Music Row predicted she’ll be the Next Big Thing, about the same time the guitar goddess became a Fender Next artist and a CMT Next Women of Country.  But Whiskey Riff believes Hannah Dasher is still “one of Nashville’s best kept secrets, much like Chris Stapleton used to be.” They claim she’s one of the best live acts they’ve seen in a long time.  A true entertainer, she’s amassed over 1.5M followers on TikTok and has become a viral sensation on other platforms. 

Charlie Lankston is the executive editor at Realtor.com. She previously worked at DailyMail.com as the associate editor covering news, celebrities, travel, lifestyle, and the British royals. In 2019, she was part of the DailyMailTV team that won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment News Program. Charlie earned a B.A. in English literature and theatre studies from the University of Warwick and an M.A. in newspaper journalism from City University in London. Originally from London, she has been based in New York City for 10 years.

Dorio is an Austin-based indie-pop duo featuring Chad Doriocourt (producer, multi-instrumentalist) and vocalist Rachel Rascoe, known for sweet, dreamy, retro-infused pop blending acoustic sounds with electronic beats, tape machine textures, and nostalgic 90s vibes, with their latest work (Super Love 3) exploring modern anxieties through spacey, melodic, and danceable tunes.

Ms. Palmer is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Taylor Morrison Home Corporation, a leading national homebuilder and developer based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Since 2007, Ms. Palmer has overseen a highly experienced leadership team in several key national homebuilding markets. With more than 35 years of cross-functional building experience, including leadership in land acquisition, sales and marketing, development and operations management, Ms. Palmer has led Taylor Morrison into the top ranks of America’s largest public homebuilders, following the company’s IPO in 2013.

Anna Marie Castiglioni is Head of RDC Next at Move, Inc., operator of Realtor.com, where she has led innovation across the ecosystem since joining in September 2021. She oversees the design and delivery of solutions that deepen relationships with industry professionals, consumers, and customers—spanning partnerships with Realtor associations, MLSs, and tech vendors; a content and data strategy; and ListHub, serving 60,000+ brokerages nationwide. Previously, she led Strategy & Operations at realtor.com and held senior roles at Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Expedia, and Aon. She earned a B.S. in Finance and Marketing from New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business.

Danielle is responsible for developing and translating real estate trend data into consumer and industry insights. She also leads realtor.com®’s team of the industry’s top analysts and economists with the goal of providing deeper and broader housing insights to people throughout the home journey, industry professionals, and thought leaders. Before joining realtor.com® in July 2017, Danielle spent nearly a decade as an economist and policy researcher at the National Association of REALTORS®. As managing director of housing research, Danielle oversaw the production of closely followed housing market data, including NAR’s monthly pending and existing home sales indices and quarterly home price reports. 

Dr. Jessica Lautz is the Deputy Chief Economist and Vice President of Research at the National Association of REALTORS®. She has been with NAR since 2007.

The core of her research focuses on analyzing trends for both NAR members and housing consumers. She is in demand as a speaker and by major media outlets to provide commentary on the real estate market. She has testified before Congress on behalf of NAR.

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson has been immersed in public policy in both local and state government in Texas for over three decades. He won his first term as Austin mayor in 1997 and was reelected with 84% of the vote. He earned praise for bringing different political factions together around transformative environmental and economic development initiatives. Watson returned to Austin City Hall in 2023 for a third term as mayor after serving more than 13 years in the Texas Senate, where he led on issues such as public education, healthcare and government transparency.

Colin Allen is the Executive Director of the American Property Owners Alliance, bringing 20 years of experience to the fight for homeownership. In the face of modern real estate challenges like rising prices and shrinking inventory, Colin leads nationwide efforts to educate and mobilize property owners, empowering them to advocate for policies that build wealth and strengthen communities.

Damian Eales was appointed CEO of Move, Inc., operator of realtor.com, in 2023. Move, Inc. is based in Austin, TX, and is majority owned by News Corp.

Damian is a global business leader with diverse experience, having worked in senior executive roles across the retail, banking, media and technology industries.

He worked from the floor of a department store to the C-suite of Australia’s leading department store - David Jones - where he led marketing, financial services and supply chain for the company. He subsequently acted as Chief Marketing Officer of the Westpac bank before moving to News Corp as Chief Marketing Officer of News Corp Australia, where he was also a Director of carsguide.com.au. Damian left News Corp Australia as Chief Operating Officer to become the EVP and Global Head of Transformation for News Corp in New York.