The Apartment Rebels Podcast

Dan Berlind, CEO & Founder of Snappt joins The Apartment Rebels Podcast for a second interview following Snappt’s Series A $100M funding. Recorded live during NAA, Dan shares Snappt’s latest updates on the product roadmap,

Alex O’Brien founded Cardinal Management Group with the mission of changing what it means to love your work. So much so, that for the first years their mission statement didn’t event mention their customers or

Seth Dotterer is the CEO of SiteCompli, which enables property owners and managers to transform how work gets done at their properties. During this episode, Jude and Seth discuss how new generations will force the

Trevor Park is VP of Marketing at RentDynamics. On this episode, Jude and Trevor tackle a variety of topics among Marketing and Property Management. For instance, how does the Marketing funnel work in Multifamily? What

In this episode of the Apartment Rebels Podcast, Jude interviews Roland Mansilla, co-founder and COO at Safely Finance. Safely Finance is the perfect solution for residents who can afford their move, just not at the

Ben Adler, Director of Business Development at ResProp, shares how he got into the multifamily industry, why ResProp pivoted from being an owner/operator to a full-time 3rd party operator and how their unusual sales strategy

Water leaks are a problem every property manager and owner is familiar with. It’s a big part of why we get insurance and a maintenance team. During this episode, Dean Fung-A-Wing, CEO at Kairos, tells

During this episode, Hamid Hajian CEO & Founder at Zebel, tells Jude about his journey into pre-construction and how his love for technology eventually led him to build Zebel. Zebel is a powerful tool that

Leonardo24/7 is a platform that uses checklists and automation to make property managers’ lives easier. During this episode, Daniel tells us how this automation model creates NOI and improves asset performance. Connect with Daniel and

Dwelo is one of the biggest names in proptech; focusing in making smart homes devices and platforms. Ned Murphy oversees Sales, Marketing and Product and during his chat with Jude, he goes into detail on

Jason Anders and Caghan Standlee from Quext tell Jude about how Madera Residential built their own proptech company when they didn’t find what they needed in the market as a property management company. During this

Amy Weissberger has had a long career in property management and has moved her way up to the ranks at Morgan Properties. In her chat with Jude, she goes into detail about how Morgan Properties

Alex Winborn is the VP at H.G. Fenton, a family-owned owner/management company based out of San Diego. During his interview with Jude he shared why Property Managers are actually Business Leaders at HG Fenton and

Jon Ziglar, CEO of RentPath, takes us through the most important parts of any leasing process; including something that most companies don’t pay too much attention to: likeliness to renew. Check out this episode and

On this episode, Brian Zrimsek is the Industry Principal at MRI Software and during this interview, he shares his take on how proptech has evolved and where it’ll continue its innovation. Check out this episode

Fraud detection has been a long-time issue in property management and it’s only become more and more common. On this episode, Dan Berlind tells us how the use of technology can be a tool to

Chris Moreno founded OnDeck, a community fund to support founders building a startup and explorers ready to take the next step. During this episode, Chris tells Jude what he’s looking for in the entrepreneurs he

Cyrus Claffey is the founder at ButterflyMX, a smart access system running on more than 6,000 properties all over the US. On this episode, Cyrus goes into the story of how ButterflyMX came to be,

Justin Dilley from RentTango shares his thoughts on innovations in the industry and how the most successful property management companies are the ones who give decision freedom to site teams. Justin is the Director or

Larry Bellack has been in the industry for over 15 years and has worked with companies like Real Page and most recently Mobile Doorman before joining Reva Tech. Larry chats with Jude about the different

Andre Jordan is the COO of Rently, a company that delivers a self-guided touring platform and smart-homes in the Single and Multifamily industries. During this episode of the Apartment Rebels Podcast, Andre takes us through

Equality and inclusion have been a hot topic in recent years; but that doesn’t mean this (or any) industry has figured it out. Kristen Magni is a Managing Partner at hyrUP, a staffing agency that

Brady Nolan is the Co-Founder and Growth Revenue Officer at Till, a rent-payment solution. Brady chats with Jude about resident experience looked at from another perspective, paying rent. Brady goes into detail on how you

