The University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business hosts a monthly speaker series known as Terry Third Thursday and Mark Spain will be the featured guest for February.

Mark Spain, a Georgia native, has more than two decades of experience in residential real estate and. He is the CEO and founder of Mark Spain Real Estate, ranked No. 1 in America for closed transactions by The Wall Street Journal for the second year in a row. After an 18-year real estate career, Mark Spain left Keller Williams to start Mark Spain Real Estate in 2016 and has since expanded to serve Charlotte, Raleigh and Nashville, with continued growth planned for 2020. In 2019, the company broke the $1 billion annual sales mark for the first time by assisting more than 4,200 families with their real estate needs. This was a significant leap from the $702 million in annual sales accomplished in 2018.

The Terry Third Thursday event featuring Mark Spain will be held February 20, 2020, from 7 to 9 a.m. at the Terry Executive Education Center, 3475 Lenox Road, Live Oak Square in Atlanta. Spain will speak on habits required to build a successful business. He has been a guest speaker or panelist at UGA-related events in the past.

Mark Spain Real Estate has made the prestigious Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America for four straight years. His firm just made its second appearance on the UGA Bulldog 100 list, an annual ranking of the fastest-growing, UGA alumni-owned or operated companies.

“It’s an honor to be asked to speak on the habits required to build a business by my alma mater, especially with all the successful business people who have come out of the Terry College of Business,” said Chairman and CEO Mark Spain, who remains an avid UGA Bulldog fan. “I look forward to meeting everyone at the February 20th event.”

To learn more about the Terry Third Thursday breakfast speaking series, read a bio on Mark Spain’s successful business background or to reserve tickets, visit http://events.terry.uga.edu/terry-third-thursday/index.php.

About Mark Spain Real Estate (MSRE):
Mark Spain Real Estate is the most trusted name in real estate, earning more 5-star reviews than any other real estate company in the United States. It has earned the No. 1 real estate team in America honor for closed transactions the last two consecutive years, and the company has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America for four years straight. MSRE’s mobile site design took top honors in 2019, being named the No. 1 Mobile Website in real estate by REAL Trends. MarkSpain.com also earned the No. 8 spot in the Top 10 Overall Websites. MSRE was honored in 2017, 2018 and 2020 as one of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Top Places to Work. The company has earned the Atlanta Business Chronicle Pacesetter Award the last three years, for being one of 100 metro Atlanta’s top fastest-growing privately held companies. MSRE made its second appearance on Atlanta’s Top 25 Real Estate Companies annual list in 2019.

As the leader of such a productive team with cutting edge ideas like its innovative website, Guaranteed Offer program and extensive marketing, Mark Spain was named to the inaugural list of 2019 REAL Trends Game Changers. This list of 50 people who have the potential to change the game of real estate in the coming year, included such honorees as: Gary Keller, co-founder and CEO of Keller Williams International, as well as the CEOs of RE/MAX International, Zillow, Coldwell Banker and HomeServices of America. Mark Spain has also been named to the 2020 Bulldog 100 list of fastest-growing businesses owned or operated by a University of Georgia alumni. MSRE debuted on the Bulldog 100 list in 2018.