Rotary Joins with Rotaract to Welcome Rotarian Bill Smith

President Bruce Rogers and Rotaract officers Thomas Yerby and Ben Jackson with Rotarian Bill Smith and District Governor David Allgood

This week the Rotary Club of Birmingham welcomed the Rotaract Club of Birmingham for a joint meeting with Rotarian Bill Smith, Landing Founder and CEO. Smith provided an update on his company that offers flexible membership-based leasing options across the country, lessons learned from his experience as a successful entrepreneur and insight on the current business climate. Rotaract President Thomas Yerby shared an update on Rotaract’s membership, service and social activities, and District Governor David Allgood invited members to attend the upcoming Multi-District Conference in Chattanooga, TN.

Bio for bILL sMITH

Bill Smith is the founder and CEO of Landing, the company behind the industry-first flexible leasing membership for long-term living. With a nationwide network of fully finished apartments with no strict leases or security deposits, members have the freedom to move to any Landing in any city with little notice, providing the modern renter with a new way to live.  Before Landing, Bill founded and served as CEO of Shipt, which now operates as an independent subsidiary of Target and serves multiple retailers. Prior to Shipt, he was the founder and CEO of Insight Card Services, offering reloadable prepaid Visa cards to consumers throughout the US. Insight Card Services was acquired by Green Dot Corporation (GDOT:NYSE) in 2014.

Smith is tirelessly committed to the Birmingham community’s growth and welfare and actively contributes to the City Center’s revitalization. In August 2020, he was asked to serve on the Advisory Council of the Alabama Innovation Commission by Governor Kay Ivey, and in July 2018, he was appointed to the Birmingham Airport Authority board by Mayor Randall Woodfin and currently serves as Chairman. Bill is a member of the board of Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc., and cofounded CommerceOne Bank where he serves as a director. Bill is also a member of the 2018 Class of Henry Crown Fellows within the Aspen Global Leadership Network at the Aspen Institute, and in 2017, he was named Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year, Southeast Region.