Spotlight Series – Brought to you by Dentons and Proptech Collective

By Kenda Shaheen, Christine Ho and Tracy Molino

The Spotlight Series is brought to you by Dentons and Proptech Collective. Every month, we highlight the diverse stories of founders, investors, real estate professionals, city builders, and change-makers that are part of the proptech community. We aim to bring fresh perspectives on the evolving proptech space in Canada and beyond.

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Stay tuned for our next episode!

Please contact us if you have any questions or topics you would like to hear in our coming episodes.

 

Episode 1: Our Spotlight Series, Re-Imagined

April 21, 2021

We’re very excited to announce that we have partnered up with Proptech Collective to launch their re-imagined Spotlight Series.

Every month we’ll be hosting conversations that continue to highlight founders, investors, real estate professionals, city builders, and change-makers that are part of the proptech community – brought to life through video!

In this episode, Julia Chelaru (Proptech Collective), Courtney Cooper (Proptech Collective), and Kenda Shaheen (Dentons) reintroduce the vision and why we have launched this series together.

 

Episode 2: A conversation with Khushboo Jha from BuyProperly

April 22, 2021

We’ve partnered up with Proptech Collective to highlight the stories of founders, investors, real estate professionals, city builders, and change-makers that are part of the proptech community.

In our second episode, we sit down with Khushboo Jha, the CEO & Founder of BuyProperly to hear her story, talk about the fractional home investing model in Canada, and more!

 

Episode 3: A conversation with Anita Ramdas from ShuffleSpace

May 12, 2021

We’ve partnered up with Proptech Collective to highlight the stories of founders, investors, real estate professionals, city builders, and change-makers that are part of the proptech community.

In our latest episode, we sat down with Anita Ramdas, the CEO and Founder of ShuffleSpace to explore the world of storage and logistics. Hear about her journey, the trends taking place in this industry, and the ways that they have had to pivot over the last year through the pandemic.

 

Episode 4: A conversation with Theresa Warnaar from KingSett Capital

July 27, 2021

In our latest episode, we sit down with Theresa Warnaar, SVP Retail and Asset Resilience at KingSett Capital to hear about how they are leveraging PropTech in their portfolios. Through this spotlight, Theresa breaks down what asset resilience truly means, the trends that she is seeing in retail, and solutions that real estate companies are looking for.

 

Episode 5: A conversation with Paayal Khanna from JLL Technologies

August 3, 2021

In this episode, we sit down with Paayal Khanna, Director, Solution Architect at JLL Technologies. We dive into her journey from India to North America, explore how JLL partners with technology startups, and learn how Saltmine is revolutionizing company workplaces.

 

Episode 6: A conversation with Arnab Dastidar from SoulRooms

September 17, 2021

In this episode we sit down with Arnab Dastidar, the CEO and Co-Founder of SoulRooms. In our conversation, we talk about the growing trend of co-living, how the challenges of 2020 impacted it, and other innovative solutions that are emerging to overcome the affordable housing crisis in Canada and beyond.

 

Episode 7: A conversation with Jason Hardy from Ownly

October 27, 2021

In our most recent episode, we sat down with Jason Hardy, the CEO and Co-Founder of Ownly, to talk about launching his proptech company, bringing e-commerce to real estate, and the way data is powering decision-making for both developers and homeowners.

 

Episode 8: A conversation with Ashley Kielbratowski from Harbr

November 29, 2021

In our eighth episode, we sit down with Ashley Kielbratowski, the CGO and Co-Founder of Harbr, to discuss how Harbr is bringing fintech to construction, the innovations that are disrupting the construction industry, and Halifax’s tech ecosystem.

 

Episode 9: A conversation with Lynette Keyowski from REACH Canada

January 13, 2022

In this episode we sit down with Lynette Keyowski, the Managing Partner at REACH Canada. In our conversation, we cover what separates a good startup from a great one, learn about the REACH accelerator program and how they select their class of companies, and hear about exciting trends to look for as we enter 2022.