I had a blast sitting down with Alex Roudi, the CEO of Interwest Capital Group on the podcast. The conversation started with digging into Alex's history as a founder. He built a very successful global cleaning business in the 90's - and hearing about this was fascinating. From there, we learned how he used the capital from a big liquidity event to start to build Interwest - an ownership/investment group that's focused on Multifamily. In this episode, we hear about the 300+ investors that Inte...
Each year, I look forward to hosting Dom Beveridge to discuss the the 20for20 white paper. Every year, Dom sits down with 20 executives to uncover what's top of mind and what's driving their strategy over the coming year. This year, we hit on a few topics that stood out to me the most: - The evolution of the Tech Stack - The state of Centralization and what's happening in the front and back office - And of course, we discussed AI Find the white paper here: https://20for20.com/ Be sure t...
I had an absolute blast connecting with Anne Baum, the VP of Marketing at Towne Properties. Last year, Anne was awarded Executive of the Year for Multifamily Housing News (MHN) - and she continues to make a big impact on our industry. In this episode, we discussed a ton of topics - I loved hearing about Anne's perspective of the importance of a source of truth, taking big bets with marketing and brand, and how LinkedIn plays a role for their business. They are chasing 10,000 followers - be su...
I was super fortunate to host Joya Pavesi and Kevin Owens from RKW Residential on the podcast. - Joya is the President of Brand & Strategic Services. - Kevin is thie President of Property Management. In this conversation, we jumped into all of the exciting growth that's happening at RKW. Most recently, Alfred announced that they were merging RKW and Quarterra together which means that this team is officially entering hyper-growth mode. It was great to hear about the operating scale of RKW...
I was fortunate to host Sara Scarborough Graham as my 100th guest on Modern Multifamily. Sara has an amazing track record of leadership roles in Multifamily and recently launched her own consulting firm, Six Dots Consulting. In this episode, we dug into Sara's background, the why behind Six Dots, and the work that she's excited to tackle with her current and future customers. I really enjoyed this one. Learn more about six dots consulting here: https://www.sixdotsconsulting.com/ And be s...
I was fortunate to host Daniel Berlind on the podcast. He's the CEO and Co-founder of Snappt. We spent time talking about the founding story of the business, the category of Fraud, and all of the things that him and the team are excited about looking down the rest of 2024. Connect with Daniel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielberlind/
John Crowell is the founder of Responsive Asset Management and Responsive Capital Ventures. Over the past 5 years, he's turned a real estate side hustle into a full time job and is coming up on $100m in Assets Under Management. Impressive! As a former technology sales leader, we have a lot in common. And I had a blast sitting down with John to dig in to his career, his portfolio, and his perspectives on real estate investing. This conversation covered a ton of ground and John was a high-e...
I had an absolute blast sitting down with Igor Popov, Chief Economist at Apartment List, in-person at NAA Apartmentalize 2024. We dug into the talk he'd just given at the conference called "The Big Five." In this episode, we dig into 5 of the big trends and observations that Igor and the Apartment List analytics team have been following. 1/ The Rent Roller Coaster 2/ Multifamily Supply Wave 3/ New Choices, New Competition 4/ Untethered Work & Living 5/ Shifting Location Preferences Th...
Maddie Grusssendorf is the Director of Marketing, Technology and Innovation at GoldOller, a Multifamily owner and operator headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. When NAA Apartmentalize announced that the 2024 conference would be in Philadelphia, GoldOller decided to 'paint the town gold' according to Maddie. I'll tell you as an attendee as well as a follower on LinkedIn - GoldOller absolutely stole the show this year. In this episode, Maddie and I dug into the idea, strategy, and execution th...
I was fortunate to sit down with Aaron Lewis who is a Principal at Essential Property Management. With a mix of owned and 3rd party assets, and more than a decade of experience in Multifamily - it's safe to say I enjoyed speaking with and learning from Aaron. In this discussion we talk family, technology, the balance of 3rd party and owned properties, as well as how Aaron and the team are finding deals and markets in this economic climate. Be sure to connect with Aaron on LinkedIn: https:/...
