The Propcast

Summary: In this episode the Propcast talks to Sahil Gupta from Noah about navigating home ownership and understanding value.    The Propcast by Louisa Dickins, Co-Founder of LMRE the leading Global PropTech recruiter brought to you in partnership with UK PropTech Association, The UK PropTech Association is a membership organisation to drive the digital transformation of the property industry. This show will focus on connecting the Proptechs, real estate funds and VC’s globally…and get everyone talking about innovation of the build to rent environment.   About Our Host Louisa Dickins https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-dickins-ab065392/?originalSubdomain=uk  Louisa started her career in property working at a well-known estate agency in London. Realising her people skills, she moved over to Lloyd May to pursue a career in recruitment. She now is a Director at LMRE, who are a specialist recruitment firm driven by PropTech and recruitment professionals, and Louisa oversees their 5 core areas. Louisa co-founded LMRE and provides a constructive recruitment platform to the new disruptors in real estate. Louisa is also on the board of Directors at UK PropTech Association (UKPA).   About LMRE LMRE believe there is a better way to recruit. LMRE focus on a more comprehensive, client led focus delivering exceptional talent to the right place at the right time. They are passionate about the industry and passionate about people's careers. LMRE spend time with each client to become and an extension of the business, and their transparency and core values help them grow with the sector. LMRE simplify recruitment and innovate with our clients and evolve the people driven, PropTech community.   About Our Guest Sahil Gupta https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahilgupta85/ Sahil founded Noah in 2016, Noah partners with homeowners to unlock the value of home ownership to live the lives they aspire to. Now Noah is redefining traditional finance products by offering home equity financing without the burden of debt or additional monthly payments. Sahil cultivated the passion for solving financial challenges for consumers by working in product development and strategy at Motif Investing, Slice and Mellon Capital, a $400 billion investment, managing investments for large pensions and endowments. He holds a master's in computational finance from Carnegie Mellon's Tepper School of Business, and a Bachelor's in electronics engineering.   Resources mentioned LMRE website www.lmre.co.uk UKPA website www.ukpa.com Noah website www.noah.co    Insights From This Episode  

• I think to us, homeownership is not a transaction, it's a journey – Sahil Gupta

• The best piece of advice that I could share is think outside the box. I think when you think outside the box, when you push yourself to be creative, you will often see answers and solutions that you didn't think were possible – Sahil Gupta

• Those are the two pillars of any economy in credit or in housing, you have to have access to capital, and you have to make it affordable for people – Sahil Gupta

• At the end of the day, you really have to think of Noah as a digital home advisor, who is there 24/7 working for you in the background. And I believe that is what truly differentiates us from a couple of other companies in the space – Sahil Gupta

• You see technology and the proliferation of data into every single aspect of our lives, I think that the future of housing and housing finance is very exciting – Sahil Gupta

• At Noah as a company we believe in product innovation, and that is why a core part of our philosophy is we are going to solve the underlying problem – Sahil Gupta

