- 19
- Episodes
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2026
- First episode
About Multipliers - An A.CRE Pod
Some people seem to compound over time, while others stall. Same hours. Same world. Very different outcomes. Why is that? Multipliers is a conversation that seeks to understand what actually creates leverage in a life. We explore the habits, frameworks, relationships, perspectives, and inner dialogue that quietly multiply output, clarity, energy, and impact over time. Seeking to understand the Multipliers that drive certain people to be, create, and rise to heights many multiples above of their peers. Sometimes it’s three of us. Sometimes it’s a guest who sees the world differently. And sometimes it’s just one. We’re not gurus. We’re not trying to impress anyone. We’re just regular old real estate guys far enough along to know we know very little, and curious enough to keep asking better questions. Life is short. Work is long. Make the most of it.
- Publisher
- Spencer Burton
- Category
- business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 18 Feb 2026
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
19 episodes in the feed.
7 Oct 2026
Multipliers - An A.CRE Pod: Three Things CRE Firms Getting Ahead Are Actually Doing (S1E19)
In this episode of Multipliers, Spencer and Sam break down a conversation Spencer had with the CEO of a major investment management firm who said exactly that: I don't know what to do. Spencer shares the three actions he sees in every CRE organization that is actually getting ahead right now: mapping digital companions into the org chart, building a disciplined approach to structuring unstructured data, and establishing a practical AI governance policy. He also gets into why build or buy is the wrong question, why Copilot is so bad and is not going to get better, and why analysts are side-installing Claude on their own laptops in defiance of their firm's governance policy. They also cover Spencer going into the cave on a cruise ship for nine days to rebuild a major A.CRE digital asset faster and better than two engineers did in 18 months, Sam's thirty-three days at Disneyland last year, and Walt Disney's flywheel. View other episodes: https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/) Multipliers initiative: https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/ (https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/) CRE Agents: https://www.creagents.com (https://www.creagents.com) AI Edge community: https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/) SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/sburtonhome?sub_confirmation=1 (https://www.youtube.com/user/sburtonhome?sub_confirmation=1) #Multipliers #CRE #AIinRealEstate #AIAdoption #CREStrategy
25 Sept 2026
Multipliers - An A.CRE Pod: JEV Is a Bigger Deal for CRE Than LLMs (S1E18)
In this episode of Multipliers, Spencer and Sam break down JEV, the system one model from TypeSafe that answers yes or no questions from unstructured data at 400 times the speed and 40 times the cost of a frontier LLM. They get into why most CRE workflows are really just a series of micro-decisions, how JEV handles the invoice-to-investor-report pipeline with zero hallucinations, how CRE Agents has already implemented JEV across seven different processes, and what it means that what used to cost 15 cents and take 10 seconds now costs zero cents and takes two seconds. They also cover Opus 5.5, why Claude Design has replaced Manus for presentations, and why the bottleneck to AI adoption in CRE right now is not the technology. View other episodes: https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/) Multipliers initiative: https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/ (https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/) CRE Agents: https://www.creagents.com (https://www.creagents.com) AI Edge community: https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/) SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/sburtonhome?sub_confirmation=1 (https://www.youtube.com/user/sburtonhome?sub_confirmation=1) #Multipliers #CRE #AIinRealEstate #JEV #AIAgents
10 Sept 2026
Multipliers - An A.CRE Pod: The AI Tech Stack Every CRE Professional Needs to Understand (S1E17)
Most CRE professionals are using AI. Almost none of them understand what they're actually using. In this episode of Multipliers, Spencer and Michael break down the AI tech stack framework Spencer has been building into A.CRE's AI training curriculum: the four layers every CRE professional needs to understand, the harness, the intelligence layer, the tools, and the knowledge layer. They get into why Claude is the most expensive harness and why that matters, how a rent roll parsing task cost $2.70 with Fable 5.1 and 4 cents with GLM 5.3, what MCP actually is and how it differs from an API, and why the knowledge layer is the hardest piece to build, and the one that pays off the longest. They also cover Michael's $262,000 value creation from a four-hour phone call, and why the next generation analyst needs AI engineering skills as much as Excel skills. View other episodes: https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/) Multipliers initiative: https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/ (https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/) CRE Agents: https://www.creagents.com (https://www.creagents.com) AI Edge community: https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/) SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/sburtonhome?sub_confirmation=1 (https://www.youtube.com/user/sburtonhome?sub_confirmation=1) #Multipliers #CRE #AIinRealEstate #AITechStack #CREAgents
