Drastic Talks is a series of conversations between experts in Real Estate Technology. These conversations cover trends, challenges and news in real estate, PropTech, ConTech, AI, diversity, urban innovation and much more.
New episodes are published every other Thursday on our social media.
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Expertise beyond the PropTech Curtain | Drastic Talks with Nicole Bremner & Ben Lerner
We're thrilled that Nicole Bremner, Property Developer, Investor and Founder is hosting our next Drastic Talks episode. Nicole has a fascinating story and now focuses on creating homes that are fit for purpose whether that be PRS, affordable or social housing. Currently a Director at East Eight in London, Nicole is joined by Ben Lerner who is Managing Director at Lerner Associates and has ~20 years in real estate technology, aka PropTech.
There is so much knowledge and expertise packed into this episode! With a focus on PropTech, they talk about the origins of the word (which is really just software for real estate) and the wide range of what it covers, how much everything revolves around data mining and interpretation and presentation, ESG, and so much more. Nicole isn't afraid to ask the hard questions, too like if companies were overdone in their evaluation - are they really worth that much?
Nicole and Ben are a fantastic pair and listening into their conversation is a rare glance of what's happening behind the scenes. Enjoy!
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18 Mar 2021
Global CRE & Contech in 2021 | Drastic Talks #11 with Steve Pierz & Cristina Savian
Steve Pierz, Chief Innovation Officer at FBR (previously known as Fastbrick Robotics) hosts this next episode of Drastic Talks.
Joined by Cristina Savian, CEO and Founder at Be-Wise, a consultancy firm specialized in helping start-ups and SMEs scale-up, and also someone with a fascinating background story, the two talk about construction, infrastructure, entrepreneurship, AI, asset management, and more.
If this is your first Drastic Talks episode, it's formatted as an unscripted and intimate conversation between two experts. Press play!
19 Feb 2021
Cities are a physical manifestation of society | Drastic Talks #10 w/ Nicole Bremner & Monika Jaroszonek
Please give a warm welcome to Nicole Bremner, Property Developer, Investor and Founder. Director at East Eight, Nicole is also a professional podcaster and speaker and we're fortunate to have her as our host for this episode of Drastic Talks!
Joining Nicole today is Monika Jaroszonek, CEO and Co-founder at Ratio.City. With a background in architecture, Monika develops the tools that enable architects to build cities. Passionate about urban landscapes, Monika says cities are a physical manifestation of the society that we live in. They represent the best of us from culture, innovation, and more.
Tune in to this episode of Drastic Talks to listen in to their conversation!
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19 Feb 2021
Resilience, Affordability and Office Benefits | Drastic Talks #9 w/ Courtney Cooper & Michelle Killoran
Remember when we started sharing Drastic Talks?
Well, we're already at episode 9!
Joining host Courtney Cooper, Principal at Alate Partners, for this episode is Michelle Killoran, Principal at Omers Ventures. Michelle, a Canadian sheltering in San Francisco, focuses on PropTech for the fund that normally writes $5-25 million checks for companies raising money in their Series A, B, C, and D.
Join Courtney and Michelle as they discuss trends in PropTech, the impact of the pandemic and the increase of the importance of resiliency and affordability. Data transparency, technology in construction, and how to entice people back into the office and other hot topics are also touched on.
Watch the video format: https://youtu.be/8KzrpUlmr6w (https://youtu.be/8KzrpUlmr6w)
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17 Feb 2021
Proptech Trends & Challenges for 2021 | Drastic Talks #8 with Courtney Cooper & Lorri Rowlandson
Ready for another episode of Drastic Talks? We are!
This time host, Courtney Cooper, sits with Lorri Rowlandson, SVP of Strategy and Innovation at BGIS. Lorri has also recently authored "The New Normal: Informed Predictions on How the World of Work will Change Forever."
Courtney and Lorri talk about innovation, reservation systems, space planning, air quality, what's planned vs what happens, the evolution of technology due to COVID and more!
Join them as they talk about the latest technology, what that means for us (both in the office and outside of it!), and what's next with the virtual culture, business, and more in this wild west.
Watch the video format on our Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYuat-0ZUrQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYuat-0ZUrQ)
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10 Feb 2021
Drastic Talks #7 with Courtney Cooper & Doug Chambers
Here's the latest Drastic Talks session hosted by Courtney Cooper, Principal at Alate Partners, and with guest Doug Chambers, Co-Founder at a new company (details are still under the wraps!) and previously at WeWork.
