lowest level since 1995. With fewer deals to go around, every client, call and showing counts for more than it used to.
National Association of REALTORS®, 2026 Member Profile Feature Sheet (Aug 2026)Every deal carries more weight
The typical REALTOR® closed 9 transaction sides in 2025. When a year comes down to a handful of deals, one bad week or one lost client shows up in the whole year’s income.
National Association of REALTORS®, 2026 Member Profile release (June 2026)Relationships drive the business
In 2025 the typical REALTOR® got 28% of their business from repeat clients and 22% from referrals. That business is earned by how present an agent is with each client, not by the pitch.
National Association of REALTORS®, 2026 Member Profile Feature Sheet (Aug 2026)The pressure isn’t letting up
In October 2026, home sales fell to their lowest level since August 2010, with mortgage rates near their highest since 2000. Agents need a way to stay steady that doesn’t depend on the market.
National Association of REALTORS®, Existing-Home Sales report (Nov 12, 2026)Most teams don’t have a talent problem. They have a presence problem.
Between what happens and how you respond, there’s a gap. Mike calls it the Decision Gap. The buyer who walks, the listing that sits, the inspection that blows up a deal: the best agents notice what just hit them, let the emotion settle, then choose their next move on purpose. That’s a skill, and it gets stronger every time you use it.
Each idea follows the same pattern: a principle, a story, then a real-time exercise, so agents feel the shift before they leave the room. They walk out with a short daily practice and follow-up resources to keep it going. It works as an opening general session, a closing keynote, or a keynote plus a half-day workshop for leaders or teams.
Growth in a tough market, leadership, mindset, resilience, AI and change, client experience, and performing under pressure.
The whole room: top producers, agents in their first year, brokers, team leaders and the affiliate partners who work beside them. Mike keeps it practical, honest and personal, with stories and humor, and without the hype people are tired of hearing.
Present Under Pressure:
Winning the Moments That Matter in Real Estate
How REALTORS®, brokers and real estate teams stay steady in a hard market, show up fully for every client and grow their business moment by moment.
Rates, inventory and new rules are outside an agent’s control. How they show up for the next call, showing or negotiation isn’t. Mike shares how he rebuilt his life moment by moment after a health crisis, then rebuilt his business after most of it disappeared when the world shut down in 2020. He adds what 15 years of training elite basketball players taught him about performing when it counts. Then he turns it into simple tools your members can use the same week.
- The Decision Gap: a three-step way to respond on purpose, not react, when a deal falls apart or a client pushes back.
- Win the Moment: how to focus on what matters most when the phone, the inbox and the market all pull at once.
- Moment by Moment: how small, present choices with every client stack up into referrals, repeat business and growth.
- Lead Through AI and Change With a Beginner’s Mind: how to take on new tools and new rules instead of resisting what’s new.
- Purpose as your edge: why agents who know their why stand out in a crowded market, and how to find yours.
- How brokers and team leaders keep morale up and build a culture where agents grow together, not alone.
What leaders sayabout working with Mike
Stephen CurryNBA MVPIt was a pleasure to work with Mike Lee.
Larry MurphyFormer Chief Strategy Officer, The Walt Disney CompanyMike’s message is inspiring and is rooted in practicality. The strategies he’s teaching will help your people unlock the potential within.
Brandon TurnerFounder, Open Door Capital; former host, BiggerPockets Real Estate PodcastMike understands how to translate mindfulness practices and mindset to grow your real estate business and be a more effective leader. Put him on a stage in front of your people. He’ll make a difference in their lives and their businesses.
Chelsea AndujarDirector, Meetings and Events, Carolinas Association General ContractorsMike was very responsive during our communications, which is always a positive in my book, especially when trying to book and plan with a speaker. Mike also took the time to learn more about his audience before the keynote presentation.
Wayne SalmansREALTOR®, Hero Nation CoachingMike Lee’s session at the Alaska Realtors Convention was exactly what we needed. His energy and ability to create real transformation in the room were incredible. He didn’t just talk about leadership. He gave us actionable strategies that we can immediately apply to become better leaders and create breakthroughs in our own lives.
Anthony BollottaEvent Chair, CaterSource + The Special Event Leadership MeetingAs a veteran producer and educator in the meetings and events space, I can say without hesitation that Mike is the easiest, most empathetic, and most conscientious speaker I’ve ever worked with.
Jeff JohnsonCEO, 1st National BankJust fantastic. People laughed, they cried and were able to implement his strategies immediately.
REALTOR® attendeeHawaiʻi REALTORS® Trending Up ConferenceThis session is a great reinforcement of working your mind to always be positive in the present with a vision for the future.
See Mike in action
Four minutes of Mike on stage: the stories, the energy and the moments audiences take home. Then check your date.
Check AvailabilityWho books real estate speakerslike Mike
REALTOR®
associations
State conventions, local board events and leadership academies. Members get a reset and tools they’ll use when they get home. Most of Mike’s keynotes are for associations.
All keynotesBrokerages and
real estate teams
Kickoffs, rallies, awards events and team retreats. A real estate speaker who helps agents and team leaders sell with more presence and less burnout.
Sales keynotesMortgage, title
and lending
Loan officers and title teams ride the same rate swings as agents. Mike helps them stay steady, focused and easy to work with when deals get tense.
