Episodes

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 Acq...

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 gath...

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, fo...

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...

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 unde...

As the Chief Executive Officer, Mike Greene is responsible for all commercial activity at ResiShares. Mike’s fascination with the housing market began with a guest lecture in his undergrad economics class by Nobel-winning economist Robert Shiller. The lecture focused on Shiller’s eponymous home price indices, which first drew attention to the possibility of liquid, geographically-based investment products. During his 15 years in the securities industry, first on the sell-side and then as the h...

Today's guest on Proptech Espresso is Wendy Gilch. Wendy is the CEO and Founder of Selling Later; an ally for consumers that let’s future home sellers and home buyers connect in advance. In addition to giving time back to consumers, Selling Later also peels back the layers of secrecy within the industry by educating consumers on the selling/buying process. Their unbiased platform creates a safe place for consumers to connect, without selling member information or participating in referrals progr...

Alex Villacorta is a pragmatic and enterprising Data Scientist with a diverse business and analytics catalog, delivering industry-validated analytical products through proven executive leadership. Engineer of advanced statistical models in both design and production implementation, attaining key intellectual property and multimillion-dollar contracts. Housing industry expert regularly cited in tier one media outlets for predictive housing analytics. He is an expert statistician and business exec...

Matt is a strategy, innovation, and business development executive with deep experience in housing and community development, finance, and urban policy. He has a track record of creating value and revenue growth through discovering and conceiving new ventures, business planning, managing cross-sector teams, deal-making, and supporting entrepreneurship with a core focus at the intersection of technology and housing. His career experiences in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors support a de...

JP is an Entrepreneur in Residence at Data Collective Venture Capital. JP advises several early-stage organizations on GTM and product strategy. Prior to DCVC, JP started a residential lender - SimpleFinance led commercial efforts as EVP, Head of Sales at HouseCanary, and spent a decade at PulteGroup helping to manage the community portfolio, acquisitions, and dispositions. Through his roles, JP’s led partnership with SFR Operators, iBuyers, lobbying groups, governmental and rating agencies, cap...