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Summary: In this episode The Propcast speaks to Demetrios Barnes from SmartRent, and Tyler Christiansen from Funnel about how technology is revolutionising renting.   The Propcast by Louisa Dickins, Co-Founder of LMRE the leading Global PropTech recruiter brought to you in partnership with UK PropTech Association, The UK PropTech Association is a membership organisation to drive the digital transformation of the property industry. This show will focus on connecting the Proptechs, real estate funds and VC’s globally…and get everyone talking about innovation of the build to rent environment.   About Our Host Louisa Dickins https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-dickins-ab065392/?originalSubdomain=uk  Louisa started her career in property working at a well-known estate agency in London. Realising her people skills, she moved over to Lloyd May to pursue a career in recruitment. She now is a Director at LMRE, who are a specialist recruitment firm driven by PropTech and recruitment professionals, and Louisa oversees their 5 core areas. Louisa co-founded LMRE and provides a constructive recruitment platform to the new disruptors in real estate. Louisa is also on the board of Directors at UK PropTech Association (UKPA).   About LMRE LMRE believe there is a better way to recruit. LMRE focus on a more comprehensive, client led focus delivering exceptional talent to the right place at the right time. They are passionate about the industry and passionate about people's careers. LMRE spend time with each client to become and an extension of the business, and their transparency and core values help them grow with the sector. LMRE simplify recruitment and innovate with our clients and evolve the people driven, PropTech community.   About Our Guests Demetrios Barnes https://www.linkedin.com/in/demetriosbarnes/ Demetrios is the co-founder and chief operating officer of SmartRent, where he leads his support Field Operations and Account Services teams. Prior to co-founding SmartRent, he was vice president of technology for Colony Starwood homes. Previously, Demetrios is director of property management and technology with visa pre owned rental homes, and a regional manager for several multifamily companies. Demetrios holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Arizona State University. SmartRent empowers property owners, operators and home builders to effectively manage, protect and automate daily on-site operational processes for IoT devices and from one enterprise level platform.    Tyler Christiansen https://www.linkedin.com/in/ Funnel/  Tyler is Funnels newest CEO driving the company towards continued growth leads to revenue organization, including sales, marketing and client experience. He brings over a decade of multifamily experience to Funnel including six years of multi multifamily software sales. Prior to joining Funnel, Tyler was at Entrata, where he was responsible for running the national sales organisation. Tyler has a proven track record of success both out and try to and most and his past position as director of multifamily sales at the Rainmaker Group, a revenue management and profit optimization software company. Funnel is the industry leading marketing and leasing platform for multifamily owners and managers.   Resources mentioned LMRE website www.lmre.co.uk UKPA website www.ukpa.com Funnel www.funnelleasing.com   SmartRent www. SmartRent.com   Insights from this Episode   - You've got to make sure you integrate so tightly to that property management software. And I think continuously growing and evolving that will always just open the door as we bring in more hardware into our scope – Demetrios Barnes - As we've seen other verticals, beginning to focus on the consumer, the customer, and realising that that focus will lead to better returns – Tyler Christiansen - When I think of any consumer today and any vertical for any type of product, what really what sticks out to me is being able to move quickly, being able to have options, and be able to able to move on your own time – Demetrios Barnes - I think allowing the shift to focus more towards the customer, that renter experience, and then bringing in the smart hardware into the properties has opened up just a world of possibilities – Tyler Christiansen - We're now leveraging that technology to provide such a seamless touch free experience, just around that community or that neighborhood – Demetrios Barnes   Subscribe   Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company -  is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com

Summary: In this episode The Propcast speaks to Charlie Hobey and Mikki Ward from EQ Office about the evolution of office space technologies.    The Propcast by Louisa Dickins, Co-Founder of LMRE the leading Global PropTech recruiter brought to you in partnership with UK PropTech Association, The UK PropTech Association is a membership organisation to drive the digital transformation of the property industry. This show will focus on connecting the Proptechs, real estate funds and VC’s globally…and get everyone talking about innovation of the build to rent environment.   About Our Host Louisa Dickins https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-dickins-ab065392/?originalSubdomain=uk  Louisa started her career in property working at a well-known estate agency in London. Realising her people skills, she moved over to Lloyd May to pursue a career in recruitment. She now is a Director at LMRE, who are a specialist recruitment firm driven by PropTech and recruitment professionals, and Louisa oversees their 5 core areas. Louisa co-founded LMRE and provides a constructive recruitment platform to the new disruptors in real estate. Louisa is also on the board of Directors at UK PropTech Association (UKPA).   About LMRE LMRE believe there is a better way to recruit. LMRE focus on a more comprehensive, client led focus delivering exceptional talent to the right place at the right time. They are passionate about the industry and passionate about people's careers. LMRE spend time with each client to become and an extension of the business, and their transparency and core values help them grow with the sector. LMRE simplify recruitment and innovate with our clients and evolve the people driven, PropTech community.   About Our Guest Charlie Hobey https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-hobey-6a63381/ Charlie is the managing director of production operations for EQ office. He is a real estate executive with over 25 years of experience, who is responsible for all facets of property management, engineering, construction, and product development for 50 office properties comprising approximately 23 million square feet of office space across the US today supervisors about 100 product design operations professionals. Charlie has over 25 years of experience in real estate, strategic consulting, and various operational fields. He also holds an MBA from MIT, and a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Northwestern University.     Mikki Ward https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikki-ward/ Mikki is responsible for developing and advancing EQ Office's use of AI, automation and data analytics across the portfolio with a focus on customer and tenant services, automating for the future of work, security/access control, data acquisition and monetization, multimedia and experience design and more. Mikki is a member of EQ senior leadership team where her focus is on customer and tenant services. She's currently involved in automating for the future work security and access control data acquisition and monetization, multimedia, multimedia and experience design.   Resources mentioned LMRE website www.lmre.co.uk UKPA website www.ukpa.com EQ Office website www.eqoffice.com   Insights From This Episode  

