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Keller Williams Names Patrick Ferry to Drive AI- and Online Brand-First Agent Business Growth

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Keller Williams Names Patrick Ferry to Drive AI- and Online Brand-First Agent Business Growth
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Keller Williams Names Patrick Ferry to Drive AI- and Online Brand-First Agent Business Growth

2025-12-18 02:30 Last Updated At:12-22 13:05

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 17, 2025--

Keller Williams Realty, LLC (KW), the world's largest real estate franchise by agent count, announces Patrick Ferry has joined KW MAPS Coaching, the coaching division of KW, as a senior advisor to KW MAPS Coaching in Digital Marketing and as a full-time coach for one-on-one and group coaching clients.

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Effective immediately, as a senior advisor, Ferry will lead KW’s coaching and training initiatives that specifically help KW-affiliated agents, real estate teams, and market centers build online brands and AI-first businesses.

“We’re proud to welcome Patrick home to Keller Williams, where he will help agents grow, compete, and lead in a digital-first world,” said Cody Gibson, vice president of KW MAPS Coaching.

“Patrick is the premier coach in real estate technology and digital media,” said Gibson. “He’s one of the very few who understands both how to build a real estate business and how agents win with digital media and can coach it at the highest level.”

In 2026, Ferry is slated to present at Family Reunion, Keller Williams’ largest annual training conference, taking place in February in Atlanta, and will coach alongside Gary Keller, the executive chairman and co-founder of KW, as part of monthly mastermind groups for KW-affiliated agents and real estate teams.

"Gary and KW have always focused on the next version of the agent, not just the next transaction,” said Ferry.

“As part of KW MAPS Coaching, we will teach agents to build assets; specifically, three million-dollar assets that compound over time: a productive database, a geographic area they own, and a digital marketing machine that works while they sleep,” said Ferry.

“When those assets are running, people start referring you, and algorithms start recommending you. That's not hustle. That's architecture. That's the KW way," said Ferry.

In 2025 alone, Ferry’s active coaching roster of more than 65 elite agents and teams generated over $1.3 billion in sales volume. His clients range from emerging solo agents to mega real estate teams.

For more than two decades, Ferry has been a catalyst for real estate professionals determined to build profitable, scalable, and purposeful businesses.

Raised in one of the most influential coaching families, the youngest son of Mike Ferry, founder of modern real estate coaching, Ferry built his own identity by merging timeless sales fundamentals with cutting-edge digital marketing, AI-driven systems, and business architecture.

Creator of the AIM³ Framework (Architect, Implement, Maximize to $3 Million in GCI), Patrick transforms agents into what he calls "Referred and Recommended" professionals.

“When your past clients, sphere, and professional network all refer you,” said Ferry. “And, Google, YouTube, ChatGPT, and AI assistants recommend you, you become untouchable in your market.”

“KW is the only organization with the vision, scale, and infrastructure to build that kind of agent by the tens of thousands,” said Ferry.

About Keller Williams

Austin, Texas-based Keller Williams Realty, LLC is the world’s largest real estate franchise by agent count. It has more than 1,000 market center offices and 159,000 affiliated agents. The franchise is No. 1 in units and sales volume in the U.S.

Since 1983, the company has cultivated an agent-centric, technology-driven, and education-based culture that rewards affiliated agents. For more information, visit kwri.kw.com.

Effective immediately, as a senior advisor to KW MAPS Coaching in Digital Marketing, Ferry will lead KW’s coaching and training initiatives that specifically help KW-affiliated agents, real estate teams, and market centers build online brands and AI-first businesses.

Effective immediately, as a senior advisor to KW MAPS Coaching in Digital Marketing, Ferry will lead KW’s coaching and training initiatives that specifically help KW-affiliated agents, real estate teams, and market centers build online brands and AI-first businesses.

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 2, 2026--

What:Cengage, a global edtech company, today announced that three executives will speak at the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit, taking place this month in San Diego, California. ASU+GSV is a world-renowned education conference that brings together education, technology, business and government leaders to converge and explore innovations in learning and skills development.

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This year’s Summit - "The Power of Fusion" - focuses on how innovation, infrastructure and workforce pathways advance when institutions and industry leaders partner. Cengage leaders will participate in meaningful discussions about how learning in the classroom and the workplace is evolving alongside AI. View the full list of speakers here.

Cengage executives will speak during the following sessions:

The Agentic AI Wave: Impacts on Learning
Monday, April 13 - 3:50 pm - 4:30 pm PT at Harbor F, Level 2
Darren Person, Chief Digital Officer at Cengage, will join a panel to discuss how institutions can move from reactive responses to intentional readiness amid the rise of agentic AI. Person, along with leaders from BoodleBox, Huston-Tillotson University and Kyron Learning, will examine how agentic AI is reshaping coursework, assessment design and faculty expectations - and what it takes to support instructors as student workflows evolve.

Degree Inflation: Re-Engineering the Bridge to Work
Tuesday, April 14 - 11:15 am - 11:50 am PT at StarTrack, Promenade A/B, Level 3
Michael Hansen, CEO of Cengage, will participate in a panel discussion focused on how leaders are architecting new paths bridging credentials to the jobs of tomorrow, as AI automates entry-level roles. Hansen will be joined by leaders from Ascend Learning and Covista.

Building AI-Durable Career Pathways: Lessons from Healthcare
Tuesday, April 14 - 3:00 pm - 3:40 pm PT at Coronado A, Level 4
Justin Singh, Executive Vice President and General Manager ofCengage Work, will join a panel to explore how to direct early talent into durable careers and redirect displaced workers at scale. As the healthcare sector proves how this can work, Singh, along with leaders from Stepful, Ascend Learning and Clasp, will share perspectives on how workforce learning companies are collaborating with employers and policymakers to design visible, stackable pathways into AI-durable work, and what other industries can learn about building resilient talent systems.

Where: ASU+GSV will be held at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California.

When: April 12-15, 2026.

Stay connected with Cengage on LinkedIn for real-time updates on their presence at the ASU+GSV Summit 2026.

About Cengage

Cengage, a global edtech company, supports learners, educators and institutions across more than 100 countries. With products serving nearly 16 million digital users across the Higher Education, School, Work and English Language Learning markets, we've built a learning ecosystem that connects education to employment. We combine trusted content, AI-powered insights and scalable digital platforms to power learning for every future and drive meaningful outcomes at every stage of the learning journey. Visit us at www.cengagegroup.com or find us on LinkedIn or X.

Michael Hansen, CEO of Cengage, Darren Person, Chief Digital Officer at Cengage, and Justin Singh, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Cengage Work, are speaking at the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit

Michael Hansen, CEO of Cengage, Darren Person, Chief Digital Officer at Cengage, and Justin Singh, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Cengage Work, are speaking at the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit

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