2 Sept 2026
Multipliers - An A.CRE Pod: Grok Bot and Coffee Enemas (S1E16)
In this episode of Multipliers, Spencer, Michael, and Sam cover Michael's trip to Panama and the engineering marvel of the canal, why the AI tech stack is finally becoming clear and what that means for CRE professionals who want to stay ahead, how Spencer built a chief of staff agent using Grok Bot that reads his email, manages his tasks, and updates his calendar without being prompted, why most enterprises are paying millions for AI tokens and getting almost no ROI because they are missing the knowledge layer, and what skills are actually worth learning right now versus what will be abstracted away in twelve months. They also get into Whisperflow, dictating instead of typing, Sam's coffee enema backstory, and the free open source tool called Goose that lets anyone start tinkering with autonomous agents this weekend for zero dollars. View other episodes: https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/) Multipliers initiative: https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/ (https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/) CRE Agents: https://www.creagents.com (https://www.creagents.com) AI Edge community: https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/) SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/sburtonhome?sub_confirmation=1 (https://www.youtube.com/user/sburtonhome?sub_confirmation=1) #Multipliers #CRE #AIinRealEstate #Grokbot #AIAgents
5 Aug 2026
Multipliers - An A.CRE Pod: How to Stand Out in a Stack of 300 Resumes (S1E15)
In a stack of 300 resumes from 300 great candidates, you all look the same. Here is how to not look the same. In this episode of Multipliers, Spencer, Michael, and Sam dig into the PwC survey of a thousand financial services executives that found 91% are raising compensation for AI-skilled employees, and what an autonomous agent actually is in plain English. They cover why the entry-level and mid-level jobs most at risk are also the ones with the most to gain from learning this now, and the exact steps a student or career switcher can take this weekend to build something that will make a hiring manager's head spin. View other episodes: https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/) Multipliers initiative: https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/ (https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/) CRE Agents: https://www.creagents.com (https://www.creagents.com) AI Edge community: https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/) SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/sburtonhome?sub_confirmation=1 (https://www.youtube.com/user/sburtonhome?sub_confirmation=1) #Multipliers #CRE #AIinRealEstate #CareerAdvice #AISkills
16 Jul 2026
Multipliers - An A.CRE Pod: Unpacking the Layers of AI that Make it Useful for CRE (S1E14)
Most people are using AI. Very few understand what they are actually using. In this episode of Multipliers, Spencer and Michael break down the four layers of AI that determine whether the technology is useful or not: compute, the model, the harness, and the capabilities layer. They get into why a weaker model with a better harness can outperform a stronger model, what CRE Work and Excelente are and why A.CRE is building them open source, how the capabilities layer is what every CRE firm will have to build or rent over the next decade, and why Michael's experience using CRE Agents for the first time as a natural conversation was the moment the whole thing finally clicked. They also get into G Brain, why small firms have a real window right now that large institutions are squandering, and why Spencer says this is a four alarm fire for operators and investment managers who are still just talking about AI. View other episodes: https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/) Multipliers initiative: https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/ (https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/) CRE Agents: https://www.creagents.com (https://www.creagents.com) AI Edge community: https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/) SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/sburtonhome?sub_confirmation=1 (https://www.youtube.com/user/sburtonhome?sub_confirmation=1) #Multipliers #CRE #AIinRealEstate #CREAgents #AILayers
8 Jul 2026
