She is a consistent lecturer for Lindal Homes, presenting new home offerings and promoting best practices in the field of prefabricated home design.
OSSINING, NY, December 19, 2024 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Jennifer Smith Couti has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected based on current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all considered during the selection process.
Jennifer Smith Couti is a distinguished professional in the custom prefabricated home industry, serving as the Owner and President of Atlantic Custom Homes, an independent dealer of Lindal Homes, since 2019. She is responsible for overall operations of the business. Her background in construction, interior design, consulting, and corporate project management, forms a unique blend of expertise, allowing her to create one-of-a-kind homes. Her designs combine the best of Lindal's building system with personalized touches that fit each client's budget and demand for personalization, sustainability, and innovative design. Each of her unique homes are designed first and foremost with budget in mind.
Ms. Smith Couti's dedication to customer service and pricing transparency has been instrumental in her success, allowing her to consistently rank among Lindal's top dealers. Ms. Smith Couti has enjoyed success, having her company's custom designs chosen to be amongst the elite home offerings by Lindal Homes. Her most memorable accomplishment during this time is having led a project placing a Lindal/Atlantic Custom Homes' home in the Usonia Historic District of Pleasantville, New York, proudly sitting alongside many Frank Lloyd Wright originals.
In addition to her work with Atlantic Custom Homes, Ms. Smith Couti is the owner of Atelier Atlantic, a company she and her husband established for interior and exterior design services and real estate development projects. Ms. Smith Couti continually reinvents herself and her business model by expanding her business in new markets, diversifying offerings and implementing innovative strategies to enhance growth and reach. Ms. Smith Couti is currently creating an online program that teaches women the skills to become real estate developers. This initiative aligns with her passion for education and female empowerment within the industry.
Ms. Smith Couti has leveraged her decades of service in significant senior roles at well established companies as a hands-on sales, strategy and operations leader focused on strategizing and implementing global initiatives. Most recently she was the Global Sales and North American Operational Director at Tata Consultancy Services from 2008 to 2019. Between 1999-2008 Jennifer specialized in strategy and process consulting for her own company, JL Smith Consulting Group; at KPMG; and at Financial Institutions Consulting. Ms. Smith Couti's early career included positions as a corporate lender at the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and Citibank. As an impact driven leader, she ensured key metrics were surpassed, including growing yearly revenue by over 20% and promoting industry best practices. She has leveraged her 30 years of business and IT experience to help move businesses up the value chain, from tactical market participants to strategic global players.
Ms. Smith Couti is a published author and public speaker. Her writing has been highlighted in prominent banking publications, having authored: "The New Face of Risk Management" (Robert Morris Associates); "Maximizing the Microbusiness Opportunity" (The Journal of Lending and Credit Risk Management); and "The American Banker Small Business Surveys." She is a consistent lecturer for Lindal Homes, presenting new home offerings and promoting best practices in the field of prefabricated home design.
Ms. Smith Couti's educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in International Finance from the University of Vermont in 1992. Beyond her professional achievements, she actively participates in civic activities, including volunteering with the Ossining School District and leading up volunteer activities for bettering women's business opportunities in Westchester, New York. Ms. Smith Couti's commitment to community engagement reflects her dedication to fostering positive relationships and contributing to societal well-being.
Recognizing her success, Ms. Smith Couti's accolades include being named to Lindal Cedar Homes's Top 10 President's Club every year since 2019 and receiving the Top Global Dealer award in 2019. She also was elected to and has served as a Member of the Dealer Advisory Committee which provides strategic feedback to Lindal top management. These honors highlight her exceptional performance and leadership within the industry. Ms. Smith Couti continues to use her innate understanding of people and business drivers to build organizations where people want to work and that customers want to work with.
When not at work, Ms. Smith Couti spends her time with her husband and 11-year-old daughter, and her adopted animal family of three dogs and a cat. She and her husband have spent many hours lovingly renovating their 1952 mid-century modern home. She is an avid reader, is learning French, and enjoying it all by promoting a fit and balanced life.
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