Key Takeaways
- • Inman appoints Constance Sayers as Chief Operating Officer effective immediately, tasking her with overseeing Events, Editorial, and Platforms while leading the "Inman 2.0" transformation initiative.
- • Sayers brings 20+ years of B2B media scaling experience, including nearly two decades at Atlantic Media where she grew Government Executive Media Group from $9 million to $27 million in revenue and oversaw a $25 million annual events portfolio.
- • Inman CEO Tom Bohn articulates the strategic vision for "Inman 2.0" as becoming the Bloomberg terminal equivalent for residential real estate—a unified platform serving two million professionals with news, data, analysis, and community.
- • Under Sayers' previous leadership at GovExec, the organization executed fourteen acquisitions while managing a sixteen-brand portfolio post-acquisition by Growth Catalyst Partners, demonstrating operational capability for portfolio-scale integration.
- • The appointment signals Inman's expansion beyond content distribution into a comprehensive data and community infrastructure play targeting the residential real estate industry's professional base.
Summary
Inman, a leading news and analysis platform for the residential real estate industry, has appointed Constance "Connie" Sayers as Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Sayers will assume responsibility for the Events, Editorial, and Platforms divisions while directing the execution of "Inman 2.0," the company's strategic transformation initiative. She will report directly to Chief Executive Officer Tom Bohn.
The appointment reflects Inman's ambition to establish itself as the definitive intelligence and community platform for residential real estate professionals. Bohn has articulated the vision as creating "the Bloomberg of residential real estate"—a single destination where approximately two million industry professionals access news, market data, analysis, and peer community resources. Sayers has been recruited specifically to architect and operationalize this transformation.
Sayers brings substantial operational credentials from her tenure in B2B media and publishing. She spent nearly twenty years at Atlantic Media, holding senior positions within Government Executive, National Journal, and The Atlantic. Most significantly, she served as President of Government Executive Media Group, where she grew the flagship business from $9 million to $27 million in revenue. Following the division's acquisition by private equity firm Growth Catalyst Partners, Sayers directed commercial strategy across a sixteen-brand portfolio and facilitated fourteen acquisitions, demonstrating platform consolidation and multi-brand operational management experience.
At Government Executive, Sayers' initiatives included launching two new brands—Defense One and Route Fifty—establishing a branded content studio (Studio 2G), and creating the Leading Brands in Government research business. She also managed a $25 million annual events portfolio comprising hundreds of conferences, summits, and executive programs. This background in scaling events, editorial products, subscription businesses, and research offerings directly aligns with the operational scope of her new role at Inman.
The appointment underscores Inman's transition from a media publisher toward a broader infrastructure provider for the residential real estate industry, positioning data, events, and professional community as core value drivers alongside editorial content.
The appointment reflects Inman's ambition to establish itself as the definitive intelligence and community platform for residential real estate professionals. Bohn has articulated the vision as creating "the Bloomberg of residential real estate"—a single destination where approximately two million industry professionals access news, market data, analysis, and peer community resources. Sayers has been recruited specifically to architect and operationalize this transformation.
Sayers brings substantial operational credentials from her tenure in B2B media and publishing. She spent nearly twenty years at Atlantic Media, holding senior positions within Government Executive, National Journal, and The Atlantic. Most significantly, she served as President of Government Executive Media Group, where she grew the flagship business from $9 million to $27 million in revenue. Following the division's acquisition by private equity firm Growth Catalyst Partners, Sayers directed commercial strategy across a sixteen-brand portfolio and facilitated fourteen acquisitions, demonstrating platform consolidation and multi-brand operational management experience.
At Government Executive, Sayers' initiatives included launching two new brands—Defense One and Route Fifty—establishing a branded content studio (Studio 2G), and creating the Leading Brands in Government research business. She also managed a $25 million annual events portfolio comprising hundreds of conferences, summits, and executive programs. This background in scaling events, editorial products, subscription businesses, and research offerings directly aligns with the operational scope of her new role at Inman.
The appointment underscores Inman's transition from a media publisher toward a broader infrastructure provider for the residential real estate industry, positioning data, events, and professional community as core value drivers alongside editorial content.
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