Peak performance keynotesCommercial and
property management
Commercial brokerage, property management and investor conferences where leaders need their people focused and ready for what the market does next.
Leadership keynotesEasy to book,built for
your audience
Initial consultation
Initiate a kick-off call with stakeholders to understand desired outcomes, aspirations, and the transformation they seek from the program.
Research and discovery
Conduct thorough research and interviews to gather insights, ensuring the content is timely, actionable, and relevant for maximum impact and transformation.
Tailored program development
Identify the intersection between the content and the client’s challenges, allowing for the creation of a tailored program that specifically addresses their needs and drives tangible results.
Review and alignment
Schedule a review call, if necessary, to ensure that the developed content aligns seamlessly with the objectives outlined during the initial consultation.
Program delivery
Mike will present an inspiring and engaging program, incorporating actionable strategies and thought-provoking ideas to captivate the audience and drive the desired transformation.
Sustained impact
Each client will receive access to resources designed to reinforce the impact from the program and apply key concepts.
for the Future
of Leadership
“Through relatable stories, actionable strategies and counter-cultural exercises, Mike’s book will help you answer your call to greatness.”
He knows the ups and downsof working for yourself
A health crisis once took Mike’s energy and his trust in himself, and pushing harder only made it worse. So he rebuilt, moment by moment, using mindfulness and Eastern philosophy to get through each day. Like most agents, he has never had a salary to fall back on: he built Thrive3, his basketball training and events company, out of his college apartment while quietly dealing with anxiety and depression. When the world shut down in 2020 and most of his business went with it, he had to do it again, this time building MindShift Labs from scratch.
Before and alongside that, Mike spent 15 years training elite basketball players to perform under pressure. He coached NBA star Joel Embiid and served as assistant director at Steph Curry’s first skills academy. The best players he worked with weren’t the ones who never missed. They were the ones who let go of the last play fastest and stayed present for the next one.
Today Mike is a Top 50 keynote speaker named by Real Leaders, an executive coach, author of the #1 best-seller New Rules for the Future of Leadership and founder of MindShift Labs. His HeartMind approach brings together the heart of a conscious leader and the mindset of an elite athlete.
Real estate keynote speaker FAQ:What planners ask
Is Mike Lee a real estate keynote speaker?
Yes. Mike Lee is a real estate keynote speaker and a Top 50 keynote speaker named by Real Leaders. He has spoken at the Alaska REALTORS® State Convention and the Hawaiʻi REALTORS® Trending Up Conference, and his keynote Present Under Pressure helps agents, brokers and teams stay present under pressure and grow in any market.
What does a real estate keynote speaker talk about?
It depends on the speaker. Some teach sales systems and lead generation. Mike works on what sits underneath all of that: how agents handle pressure, stay focused with every client and keep their energy through a hard market. Every story comes with a tool the room practices on the spot.
Who are some motivational real estate speakers?
Real estate events usually book three kinds of speakers: industry trainers who teach systems and scripts, big-name investors and TV personalities, and performance speakers who work on the mindset behind the work. Mike is a real estate motivational speaker in the third group, drawing on his own rebuild after a health crisis and 15 years of training elite basketball players.
Is Mike a good fit for a REALTOR® association convention?
Yes. Most of Mike’s keynotes are for associations, and REALTOR® audiences have rated him highly. At the Hawaiʻi REALTORS® conference, 96% of attendees who answered the survey found the session valuable, and 100% did at the Alaska REALTORS® State Convention.
Can Mike speak to agents, brokers and leaders in the same room?
Yes. The keynote works for the whole room, from first-year agents to top producers, brokers, team leaders and affiliate partners. Leaders get added ideas on keeping morale up and building a culture where agents grow together.
Can the keynote be tailored to our market and theme?
Yes. Mike starts with a call to learn your goals, members and theme, and often talks with a few attendees beforehand. He ties the stories and examples to what your market is facing right now, whether that’s rates, inventory, new rules or AI.
Can Mike speak virtually?
Yes, Mike can present virtually. The format is confirmed with each client based on the event.
How long is the keynote, and do you offer workshops?
Keynotes run 45 to 75 minutes. Mike also offers half-day workshops that go deeper into the Decision Gap and daily focus practices, with time for agents and teams to apply them to their own business.
We’re a nonprofit association with a set budget. Can Mike work with it?
Often, yes. Most of Mike’s keynotes are for associations, including state and local REALTOR® associations. Share your budget and date, and he’ll share options that fit, such as a keynote alone or a keynote plus a workshop.
How much does a real estate keynote speaker cost?
Fees depend on the format, length and travel. Mike works with state and local associations, brokerages and companies of all sizes, and shares options that fit your event after a short call.
How far ahead should we book a real estate keynote speaker?
As early as you can. Many state REALTOR® conventions happen in the fall and book their keynote 6 to 12 months ahead. Brokerages and teams often book a few months out. Check availability for your date.
Where is Mike based?
Mike is based in Miami and speaks across the U.S. and internationally.
Last updated November 2026
Help your agents show upfor the next client
Give your agents and members more than a pep talk: a skill they can use in every call, showing and negotiation, whatever the market does.