Rowland Hobbs is CEO and co-founder of Stake, a fintech platform that rewards renters with cash back, working to make renting financially rewarding. Before Stake, he led design and innovation at Teneo and served as head of product design for Accenture North America, and he founded Post+Beam, an innovation design firm, and Linea, a computer vision driven photo sharing app. Rowland is based in Dallas, TX.

(04:10) – Why Rent Was Left Out of Loyalty
(06:00) – Loyalty Programs Go Multifamily
(08:30) – Financial Amenities vs. Flashy Perks
(12:20) – Cash back for Delinquency, Retention & Vacancy
(14:40) – Rewarding Renters Instead of Punishing Them
(15:50) – Bilt Rewards
(24:50) – Stake’s Cash back Business Model
(27:10) – Cash back by Property Type
(28:50) – UMoveFree Acquisition in Texas
(31:10) – Vertical Integration in Multifamily
(32:20) – Rising Housing Costs & Renter Churn
(36:50) – Renter Loyalty’s Next 25 Years
(38:50) – Collaboration Superpower: Barack Obama & Loyalty Program’s Inventor

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