• EQ are “co-creating spaces for greatness”, providing flexibility for humans to do their do their best work – Charlie Hobey

• It's really about listening to our customers, but also observing how they work and what tools and technologies they need to succeed – Charlie Hobey

• When we have people approach us, the things that are most important to me are just a company that's very real – Mikki Ward

• We've accelerated our outdoor workspaces, which ties back to optionality but also health and wellness, the ability to get outside – Charlie Hobey 

• I think with COVID, I think that will accelerate and people will be willing to give up a little more of what they perceive as losing some of their privacy in order to have that secure touchless option – Mikki Ward

• How you design a space and layout of space, and program a space, we think is going to evolve – Charlie Hobey

• What I look for is a company that genuinely has a good technology behind them, even if they're small they have the ability to grow and listen to us, and partner with us to find the right technology that suits us – Mikki Ward

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Summary: In this episode The Propcast talks to Nicholas Schmidt of Blueprint Power, and Sonny Tai of Actuate AI about how they moved from the Military into PropTech.   The Propcast by Louisa Dickins, Co-Founder of LMRE the leading Global PropTech recruiter brought to you in partnership with UK PropTech Association, The UK PropTech Association is a membership organisation to drive the digital transformation of the property industry. This show will focus on connecting the PropTechs, real estate funds and VC’s globally…and get everyone talking about innovation of the build to rent environment.   About Our Host Louisa Dickins https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-dickins-ab065392/?originalSubdomain=uk  Louisa started her career in property working at a well-known estate agency in London. Realising her people skills, she moved over to Lloyd May to pursue a career in recruitment. She now is a Director at LMRE, who are a specialist recruitment firm driven by PropTech and recruitment professionals, and Louisa oversees their 5 core areas. Louisa co-founded LMRE and provides a constructive recruitment platform to the new disruptors in real estate. Louisa is also on the board of Directors at UK PropTech Association (UKPA).   About LMRE LMRE believe there is a better way to recruit. LMRE focus on a more comprehensive, client led focus delivering exceptional talent to the right place at the right time. They are passionate about the industry and passionate about people's careers. LMRE spend time with each client to become and an extension of the business, and their transparency and core values help them grow with the sector. LMRE simplify recruitment and innovate with our clients and evolve the people driven, PropTech community.   About Our Guests Nicholas Schmidt https://www.linkedin.com/in/oneguynick  Nicholas is a proven entrepreneurial executive, with extensive expertise in leading high-performing teams that design, engineer, and deliver multi-faceted solutions. His knowledge includes managing complex integration projects, performing unique R&D projects, as well as creating quick reaction capabilities for clients. He is the CIO of Blueprint Power, which is a New York City based tech company whose mission is to accelerate the growth and financial sustainability of distributed intelligent clean energy, by helping regional groups or real estate companies transform their portfolios into power plants. Nicholas's background spans both military and corporate solutions in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East with globally dispersed teams. After serving in the United States Air Force, he has worked in a variety of roles to include Co-founder and Entrepreneur, as well as Chief Engineer at companies such as Boeing. Sonny Tai https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonny-tai  Sonny is the CEO and co-founder of Actuate, an AI company that builds software that turns existing security cameras into smart cameras. Prior to founding Actuate, Sonny served as a captain in the United States Marine corps, where he led anti terrorism, force protection, planning and training. After the Marine Corps, Sonny helped corporate executives solve their most challenging growth and operational problems in strategic advisory. Sonny graduated with BA from the University of Illinois, and has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.   Companies mentioned CBRE   Resources mentioned LMRE website www.lmre.co.uk UKPA website www.ukpa.com Blueprint Power www.blueprintpower.com  Actuate AI www.actuate.ai    Insights From This Episode

