Dezyon Clark | 20 Under 40
Dezyon Clark is a Topeka entrepreneur, real estate investor and construction professional who serves as president and CEO of Still Producing LLC and owner-operator of SP Roofing & Construction. In seven years, he has built a multimillion-dollar real estate portfolio of roughly 60 rental units and helped develop a property-management operation serving more than 120 units, with work spanning residential acquisition, new-home construction, roofing and commercial projects.
Beyond business, Dezyon founded The DK Impact, a nonprofit created in memory of his son, DK Clark, to support children and families affected by childhood cancer. He and his wife, Karimana, have a daughter, Ky’Zi, and he remains focused on creating lasting opportunities for the people of Topeka.
What are you most proud of outside of your career? Why?
Outside of my career, I am most proud of my family and the life and legacy we continue to create together. Being a husband and father has shaped me just as much as anything I have accomplished professionally. My wife, Karimana, and our children have always been at the center of the life we have built together, and some of what I value most cannot be measured by properties, businesses, or numbers.
As a family, we have experienced tremendous love, loss, and growth. After losing our son, DK, we chose to carry his life and memory forward through purpose. Together, through The DK Impact, we have turned that love into service for other children, families, and young people in our community.
I am proud of what I have built, but I am even more proud of what we have built together: our family, our faith, the way we continue to show up for others, and a legacy that our children can be proud of.
What’s something you hope people remember about you? Why?
I hope people remember that I kept producing not only for myself, but for my family, my employees, and my community. I want my story to show that where you start does not have to determine where you finish. I want to be remembered as someone who created opportunities, improved neighborhoods, helped people believe bigger, and made others laugh along the way. Properties and companies can outlive a moment, but the way you treat people and the opportunities you create can outlive you. That is the legacy I am working to build.
What impact do you hope to make through your work?
Through my work, I want to strengthen neighborhoods and create real paths to stability and ownership. Real estate and construction are more than transactions to me: a renovated home can restore a block, dependable housing can stabilize a family, and a job in the trades can change someone’s future. I want Still Producing and SP Roofing & Construction to become platforms for developing housing, training people, creating careers, and reinvesting in Topeka. My long-term goal is to prove that profitable businesses and meaningful community impact can grow together.
What accomplishment are you most proud of in your career so far? Why?
I am most proud of building a connected real estate and construction operation from the ground up. In about seven years, I have grown to approximately 60 rental units, helped build a management operation serving more than 120 units, and developed a multimillion-dollar real-estate portfolio. Along the way, I created the team, operational infrastructure, maintenance systems, contractor relationships, and implemented technology needed to make the organization sustainable. I am proud of the numbers, but I am even prouder that the business now provides housing, creates work, and has the capacity to serve more people than I ever could by myself.
What’s your hidden talent? How did you discover it?
A lot of people are surprised to learn that I am a Brown Belt. I discovered my ability in martial arts after beginning karate and realizing that I had the patience, discipline, and determination to continue progressing through years of training. Martial arts taught me how to stay composed under pressure skills I now use every day in business and leadership. I also discovered that the biggest opponent is often your own doubt, impatience, or lack of focus. Training showed me that consistent work compounds over time, whether you are mastering a technique, rebuilding a property, or growing a company.
What’s something you could talk about for hours? What makes it so interesting to you?
“Real estate easily.” I can talk about real estate, construction, and creating wealth through overlooked opportunities for hours. Give me a property, a vacant lot, or even an idea, and I can immediately start thinking about what it could become, what it would take to make it happen, and whether the numbers make sense.
I genuinely enjoy every part of it, the deals, the numbers, construction, problem-solving, financing, finding opportunities other people may overlook, and figuring out how to turn an idea into something tangible. There is always something new to learn, and no two projects are exactly alike, which is probably why I never get tired of talking about it.
What excites me most is seeing potential become reality. A neglected property can become someone’s home, an empty lot can become a new build, and one investment can create work, strengthen a neighborhood, and build long-term wealth. Real estate isn’t just what I do for work; it’s something I genuinely enjoy studying, discussing, and doing.
