About Us
Remington Pierce — General Manager
Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Remington started at Smart City after graduating from Texas Christian University (Go Frogs!). Remington was an agent in the Austin market for nearly 2 years before moving to launch the new market in Nashville, Tennessee. As a mentor for this new team, she discovered a passion for helping her teammates succeed. Remington returned to Austin to grow from Sales Development Leader to Market Leader over Austin and San Antonio and now lives in Denver to oversee Atlanta, Denver, and Chicago as General Manager.
Sara Glenn — Sales Manager
A native of Austin, TX, Sara’s always had a passion for people. She kissed her day job goodbye in the fall of 2016 to join Smart City. After training under Smart City Founder & CEO, Cassie Brown, Sara dominated as a powerhouse agent in Austin for four and a half years. She was welcomed as a Sales Development Leader within her market in 2021, training and empowering agents. As of June 2022, Sara has taken yet another leap at Smart City and accepted her new role as Atlanta Sales Manager! When she’s out of the office, you can catch her traveling the world, indulging in anything with sugar, or hitting the trails with the pups and her partner.
Kade Manuel — Sales Manager
Kade’s journey spans continents — he was born in Germany, migrated to Michigan, traveled down to Arkansas, and landed briefly in Texas where he worked as an agent at Smart City Fort Worth. After eight months as an agent, Kade was presented with the opportunity to move to Atlanta, GA to become a Sales Manager. With a passion for helping others find success, he was excited to take the opportunity to help lead and grow the Atlanta market.
Aaron Smith — Property Success Manager
A proud interracial extrovert, Aaron appreciates an aesthetic Instagram photo, cleanliness, and a good time. When he’s not working as a Property Success Manager fostering relationships with property management teams in Atlanta, you can find him walking the BeltLine with his Golden Retriever sidekick Murphy and listening to his favorite podcasts. His favorite foods include mozzarella sticks and caesar salad (with extra croutons).
Our Story
Smart City started in 2013 as a small apartment locating service in Dallas, Texas. In the early days, our founder and CEO Cassie Brown just wanted to help her friends find great places to live, but her innate drive to offer an amazing client experience quickly set Smart City apart from the competition. Since then, Smart City has taken big strides to disrupt the real estate industry by choosing what’s right over what’s profitable. We are growing rapidly, with services available in major metro areas across three states. And, as always, our goal is to always put you—our customer—first.
Our Purpose
When Smart City was first founded, our goal was “to become the most trusted, most referred, and most utilized resource among renters in Texas.” We’ve broadened our scope considerably as our business has grown, but those basic ideals still remain. In short, Smart City is here to find you a space where you can be yourself.
Our People
At Smart City, we’re an eclectic (and growing) team of thinkers, creators, and doers who are passionate about hooking people up with the apartments of their dreams. That’s why, for us, it isn’t enough to simply provide our clients with a list of available rentals. We want to build a connection with each and every customer. We want to take the chore out of apartment hunting so you can actually enjoy the search. And we want to work with you all along the way—from search to application to move-in—to make sure you end up in a space that you truly love.
Finding You a Space in Atlanta Where You Can Be Yourself
For us, apartment hunting in Atlanta isn’t just a job. It’s a passion. Some might say we’re obsessed with it. That’s why we strive to do more than simply provide you with a list of available rentals. We want to build a connection and get to know you so we can be sure you land in an apartment that’s perfect in the neighborhood that’s perfect for you.
We’re Smart City – Atlanta, and we’re here to find you a space where you can be yourself.
Our Accolades
Diverse & Inclusive Employer
- The Startup Weekly
2021
Best Places to Work
- Dallas Business Journal
2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019
- Houston Business Journal
2017
- Glassdoor
2018 (#19)
Dallas 100 Entrepreneur Award
- Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship (SMU)
2019
Inc. 5000
- Nationals
2019 (#670), 2020 (#1086),
2021 (#2447)
- Regionals: Texas
2020 (#87)
Entrepreneur 360
- #190
2018
- #299
2019
Top CEOs
- Glassdoor
2019 (#16)
35 Under 35
- LGBTQ Leader, Business Category
2019
Women in Business Award
- Dallas Business Journal
2019
Best of Austin
- Austin Chronicle
2019, 2021, 2022