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Time to meet some local Realtors at NAR, Elite Agent's Editor Samantha McLean catches up with one of Mississippi's veteran realtors, Mark Cumbest.

By Samantha McLean • 7 Nov 2018 • 1 min read

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Samantha McLean

Samantha McLean is the co-founder and Managing Editor of Elite Agent, Australia's leading independent platform for real estate professionals. Over 17 years, she and co-founder Mark Edwards have built Elite Agent from a print magazine into a digital media and technology company serving agents and property managers across Australia and New Zealand. Sam delivers AI training and keynotes to major real estate networks across the country, and has built multiple AI-powered products for the industry. She is a three-time Business Magazine Editor of the Year (Mumbrella Publish Awards) and holds a Bachelor of Business from UTS.

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