Multifamily Catalyst Group
Experience and Relationships Accelerate Growth

Multifamily Expertise.Strategic Advice.Real-World Experience.

Helping multifamily owners, operators, suppliers, investors, and executives navigate growth, market development, procurement, negotiations, and strategic opportunities.

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Why Multifamily Catalyst Group

Experience that accelerates businesses forward.

With more than 30 years of multifamily industry experience and over 15 years in executive leadership, Multifamily Catalyst Group brings practical insight, trusted relationships, and proven business expertise to help organizations make better decisions and achieve measurable results.

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30+
Years of Multifamily Experience
15+
Years of Executive Leadership

Success in multifamily requires more than industry knowledge. It requires understanding how owners, operators, suppliers, manufacturers, associations, and investors work together to create value.

Multifamily Catalyst Group provides strategic guidance grounded in real-world experience, helping organizations identify opportunities, solve challenges, and execute with confidence.

Services

How We Help

Practical insight, trusted relationships, and proven business expertise, applied where they move the needle.

01

Market Development

Identify growth opportunities, enter new markets, strengthen customer relationships, and increase market penetration.

02

Procurement & Purchasing

Evaluate purchasing strategies, supplier relationships, and opportunities to improve costs and operational efficiencies.

03

Contract Negotiation

Leverage executive-level experience to negotiate stronger agreements, reduce risk, and improve outcomes.

04

Due Diligence

Assess companies, products, partnerships, acquisitions, and strategic opportunities through an experienced multifamily lens.

05

Leadership & Sales Development

Develop high-performing teams through leadership coaching, sales training, and organizational development.

06

Industry Strategy

Navigate the multifamily industry, associations, market dynamics, and emerging opportunities with confidence.

07

Trade Show Strategy

Maximize investment before, during, and after industry events through strategic planning, execution, and follow-through.

Clients

Who We Serve

01

Multifamily Owners & Operators

Strategic planning, procurement optimization, operational improvement, and leadership development.

02

Manufacturers & Multifamily Suppliers

Market entry, channel development, customer engagement, and multifamily sales strategy.

03

Startups & Emerging Businesses

Industry positioning, business development, customer acquisition, and strategic growth planning.

04

Investors, Boards & Executives

Industry insight, strategic advisory services, due diligence, and executive-level guidance.

Relationships

The Multifamily Advantage

For more than three decades, Michelle Childers has built relationships across the multifamily ecosystem, providing valuable perspective on how organizations, people, and opportunities connect.

We help clients leverage industry knowledge, relationships, and strategy to create meaningful business outcomes.

Our experience spans
Property owners and operators
Product manufacturers and suppliers
National, State and Local apartment associations
Industry conferences and trade shows
Business partnerships and strategic alliances
Market development and growth initiatives
Trade Show Strategy

Trade Show Success: Before. During. After.

Most organizations invest heavily in trade shows but fail to maximize their return.

Multifamily Catalyst Group provides a complete trade show strategy designed to turn event participation into measurable business results.

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Before

  • Target account planning
  • Meeting strategy
  • Booth and equipment planning
  • Messaging development
2

During

  • Customer engagement
  • Lead generation
  • Competitive intelligence
  • Message execution
3

After

  • Lead follow-up
  • Opportunity qualification
  • Sales conversion strategies
  • ROI analysis

Because success is determined long before the show starts and long after it ends.

Credibility

Proven Experience. Trusted Insight.

Clients work with Multifamily Catalyst Group because they want guidance from someone who has spent decades operating, leading, negotiating, building relationships, and driving business growth within the multifamily industry.

What sets Michelle apart is that she treats your business like it’s her own. She’s honest, she’s connected, and she gets results. I’d recommend Multifamily Catalyst Group to any company looking for a true growth partner in this industry.

Frank Barefield
Frank BarefieldPresident, Abbey Residential
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Client Success Stories
Abbey Residential: development, marketing, procurement and national contract negotiations.
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Board Leadership
NAA Board of Directors, National Supplier Council Chairman, and state and local association boards.
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Industry Speaking Engagements
National, state and local apartment associations and company leadership conferences.
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Awards & Recognition
NAA NSC Excellence Award, GBAA Hall of Fame, and more.
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Podcasts
Conversations on industry relationships, trust, and maintenance teams.
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Strategic Initiatives Led
Trade show booth redesign at NAA Apartmentalize: from outscoring 61.1% of exhibitors to 86.5%.
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Michelle Childers, founder of Multifamily Catalyst Group
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About Michelle Childers

Multifamily Catalyst Group was founded on a simple belief:

Experience Matters.

After more than 30 years in the multifamily industry and over 15 years in executive leadership, Michelle Childers brings strategic insight, practical experience, and trusted industry relationships to every client engagement.

Rather than delivering generic consulting recommendations, Michelle works alongside clients as a strategic advisor, helping organizations evaluate opportunities, overcome challenges, and execute growth strategies with confidence.

The result is practical guidance, informed decisions, and measurable business impact.

Let’s Discuss Your Next Opportunity

Whether you’re entering a new market, evaluating a partnership, improving procurement performance, strengthening your sales organization, or navigating a strategic business decision, let’s start a conversation.

Your next opportunity may be closer than you think.

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Experience and Relationships Accelerate Growth.

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