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Yves Perez, CEO of WorkBnB, discusses the significance of workforce housing and the challenges faced by workers in the construction industry. He highlights the importance of mental health and the need for comfortable accommodations for workers who have to travel for their jobs. Perez explains the practical differences of workforce housing compared to traditional options like Airbnb and hotels and shares how companies can work with WorkBnB and the about the potential impact of tech advances on the real estate industry, with a shift in the approach to corporate housing. 

Perez even gets into the power of branding and word of mouth in building a successful marketplace, noting Workbnb's exciting partnership with the NFL. Finally, Perez gives his predictions for the future of WorkBnB and the workforce housing category.  

Of course, what's a real estate discussion without touching on the need for more affordable housing solutions—so we got into that as well. 

More about Yeves and Workbnb
Workbnb is a Techstars Venture backed, B2B SAAS travel platform on a mission to accelerate the proliferation of workforce rental homes and improve the lives of millions traveling for work.

Yeves Perez is a highly innovative and visionary CEO who has taken the lead in revolutionizing the future of workforce travel and prop tech. With a strong background in marketing, advertising, and brand architecture, he co-founded Workbnb with a mission to transform the rental homes industry for the better and enable millions of people traveling for work to enjoy a better quality of life. Under his dynamic leadership, Workbnb has been featured in top publications including SKIFT, Black Enterprise, and the Harvard Business Review, and is now providing temporary housing for Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas, Nevada as a proud supplier to the NFL. Perez also has the distinction of being a graduate of the inaugural cohort for Build in Tulsa Techstars Accelerator, the Tulsa 12.

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This $30 million dollar company, Workbnb, a groundbreaking company providing housing solutions to businesses across the US, was founded by Yeves Perez. He was a popular kid in high school but dropped out due to a controversial paper on McBeth.

Yeves takes us through the highs and lows of his life, starting with the struggles of working low-paying jobs, realizing the need for change in his life, and  the harsh reality faced by many hardworking individuals trapped in cycles of debt and unfulfilling jobs. 

Throughout the interview, Yeves emphasizes the importance of breaking free from limiting beliefs, staying motivated, and persistently pursuing your passions. His story is a testament to how resilience, creativity, and embracing change can lead to unimaginable success, proving that you don't have to follow the traditional path to thrive in the world of tech and entrepreneurship.

Timestamps: 

(1:45) Here’s why getting “out of your head” is important for success

(2:48) Salary ranges for CEO’s is almost limitless

(6:01) High school education is mediocre because it doesn’t prepare you for the real world

(6:43) First job was housekeeping at a hotel

(8:35) He wrote a paper on how McBeth was a sociopath and it lead to him dropping out of high school

(10:49) HIs mom was pissed when he said he wanted to go to college and threatened to kick him out if he dropped out of school

(13:40) What it was like couch surfing and working as a waiter and carpet cleaner. He realized no matter how hard he worked, he could never earn more.

(17:28) The illusion of “arriving”. The reality is, you exit one cycle and enter another. It was a struggle to climb the corporate ladder. A coworker had $60k in debt and only made $13/hr.

(21:54) A successful ad helped him to realize his passion for marketing and all the other businesses he failed at

(27:42) How helping his mom with managing her Airbnb lead to creating a $30M company.

(36:03) You don’t have to be a technical person to be in tech

(39:26) How his stubbornness and competitiveness helped him to stay motivated

(43:53) Advice you can learn from

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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yeves-perez-workbnbceo/

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