Gadgets, Grit & Growth is the multifamily PropTech show where shiny new “game-changers” come to get reality‑checked. Host Ashley James doesn’t do polite hype—she does: “Cool… but will it work when the Wi‑Fi’s trash, the door won’t unlock, and a resident is filming you?”Expect tech that’s actually interesting, founder/operator ghost stories, and growth journeys from people who’ve earned their scars (and their opinions).The vibe is high infotainment: spicy questions, big laughs, and a violent allergy to buzzwords. If someone shows up selling fluff or acting like an asshole, Ashley will lovingly call it what it i...
Latest episodes
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41 min
S1E11 - MultiFamily Marketing Evolution: Kim Boland
Ashley James sits down with Kim Boland https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-boland-218b06b/, former head of marketing at Morgan Properties and recently of Ion Management, for a wide-ran…
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38 min
S1E9 - "Mapping Out MultiFamily" with Bryan Spitler - SVP of Engrain
Bryan Spitler https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-spitler-b56b34114/ joins Ashley James to share insights into Engrain's innovative mapping technology, self-guided touring solutions,…
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39 min
S1E8 - Unbutton Everything: Trevon Vickers, Finding Himself Through Multifamily
Trevon Vickers linkedin.com/in/trevon-vickers-3aa599212 joins Ashley James this week to share his journey from college psychology to becoming a leasing consultant in multifamily. T…
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43 min
S1E7: Roller Rinks to Real Estate: Nick Fontaine of Greystar
Nick Fontaine https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-fontaine-b1b01467/ joins Ashley James https://www.linkedin.com/in/gggwithashley/ to discuss the evolution of property management, lea…
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16 min
S1E6 - The Hidden Power of Moving in Silence to Build a Bold Brand - Podcast Palooza Edition
Ashley James https://www.linkedin.com/in/gggwithashley/ and Chief Brand Strategist at Spherexx https://www.linkedin.com/company/spherexx/, Lia Nichole Smith https://www.linkedin.co…
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51 min
S1E5 - The "Why" Behind PERQ — Architecture, AI, and What's Actually Hard to Build
The leasing funnel is broken — and PERQ is fixing it. Josh Medley https://www.linkedin.com/in/medleyjoshuaj/, VP of Product at PERQ, sits down with Ashley James https://www.linkedi…
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15 min
S1E4: Debunking the Consultant Myth
“Don’t hire a consultant—they’ll just sell you whatever gives them a kickback.” Sound familiar? In Episode #4, I unpack the consultant myth and why it’s become such a common indust…
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44 min
0103: Be Kind...of a b*tch
"Be Kind... of a b*tch" Episode 3 of GGGwithAshley featuring guest Cris Kimbrough00:00 GGG ep3 Be Kind...of a b*tch02:48 Cris's Origin Story06:52 Digital Infrastructure in Real Est…
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18 min
0102: Self-Guided
Episode 2 of Gadgets, Grit, and Growth with Ashley James is live: “Self-Guided.”I took a self-guided tour at a property in Phoenixville, PA and gave my honest, real-time take on th…
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15 min
Let's Talk Sh*t
Welcome to Gadgets, Grit & Growth, a PropTech podcast focused on multifamily innovation, real estate technology, go-to-market strategy, and leadership in the evolving world of prop…