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INDUSTRY INSIGHT
BUILDING THE BEST TEAM
e industry combines forces through
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By Kelly Brooks
Contributors
KELLY BROOKS is CEO of Property
Masters Inc., a national asset renovations
company providing a variety of multi-
faceted turnkey services. Kelly joined
Property Masters Inc in 2005 and has
played virtually every role within the
organization becoming the company's first
Vice President in 2010; COO in 2013; and
finally Chief Executive Officer in 2016.
rough Kelly's career at Property Masters
she has overseen the company's growth and
expansion from servicing just the Metro
Atlanta market with a staff of 3, to an 18
state coverage area employing a staff of 160.
Kelly has lead the company with a strict
commitment to quality and service which
has forged the way for Property Masters
to be recognized as a leading vendor in the
mortgage and housing industry.
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