Her Story
About Jamie
Jamie Kelly serves as Director of Operations for a small management company in Utah. With 11 years of experience in property management, her career began by helping her family with their small apartment complex in Glendale, California, during summers, which evolved into a full-time role while she attended school before she moved out of the state. Kelly recently completed her Master's in Real Estate Finance as of May 2025. She was nominated and named a finalist for Property Manager of the Year in Utah by her previous employer for medium-sized properties of 200 units or less. Kelly attributes her professional success to using doubts cast upon her by others as motivation to prove her capabilities. She values honesty and loyalty, believing that open and transparent relationships between employers and employees foster growth. Her best career advice is to be honest to the point of fault to build trust and open doors, remain positive, and never burn bridges. She advises young women entering the field to keep their heads high, tune out negativity, stay confident in their knowledge, and not allow others to undermine their expertise.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Jamie
01What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to having doubts cast upon me from other people and using that as motivation to prove them wrong. I know that I'm good at my job and no one's gonna tell me otherwise.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best career advice I ever received was to just be honest, almost to the point of a fault, because that helps people grow trust with you and opens doors. Also, keep positive in whatever field you're in and never burn bridges.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
I would tell young women entering the industry to keep your head high, tune out the noise, be confident in yourself and what you know how to do, and don't let anyone try to tell you that you don't know about you and your job.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
The industry is too small and too niche, which is a disappointment because great people haven't had a chance to enter. It's not for everyone and employers should be more transparent about how difficult it is. We deal with hard situations, negative people, mentally exhausting work, enforcing leases while being seen as the bad guys.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Honesty and loyalty are most important. When employers and employees have open, transparent relationships, that's how you can get growth out of anyone.
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