Multipliers - An A.CRE Pod: How Mentors Change Your Trajectory (S1E13)
The fastest way to compress a decade of learning into two years is to find someone who has already made the mistakes you are about to make. In this episode of Multipliers, Spencer, Michael, and Sam sit down with David Conroy, Principal at Cawley Commercial Real Estate and founder of Headwaters, to talk about how mentorship shaped his career in industrial real estate, why understanding the tenant's P&L gives you an investment edge most sponsors never develop, how labor and transportation costs drive leasing decisions far more than rent does, and what it looks like to build a vertical expertise that compounds over time. They also get into Michael's new AI deal sourcing agent, the population and labor market screening tool David built in Replit in 20 minutes that took a year to attempt before, and why curiosity might be the most underrated multiplier in the business. View other episodes: https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/) Multipliers initiative: https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/ (https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/) CRE Agents: https://www.creagents.com (https://www.creagents.com) AI Edge community: https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/) SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/sburtonhome?sub_confirmation=1 (https://www.youtube.com/user/sburtonhome?sub_confirmation=1) #Multipliers #CRE #IndustrialRealEstate #Mentorship #AIinRealEstate
17 Jun 2026
Multipliers - An A.CRE Pod: Ask Why Until the Answer Changes (S1E12)
In this episode of Multipliers, Spencer and Sam get into how Michael is using AI to turn over more acquisition stones with the same size team, why the mental model you use to understand a new technology determines whether you ever actually adopt it, how Spencer explains the difference between a harness and a capabilities layer using an elevator analogy that finally made it click for a senior industry veteran, and why Sam's moment watching CRE Agents complete a task from start to finish changed the way he thinks about software forever. They also get into SpaceX going public, what Elon Musk's first principles obsession has to do with your buy box, and the Cursor acquisition by XAI and what it means for the cost of AI going forward. View other episodes: https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/) Multipliers initiative: https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/ (https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/) CRE Agents: https://www.creagents.com (https://www.creagents.com) AI Edge community: https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/) SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/sburtonhome?sub_confirmation=1 (https://www.youtube.com/user/sburtonhome?sub_confirmation=1)
2 Jun 2026
Multipliers - An A.CRE Pod: Most People and Companies Are Ill-Prepared for the AI Wave (S1E11)
Re-skilling is not optional. Every person and every organization in commercial real estate is going to have to do it. The question is whether you start now or get left behind. In this episode of Multipliers, Spencer and Sam get into why autonomous agents are expensive and still looking for their killer use case in CRE, how AI skills have evolved from a single markdown file into something closer to a full software program, why the re-skilling and retooling wave is more complex than most people realize, and what it actually takes to stay ahead when the tools are changing faster than anyone can track. They also get personal: what Spencer fears most at 3am, Sam's psychological operating system framework, and the signal vs. noise problem that keeps smart people from doing the things they already know they should. View other episodes: https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/) Multipliers initiative: https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/ (https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/) CRE Agents: https://www.creagents.com (https://www.creagents.com) AI Edge community: https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/) SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/sburtonhome?sub_confirmation=1 (https://www.youtube.com/user/sburtonhome?sub_confirmation=1) #Multipliers #CRE #AIReskilling #AIinRealEstate #FutureOfWork
28 May 2026
Multipliers - An A.CRE Pod: Modeling Like a Deal Seasoned Pro in the Era of AI (S1E10)
In this episode of Multipliers, Spencer live-demos an AI skill built for a real estate financial model — pulling in an actual OM, T12, and rent roll, querying live Freddie Mac rate data from the A.CRE Intelligence Hub, and watching Claude populate a full apartment acquisition underwriting in under 20 minutes. We get into why the fundamentals are still the prerequisite, why you need a separate prompt engineer to keep your coding context clean, how living skills accumulate experience the way people do, and why the person building skills inside their firm right now is in the driver's seat for the next two to three years.
