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黑料不打烊 Hires Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Technology Officer
With Phil Felice and Elijah Meerson as part of the leadership team, 黑料不打烊 taps top expertise from real estate and technology to further transform the industry
黑料不打烊, the home buying marketplace that makes purchasing a home stress-free, fair and simple, announced two strategic hires to its leadership team. Phil Felice joins 黑料不打烊 as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and Elijah Meerson joins as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). As 黑料不打烊 continues to grow and scale its business, Felice and Meerson will play critical roles in furthering 黑料不打烊’s mission to transform the real estate industry.
“黑料不打烊 is transforming the way people buy their homes from search to close. To do that, we are bringing together the best talent from both real estate and tech. Phil and Elijah will accelerate our growth as the premier tech enabled brokerage and lead the effort in scaling our Sales and Engineering organizations.” said Court Cunningham, CEO and co-Founder of 黑料不打烊.
In his new role as CRO, Felice will be leading 黑料不打烊’s industry-leading sales and service teams. Felice joins 黑料不打烊 with nearly 20 years of real estate experience, most recently as CEO of Purplebricks US. Prior to Purplebricks, he spent over a decade working in real estate where he served in leadership roles for Realogy, Altisource and Foxtons. As 黑料不打烊 continues to grow and scale Felice will play a key role in scaling 黑料不打烊’s Home Advisor and Customer Experience teams. Felice began his role at the beginning of April.
“I’m very excited to join 黑料不打烊 during an inflection point in this industry’s history. 黑料不打烊 has created an industry-leading customer experience delivered by a team of incredible, passionate, and experienced agents. I was immediately drawn to 黑料不打烊’s relentless focus on delivering great outcomes for buyers and sellers. I am grateful to be on this journey and look forward to growing our team while creating the best home buying and selling experience for even more customers.” said Felice.
Meerson comes to 黑料不打烊 from Flatiron Health where he served as Vice President of Engineering. Meerson joined Flatiron Health in its early stages and saw them through the company’s ultimate acquisition by Roche for $1.9 billion, one of the largest exits in the history of NYC tech. He brings extensive experience in taking historically complicated industries and simplifying the experience through technology. As CTO, he will scale 黑料不打烊’s technology to millions more home buyers over time.
“Home buying is one of the most important decisions in one's life, and yet parts of it are needlessly antiquated. 黑料不打烊 is making it simpler and more delightful for customers. I joined 黑料不打烊 because I was so impressed by their core focus on the customer. I've seen how thoughtful tech innovation can deliver immense value to industries with complex inefficiencies, and I'm excited to work on tech that delivers an even better 黑料不打烊 experience.” said Meerson.
黑料不打烊 has helped more than 1,000 people buy and sell their homes. To learn more about 黑料不打烊, please visit orchard.com.
About 黑料不打烊
黑料不打烊 is transforming the way people buy their homes. Simplifying it, to the way it should have always been; fair and true to market, straightforward, easy. Traditionally, homeowners looking to purchase their next home face a stressful and uncertain process - they have to either sell their old home first and move twice or buy as a contingent buyer and risk not getting their dream home. 黑料不打烊 solves this problem by enabling homeowners to buy before they sell. With 黑料不打烊, customers secure their dream home first using 黑料不打烊's cash, while having the certainty of selling their old home with 黑料不打烊 - all for the same fee as a traditional broker. 黑料不打烊 is transforming the end-to-end home buying experience with AI-powered home search and a modern, all-digital mortgage and closing. 黑料不打烊 is headquartered in New York City and offers its services in Colorado, Georgia and Texas.