Proptech Espresso

Bobby Bryant is the CEO of DOSS Group INC., the holding company for Ask DOSS, DOSS Pros, DOSS Social Agents, DOSS Home Loans, DOSS Home Warranty, etc... DOSS is a proptech company that's obsessed with creating an End-to-End Fair-Priced Digital Real Estate Marketplace. They are developing a Voice-Activated Intelligent Assistant built into a proprietary search and transactional platform that empowers the Consumer and REALTORS® to ask any question about any property in the world to get accurate, easy, and instant answers 24/7. 

Despite over a quarter of American's living in a form of an HOA community, HOAs remain very much a mystery to most of us. Buying into an HOA brings added diligence complexity to prospective homeowners around HOA rules as well as the financial viability of the HOA. Unfortunately, this transactional diligence is very archaic and paper-based. Luckily, our guests today on Proptech Espresso, Jamie Hankinson and Tom Beattie co-founders of Eli Report, are bringing much needed innovation to the HOA space and doing their part to make 2021 the year of Canadian proptech.

Jamie has over 10 years’ experience across technology investment banking, private equity and operations.  Before joining Eli, Jamie worked within the private equity arm of an established real estate developer in Vancouver.  Prior to this role, he was a technology and special situations investment banker at a prominent boutique investment bank in Vancouver.

Thomas has over 15 years’ experience in financial services and was CEO of fintech startup and FINRA broker-dealer Voleo. Thomas is focused on digital transformation; specifically the application of technology to improve efficiency, consumer protection and education. As a former investment banker and startup consultant, Thomas was involved with the raising of billions of dollars of capital for public and private companies. 

Jada Mclean is the Co-founder/CEO of Hurry Home, the platform enabling homeownership of houses valued at $80,000 or less through shared ownership. As an alumna of the renowned Techstars Accelerator and participant of UC Berkeley Terner Center’s inaugural Housing Lab cohort, Jada has been recognized for Hurry Home’s innovative approach to filling in the gap of financing for small-dollar properties. Prior to founding Hurry Home she was an investment banker at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Mccoll Partners (acquired by Deloitte Corporate Finance) where she focused on advising companies through mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. She holds a BSE in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Duke University and currently resides in Chicago,IL. 

Why have real estate investors finally started trusting proptech solutions with their data? What are the primary operating tools being adopted by real estate portfolio managers? Andrew Flint - co-founder of Occupier, joins Proptech Espresso to answer these questions and discuss how the success of commercial real estate owners has delayed the adoption of technology, with younger tech forward leaders now changing this approach.

Andrew Flint is the co-founder of Occupier, Inc., a Real Estate Success platform for commercial tenants and tenant rep brokers.  He has 10 years of experience in NYC commercial real estate and 9+ years at the forefront of commercial real estate technology.  Andrew realized the need for modern technology in Commercial Real Estate, experiencing the inefficiencies of the industry firsthand while at JLL.  In 2012 he joined VTS has the Head of Business Development after being an angel investor and first non-founder user of the platform.  Andrew graduated from the University of Colorado in 2000.

Ashleigh Wilson is the Founder and CEO of AuditMate, a vertical transportation software, and management company. AuditMate is on a mission to empower building owners and managers with data-driven maintenance auditing products that radically simplify vendor management and selection. Ashleigh believes that in order to do well, we must start by doing right and is proving this by making vertical transportation management accessible and simple.

Mr. Novin has over 14 years of experience in the multifamily development sector and has been involved with the development of over 9,000 multifamily units valued over $3.5B throughout California. Iman founded Novin Development to focus on urban infill, mixed-income, and transit-oriented development projects with a double-bottom line commitment to risk adjusted returns and social / environmental sustainability. 

Prior to starting Novin Development, Iman worked at MidPen Housing as Director of Acquisitions and at BRIDGE Housing as a Project Manager in both northern and southern California. While at MidPen, Iman lead acquisition efforts across the Bay Area, closing new deals and managing broker and investor relationships. While at BRIDGE, Iman helped secure entitlements and LEED ND certification for MacArthur Transit Village, a 675-unit masterplan community in Oakland among other successful investment and development projects. Prior to BRIDGE, Iman worked in the real estate and planning divisions of Centre City Development Corporation (CCDC, now Civic San Diego) on Public Private Partnership and affordable housing policy initiatives within the Downtown San Diego Redevelopment Project Area, as well as with Keyser Marston Associates (KMA) in their San Diego office. 

Iman has served as Vice Chair of the Walnut Creek Planning Commission, Board of Directors of the Trinity Center, a non-profit homeless service provider, and Board of Director of the Chamber of Commerce. Iman also enjoys helping shape housing policy at the State level as an elected Delegate in CA Assembly District 16. Iman holds degrees in both Structural Engineering and Urban Studies and Planning from the University of California, San Diego with honors.

