kwELITE’s New Leader Shares How to “Empower Agents to Fight Next Year’s War, Not Last Year’s” w/Dakotah Smith Team Building Podcast

Real estate is evolving rapidly, but too many leaders are focused on solving yesterday’s problems instead of anticipating tomorrow’s. 


We hear a lot about tech disruption, and institutional buyers but no one has zeroed in on the most pivotal problem - the supply/demand imbalance in housing. 


What will this issue mean for real estate agents? How can leaders equip their teams for tomorrow’s hurdles? 


In today's episode, we're joined by kwELITE's new team leader and CEO, Dakotah Smith. He talks about his journey. and what leaders need to be paying attention to right now.




Guest Bio


Dakotah Smith is a broker, entrepreneur and the CEO/Team Leader at kwELITE. Passionate about advancing the real estate industry, Dakotah has taught as a University Adjunct Professor (Real Estate Law and Real Estate Brokerage), is a Douglas County Planning Commissioner, and continues to serve on the Board of Directors for both the Omaha Area Board of Realtors and the regional MLS.) 


Prior to joining KW, Dakotah served as a business and sales strategy leader at Redfin. Before his career in real estate, Dakotah worked in Washington, DC on both federal and state legislative advocacy and political campaigns. 


Dakotah’s previous roles have included Manager of Government Affairs in Bayer Corporation's DC Legislative Office as well as a Public Relations consultant with Consort Partners PR helping Silicon Valley-based tech startups achieve their press coverage and exposure goals. 


For more information follow @dakotahjsmith and email dakotah@kwelite.com.