The People Behind the Performance – An Interview with Steve Lefkovits
September 30, 2022 by Jocelyn Quall
In this interview series, our CEO Donald Davidoff sits down with key industry leaders and disruptors to tell the stories of the people behind the performance. Today, we’re joined by Steve Lefkovits, Owner and Executive Producer at Joshua Tree Conference Group & Joshua Tree Consulting which provide content-rich executive education for the multifamily housing industry including the Apartment Innovation & Marketing conference. He is also a Partner in RealtyCom Partners, LLC., the multifamily housing industry’s largest telecommunications consulting firm.Join us for a transparent look at Steve’s insights on the exciting applications of technology in the multifamily industry, the democratization and diversification of capital, the impact of rising rents on our social fabric, the importance data plays for experimentation and storytelling, and how he thinks business intelligence will influence commercial real estate over the next 5 years.
About Steve Lefkovits
Steve is a veteran multifamily executive, advisor, and investor. He serves as:
- Owner and executive producer at Joshua Tree Conference Group and Joshua Tree Consulting which provide content-rich executive education for the multifamily housing industry including the Apartment Innovation & Marketing.
- Partner in RealtyCom Partners, LLC. the multifamily housing industry’s largest telecommunications consulting firm
Steve previously served as a Senior Vice President for Technology Initiatives for a publicly- traded REIT – BRE Properties and as Vice President for Finance and Technology of the National Multi Housing Council in Washington, DC. While at NMHC, he pioneered the NMHC Technology Forum, a new business practice area devoted to the efficient, profitable adoption of technology in the multifamily industry and started the NMHC OpTech Conference, which is still the industry’s leading gathering on technology for multifamily owners. Steve is an advisor or investor in a dozen proptech and multifamily investment companies, and a board member of FTAC Zeus Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Bancorp.
Author
Jocelyn Quall
Jocelyn Quall is the Vice President of Marketing at Real Estate Business Analytics (REBA), a data analytics software company on a mission to change how the rental housing industry uses data. She has spent her career driving demand for B2B and B2C hospitality leaders in multifamily, senior living, and temporary housing. She is a passionate storyteller and loves crafting messages that elicit emotions and engagement with her audience.
