Nov 24, 2020
Summary: In this episode The Propcast speaks
to Demetrios Barnes from SmartRent, and Tyler Christiansen from
Funnel about how technology is revolutionising renting.
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 right place at the right 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 Guests
Demetrios Barnes
Demetrios is the co-founder and chief operating officer of
SmartRent, where he leads his support Field Operations and Account
Services teams. Prior to co-founding SmartRent, he was vice
president of technology for Colony Starwood homes. Previously,
Demetrios is director of property management and technology with
visa pre owned rental homes, and a regional manager for several
multifamily companies. Demetrios holds a Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration, Arizona State University. SmartRent
empowers property owners, operators and home builders to
effectively manage, protect and automate daily on-site operational
processes for IoT devices and from one enterprise level
platform.
Tyler Christiansen
Tyler is Funnels newest CEO driving the company towards
continued growth leads to revenue organization, including sales,
marketing and client experience. He brings over a decade of
multifamily experience to Funnel including six years of multi
multifamily software sales. Prior to joining Funnel, Tyler was at
Entrata, where he was responsible for running the national sales
organisation. Tyler has a proven track record of success both out
and try to and most and his past position as director of
multifamily sales at the Rainmaker Group, a revenue management and
profit optimization software company. Funnel is the industry
leading marketing and leasing platform for multifamily owners and
managers.
Resources mentioned
LMRE website www.lmre.co.uk
UKPA website www.ukpa.com
Funnel www.funnelleasing.com
SmartRent www. SmartRent.com
Insights from this Episode
- You've got to make sure you integrate so tightly to that
property management software. And I think continuously growing and
evolving that will always just open the door as we bring in more
hardware into our scope – Demetrios
Barnes
- As we've seen other verticals, beginning to focus on the
consumer, the customer, and realising that that focus will lead to
better returns – Tyler Christiansen
- When I think of any consumer today and any vertical for any
type of product, what really what sticks out to me is being able to
move quickly, being able to have options, and be able to able to
move on your own time – Demetrios
Barnes
- I think allowing the shift to focus more towards the
customer, that renter experience, and then bringing in the smart
hardware into the properties has opened up just a world of
possibilities – Tyler Christiansen
- We're now leveraging that technology to provide such a
seamless touch free experience, just around that community or that
neighborhood – Demetrios Barnes
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