Meet Emily Levin, who made a stunning career pivot from trauma therapist to tech co-founder, creating AI solutions for the affordable housing crisis. In this powerful conversation, Emily shares how she went from helping individuals heal to transforming entire systems, co-founding Access—an AI platform that's already raising capital and getting families into homes faster.
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00:00 - Introduction to Emily Levin
01:48 - The kitchen table moment that changed everything
04:46 - The "slow enrollment of possibility"
07:00 - Leading a tech company without tech background
10:19 - Navigating the male-dominated startup world
11:47 - The power of play and "future casting"
13:00 - Finding community in the Robin Hood accelerator
15:02 - Getting support from her 82-year-old father
17:19 - Bringing her daughters into the business
21:04 - The affordable housing crisis explained
26:25 - Future plans: scaling nationally and writing a book
27:45 - Advice for "words and feelings" people entering business
28:41 - How to support Emily's mission
Emily Levin co-founded Axccess, the first AI platform that streamlines affordable housing processes. After 15 years as a psychoanalyst and trauma therapist working with chronically mentally ill New Yorkers transitioning from the streets into stable housing, Emily recognized that individual healing wasn't enough—the system itself needed to change. Axccess is already raising capital, signing customers, and generating revenue while getting families into safe, affordable homes faster.
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