YOUR NEXT STAGE IS
COLUMBUS
Rebel 2027 is the Midwest's most disruptive event for real estate professionals and small business owners — and we're building the stage lineup now. We don't do panels. We don't do sales pitches. We build moments. And we want you at the center of one.
The Rebel Difference
ABOUT REBEL
Rebel is the Midwest's premier one-day event for real estate professionals and small business owners who refuse to follow the industry mold. Held annually in Columbus, Ohio, Rebel brings together agents, loan officers, entrepreneurs, and independent thinkers for a single, high-impact day built around one idea: that the most successful people aren't the ones who follow the playbook - they're the ones who rewrite it.
OUR MISSION
Rebel exists to close the gap between where professionals are and where they know they can be. We don't do generic motivation or recycled sales tactics. Every speaker, every session, and every moment is curated to challenge assumptions, sharpen identity, and send every attendee home with a clearer vision of who they're becoming and how their business gets there.
WHAT SETS US APART
Most industry events are built around vendors. Rebel is built around people. Our programming centers around the real challenges our audience faces — burnout, market uncertainty, personal brand, AI adoption, and the courage it takes to bet on yourself. We pair nationally recognized keynote speakers with an environment designed to spark genuine connection, honest conversation, and the kind of energy that doesn't wear off when you get home.
THE PROOF IS IN THE ROOM
Rebel has sold out two consecutive years running, drawing attendees from across the Midwest and beyond to Columbus, Oh. Our events have featured speakers of the caliber of Dr. Ben Hardy, Glennda Baker, Jared James, Tyler Mount and Devon Brown — names that command national stages — while remaining rooted in the community and culture that makes Columbus a rising hub for real estate and entrepreneurship. Our reach extends far beyond the room itself, with event content distributed across Apple TV, Bloomberg TV, CNBC, Prime Video, Roku, FireTV, and YouTube Movies & TV.
WHY 2027
Rebel 2027 represents our most ambitious chapter yet. With a proven track record, a loyal and growing audience, and an expanding media footprint, we are actively seeking partners who want more than a logo placement - partners who want to be part of a movement. If your brand is built for people who are driven, independent, and hungry to grow, there is no better stage in the Midwest to stand on.
The Numbers Don’t lie
Rebel isn't a concept we're pitching — it's a proven event with a growth trajectory that speaks for itself.
In just two years, Rebel has grown from a grassroots gathering into one of the Midwest's fastest-rising professional events:
REBEL 2025 — 400 Attendees
REBEL 2026 — 705 Attendees (+76% YOY)
REBEL 2027 — 1,000 Projected (+42% growth target)
That's a 150% cumulative increase in attendance across two years — with virtually no traditional marketing spend behind it.
FROM LOCAL WORD-OF-MOUTH TO A
NATIONAL FOOTPRINT
In 2025, Rebel was built entirely on word of mouth. No ads. No formal brand. No marketing infrastructure. Just a compelling event and a community that couldn't stop talking about it. Four hundred people showed up because someone they trusted told them they had to be there.
In 2026, we formalized. We established a defined brand identity, built a structured marketing cadence, and launched email and text campaigns to a growing audience. Our total paid ad spend for the entire year came in at under $250.
The result? 705 attendees — and a geographic shift that stopped us in our tracks.
What had been a Columbus-area event in 2025 became something noticeably different in 2026. Attendees traveled from California, Texas, Florida, Maine, Indiana, and every major Ohio market — Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati. The demand wasn't manufactured. It surfaced organically, which tells us something important: the appetite for what Rebel offers exists well beyond the zip codes we've touched.
THE UPSIDE IS LARGELY UNTAPPED
We've demonstrated the ability to pull a national audience on a budget that most brands spend on a single boosted post. That's not a boast — it's a data point that reframes what's possible with real investment behind it.
Rebel 2027 is where that potential gets unlocked. With formalized sponsorship partnerships and a coordinated press strategy, we believe 1,000 attendees is a conservative target — not a ceiling. The markets that have already shown organic interest represent a first wave of a much broader audience that has never been formally reached.
