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This episode is different. It’s raw, unfiltered, and recorded immediately after my TEDx Franklin talk with my youngest daughter by my side.

We didn’t wait to process. We didn’t clean it up. We hit record.

Together, we step into a conversation most people avoid. The uncomfortable reality that you can do all the right things and still not get the outcome you hoped for.

No neat bow. No polished takeaway. Just honesty.

We talk about:

• What it feels like when effort doesn’t equal results
• Finding the lesson in it all even when it is not obvious at first
• How things can go wrong and still hold really beautiful moments
• The value of your kids seeing you not win at everything because that is real life
• And why normalizing these conversations matters more than pretending everything worked out

This is a real time reflection between a mom and her daughter navigating expectations, resilience, and the messy middle together.

If you have ever questioned your path, your effort, or your outcome, this conversation is for you.

Because maybe the goal is not always to get it right.
Maybe it is to be honest about what happens when it doesn’t.

Listen in. Sit with it. And let’s start having the conversations we have been taught to avoid.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesliemathis
Streamline Website: https://www.streamlinemultifamily.com
EmpowHER Website: https://empowhermultifamily.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/empowhermultifamily https://www.instagram.com/streamlinemultifamily

This podcast is brought to you by Streamline Multifamily Group, a specialized consulting partner offering asset management services, training, social media management, and more. Visit streamlinemultifamily.com to learn more and reach out to Leslie at LMathis@StreamlineMultifamily.com for more information.

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Many leaders feel pressure to have all the answers.

But what if the most effective leadership comes from asking better questions instead?

In this episode, Leslie Mathis is joined by Sara Graham, founder of Six Dots and a growth strategist who has spent more than two decades helping multifamily companies align marketing, operations, and technology.

Sara shares why the best leaders don’t try to be the smartest person in the room, instead, they build teams where every perspective matters.

They chat about:

• Why leaders should stop trying to have every answer
• The value of diverse perspectives when solving complex problems
• How listening to onsite teams can transform decision-making
• Why authenticity and trusting your instincts are critical to long-term success

If you’re leading teams, navigating growth, or trying to bring clarity to complex systems, this episode offers practical wisdom and a refreshing perspective on what great leadership actually looks like.

Connect with Sara on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarasgraham/

🎧 Listen now and stay tuned. We’re bringing you more bold, forward-thinking voices shaping the future of multifamily.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesliemathis
Streamline Website: https://www.streamlinemultifamily.com
EmpowHER Website: https://empowhermultifamily.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/empowhermultifamily https://www.instagram.com/streamlinemultifamily

This podcast is brought to you by Streamline Multifamily Group, a specialized consulting partner offering asset management services, training, social media management, and more. Visit streamlinemultifamily.com to learn more and reach out to Leslie at LMathis@StreamlineMultifamily.com for more information.

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What if the very thing the world told you to downplay is actually your greatest leadership advantage?

In this powerful episode, Alycia Anderson, who is an international keynote speaker, disability advocate, and Founder & CEO of The Alycia Anderson Company, shares how embracing identity is the foundation of transformational leadership. A lifelong wheelchair user and former multifamily VP of Sales, Alycia brings both lived experience and executive insight to the conversation.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alyciaranderson/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alyciaspeaking/
Website: https://alyciaanderson.com/

We talk about:

✨ Growing up “watched” while navigating a world not built for her
✨ The breadcrumbs that led her to the stage
✨ Why disability is the inclusion conversation that bridges us all
✨ How small, brave moments create extraordinary change

This episode is about identity, self-advocacy, and building workplaces where people don’t just fit in, they fully belong.

Smart insights. Honest leadership. Human conversations that move the industry forward.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesliemathis
Streamline Website: https://www.streamlinemultifamily.com
EmpowHER Website: https://empowhermultifamily.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/empowhermultifamily https://www.instagram.com/streamlinemultifamily

This podcast is brought to you by Streamline Multifamily Group, a specialized consulting partner offering asset management services, training, social media management, and more. Visit streamlinemultifamily.com to learn more and reach out to Leslie at LMathis@StreamlineMultifamily.com for more information.

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With 44 years in multifamily and a career spanning asset management, development, national sales, technology innovation, and startup leadership, this industry trailblazer has seen it all.

