Agent partnership · Founding cohort 2026

Keep more of your business. Do less of the busywork.

An AI-native brokerage built by operators who've filled listing agents' calendars for years — now putting more listings, more income, and a real back office in your hands.

Today · Booked for you

Listing appointment — 1500 Oak Ridge DrSeller qualified · comps pulled · CMA draftedConfirmed

Listing appointment — 318 Vine Hill WayThu 9:00 AM · prep pack ready the night beforeTomorrow

Handled while you were at the table

Repair addendum chased — buyer initials inCompliance checklist · 5 of 6 approvedDone

Just-listed marketing drafted for approvalPost + email + print, in your voiceReview

Comps & pricing · ready before you walk in

CMA — 1500 Oak Ridge Dr

1422 Oak Ridge DrSold May 20 · 0.2 mi$2.15M

1209 Sutton PlSold May 6 · 0.4 mi$2.06M

Suggested range4 comps · high confidence$2.01–2.18M

Who's behind Stelo

Agents join people, not platforms.

Stelo is built by the team behind The Paid Agent — seller outbound for listing agents across 47 states. Before we ask you to move your license, here's the track record.

$500M+

Sales volume generated for clients at The Paid Agent

47 states

Where we've run seller outbound for listing agents

3 years

Filling agents' calendars with listing appointments before Stelo

The people

Operators and top-producing brokers.

Brayden Benz

Founder

Grew The Paid Agent — the outbound seller operation behind the $500M+ above. The systems mind at Stelo, systematizing every part of the transaction from the pipeline that fills it to the AI back office that runs it.

Rick Ojeda

Designated Broker · California

One of LA's top professionals — $1B+ in career transactions, national recognition from REAL Trends and LA Magazine's Real Estate All Stars. Represents celebrities, industry leaders, and high-net-worth clients.

Bent Danholm

Designated Broker · Florida

Central Florida luxury broker in the region's top 2%, specializing in Orange and Osceola counties. International sales experience across Denmark, France, and the UK — global reach and off-market access.

The partnership

Six things every Stelo agent gets on day one.

01 · Economics

Commission Plan

Keep 80% to an $18K cap, then $295/deal or 20% — whichever is less. $0 monthly.

02 · Upside

Revenue Share

Refer a producer, earn 15% of their company dollar — up to $2,700/agent/year.

03 · Skill

Stelo Trainings

The lead-gen, conversion, and listing playbooks behind $500M+ in client volume.

04 · Backing

Broker Support

Real top-producing brokers on every deal — compliance, negotiation, the hard calls.

05 · Pipeline

Inside Sales Team

Our outbound engine books listing appointments straight onto your calendar.

06 · Leverage

Mini Assistant

An AI trained on your voice drafts replies, chases paperwork, preps every appointment.

01 · Commission Plan

Competitive splits. A real cap. $0 monthly.

Your own businessSelf-sourced deals, up to your annual cap

80 / 20

Annual company-dollar capThen $295 per transaction or 20% — whichever is less

$18K

Appointments Stelo booksListings from our inside sales team

50 / 50

Monthly feesNo desk, no software, no marketing out of pocket

Per-deal costThe only one — E&O

$65

02 · Revenue Share

Refer a producer. Earn 15%.

Bring a producing agent to Stelo and you earn 15% of their company dollar — up to $2,700 per agent, per year. That's the entire program.

Rate

15%

Of your referred agent's company dollar on their self-sourced deals.

Cap

$2,700

Per referred agent, per year. Clean and predictable.

Structure

1 tier

No downline, no unlock mechanics, no minimums, no games.

03 · Your unfair advantage

A pipeline and a back office — built in.

Inside Sales Team

We fill your calendar.

The same outbound engine behind $500M+ in client volume books qualified listing appointments straight onto your calendar. You show up and list — appointments we book are a simple 50/50.

Mini Assistant

Mini-you runs the busywork.

An AI trained on your deals and your voice drafts the replies, chases the paperwork, and preps every appointment. Nothing sends without your approval — you keep the relationships, it kills the admin.

04 · The backing

Trained by operators. Backed by top brokers.

Stelo Trainings

The playbooks that print listings.

Systematized lead-gen, conversion, and listing-presentation playbooks from a team that's run outbound for listing agents nationwide — plus the online and social presence that keeps your pipeline full.

Broker Support

Real brokers, not a call center.

Rick Ojeda ($1B+ career, CA) and Bent Danholm (top 2%, FL) back every deal — compliance, negotiation, and the judgment calls that protect you and your clients.

How we compare

Stelo vs. the brokerage you're at.

Stelo

Traditional

Cloud / discount

Commission split

80/20 to $18K cap

70/30–90/10

85/15–100%

Monthly fees

$50–200+

$85–199/mo

Booked listing appts

Inside sales team

You

AI back office

Mini-you, built in

—

Broker support

Top-producing brokers

Varies

Minimal

Representative ranges for common brokerage models — your current terms may differ. Full-fee brokerage; agent commissions to clients are negotiable per deal.

Why we built this

"After three years running outbound for listing agents, we kept seeing the same thing: great agents spending half their week on work that doesn't close deals — and paying their brokerage for the privilege. Founding agents get our best, first, for as long as they're with us."

Brayden Benz

Founder, Stelo · The Paid Agent

Founding cohort · California + Florida · 2026

Let's talk about your move.

Fifteen minutes with a founder — your business, your numbers, and whether Stelo is the right home for your license.

Stelo Inc. · Stelo California Inc. — Rick Ojeda, Designated Broker · Stelo Florida Inc. — Bent Danholm, Qualifying Broker. Full-fee brokerage. Launching CA + FL, 2026.