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The AI Edge Podcast: CRE & AI

The AI Edge Podcast: CRE & AI

By: The AI Edge Podcast
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Real conversations with founders, operators, clinicians, and service-based business leaders who scale through systems, innovation, and practical execution.

Hosted by Louis Fernandes, Co-Founder of Edge Partners AI, this show dives into what it really takes to grow, adapt, and win in today’s fast-changing world — without the fluff, hype, or buzzword circus.

This is not a “tech for tech’s sake” podcast.
This is real-world AI & operations for real operators.

🚀 What You’ll Get in Every Episode

Each conversation is a deep dive into:

• The true drivers of scale (systems, processes, execution)
• How founders and operators navigate uncertainty
• The workflows, habits, and business mechanics behind growth
• What’s breaking down inside today’s service businesses — and how to fix it
• The practical role AI now plays in intake, reception, scheduling, operations, and customer experience
• How leaders think, decide, hire, implement, adapt, and stay ahead

Whether you run a dental practice, medical office, behavioral health clinic, med spa, home services company, or any business that relies on consistent operations and customer experience — these conversations will give you clarity, strategy, and an unfair advantage.

🧠 The Edge Philosophy

Business gets easier when:

• Intake is automatic
• Communication is consistent
• Customers never slip through the cracks
• Teams aren’t drowning in admin
• Owners have systems that run 24/7
• The business finally stops depending on YOU

This show explores how leaders build that reality through:

• AI receptionist systems
• Workflow automation
• Modern operations strategies
• Scalable processes
• Team efficiency
• Customer experience design
• Intelligent decision frameworks

The goal is simple:
Give you the “edge” you need to grow without burning out.

🎤 Conversations With People Who Are Actually Doing It

Guests include:

• Founders who built multi-location practices
• Healthcare & wellness leaders improving patient experience
• Home service owners scaling through systems
• Behavioral health executives rethinking intake & operations
• Med spa operators growing without chaos
• Real estate + business leaders building for the long-term
• Innovators using AI to remove bottlenecks, not jobs
• CEOs & operators known for execution, not talk

They share:
What worked. What failed. What changed everything.
And exactly how you can implement the same principles.

🔧 For the Operator Who Wants More

This podcast is for you if you’re the kind of leader who:

• Wants fewer bottlenecks and more freedom
• Hates wasted motion and broken operations
• Believes in systems over chaos
• Knows AI can help but wants someone who speaks plainly
• Wants to scale without adding more stress
• Values real conversations over theory

Every episode gives you a new lens, a new tactic, or a new way forward.

👑 About the Host

Louis Fernandes is a founder, operator, and systems strategist who helps service-based businesses automate intake, reception, and operations using practical AI systems through Edge Partners AI.

He brings a sharp, grounded, conversational approach — keeping the show relatable, tactical, and anchored in real experience.

No jargon.
No hype.
No sales pitch.
Just wisdom, strategy, and the truth about what it takes to grow a business today.

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Episodes
  • Don’t List It, Launch It, Logan Freeman on the 18.6 Year Cycle and Winning in 2026

    Don’t List It, Launch It, Logan Freeman on the 18.6 Year Cycle and Winning in 2026
    Feb 16 2026

    Most people only recognize the cycle after it hits them. Logan Freeman explains why he believes we are in the “winner’s curse” right now, what disciplined operators should do next, and how he’s selling CRE by launching deals like products, not just posting listings.

    Description:
    In this episode of The AI Edge Podcast, Louis Fernandes sits down with Logan Freeman, Managing Broker at Midwest Commercial Real Estate Advisors, also known as the KC CRE Guy. Logan is a broker, investor, and developer with $350M+ in executed transactions and a clear philosophy, he doesn’t just list commercial real estate, he launches it.

    Logan breaks down how he reads real estate cycles in real time using the 18.6 year real estate cycle and Ricardo’s law of economic rent, why he believes we are currently in the winner’s curse, and what operators are underestimating heading into 2026.

    We also dig into his Spotlight Strategy for marketing and selling CRE, how he builds organic demand through content and live deal launches, what changes in a soft leasing market, and where AI actually creates leverage in underwriting, positioning, and execution (including why Gamma has become a non negotiable tool in his workflow).

