Multifamily proptech company partners with Torke Coffee to bring its innovative coffee amenity to Minneapolis-St. Paul, Rochester, Minn., and Milwaukee.
Chicago - (May 30, 2023) SipWithMe, the elevated coffee amenity for multifamily properties, has officially launched in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Milwaukee and Rochester. Committed to supporting local roasters, SipWithMe has hand-selected Torke Coffee as its exclusive coffee supplier in the three markets.
“We are excited to not only bring SipWithMe to properties across Minnesota and Wisconsin, but to partner with a roaster that is such an iconic part of the region’s history,” says Jim Carbone, vice president of operations. “Our devices were specifically designed to give residents a memorable experience, and working with Torke Coffee will help make this happen.”
SipWithMe has been elevating resident coffee amenities in multifamily properties since 2021. Every SipWithMe machine is stocked with fresh, locally sourced beans and can craft more than 20 roast-to-order, barista-quality beverages in seconds. Residents can conveniently order through their electronic devices or on the machine’s HD display.
SipWithMe was also designed with property managers in mind, offering proprietary technology to limit excessive consumption, inventory management assistance and robust support.
Torke Coffee, the local coffee supplier for SipWithMe devices in Minnesota and Wisconsin, has been honing their craft for over 80 years. A true family affair, Torke Coffee was started in 1941 by a father and son duo who delivered hand-roasted coffee with a horse and buggy. Four generations later, the business the two built is still going strong. Passionate about philanthropy, Torke Coffee has donated over $1.5 million dollars to organizations hand-selected by their team and their customers.
“Our family is thrilled about forming a long-term partnership with SipWithMe,” says Jay Torke, president. ”The Torke Family Coffee Roasters, renowned for our meticulous craftsmanship and unwavering pursuit of perfection, has found a kindred spirit in WithMe, whose commitment to excellence mirrors our own. Their visionary approach and our company’s expertise promise to create a caffeinated experience of not only unparalleled taste, but also innovation. We are most excited to collaborate and push the boundaries of coffee artistry, weaving together flavors and aromas that captivate even the most discerning palates.”
In addition to the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul area, SipWithMe is available in Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Seattle, South Florida and Washington, D.C. Additional target markets for 2023 include Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Los Angeles, Nashville, Orlando, Raleigh, San Diego, San Francisco and Tampa.
About Torke Coffee
Torke Coffee is a family-owned and operated Wisconsin coffee roaster offering a wide variety of products, including light, medium and dark roasts in a variety of flavors and brewing options for home and business. Their differentiation is their service - service to their communities and to their business customers. Learn more at https://www.torkecoffee.com/.
About WithMe, Inc.
WithMe, Inc. makes people's lives better every day through convenient, technology-powered amenities for the multifamily industry and beyond. WithMe’s PrintWithMe and SipWithMe solutions make resident printing and coffee simple, helping property management leaders deliver an elevated living experience and meet evolving resident needs for remote/hybrid work spaces, while simultaneously decreasing spend, controlling costs and saving time for staff. PrintWithMe powers printer amenities and staff solutions at thousands of multifamily, cafe and coworking locations across all 50 states. SipWithMe, which is now available in major markets, is disrupting the coffee amenity category. WithMe is an Inc. 5000 fastest growing company, appearing on both the 2021 and 2022 lists. Learn more at www.withme.com.
Apartmentalize 2023, hosted by The National Apartment Association, is just around the corner. Boasting more than 75 educational sessions and a seemingly endless array of networking opportunities, figuring out the best way to maximize your time can be daunting. But don’t fret. We’ve got you covered with 6 tips to ensure you have a great experience:
1. Come on, get app-y.
Well before you ever leave for Atlanta, familiarize yourself with the Apartmentalize 2023 app, available for iOS and Android.
Before using the app, you’ll need to create a myNAA Planner account using your registration email address and the ID number from your Apartmentalize confirmation.
Once you’ve created a myNAA account, you can log in to the app, and you’ll be able to look up education sessions, exhibitors and activities and add them to your itinerary.
At the conference, you can use the app’s interactive map to find exhibitors, access session handouts and even take notes.
2. Dress for success and to impress.
Most attendees will be in business casual attire. The days will be long, so be sure you’re comfortable, but also remember you’re representing your organization - and yourself! Take pride in your appearance.
Conference floors and meeting rooms can get chilly. Dress in layers to be sure you’ll always be comfortable.
3. Wear comfortable shoes.
Enough said.
4. Pack your bags.
Be sure you always have these two items with you during the conference:
5. Get social.
NAA does an incredible job populating their social profiles with helpful information. Before heading to the conference, be sure you are following #Apartmentalize on Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter or Instagram. Lean into the conversation on your favorite platform for an insider’s view of what is trending before, during and even after the conference.
