The Power of Relationships with Michelle Kleger

The Power of Relationships with Michelle Kleger

In this episode of Parlez-Vous CEO, Anne-Lise Cailliez sits down with Michelle Kleger, Managing Director of Business Development at Kensington Vanguard and co-founder of Girl Gang CRE.Michelle shares how she built her reputation in the highly competitive world of commercial real estate, how she turns introductions into long-term business relationships, and why showing up as yourself is one of the most powerful sales strategies you can have. If networking feels uncomfortable, intimidating, or overly transactional, this conversation will show you a more genuine way to approach it. Less pitch. More relationship. What is the one thing that makes networking feel uncomfortable for you? CONNECT WITH ANNE-LISE Website: parlezvousceo.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/annelisecailliez Instagram: instagram.com/parlezvousceo Want to be a guest on the podcast? Contact us at podcast@brandora.co

From Broker to Proptech

Ben Beggs started his career as a commercial broker on Wall Street doing multifamily deals. Then 2008 happened. A Barclays banker called to cancel a closing the week before and said "okay" when threatened with a lawsuit. That moment sent Ben into tech and he never looked back. Now as SVP of Commercial Strategy at Radix he is building the tools he once needed as a broker, and the industry is finally starting to listen. Whether you are a broker wondering where the industry is heading, a founder trying to sell tech into traditional real estate or an investor looking to understand how AI is reshaping underwriting this conversation covers all of it with zero hype and a lot of hard-won experience. CONNECT WITH ANNE-LISE Website: parlezvousceo.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/annelisecailliez Instagram: instagram.com/parlezvousceo Want to be a guest on the podcast? Contact us at podcast@brandora.co [podcast@brandora.co]

The AI Broker Charging 1%

What if you could sell or rent your property for 1% instead of 5 or 6%? Clinton Botway spent 15 years inside the traditional brokerage model, 450 million dollars across 3000 transactions, before deciding the industry was broken enough to rebuild from scratch. Botway.ai is his answer: an AI-powered brokerage that charges owners 1% with 24/7 automated lead response, real-time landlord dashboards and standardized documentation that removes the black box brokers have been hiding behind for decades. Whether you are a landlord tired of overpaying, an investor watching your margins shrink or a founder thinking about disrupting your own space this is the conversation that will show you exactly what is possible when someone who knows the industry inside out decides to blow it up. CONNECT WITH ANNE-LISE Website: parlezvousceo.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/annelisecailliez Instagram: instagram.com/parlezvousceo Want to be a guest on the podcast? Contact us at podcast@brandora.co

Beyond the Comfort Zone

In this episode, Anne-Lise Cailliez sits down with Henry Abenaim, founder and CEO of Fundingo, a loan management platform built for non-traditional lenders. Henry started his career at a lending startup in Los Angeles, once fat-fingered a wire transfer that sent 10 times the right amount to a bait and fishing shop in Montana, and turned that wake-up call into a company that now serves customers across the alternative lending industry. He talks candidly about building without co-founders, without outside funding, and without ever expecting the road to be easy. If you have ever wondered what it looks like to grow a business slowly, intentionally, and on your own terms, this episode is for you. You can connect with me at: My website: parlezvousceo.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/annelisecailliez Instagram: instagram.com/parlezvousceo Want to be a guest on the podcast? Contact us at podcast@brandora.co

From France to the American Dream

In this episode, Anne-Lise Cailliez sits down with Adrien Dubourg to talk about what it really takes to leave France and build something real in America, how two French expats turned a three-year expat contract in Dallas into a fully integrated real estate platform, why he saw the 2021 market bubble forming while everyone else was buying, and what the American dream actually looks like from the inside. If you have ever wondered whether the leap is worth it. Adrien's story is the honest answer. You can connect with me at: My website: parlezvousceo.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/annelisecailliez Instagram: instagram.com/parlezvousceo Want to be a guest on the podcast? Contact us at podcast@brandora.co