Devin McIntyre of REDIST | Next Gen Interview
Courtesy of REDIST
Hometown Inspiration
Today, I’m joined by the Product Manager at REDIST, Devin McIntyre. Devin grew up in the suburbs of Detroit and has always been inspired by the city. We discuss how Detroit has transformed into a hub for creativity and technology in the past few years, and how the hustle culture of his hometown motivated him to pursue entrepreneurship from a young age.
Before joining the REDIST team, Devin worked for a smaller DTC business, large corporations, and startups. When I asked him how he sees his career panning out, he said that he’s interested in early-stage companies and building brands from the ground up. He shares where he sees exciting opportunities within real estate these days and ways that technology can elevate the industry. Listen in to learn more about Devin and his unique perspective on the PropTech space.
“What’s going on in the city of Detroit, you have a ton of new developments coming up. You have tons of new creatives moving to the city, and it’s becoming almost this hub for creativity and technology. So just kind of seeing that transformation across my entire life, grew up in the suburbs of Detroit, I was super kind of just like inspired by that and wanted to get involved with it in some way. So I think just seeing all these people rush to the city of Detroit, create businesses and really hustle. I think the hustle culture of Detroit is very deep. And so just tapping into that was kind of the biggest inspiration for me. ”
About Devin McIntyre
Devin McIntyre is a Product Manager at REDIST, which is a technology company transforming how developers capitalize their deals, specifically through public incentives. Previously, he worked at CBRE and Coldwell Banker while a student. He graduated from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business in 2020. While in high school in Michigan, he launched PWRDetroit. For his work, he was featured on MSNBC, Huff Post, among other news outlets.
Episode Timestamps
2:00 – Tell us more about how you started your first business and what it was.
3:30 – How did you get inspired to pursue Power Detroit?
5:41 – While there you were a student at the University of Michigan, you had an opportunity to work at a small business in a corporate America type job, and now you’re at a tech startup. How would you compare all of those different work experiences?
7:12 – How would you describe your role as a project manager?
8:21 – What do you hope to accomplish and say the near term, the midterm, and the long term with your career?
9:13 – Where do you see there being interesting opportunities for innovation within the real estate industry?
Connect with Devin McIntyre:
About your host:
Atif Qadir is the Founder & CEO of Commonplace, a technology company making it easy for commercial real estate professionals to find and use the $100B of real estate incentives given out every year in the US.
His work has been covered by Technology Review, The Real Deal, Commercial Observer, and Propmodo. He’s also a frequent speaker on the future of buildings and cities on popular industry podcasts and at conferences, including this past year at the Commercial Observer National DEI Conference, Yale AREA Conference, Columbia Real Estate Symposium, Open Data Week NYC and Austin Design Week.
About Commonplace
Commonplace is a founding sponsor of American Building. It is a 100% minority-owned, real estate technology company founded in 2020 to make financing social impact development projects across the US easier. It is funded by venture capital investors Hometeam Ventures, Park West Asset Management, New York Ventures and Shadow Ventures.
About Michael Graves
The world-famous design firm Michael Graves is also a founding sponsor of American Building. Its namesake, the iconoclastic designer Michael Graves, FAIA was a fierce advocate for people-centric design. His work defines a generation of American architecture and includes the Portland Building, the Humana Building and the Denver Public Library. The 1st season of American Building was filmed live at The Warehouse, his historic home in Princeton, New Jersey:
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