6. Be flexible.
This may initially strike you as an impolite gesture, but if a session is not working for you, it’s okay to leave! NAA actually encourages that mentality!
Find another session that interests you. Meet up with peers outside the conference room who want to network and engage in dialogue about other topics. Invest your time wisely!
7. Visit the WithMe team (and all of the other amazing vendors)!
Fuel up with a cup of delicious SipWithMe coffee and find out how WithMe’s amenities can help you elevate your resident experience, save staff time and hassle, decrease your spend and control costs.
Here’s where you can find us:
Booth 508
June 8: 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
June 9: 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Prefer the VIP treatment? Schedule a time to meet with us here.
Feel like doing a little recon before Apartmentalize? Browse the LinkedIn profiles of everyone who will be attending:
We clearly like to toot our own horn, but seriously, take the time to visit with vendors that interest you. You will likely uncover new products and services that can help you elevate your property and improve operations!
We can’t wait to connect with you June 7-9 in Atlanta!
Multifamily proptech company brings its innovative coffee amenity to Seattle and partners with Seattle-based Caffe Vita.
Chicago - (March 23, 2023) SipWithMe, the elevated coffee amenity for multifamily properties, launches in the Seattle market this week. Committed to supporting local roasters, WithMe has hand-selected Seattle-based Caffe Vita as its exclusive coffee supplier in the market.
“WithMe is thrilled to introduce SipWithMe to the Seattle market and support the local economy by partnering with Caffe Vita,” said Jim Carbone, vice president of operations. “Our machines are elevating the resident experience and innovating a staple amenity. SipWithMe’s roast-to-order technology means residents have access to fresh, barista-quality beverages with the push of a button.”
SipWithMe has been elevating resident coffee amenities in multifamily properties since 2021. Every SipWithMe machine is stocked with fresh, locally sourced beans and can craft more than 20 roast-to-order, barista-quality beverages in seconds. Residents can conveniently order through their electronic devices or on the machine’s HD display. SipWithMe was also designed with property managers in mind, offering proprietary technology to quietly monitor and limit excessive consumption, as well as inventory management assistance and robust support.
Caffe Vita, the local coffee supplier for Seattle SipWithMe devices, has been honing their craft for over 25 years. Rooted in the belief that meaningful connections make life better, the team at Vita believes great coffee has the power to bring people together and create a community that cares. They currently operate stores in Seattle, Phoenix and New York.
“We’re incredibly excited to be moving forward as partners with SipWithMe,” said Nathan Lowe, marketing manager. “Our goal at Vita is to create connections through coffee - and SipWithMe will be helping us do just that. By bringing our locally roasted, specialty coffee to more multifamily, coworking and business environments, opportunities abound for folks to gather intentionally and commune over a cup of great coffee. Whether you’re trying to be productive, trying to socialize or trying to relax, we’re excited that more people will have the opportunity to do it with the coffee that we’ve been putting our heart and soul into since 1995.”
In addition to Seattle, SipWithMe is available in Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Indianapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, South Florida and Washington, D.C.
About Caffe Vita
Caffe Vita has been roasting coffee in Seattle since 1995 as an independent and locally owned company. From their beginnings at the base of Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood, they now operate 10 cafes throughout Seattle, New York and now Phoenix. Caffe Vita coffee is always fresh, imported directly from the farm and roasted on-site. Learn more at www.caffevita.com.
About WithMe, Inc.
WithMe, Inc. makes people's lives better every day through convenient, technology-powered amenities for the multifamily industry and beyond. WithMe’s PrintWithMe and SipWithMe solutions make resident printing and coffee simple, helping property management leaders deliver an elevated living experience and meet evolving resident needs for remote/hybrid work spaces, while simultaneously decreasing spend, controlling costs and saving time for staff. PrintWithMe powers printer amenities and staff solutions at thousands of multifamily, cafe and coworking locations across all 50 states. SipWithMe, which is now available in major markets, is disrupting the coffee amenity category. WithMe is an Inc. 5000 fastest growing company, appearing on both the 2021 and 2022 lists. Learn more at www.withme.com.
Contact
Becky McLaughlin, Director of Marketing
1556 West Carroll Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60607
becky.mclaughlin@withme.com
Multifamily proptech company brings its innovative coffee amenity to South Florida and partners with Fort Lauderdale-based Wells Coffee Company.
Chicago - (February 9, 2023) SipWithMe, the elevated coffee amenity for multifamily properties, launched in the South Florida market this week. Committed to supporting local roasters, WithMe selected Fort Lauderdale-based Wells Coffee Company as its coffee supplier in the market.
