Joana Nosewicz: Building a Kind Leadership Path in Multifamily

Shiv Gettu sits down with Joana Nosewicz, Marketing and Training leader at Presidium, who shares her journey from being born on a German army base to becoming a respected multifamily professional.Growing up as a military child across multiple states, Joana developed an adaptability and outgoing nature that would serve her well throughout her career. Her strict military father and social worker mother shaped her into a structured yet empathetic leader who values both precision and kindness. After working since age 15 and paying her own way through college, she found her true calling in multifamily marketing after a brief detour in medical coding.Through candid conversations about her challenging childhood, her approach to leadership, and her philosophy on balancing work with personal wellness, Joana reveals how she transformed early life challenges into professional strengths and why she values every project—big or small—with equal importance.Humans of Multifamily is presented by Zuma, the AI assistant for your full-resident lifecycle.Visit getzuma.com and follow Shiv on LinkedIn00:00 Military Childhood & Cross-Country Upbringing08:00 Finding Independence Through Early Work Experience24:00 Developing a "Kind Leadership" Philosophy31:00 Transitioning into Multifamily Marketing43:00 The Future of AI in Resident Experience