From El Camino to Kahmino: Building the Future of Neighborhood Discovery with Taylor Casey

Host Trevor Schmidt chats with Taylor Casey, Founder and CEO of Kahmino, and Hutchison partner John Rudd, about how a 500-mile pilgrimage across Spain sparked a real estate tech company built to help people truly love where they live. Taylor shares her unconventional path — from accounting major to InsureTech product manager to solo founder — and how being “product person number one” at her first startup gave her just enough confidence to do it all over again on her own terms. She breaks down how Kahmino uses over 50 data sources to match homebuyers not just to a zip code, but to a lifestyle and community vibe, and how a scrappy, zero-marketing-spend approach powered by real estate agent word-of-mouth has already carried the company into five markets across North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee.

John Rudd adds critical legal context on entity formation, equity vesting, advisor compensation, and what founders need to know before signing their first big customer contract. Plus, Taylor opens up about the one thing nobody warned her about before starting a company — that even when you’re not working, the mental load never really clocks out — and why finding sustainable practices isn’t optional if you’re building for the long haul.

Hosted by Trevor Schmidt, Founder Shares is brought to you by Hutchison PLLC.