In this episode, we talk about why multifamily is serious business, why leasing is sales (period), and why understanding the financial big picture is a non-negotiable for today’s teams. She shares lessons from the “old days” that still matter, the importance of mentors, and why empowering women in leadership is about creating opportunity, not competition.

This is a back-to-basics, forward-thinking masterclass from someone who doesn’t do boring.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamelacoval

We talk about:

✨ Why back-to-basics still wins
✨ Why leasing is sales (and we should treat it that way)
✨ Why every team member needs to understand the financial big picture
✨ And why empowering women in leadership is about creating opportunity, not competition

This conversation is part masterclass, part reality check, and completely energizing.

🎧 Listen now and stay tuned. We’re bringing you more bold, forward-thinking voices shaping the future of multifamily.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesliemathis
Streamline Website: https://www.streamlinemultifamily.com
EmpowHER Website: https://empowhermultifamily.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/empowhermultifamily https://www.instagram.com/streamlinemultifamily

This podcast is brought to you by Streamline Multifamily Group, a specialized consulting partner offering asset management services, training, social media management, and more. Visit streamlinemultifamily.com to learn more and reach out to Leslie at LMathis@StreamlineMultifamily.com for more information.

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We’re back with another amazing guest who was raised to be tough, to push through, and to always have a plan until grief shattered the blueprint. After losing her older brother suddenly just after turning 18, and facing additional losses during college, she hit rock bottom with no roadmap for how to move forward. In this raw and powerful conversation, she shares how adversity forced her to rebuild from the inside out, why grief is the one experience that unites us all, and why avoiding it only makes it harder. We talk about the tools we need to face life’s hardest moments, the power of structure and community during crisis, and why real resilience begins with learning to be gentle with yourself.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasminecwilliams
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/msjasminecwilliams
Website: https://jasminecwilliams.com/

In this episode, we dig into:

✨ Why grief unites us all
✨ Why community matters more than we think
✨ How tools, structure, and micro moments help us survive
✨ Why being gentle with yourself is a strength, not a weakness

This conversation sets the tone for what’s next on Multifamily Streamlined:
Smart insights. Honest leadership. Human conversations that move the industry forward.

Connect with us!

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesliemathis
Streamline Website: https://www.streamlinemultifamily.com
EmpowHER Website: https://empowhermultifamily.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/empowhermultifamily https://www.instagram.com/streamlinemultifamily

This podcast is brought to you by Streamline Multifamily Group, a specialized consulting partner offering asset management services, training, social media management, and more. Visit streamlinemultifamily.com to learn more and reach out to Leslie at LMathis@StreamlineMultifamily.com for more information.

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We’re kicking off the Multifamily Streamlined podcast relaunch with a powerhouse guest who proves that authenticity isn’t soft, it’s strategic. A former corporate CEO turned authenticity aficionado (often called “The Mel Robbins for business”), she shares the moment her fear of staying became greater than her fear of leaving, how giving herself space to experiment changed everything, and why “leveling up” has nothing to do with traditional success metrics. We dig into her groundbreaking 50% Rule, self-determination theory, and how bringing your 50% is the key to motivation, momentum, and sustainable success at work and in life.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-hatzikostas-6792732/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erinhatzikostas/
Website: https://www.erinhatzikostas.com/

In this episode, we dig into:

✨ The moment her fear of staying became greater than her fear of leaving
✨ Why clarity comes after action - not before
✨ Her 50% Rule and why your perspective matters more than following the playbook
✨ What “leveling up” really looks like when you stop chasing someone else’s definition of success

This conversation sets the tone for what’s next on Multifamily Streamlined:
Smart insights. Honest leadership. Human conversations that move the industry forward.

Connect with us!

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesliemathis
Streamline Website: https://www.streamlinemultifamily.com
EmpowHER Website: https://empowhermultifamily.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/empowhermultifamily https://www.instagram.com/streamlinemultifamily

This podcast is brought to you by Streamline Multifamily Group, a specialized consulting partner offering asset management services, training, social media management, and more. Visit streamlinemultifamily.com to learn more and reach out to Leslie at LMathis@StreamlineMultifamily.com for more information.