Voted ‘One of the Most Influential Woman of 2020’, Chiccorra Connor continues to make a remarkable impact on the multifamily industry, her local community, and the nation at large. Chiccorra has been in the multifamily

Jessica has been working for Greystar for the past 5 years and through the years has learned a thing or two about having to give seemingly bad news to your residents. Check out this episode

Tory was skeptical about resident events at first, but once he understood how events could be a way to listen and interact with the community, he went all in. During this episode, Tory tells Jude

Carol Enoch started her career as a leasing agent back in 2005 and since then, she’s carved her path all the way to asset manager, launching multi-million-dollar projects, nation-wide, across all asset classes. Since 2021,

Garrett is the co-founder of Via Failla, an agency focusing on PR, Events, Media and Digital Marketing. This episode is an amazing insight into some of the most successful projects at Via Failla for Property

Karl Smith is the Director of Resident Experience at Cortland Partners. Karl is an avid believer that hiring candidates from other industries brings new and valuable perspectives. Listen to this episode to learn more about

Brandon Payton is the community manager at BLVD Residential and on his chat with Jude tells us why it’s important for corporate to give enough freedom to site teams to make their own decisions on

Tashina Johnson wasn’t planning on getting into property management but once she did, she realized that her work experience had prepared her for it. Tashina loves talking to people and being a part of her

A lot is said about resident experience. It’s a central part of all property management companies and represents a big investment for corporations. But what about staff experience? Amy has been in the industry for

Property management has been known to be a tight community; however Judy talks us through the benefits of expanding the horizon and looking at other industries to find people with different perspectives and knowledge.

Steve Wunch is the Sr. Director of Business Development at LEAP, a company that offers deposit replacements and rent guaranty. Since the MySpace era, Steve has been active on social media and it’s worked to

After 23 years in the apartment industry, Mindy started her own wellness coaching business because she wanted to have more impact outside the corporate realm. Listen to her chat with Jude and learn Mindy’s advice

Resi focuses on building beautiful websites and assisting property management companies with their online presence and overall marketing strategy. On this episode, Grady Newman, founder of Resi tells us more about how they got started,

Johnny wasn’t sure that events were the right way to drive resident retention, but once he decided to get more in touch with his residents by doing surveys and being more present on site; he

It’s no secret that property management has had long-term issues with employee retention. As a result, staffing has become more and more of a problem for properties, specially in the recent years. Stephanie Anderson is

Pet friendly has been a common concept for a long time, but Danit Zivan from Bark Buildings educates us on how “pet friendly” and “allowing pets” are two completely different things. She also takes us

Richard George has been around Property Management for a long time. He understands the importance of NOI and how it’s impossible to drive it correctly if your team is not properly around this essential subject.

Campus Life & Style Student Housing has been around for around 6 years and their commitment to resident experience is as strong as ever. Campus Life is very intentional with staff training, keeping their values

Bozzuto Group is one of the largest Property Management companies and Wais attributes a big part of their success to Bozzuto’s values: concern, creativity, passion and the pursuit of perfection, these values are the guide

Joe Easton and the folks at Rent Manager believe that data should be easy to access and easy to move from one platform to the next. They believe that their customers should be empowered to

Ed Wolff started his career in HR before moving into Property Management. When the opportunity to join LeaseLock and purse his passion for technology while staying in the industry he loved, he didn’t think twice.

Move-ins are usually filled with check-lists and never-ending tasks. It’s easy to forget that move-ins are also a great opportunity to welcome residents and give them an amazing experience. The idea of the ribbon-cutting ceremony

Jessica takes us through how, through the use of tech and training, Tricap has been able to make remote possible for everyone, even site teams. As we all know, remote work has been long thought

Elizabeth Williams, Marketing Director at Tricap, shares how Tricap has taken tradition and shaken it up by implementing a hyper-focus approach on the customer (resident) journey. Connect with Elizabeth at https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-williams-chicago/ Here’s the show’s transcript

Tony Souza, regional property manager at Embrey Management Services, dives into the importance of knowing when to let go and trust your teams to identify opportunities on providing a better resident experience. Connect with Tony:

On this episode Jude interviews Josh Murphy, Director of Multifamily at Rose Associates, who talks us through his unexpected career path and how he managed to set himself up through hard-work and adaptability and how