Abbey Wemimo, Co-Founder, Esusu 

Abbey Wemimo is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Esusu, a financial technology platform that reports rental data to build tenant's credit scores while helping property owners increase revenue, lower evictions powered by differentiated data and insights. Prior to Esusu, Abbey founded Clean Water for Everyone, a global social venture providing affordable access to clean water for 250,000+ people in six countries. He also founded a data analytics company designed to gather machine-readable data on NGOs operating in Africa which was acquired in 2014. Previously, Abbey was a mergers and acquisitions consultant at PwC, where he worked on more than 20 buy and sell-side deals valued at over $50 billion. He also gained valuable experience working with Accenture, European Commission, and Goldman Sachs. 

Abbey and his work have been recognized in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Quartz, Fortune, Teen Vogue, Vice, Black Enterprise, and Cheddar. Abbey was selected by Queen Elizabeth II as a Queen Young Leader. He was inducted into The Royal Commonwealth Society in 2017 and named to the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 list. He speaks at global conferences and has presented at the United Nations, the Vatican, the World Food Prize, and Clinton Global Initiative among others. Abbey graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management. He holds a Masters of Public Administration degree from New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School School of Public Service and a Leading Change Scholar from The University of Cambridge.

Samir Goel, Co-Founder, Esusu 

Samir Goel is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Esusu, the leadinga financial technology platform that reports rental data to build tenant's credit scores while helping property owners increase revenue, lower evictions powered by differentiated data and insights. Esusu’s renter ecosystem currently covers over 250,000 rental units in 35 states across the United States. 

Prior to Esusu, Samir Co-Founded Transfernation, a nationally recognized non-profit that uses technology to ensure that excess food goes toward underserved communities across New York City.  Transfernation has rescued over 2 million pounds of food and impacted 1.8 million lives. Samir’s work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, USA Today, Quartz, Fortune, Vice, Black Enterprise, and he was named to the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 list. 

Previously, Samir worked at LinkedIn in Customer Success Consulting, Talent Acquisition, and Sales Strategy & Operations focused across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Samir also worked at The United Nations and Venture for America. Samir contributes for LinkedIn, The Daily Muse, Influencive, Mogul, and Quartz. He speaks at conferences around the country and has addressed The United Nations to the Clinton Global Initiative’s Annual Meeting. He received his Bachelor of Science from New York University's Stern School of Business.

Krishna is an Associate with Moderne Ventures. Her primary responsibilities include supporting the Passport Program, sourcing new companies, and supporting Moderne's Portfolio. 

Prior to joining Moderne Ventures, Krishna was an analyst at Keller Williams Realty International. She worked on technology trends research, sourced startup companies for partnerships, and participated in special projects. During her time at Keller Williams, she even had opportunities to work directly with Gary Keller, founder, and CEO of KWRI. Krishna received her Bachelors of Arts with honors in Sociology and a minor in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.

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Experienced CEO / senior leader across multiple industries Rick Altizer joined Earnnest in March 2019 from BP, where he was senior vice president of fuel sales and marketing for North America. He was named North America’s Fuels Leader of the Year in 2018 by Convenience Store magazine Prior to BP, Rick served as regional vice president for McDonald's, running a $1 billion region with 500 stores. He also served as president of Jiffy Lube International, vice president of marketing for Shell Oil Company, the first non-founder CEO of organic burger pioneer startup Elevation Burger and president of private-equity-owned McAlister's Deli. In 2020, he was named a RISMedia Newsmaker for his headline-making contributions to the real estate industry as CEO of Earnnest.

Under Rick’s leadership, digital payment maven Earnnest has raised over $5M in capital, increased revenue 15x and has grown staff 5x to 30 employees. Rick’s goal is to present Earnnest as “the one digital payment solution for the built world” beginning with residential real estate in the US. 

Soner Hacihaliloglu started his professional carrier as Project Manager at Siemens Ares-account Technologies. After working 3 years in Building Technologies he was appointed as the MENA Region Business Development manager at E-on Ista Holding. During the time he served as a Business development manager he was responsible for the operations in 5 different countries in 3 continents. He set up operations from 0 to 50m Euro revenue in 2 years. Soner has been chosen as one of the best Innovators under 40 and Best young Energy Professional in the MENA region in 2017 and 2018. As of 2018, Soner is the CEO of BEAD Technologies, a company that has been awarded by the UN, Europe Union, Sustainable Management Assotioains as one of the best innovations in 2018.

00:01:12 Who is Soner and what is his professional, international background
00:02:10 How do you define Proptech?
00:03:21 How has the world changed in Proptech since Covid?
00:04:55 The notion of smart cities and how technology will change them
00:07:25 The biggest Proptech challenges facing the industry
00:09:28 How businesses want independence from real estate human interactions
00:10:57 The impact Covid has had on Proptech
00:12:33 Reducing overcrowding in buildings
00:14:49 What can we expect for the Covid future of real estate
00:18:06 Covid exposed international weaknesses
00:20:15 How siloed information limited tech flexibility