Keith McKinney

Keith L. McKinney, MBA, is a nationally recognized homebuilding executive, strategist, and speaker with more than 25 years of experience turning people, process, and market insight into performance. As Senior Vice President of New Home Star, Keith operates at the intersection of sales, marketing, leadership development, and business operations. This gives him a front-row view into how buyer behavior, technology, talent, and market conditions are reshaping the homebuilding industry. Known for translating complex business challenges into practical strategies leaders can actually execute, Keith brings an operator’s perspective to the stage. His work spans national sales performance, organizational development, field leadership, training, recruiting, and the systems that connect strategy to frontline execution. That breadth allows him to challenge audiences to examine how their entire organization must evolve to win with today’s buyer. Keith has been a featured speaker on the IBS Super Sales Rally stage for the past two years, and has also spoken at this Builder Conference and countless other conferences across the country for a decade. His presentations combine executive-level strategy, real-world field experience, and compelling storytelling, delivered with the energy of someone who believes education should change what you do when you return to work. Beyond the stage, Keith serves on the USF Digital Marketing Advisory Board and the Furman University Strategic AI Program Advisory Board, keeping him connected to emerging thinking in marketing, technology, AI, and organizational performance. Keith doesn’t speak about the future of homebuilding from the sidelines, but works inside the challenges shaping it every day.