Bret Calltharp works as the Director of Talent Attraction for Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, where he drives and supports individual franchisees growth through developing programs designed to attract and retain both newly licensed and experien...
Read moreBret Calltharp works as the Director of Talent Attraction for Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, where he drives and supports individual franchisees growth through developing programs designed to attract and retain both newly licensed and experienced/producing agents.
A Kansas native, Bret entered the real estate industry in Southwest Florida, originally in luxury property management before moving to residential real estate in 2004. Working with hundreds of real estate agents at brokerage groups in the United States & Canada has given Bret extensive exposure to the many aspects of this fast-paced, performance-driven industry. Bret draws upon the lessons learned over the last twelve years to now guide talent attraction and retention practices for the entire BHGRE system.
He enjoys sharing his experience with others through speaking engagements/seminars, social media outlets and as a Contributor to Inman News. He was honored by Inman News by being selected as an Inman Ambassador for “Real Estate Connect New York” 2015 & 2016 as well as “Real Estate Connect San Francisco” 2015 & 2016.
Bret has been featured in NAR’s “REALTOR® Mag”, REALTrends’ “LORE Magazine”, the Huffington Post and RE/MAX, LLC’s “Above” Magazine among other media sites.
He was a featured speaker at the 2014 RE/MAX Western Canada Fall Super Sales Rally (Vancouver), 2015 Agent Reboot @ Inman Real Estate Connect (New York City), 2015 RE/MAX International R4 Conference (Las Vegas), 2015 RE/MAX Brasil Conference (São Paulo), 2015 Aspire CE Event (Indianapolis) and 2015 Michigan REALTORS® Conference (Detroit).
Before joining BHGRE, Bret served as Manager of Business Development for RE/MAX Crest Realty (Metro Vancouver Properties), an eight office RE/MAX franchise group in Vancouver, British Columbia whose 550+ agents were recognized by RE/MAX, LLC with the #1 Multi-Office Sales Volume Worldwide Award six of the last seven years, including 2015.
