About Keely

Keely Laughlin is a multi-disciplinary creative, harnessing over a decade of experience in marketing and communications. In relentless pursuit of knowledge and expertise, her career spans the industries of hospitality, advertising, government, and real estate. Her blistering work ethic, developed as an athlete in her youth, consistently elevates the projects and companies she is associated with.

Keely graduated from College of Charleston with degrees in hospitality and tourism management and business administration. Highly-involved within the business school and already embedded in the community through numerous internships, Keely was awarded the South Carolina Tourism Student Award from the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism.

She began her marketing career in earnest at the Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at a time when the organization's destination marketing captured the world stage with an onslaught of awards. Working with national advertising partners like Condé Nast, Travel + Leisure, and Garden & Gun, the experience laid an irreplaceable foundation for Keely's future. Keely would go on to lead PR & Marketing efforts for a luxury hospitality group, spearheading a restaurant rebrand in Charleston's hyper-competitive market. Armed with an intimate knowledge of planned communities, Keely later served in communications at the Town of Kiawah Island. Now the Chief Marketing Officer for Daniel Ravenel Sotheby's International Realty, she calls upon her deep well of experience to serve the company's Realtors® and clients.

Keely is a gifted photographer and counts a slew of Charleston City Paper covers among her achievements. When not working, she can be found at spin class, yoga, or chasing her two Pembroke Welsh Corgis around.