• I think the biggest lesson that I brought over from the military… was to get as much information as you can and charge the hill. So not to necessarily fall into just analysing an issue over and over again, but trust your gut and go forward - Nicholas Schmidt

• A good decision executed assertively now is better than a perfect decision executed 10 minutes later, or a week later - Sonny Tai 

• I find that in the private sector, some people tend to micromanage. And that's something that I've learned not to do in building this company - Sonny Tai

• I think finding that curiosity in somebody and seeing the passion that they want to learn what you're talking about, is in some ways better than having a tonne of background and experience in something - Nicholas Schmidt  

• You want to hire people that are not averse to doing the things that it takes for your organisation to be successful. - Sonny Tai

• Being able to build a team and mentor that team and watch it grow and shape and change as a leader just an incredibly rewarding thing - Nicholas Schmidt  

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Summary: In this episode The Propcast talks to Paraag Sarva, founder of Rhino about housing affordability and the power of choice.   The Propcast by Louisa Dickins, Co-Founder of LMRE the leading Global PropTech recruiter brought to you in partnership with UK PropTech Association, The UK PropTech Association is a membership organisation to drive the digital transformation of the property industry. This show will focus on connecting the Proptechs, real estate funds and VC’s globally…and get everyone talking about innovation of the build to rent environment.   About Our Host Louisa Dickins https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-dickins-ab065392/?originalSubdomain=uk  Louisa started her career in property working at a well-known estate agency in London. Realising her people skills, she moved over to Lloyd May to pursue a career in recruitment. She now is a Director at LMRE, who are a specialist recruitment firm driven by PropTech and recruitment professionals, and Louisa oversees their 5 core areas. Louisa co-founded LMRE and provides a constructive recruitment platform to the new disruptors in real estate. Louisa is also on the board of Directors at UK PropTech Association (UKPA).   About LMRE LMRE believe there is a better way to recruit. LMRE focus on a more comprehensive, client led focus delivering exceptional talent to the right place at the right time. They are passionate about the industry and passionate about people's careers. LMRE spend time with each client to become and an extension of the business, and their transparency and core values help them grow with the sector. LMRE simplify recruitment and innovate with our clients and evolve the people driven, PropTech community.   About Our Guest https://www.linkedin.com/in/psarva  Paraag is the CEO and co-founder of Rhino, a builder of products and services that gives renters a more affordable way to live in the homes they want. Since its founding in 2016, Rhino has made it a mission to replace cash security deposits with low cost affordable insurance. The product is now offered in over 1 million homes across the US, Rhino offers hundreds of thousands of renters a choice to eliminate high upfront security deposits with a low cost insurance. Before co-founding Rhino, Paraag lead a property management and development company with over $100 million worth of assets, and in that time learnt firsthand the pain points he’d go on to address for the creation of Rhino. He also served as City Hall policy advisor and aided in administration of the New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomsburg. He has also worked in investment banking at Goldman Sachs, and graduated from New York University have a bachelor's and master's degree in economics.   Resources mentioned LMRE website www.lmre.co.uk UKPA website www.ukpa.com Rhino website www.sayrhino.com    Insights From This Episode  

• I have a strong profit motive and want to build a successful business, but at the same time, I want to help people and I don't feel the only two ways you can do that – Paraag Sarva

• What we do is make renting much more financially affordable for people at the time of move in – Paraag Sarva

• Our goal is really thinking about the service and the products we provide as creating a new option for a resident, for a renter that never existed before – Paraag Sarva

• (COVID 19) is not a one size fits all problem and it's not a one size fits all remedy – Paraag Sarva

