I run what I write about.
CEO & Founder, Austin Sizemore Companies. Atlanta and Chattanooga. Real estate, run like it should be.
The journeyThe operator’s account
Stewardship, not showmanship.
Real success is measured not only by performance, but by the lives and careers elevated along the way.— The measure that matters
I spent nearly three decades in Chattanooga before Atlanta called — long enough to get licensed with nothing but appetite, built a sales team from scratch, then merged it into something larger on my way to Atlanta. What that road taught me: leadership is mostly stewardship. Align the people, the systems, and the vision, and careers get built that outlast any market.
Today I’m CEO & Team Leader of Keller Williams Realty Metro Atlanta — 260 agents and one of the region’s largest market centers — with the Chattanooga team still producing and Partnered Network on the way. The job is the same everywhere: develop leaders, strengthen culture, design systems that scale without eating the people running them. The most impactful leadership isn’t loud. It’s consistent.
The journey
Built one year at a time.
First licensed
Year one in Chattanooga: no sphere, no shortcuts. Just reps.
The companies
Where it stands today.
KW Metro Atlanta
The market center — recruiting, retention, and the P&L behind both. Most of my week lives here.
23,000+ homes sold · $8.6B+ lifetime volume
Explore the Brokerage →ChattanoogaThe Sales Team
Where the advice gets tested with our own money — listings taken, contracts written, closings kept.
2,000+ homes sold · $600M+ lifetime volume
Meet the Sales Team →Pre-launchPartnered Network
The third build: what the first two look like productized. The waitlist is open. The specifics aren’t.
Get on the list →Field Notes
I write down what running them teaches.
One idea a week, from inside the businesses — not a content calendar.