Josef Pipoly, CEO and Co-Founder of BrikMate, discusses with host Karla Jo Helms the inefficiencies in commercial real estate lease management. By leveraging AI, BrikMate is solving unstructured data challenges, replacing outdated workflows, and delivering real-time insights, sparking an AI-driven supercycle in the industry.
TAMPA BAY, Fla., May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The commercial real estate (CRE) sector is on the brink of transformation, with businesses increasingly investing in technology. According to Deloitte, 81% of CRE executives plan to prioritize data and technology spending this year. (1) Meanwhile, the AI market in real estate is expected to grow by 36.1% by 2025, reaching $303.06 billion. (2) One major challenge in the industry is managing lease agreements, often plagued by disjointed formats and unstructured data. Josef Pipoly, CEO and Co-Founder of BrikMate, is tackling this head-on with an AI-powered solution.
Joining host Karla Jo Helms (KJ) on the Disruption Interruption podcast, Pipoly unveiled how traditional lease workflows hinder the efficiency and scalability of property firms. "The lease is the core data component of any commercial real estate business," says Pipoly. "But the contracts are unstructured and constantly changing, creating inefficiencies, errors, and excessive costs for firms managing them."
The Unstructured Reality of Real Estate
Commercial lease management, despite being critically central to CRE operations, remains riddled with inefficiencies stemming from bespoke agreements. Contracts vary by asset class, legal scope, geographic location, and deal structure, making it exceedingly difficult to organize and manage them at scale.
"This status quo limits a firm's ability to unlock value from data, slows decisions, and creates financial bottlenecks," said Pipoly. He elaborated, "Time-consuming processes like lease abstraction can take hours to complete and often result in human error or missed renewal options, costing firms significant amounts annually."
Manual, siloed workflows, combined with outdated systems, exacerbate the problem for property managers and institutional owners alike. Employers are further bogged down by repetitive, administrative tasks, reducing staff satisfaction and retention. As Pipoly notes: "the inefficiencies in this broken system hold back an industry that powers the global economy."
BrikMate Paves the Way with AI
BrikMate is purpose-built to address the chaos of lease management in CRE. Unlike horizontal AI platforms, BrikMate's vertically-integrated solution is tailored specifically to the domain, making it highly specialized for real estate operations.
"At BrikMate, we leverage AI models to structure, analyze, and automate lease data," Pipoly explained. "Our goal is not to overhaul businesses but to give teams tools that make their work simpler, more accurate, and highly scalable."
The benefits of BrikMate's disruptive technology speak for themselves. Property managers are seeing 80% workflow enhancements, saving up to $300,000 annually for companies generating $3 million in revenue. Additionally, the automation of mundane tasks lets employees focus on high-value activities, igniting creativity and productivity.
"To fundamentally disrupt the antiquated systems in real estate, you need AI technologies fine-tuned to industry-specific challenges," Pipoly asserted. "We aren't trying to cram diverse industries into one-size-fits-all software, but instead enable firms to streamline operations while retaining their bespoke ways of doing business."
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About Josef Pipoly
Josef Pipoly is a visionary entrepreneur reshaping the future of commercial real estate through technology. As the Co-Founder and CEO of BrikMate, he is disrupting a traditionally analog industry by introducing AI-driven solutions that automate the ingestion, structuring, and analysis of complex lease data. BrikMate's conversational platform replaces error-prone manual workflows with real-time insights—solving labor inefficiencies and unlocking operational scalability for property managers, brokers, and institutional owners.
With over a decade of experience across commercial real estate, private equity, and finance, Josef brings a unique blend of strategic capital structuring and deep domain expertise. Prior to launching BrikMate, he held leadership roles at Bridgewater and Ebee Management Group, where he oversaw more than $600 million in development projects and pioneered creative financing strategies, including C-PACE solutions for industrial and municipal clients. His early career at New State Capital Partners sharpened his skills in middle-market investments, M&A, and value creation across sectors such as Automotive OEM, Healthcare Manufacturing, and Biofuels.
Beyond his role at BrikMate, Pipoly is committed to advancing innovation in both real estate and emerging technology. He actively mentors aspiring founders and angel invests in high-growth startups in the healthtech and fintech sectors. Driven by a passion for streamlining antiquated processes through automation, Pipoly continues to be a thought leader in the digital transformation of real estate.
About Karla Jo Helms
Karla Jo Helms is the Chief Evangelist and Anti-PR® Strategist for JOTO PR Disruptors™. Karla Jo learned firsthand how unforgiving business can be when millions of dollars are on the line — and how the control of public opinion often determines whether one company is happily chosen, or another is brutally rejected. Being an alumnus of crisis management, Karla Jo has worked with litigation attorneys, private investigators, and the media to help restore companies of goodwill into the good graces of public opinion — Karla Jo operates on the ethic of getting it right the first time, not relying on second chances and doing what it takes to excel. Helms speaks globally on public relations, how the PR industry itself has lost its way, and how, in the right hands, corporations can harness the power of Anti-PR to drive markets and impact market perception.
References
1. Deloitte. "2025 Commercial Real Estate Outlook." Deloitte Insights, 2025,.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/financial-services/commercial-real-estate-outlook.html.
2. AI in Real Estate Global Market Report 2025. "The Business Research Company." thebusinessresearchcompany.com, Jan. 2025, thebusinessresearchcompany.com/report/ai-in-real-estate-global-market-report.
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