Sponsor Advisory Council

Ash Bell

President
ResidentRadius

Ash leads the industry’s only provider offering a refundable deposit management solution, rent repayment programs, and dynamic centralized services. He formerly served as VP and Managing Director of Updater and CRO of Spruce. He has over 25 years of multifamily experience including sales leadership roles and board positions with LRO, RealPage, MRI, and GetCovered.

Jesus Machuca

SVP and Head of Sales
Rent.

As the SVP and Head of Sales, Jesus spearheads the sales team at Rent. Prior to leading the sales team, Jesus played a crucial role in driving Rent's digital transformation by introducing new platforms and technologies to the solutions portfolio. With a focus on the renter's journey, Jesus played a key role in positioning Rent as a "one-stop" that utilizes 1st party data to attract and target qualified renters.

Prior to joining Rent., Jesus held key growth leadership positions at Publicis, Seccion Amarilla, The Dallas Morning News, and other organizations. During his tenure, he oversaw company and product expansion, developed business models, and implemented revenue and go-to-market sales strategies He also served as an Advisory Board Member for Southern Methodist University's Digital Transformation program.

Jesus is passionate about delivering a superior client experience, leveraging data-driven marketing, and creating inclusive and empowering cultures. He earned his degree from the University of Texas at Austin and believes his calling is to help multifamily operators and owners reach their full plan potential.

CJ EDMONDS

Chief Revenue Officer
Conversion Logix

As the Chief Revenue Officer at Conversion Logix, CJ brings over 25 years of leadership experience in SaaS and over 14 years in real estate marketing and technology, spanning Student Housing, Multifamily Housing, and Senior Living sectors. CJ’s notable nine-year tenure at G5 involved delivering digital marketing solutions to the real estate industry. Known for his strategic leadership, CJ has successfully led and mentored teams of over 100, driving revenue growth and ensuring exceptional service delivery by guiding Sales and Account Management teams to consistently exceed client expectations.

Jessica BISKIND

Founder and VP of Revenue
Nurture Boss

Jessica is a founding member & VP of Revenue at Nurture Boss. Over the past 5 years she has been responsible for growing the Sales, Customer Success and Go-To-Market efforts within multifamily for the company. She is passionate about building relationships and solving client/industry problems. When Jessica isn't building Nurture Boss with her brother and Founder/CEO, Jacob, she is spending her time with her husband, 2-year-old son, 4-year-old dog and friends/family.

Kristi Fickert

Vice President of Growth and Marketing
Kurie

Kristi Fickert is the Vice President of Growth and Marketing at Kurie. She has 26 years of multifamily experience and spent 15 years in a senior marketing role for one of Nation's Top 50 management companies before working in the digital agency and technology sectors of the industry. She is an instructor for multifamily organizations around the country and has presented for a variety of industry events, including AIM, IREM and NAA.

Kristi is an ambassador for NAA’s 20 on the rise group and sits on NAA’s NextGen and Technology committees. In addition, she has been a featured speaker for the Cincinnati Reds, Urban Land Institute and Commercial Real Estate Women. Kristi has also been featured on twelve different podcasts, is Co-Host of the LinkedIn Live ChatAPT talk show, has been published in UNITS magazine, has a micro-video course called The Lens (now in Season four) and spent four years in public office as an elected City Councilwoman.

Mike Wolber

Chief Sales Officer
Apartment List

Mike is the Chief Sales Officer at Apartment List and responsible for the overall sales strategy for the business. Additionally, he is the creator of the Modern Multifamily Podcast. After 5 years at Nike, Mike made the shift into Multifamily technology space and has led revenue teams for the last 10 years.

Trevor Park

Founder
Ooni Marketing

Trevor Park is the founder of Ooni Marketing, where he helps startups and agencies bridge the gap between brand strategy, innovative design, and experience-driven marketing, enabling them to launch seamlessly, scale efficiently, and drive meaningful results. Before founding Ooni Marketing, he led revenue and growth for several brands—spanning Agencies, Property Intelligence, SaaS, AI, and beyond—transforming them into multi-million-dollar businesses. With experience working both at agencies and as an embedded fractional growth director, Trevor currently drives branding and growth campaigns for operators and supplier partners across the industry. From building scrappy startups to scaling high-performing creative teams, he thrives on momentum, collaboration, and pushing brands beyond expectations.

Zach Sloan

Co-Founder and Chief Sales Influencer
Rentgrata

Rentgrata’s Co-Founder and Chief Sales Influencer joined the real estate industry 6 years ago. In short manner, Zach has become one of the industry’s top performing and well-branded salespeople. When Zach’s not attending conferences or client meetings, he enjoys exercising, coffee, cigars, a beautiful boat day in sunny Tampa and his newfound plant obsession.