Vaike O'Grady

Biography: Fractional Chief Marketing Officer with over 20 years of experience in residential real estate from community launch through execution and closeout. Available for project work or temp-to-perm for the right company. Vaike is a residential real estate marketing veteran with extensive high-level experience in homebuilding and development. She most recently held the position of Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Metro Development Group. Vaike also previously served as Regional Director for Zonda (formerly Metrostudy) in Austin, Texas. She has a strong background in market analysis, community planning, marketing strategy and research, and worked for 17 years for Newland Communities in Austin, Charlotte, Atlanta, Orlando and Tampa. Before moving back to Tampa in summer of 2021, Vaike was the Chair for the Urban Land Institute and active on the Boards of HomeAid and the local Home Builders Association. Vaike graduated Summa Cum Laude from Loyola University in Maryland.