Dan Smith is the Chief Business Officer of VerbaFlo.AI

VerbaFlo.AI is redefining real estate management with an AI-driven communications platform and CRM that empowers ‍professionals to optimize operations by automating leasing, renewals, resident support, and outbound campaigns across different channels in a unified platform, currently already powering over 20% of the UK’s PBSA market, with over 200,000 units live.

Before joining VerbaFlo, Dan started his career in the student accommodation market as the Sales and Marketing Director at Nido Living, an international property management company, where he led the company as it expanded from 4 to 120 people over 18 months. He later founded RESI Consultancy, a strategic consultancy and advisory for the residential living sectors, working with operators and investors to deliver efficiencies and best practice across property and portfolio performance.

Tune in to this session to gain insights into:

• Importance of selling from within;
• Advice for real estate executives looking to adopt tech;
• The careful balance between streamlining and human connection for operators;
• The unique nature of approaching selling an AI system;

And so much more!

Interviews with inspiring Founders, Investors, and Real Estate Executives will be shared weekly on this podcast series - follow the PropTech Talks interview series and stay tuned!

Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-maltzoff/

Alexander Engelfried is the Co-Founder & Managing Director of FairFleet.

FairFleet is a leading provider of insights that help asset managers, operators, and owners identify critical issues, cut their costs, and optimize their portfolios through data capturing and analysis using advanced aerial and drone solutions. With more than 5,000 certified, insured, and professionally trained drone pilots in over 100 countries, FairFleet is the largest European drone network, trusted by clients such as JLL, CBRE, AWS, Nokia, and Allianz.

Prior to FairFleet, Alexander had gained a strong financial background, working at Deutsche Börse Group, one of the world’s leading exchange organisations, as well as achieving a degree in International Management Accounting and Finance from the IU International University of Applied Sciences. Alexander acts as FairFleets' leader, continuously pushing boundaries of innovation using his strong analytical background.

Tune in to this session to gain insights into:

• The importance of data value over volume;
• Approaching reluctant clients;
• How forward-thinking owners are including innovation at the centre of their contracts with facilities managers to drive value;
• The importance of learning from failure;
• The importance of identifying the optimal market;

And so much more!

Interviews with inspiring Founders, Investors, and Real Estate Executives will be shared weekly on this podcast series - follow the PropTech Talks interview series and stay tuned!

Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-maltzoff/

Andreas Kozma is the Founder and CEO of iREMS International AG.

iREMS is a data-centric Asset and Property Management platform designed for large, international portfolios of landlords, developers, and service providers. It offers a fully integrated, end-to-end solution for clients such as CBRE, Adventum, Avison and Young, and PwC, helping them standardise operations, create efficiencies, and ensure quality control.

Andreas has always been driven by tech and case-based solutions, having developed an ERP system for a Fortune 500 chemical company at the start of his career. Prior to iREMS, he has further worked for Deloitte & Touche Central Europe on large-scale IT system implementations throughout the region. During his tenure, Andreas successfully concluded business transformation and digitalization projects, showcasing his expertise in organizational development and change management.

Tune in to this session to gain insights into:

• The importance of top-down data governance;
• Process of implementation of a new data strategy;
• The issue of product complexity;
• Getting the data strategy right: case study;

And so much more!

Interviews with inspiring Founders, Investors, and Real Estate Executives will be shared weekly on this podcast series - follow the PropTech Talks interview series and stay tuned!

Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-maltzoff/