Vice President of Operations
Matthews
Julia Leonard is the operational backbone of Matthews national brokerage platform. As vice president of operations, she oversees sales operations, data services, loan processing and underwriting – all while building the systems, processes and people that allow the firm to grow without losing consistency. Over the past two years alone, Leonard expanded her division by 200% and drove a 78% increase in senior-level recruiting.
Words To Describe Them: Innovative, strategic, builder, tenacious, trusted, impactful
From the Indispensable: “I’ve never been motivated by a title or a finish line. I’m motivated by momentum. CRE is an industry that’s only beginning to scratch the surface of what technology can do. I get to be part of building that. When a process clicks, when a colleague grows, when AI and automation open doors that nobody thought were possible six months ago, that’s what does it for me. I want our work to have purpose and value at scale. That curiosity and drive to keep building, innovating, and raising the bar is what pushes me every day.”
