Ashley Smith is a proud Business in Vancouver (BIV) "Top Forty under 40" award recipient (2019). Winners of this notable award are profiled for their demonstrated excellence in business, judgment, leadership and community contribution. Representing over 14,000 REALTORS® at the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver in 2019/2020 (its centennial year), Ashley took on the role as the youngest Preside
nt/Chair in the organization's history. With this, she also served as REBGV's media spokesperson. In her role as Chair, she faced the emergence and uncertainty of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, helped pivot the association as it made critical decisions impacting local real estate business practices, facilitated the organization's first virtual AGM, and was heavily involved in succession planning and a new strategic plan. Through her tenure as REBGV Director (first elected in 2012), Ashley sat on the Government Relations Committee, chaired the Governance Committee, and served the Pension Plan and Human Resources Committees. As Past-Chair, Ashley sits on the Board Development Committee. She is currently seeking new opportunities for leadership. With formal media training, Ashley has gained significant media and interview experience. As an authority on real estate and related topics (market trends, taxation, regulation, realtor practices), she has been interviewed by key media outlets, including live on-set television news (Global News, CTV), live radio (CKNW), and has been quoted in local and international print media thousands of times. In 2012, Ashley graduated from the ICD (Institute of Corporate Directors) NFP Governance Essentials Program, and has since taken additional education in the governance arena - WATSON's Chair with Intention™ (2018); Governing with Intention™ (2015); BoardSource's Leadership Certificate for Nonprofit Board Chairs (2014). As a marketing expert of distinctive properties, Ashley is gaining traction as one of the most leading edge real estate professionals in Vancouver. In 2020, she leaned into her social media expertise and found a new talent with live-stream and virtual tours, becoming a go-to practitioner in the "new normal". She is a regular guest on industry podcasts, and has been recruited to teach accredited courses on social media marketing, live-stream virtual tours, and technology. Ashley was named the #2 Real Estate Agent on Social Media in Vancouver, and placed in the top 100 in North America in 2018 (Property Spark).
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Ashley Smith
Personal Real Estate Corporation
Oakwyn Realty Ltd.