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Send us a message!In Episode 39 Kelli Soika interviews Caleb Parker, a young adult who has lived in both a co-op in Texas and an intentional community in New York City. They talk about the structure of the two communities and his insights into how the environment creates a sense of community.Caleb is CoHousing Houston member, Liz Parker's, son. Check out our conversation with her about the Power of Invitation.For more information about CoHousing Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at info@cohousinghouston.com.
Summary: In this episode of Misfit's Mindset, award winning podcast host and Founder of Brave, Caleb Parker chats with Andy Barlow, the visionary behind Chatloop. Based in Manchester, Andy shares his journey from a pivotal moment on a train platform to closing a funding round of 2.1 million. From disagreeing with a sports pundit to attracting major brands for an open innovation program, Andy's story is a testament to the power of disruptive thinking and building meaningful connections. Takeaways: From Idea to Seed Funding: The journey of securing a $2.1 million seed round after identifying a gap in the market demonstrates the importance of recognizing opportunities, acting on innovative ideas, and the power of storytelling to secure funding, even in challenging times. Building with User Input: The creation of the open innovation program and collaboration with key potential clients in the product development stage underlines the significance of understanding customer needs and incorporating feedback, ensuring the product offers real value to its users. Flexible Work Culture for Growth: The discussion around building a team culture with a mix of remote and in-office work highlights the need for flexibility and trust in a team. This approach can enhance productivity and satisfaction, crucial for fostering a growth mindset within a rapidly expanding company. Importance of Balance in Meetings: The conversation highlights the value of face-to-face interactions for deeper connection and trust-building, suggesting entrepreneurs should strike a balance between remote and in-person meetings to foster better relationships and collaborations. Planning for an Exit Strategy: The conversation about exit strategies emphasizes the necessity for entrepreneurs to have a clear vision of their company's future, whether that involves acquisition, IPO, or other avenues. Understanding this early can guide decision-making and business structuring to maximize potential success and investor returns. Connect with today's guest • Andrew Barlow on LinkedIn • Chatloop Website • Chatloop on LinkedIn Connect with your host Caleb Parker: • Caleb's LinkedIn • Caleb on X (formerly Twitter) Sponsors: TSK: Website | Dan Pilling LinkedIn TSK makes workplaces better for fast growing companies by aligning physical places with their purpose and culture to attract the right talent as they grow. Brave: Website | Instagram Brave is the community for those who dare to innovate. Join today to connect with like-minded innovators, receive invites to events like Misfits Mondays, and gain access to exclusive content, co-working spaces, and our Brave ecosystem to help you grow and inspire new ideas. Launch Your Own Podcast: A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production and strategic content company for brands, organisations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right strategy, equipment, training, guidance and content to ensure you sound amazing while speaking to your niche audience and networking with your perfect clients. Get in touch jason@apodcastcompany.com
Summary: (This is Part 2 of 2) In this episode of Misfit's Mindset, award winning podcast host and Founder of Brave, Caleb Parker chats with with Charlie Green, co-CEO of The Office Group (TOG). In this candid conversation, Charlie reflects on the journey of building and scaling TOG, sharing valuable insights into the challenges of maintaining company culture during growth, making tough decisions, and the transformative impact of a strategic deal with Blackstone valuing the company at £500M. As he steps into a new chapter, Charlie also discusses his thoughts on the future of office real estate, emphasising the need for a focus on sustainability, wellness, and creating environments that people want to be in. Takeaways: • Embracing Change and Preserving Culture: Charlie emphasises the importance of embracing change as a business grows while preserving the core values and culture that define a company. He shares insights into TOG's family-like approach to caring for its employees and the challenge of maintaining authenticity as the company scaled. • Strategic Decision-making: Discussing significant decisions, Charlie acknowledges the inevitability of making mistakes but stresses the importance of forgiveness and learning. He shares a standout example involving a crucial decision with Blackstone, highlighting the complexities and foresight required in such strategic moves. • The Future of Office Real Estate: Offering insights into the evolving landscape, Charlie envisions a shift in the conversation from hybrid working to a more nuanced approach. He emphasises the need for quality, flexibility, and a focus on high-demand central locations. Additionally, he explores the growing importance of sustainability, wellness, and mental health considerations in real estate. Connect with today's guest • Charlie Green on LinkedIn • The Office Group Website • The Office Group on LinkedIn Connect with your