“WithMe is ecstatic to launch SipWithMe in South Florida,” said Jim Carbone, vice president of operations. “Our machines are improving the resident experience and revolutionizing a popular amenity. Our innovative roast-to-order technology means residents have access to fresh, barista-quality beverages with the push of a button. We’re also proud to support local economies by partnering with local roasters in each market.”
SipWithMe has been elevating resident coffee amenities in multifamily properties since 2021. Every SipWithMe machine is stocked with fresh, locally sourced beans and can craft more than 20 roast-to-order, barista-quality beverages in seconds. Residents can conveniently order through their electronic devices or on the machine’s HD display. SipWithMe was also designed with property managers in mind, offering proprietary technology to quietly monitor and limit excessive consumption, as well as inventory management assistance and robust support.
Wells Coffee Company, the local coffee supplier for South Florida SipWithMe devices, is a wholesale specialty coffee roasting company owned and operated by Brandon and Nicole Wells, a husband and wife duo. Rooted in the belief that coffee is not merely a beverage, but rather a ritual to be enjoyed, they are on a mission to help coffee lovers “Drink Deeply.”
“We’re thrilled about our new SipWithMe partnership,” said Brandon Wells. “The technology platform they’ve developed, together with innovations in specialty brewing equipment, has created a way for residents in fast-paced urban settings to have access to delicious coffee before they ever leave home.”
In addition to South Florida, SipWithMe is available in New York, Philadelphia, D.C., Houston, Austin, Chicago, Denver, Phoenix, Seattle and Dallas metro areas. SipWithMe is scheduled to launch in Minneapolis-St. Paul and Indianapolis in the first quarter of 2023.
About WithMe, Inc.
WithMe, Inc.’s mission is to deliver convenient technology-powered solutions that create elevated living experiences. WithMe, Inc. was named one of the top 1500 fastest-growing private companies in the United States on the 2022 Inc. 5000 list. Its flagship subsidiary, PrintWithMe, LLC, powers printer amenities and staff solutions at thousands of multifamily locations across all 50 states. Its newer subsidiary, SipWithMe, LLC, was launched in 2021 and is now disrupting the coffee amenity category in the multifamily space.
Contact
Becky McLaughlin, Director of Marketing
1556 West Carroll Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60607
becky.mclaughlin@withme.com
Jonathan Treble, WithMe CEO, recently sat down with renowned author, speaker and recruiting executive Jeff Hyman to discuss how his strategy for building the WithMe team has evolved with exponential growth.
This is Treble’s second appearance on Hyman’s “Recruit Rockstars” podcast, and in the year that elapsed between his visits, WithMe underwent significant changes. Amidst those changes, Treble learned many valuable lessons. “The past 12 months have been a rollercoaster,” says Treble. “That’s startup or scale-up life. That’s just business. It’s going to happen.”
One of the most significant changes at WithMe was the introduction of SipWithMe, an innovative multifamily coffee amenity offering premium drinks made from fresh, locally sourced beans.
The inspiration for SipWithMe originated with a conversation between Treble and a PrintWithMe client. At one point, the client casually mentioned the coffee amenity space was in dire need of transformation. Armed with that information, Treble began intensely researching coffee. He notes he discovered that “coffee is a very important perk. According to Multifamily Design+Construction, it’s the #3 requested amenity, after community lounges and in-unit washers and dryers. Many U.S. markets have coffee as a standard amenity in their buildings.” After six months of tireless work, SipWithMe beta was launched in Chicago.
The introduction of SipWithMe prompted another significant change to PrintWithMe - a full refresh of the company’s image. Treble ultimately dropped the nod to the company’s printing roots and rebranded as WithMe, intending to add service line names to the moniker as the company continues to innovate and expand. “The industry really resonated with the branding change. They liked it,” says Treble.
In addition to requiring a rebrand, the rollout of a new product also brought with it the need to hire additional team members. In the podcast, Treble hones in on how his mindset for sales recruiting and interviewing has shifted as the company has grown. He chronicles his current non-negotiable values and personality traits, as well as his thoughts on the need for reps to have industry experience.
Treble also touches on how building a distributed team has supported one of the company’s core values - diversity. “I’m a big remote-first person. I love that we’re fully remote. That gave us the muscle to be able to look overseas for certain roles, and now we have four people working for us outside of the country.”
Committed to hiring the very best candidates at every level, Treble has come to recognize the paramount importance of hiring exceptional CSRs. Over the past year, the company has promoted seven team members, and three of those promotions were within the customer service team. “If we didn’t have such talented CSRs with high potential, we would have been floundering to replace people who had left.”
