Fully Occupied

This week, Matt is joined by Iain Miln, the Senior Vice President of Development at essensys. The essensys Platform has been designed and developed to help solve the complex operational faced by landlords and flex workspace providers as they scale. It connects, controls, and automates the provisioning and delivery of digital services, such as enterprise-grade WiFi, access control, room-booking, and seamless connectivity cross-portfolio and building-wide. Iain and Matt discuss the rise in the flex workspace trend, how technology is improving landlord's and occupier's experiences, and how companies today are enabling digital workplaces.

Amy Calandrino, CCIM, SIOR is the Founding Principal of Beyond Commercial, a Certified Women Business Enterprise (WBE) and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) certified commercial real estate firm based out of Orlando, Florida. She joins Matt to discuss her experiences and expertise in helping small businesses with their commercial real estate needs and managing their time efficiently. Tune in for Amy's insights on the local area, and perspective on negotiations, and to learn what her day-to-day is like!

Paul J. Massey is the CEO of B6 Real Estate Advisors, a commercial real estate investment sales company that lives at the intersection of people, data, and technology. B6 provides commercial real estate owners and stakeholders with a next-generation experience to optimize their investments through territory-specific investment sales. Paul shares his insights on the state of the commercial real estate market and where it's headed. Tune in to learn about Paul's vast experiences in CRE in New York, and his run for mayor!

This week, Matt is joined by Jason Hardy, the Co-Founder and CEO at Ownly. Ownly brings e-commerce to the residential real estate industry, creating a frictionless home-buying experience. They discuss how the platform makes real estate transactions easier through its proprietary and patent-pending technology, connecting qualified buyers and sellers. 

Kris Krisco is the CEO of Buildout, an all-in-one commercial real estate platform that enables brokerages to become leaders in their markets and grow their businesses faster. The cloud-based solution provides unique time-saving benefits by automating the document creation process and streamlining everything else involved in listings properties. Kris shares with Matt how the pains he was experiencing as a broker led to the inception of Buildout, the importance for brokers to adopt technology, and what the future looks like for commercial real estate brokers.

This week Matt is joined by Lydia Winkler, Co-Founder and COO of RentCheck. RentCheck technology helps property operators reduce expenses by empowering residents in the inspection process. They discuss the importance of involving tenants through the process and how guided inspections built for residents can help property managers increase profits, increase visibility, and improve resident satisfaction. Tune in to learn how RentCheck makes inspections easier and saves time by enabling residents to complete them on their own.

Demian Repucci is the CEO and Founder of Parslii, a research and scoring system that produces property reports for urban commercial retail and restaurant properties. As a former restaurant owner, Demian shares his experiences in the commercial real estate, hospitality, and restaurant industries and how that led to the idea for Parslii. Demian and Matt discuss what it's like to rent retail space for a restaurant, the key data points needed in the retail real estate space, and where Parslii fits in to improve the tenant experience in the leasing process.

This week, we have a special podcast episode diving into our ASC 842 Survival Kit best practices to help you attain lease accounting compliance. No matter how many leases you have, the transition to the new ASC 842 standards may be overwhelming. Lauren Bahr, CPA and VP of Finance at Occupier, goes over some common ASC 842 implementation pitfalls, and her top ASC 842 survival tips.

For more ASC 842 resources, check out our ASC 842 Survival Kit.

To kickstart 2023, we are mixing up our regular CRE content. And bringing Anya Ostry of CBRE, back on with her husband, Tonal Fitness Coach Jackson Bloore. Jackson joins Matt to talk about actionable steps to improve your health and wellness. If you're a hardworking professional or just looking to get started on your New Years' fitness resolutions, tune in for advice and guidance from Jackson!

For our last episode of the year, Andrew Flint, Co-Founder of Occupier, joins Matt to summarize what they are seeing in the commercial real estate and proptech space in 2022. They discuss trends across the retail, restaurant, office, and healthcare industries, inflation and economic uncertainty, and share their predictions for 2023.

Read Occupier's 2022 Year in Review: https://www.occupier.com/blog/2022-year-in-review/