CEO Today Business Women of the Year Awards

37 www.ceotodaymagazine.com CEO Today Business Women of the Year Awards 2018 USA COURTNEY GAINES President of CLEAR Property Management ABOUT COURTNEY GAINES As President, Courtney Gaines champions the CLEAR Property Management business, including overseeing the company’s managed portfolios; managing new business development and the CLEAR marketing, training and human resource departments; and supporting all corporate, regional and district staff who are focused on maximizing operating performance. Courtney empowers her team to maximize operating performance and achieve revenue goals through calculated rent position. And as a member of the company’s executive committee, Courtney plays a prominent role in establishing CLEAR’s long-term strategic direction, and is integral in positioning the company as a premier real estate services firm and a leader in the multifamily housing industry. Courtney joined CLEAR Property Management in 2016, and is well-versed in the supervision of new construction, asset renovation and repositioning. Courtney has successfully managed the lease-up of more than 20 new properties over her career and has garden, mid-rise and high-rise experience. Courtney brings exemplary organization and communication skills, as well as her outstanding leadership skills to the table. She understands the importance of developing rapport with employees and promotes a sense of teamwork and unity through strong leadership and mentoring skills. Courtney began her career in 1997 at Westwood Residential, where she worked her way from Leasing Consultant to Director of Management, overseeing 14,000 units in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and Washington. Courtney was a Regional Manager and Senior Development Analyst for over 3,500 units in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas for Riverstone Residential Group. Additionally, she held the responsibility for new business development and market analyses for the South Central Region, which was comprised of more than 28,000 units. Prior to joining CLEAR Property Management, Courtney worked for the Laramar Group, where she opened a new region and managed over 2,500 apartment homes in Oklahoma City and Tulsa in her role as Senior Regional Manager. Courtney carries double Bachelors of Arts degrees in Government and History from Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. She is affiliated with the Texas Apartment Association and local chapters in Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio and Houston. As a businesswoman and real estate executive, Courtney aims to inspire other women to create big dreams for themselves and work hard to achieve them. In her free time, Courtney enjoys reading, cooking, spending time with family and friends and traveling. Her favorite hot spots are Cabo San Lucas and the Southern Caribbean. She is an awesome aunt to two beautiful nieces aged 20 and 5 and is a mom to her favorite cocker spaniel, Jaxon. FIRM PROFILE CLEAR Property Management is a privately held multifamily real estate third party management firm based in Austin, Texas. Since its establishment in 2008, CLEAR Property Management has provided exceptional service to residents, value to multifamily properties, returns to investors, and support to employees across Texas. CLEAR Property Management is a subsidiary of The PPA Group, a real estate investment and acquisitions firm. As a team of highly experienced professionals, CLEAR is dedicated to providing exceptional service to residents, value to multifamily properties, returns to investors, and support to employees. Since 2013, CLEAR has been listed in The San Antonio Business Journal’s “Book of Lists” as one of the largest multifamily management firms in San Antonio. CLEAR has also happened to be the youngest company listed, proving that the company can compete along with large national competitors. Sunset Canyon Apartments—a property CLEAR manages in San Antonio—won the 2012 Property of the Year Awards given by the San Antonio Apartment Association. Another property, Aviator at Brooks, won the 2017 Best New Development Award given by the San Antonio Business Journal. And this year, CLEAR was announced as a finalist for the San Antonio Business Journal 2018 Fast Track Awards. The prestigious list recognizes the city’s fastest-growing companies, as determined by analyzing percent revenue growth from 2015 through 2017, according to the publication.