Kyle King didn’t always know he wanted to be a builder, but he knows how to ask for the things he wants. Despite his lack of building experience, he talked Bonterra Builders, in Charlotte, N.C., to hire him as a superintendent in 2012. With the help of mentors, King’s leadership skills blossomed within six months and he was given his own neighborhood to build.
In 2015 when King and his wife, Emma, wanted to return to Kansas City, Mo., he began cold calling builders and was offered a superintendent position with Summit Homes. After several promotions, including an invitation as the first area manager to join the executive leadership team, King was chosen in May 2020 to lead Summit’s new attainable housing division, Clover & Hive, which builds homes in the upper $200,000s to mid-$300,000s, about half the average sales price in that market.
Under his leadership, Clover & Hive now operates five subdivisions, has banked 119 sales, is forecast to sell 220 homes in 2022, and was recognized by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City Parade of Homes with Pick of the Parade awards in 2020 and 2021.