For sponsors, this isn't a saturated room. It's a first-mover opportunity in front of a motivated, high-intent professional audience that is growing faster than almost any comparable regional event — and doing so with momentum that paid acquisition alone can't manufacture.
Ruoff Mortgage
✳︎
D.R. Horton
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Landsel Title
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Lower.com Mortgage
✳︎
Zip Home
✳︎
American Dream TV
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Ruoff Mortgage ✳︎ D.R. Horton ✳︎ Landsel Title ✳︎ Lower.com Mortgage ✳︎ Zip Home ✳︎ American Dream TV ✳︎
MEET THE FOUNDERS
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Ryan Miracle
FOUNDER
@ryan.miracle
Ryan Miracle entered the mortgage industry during the 2008 crash — and never left. A central Ohio native with over 3,700 homebuyers served, Ryan is known for solving the problems other lenders walk away from. He also teaches continuing education for realtors, and that instinct to educate and empower is woven into Rebel's DNA. Ryan doesn't show up to inspire people. He shows up to equip them. -
Nick Steinhauer
FOUNDER
@nick.steinhauer
Nick Steinhauer doesn't just close loans — he builds communities. A Columbus-based mortgage professional with over a decade of experience, Nick and his co-founder Kreg achieved over $113 million in loan volume in a single year, ranking as the top branch in their company and top 1% nationwide. He brings that same competitive drive and people-first philosophy to Rebel — an event built, like his career, on the belief that genuine relationships are the only business strategy that actually lasts. -
Kreg King
FOUNDER
@kreg.king
Kreg King started as a loan processor and worked his way to the top — and he's never forgotten what that climb felt like. With 15+ years of experience, and ranking in the top 1% of mortgage lenders with his partner Nick, Kreg has earned his title. He also has an extensive background spanning lending, real estate, and investing, Kreg brings a rare ground-level perspective to the Rebel stage. He's proof that grit, loyalty, and the right partnerships can take you further than any playbook ever will. -
Justin Phillips
FOUNDER
@justinphillipsofficial
Justin Phillips is what happens when authenticity becomes a business strategy. A Columbus Realtors committee member and new home sales professional, Justin has built his reputation on one conviction: the most powerful thing you can do in a crowded industry is be unmistakably yourself. On the Rebel stage, he doesn't just talk about personal branding — he's a living example of it.
If you build it
they will come.
Our community has spoken.
They want to join the Rebellion.
BIG SPEAKERS
BIG TAKEAWAYS
The stages have changed.
Columbus is now on the list.
In 2026, the country's most sought-after speakers — voices who command stages in New York, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles — chose Columbus. Rebel brought five nationally recognized powerhouses to KembaLive!, speakers whose audiences number in the millions and whose ideas are actively reshaping how real estate professionals and entrepreneurs think, lead, and grow.
When talent of that caliber bypasses the 10,000-person national conference circuit to appear at a focused, community-rooted event in the Midwest, it sends an unmistakable signal: Columbus is no longer a market talent passes through — it's one they choose. For sponsors and investors, that's the proposition. You're not backing an event. You're backing a movement that is putting Columbus on the national map —
and we’re just getting started.
REBEL doesn't end when
the lights go down.
The energy from our stage doesn't stop at the exit doors — it's designed to compound. Following our 2026 event, we hosted an exclusive post-event Zoom with two of our headlining speakers, giving our community continued access to the minds that moved them most. That's just the beginning. Rebel is actively building out a year-round ecosystem of high-value monthly meet-ups, ongoing speaker access, and community programming designed to keep our audience growing long after the event itself.
And we're taking it further. We've launched The Rebel Collective — a direct extension of the Rebel mission that partners with Columbus-area businesses to fast-track their products and brands onto a national stage. Because the Midwest is home to extraordinary local businesses that deserve a spotlight far beyond their zip code, and Rebel is uniquely positioned to give it to them.