Tech Nest: The Proptech Podcast

Tech Nest: The Proptech Podcast

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Tech Nest: The Proptech Podcast episodes

  • Reducing Hidden Costs and Finding Lost Revenue in Apartments with Nick Latz, CRO at Zego

    About Nick and Zego
    Nick Latz, Chief Revenue Officer, leads Zego (Powered by PayLease) Go-to-Market organization and is focused on market strategy, marketing engagement, and sales execution. Prior to Zego, Nick worked as a Director of Value Creation at Vista Consulting Group, the consulting and operating arm of Vista Equity Partners.

    Zego is a property technology company that frees management companies and community associations to go above and beyond for residents through resident experience management solutions (think rent and utility payments, resident communication, maintenance requests, and more). 

    • Follow Zego on Twitter
    • Follow Nick on Twitter
    • Connect with Nick on LinkedIn
    • Check out Zego
    39 min
  • Future Trends in Proptech Are Here Now with Zain Jaffer, Partner at Blue Field Capital

    About Zain Jaffer and Blue Field Capital

    Blue Field Capital has a $1B+ real estate portfolio with investments including land, apartments, warehouses, hotels, office and senior care facilities.

    An entrepreneur and investor in promising PropTech start-ups, Zainali “Zain” Jaffer is a private investor looking for projects and approaches this budding industry with one foot planted in his tech-industry experience and the other firmly grounded in his commercial real estate acumen.


    Zain is also the host of the podcast PropTechVC, where he interviews the innovators, disruptors, and mavericks of the real estate industry, bringing listeners the latest conversations, trends and opportunities in the market. During the show, Jaffer delights in discussions that explore the many applications for technological breakthroughs that are transforming the market in real time. New guests are featured on a regular basis, and new episodes are posted almost every day, along with available video that can be found on the podcast’s home website, PropTechVC.com.

    • Follow Zain on Twitter
    • Follow PropTechVC on Twitter
    • Follow Blue Field Capital on LinkedIn
    • Check out Blue Field Capital
    46 min
  • Industrial Warehousing Innovations, with Brad Wright of Chunker and Peter Lewis of Wharton Equity Partners

    About Peter Lewis and Wharton Equity Partners
    Peter C. Lewis is the President and Founder of Wharton Equity Partners, a prominent real estate developer and investor with over thirty years of experience in multifamily, mixed-use and, most recently, industrial sectors.

    Wharton Equity Partners is a NYC-based real estate owner, operator and developer with an increasingly active venture capital arm - Wharton Equity Ventures - which has been an important investor in several pioneering companies that have achieved valuations in excess of $1 billion. 

    • Connect with Peter on LinkedIn 
    • Check out Wharton Equity Partners

    About Brad Wright and Chunker
    Brad is the CEO of Chunker, a marketplace for short-term, on-demand warehouse space. As CEO Brad is responsible for overseeing the vision and operations of Chunker along with driving sales and company growth.

    Chunker is a marketplace for listing and procuring short-term warehouse space. Simply put: it’s the Airbnb for warehouse space. Spaces range anywhere from 500 to 200,000+ SF in 41 states and 155 cities across the U.S.

    • Connect with Brad on LinkedIn
    • Check out Chunker
    45 min
  • Tech Nest Podcast Returns with FinLedger


    About Nate:
    Nate Smoyer is Director of Marketing for Avail, a platform for DIY landlords and their renters. He helped take the company from seed stage through series A, and to exit in just under 18 months. Proptech is a passion and he’s mildly obsessed with the industry. Outside of work, he’s running through the Black Hills of South Dakota seeking adventure. When not running, you’ll find him on the highway riding his Indian Chief Vintage, at the skatepark riding BMX—all before resting by the fire with a glass of bourbon and good book.

    Nate & Tech Nest Links:

    • Nate on LInkedIn
    • Nate on Twitter
    • Tech Nest on LinkedIn
    • Tech Nest on Twitter


    About Clayton & HW Media:
    Clayton Collins is the founder and CEO of HW Media. He leads HW Media’s corporate strategy and content roadmap, while building a world-class team of business media professionals. He is also managing partner of Riomar Capital, an entrepreneurial investment firm that acquired HousingWire in 2016. Prior to founding Riomar Capital, Collins worked at RBC Capital Markets in the mergers and acquisitions group and served as vice president of national sales and marketing at Citibank. 

    HW Media provides mortgage, real estate and fintech professionals the news, knowledge and community they need to support decision making and business growth. Aligned with our mission to Move Markets Forward, we publish daily news and content through each of our core publishing brands including HousingWire, RealTrends, Reverse Mortgage Daily and FinLedger. HW Media is based in Dallas, TX with team members across the country.  