If you think PrintWithMe or SipWithMe would be a good fit for your business, shoot us an email at sales@withme.com.
The parent company of PrintWithMe and SipWithMe taps multifamily industry veteran to advise on commercial strategy.
WithMe, Inc is pleased to announce the addition of Terry Slattery to its Multifamily Advisory Board. Terry brings 30+ years of multifamily supplier leadership experience to WithMe Inc’s group of advisors. As Strategic Advisor, Terry will work closely with Founder & CEO Jonathan Treble to continue to hone the company’s go-to-market strategy, its organizational structure, as well as the commercialization of new services.
Terry is known industry-wide for leading ForRent.com throughout the 1990’s and 2000’s, where he helped grow the company to become one of the largest and most successful supplier companies for many years. He oversaw a successful sale of that company to the Costar Group. Terry most recently served as CEO of multifamily vendor company CheckpointID, which was acquired by MRI, leading that company through its initial funding and exponential growth in just two years.
Terry said of WithMe, Inc, “I think the opportunity in front of WithMe Inc is tremendous for both its PrintWithMe and SipWithMe services. They are really just getting started in terms of market saturation. I am thrilled to sit on this diverse board of accomplished multifamily advisors who will continue to advise WithMe leadership on company strategy for growth throughout the multifamily industry.”
Jonathan Treble said, “I love working with Terry. As Strategy Advisor, he will continue to bring his keen sense of strategy to our discussions and help us stay on course to fulfill our vision of redefining amenity services in our industry.”
WithMe Inc’s Multifamily Advisory Board consists of several industry executives spanning a number of multifamily sectors, as well as supplier leaders. Other board members include Natalie Cariola of Zumper, Bob Flannery of Redwood Capital Group, Pei Pei Chan Mirabella of Bozzuto, Sam Mtunga of XFD Real Estate, Jackie Impellitier of ZRS Management, and Amber Anderson of Holland Residential.
About WithMe Inc
WithMe Inc’s mission is to deliver convenient technology-powered solutions to clients and their guests, everywhere. WithMe, Inc. was named in the top 700 fastest-growing private companies in the United States, in the Inc. 5000 2021 list. Its flagship subsidiary PrintWithMe LLC powers printer amenities and staff solutions at thousands of multifamily locations nationwide. Its newer subsidiary, SipWithMe LLC was launched in 2021 and is now disrupting the coffee amenity category in the multifamily space.
CHICAGO, September 9, 2021 - Today, PrintWithMe announced that WithMe, Inc would serve as a holding company for its business. This reorganization of their corporate structure comes after years of significant revenue growth and expands the WithMe enterprise mission to deliver innovative technologies beyond wireless printing on-demand.
"The reorganization of our corporate structure solidifies our expanding mission and signals a new wave of exciting technology solutions we will bring to clients and end-users," said Jonathan Treble, WithMe, Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer, "Our team has grown in numbers and in talent with several new members joining us every month and we are excited to launch new offerings in the coming months."
The move to the new structure headed by WithMe, Inc. supports the firm's accelerated expansion into new verticals and sets the stage for a diversified product offering. PrintWithMe will be joined by WithMe in supporting new offerings to the WithMe enterprise core client verticals with its new offerings: multifamily apartment communities, shared offices, and retailers.
About WithMe, Inc.
WithMe, Inc. is a diversified physical technology services holding company. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, PrintWithMe LLC, is ranked #659th by the 2021 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America and provides wireless printing services. Its mission is to provide simple and convenient technologies across retail, multifamily, shared offices, and other verticals. For more information, please visit withmeinc.co or follow on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Media Contact:
Kasie Valenti
kasie.valenti@printwithme.com
I’m excited to announce that PrintWithMe has made the 2021 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing companies in the U.S. Ranked #659th, joins the ranks of Intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, Patagonia, and other household names that gained their first national exposure as members of the Inc. 5000 list. 2020 was a challenging and unprecedented year. With so many challenges brought upon as a result of the pandemic, and the resulting fallout, many firms struggled to adapt and overcome the circumstances. Over the course of the pandemic, PrintWithMe has not only managed to adapt, but thrive under the circumstances. We’ve managed to hit many important milestones and continue to grow at a record pace. We expanded to over 2,000 locations across the country, became profitable for the first time, and grew our team to over 25 individuals. During this, we successfully transitioned to a remote-first model, and led the way for other companies to decentralize their workforce, all while maintaining the culture that has fueled our growth.
All of this would not have been possible without the dedication and contribution of each member of the PrintWithMe team, and our incredible clients. I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished together, and I’m looking forward to accomplishing more great things in the future.
