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National  |  August 21, 2020
Paul Bubny
By: Paul Bubny

2020 Next Generation Honoree: Cobu’s Ben Pleat is Forward-Thinking Innovator

Ben Pleat is an innovator and business builder. While he was still in college, Pleat launched the idea of Cobu to solve the problem of isolation within the multifamily residential community.

His idea was to deliver a tech-enabled service to enhance resident stickiness, and reduce turnover for landlords, while increasing resident satisfaction and connection. During COVID-19, his idea has proven genius; his team has been launching this service faster and wider than before to alleviate many of the problems faced by the stay-at-home orders.

These are just a few of the reasons we chose Pleat to be one of the Boston region’s 2020 Next Generation Award Winners. Connect Media’s fourth annual Next Generation Awards recognize young leaders in the commercial real estate industry who are likely to be influential for years to come.

For comments, questions or concerns, please contact David Cohen

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About Paul Bubny

Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).
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