    HW Media reaches over 1 million monthly users, and our daily newsletters and membership programs reach over 100,000 subscribers. 

    Clayton & HW Media Links:

    • Clayton on LinkedIn
    • Clayton on Twitter
    • FinLedger on Twitter
    • FinLedger Newsletters
    • HW Media website 
    37 min
  • S9E89 The Final Episode - Nate Smoyer
    Everything has a start and an end. Today I'm publishing the final episode of Tech Nest, for the foreseeable future.
    When I started Tech Nest about two years ago, I didn't have any legitimate contacts or relationships in proptech. The original intent was to research the industry, build relationships, and win clients for my agency.
    It was very effective in accomplishing that original intent.
    About one year ago, I closed that agency I'd built to join Avail as Director of Marketing full-time. Crazy enough, that was exactly one of the three exit strategies I established when I started my agency: find a client that I'd want to join full-time that also would want me to join them. You could say when I joined Avail, it was mission accomplished for the podcast and the agency.
    It was when I shutdown the agency that I began to reimagine the purpose of the Tech Nest brand to develop into more than just a podcast. I saw it serving as a sort of hub for the proptech industry. Providing company overviews, product reviews, career opportunities, and more.
    It's been very difficult to dedicate the time to accomplishing that vision, so it kept getting pushed back. I have detailed what I want to accomplish in the coming years and in 2020 specifically, and it's become clear that building the brand I envisioned doesn't align with my near term focus, nor my long-term focus.
    So the one question remains is, what's next? Well for one, I still have a big job ahead of me at Avail. Not having the added responsibility of keeping up on the podcast will give me some of the additional time to dedicate to reaching the level I want to get to as a marketing leader. That still requires working with and talking with leaders in the industry, but I'll be more focused on professional development than being a media brand of sorts. I've got my own personal road map of what's next, so there's no new public project to share at this point.
    Thank you to every guest who's ever agreed to give me their time and share about what they're building. Thanks to everyone who's ever listened to any episode. And especially thanks to every single person who's ever written to me directly to tell me that the show has been interesting, helpful, and entertaining (yes, some have actually said this!).
    If you ever want to connect on proptech as an industry, share with me what you're working on to get feedback or talk shop as marketers, I'm still very much available for those discussions. Email me [email protected] or message me directly on LinkedIn. Cheers!
    Email Nate: [email protected]
    Website: https://TechNest.io, https://realteampanda.com, https://avail.co
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/natesmoyer
    Facebook: https://facebook.com/natesmoyer
    LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/natesmoyer
    Instagram: https://instagram.com/natesmoyer
    29 min
  • S8E87 Interview with Rich Sarkis, CEO of Reonomy

    Reonomy is the leading provider of Property Intelligence. We recently launch Reonomy Research to provide in-depth historical analysis and uncover trends during this period of uncertainty.

    Email Rich: [email protected]
    Connect with Rich on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rsarkis
    Follow Rich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/richsarkis
    Follow Reonomy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/reonomy
    Check out Reonomy: https://www.reonomy.com

    56 min
  • S8E86 Interview with Annelise Osborne, Head of Strategy at Metechi

    Metechi is a bank centered syndicated marketplace providing lenders instant access to commercial real estate loans originated by banks.  Annelise Osborne is Head of Strategy at Metechi, a fintech making capital markets more efficient. Previously, she was COO of Propellr, a broker dealer focused on upgrading finance through blockchain technology and digital asset, as well as SVP at Moody’s Investor Service, leading ratings teams within structured finance. Annelise is active in numerous industry organizations, company boards and as an educator and mentor. Annelise has an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA from The College of William & Mary.

    Email Annelise at: [email protected]
    Connect with Annelise on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annelise-osborne-7611176
    Follow Annelise on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnneliseOsborne
    Check out Metechi: https://www.metechi.com

    55 min
  • S8E85 Interview with Wes Walker, CEO of Propersum

    Propersum in an online marketplace for vacation rental home buyers to analyze properties with reliable financials from local property management companies. This collective participation from local experts in management drives purchase confidence for property buyers, accelerates sales for real estate agents, and generates new rental inventory for property managers.

    Email Wes: [email protected]
    Connect with Wes on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wes-walker
    Follow Propersum on Twitter: https://twitter.com/propersum
    Check out Propersum: https://www.propersum.com

    58 min

About Tech Nest: The Proptech Podcast

From the publisher's feed

Tech Nest is the proptech podcast where we discover all the latest in proptech by interviewing the innovators and leaders from startup that are challenging the way we buy, sell, and invest in real estate. When you listen to Tech Nest, you'll get in-depth interviews and discussions each week, focused on uncovering trends in proptech and how startups are transforming the real estate landscape.