host Caleb Parker Caleb's LinkedIn Caleb on X (formerly Twitter) Caleb on Instagram Sponsors: TSK: Website | Dan Pilling LinkedIn TSK makes workplaces better for fast growing companies by aligning physical places with their purpose and culture to attract the right talent as they grow. Brave: Website | Instagram Brave is the community for those who dare to innovate. Join today to connect with like-minded innovators, receive invites to events like Misfits Mondays, and gain access to exclusive content, co-working spaces, and our Brave ecosystem to help you grow and inspire new ideas. Launch Your Own Podcast: A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production and strategic content company for brands, organisations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right strategy, equipment, training, guidance and content to ensure you sound amazing while speaking to your niche audience and networking with your perfect clients. Get in touch jason@apodcastcompany.com
Summary: (This is Part 1 of 2) In this episode of Misfit's Mindset, award winning podcast host and Founder of Brave, Caleb Parker chats with with Charlie Green, co-CEO of The Office Group (TOG). They take us on a journey through the evolution of flexible office spaces. From the humble beginnings of a converted pub in Islington to the towering skyline of Chancery House, Charlie shares the unique challenges and triumphs that have shaped TOG's success. Learn how a philosophy shift from corporate norms led to groundbreaking design, customer-focused strategies, and a cultural transformation within the industry. In a candid conversation, Charlie reflects on the company's growth, strategic partnerships, and the crucial role of culture in building a thriving business. Takeaways: • Authenticity Over Homogeneity: TOG distinguishes itself by individually designing each building, responding authentically to the unique features of architecture, location, and local audience. This approach fosters a genuine connection with customers, setting them apart from competitors. • Cultural Challenges of Co-Leadership: As TOG scaled, one of the significant challenges for Charlie and Ollie was transitioning from a startup mindset with clear roles to managing a C-suite and fostering a cohesive culture. Balancing exceptional talent seeking clarity with the co-CEO model required strategic navigation. • Value Creation Over Money Chasing: Charlie emphasizes the importance of focusing on building value rather than chasing financial milestones. While having a direction of travel is crucial, the journey of creating value may lead to unforeseen opportunities and outcomes. Connect with today's guest • Charlie Green on LinkedIn • The Office Group Website • The Office Group on LinkedIn Connect with your host Caleb Parker: • Caleb's LinkedIn • Caleb on X (formerly Twitter) Sponsors: TSK: Website | Dan Pilling LinkedIn TSK makes workplaces better for fast growing companies by aligning physical places with their purpose and culture to attract the right talent as they grow. Brave: Website | Instagram Brave is the community for those who dare to innovate. Join today to connect with like-minded innovators, receive invites to events like Misfits Mondays, and gain access to exclusive content, co-working spaces, and our Brave ecosystem to help you grow and inspire new ideas. Launch Your Own Podcast: A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production and strategic content company for brands, organisations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right strategy, equipment, training, guidance and content to ensure you sound amazing while speaking to your niche audience and networking with your perfect clients. Get in touch jason@apodcastcompany.com
Summary: In this episode of Misfit's Mindset, award winning podcast host and Founder of Brave, Caleb Parker chats with the Cofounder and Director at CircleLoop by Mission Labs, Damian Hanson. The two talk about Damian's journey from starting and scaling multiple companies to successfully exiting. Damian shares insights into the entrepreneurial drive, the challenges faced during different business stages, and the critical decisions that led to the acquisition of his latest venture, Mission Labs, by Gamma Communications. From tackling industry norms to adapting to the digital shift during the pandemic, Damian provides valuable lessons for fellow misfit-minded founders. Takeaways: • Entrepreneurial Drive: Damian discusses the innate drive within entrepreneurs and shares how personal success and achievement motivate him to start and grow businesses that make a difference. • Challenges of Scaling: The conversation delves into how the challenges faced by founders evolve as a company transitions from startup to scaling up. Damian emphasizes the importance of remaining hands-on, understanding every aspect of the business, and staying focused. • Balancing Remote Work and Company Culture: The podcast explores the shift to remote work and how companies can balance flexibility with maintaining a strong company culture. Damian shares insights into maintaining a distributed team's connection and the role of the office as a tool for collaboration. • Choosing the Right Partner: The founder reflects on the importance of choosing the right partner during an acquisition, ensuring cultural alignment, and the due diligence involved in making such critical decisions. Connect with today's guest • Damian Hanson on LinkedIn • Gamma Website • Gamma on LinkedIn Connect with your host Caleb Parker: • Caleb's LinkedIn • Caleb on X (formerly