Gary Keller; Co-Founder and Chariman of the Board of Keller Williams Realty
Gary Keller
Co-founder and Chairman of the Board
As chairman of the board of Keller Williams Realty, Gary Keller is responsible for providing strategic direction for the company. Keller established Keller Williams Realty with partner Joe Williams in 1983. The company began franchising in 1991 and expanded to Canada in 1998, and has become the fourth “largest and fastest” growing residential real estate company in North America with sales and commissions growth topping 700 percent since 1995.
Based on his leadership qualities and contributions to the real estate industry, Keller was voted as one of the five “Most Admired People” in a survey conducted by REAL Trends Magazine in 2000. He also was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Central Texas and dubbed the second most influential person in the real estate industry by REALTOR Magazine in 2003. In 2004, he was a finalist for Inc. Magazine’s Entrepreneur of the Year award.
In 2006, InmanNews named Keller in their list of the 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders. The Wall Street Journal named Keller Williams Realty to its elite “Franchise High Performers” list in 2006, and the franchise is ranked by Entrepreneur Magazine in several categories, including ranking No. 66 in the Franchise 500® and as the No. 52 fastest-growing franchise.
Keller has co-authored two nationally best-selling books – The Millionaire Real Estate Agent and The Millionaire Real Estate Investor, which have enjoyed numerous weeks on BusinessWeek’s best seller list and an appearance on the best seller list of the New York Times.
A lifelong learner, Keller is also a student and passionate music lover. He has taken guitar lessons for more than 10 years from the Austin School of Music and collects Gibson®’s ES-335 vintage guitars.
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