5 May 2026
Multipliers - An A.CRE Pod: The Traffic Engine Nobody's Building (S1E9)
Some portion of your revenue every single night is going to a third party. That's NOI you're giving away. There's a way to stop. In this episode of Multipliers, we break down how Michael Belasco built an AI-powered traffic and attribution engine for his RV park that's already beating projections, and why the playbook applies to multifamily, self-storage, senior housing, and hospitality. We get into why geo-targeting beats geo-fencing, how organic content like event calendars and local amenity pages create retargeting pipelines most operators never think about, and why there's real arbitrage right now for anyone willing to build their own distribution instead of renting someone else's. View other episodes: https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/) Multipliers initiative: https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/ (https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/) CRE Agents: https://www.creagents.com (https://www.creagents.com) AI Edge community: https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/) #Multipliers #CRE #AIinRealEstate #TrafficStrategy #NOIArbitrage SUBSCRIBE
28 Apr 2026
Multipliers - An A.CRE Pod: The Multipliers Nobody Talks About (S1E8)
Someone's 1% contribution can create more value than the other person's 99% of effort. The trick is recognizing that. In this episode of Multipliers, we get into why the best teams aren't built on competence but on trust and cohesion, what it actually means to be "in exchange" with your partners beyond just economics, how travel unlocks the kind of thinking that builds don't, why playing the infinite game changed everything about how we run ACRE, and the one quality that separates people who build lasting partnerships from lone wolves wandering the wilderness. View other episodes: https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/) Multipliers initiative: https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/ (https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/) CRE Agents: https://www.creagents.com (https://www.creagents.com) AI Edge community: https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/) #Multipliers #CRE #TeamMultiplier #Partnerships SUBSCRIBE
14 Apr 2026
Multipliers - An A.CRE Pod: Be an Advisor, Not a Broker (S1E7)
The brokers who are winning right now aren't pushing deals — they're running therapy sessions. In this episode of Multipliers, we sit down with Jack Stone, Managing Director at Greysteel, to talk about what separates healthy owners from the ones scrambling right now, why discipline in investing comes from wisdom not willpower, how Jack went from big law to brokerage after realizing the partners he was supposed to aspire to had worse lives than the clients, and why the bar to excel with AI is still surprisingly low for anyone willing to lean in. #Multipliers #CRE #Multifamily #BeAnAdvisor #AIinRealEstate View other episodes: https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/) Multipliers initiative: https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/ (https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/) CRE Agents: https://www.creagents.com (https://www.creagents.com) AI Edge community: https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/) SUBSCRIBE
7 Apr 2026
Multipliers - An A.CRE Pod: The Skills That Don't Become Obsolete (S1E6)
Where you live is a multiplier. So is what you refuse to forget. In this episode of Multipliers, we sit down with James Freeman, Senior Managing Director at Judy Tree Capital, to talk about why small firms might be the biggest winners of the AI era, which skills actually survive automation, and why understanding the fundamentals matters more now than ever. #Multipliers #CRE #AIinRealEstate #Fundamentals #SmallFirmsWin View other episodes: https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/) Multipliers initiative: https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/ (https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/) CRE Agents: https://www.creagents.com (https://www.creagents.com) AI Edge community: https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge/) SUBSCRIBE
31 Mar 2026
Multipliers - An A.CRE Pod: It's All Fundamentals (S1E5)
Experts don't move past the fundamentals — they go deeper into them. That's the thread running through this episode. We get into why "right people on the bus" has nothing to do with competence, what the infinite game looks like when three guys actually live it, why AI makes mastering your domain more important than ever, and what happens when work stops feeling like work because you're building with people you'd choose to be around anyway. #Multipliers #CRE #Fundamentals #TeamMultiplier View other episodes: https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/) Multipliers initiative: https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/ (https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/) CRE Agents: https://www.creagents.com (https://www.creagents.com) A.CRE Accelerator: https://www.adventuresincre.com/accel (https://www.adventuresincre.com/accel)... SUBSCRIBE
