Top: The ballroom packed with young professionals.
Left: Celebrating leadership with mega agents Rachel Adams from Roseville, CA and Kristen Williams from Austin, TX.
Middle Right: KW CEO Mark Willis honoring founding member Alex Frank
Bottom Right: My mentors — KW President Mary Tennant and CEO of MAPS Coaching Dianna Kokoszka
It! Has! Launched! Hundreds of Keller Williams Realty associates from around the globe packed the room to celebrate the start of the KW Young Professionals Division. There was music and cheers – an electrifying group. But, most importantly, this was a meeting of like-minded real estate associates who are committed to working toward a bright future for both themselves and Keller Williams. I am the lucky girl who is driving this amazing new program!
What’s the purpose? This division will prepare the future leaders of Keller Williams to carry forth the company’s mission while maintaining and preserving our unique culture.
Once again, Keller Williams is leading the pack! We benchmarked the major real estate companies to determine what they are doing to cultivate their young professionals. We learned that most are counting on the National Association of Realtors or other local groups to do the job. The KW Young Professionals Division is the first program of its kind demonstrating Keller Williams’ commitment to developing our young leaders, providing them with every tool possible to propel their leadership path. Powered by Keller Williams and supported by MAPS Coaching, this division will be epic!
As we built the framework, we talked to our real estate associates around the globe to find out what they want to connect with our executives and to learn from the young associates who are already superstars. They want the chance to build an international network for referrals and business development. They are looking for leadership opportunities and chances to teach and share. They want to be pushed, want to dream and want to work hard, taking life and business to the next level.
We’ve got this!
- A members-only program and networking event at Family Reunion featuring KW executives and superstar young professionals
- A members-only networking event at Mega Camp
- A monthly live webinar featuring a KW executive or MAPS coach
- A series of monthly video clips spotlighting a KW Young Professional who is excelling at a high level providing the opportunity to learn the secrets to their success
- A wellness component
- And coming in early 2015, a members-only social media platform that allows for robust online conversations and networking opportunities
We are starting out with a BOOM! Keller Williams CEO Mark Willis will perform the first live webinar on October 1, teaching why the Recruit-Select process is important when building a real estate team. Superstar young professional Lisa Archer is featured on the October video clips, discussing how she uses social media to brand her business.
True to the Keller Williams way, we are putting our agents first and using the Keller Williams’ models of success! A KW Young Professionals Leadership Council will work to build upon the division’s foundation, utilizing discussions from five committees: Membership Growth, Current Events, Wellness, Technology, and Education and Special Events. Not only will this ensure we are providing what our associates want, it will also provide for leadership training opportunities.
It’s important to note that this is truly an organic effort started by five young Keller Williams associates who had the vision and intuition to create a group – a group that consists of more than 1,000 associates. They worked hard and as it continued to build, Keller Williams recognized that this is a product that will benefit our family for many generations to come! Just another example of why Keller Williams is the real estate company of choice!
Visit KWYP.org to learn more and join the online conversation with #KWYP!
