Liza Hausman is Vice President of Industry Marketing at Houzz, an innovative residential building and design platform and community. Using Houzz, homeowners can find ideas and inspiration, hire professionals and shop for products. Houzz Pro provides builders, remodelers and interior designers with a business management and marketing SaaS solution that helps them win projects, collaborate with clients and teams, and run their businesses efficiently and profitably. The Houzz community is made up of millions of homeowners and home design enthusiasts, home improvement brands and vendors, as well as home improvement professionals around the world. Ms. Hausman runs product marketing across both Houzz Pro and consumer products, and after helping to build Houzz over the last 12 years, provides a unique and holistic perspective on the needs of everyone who touches home building, renovation and design. She is a frequent speaker and panelist at industry events and organizations across the country, including the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. Ms. Hausman has experience spanning advertising, consulting, marketing and social strategy for Fortune 500 brands and a host of innovative startups, and shares her expertise on topics ranging from brand-building to the economic and structural trends that are changing the home design and construction industries. Ms Hausman graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and earned her MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management. Over her decade-long tenure at Houzz, she's brought in architects as well as interior and landscape designers to create a special home for herself and her husband, two children and dog Suki in Palo Alto, California.mpowers every facet of our world.