17 Mar 2026
Multipliers - An A.CRE Pod: The AI Crossed the Threshold (S1E4)
In this episode of Multipliers, we talk about the moment AI stopped being a novelty and started changing how we actually work. We get into what it means to be the conductor of your own AI orchestra, why your personal IP might be your biggest asset going forward, how agentic AI is reshaping small business operations, and what it looks like when 95% of your industry hasn't noticed the wave yet. #Multipliers #CRE #AIThreshold Join AI.Edge and become the AI expert in the room: https://aiedge.ac/join (https://aiedge.ac/join) Learn to build institutional-quality real estate models: https://www.adventuresincre.com/accelerator/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/accelerator/) SUBSCRIBE
4 Mar 2026
Multipliers - An A.CRE Pod: The Coming AI Divide (S1E3)
The conversation explores the intersection of work, family, and personal fulfillment, delving into the challenges of deep work, managing stress, and finding balance. It also addresses the impact of technology on society and the future of work, highlighting the importance of skills development and productivity in the face of rapid change. The conversation explores the impact of shifting markets, the power of AI in workflows, preparing for the future, adapting to AI in the workplace, and embracing change and learning. It delves into the economic shifts, re-skilling, and the impact of AI productivity. The power of AI as a multiplier effect, long-term thinking, and the partnership with AI are discussed. Advice for the next generation, the impact of AI on jobs and skills, and the importance of continuous learning are highlighted. The value of hard assets, harnessing nuance and experience, and the impact on traditional job roles are explored. The conversation emphasizes optimism, tenacious learning, and the importance of leaning into AI and deep understanding. Takeaways The importance of uninterrupted time for deep work Balancing work and personal fulfillment The impact of AI on society and the future of work The importance of continuous learning and adaptation in the face of AI The value of embracing change and leveraging the power of AI in work Chapters 00:00 The Ultimate Multiplier: Family Time and Work 06:09 Balancing Work and Personal Fulfillment 11:13 The Future Impact of AI on Society 18:07 Productivity Explosion and Skills Development 26:15 The Impact of Shifting Markets 31:48 The Power of AI in Workflows 39:05 Preparing for the Future 44:16 Adapting to AI in the Workplace 51:12 Embracing Change and Learning
24 Feb 2026
Multipliers - An A.CRE Pod: Cuby: Building More with Less (S1E2)
In this episode of Multipliers – An A.CRE Podcast, I sit down with Aleks, CEO of Cuby Technologies, who’s building mobile micro-factories. This is much more than just a story about creating efficiencies in construction. In this episode, we learn what happens when you go deep enough into one problem that entirely new businesses emerge. About how a team that set out to source materials for itself ended up saving a major homebuilder 15% on procurement without ever planning to be in that business. About why your network compounds faster than your skills. And about the quiet multiplier underneath it all: being willing to do the grunt work no one else wants to touch. Aleks also shares what he’d tell young professionals just getting started and it’s not what most people expect. Have a question about this episode or want to connect with Aleks/Cuby? Contact us and we’ll make the introduction: https://www.adventuresincre.com/contact-us/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/contact-us/) Learn more about Cuby Technologies: https://cubytechnologies.com (https://cubytechnologies.com) View other episodes of Multipliers – An A.CRE Podcast: https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/ (https://www.adventuresincre.com/multipliers-podcast/) To learn more about the Multipliers initiative for CRE, visit: https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/ (https://multiplier.adventuresincre.ai/) SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/sburtonhome (https://www.youtube.com/user/sburtonhome) #Multipliers #ACREPodcast #AdventuresInCRE #Innovation
18 Feb 2026
Multipliers - An A.CRE Pod: Life's Mario Kart "Speed Boosts" (S1E1)
The conversation delves into the concept of multipliers, exploring its application in various contexts and the impact of luck and preparation in entrepreneurial success. The conversation delves into entrepreneurial strategy, rejecting the status quo, early tech exploration, and the role of passion as a multiplier. It also explores SEO, personal branding, and the impact of AI as a multiplier and magnifying glass. Takeaways The concept of multipliers extends beyond productivity The role of luck and preparation in entrepreneurial success AI as a multiplier and magnifying glass
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