• It doesn't matter where you live or how much money you make, you are feeling COVID and some economic uncertainty very much, and giving people a different way of essentially reclaiming a whole bunch of cash that they otherwise would just have to put into these escrow accounts with landlords is really meaningful – Paraag Sarva

• What we've come to learn is that focusing on the resident is really Numero Uno. And it's also number 2, 3, 4, and 5… and the importance of financial amenities what we offer is now so front and centre – Paraag Sarva

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Summary: In this episode The Propcast talks to Dustin Figge from Homelike about his company providing a home away from home.   The Propcast by Louisa Dickins, Co-Founder of LMRE the leading Global PropTech recruiter brought to you in partnership with UK PropTech Association, The UK PropTech Association is a membership organisation to drive the digital transformation of the property industry. This show will focus on connecting the Proptechs, real estate funds and VC’s globally…and get everyone talking about innovation of the build to rent environment.   About Our Host Louisa Dickins https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-dickins-ab065392/?originalSubdomain=uk  Louisa started her career in property working at a well-known estate agency in London. Realising her people skills, she moved over to Lloyd May to pursue a career in recruitment. She now is a Director at LMRE, who are a specialist recruitment firm driven by PropTech and recruitment professionals, and Louisa oversees their 5 core areas. Louisa co-founded LMRE and provides a constructive recruitment platform to the new disruptors in real estate. Louisa is also on the board of Directors at UK PropTech Association (UKPA).   About LMRE LMRE believe there is a better way to recruit. LMRE focus on a more comprehensive, client led focus delivering exceptional talent to the right place at the right time. They are passionate about the industry and passionate about people's careers. LMRE spend time with each client to become and an extension of the business, and their transparency and core values help them grow with the sector. LMRE simplify recruitment and innovate with our clients and evolve the people driven, PropTech community.   About Our Guest Dustin Figge https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-figge-a454364b/?originalSubdomain=de  Dustin Figge is Founder of Homelike. In 2015, he and Christoph Kasper founded Homelike, the leading marketplace to book furnished business apartments entirely online. Before Homelike, he successfully co-founded the HR-Startup “Talents Connect” and worked as an Executive Assistant to the CEO of Arvato. He also spent 2 years working in the Silicon Valley. Through long-term work experiences in China, Spain and the US, Dustin learned about the pitfalls of the highly offline long-term housing market which eventually led to the founding of Homelike. Dustin holds a Master’s in Business from the University of Cologne.   Resources mentioned LMRE website www.lmre.co.uk UKPA website www.ukpa.com Homelike website www.homelike.com Dustin’s twitter @dustin_figge    Insights From This Episode   - We see this Corona situation as an opportunity for business. So we called it “Never Waste A Crisis” – Dustin Figge - I think for me personally, it's the best thing in my life to be a founder because you can really challenge the status quo – Dustin Figge - You’ve got to have passion for your product. But I think the biggest thing, which I personally learned and I presume you and your co-founder agree is resilience – Louisa Dickins - I think Corona has been a great opportunity for furnished apartments, and also mega trends like flexible working and remote working – Dustin Figge - I believe that we have proven that furnished long term apartments are resilient to a crisis like Corona – Dustin Figge - One very interesting trend is flexibility when it comes to booking furnished apartments… So that's definitely a trend, I also believe will be a lasting trend – Dustin Figge   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company -  is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com

