Cleveland “Cleve” Gaddis is a business coach, leadership advisor, speaker, and longtime real estate professional with more than 35 years of experience in sales, leadership, training, and coaching. He has led large organizations, built successful businesses, coached top-producing real estate leaders, and helped business owners manage growth, operational challenges, leadership transitions, and succession.

Cleve co-owned and helped build Modern Traditions Realty Group, where he served as Managing Partner. The company became one of Georgia’s leading real estate teams and grew to more than $100 million in annual sales volume. After selling his ownership interests, Cleve remains involved as an advisor.

Today, Cleve coaches real estate leaders, brokers, executives, teams, and companies that serve the real estate industry. He has created leadership and business development programs for regional brokerages, international brands, and industry trade associations. A frequent speaker, Cleve also spent 13 years hosting a weekly real estate radio show in Atlanta.

Earlier in his career, Cleve held several sales leadership positions with Electrolux Corporation. By the mid-1990s, he was responsible for 86 branch offices, more than 1,000 staff members, and an annual operating budget of nearly $40 million.

Cleve continues to explore personal growth, emotional awareness, relationships, and how facing the mirror of our inner lives affects the way we connect with and lead others. This work helps him better understand himself and more effectively support the people he coaches and leads.

Cleve lives in Dallas, Texas, with his wife, Tammie. Their blended family includes eight children, three of their children’s spouses, and eight grandchildren. They are on a quest to visit a botanical garden in all 50 states and in every Canadian province.