Cory Shepard

Cory started in real estate at 19-years old and has been a licensed Realtor for more than 49-years.  His experience has crossed many areas of the real estate industry including luxury home sales, commercial and land sales, sales management and brokerage ownership.  Prior to joining his wife, Gloria’s sales team at Compass, Cory served as the Interim CEO of the Greater San Diego Association of Realtors.  Prior to accepting the associations Interim CEO position, Cory was the General Manager of Coldwell Banker West in San Diego, California where he was responsible for the operations and services to over 1,000 real estate agents in 13 offices.  Coldwell Banker West ranked as the number 5 Coldwell Banker Affiliated Companies in the Coldwell Banker network and in the top brokerages in the United States in 2022.  

Cory’s past accomplishments include serving as the 2016 President of the Greater San Diego Association of Realtors, several appointments as the Chair and Co-Chair of GSDAR’s Risk Management Committee, several terms as a California Association of Realtors Director as well as a Director for the National Association of Realtors.  Prior to joining Coldwell Banker West in 2013, his positions have included being Vice-President and San Diego Regional manager for Prudential California Realty, Home Services of America and owning his own nationally branded real estate franchise companies which consistently ranked in the top companies for the franchise systems in the United States.  His 49 years of industry experience has allowed Cory to build skills in the areas of strategic planning and execution, judgement and decision making, effective communication and public speaking, team leadership, sales coaching, problem anticipation and resolution, and the ability to comprehend and analyze financial, legal and industry situational data. 

Cory’s background includes vast experience in residential sales, Bank REO’s, Asset Management and Disposition as a contractor and sub-contractor for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development and real estate auctions.  His leadership and coaching skills have helped real estate agents build high six-figure incomes and teams build Million-dollar businesses.  Cory is married to his wonderful wife, Gloria, who has enjoyed selling luxury real estate in the North San Diego County for many years.  Cory has 2 married children, Dustin Shepard and Haley Johnson, and 4 beautiful grandchildren from ages 4 to 12.