The Propcast: Season 3, Episode 2   Title: Built Environment Through Innovation and Solutions Summary: In this episode The Propcast talks to Brad Dockser and Jake Dockser of GreenGeneration about the built environment and innovations and solutions.   The Propcast by Louisa Dickins, Co-Founder of LMRE the leading Global PropTech recruiter brought to you in partnership with UK PropTech Association, The UK PropTech Association is a membership organisation to drive the digital transformation of the property industry. This show will focus on connecting the Proptechs, real estate funds and VC’s globally…and get everyone talking about innovation of the build to rent environment.   About Our Host Louisa Dickins https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-dickins-ab065392/?originalSubdomain=uk  Louisa started her career in property working at a well-known estate agency in London. Realising her people skills, she moved over to Lloyd May to pursue a career in recruitment. She now is a Director at LMRE, who are a specialist recruitment firm driven by PropTech and recruitment professionals, and Louisa oversees their 5 core areas. Louisa co-founded LMRE and provides a constructive recruitment platform to the new disruptors in real estate. Louisa is also on the board of Directors at UK PropTech Association (UKPA).   About LMRE LMRE believe there is a better way to recruit. LMRE focus on a more comprehensive, client led focus delivering exceptional talent to the right place at the right time. They are passionate about the industry and passionate about people's careers. LMRE spend time with each client to become and an extension of the business, and their transparency and core values help them grow with the sector. LMRE simplify recruitment and innovate with our clients and evolve the people driven, PropTech community.   About Our Guest Brad Dockser https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-dockser-83467018  Bradford H. Dockser is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Green Generation, which engineers and implements comprehensive integrated energy efficiency solutions that lower operating costs while improving sustainability on behalf of a diverse set of clients worldwide. Founded in 2011, GreenGen transforms the world's built environment through innovation and solutions by integrating energy, real estate, technology, and capital markets to Operate in the Green. GreenGen helps its clients use energy as a driver of value across all asset types in North America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. GreenGen’s turnkey approach to energy efficiency is implemented by a team that includes electrical, lighting, mechanical, and environmental engineers, PhDs, tradesmen, as well as real estate and finance experts.   Jake Dockser https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobdockser  Jake Dockser is Vice President, Ventures at GreenGen where he is primarily responsible for identifying and investing in property-related technologies that lower operating costs in the built environment. Prior to GreenGen, Jake spent over two years working in the administration of President Barack Obama as the Special Assistant for International Trade and Investment under Secretary Penny Pritzker and Under Secretary Stefan Selig at the Department of Commerce. Jake was involved in achieving President Obama’s robust trade agenda, including two major negotiations (TPP and US-EU Privacy Shield). Responsible for attracting foreign direct investment into the US and helping US businesses operate internationally, Jake traveled to more than 25 countries, including extensive travel to China. His expertise in identifying key actors in foreign markets has been invaluable to GreenGen's operations Resources mentioned LMRE website www.lmre.co.uk UKPA website www.ukpa.com GreenGeneration website www.greengen.com    Insights From This Episode  

• We are finding demand for those who understand the financial side of climate change and the financial side of upgrading assets in high demand – Brad Dockser

• One of the things that is going to become increasingly important, if it isn't already, is transparency – Jake Dockser

• What we're finding is that we're helping people understand how the environment and climate is profitable – Brad Dockser

• People want to work at companies that reflect their values, whether it be social values or related to the environment, and sustainability – Jake Dockser

• The overall trends of the business are extremely positive, and we are seeing growth – Brad Dockser

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The Propcast: Season 3, Episode 1   Title: Smart Council and Connectivity with William Newton Summary: In this episode The Propcast talks to William Newton about WiredScore’s Smart Council, and connectivity.    The Propcast by Louisa Dickins, Co-Founder of LMRE the leading Global PropTech recruiter brought to you in partnership with UK PropTech Association, The UK PropTech Association is a membership organisation to drive the digital transformation of the property industry. This show will focus on connecting the Proptechs, real estate funds and VC’s globally…and get everyone talking about innovation of the build to rent environment.   About Our Host Louisa Dickins https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-dickins-ab065392/?originalSubdomain=uk  Louisa started her career in property working at a well-known estate agency in London. Realising her people skills, she moved over to Lloyd May to pursue a career in recruitment. She now is a Director at LMRE, who are a specialist recruitment firm driven by PropTech and recruitment professionals, and Louisa oversees their 5 core areas. Louisa co-founded LMRE and provides a constructive recruitment platform to the new disruptors in real estate. Louisa is also on the board of Directors at UK PropTech Association (UKPA).   About LMRE LMRE believe there is a better way to recruit. LMRE focus on a more comprehensive, client led focus delivering exceptional talent to the right place at the right time. They are passionate about the industry and passionate about people's careers. LMRE spend time with each client to become and an extension of the business, and their transparency and core values help them grow with the sector. LMRE simplify recruitment and innovate with our clients and evolve the people driven, PropTech community.   About Our Guest William Newton https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-newton111/?originalSubdomain=uk WiredScore’s mission is to enable the world to get “better connected” by uncovering information and simplifying activities for businesses and individuals to access internet service and other connectivity technologies. To achieve this mission, WiredScore has developed Wired Certification. In an increasingly tech-driven economy, connectivity is fast becoming the most critical utility for commercial real estate tenants when selecting office space. The widely recognised Wired Certification seal is a trusted symbol that identifies buildings that have been independently certified to provide the best-in-class connectivity infrastructure that businesses require to thrive.   Resources mentioned LMRE website www.lmre.co.uk UKPA website www.ukpa.com WiredScore website www.wiredscore.com    Insights From This Episode  

