There’s a lot of talk about innovation and what comes next, but not a lot of honest conversations about what it actually takes to execute and grow.
Market Makers is the podcast where operators at the intersection of real estate, PropTech, SaaS, and modern go-to-market strategy can talk shop.
If you’re a leader, you don’t need more commentary. You need clarity on what works, from builders & operators who’ve actually done the work.
Real, unfiltered conversations. The wins, the misses, the hard-earned lessons behind building and scaling real businesses.
Talk is cheap.
Execution wins.
The future of your career won't be decided for you.
It will be designed by you.
AI is rewriting job descriptions. Industries are consolidating. Entire career paths are being created and eliminated in real time. The professionals who thrive in the next decade won't be the ones waiting for direction.They'll be the ones who take ownership of their future.
That's exactly what we unpack in our latest Market Makers Podcast (https://www.linkedin.com/company/market-makers-podcast/) episode with Lisa Nickerson, CEO at Infinityy (https://www.linkedin.com/company/infinityy/).The data is impossible to ignore:
→ 86% of employers expect AI to transform their business by 2030→ 39% of today's skills will be transformed or obsolete by 2030
→ 70% of professionals feel unprepared for the future of work.
In this episode, we discuss:
✔ How to think like the CEO of your career
✔ Why role alignment matters more than title and compensation
✔ The career decisions that compound over time
✔ How AI is reshaping leadership and opportunity
✔ Why growth may be the most valuable form of compensation
✔ The mindset shifts every leader needs now.
One of our favorite lines from the conversation:"Nobody is coming to save your career."The future belongs to those willing to intentionally design it.
Subscribe for real conversations with the people building and shaping the future of work.
2 Jun 2026
Episode 4 Drops Soon: Why the Best Leaders Stop Trying to Be Everything to Everyone
𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟰 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗼𝗻:
𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 & 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗔𝗿𝗲
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹?
Lauren Henss and Chanté Blough sit down with Lisa Nickerson for a conversation on leadership, entrepreneurship, personal growth, and the power of staying aligned with your purpose.
This episode explores what happens when you stop chasing what everyone else is doing and start building around who you truly are.
→ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀
→ 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸
→ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲
→ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀
→ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀
→ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
Some people build businesses.
Others build a legacy.
This conversation is about the difference.
#MarketMakers #Leadership #Entrepreneurship #BusinessGrowth #PersonalDevelopment #WomenInBusiness #LeadershipDevelopment #GrowthMindset #BusinessPodcast #MarketMakersPodcast
19 May 2026
Digital Transformation & AI: What Works, What Fails, and Why Most Companies Get It Wrong
Digital Transformation & AI: What Works, What Fails, and What Most Companies Get Wrong
What does real AI transformation actually look like inside fast-moving companies, and why do so many digital transformation initiatives fail?
In this episode of Market Makers, Lauren Henss and Chanté Blough sit down with Malte Kramer, CEO of Luxury Presence, to unpack the realities of implementing AI and digital transformation in ways that actually drive results.
From AI adoption and internal systems to search visibility, SaaS evolution, and customer behavior, this conversation explores the gap between what companies say publicly and what execution really requires behind the scenes.
They also dive into:
• Why most AI initiatives fail after launch
• The difference between AI hype and operational execution
• How AI search is changing discovery and customer acquisition
• Why iteration and feedback loops matter more than speed
• The future of AI-native CRMs and SaaS platforms
• Why going narrow creates stronger positioning and growth
• The role of authenticity in the era of AI-generated search
• Whether humans will remain a permanent part of the workflow
If you are a founder, operator, brokerage leader, marketer, or executive navigating AI and digital transformation, this episode offers practical insights on what it takes to adapt, execute, and stay ahead.
Listen in to learn why successful transformation is not about launching AI tools. It is about building systems, processes, and experiences that actually work.
30 Apr 2026
Episode 3 Teaser: Why 88% of AI Transformations Fail (And What Actually Works)
𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟯 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗼𝗻: 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗔𝗜: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗪𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴
𝟴𝟴% 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹.
Chanté Blough and Lauren Henss sit down with Malte Kramer, CEO of Luxury Presence, to unpack what real AI transformation looks like from the inside. The wins, the rebuilds, and what most companies are still getting wrong.
→ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘃𝘀. 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲
→ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 "𝗔𝗜-𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱" 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 "𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱," 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁
→ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁
→ 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
→ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲
→ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗽, 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝘅?
Talk is cheap. Execution wins.
𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗙𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗴.
#MarketMakers #DigitalTransformation #AI #PropTech #SaaS #BusinessStrategy #AITrends #StartupGrowth #ExecutionOverHype #TechLeadership
6 Apr 2026
Episode 3 Is Dropping Soon: Real Estate, PropTech & SaaS Leaders Unfiltered
Market Makers episode 3 is dropping soon.A bold podcast featuring unfiltered conversations with leaders shaping the future of real estate, PropTech, SaaS, and digital transformation.Real conversations with the people building what's next.Talks is cheap. Execution wins. https://open.spotify.com/show/6bPHachBrrOsBRmpaVGCVx?si=5cRTjT9nScejXaKcm9d5Tg
18 Mar 2026
STAYING INDEPENDENT ON PURPOSE
Episode 2: Staying Independent On Purpose
What does it really mean to stay independent in today’s real estate market, and why are some brokerages choosing this path intentionally?
In this episode of Market Makers, Lauren Henss and Chanté Blough sit down with Jared Antin of Brown Harris Stevens to unpack the strategy behind remaining independent in an industry increasingly shaped by consolidation.
From leadership access and company culture to agent experience and long-term positioning, this conversation explores why independence is not a limitation, but a deliberate advantage.
They also dive into:• The realities behind real estate consolidation• Why agents are rethinking what they value in a brokerage• How independent firms compete with larger brands• The role of leadership visibility in agent retention• Technology, flexibility, and decision-making at the brokerage level• Building a sustainable business without losing identity
If you are an agent, brokerage leader, or operator navigating today’s evolving market, this episode offers a clear perspective on what it takes to grow with intention.
Listen in to learn why staying independent is not about resisting change. It is about making the right decisions for long-term success.
17 Mar 2026
The Truth About Legacy Brands (Coming 3/17)
Innovation is easy to talk about. Execution is brutally hard.
In Episode 2 of Market Makers, we’re joined by Jared Antin to dismantle the myth that consolidation is killing independence. The truth? It’s actually making the best independent brokerages more relevant than ever.
While publicly traded firms are busy "optimizing earnings per share" and sacrificing the human layer of the business, the best Indies are doubling down on what matters: The North Star.
In this episode, we dive into:
Moving from a legacy brand to a modern, relatable one.
Why the "agent is the customer" mindset is the ultimate competitive advantage.
How to leverage the current "moment in history" to take market share.
Avoiding the "Profit Trap" that erodes service.
The future of real estate isn't just about scale, it's about staying independent on purpose.
#MarketMakers #RealEstateLeadership #IndependentBrokerage #JaredAntin #PropTech #RealEstateStrategy #StandingIndependent
25 Feb 2026
CRACKING PRODUCT-MARKET FIT IN PROPTECH
Episode 1: Cracking Product Market Fit in PropTech
What does product market fit really mean in PropTech and why do so many founders get it wrong?
In this episode of Market Makers, Lauren Henss and Chanté Blough sit down with Sean Soderstrom and Drew Fabrikant to break down the realities of building technology inside the real estate ecosystem.
From defining true product market fit to identifying misleading growth signals, this conversation explores what actually drives user engagement, retention, and long-term value. The group unpacks common founder misconceptions, the difference between momentum and traction, and why habit-building matters more than hype.
They also dive into:
• The challenges of delivering real value to agents
• How brokerages evaluate technology partners
• Build vs. buy decisions in PropTech
• Strategic partnerships and knowledge transfer gaps
• The evolving role of marketing in digital transformation
• Why resilience and adaptability separate committed operators from the rest
If you are a founder, PropTech operator, brokerage leader, or marketing executive navigating growth, this episode offers practical insights on aligning technology, strategy, and user behavior.
Listen in to learn why product market fit is not about excitement. It is about execution, adoption, and measurable impact.
23 Feb 2026
Episode 1 Teaser
Our first episode drops soon. We’re kicking off with a conversation about Cracking Product Market Fit with Sean Soderstrom (CEO, Courted) and Drew Fabrikant (Founder & CEO, Scout).
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