    If you are a broker, owner, investor, or developer looking for a sharper framework to position assets and stay ahead of the market, this episode will help you think more clearly, move faster, and make better decisions through this cycle.

    Guest, Logan Freeman (KC CRE Guy)
    Managing Broker, Midwest Commercial Real Estate Advisors
    Website: https://wcreadvisors.com
    Email: logan@wcreadvisors.com
    Phone: 573-694-9669
    LinkedIn: Logan Freeman (KC CRE Guy)

    If you got value from this episode, send it to a broker or operator who is still treating listings like commodities when they should be engineering outcomes through positioning, leasing strategy, and execution.
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • How AI Is Rebuilding Property Management, Maor Cohen, PickSpace CEO

    How AI Is Rebuilding Property Management, Maor Cohen, PickSpace CEO
    Feb 12 2026

    Most real estate operations are still painfully manual.
    Maor Cohen, CEO of PickSpace, explains how AI-driven property management is replacing outdated workflows, reducing operational costs, and transforming how real estate is managed at scale.

    Description

    Property management is undergoing a massive transformation, and AI is at the center of it.

    In this episode of The AI Edge Podcast, Louis Fernandes sits down with Maor Cohen, CEO and Co-Founder of PickSpace, to discuss how full-stack AI property management platforms are reshaping commercial, residential, and self-storage operations worldwide.

    Maor shares the journey from marketplace startup to AI-powered operations company, the real operational bottlenecks property managers face, and why the next generation of real estate operators will rely heavily on automation, intelligent workflows, and data-driven execution.

    You’ll learn:

    • How AI is replacing up to 80% of traditional property management workflows
    • The biggest operational inefficiencies still holding real estate back
    • Why many operators resist automation, and what happens next
    • Lessons from building a global PropTech marketplace
    • Where AI-driven property operations are heading in the next decade

    If you are a commercial real estate operator, investor, property manager, or PropTech founder, this conversation delivers real execution-level insights you can apply immediately.

    Subscribe to The AI Edge Podcast for operator-level conversations on real estate, capital, and technology.

    Guest

    Maor Cohen
    CEO & Co-Founder, PickSpace
    AI-Driven Property Management & PropTech Marketplace
    Website: https://pickspace.com
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    20 mins
  • Scaling STRs with Systems and AI, From Nurse to Fund Manager with Vince Baiera

    Scaling STRs with Systems and AI, From Nurse to Fund Manager with Vince Baiera
    Feb 13 2026

    Most STR operators break at 6 to 10 listings, not because the opportunity is gone, but because they never build the systems to get themselves out of the day to day. Vince Baiera went from ICU nurse to exiting a product business, then scaling Homehop past 100 properties and launching a real estate fund, all by leaning into execution, process, and practical AI.

    Episode Description

    In this episode of The AI Edge Podcast: CRE & AI, I sit down with Vince Baiera, Chief Growth Officer and co-owner of Homehop Property Management, real estate fund manager, entrepreneur, and bestselling author.

    Vince has built across multiple industries, healthcare, SaaS, consumer products, and now short-term rentals, and he breaks down what actually creates scale when you move past the mom and pop phase.

    We cover:

    • Why most operators hit a wall at 6 to 10 listings, and what to build before you break
    • The systems and SOP engine Homehop uses to manage 100 plus properties
    • Where AI is real leverage vs pure hype, and how operators should evaluate new tools
    • How Vince thinks about capital raising, LP trust, and what investors actually care about
    • The mindset shift from fear to execution, including the phone skills that still win

    If you are building operational leverage, scaling a portfolio, or trying to grow deal flow through systems, this one is for you.

    Guest Intro

    My guest today is Vince Baiera, Chief Growth Officer and co-owner of Homehop Property Management, real estate fund manager, entrepreneur, and bestselling author.

    Vince started as an ICU nurse, built and exited a consumer product company, worked in SaaS and go to market leadership, and now helps scale a short-term rental platform managing over 100 properties. This is a real operator conversation on systems, execution, and using AI as leverage, not noise.
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    56 mins
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