Katie Smirnov

Katie believes that when passion, experience and skill come together, great things are sure to follow. And that is how she has approached my career as a REALTOR®, by bringing her all to the table every day to help my clients accomplish great goals in real estate. She has taken the experiences she had throughout my professional career – helping to build businesses and achieve goals for corporations and their clients around the country – and utilized those skills to help people within my community achieve their goals while building a business that kept her focused on Tucson. Not to mention she has always loved real estate, as the daughter of an architect and as a hobby. So, passion, experience and skill combined! As the 2020 Long Realty Rising Star and member of the 1926 Circle of Excellence, she has that means she has done great things for her clients as well.

Prior to real estate, she was the Director of Business Development for a healthcare technology company. She led the sales, marketing, client management, and contracting for the company, whose clients included some of the largest health insurers and pharmacy networks in the country. She has also worked in Finance at both an institutional investment bank and a large mutual fund company in New York City, focusing on Client Management and Operations. All past careers have focused on marketing, business development, contracting and management of complex agreements. Moving to real estate fit perfectly!

When she not closing deals, Ito spend time with his family, which includes his two young children and two dogs. Her husband and she enjoys taking the whole crew outside – walking the University of Arizona campus or exploring the mountains and surrounding areas are some of our favorite things. She also enjoys eating, and most of our walks or explorations include stops at great local places for good eats and drinks.

It all stems from her love of what Tucson has to offer. She was born and raised here, but she had career took her away for many years. Having come back almost ten years ago, building upon an already strong foundation here, and getting her MBA at the UofA, she is more poised than ever to be working in real estate within my community. And she is not looking back!