The New Skillset Needed by Multifamily Leaders in 2026 │ Kelsi Cory, Founder & CEO of CORY Executive Recruiting

Kelsi Cory has a rare vantage point on multifamily leadership. As founder and CEO of CORY Executive Recruiting, a boutique search firm that places C-suite and senior operators across multifamily, she sees what operators want before most people feel the shift. Over eight years she has become one of the most trusted voices in real estate recruiting, and through her Leaders On Deck and Fractionals On Deck brands, she has a front-row view of how operators are rethinking the shape of their leadership teams.Jacob Kosior and Kelsi get into why operators have stopped hiring specialists and started hiring utility players, what a resume can never tell you about a leader, why the jump from regional to VP is where so many careers stall, and the skills that matter more as AI takes on the busy work. They also talk about how the best leaders treat their teams, why Kelsi tells everyone to find their own university, and how AI is creating new roles even as it reshapes old ones.Timestamps:01:34 - This or That02:49 - How executive hiring has changed since 202104:19 - What a resume can't tell you about a leader06:19 - Why your strongest regionals stall below VP09:18 - When operations and technology become one role12:00 - What SFR operators do differently to win talent13:11 - The skills future leaders need in the next 2 to 5 years15:37 - From AI skeptic to advocate, and the jobs AI createsNew episodes twice a month. Follow the show so you never miss one. In Good Company is a multifamily podcast by EliseAI. 🔗 Learn more: https://meet.eliseai.com/4nSeP7b