Just a month into the New Year, RISMedia has announced that WFG Chief Executive Officer Steve Ozonian is a “2021 Real Estate Newsmaker.”

That’s about as safe a designation as one can make in our industry, especially coming off a year of uncertainty and challenge. Clearly, it’s because of the unique challenges of 2020 that RISMedia chose him.

“Steve Ozonian commanded the company’s near-immediate transition to a fully remote work environment and helped shape and execute a contingency plan at the start of the pandemic.”

Keeping the company stable tells only part of the story.

“He led the company to a banner year of record sales, exponential growth and increased market share,” continues the commendation. “In addition, he directed the launch of three new technology offerings through WEST, WFG’s technology subsidiary.”

RISMedia also credits Ozonian with being a “Luminary” and “Iconic Leader” whose “teams continue to rank ‘world class’ for service and average a company-wide net promoter score of more than 70 throughout the year.”

Congratulations, Steve. Here’s to 2021.