Dom Beveridge is an industry thought leader who gives us one of the best pieces of content each year: The 20for20 white paper. The premise is simple, but the execution is complex. He sits down with 20 executives from top Multifamily owner and operator groups to uncover how they are viewing the year ahead including trends and top challenges. I was fortunate to host Dom for the 3rd year in a row to dig into the learnings. Be sure to follow Dom on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dombe...
Cara Houser is an expert in burnout recovery who spends all of her time helping professionals reclaim their lives. She is an author of the book "Burned Out to Lit Up: Ditch the Grind and Reclaim Your Life." In this episode, Cara and I went deep on burn out, mental health, and she shares a ton of wisdom with us around how you can reclaim your life and combat these feelings in 2024. I really enjoyed my time with Cara - be sure to follow her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caraehous...
Chris Nebenzahl is the Director of Economic Research at Radix. And this guy really knows his stuff. He's been in the industry for more than 10+ years, and listening to him talk about the Multifamily industry through the lens of data, economics, and operations was incredibly fascinating. We dig into what's happening in the industry spanning development, supply, national vs regional macroeconomics, and a few trends that 2024 is anticipating in the industry based on all of this. This conversa...
Zach Haptonstall is the CEO & Co-Founder of Rise48 Equity. Over the past 5 years, Rise48 has grown to more than $1.5b assets under management with more than 45 properties and 8,100 units. That is a lot of growth. I enjoyed hearing and learning from Zach. We dug into the founders story of the business, why he's so passionate about real estate, and what's ahead for this exciting and fast paced business. Be sure to connect with Zach on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-haptonsta...
Matt Frazier is the CEO and Founder of Jones Street Investment Partners. I was lucky to have him on the podcast and am really glad we connected. Matt brought a ton of perspective to this conversation that ended up being fast paced and certainly multifaceted. We learned about Matt's background which led to telling the founders story of Jones Street. From there we talked company culture, multifamily headwinds, the overarching investment thesis for Matt's team, and why he remains confi...
Tony Sousa is the VP of Marketing Relations, a very well known industry figure, and someone I'm lucky to call a friend. In June, right before NAA Apartmentalize, we hosted a LInkedIn live event together. The premise was open-ended and we had a lot of interaction from an audience of about 120 people. We spent most of our talking about career growth, personal brand, building online and in public, as well as overall lessons in Tony's careeer. I'm excited to share this conversation as a...
I was lucky to sit down with Dwight Dunton, the CEO and Founder of Bonaventure for our first conversion in a while here on Modern Multifamily. Dwight started this amazing business almost 25 years ago and ever since - he's been on a mission to build a business that's about the people, not about the sticks and the bricks. In this conversation, we dug into: - What it's like to lead a people-first business - The origination of the name Bonaventure - Current market trends - UPREIT's and c...
Marcella Eppsteiner, everybody! I'm so excited to have hosted Marcella on the podcast. She is the SVP of Marketing, Learning & Revenue Management at Mission Rock. With more than 18 years of experience, she brings a TON to every conversation, and I was so fortunate to sit down with her in person at their Denver Headquarters. In this conversation, you will hear: - Industry lessons from Marcella's career - Her take on leadership - What a 'yes mentality' means - What it means to be a dri...
David Watson is the Founder and CEO of RentVision. David has an entrepreneurial background and is a real estate owner/operator on top of being the visionary behind RentVision. RentVision is a digital apartment marketing system that is both predictive and dynamic. In this episode, you will hear: - The Founder's story - Some of the exciting RentVision products that are in the works - What makes them unique - How they think about predictability in apartment marketing Connect with David...
Daniel Paulino is the VP of Digital Marketing at Bozzuto and is making a big impact on elevating industry conversations. I was lucky to sit down with Daniel in-person at the AIM Conference in Huntington Beach, CA in early May to dig into what Daniel and his team have been working on and thinking about. This conversation will certainly become a series, as Daniel put on a bit of a masterclass on marketing and the world of data and AI. We discuss: - Customer Data Platforms (CDP's) and why th...