Steven Butala & Jill DeWit
Founders of Land Academy and co-hosts of the long-running Land Academy Show
Land, niche & regionalAudience: operatorLast verified Nov 2026
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Who Steven Butala & Jill DeWit is
Steven Butala and Jill DeWit run Land Academy, a land investing education program about ten years old, and co-host the Land Academy Show. Apple Podcasts lists about 2,000 episodes, a 4.8 rating from 191 ratings, and a weekly schedule airing on Wednesdays as of November 2026. The hosts self-report more than 15,000 transactions since the 1990s. A retrospective episode, 'What We Got Right and Totally Wrong in 10 Years of Land Academy,' looks back on the program's first decade. Their audience is land operators: investors who buy and resell vacant land and typically run high-volume direct-mail campaigns to landowners to generate deals. That mail-driven model makes list management, response tracking and follow-up central to how these businesses run. The research found no verified social follower counts or published pricing for Land Academy, and no software ties, so those are not listed here.
Known for
- Land Academy program
- Land Academy Show (~2,000 episodes)
- Vacant land investing education
- Self-reported 15,000+ transactions
Audience and reach
| Platform | Count | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Podcast (Land Academy Show) | ~2,000 episodes; 4.8 rating from 191 ratings | 2026-11 | (source) |
Publishing cadence: Weekly (Wednesdays, per listing) as of 2026-11 (source)
Content and audience
Weekly co-hosted podcast episodes on land investing, including retrospective episodes on what has and hasn't worked.
operator — land investors running mail-driven acquisition at volume.
Businesses and programs
- Land Academy: Land investing education program, about 10 years old. (source)
- Transaction history: Self-reported: more than 15,000 transactions since the 1990s. (source)
Communities
Podcasts
Frequently asked questions
Who runs Land Academy?
Steven Butala and Jill DeWit, who also co-host the Land Academy Show.
How many episodes does the Land Academy Show have?
Apple Podcasts lists about 2,000 episodes as of November 2026, airing weekly on Wednesdays.
How long has Land Academy been around?
About ten years, per a retrospective episode on the program's first decade.
How many deals have Butala and DeWit done?
They self-report more than 15,000 transactions since the 1990s.
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