This week on SMU Stories, we sat down with Sam Sawyer — CEO of Pinnacle Realty Advisors and proud SMU alum from the Class of 2009. Since 2020, he has led Pinnacle from Austin, developing a cloud-based brokerage platform that enables real-estate professionals to retain 100% of their commissions while accessing streamlined tools, rapid support, and transparent monthly pricing. Sam refers to the model as “brokerage as a service.” It mirrors the SaaS approach: agents select the plan that fits th...
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This week on SMU Stories, we sat down with Sam Sawyer — CEO of Pinnacle Realty Advisors and proud SMU alum from the Class of 2009. Since 2020, he has led Pinnacle from Austin, developing a cloud-based brokerage platform that enables real-estate professionals to retain 100% of their commissions while accessing streamlined tools, rapid support, and transparent monthly pricing. Sam refers to the model as “brokerage as a service.” It mirrors the SaaS approach: agents select the plan that fits th...
This week on SMU Stories, we sit down with twin brothers Esteban and Manuel Mariel ('09), former SMU soccer players who turned their passion into purpose by launching City Futsal in 2011. After their father, Federico, encouraged them to explore futsal as a training tool for youth development, the brothers shifted their focus from traditional soccer training and began hosting sessions at local gyms — eventually growing into a full-fledged business. What started with one location has gr...
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This week on SMU Stories, we sat down with Sam Sawyer — CEO of Pinnacle Realty Advisors and proud SMU alum from the Class of 2009. Since 2020, he has led Pinnacle from Austin, developing a cloud-based brokerage platform that enables real-estate professionals to retain 100% of their commissions while accessing streamlined tools, rapid support, and transparent monthly pricing. Sam refers to the model as “brokerage as a service.” It mirrors the SaaS approach: agents select the plan that fits th...
