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Mike Sparr is the founder and CEO of Goomzee Corporation, a software company that specializes in mobile technology for real estate professionals. Goomzee has grown to become one of the most recognized brands in mobile technology for REALTORS® and currently supports over 120,000 active agent accounts across the United States. In addition, dozens of major MLS's and REALTOR® Associations have recognized Goomzee's commitment to the industry and expertise in mobile technology, and Goomzee is the chosen provider of mobile technology tools for their members. The company is headquartered in Missoula Montana, Sparr's hometown, and has been in business since early 2003. Goomzee employs team members in Montana, California and Europe but it keeps its Montana roots and values in everything it does.

Sparr refocused his company towards helping real estate professionals about six years ago when his REALTOR® came to him with a challenge: come up with a better way for home buyers to get property information on their cell phone and increase the quality of leads for me, the agent. Within a year, they had a new product and began marketing nationwide to help real estate professionals sell more homes and take advantage of mobile technology. During Goomzee's early years, as with most entrepreneurs, Sparr forfeited his paycheck to help the business grow. He instead bought and sold houses that he personally remodeled during spare nights/weekends/holidays. During this time his passion for real estate and helping REALTORS® grew and his personal real estate agent has become a trusted advisor to the business. This relationship led to the shift in company's focus to real estate, and the rest is history.

Prior to founding Goomzee, Sparr led global software development projects for some of the world's largest companies, including clients such as Nokia, British Telecom, BEA Systems/Oracle, AT&T Wireless, Symantec, Sun Microsystems, and Cisco Systems. Over ten years ago, working in Helsinki Finland, Sparr and his team introduced the world's first portal for ring tones, screen savers and game download to cell phones via text messaging and in 2001 brought some of that technology here to the United States. In the early years of Goomzee, Sparr also assisted companies like AT&T with critical projects like inter-carrier connectivity and communications that led to the successful merger of Cingular and AT&T Wireless late 2003 early 2004. He also assisted Symantec, makers of Norton Antivirus, in coordinating their marketing and finance organizations for major box store promotions. He has been recognized as one of the world's experts in several enterprise technology platforms and has trained and managed software engineering teams on several continents.

Given his breadth of expertise in small business, real estate, sales & marketing, mobile technology, and global enterprise software development, Mr. Sparr is a valuable contributor to RE Technology. He shares insightful information and thought-provoking articles that can help REALTORS® improve their businesses, and take advantage of the mobile technologies available today. His company's motto of "Mobile Done Better" is evident in his continued research in how to improve the interaction between real estate professionals and their clients.