Student Housing Matters

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Thu, 29 December 2022

From Desk Attendant to EVP of Operations, a Look Back-with Sandy Hill

"I think I'm the proudest of how much growth we've had. By expanding, we got to get on so many different diverse campuses. And we get to meet so many different administrators in the business of student housing, and that gives you the opportunity to provide jobs for folks, which gave me all the interactions I've had with the incredible employees we've had through the years." — Sandy Hill

Sandy Hill began her career in student housing as a desk attendant in 1979 and has served as the Executive Vice President of Operations at COCM since 2003.

On this episode of Student Housing Matters, Sandy joins host Alton Irwin to discuss how she came to COCM. We'll discuss her years with student housing, beginning as a desk attendant to the famous student she acted as a residence assistant for and her transition to COCM in 2003. Sandy will share the highlights of her career and the most memorable figures she met along the way.

Listen in as she reflects on her years in student housing, her more memorable mentors along the way, what's next for her in her journey, and her parting advice for everyone at COCM.

Topics Covered

How Sandy was introduced to student housing

What brought Sandy to COCM

What Sandy is most proud of from her years at COCM

The surprising FAMOUS person Sandy served as a residence assistant for

The most influential people in Sandy's on-campus housing career journey

The two people who taught her the most in her career

The story of difficult but necessary growth

The priceless lessons she learned along the way in her career

Coming full circle: What's next for her in her journey

Where Sandy will be moving to for her retirement

Sandy's #1 piece of advice for everyone at COCM

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Tue, 13 December 2022

Web3 and Using Smart Contracts in Student Housing with Michael Huereque - with Michael Huereque

Web3 is coming and it will revolutionize the internet and how we transact business in all aspects of our lives.

In the student housing arena, technologies like blockchain and smart contracts can offer digital credentialing, making the real estate process faster, more efficient, and even more secure.

But, like with all new technologies, many new terminologies are being bandied about, with more questions than answers.

So how can we begin to understand these technologies and how they will be employed in student housing?

Michael Huereque is an entrepreneur with unique experiences in traditional and non-traditional media and marketing. As the founder and former executive vice president at Agency Fifty3, Michael managed marketing services for over 1000 communities and helped the agency bring home 68 awards and six years, including being voted a top place to work. For the last two years, Michael has switched gears, taking a deep dive into studying Web3 and how it will drastically change the way we do business in the future.

On this episode of Student Housing Matters, Michael joins host Brittany Pieper to discuss what Web3 is and his mission to bring it into the multifamily and student housing industry.

Listen in for Michael's insight on technologies such as blockchain and smart contracts and how they work in student housing.

He'll share how student housing industry leaders can prepare to use these new technologies to recruit and retain residents. Plus, why he wants to use blockchain to revolutionize the way things work in multifamily housing.