Guardian Sales Trigger: Melody La Rue Hired as VP Ops

🚀 Battle Card

🚀 Battle Card: Guardian

• Melody La Rue, Vice President of Property Operations · 🔗 LinkedIn

• Newly appointed ops leader will drive efficiency across a 14,000-unit portfolio, a clear Guardian sales trigger for scaled automation → Source

• Inconsistent workflows across 150 communities

• Difficulty building and retaining high-performing teams

• Primary: Integrated Property Management Platform → Streamline operations and boost portfolio-wide efficiency

• Expansion: Workforce Management Suite → Enhance team performance and reduce turnover

• HQ: Portland, OR

• Employees: ≈ 500

• Rev: ≈ $300 M

• Website: gres.com

🤼 Competitive Intel

• Yardi — Property Management Software
• Unique edge: Comprehensive lease lifecycle and accounting
• Evaluated by VP Ops for end-to-end portfolio control

• AppFolio — Property Management Software
• Unique edge: User-friendly cloud platform for small to mid portfolios
• Evaluated by Property Operations teams for ease of adoption

• RealPage — Property Management & Resident Services
• Unique edge: Integrated resident engagement and analytics
• Evaluated by Ops leads for data-driven performance insights

• Workday — Workforce Management
• Unique edge: Unified HR and finance workflows
• Evaluated by HR & People teams for scalability

• BambooHR — HR & People Ops
• Unique edge: Streamlined onboarding and performance management
• Evaluated by VP People for team retention

✅ Do-Now Checklist

Next Step

🧠 Copy My Prompt for Personalized Cold Outreach

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✏️ YOUR COMPANY
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OUR_COMPANY   = ❑❑
OFFER_BRIEF   = ❑Integrated Property Management Platform❑
PROOF_METRIC  = ❑≈ TBD❑
CTA_STYLE     = ❑quick_call❑
TONE          = ❑punchy❑

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📌 TARGET COMPANY
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NAME        = Melody La Rue
COMPANY     = Guardian
DEPT        = Property Operations
SIZE        = ≈ 150
BOTTLENECK  = Inconsistent workflows across 150 communities
EVENT       = Appointment
DETAIL      = Your appointment as VP of Property Operations
PAIN        = Difficulty building and retaining high-performing teams
SRC         = http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=ftfLlWd9aZbF2NXfwppam3Bd664=&newsLang=en&newsId=20251015545944&div=41152219
SIM_CO      = Vintage Housing
WIN_METRIC  = ≈ 20% increase in portfolio-wide operational efficiency
NEXT_SIZE   = ≈ 300
EMP_EST     = ≈ 500
REV_EST     = ≈ $300M

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TASK FOR CHATGPT
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Role: “NewsletterForLeads SDR-Assist”.

Validate any ≈ guesses via SRC.

EMAIL  (keep breaks):
Subject: ≈ 150-person Property Operations

Melody La Rue—noticed your Property Operations team is ≈ 150.

That’s when Inconsistent workflows across 150 communities slows growth.

We helped Vintage Housing fix this with Integrated Property Management Platform.

Result: ≈ 20% increase in portfolio-wide operational efficiency.  
Quick call?

PS—next bottleneck hits ≈ 300.

DM ≤45 words, TONE:
Saw your post about Your appointment as VP of Property Operations — Difficulty building and retaining high-performing teams.  
Integrated Property Management Platform. ≈ 20% increase in portfolio-wide operational efficiency. Quick chat?