Jemila Winsey
Designations: GRI, SRS, TRLP
ERA Legacy Living
Missouri City
(713) 551-1842
Jemila Winsey was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. She is Co-Owner and CEO of ERA Legacy Living with her husband, Patrick. In just four years of launching her brokerage, she has propelled her two-office Houston brokerage into the REAL Trends 500, Top 1.5% Brokerages in the U.S and the Forbes Inc 5000 list.
In her previous franchise affiliation, she garnered all the Top Awards including Rookie Franchisee of the Year, Hall of Fame, Top 250 Team Leaders in Texas, Top 50 Commercial Brokers in the U.S and Chairman awards, just to name a few. Her track record of success also includes a corporate career as an Executive, where she enjoyed roles in implementing several Technology Initiatives at some of the largest companies in the world.
She holds leadership positions in the real estate industry at the Local, State, and National Levels, including the Texas Realtors PAC Trustee, Texas Realtors Board of Directors and sits on the Texas Realtors Executive Board as a Regional Vice President.
Jemila is not only a top producing team leader and a national real estate coach, but she also leads one of Houston’s top producing teams. They were named in the Houston Business Journal, Top 25 Realtors in Houston for 2021 and was named by the Houston Business Journal as one of the Top Female Executives in Real Estate, an honor reserved for the Elite Female Leaders of Industries in Houston. She has been ranked as the #1 Top Producing Black Realtor in Houston by the Houston Black Real Estate Association, Top 20 Realtors by HAR.
Fort Bend County and the American Caribbean Chamber of Commerce honored her with the Phenomenal Woman Award in 2022. She and her Husband were named winners of the Prestigious Pinnacle Award by the Greater Houston Black Chamber.
Recently, Jemila was named one of the 2023 RISMedia Newsmakers as a Trailblazer.
Jemila is a published author of the ABCs of BPOs. She is also a contributor and speaker on many stages and on many publications including Inman News and RISMedia.
With over 20 years in business, Jemila is a Thought Leader and Industry Influencer. Her success did not come without several setbacks, she credits her passion for real estate to when she found herself homeless at a point in her life with nowhere to turn. She vowed that if she became successful, she would use Real Estate as a platform to change as many lives as she was fortunate to touch. Her guiding principle to lead with passion motivates her to put give her best every day. She quotes: “Like Steve Jobs, I want to put a dent in the universe.”
She and Patrick enjoy spending time cooking together and hanging with their two sons away from business.
About Me
Jemila Winsey was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. She is Co-Owner and CEO of ERA Legacy Living with her husband, Patrick. In just four years of launching her brokerage, she has propelled her two-office Houston brokerage into the REAL Trends 500, Top 1.5% Brokerages in the U.S and the Forbes Inc 5000 list.
In her previous franchise affiliation, she garnered all the Top Awards including Rookie Franchisee of the Year, Hall of Fame, Top 250 Team Leaders in Texas, Top 50 Commercial Brokers in the U.S and Chairman awards, just to name a few. Her track record of success also includes a corporate career as an Executive, where she enjoyed roles in implementing several Technology Initiatives at some of the largest companies in the world.
She holds leadership positions in the real estate industry at the Local, State, and National Levels, including the Texas Realtors PAC Trustee, Texas Realtors Board of Directors and sits on the Texas Realtors Executive Board as a Regional Vice President.
Jemila is not only a top producing team leader and a national real estate coach, but she also leads one of Houston’s top producing teams. They were named in the Houston Business Journal, Top 25 Realtors in Houston for 2021 and was named by the Houston Business Journal as one of the Top Female Executives in Real Estate, an honor reserved for the Elite Female Leaders of Industries in Houston. She has been ranked as the #1 Top Producing Black Realtor in Houston by the Houston Black Real Estate Association, Top 20 Realtors by HAR.
Fort Bend County and the American Caribbean Chamber of Commerce honored her with the Phenomenal Woman Award in 2022. She and her Husband were named winners of the Prestigious Pinnacle Award by the Greater Houston Black Chamber.
Recently, Jemila was named one of the 2023 RISMedia Newsmakers as a Trailblazer.
Jemila is a published author of the ABCs of BPOs. She is also a contributor and speaker on many stages and on many publications including Inman News and RISMedia.
With over 20 years in business, Jemila is a Thought Leader and Industry Influencer. Her success did not come without several setbacks, she credits her passion for real estate to when she found herself homeless at a point in her life with nowhere to turn. She vowed that if she became successful, she would use Real Estate as a platform to change as many lives as she was fortunate to touch. Her guiding principle to lead with passion motivates her to put give her best every day. She quotes: “Like Steve Jobs, I want to put a dent in the universe.”
She and Patrick enjoy spending time cooking together and hanging with their two sons away from business.
Service Areas
Fort Bend, Harris
ZIP Codes
77406, 77407, 77459, 77469, 77479, 77489, 77573
Neighborhoods
ALIANA, HARVEST GREEN, LAKE OLYMPIA, SIENNA PLANTATION
Representation
and Sellers
Languages
English, Yoruba