• Sometimes the most obvious ideas are the best, it may not be ingenious, but that's because it's so necessary – William Newton

• that gave us the perfect opportunity to put together the WiredScore smart council and try and provide a bit of clarity about what a smart building really is, why it's useful and why it's important – William Newton

• We were increasing the understanding what the factors were that were going to define the future of real estate, and good connectivity is undoubtedly one of them – William Newton

• People will need to rely on cloud-based office systems even more than they have before.  Which makes connectivity more and more important – William Newton

• One of my favorite facts is for the average internet outage, your heart rate goes up. equivalent to if you were watching a scary movie – William Newton

• making a shift into a small startup might seem like a daunting prospect now, but as long as you're confident that you're going to be able to learn from that…there's no way that it won't help you in your career – William Newton

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Summary: In this episode we talk to Jonathan Mills and Conrad Davies from Osborne Clarke to talk about PropTech law and launching.    The Propcast by Louisa Dickins, Co-Founder of LMRE the leading Global PropTech recruiter brought to you in partnership with UK PropTech Association, The UK PropTech Association is a membership organisation to drive the digital transformation of the property industry. This show will focus on connecting the Proptechs, real estate funds and VC’s globally…and get everyone talking about innovation of the build to rent environment.   About Our Host Louisa Dickins https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-dickins-ab065392/?originalSubdomain=uk Louisa started her career in property working at a well-known estate agency in London. Realising her people skills, she moved over to Lloyd May to pursue a career in recruitment. She now is a Director at LMRE, who are a specialist recruitment firm driven by PropTech and recruitment professionals, and Louisa oversees their 5 core areas. Louisa co-founded LMRE and provides a constructive recruitment platform to the new disruptors in real estate. Louisa is also on the board of Directors at UK PropTech Association (UKPA). About LMRE LMRE believe there is a better way to recruit. LMRE focus on a more comprehensive, client led focus delivering exceptional talent to the right place at the right time. They are passionate about the industry and passionate about people's careers. LMRE spend time with each client to become and an extension of the business, and their transparency and core values help them grow with the sector. LMRE simplify recruitment and innovate with our clients and evolve the people driven, PropTech community.   About Our Guests Jonathan Mills https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-mills-b0692933/ Jonathan is an Associate Director in the real estate department at Osborne Clarke LLP and advises on a variety of property related matters, including investment, development, tech, and energy and utilities. He has a specific focus on the alternative residential market including co-living, student accommodation, Build to Rent/multifamily and assisted living/care. Jonathan is currently on secondment to Osborne Clarke’s office in New York where he is advising US companies on English legal matters and supporting their global legal projects. Jonathan is working closely with Osborne Clarke’s international offices and network of law firms around the world with their cross-border real estate, infrastructure and PropTech projects.   Conrad Davies https://www.osborneclarke.com/lawyers/conrad-davies/  Conrad is a Partner in Osborne Clarke’s corporate practice and head of their Urban Dynamics group - which focusses on the transformation taking place in global cities and the impact this has on clients and their businesses. His work includes acting on private equity fundraisings, private acquisitions and disposals, restructurings and complex joint ventures and partnership arrangements. He has a particular focus on advising on transactions involving real estate and infrastructure assets and portfolios. He also has significant experience of work in the technology sector.     Resources   LMRE website www.lmre.co.uk UKPA www.ukpa.com  Osborne Clarke www.osborneclarke.com    Insights from this episode  

