More Than Apartments: Adam David Lynd’s Legacy of Faith and Service
Adam David Lynd
CEO, LYND Company
Website: www.lynd.com
Building More Than Apartments: Building a Legacy
Adam David Lynd leads The Lynd Company, a real estate enterprise that manages over 20,000 apartments, owns 7,000, and is currently developing 2,500 new units across the United States. On paper, those numbers are impressive enough. But for Adam, real estate is more than square footage and rental agreements—it’s about touching the lives of over 40,000 people and leading a team of 800 employees with care and responsibility. He sees leadership not just as management, but as stewardship. Behind every roof his company builds lies an opportunity to serve families and communities, a calling that ties directly to his faith.
Family, Faith, and the Calling to Lead
Though Adam’s father founded the company in 1980, he initially discouraged his sons from joining, fearing the instability of the real estate market. Yet Adam felt led back to the family business after college. He discovered that money alone wasn’t enough to motivate him; meaning and purpose were what fueled him. Working alongside his father—and later his own son—he realized that leadership rooted in faith is about more than financial success. It’s about ensuring that the business is multigenerational, sustained by values and vision, not just profit.
Faith in the CEO’s Chair
Adam often reflects on how his faith shapes his role as CEO. His son once told him, “Dad, the closest thing you can be to Jesus is being a CEO—if you do it the right way.” That insight struck Adam deeply. Leadership, in his view, is servant leadership: teaching others to “fish,” guiding teams through challenges, and standing firm in times of trial. The Bible, he says, provides timeless principles for navigating business and life. For him, faith isn’t a compartment of life—it’s the foundation that sustains him through the loneliness and weight of responsibility at the top.
Hitting Rock Bottom, Finding True Purpose
Adam’s testimony includes seasons of brokenness. At his lowest, stripped of wealth, reputation, and even basic necessities, he found himself crying out to God from the streets of Los Angeles. In that desperate moment, he surrendered fully: “I’m done. I’m all Yours.” Almost instantly, God answered in miraculous fashion—sending a friend to find him in a city of 33 million people. What Adam once called the worst day of his life became the best day, the turning point where he exchanged self-reliance for complete dependence on God. That moment redefined his purpose: not to chase material success, but to live a life anchored in Christ and dedicated to helping others.
Redefining Success Through Service
Today, Adam believes true success is not measured in wealth, fame, or recognition, but in how you serve others. He mentors fatherless youth, funds private school education for those in need, and invests his time—not just his money—in shaping lives. For him, leadership is discipleship, and business is a platform for ministry. His message is clear: material wealth fades, but the impact you make on others and the eternal hope you anchor in Christ lasts forever. If Adam had a billboard for the busiest highway in the world, it would read: *“God is the only way.”*
Adam’s journey is proof that even in business, faith can guide, sustain, and inspire. His story challenges us to reconsider what real success means—and to live with an eternal perspective.
Written by Jovilyn Dela Cruz
“The worst day of my life became the best day—because it was the moment I surrendered everything to God and said, ‘I’m all Yours.’”
