EPISODE · Jun 18, 2026 · 57 MIN
Why Most CRE Firms Will Fail At AI with Nadine Ezzie
from CRE Unplugged: Innovating from the Streets to the Skyline · host Nadine Ezzie + Ryan Elazari
Most CRE firms are about to fail at AI, and not for the reason they think. In her farewell as co-host, Nadine Ezzie tells Ryan Elazari why buying the tools is the easy part.Nadine Ezzie, Managing Partner of Ezzie and Co. has spent twenty years in law and PropTech watching the industry chase shortcuts. Her warning: the firms treating AI as a switch to flip, without clean data or trained people, are setting themselves up to fail. If your data isn't ready, you're automating slop. If you skip upskilling, adoption stalls.She makes the case for human-centric commercial real estate, explains why skill-based roles get automated while human skills move to the center, and reads the migration to the Midwest. Two years after they launched CRE Unplugged at a NAIOP dinner, this is Ryan and Nadine closing her run as co-host with the candor the show was built on.CHAPTERS00:00 A bittersweet farewell01:16 How CRE Unplugged started at a NAIOP dinner02:59 What the show is set out to do05:37 Thanks to Hilo and the team behind the show06:52 What Hilo does for buildings08:30 Favorite episodes and guests14:36 The human-centric CRE thesis17:33 From hustle culture to human-centricity18:49 How AI is redefining work and space20:36 Why technology fails without training25:04 Customer success versus customer service29:51 The new kind of leader CRE needs33:47 The rise of fractional work37:36 What is real in AI adoption right now41:11 Data readiness and enterprise AI44:48 Building an AI-first culture46:15 The migration to the Midwest51:00 Affordability, climate, and where people are moving54:58 Saying goodbye and what is next for NadineABOUT THE GUESTNadine Ezzie is the Managing Partner of Ezzie and Co. With two decades of experience across law and PropTech, including Lease Pilot. She is a partner in CRE AI Studio, a co-founder of CRE Unplugged, and is now based in Canton, Ohio.Connect With Us📧 Email: [email protected]🌐 Website: www.creunplugged.com📺 YouTube: @CREUnplugged💼 LinkedIn: CRE Unplugged📱 Instagram: @CREUnpluggedThis episode is sponsored by our awesome partner, HILO, making connectivity and engagement a breeze in commercial real estate.
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Most CRE firms are about to fail at AI, and not for the reason they think. In her farewell as co-host, Nadine Ezzie tells Ryan Elazari why buying the tools is the easy part.Nadine Ezzie, Managing Partner of Ezzie and Co. has spent twenty years in law and PropTech watching the industry chase shortcuts. Her warning: the firms treating AI as a switch to flip, without clean data or trained people, are setting themselves up to fail. If your data isn't ready, you're automating slop. If you skip upskilling, adoption stalls.She makes the case for human-centric commercial real estate, explains why skill-based roles get automated while human skills move to the center, and reads the migration to the Midwest. Two years after they launched CRE Unplugged at a NAIOP dinner, this is Ryan and Nadine closing her run as co-host with the candor the show was built on.CHAPTERS00:00 A bittersweet farewell01:16 How CRE Unplugged started at a NAIOP dinner02:59 What the show is set out to do05:37 Thanks to Hilo and the team behind the show06:52 What Hilo does for buildings08:30 Favorite episodes and guests14:36 The human-centric CRE thesis17:33 From hustle culture to human-centricity18:49 How AI is redefining work and space20:36 Why technology fails without training25:04 Customer success versus customer service29:51 The new kind of leader CRE needs33:47 The rise of fractional work37:36 What is real in AI adoption right now41:11 Data readiness and enterprise AI44:48 Building an AI-first culture46:15 The migration to the Midwest51:00 Affordability, climate, and where people are moving54:58 Saying goodbye and what is next for NadineABOUT THE GUESTNadine Ezzie is the Managing Partner of Ezzie and Co. With two decades of experience across law and PropTech, including Lease Pilot. She is a partner in CRE AI Studio, a co-founder of CRE Unplugged, and is now based in Canton, Ohio.Connect With Us📧 Email: [email protected]🌐 Website: www.creunplugged.com📺 YouTube: @CREUnplugged💼 LinkedIn: CRE Unplugged📱 Instagram: @CREUnpluggedThis episode is sponsored by our awesome partner, HILO, making connectivity and engagement a breeze in commercial real estate.
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