Jonathan Treble, our CEO, had the chance to sit down and catch up with Brad Kirshenbaum, Director of Innovation at CA Ventures and get his thoughts on the current trends, perspectives, and future outlooks for multifamily. We covered a lot of ground, including:
Brad is always full of new perspectives and we always walk away with new ideas. We hope you listen in and enjoy the conversation.
Trips to the DMV are not always hassle-free. Make the experience better for both your guests and staff by offering a self-serve PrintWithMe printer amenity.
A trip to your local Department of Motor Vehicles (a.k.a. DMV or BMV) is traditionally a task many individuals dread. The dread is definitely understandable; nationwide, it’s unfortunately very common to expect long lines at the DMV in which you spend hours in line, only to find out that you forgot to bring with you a single important document that is needed for a new or expiring driver’s license. The possibility of being told to go home by DMV staff, print out the necessary document(s), and come back to stand in line for hours again is not something any of us want to experience.
Many DMV and BMV managers strive to improve guest experiences by implementing helpful solutions, such as offering online pre-registration, clarifying required documents online, setting up pre-checks at the door to assist customers before they even join the line, and more.
However, there’s one main obstacle standing between processing as many guests who walk through the door: guests that show up with incomplete documents.
Enter PrintWithMe. PrintWithMe is a self-serve,on-demand, wireless printing station that allows your guests to easily print out any documents they need right from their smartphones while waiting in line at your DMV location. Having a PrintWithMe printer at your DMV location helps in a number of ways:
PrintWithMe started working with DMV locations in 2020 after realizing the overwhelming number of Google reviews at DMVs reflecting frustrated customers who are complaining about traveling all the way to the DMV and then waiting in long lines for hours just to be turned away because they are missing a utility bill or a valid proof of address.
To learn more about how PrintWithMe is helping DMVs and BMVs to improve guest and staff experiences, we interviewed one of PrintWithMe’s early adopters, Bob Teodosio, the Owner of Deputy Registrar of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV).
Q1: How long have you been partnering with PrintWithMe and how does it work at your Ohio BMV location?
Bob: We’ve been partnering with PrintWithMe since January 2020. The process is really seamless: when our customers are waiting in line and realize that they need something printed, a staff at pre-check will hand them an instruction sheet on how to use PrintWithMe and by the time it’s their turn, they’d tell our staff that they’ve printed their documents. Our staff pick up their documents and process their requests, and they’re out the door.
Q2: What is the biggest struggle your DMV experiences?
Bob: The biggest struggle in a DMV is usually managing the flow and getting people in and out the door as quickly as possible so that we can generate as many transactions in a day as possible.
Q3: What solutions have you implemented to help speed up the line?
Bob: The nice thing that we do here is having a staff stationed at the door to pre-check every customer that walks through the door. And let's say they are missing some pieces of proof of address, our door staff will tell the customer to go on and email their documents to the PrintWithMe printer. By the time they get to the counter, the document has already been printed. So there's no delay; it expedites the entire process!
Q4: How does having printing on-site help you stand out among other DMV or BMV locations and maximize your revenue?
Bob: If a customer comes in here with three IDs and a driver's license to process, and they don't have proof of address, I'm going to have to send them away. Once they walk out of the door, there’s no guarantee they’ll come back instead of going to other DMV locations, and [other DMV locations] are going to make the money. So my whole goal is to keep people inside the agency and not send them away without performing a transaction. That's the importance of having a PrintWithMe printer.
Q5: How does printing contribute to your customer experience?
Bob: Well, you can’t make everyone happy, but having PrintWithMe eliminates one reason for someone to be upset. Imagine having to already spend $50 or $60 on a sticker and being sent home just because you have to retrieve a piece of mail for proof of address–it’s pretty frustrating. So when I tell our customers that they can simply use PrintWithMe and it costs close to nothing, they’re thrilled.
Q6: What do your employees say about having a PrintWithMe at your location?
Bob: It makes my employees feel good and it’s made the atmosphere better! Think about it, customers no longer have to be turned away for missing a document that could be printed using PrintWithMe. Customers are in a better mood and when they get to the counter, they actually think that it’s so cool that we help them with printing. Instead of having a negative experience, everyone shares a positive one, because of PrintWithMe.
PrintWithMe is a proven and effective way to improve and elevate the DMV experience for both customers and staff alike. It helps (1) shorten wait times, (2) maximize revenue, and (3) increase the satisfaction of customers.
Contact us at sales@printwithme.com if you’re looking to upgrade the experience at your DMV location! Learn more at https://withme.com/printwithme/.