Tech Nest: The Proptech Podcast

Tech Nest: The Proptech Podcast

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Tech Nest: The Proptech Podcast episodes

  • S5E52 Interview with Blake Miller, Founder & CEO at Homebase.ai

    Blake Miller is the Founder of Homebase.ai a resident experience and connected building solution for the multi-family housing industry. Blake is also the host of The Future of Living Podcast. Prior to Homebase Blake was a Partner at Think Big, a startup incubator in Kansas City, MO. At Think Big, Blake led the incubator program investing in and advising early stage startups. In 2012, Blake led the Kansas City Smart City Initiative, a public private partnership led by Cisco, deploying smart city technologies in Downtown Kansas City, MO, creating one of the worlds largest smart cities and winning a 2017 Edison Award for innovation.

    Blake has been recognized as a Next Gen Leader by the Kansas City Business Journal, top 20 in their 20's by Ingram Magazine, and a top young entrepreneur to watch by under30ceo.

    Blake speaks nationally and serves as a board member, advisor and mentor to a number of startups.

    Learn more about Homebase.ai and connect with Blake!

    Company Website
    Company Twitter
    Blake's Twitter
    Blake's LinkedIn
    Blake's Email

    1 hr 2 min
  • S4E50 Interview with James Barrett, Co-Founder at Tenant Turner

    James Barrett is cofounder and CEO of Tenant Turner - a software company that finds, pre-qualifies, and schedules quality tenants so landlords and property managers can focus on more important things! James became an accidental landlord in 2009 and later acquired a second rental property in 2013. Though he’s always enjoyed interacting with tenants, he despised the inefficiencies of turning the properties. So he joined forces with his two best friends and fellow landlords to solve the problems they encountered managing their own residential rental properties. Now Tenant Turner is used by landlords and property managers nationwide and was recently named “Best Leasing Solution” by DoorGrowClub.

    Learn more about Tenant Turner, and connect with James!

    Company Website
    Company Twitter
    James' LinkedIn
    James' Email

    50 min
  • S4E45 Interview with Michael Driedger, CEO of Operto

    Our founders both sought to improve wellbeing for people and the world we live in, but from diverse perspectives: green architecture and brain fitness. These unique paths converged thanks to a shared love of technology, sustainability, and travel. Operto was born from a desire to make life better for property managers, who are the busiest people we’ve ever met.

    Originally called Slickspaces, our first goal was to reduce the environmental impact and energy consumption of short-term vacation rentals. Like many problems, it was simple in theory but challenging to solve. Convincing guests to turn off lights and thermostats was impossible, so we turned to technology - using smart locks to automate the process.

    These early days of managing guest access revealed a much greater need. Property managers were spending countless hours getting guests in and out of their properties. They had almost no visibility into the status of their units and no centralized system from which to operate. While smart home technology was becoming increasingly common, nothing brought solutions together to create a truly cooperative ecosystem.

    That seed brought us to where we are today: the world’s leading operating system for property managers across the full spectrum of guest accommodations.

    Michael's LinkedIn
    Operto Website

    53 min

About Tech Nest: The Proptech Podcast

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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.