Ben Kinney is an entrepreneur, professional speaker, author, real estate agent,[1] brokerage owner, and co-founder of PLACE, Inc. that started in Bellingham, Washington and now operates across the U.S., Canada, and the U.K .
[4] Kinney graduated from Granite Falls High School in 1997 before obtaining a two year associate's degree from Everett Community College.
Today, Kinney is known as one of the top real estate agents in the country, having sold over 5,000 homes throughout his career.
[19] He sold the curriculum to MarketLeader a publicly traded company acquired by Trulia, but continued to teach classes through the brands Ben Kinney Training, Re8Expo, and Raincamp.
[21] On June 19, 2015, Zillow Group Announced the Sale of ActiveRain and KWKLY to the Ben Kinney Companies.
[3][23] Soci@l won a bronze award at the 2011 National Association of Real Estate Editors competition.