The two discuss changing behavior through technology, the construction industry, what life was like at WeWork, and having a company acquired by WeWork, office space design, and so much more. We really thought the stat about how many people want a hybrid work model for the rest of their lives was interesting. Doug also hints at what his new company is about, and it sounds pretty disruptive! Ready to hear more? Hit play.
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9 Feb 2021
Changing the Construction Game | Drastic Talks #6 with Steve Pierz & Zara Riahi
This episode features Zara Riahi, CEO of Contillo, as she talks with our host Steve Pierz, Chief Innovation Officer at FBR. Contillo is a game-changing 3D AI analytics platform that automatically turns 3D construction site data into real-time, intelligent insights on construction progress, installation quality, and predictive KPIs.
Zara is a civil engineer with a Masters in Earthquake Science, and an MBA from the London School of business, plus a successful entrepreneur. Watch this conversation about the developments in construction technology, BIM, and more!
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4 Feb 2021
Drastic Talks #5 with Jon Finkelstein & Dr. Heather Wray
This episode of Drastic Talks features Dr. Heather Wray. Dr. Wray is a researcher, engineer and biologist who has the goal to use science and innovation to find bold solutions to major sustainability challenges.
She has specific expertise in water treatment, urban agriculture and sustainable buildings. Our host, Jon Finkelstein, Executive Creative Director at PwC Experience Consulting, chats with her in this episode of Drastic Talks.
Watch the video version on our Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_qChsIu8GA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_qChsIu8GA)
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2 Feb 2021
ROI, PNL & Vertical Farms | Drastic Talks #4 with Jon Finkelstein & Andrew Bowerbank
In this episode of Drastic Talks, we're joined by Andrew Bowerbank, Chair of the Transformation Initiative and Ontario Premier's Award Recipient, and our host Jon Finkelstein, Executive Creative Director at PWC Canada.
We've structured our economies to run so that one person is trained to do one thing really really well. That productivity format demonstrated how effective it is to let people become experts at what they do. But, that has led to siloing. Until we figure out how to break those silos down, we're going to have problems. Andrew talks about this in real estate, efficiency in operations and in managing costs, and so much more in this discussion. He says we've come so far but we have a ways to go.
There're so many interesting topics that Andrew and Jon cover in this hour that it flies by and it's hard to summarize in this short post!
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24 Jan 2021
Innovation in Construction Technology | Drastic Talks #3 with Steve Pierz & Dr. Mani Golparvar
Our host Steve Pierz, Chief Innovation Officer at FBR, is joined by Dr. Mani Golparvar, Co-Founder and CTO of Reconstruct.
Reconstruct shows you what is there vs. what should be there by evaluating reality vs design and schedule. Do you know what it means to use BIM for ROI measurement? Do you know the importance of trusting data? COVID changed what was unusual to the new normal, and ConTech was given opportunities to flourish through software as a service (SaaS). Ready to learn more?
Let's get some boots on the ground and hit play!
20 Jan 2021
AI in CRE | Drastic Talks #2 with Jon Finkelstein & Dr. Bahar Sateli
Are you ready to talk about AI? How about responsible AI, what AI means in commercial real estate, where AI is going in CRE and who's leading the way?
Our host Jon Finkelson is joined by Bahar Sateli, Manager of AI and Analytics at PWC. A type of senior data scientist, Bahar has a PhD in AI and now handles a variety of projects in different sectors and maturity from proof of concept to AI analysis.
Jon and Bahar talk about AI from definition to real life application and more! Tap the link and listen in to the discussion as a sneak peek of what else is to come in October at our virtual summit.
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19 Jan 2021
Smart Access Control and Proptech Trends | Drastic Talks #1 with Jon Finkelstein & Lee Odess
Our first Drastic Talk is available! Join Jon Finkelstein of PWC Canada as he and Lee Odess, CEO & Founder of Group337 discuss seamless, frictionless and healthy trends in proptech. Do you know the difference between smart, automated and intelligent? You will after watching this!
There is no topic left untouched... "As an industry, we have a lot of work to do on our end from a diversity and inclusion viewpoint." - Lee Odess
Plus, you'll never guess who walks in and crashes the discussion right before they go deep in the security and access control world.
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