Helen Calvin loves oysters. She also loves leading the growth stage at technology companies. With the better part of two decades spent in B2B software and the rest of her experience rooted in behavioral science, she spends her time attracting and galvanizing the best talent, driving remarkable customer experiences, scaling operations, and guiding teams through the challenges facing growing organizations.

As the Chief Executive Officer at Buildout, she leads the company servicing the more than 40,000 commercial real estate brokers and 50,000 investors who trust Buildout’s software and services. Buildout believes successful commercial real estate is broker-led, but technology enabled. It’s a market desperately in need of game-changing technology, AI enablement, and streamlined efficiencies. Seeing customers fundamentally drive the success of their business through Buildout’s software never gets old.

Helen has her MBA from Northwestern Kellogg, her shiniest award statue from Crain’s 2018 Tech 50, and her love of oysters? That’s from her childhood growing up on the Gulf Coast.