• I really think that COVID has put in data, and the use of data for everybody's benefit really into the public eye as well – Jonathan Mills

• The reality is that data is the lifeblood of digital transformation in real estate – Conrad Davies

• Similar cultures obviously really helps when either working out and calculating whether a product is going to fit or solve a problem in a different market – Jonathan Mills

• I think there's going to be lots of opportunities for businesses to use technology to improve the energy efficiency of their homes and their buildings, and I think that decarbonisation agenda is going to also fuel adoption – Conrad Davies

• The appreciation that talent can work from anywhere is going to be key – Jonathan Mills

• We always explain clients to think globally, but act locally, obviously, because there are so many differences between individual markets – Jonathan Mills

• I think the technology sector is now better understanding the real estate market, and the people that are involved, and what investors and developers really want from technology. I think what that's also meant that the tech has got better – Conrad Davies

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The Propcast Season 2, Episode 9   Title: The Changing Face of Workplace Experience with the Modern Day Worker with Clinton Robinson Summary: In this episode we speak to Clinton Robinson, from Lane about the changing face of the workplace experience with the modern day worker.   The Propcast by Louisa Dickins, Co-Founder of LMRE the leading Global PropTech recruiter brought to you in partnership with UK PropTech Association, The UK PropTech Association is a membership organisation to drive the digital transformation of the property industry. This show will focus on connecting the PropTechs, real estate funds and VC’s globally…and get everyone talking about innovation of the build to rent environment.   About Our Host Louisa Dickins https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-dickins-ab065392/?originalSubdomain=uk Louisa started her career in property working at a well-known estate agency in London. Realising her people skills, she moved over to Lloyd May to pursue a career in recruitment. She now is a Director at LMRE, who are a specialist recruitment firm driven by PropTech and recruitment professionals, and Louisa oversees their 5 core areas. Louisa co-founded LMRE and provides a constructive recruitment platform to the new disruptors in real estate. Louisa is also on the board of Directors at UK PropTech Association (UKPA). About LMRE LMRE believe there is a better way to recruit. LMRE focus on a more comprehensive, client led focus delivering exceptional talent to the right place at the right time. They are passionate about the industry and passionate about people's careers. LMRE spend time with each client to become and an extension of the business, and their transparency and core values help them grow with the sector. LMRE simplify recruitment and innovate with our clients and evolve the people driven, PropTech community.   About Our Guest Clinton Robinson https://www.linkedin.com/in/clintjrobinson/?originalSubdomain=ca Clinton is a tech entrepreneur with over 10 years experience creating internet and mobile products, launching his first internet start-up in 1996 at the age of 15. Clinton sold his second start-up, a web based e-health solution in 2008, shortly after graduating from Queen’s University with a MSc Computer Science. Clinton founded the multiple award winning design and tech agency Little Room in 2011 and most recently founded Lane in 2014. Lane is SaaS software that creates a smart workplace; it leverages the Commercial Real Estate (CRE) ecosystem to enable buildings and their tenant companies to communicate and engage with urban-professionals, directly to their mobile devices.   Resources LMRE website www.lmre.co.uk  UKPA www.ukpa.com  Lane website www.joinlane.com    Insights from this Episode

• We provide a platform for each one of the stakeholders that exist in commercial real estate… all focused on giving the end user, the employee, a better experience through their day. And that is really important – Clinton Robinson

• We've got to learn how to work together and take the best parts of real estate and the best part parts of tech companies, and put those together. And that's how we're going to win – Clinton Robinson

• Tenant engagement is really important. That's an important part, and the Lane platform does that really well. That's an important piece of this bigger puzzle. But if you just focus on that you haven't solved the bigger picture – Clinton Robinson

• What I think is interesting about COVID, I think we're now starting to see a shift of a lot of interest to the suburban work places – Clinton Robinson 

• Understanding how the entire industry is structured is so important. All business is relationships, but in commercial real estate it's the next level, it is all relationships. It's who can connect you, who can vouch for you – Clinton Robinson

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