{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Playmakers with Andrew Flachner","title":"Compass/Anywhere Acquisition, Private Listings & Consolidation (w/ Kamini Lane)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/4486267e\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3310,"description":"Months ago, Compass acquired Anywhere, the parent company of Coldwell Banker Realty, and Kamini Lane, President and CEO of Coldwell Banker Realty, is one of the executives now leading through it.\nKamini started her career at eBay, became CMO of a Kleiner Perkins-backed fashion tech startup, then joined Compass in 2018 during its early wave of hiring out of Big Tech. She went on to lead Sotheby's International Realty before taking the top job at Coldwell Banker Realty — a brand with 120 years of history and over 48,000 agents.\nOn this episode of the Playmakers Podcast, Andrew Flachner sits down with Kamini to unpack what it's actually like running an iconic brand through major consolidation, a multi-billion-dollar technology rollout, and a challenging, unrelenting housing market.\n\nWhat you'll hear in this episode:\nWhy Kamini doesn't consider the last two years \"turbulent\"\nThe real reason agents are the largest class of entrepreneurs in the U.S. economy\nHer playbook for getting agents to actually adopt new technology\nWhy Coldwell Banker is doubling down on productive agents over raw agent count\nWhat working with Robert Reffkin again taught her about vision and focus\nHer updated position on CB Curated, private listings, and the Zillow ban\nHow SpaceX IPO wealth is already reshaping luxury real estate in the South Bay\nWhy she believes the Coldwell Banker brand will never be folded into Compass\nIf you're an agent, team leader, or brokerage executive trying to make sense of where the industry is headed, this conversation is your inside look at one of the biggest acquisitions in real estate history. (You might need to rewind a few times to catch it all.)\n🔥 Subscribe to the podcast:\nApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/459lPWc\nSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1iTCsUWhBGEI1y0lXrxYM3?si=f1216c3a30bc4b37\n\nConnect with Andrew Flachner on Social:\n🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aflachner/\n🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewflachner/\nChapters:\n00:00 Intro...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/KnPUByRYG1Sv6v-gHnLUZizw9pJS-dK__tPghDFSC88/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81Nzc5/YmQ4MmNhYmNjODU2/ODg0MmFlZDQwYTFl/YWIxNy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}