Fifth Wall Podcast

Vibhu Norby, CEO of b8ta, sits down with Brendan to discuss their retail-as-a-service business model, creating a new shopping experience for brands and customers, and how data and metrics play a major role for today's retailers. More on b8ta: b8ta, a software-powered retailer designed to make physical retail accessible for all, was founded in 2015 by Nest alums Vibhu Norby (CEO), William Mintun (COO), and Phillip Raub (CMO). b8ta helps people discover, try, and buy new tech products while empowering makers with a simple retail-as-a-service model that puts them in control. b8ta has locations in Palo Alto, Santa Monica, and Seattle. For more information: https://b8ta.com

Brendan and Nick Romito, co-founder and CEO of View The Space, discuss the institutionalization of the real estate industry, satisfying the demand for real time data, and the future of commercial real estate transactions. More on VTS: VTS is the world's leading asset management and leasing platform built to provide real-time portfolio analytics to the top landlords and brokerage firms in the world. VTS allows brokers and landlords to manage deal activity, identify trends and quantify portfolio performance from their desktop or mobile device. With 5 billion square feet under management, VTS is the driving force behind the industry's shift towards real-time data and is quickly becoming the market standard. For more information, visit: https://www.vts.com

Brad and Brendan interview Robyn Beavers, VP of Investments and Technology at Lennar, and delve into her role at the convergence of real estate, software led venture capital, and energy efficiency investing. More about Lennar: Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LNR) is one of the nation's leading homebuilders, providing homes for first-time, move-up, luxury, urban, and active adult buyers. Lennar was founded in 1954 in Miami, Florida and currently builds in 19 states and more than 44 markets across the nation. Lennar also provides financial services to its buyers through Universal American Mortgage Company and North American Title.

Art Coppola, CEO of Macerich, weighs in on eCommerce vs physical retail, autonomous vehicles, and developing relationships with a new demographic of shoppers. More about Macerich: Macerich, an S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust, which focuses on the acquisition, leasing, management, development and redevelopment of regional malls throughout the United States. Macerich currently owns 54 million square feet of real estate consisting primarily of interests in 48 regional shopping centers. Macerich specializes in successful retail properties in many of the country’s most attractive, densely populated markets with significant presence in the Pacific Rim, Arizona, Chicago and the Metro New York to Washington, D.C. corridor. Additional information about Macerich can be obtained from the Company's website: www.macerich.com

Brendan sits down with Ari Mir and Brian Thomas, co-founders of Clutter, to discuss Clutter’s newest round of funding, the future of self-storage, and the growth of “Real-Estate-as-a-Service” companies. More about Clutter: Clutter is the most convenient way to move and store what matters. Our professional movers help you safely store your belongings, and our logistics platform manages and retrieves your items with the click of a button. Clutter employs people and technology to help cities be more efficient, freeing up space in homes and urban environments to new possibilities. For more information: www.clutter.com.