Knolly Williams was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1970. By 1980, his family had moved to Los Angeles, CA, where Knolly was raised.

At the age of 18, Knolly relocated to Austin, TX to work with his uncle in gospel music. Then, in 1991 he met Josefina Saldana (Josie) and they married in 1992.

That same year, Knolly launched his own Gospel record label and by 1998, the small record company was gaining notoriety and had 14 employees and 18 recording artists, with sales of $150,000 per month. In 1999, he signed a lucrative distribution deal with EMI, the parent company of Capital Records.

Knolly’s company was featured on ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, Newsweek and in over 300 newspapers worldwide. The company grew to become the largest independent label in Central Texas and the World leader for the genre, with over one million CD units sold. However by 2001… the music industry had suffered a severe blow with the onset of digital downloading. And, like the high-tech industry, sales came to an almost stand-still.

In 2003, after 11 years in the music marketing business, Knolly decided to switch hats and pursue his aspirations in real estate. Before activating his license, Knolly read “The Millionaire Real Estate Agent,” by Gary Keller. In his first 60 days, Knolly took nearly 30 listings and within his first 12 months, Knolly rose through the ranks to become one of the top REALTORS® in Central Texas. By 2008, Knolly had become one of the top 20 RE/MAX agents in the state of Texas.

Since he began focusing on short sales in 2004, Knolly hasn’t had a year where he earned less than $250,000 in commissions. In 2009 Knolly handled 96 transactions, ($15.5 Million in sales) and earned over $450,000 in commissions, primarily from short sale listings. He now averages an over 95% success rate in getting short sales approved. He and his team have closed hundreds of short sale transactions.

Knolly joined Keller Williams Realty in 2009 and brings with him a plethora of knowledge to share; along with his own eagerness to learn. In addition to running his short sale practice, Knolly is a MAPS fast track coach training Keller Williams agents on the fine art of successfully finding, listing, processing and closing short sales. Knolly believes that to survive and thrive in today’s economic climate, agents must learn and master short sales. He uses systems, tools and techniques that assure success in this burgeoning real estate field.