About Us
What Makes SISU Different?
Our company brings a unique and well-rounded perspective to property management — one built on years of experience working with large, global corporations, humble start-ups, and everything in between. This diverse background has given us a deep understanding of how to adapt, innovate and deliver exceptional service across all scales of operation and every stage of our companies’ growth.
Through our shared experiences in working for others, we have watched many companies rise and fall. Many have crumbled due to outpacing their growth, lack of support, or experienced high employee turnover and burnout - ultimately losing business from frustrated clients.
When building SISU, we vowed to create a thriving company by putting people first. Our belief is that when we invest in people, they invest in us. We achieve this by ensuring our team members have competitive pay, manageable workloads, growth opportunities, and are celebrated for their contributions and achievements. In return we see high employee loyalty, retention, and overall satisfaction - creating a team that is driven to push beyond industry benchmarks.
For our clients, we live by the SISU promise to give them the attention they truly deserve. We understand that their assets deserve more than management; they deserve respect, financial and physical prosperity, and a partner who is equally invested in their long-term success.
Having personally experienced what it means to “start from the ground up,” we develop every client, community and team member with a strong sense of purpose and pride—blending professionalism with genuine care; overcoming obstacles, learning, growing and moving forward together as one.
We live inspired by SISU—Inspired by YOU.
Kirsti Collins
Founder & CEO
Lance Smith
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
What does SISU stand for?
SISU
The Finnish word SISU represents a unique blend of characteristics including grit, bravery, resilience, courage, purpose, tenacity and stoic determination.
This "Finnish spirit" is a calm, unshakeable toughness that prevails, especially when odds are stacked against you.
Our Foundational Principles
Service
We serve with heart, humility, gratitude, and purpose—recognizing that greatness starts by lifting others. Whether in our communities, with our clients, or within our teams, we lead with kindness and generosity, keeping service at the center of everything we do. We understand that by investing in people, we are creating stronger and more more resilient individuals and communities.
Sisu means showing up—and doing so with care.
Integrity
We believe integrity is the foundation of trust. We stay grounded in principles—doing what's right, consistently and without compromise. We lead with honesty, follow through on our promises, and build trust through consistent action. We operate with full transparency in every interaction and transaction. Our clients rely on us to uphold the highest ethical standards, and we deliver on that promise every day.
Sisu means staying true to your principles—and leading with integrity in every action.
Stewardship
We take full responsibility for our work, our results, and our impact. We follow through with discipline and meticulous attention to detail, to ensure nothing is ever overlooked. From proactive maintenance and financial reporting, to tenant relations and compliance, we manage every aspect with care and of the mindset that we are stewards over our client’s assets, communities and relationships—and we treat them as if they were our own.
Sisu means accepting responsibility for your actions—every day.
Unity
We foster a culture of unity and we move as one. We are united by a shared sense of purpose that guides our decisions and fuels our momentum. We celebrate wins together, solve challenges together, and grow stronger through collaboration. We do not just work for our clients and communities—we work with them.
Sisu means enduring together—because real progress is never a solo effort.
For us, SISU is not simply a foundational principle. It is who we are.