Dr.Michelle Rozen
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Michelle is an expert on leadership & personal and professional growth, author of three books, TEDx presenter, writer for the Huffington Post and has been featured on NBC, ABC, CNN, FOX News, The NY Times, Yahoo News and many more media outlets. Dr. Michelle Rozen is a much sought after motivational speaker, trusted to speak life-changing, thought leading and highly interactive keynotes that inspire growth, motivation, leadership and change management.
Dr. Michelle Rozen holds a PhD in Conflict Analysis and Resolution and a Masters in Psychotherapy. She specializes in human interaction and loves people and interpersonal dynamics. She and her husband of 22 years have three children. She lives in the NYC area, and holds an office is midtown NYC.
Richard Grosvenor
Focus Risk Management Breakout: Management Risk with Technology
Richard Grosvenor, an Atlanta Georgia native, founded Speedy Recovery Services, Inc. in 1995. At a young age he had an affinity for the automobile industry and he got his first job as a parts runner for a local mechanic shop. His passion grew from there and by the early eighty’s he was building racecars for Specialty Fiberglass. Richard transitioned into the paint and body industry for several years until he was asked by a friend to assist in recovering vehicles for local car dealerships on the nights and weekends. He realized at that time that he had a unique resourcefulness for locating customer’s collateral and he began his venture in owning his own recovery agency. Richard went on to grow a single truck operation into the only legitimate, statewide full-service repossession company in Georgia. Throughout his career as the owner of Speedy Recovery Services, Inc. he has aspired to set a standard of excellence in the recovery industry in both customer service and compliance. With honesty and integrity being core foundations for his company, Richard has built longstanding relationships with his clients. He has been a member of ARA for many years and this October Richard was inducted into the Eagle XX Group.; through these member associations he continues to advocate for and assist his fellow repossession agency owners across the nation. Looking toward the future, Richard strives to be on the forefront of utilizing new technologies developed within the industry and he will continue to be the model agency for compliance.
Kevin Camping
Focus Risk Management Breakout: Management Risk with Technology
Kevin Camping, Owner and President of Camping Companies Inc., entered the repossession business over 30 years ago. With hands-on involvement in every facet of the company, he helped guide their family owned business to one of the most respected names in the recovery industry. His commitment to always offer honesty and transparency to their customers, and his passion to provide unmatched service and professionalism has been key to the company’s success. Always driving Camping Companies to be a leader in technology and compliance, he helped test and implement industry leading software, adopt mobile technologies greatly enhancing field safety and efficiency, and has embraced and maintained the highest standards and levels of compliance at CCI. Kevin is a true Phoenix, Arizona native and enjoys golfing, flying, and spending time with his wife Kim and their son, two daughters, and new grandson.
Andy Sinclair
Cash Flow Breakout: Getting Paid for Completed Work
With a passion for analyzing business statistics to propel his company to the next level, Andy Sinclair currently works as the Information and Systems Manager at International Recovery Systems. In this role, Andy utilizes different reporting models to assist in making sound business decisions, and recently developed an app to aid other associates in completing their daily tasks. Prior to coming on-board with IRS in 2016, Andy held various surveillance roles including the Surveillance Supervisor position at a casino as well as private investigations. He holds a Criminal Justice degree from Wilmington University, and will graduate with his Master’s in Business Intelligence and Analytics from Saint Joseph’s University in May 2020. Andy resides in Lincoln University, PA with his wife and dog and can commonly be found at various Philadelphia sporting events when he is not work
Jeremy Cross
Cash Flow Breakout: Good Bookkeeping: Your Competitive Edge
Jeremy Cross started his journey in the repossession business over 12 years ago when he acquired Pennsylvania based company, International Recovery Systems (I.R.S.). Prior to giving into his urge to become an entrepreneur, Jeremy worked as a Private Investigator for various firms over a span of 8 years, while also serving in the United States Army. Many of Jeremy’s associates and clients would describe him as a charismatic leader who enjoys mentoring his peers and collaborating with others to propel I.R.S. to the next level of growth. Even though his work seems endless, Jeremy enjoys spending his free time with his wife, two children, and two bulldogs, or cheering on the Philadelphia Eagles at every home game in Lincoln Financial Field.
Brennen Hamilton
Breakout: How To Grow a Successful Repo Business
Brennen is 36 years old, married for 13 years and has 3 beautiful children aged 7 and 12 (twins). He is originally from Los Angeles and moved to Florida when he was 18. At 18, he was able to secure an inside sales position at a company called Seisint and sold a database called Accurint that is used to locate people .Brennen worked there for 5 years before he was introduced to the repossession side of the business. He had a friend that took him on his first repossession back in 2006 where he immediately fell in love with the business. It wasn’t long before that he took a 2nd mortgage on his house and started RRA in 2007. RRA has now been operating for 12 years. They went from a single man operation to Employing over 90 people with a fleet of 38 vehicles and 5 offices across the state of FL. They are headquartered in Hollywood and have offices in Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, and Fort Pierce
Emily Massey
Breakout: How To Grow a Successful Repo Business
Emily is the President of S.C.A.R., Inc. Emily was born in Dallas, TX but where she calls home is San Antonio, TX. She attended and graduated from Southwest Texas State University with a BA in Business Management. After graduating she returned to San Antonio to begin looking for that perfect job. She worked around in different businesses sales departments from Plumbing to metal roof manufacturing until she decided to work for the family business in 2009. Emily is now President of her family’s Asset Recovery business and services the Dallas, Fort Worth, and South Texas Markets.
She joined the American Recovery Association in 2011, and within her first year Emily became a member of the Member Benefits committee and have been involved in ARA industry activities since then.
In her free time, you will most likely find her volunteering as the Vice Chairman of the Craft Beer and Wine Garden Committee for the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, on Lake LBJ doing watersports and soaking in the sun, and antique shopping to find hidden treasures that can be re-purposed through DIY projects.
Dominic Clegg
Breakout: How To Grow a Successful Repo Business
Dominic Clegg started Towing San Diego Inc. in 2014 with a small yard and 1 truck, it has now grown to 3 locations, 17 vehicles and over 45 employees. Dominic has been married to Leah for 20 years and they have 5 sons, Dominic Jr. (20) who now serves in the Coast Guard, Dylan (16), Devin (10), Declan (6) and Desiderio (2). Dominic served in the US Army for 14 years that included 3 combat tours. Dominic received his bachelor’s in business administration in 2015 and enjoys working out and spending all of his free time with his family.
Edward Schaefer
Education Session: Locksmithing
Edward Schaefer and has been employed at Keyline-USA for 5 years. He is a graduate at Baldwin-Wallace College with a degree in International Studies and Business. Edward Cleveland native and enjoys everything Cleveland, including their sports teams. He’s learned a great deal at Keyline-USA and have become an expert on their key cutting machines.
Chris Lira
Education Session: Locksmithing
Chris Lira is an automotive locksmith with almost a decade of experience in the industry. He cut a metric ton of keys in the Orlando, Florida area before relocating to Las Vegas, Nevada last year to serve as Project Manager for the AutoProPAD and Triton key machine. In his regular day to day, he helps to facilitate improvements, fixes, and support for both platforms as well as educate the industry at large on a myriad of subjects.