Kassie Smith is a distinguished leader and strategic visionary, in sophisticated real estate development. With an award winning  27-year career defined by passion, notoriety, and a relentless commitment to emerging markets.  Kassie’s sophisticated expertise is foundational, spanning over every facet of the industry. Launching her career in technical precision of architecture and design, evolving to the logistics of general contracting and land development, and realizing her full ability to negotiate complex real estate acquisitions, structure joint venture investment structures and raise institutional capital.

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With a celebrated entrepreneurial journey building companies, Kassie developed a significant brand in Las Vegas by launching the first notable, award winning development services company, to partner with investors, land owners and significant land developers. Quickly scaling her organization, she launched three additional subsidiary companies serving different verticals; luxury hospitality + resort residential, an international import & procurement company, retail stores and real estate brokerage. Smith also had a strong presence within the Home Builder market, assisting National Home Builders with vertical development within the Las Vegas market. Kassie sat on the local Board of Directors and won several awards for HB development within this market. This growth initiated employing large-scale development teams to execute significant contracts for the region’s most iconic projects and fueled her passion for large scale masterplan development. Kassie's company and leadership teams delivered approximately 45 projects per annum, with budgets upwards of $2 Billion for; Luxury Hotel + Resorts, Government contracts, Master Planned Residential Communities, Retail and large Mixed-Use urban projects and National Home Builders.

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Today, Kassie is proud of her evolution as a seasoned leader in her industry, and supports her own large scale master planned development projects and initiatives, procuring funding to date of $4.3 Billion. She consults for other  stakeholders,  investment land owners for strategic development , envisioning masterplans and structuring growth initiatives to scale portfolios, for "best in class" , value positioning and assists other real estate investment firms to scale their business structures into other markets. 

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Smith sits on three international boards, is a speaker and supports woman's leadership initiatives. She has been published for her successful ventures in over 24 industry magazines and has appeared as an industry expert throughout her career.

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Notable Brands & Projects: 

Ritz-Carlton, Mandarin Oriental, Marriott International, and Hilton, 320-acre Lake Las Vegas Resort, MGM International, PGA West Resorts, Trump Towers, Harrah’s, and the Howard Hughes Corporation, 160 acre masterplan golf community in upstate NY,  210 acre resort residential community in Fort Myers, FL, 65 acre residential builder estate community in Dallas Texas, 500 Acre SW Florida Lifestyle masterplan mixed-use residential community.​