About this episode

Michael Episcope discusses how Origin Investments is effectively integrating AI across its operations to gain a competitive edge in the CRE market.

Most CRE firms say they're using AI. What they mean is someone has a ChatGPT tab open. Michael Episcope, co-CEO of Origin Investments, has spent the last six months actually embedding it - across every division, inside a secure enterprise layer, with dedicated integration staff and monthly data audits by department. Here is what he found: Lead with the opportunity: Clean data is a competitive asset. Origin is already running real-time portfolio queries in divisions where data is properly structured. The firms that treat the data audit as a priority project - before the AI layer - are the ones that will have that capability first. Lead with the capability: Real-time portfolio intelligence, firm-wide, in under 90 days. Portfolio data, cash flow statements, fundraising figures - all available to leadership on demand. Division heads freed to focus on what they were hired to do. The threat is not the technology - it is the competitor. Episcope told his team directly: AI won't replace you, but someone who knows AI and knows your job will. Origin is already hiring roles that did not exist four years ago. Firms that are not building this now are not just standing still. They are…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Adam Gower

Guest: Michael Episcope

Topics covered

• AI in real estate
• data management
• competitive advantage
• real-time intelligence
• CRE firms

Keywords

• AI
• real estate
• data audit
• portfolio intelligence
• competitive advantage
• Origin Investments
• CRE firms

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Origin Investments

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