The Show

Top real estate agents are selected to be guided by the pros to become celebrity agents in their own marketplace. Watch how top industry judges Kevin Harrington, original shark from the hit TV show Shark Tank, nationally known real estate celebrity Jason Williford and global internet guru Laura Betterly, hand pick, then bring their formidable resources to bear to help successful real estate agents make it to the next level. Which will make the biggest impact and have the most success?

Find out on Beyond The Close — now streaming

Beyond The Close - Trailer

Who is involved?

Jason Williford

Top real estate expert, producer and trainer

Jason specializes in positioning real estate agents as celebrity status subject matter experts.
Inc Magazine recognized Jason’s real estate company as one of the 500 fastest growing privately held companies in America three years in a row — they were on the INC 5,000 list.
Works with some of the biggest business names in the world including Kevin Harrington, Jay Abraham, Roland Frasier, Cory Bergeron, and Michael Bernoff.

Laura Betterly

Online marketing guru

Internationally known online marketer
CEO of Yada Yada Marketing
Featured on the front page of The Wall Street Journal
Pioneer in the online music software field with PCDJ
“The Guru’s Guru” — Laura has consulted some of the most well-known internet marketers

Kevin Harrington

Marketing & Sales Icon

Original shark of the hit TV show Shark Tank
Inventor of the infomercial
Man behind As Seen On TV
Over six billion dollars in sales
Helped launch over 500 companies & products

What’s Going To Happen?

The contestants on Beyond the Close are going to focus on these three growth ingredients:

How to be a household name in their marketplace
How strategic marketing makes people call them — not the other way around
How to be positioned as a trusted expert

Where Can You See It?

Watch online or Download the American Stories App on Your Favorite Device

The premiere episode of Beyond the Close is now available on the American Stories Network at AmericanStories.TV and on the American Stories apps on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Play and The App Store as well as other outlets in the American Stories distribution network.

Meet The Beyond The Close Cast

Angela Dowd

My name is Angela Dowd and I live in Windham, New Hampshire. I'm a licensed realtor for Keller Williams in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire. I became an agent 7 years ago when I decided to sell my own house and wanted to avoid paying realtor fees. I love working with my clients and helping make their dreams a reality!

Anton Morrow

My name is Anton Morrow and I live in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I have been a real estate agent for a little over a year now. The reason why I became an agent is because I love talking to people and I love helping them upgrade to the life they deserve.

Austin Bergman

My name is Austin Bergman I live in Fort Lauderdale Florida, I have been in real estate for 19 years now. I started one of Richmond Virginia's most successful brokerages selling just about 500 homes a year. When I got the opportunity to reset my life in 2017 I moved south. Now I focus on high net worth waterfront properties.

Cindy Presgraves

My name is Cindy Presgraves and I live in Atlanta, Georgia. I am Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist, a member of the Million Dollar Club. I became a top-producing Realtor while going through a divorce as a single parent, beginning in Atlanta without knowing anyone.

Harley Dufek

My name is Harley Dufek and I live in Fairfax near Washington DC. I have been in Real Estate since 2005. The reason why I became an agent is because I love helping others achieve their goals in the real estate space and I love working for myself.

Kevin Welch

My name is Kevin Welch. I live in Moline, Illinois. I have been a real estate agent for a little over a year now. I have been investing in real estate since 2004 and have purchased over 100 homes of my own.

Liliana McGaughey

My name is Liliana McGaughey and I live in Cumming Georgia. Buying or selling a home is usually the biggest financial expense or transaction that most people will have in their lifetime, and I want to be the person they trust to guide them through the process.

Lisa Church

My name is Lisa Church and I live and grew up in Portland, Maine. I have been involved in supporting residential, commercial and investment real estate dreams in the communities of Maine and New Hampshire for the past five years.

Stephanie Simmons

Hello, I am Stephanie Simmons. I live on the Mighty Mississippi. I have five children and three beautiful grandchildren. I currently hold my real estate license in both Iowa and Illinois. I became a real estate agent as it is something I had wanted to do for many years.

Tiffany Novitsky

My name is Tiffany Novitsky and I live in the Greater Tampa Bay Area of Florida. I have been a Real Estate Agent for 3 years now. I am passionate about creating the best experience for my friends/clients in one of the biggest purchases of their lifetime.