Core values rich in integrity and trust drive success
Opportunity Coalition, a nonprofit social welfare organization founded by Brian Watson in 2013, is a way to honor entrepreneurship, build bridges by tearing down barriers between people, and to learn from others. Monthly meetings at WeWork Triangle Building boast tremendous networking opportunities, a full spread of food and drink, and a relevant speaker.
A full house gathered April 12 to hear Tony Carnesi, CEO and team leader of Keller Williams Realty DTC, give a full rundown of the history of Keller Williams and share the state of the Denver housing market.
Gary Keller and Joe Williams founded the company in Austin, Texas in 1983. They had a “crazy idea” to build a company based on the core values of trust, integrity and commitment. They thought, “What if we treat our agents like we treat our clients?”
Through honest and frank conversations, the agents helped Keller and Williams develop five core principles: world class training and coaching, cap income, agents share 50 percent owner profit, open financial records and agents become decision makers. These principles are still in existence today.
KW-DTC is home to 524 agents and in 2017 they achieved the Triple Crown of real estate: #1 in agent count, #1 in sales volume, and #1 in closed transactions.
Carnesi went on to give a detailed explanation of Denver’s economic health and the related housing industry. Catastrophes elsewhere in the country, fewer than forecasted new builds, robots, disruptions, uncertain interest rates, and driverless cars are significantly changing the landscape of the housing market.
To conclude the evening, Brian Watson shared his 10 Golden Nuggets from Tony’s talk. For more information visit opportunitycoalition.com.
