Alex Corren (MRelEst’26)
Faces of Leeds Snapshot
Commencement Reflections
The kind of impact I hope to make early in my career is accelerating AI adoption in real estate, even if it starts small.Ìý
Looking back, I didn't expect that bridging AI and real estate would become one of my strengths. I came in as a real estate student who happened to know how to build software with AI, and that combination turned out to matter more than I anticipated.Ìý
College opened my eyes to how much commercial real estate shapes the built environment, and now it's something I aim to prioritize in my life.
Your Post-it note with a life's guiding principle: Relentless forward motion.
One aspect of the Leeds experience that made a real difference for me was the network, because the relationships I built here will outlast the degree.
ÌýA turning point for me in college happened when I stopped apologizing for my unconventional background and started leading with it, and it changed my perspective.Ìý