Franchise fuels leadership investments for KW-affiliated brokerage growth

Keller Williams Realty, Inc. (KW), the world’s largest real estate franchise by agent count, announces the appointment of Shanan Steere as Director of Growth Operations.

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Shanan Steere, Director of Growth Operations, KW (Photo: Business Wire)

“As we continue to invest deeply into providing our KW-affiliated brokerages support for the development of their team leaders (TL) and operating principals (OP), we are excited to welcome Shanan, who will spearhead those efforts,” said Mark Willis, President and CEO, KW.

“An exceptional talent and an amazing contributor, Shanan will ensure our core brokerage leaders remain equipped to fuel further expansion and build on our already strong culture," said Willis.

In her new strategic role, Steere will reimagine core market center leadership training, lead masterminds with KW-affiliated brokerage TLs and OPs, and helm renewed holistic efforts to help those brokerages attract the next generation of TLs.

"I am honored to be home at Keller Williams and a part of a mission-focused team that truly prioritizes agents and their success,” said Steere. “I fell in love with leadership and coaching many years ago, and it's why I launched my first market center with Keller Williams in 2005.”

In 1997, Steere began her real estate career as an agent. She first joined a KW-affiliated brokerage in 2004. A year later, she launched a KW franchise in Shawnee, Kansas, which was recognized as the “Launch of the Year” for the Greater Heartland Region of KW.

“I firmly believe that KW is the best company for agents and leaders in this industry,” said Steere. “It’s an immense opportunity every day for our leaders to invite others to participate in our incredible training, coaching, and consulting – all powered by amazing technology.”

Within the KW ecosystem, Steere has served in various top KW-affiliated brokerage leadership roles, including TL, OP, KW MAPS Coach, and a Business Objective: A Life by Design (BOLD) instructor.

“Team leaders are the cornerstones of our market centers,” said Steere. “They provide the best opportunity to positively change the lives of agents, succeeding through others and helping them achieve extraordinary results.”

A John Maxwell Certified coach and 12 Week Year trainer, Steere is the owner and CEO of the Shanan Steere Group, an Olathe, Kansas-based real estate team affiliated with KW Overland Park.

About Keller Williams

Austin, Texas-based Keller Williams is the world’s largest real estate franchise by agent count. It has more than 1,000 market center offices and 170,000 agents. The franchise is No. 1 in units and sales volume in the U.S.

Since 1983, the company has cultivated an agent-centric, technology-driven, and education-based culture that rewards affiliated agents. For more information, visit kwri.kw.com.

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