Podcasts

Elizabeth Francisco sits down with Multifamily trailblazer, Dawn Waye, to share more about what being a successful owner/operator looks like and how leadership impacts the trajectory of a company. Dawn Waye founded City Gate in 2014 with a vision built upon her passion for marketing, training, asset management, business development and the operation of all asset types and classes. Dawn’s 20+ years in the industry have taken her from Rhode Island to Florida and finally to Texas. Prior to founding City Gate, Dawn served as VP of Operations for Knightvest Management and as Investment Manager for Pinnacle Property Management Services. Dawn holds broker licenses in Texas, Oklahoma, and Rhode Island as well as a CPM Designation from the Institute of Real Estate Management. As a leader in the industry, she provides clients, vendors, and residents with a voice at the local, state, and national level through legislative advocacy. Connect with Dawn here:

About ResMan: ResMan delivers the property management industry’s most innovative technology platform, making property investments and operations more profitable and easier to manage. ResMan’s platform unlocks a new path to growth for property management companies that deliver consistent NOI improvement and brilliant resident experiences easier than ever before. To learn more about our platform, visit http://myresman.com

Elizabeth Francisco sits down with Multifamily trailblazer and Director of Strategic Operations and Support for INDIO Management, Kelli Dowdney to discuss the importance of preparedness during leasing season and what she thinks sets a company up for success.

Kelli Dowdney has been a leader, trainer, mentor, and passionate speaker for the Multi-Family Industry for over 25 years, starting her career as a PT Leasing consultant while she attended Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School.

After graduating with a double BA in Marketing and Management, with a minor in Finance, Kelli quickly moved through all onsite positions and into a variety of corporate positions. These included National Training Specialist, Regional Manager, Regional Vice President, VP of Marketing, and Vice President of Operations. Kelli’s strategic approach to operations focuses on effectively communicating target KPIs, providing the training and resources needed, empowering teams to execute their business plans and then measuring/adjusting. She has a unique skillset to push platforms and workflows to their highest efficiencies and is grounded by her process driven solutions. Kelli is passionate about collaboration, leadership development and vision casting. She is considered to be a powerful source of inspiration, taking every opportunity to impact the hearts and careers of those around her.

Kelli currently lives in Allen, TX. Kelli is blessed with 2 children, Brayden and Bradleigh, through adoption and is very active in several adoption ministries and in her church. She is an avid Western Equestrian, having started competing at the young age of 3, and still owns several Quarter Horses and rides often. She is also a trained classical pianist and modern vocalist, with a history in musical theater. Connect with her on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellidowdney/

About ResMan: ResMan delivers the property management industry’s most innovative technology platform, making property investments and operations more profitable and easier to manage. ResMan’s platform unlocks a new path to growth for property management companies that deliver consistent NOI improvement and brilliant resident experiences easier than ever before. To learn more about our platform, visit http://myresman.com/.

Elizabeth Francisco, President of ResMan, sits down with rental housing veteran Anne Sadovsky in honor of Women's History Month to discuss what being a woman in the industry has looked like over the past 50 years, as well as the general evolution of property management. Anne Sadovsky is a Dallas based professional speaker, providing training, keynotes and counsel to a variety of industries, businesses and associations. She is a former Vice President of Marketing and Education of Lincoln Property Company. Her expertise makes her a sought- after speaker, consultant and trainer and her training via Zoom, webinars and seminars have educated thousands. She has officially flown almost four million miles sharing her experience, expertise, wisdom and wit.

MIRABELLA Magazine listed her as one of the One Thousand Women of the 90's, along with Mother Teresa and Oprah Winfrey. Anne's book "Mission Possible" with Stephen Covey and Brian Tracy was a best seller. Multi Family Pro and the Apartment Association of Greater Dallas have honored her with Legends Awards. She is affiliated with numerous business and professional organizations. To book Anne Sadovsky or learn more about her training, check out her website at https://annesadovsky.com/

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Elizabeth Francisco sits down with Amanda Mabrey, Director of People & Culture at ResMan and Gregory Knight, People & Culture Generalist at ResMan to discuss today's challenge of trying to retain talent. With the Great Resignation, more and more properties are struggling to keep employees long term. Gregory and Amanda share their insights as to how properties can more effectively decrease their turnover and give employees a long-lasting career at their properties.

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Elizabeth Francisco sits down with Amanda Mabrey, Director of People & Culture at ResMan and Gregory Knight, People & Culture Generalist at ResMan to discuss today's challenge of trying to recruit talent. With the Great Resignation, more and more properties are struggling to fill job vacancies as they head into leasing season. Gregory and Amanda share their insights as to how properties can more effectively recruit without compromising quality in the hiring process.

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ResMan’s President Elizabeth Francisco sits down with Jason Simon, Director of Government Affairs at the Apartment Association of Greater Dallas (AAGD) to discuss NAA's Advocate where several members head to Capitol Hill to speak with legislators about pressing issues in the rental housing industry. Hear about the main legislative issues associations are focusing on, how you can get involved at Advocate as well as advice for first timers and those looking to be more involved overall in the rental housing industry.

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Elizabeth Francisco sits down with Antoinette Williams of CARROLL and Lissi Daniels at Madera Residential to talk about the challenges faced by minorities in Multifamily and how DEI and the support of executive leadership can pave the way for a more inclusive and equitable industry. They’ll also discuss how legislation is supporting DEI efforts on a macro and micro level.

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ResMan’s Affordable Compliance experts, Rue Fox and Janel Ganim, are back with a delicious cocktail to honor New Year's and Valentine's Day along with PropTalk’s latest episode of Cocktails & Compliance! Pop the champagne with Rue and Janel and hear all of the Winter updates on the Affordable housing industry. Hear everything from updates about TRACS 203-A and the CARH conference as well as the status of electronic signature adoption and upcoming events right here on PropTalk!

Elizabeth Francisco, President of ResMan, continues our Trailblazing series with Victoria Cowart, Director of Education and Outreach at PetScreening™ to discuss Victoria’s career growth and changes throughout her time working in the property management industry. Elizabeth and Victoria share the reality of moving up in the world and how the two of them both learned about and contributed to the property management industry and later reaped the rewards in their career because of it.

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