James Smith

James was born in Toledo Ohio aka The Glass City and raised in West Seattle's Roxbury Village. After graduating from Chief Sealth High School, he continued his education at Yakima Valley CC and Central Washington University where he earned my AA & BA degrees, respectively. He excelled at football and basketball during his playing days. He was a team captain and all conference performer at all levels. He was even lucky enough to play on a few championship teams. He honestly believes that sports taught him the meaning of teamwork, commitment, sacrifice, challenging work, and communication. After college he married his college sweetheart Angie in 1998. She has kept him grounded and on track. He does not now where he would be without her. Angie and he enjoy traveling, sports and are avid movie goers. They are also Seattle Seahawk season ticket holders.

One of his proudest times as a father was watching my son keep the tradition playing high school football by being named Team Captain & All Conference two years in a row playing offensive guard at a 4A school. He was not the biggest or the fastest but played with such a passion that you could feel it from anywhere in the stadium. If everyone went through life with a fraction of the intensity, love, and passion he saw on the gridiron, then we would all be a little better off. All the other All Conference lineman where 6'4 and 300 plus pounds and there is Jordan aka "Straight Jacket" @ 5'11" & 235 lbs kicking their tails & laying them on their backside. To this day he is #13 on Kentridge HS All Time Strongest list. Watching Jordan grow as a young man while playing football was truly something special to see. Jordan graduated from CWU in 2013 with 2 degrees and is currently working at Google as a recruiter. He makes James proud.
After graduating from college, he started working for a couple athletic retail companies as a General Manager running some the highest volume stores on the West Coast. He won countless awards and contest including "Rookie Manager of The Year" and "Store Director of The Year" during his decade in the retail business. This success has followed him into his current real estate career where he is Chairman’s Circle Top 2% producer Nation wide. He has also won the “Most Outstanding Service Award” and the “Professional Development Award” for his company multiple times. For the past decade, he was voted Seattle Magazine Five Star Best in Client Satisfaction which puts his customer service in the Top 1% of all realtors in the State of Washington. He has won so many awards in his professional career that I lose count. He believes he has the best customer service in the industry bar none.