Steven Rea is a multifamily innovator with over a decade of experience at the intersection of property management and technology.

He believes that providing people with their homes is one of the industry’s greatest responsibilities—and that it goes beyond operations to building communities, empowering teams, and delivering better outcomes.

At RPM Living, he helped build the tech stack, training systems, and business development strategy during the company’s transition to managing Class A properties.

At ResProp, he scaled the Texas third-party portfolio from zero to 6,500 units while advising on proptech and operational innovation.

Now, as the founder of Chasing Tomorrow AI, Steven is launching guided., a platform designed to revolutionize training and onboarding in multifamily.

His mission is to simplify complexity, accelerate adoption of new technologies, and equip teams to meet the future with confidence.

For more than 20 years, Dom Beveridge has held leadership roles in consulting, revenue management, and marketing.

He began his career in the travel and hospitality sector, where he used, implemented, designed, and ultimately sold enterprise revenue management systems and consulting projects with Talus Solutions—the original creators of LRO.

Dom later worked as a strategy consultant for Capgemini before returning to Pricing and Revenue Management with JDA Software, Inc. In 2019, he was awarded a U.S. patent for a price optimization solution he co-invented during his time at JDA.

Prior to joining D2 Demand Solutions, Dom spent five years working with multifamily companies in various roles at the Rainmaker Group.

Most recently, he served as the Executive Vice President of Demand Generation, overseeing all aspects of marketing and lead generation until the company’s acquisition by RealPage, Inc. in December 2017.

Following the acquisition, he led the integration of Rainmaker into RealPage and was responsible for delivering and enhancing the company’s annual user conference, RealWorld 2018.

Dom’s specialties include business consulting with a deep functional expertise in price optimization (revenue management), market and business intelligence.

He also has extensive experience in B2B marketing, including content marketing and campaigns, public relations, marketing automation (HubSpot and Salesforce.com), event promotion, and the development of content programs.

Amy Mark is a seasoned multifamily real estate executive with over 20 years of experience managing diverse portfolios, including new developments, lease-ups, and stabilized assets.

A natural problem-solver, Amy is known for her creative, outside-the-box thinking and passion for building strong team cultures.

Her career began unexpectedly while working at Gold's Gym, leading her into property management, where she quickly embraced opportunities for growth and innovation.

Amy is highly active in industry associations, regularly sharing insights on LinkedIn, and is dedicated to mentoring and empowering professionals within the multifamily community.

Tony Sousa is the Founder of Sousa Consulting, bringing nearly two decades of multifamily operations, branding, and leadership experience to the forefront of modern business strategy.

A former executive turned consultant, Tony helps companies and individuals build impactful brands, develop authentic content strategies, and align personal and corporate storytelling.

Known for his candid voice, people-first approach, and deep understanding of the attention economy, Tony champions culture, transparency, and emotional intelligence as the keys to sustainable growth in the multifamily industry and beyond.

After more than 30 years in the multifamily industry, Andrew Bowen has learned that the only constant is change.

He has the privilege of speaking with owners and operators across the country, listening to their passions, understanding their challenges, and learning about their forward-looking strategies and use of technology.

His true passion lies in empowering those who invest in multifamily real estate to harness data in order to deliver superior returns for their investors.

Whether through business intelligence, revenue management, benchmarking, or artificial intelligence, Andrew is dedicated to helping the industry identify and capitalize on emerging trends.

Outside of his professional work, Andrew is deeply passionate about his faith, his wife, his family, his goldendoodle, fitness, martial arts, and helping others discover their own version of strength. You can follow his insights and reflections at andrew-bowen.com.

Debbie Phillips is an entrepreneur and real estate professional with over 30 years of industry experience. Debbie has a multi-faceted career managing diverse real estate assets including developing world-class leadership development programs and talent management strategies
In addition to her private consulting, Debbie serves as an Adjunct Professor for numerous universities including Georgia Institute of Technology, The New School of Architecture and Design in San Diego, California and Realtor University in Chicago, Illinois. Debbie is actively involved in industry organizations and serves in advisory roles for housing, education and workforce development. As a keynote speaker, nationally acclaimed author, her passion is promoting careers in the real estate industry.

Debbie completed her Ph.D. from Georgia Tech, where her research focused on Resident Satisfaction and Employee Engagement as she developed an Employee Engagement Model for the Multifamily Housing Industry. Debbie also holds a Master of Science degree in Housing & Consumer Economics, with an emphasis on Senior Housing, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Consumer Journalism, both from the University of Georgia.
Debbie believes in the philosophy, "you can dream, build and create the most beautiful place in the world, but it takes PEOPLE to make the dream a reality." Debbie’s mission is developing top tier talent that adds value to an organization through increased employee engagement.

Bob Knakal is a sales broker selling investment properties in New York City since 1984. It is generally accepted that Bob has brokered the sale of more properties (2,300) in New York City than any individual broker ever.

Bob was Chairman and Founding Partner of Massey Knakal Realty Services, New York’s #1 building sales firm. He started his real estate career in 1984 at CB Richard Ellis where he met Paul J. Massey Jr. They both left CB in 1988 to form Massey Knakal.

From 1988 through 2014, Massey Knakal closed over 6,000 transactions with an aggregate value in excess of $23 billion.

To date, Bob has been personally responsible for the sale of over 2,252 buildings (generally considered to be the highest total ever for a single broker in New York) and over $21 billion in sales.

On December 31, 2014, Cushman & Wakefield acquired Massey Knakal. At Cushman & Wakefield, Bob acted as Chairman of New York Investment Sales. He was ranked the top originating investment sales broker at Cushman & Wakefield in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Since 2009, Bob has written a weekly column on the New York City Real Estate Market called Concrete Thoughts for the Commercial Observer.

Bob graduated from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1984.

In 1999, at the age of 36, Bob was named to Crain’s New York Business’s Forty Under Forty/New York Rising Stars list for his outstanding achievement in the New York City business community. He is a two-time winner of the Real Estate Board of New York’s Robert T. Lawrence Award in the Most Ingenious Deal of the Year contest.

​Jindou Lee is the CEO and co-founder of HappyCo, a PropTech company specializing in real-time property operations and asset management software.

Before founding HappyCo in 2011, Jindou led the User Interface team at Midway Games, contributing to titles like Mortal Kombat and Gauntlet.

He holds a Bachelor of Visual Communications (Design) from the University of South Australia. Beyond technology, Jindou is an avid real estate investor and enjoys spending time with his family.