Jan 19, 2021
Summary: In this episode the Propcast talks to
Scott Sidman of Building Engines about innovating building
operations and how to reduce cost through technology.
The
Propcast by Louisa Dickins, Co-Founder of LMRE the leading Global
PropTech recruiter brought to you in partnership with UK PropTech
Association, The UK PropTech Association is a membership
organisation to drive the digital transformation of the property
industry. This show will focus on connecting the Proptechs, real
estate funds and VC’s globally…and get everyone talking about
innovation of the build to rent environment.
About Our Host
Louisa Dickins
Louisa started her career in property working at a well-known
estate agency in London. Realising her people skills, she moved
over to Lloyd May to pursue a career in recruitment. She now is a
Director at LMRE, who are a specialist recruitment firm driven by
PropTech and recruitment professionals, and Louisa oversees their 5
core areas. Louisa co-founded LMRE and provides a constructive
recruitment platform to the new disruptors in real estate. Louisa
is also on the board of Directors at UK PropTech Association
(UKPA).
About LMRE
LMRE believe there is a better way to recruit. LMRE focus on a more
comprehensive, client led focus delivering exceptional talent to
the place at the time. They are passionate about the industry and
passionate about people's careers. LMRE spend time with each client
to become and an extension of the business, and their transparency
and core values help them grow with the sector. LMRE simplify
recruitment and innovate with our clients and evolve the people
driven, PropTech community.
About Our Guest
Scott Sidman
Scott serves as Executive Vice President, Business & Corporate
Development, driving strategic growth through partnerships, mergers
and acquisitions and their successful integration. He collaborates
with all departments and customers on opportunities for market
expansion while enhancing product value. Scott’s led sales,
marketing and strategy in his career at Building Engines and writes
and speaks regularly about the promise and future of technology for
CRE. Scott began his career in the hospitality industry, learning
about world-class customer service in management roles at Four
Seasons and Intercontinental hotels. He then embarked on a diverse
entrepreneurial path that included co-founding a real estate
services firm, and a trade consulting business in Brazil. His start
in technology was leading business development for Cedona
Technologies, a company providing early hosted document and media
archiving tools for consumer brands and distributors. Scott earned
his B.S. from Cornell University.
Resources mentioned
LMRE website www.lmre.co.uk
UKPA website www.ukpa.com
Building Engines website www.buildingengines.com
Insights From This Episode
- I'd say it's not the product, it's actually the mindset of the customers that leads to adoption – Scott Sidman
- There wasn't accountability, revenue wasn't tracked appropriately, and certainly no data, to inform business decisions. So those are the things we set out trying to improve – Scott Sidman
- It is aligning people and skill sets with where you're at as a company, and where you need to get to next – Scott Sidman
- Change management is a key component of adoption – Scott Sidman
- Ease of use has always been an important thing for us, but more than ever customers are asking how quickly can I get up and running? How fast can I get our people using this without a tremendous amount of training and hand holding? So we wanted to make that even better than ever – Scott Sidman
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