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This inspiring episode highlights a 2x successful social entrepreneur who lives by three words: "inspiration from frustration." Hear how she started her first business at 19 by following her gut and intuition. She shares how challenges led her to success, why the beginner phase is always tough, and the value of making mistakes your own way. Tune in to hear her thoughts on giving advice vs. sharing experience and get a sneak peek into her upcoming EmpowHER session. It's packed with great reminders for anyone ready to embrace showing up in your own unique way!

In 2012, with a $300 grant, Jess Ekstrom founded Headbands of Hope, providing headbands to kids with illnesses. The company has since donated millions of headbands globally and partners with the NBA, WNBA, and Kohl’s.

As a Forbes Top Rated speaker, Jess has addressed clients like Zappos, Netflix, and Harvard, and in 2018, she founded Mic Drop Workshop®️ to empower more women as public speakers and authors. She’s a bestselling author of Chasing the Bright Side and Create Your Bright Ideas, and has been featured on major platforms like the TODAY Show and Vanity Fair.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jess-ekstrom-speaker-author/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessekstrom/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jess_ekstrom/
Website: http://www.jessekstrom.com

Hear from Jess about:

• An extended tour living in an Airstream for 3 years.
• Following your instincts or going to YouTube.
• The importance of making mistakes in our own way.
• The difference between giving advice and sharing your experience.
• Helpful tips to add value to conversations.
• How energy dissipates through a screen.
• How she started Headbands for Hope and the impact it's made.

Connect with us!

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesliemathis
Streamline Website: https://www.streamlinemultifamily.com
EmpowHER Website: https://empowhermultifamily.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/empowhermultifamily https://www.instagram.com/streamlinemultifamily

Subscribe and leave a review for the Multifamily Streamlined Podcast here.

Streamline Multifamily Group is your specialized consulting partner for multifamily operations, training, and more! We offer consultative support in project management, construction, development, renovations, auditing, and also organize industry events. Remember, no matter how well your property is doing, it could be doing better. Contact Leslie at LMathis@StreamlineMultifamily.com for more information.

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At 28, with two young children, our guest felt exhausted and was told by her doctor that it was normal. She refused to accept this as her reality. In this inspiring episode, she shares her journey of reclaiming her energy and health and reminds women that it’s never too late to reach their fitness goals. We dive into how to create plans that fit into your life, shift your mindset from sacrifice to empowerment, and how motivation can reshape the way you show up in life.

Coach Katie Woodall is 43 years old, and hasn't always loved eating healthy and exercising! When she was 28 and had only 2 young children at the time, she had zero energy to care for her family. She remembers going to the doctor concerned and him looking at her in the face and telling her this was normal. She refused to accept that as her new norm!

A friend started a personal training business around that time so she signed up and trained with her once a week. Slowly, she started noticing muscles she'd never seen before and her energy dramatically increased! It lit a fire in her! She wants to encourage other women to move their bodies and eat healthier!

So she started teaching group fitness and that was over a decade ago! Now, she trains women from her home studio and obtained her transformational macro coaching certification last summer and started her own coaching business - Aspire Fitness and Nutrition!

She wants women to know it's never too late to reach their health and fitness goals!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aspirecoachkatie
Website: https://www.aspirefitnessandnutrition.com

Hear more from Coach Katie about:

• Why we must step out of our comfort zones.
• Shifting our mindsets to what are we willing to do for ourselves.
• Showing up as if we've already achieved our goal.
• How even coaches need coaches.
• The importance of how we speak to ourselves and how we show up differently if we are motivated.
• Why 5 minutes is better than nothing at all.

Connect with us!

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesliemathis
Streamline Website: https://www.streamlinemultifamily.com
EmpowHER Website: https://empowhermultifamily.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/empowhermultifamily https://www.instagram.com/streamlinemultifamily

Subscribe and leave a review for the Multifamily Streamlined Podcast here.

Streamline Multifamily Group is your specialized consulting partner for multifamily operations, training, and more! We offer consultative support in project management, construction, development, renovations, auditing, and also organize industry events. Remember, no matter how well your property is doing, it could be doing better. Contact Leslie at LMathis@StreamlineMultifamily.com for more information.