Bloodhound Blog Unchained Vance Shutes and Web 2.0

BrokerIPTV: Good morning everyone. We are at BloodhoundBlog Unchained here at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona and Greg Swann just got done giving the opening speech for his event here and I am talking with Vance Shutes and Vance just want to look at some comments and what your thoughts are on Gregs presentation.

Vance Shutes: Gregs comments this morning I thought...what hit me the most was his comment about "Give me solid ground and a lever and I can move your earth" and truly, he gave us a lever today. We are already standing on solid ground.

BrokerIPTV: What are your thoughts on world Web 2.0? You work in a traditional firm, nontraditional or are you a solo agent?

Vance Shutes: I work in a traditional firm. The largest brokerage in Michigan and we are the largest office, independent office in Ann Arbor. There is a very small group of people within the office who are moving toward Web 2.0. There is a number of people who are stuck on Web 1.0 or don't know what web is and I intend to get ahead of the curve and catch as Brian Brady says.

BrokerIPTV: So some of the comments Brian made were really quite contrary to the ideals and models say of a traditional shop where you work. What are your feelings on that?

Vance Shutes: Well, there is certainly a dichotomy between the traditional world and the Web 2.0 world, but there is a lot of consistency between those two and I can operate a Web 2.0 business within a traditional brokerage. Although as Greg said, should there ever become a dissociation between the direction that I want to move and the direction that the broker moves, there is always that ability and flexibility to move right in.

BrokerIPTV: So, you have the feeling then the fees and money that you offer is in direct proportion a good value for giving up to your emperor .

Vance Shutes: I am pleased with that so far and one can see how perhaps that as costs for brokers move upwards that perhaps the pressure will become a little bit greater on me, but I also recognize that my brokers have done an outstanding job in managing those costs and keeping it such that there can be people of all technological levels working within the company.

BrokerIPTV: Great. Thank you very much Vance.

Vance Shutes: Thank you.