Twitter) Sponsors: TSK: Website | Dan Pilling LinkedIn TSK makes workplaces better for fast growing companies by aligning physical places with their purpose and culture to attract the right talent as they grow. Brave: Website | Instagram Brave is the community for those who dare to innovate. Join today to connect with like-minded innovators, receive invites to events like Misfits Mondays, and gain access to exclusive content, co-working spaces, and our Brave ecosystem to help you grow and inspire new ideas. Launch Your Own Podcast: A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production and strategic content company for brands, organisations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right strategy, equipment, training, guidance and content to ensure you sound amazing while speaking to your niche audience and networking with your perfect clients. Get in touch jason@apodcastcompany.com
Summary: In this episode of Misfit's Mindset, award winning podcast host and Founder of Brave, Caleb Parker chats with Anton Boner Cofounder of Screenloop. The conversation explores Anton's journey to starting Screenloop, his experiences through their rapid growth phase, and how their team navigated the challenges they encountered. Also discussed are Anton's insights on fundraising, his approach to maintaining a work-life balance amidst high-pressure situations, and his thoughts on future of work strategies in an increasingly remote workforce environment. The episode includes a segment from Dan Pilling of TSK, the episode's sponsor, discussing the importance of maintaining a growth mindset in rapidly changing environment. Takeaways: • Hiring for the Future: Anton emphasizes the importance of hiring for the future organization, not just current needs. This mindset reflects a diversity of aspiration and a future-fit state of mind. • Fail Fast, Learn Fast: The discussion delves into the concept of failing fast and learning fast, echoing the growth mindset essential for navigating the challenges of entrepreneurship. • Navigating Funding Challenges: Anton shares a bold move where Screenloop pulled funding from a potential lead investor at the last minute, highlighting the critical importance of choosing the right investors for long-term success. • Pivoting with Purpose: The episode explores Screenloop's pivot from its initial product launch to addressing new needs in the talent acquisition space, showcasing the adaptability necessary for success. • Mindset for Fundraising: As Screenloop approaches Series A, Anton discusses the shift in mindset, emphasizing the need for focused mental space and energy as the stakes and expectations increase. Connect with today's guest Anton Boner • Anton Boner on LinkedIn • Screenloop Website • Screenloop on LinkedIn Connect with your host Caleb Parker: • Caleb's LinkedIn • Caleb on X (formerly Twitter) Sponsors: TSK: Website | Dan Pilling LinkedIn TSK makes workplaces better for fast growing companies by aligning physical places with their purpose and culture to attract the right talent as they grow. Brave: Website | Instagram Brave is the community for those who dare to innovate. Join today to connect with like-minded innovators, receive invites to events like Misfits Mondays, and gain access to exclusive content, co-working spaces, and our Brave ecosystem to help you grow and inspire new ideas. Launch Your Own Podcast: A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production and strategic content company for brands, organisations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right strategy, equipment, training, guidance and content to ensure you sound amazing while speaking to your niche audience and networking with your perfect clients. Get in touch jason@apodcastcompany.com
Summary: In this episode of Misfit's Mindset, award winning podcast host and Founder of Brave, Caleb Parker chats with Jules Goldberg, founder of SnoreLab and the mastermind behind the groundbreaking Sleepwave app. Unlike typical success stories involving venture capital and massive teams, Jules takes us through his unique path of bootstrapping, self-learning coding, and solving a real problem - snoring. From the early days of creating SnoreLab to the unexpected evolution into Sleepwave, Jules shares the challenges, triumphs, and the relentless pursuit of innovation. Discover the fascinating technology behind Sleepwave that goes beyond sound, using inaudible waves to track movement and breathing. In this conversation, Jules reflects on maintaining a growth mindset, the misfit experience of being an entrepreneur, the joy of creating, and the unexpected turns in his journey. Takeaways: • Bootstrapping for Success: Learn how Jules bootstrapped SnoreLab from a personal need and transformed it into a successful venture without relying on extensive funding rounds. • Innovative Sleep Tracking: Delve into the technology behind Sleepwave, using high-frequency sound waves for contactless detection of movement and breathing, offering a game-changing approach to sleep tracking. • Long-Term Vision: Understand how Jules' vision has expanded beyond what he initially believed, and the unexpected joy of officially being recognized as an inventor through the patenting process. • Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs: Get valuable advice from Jules on embracing a growth mindset, leveraging accessible tech tools, and balancing optimism with a realistic understanding of the competitive landscape. • Shoutout to a Misfit Role Model: Discover Jules' admiration for Matt Ricks, the developer of the logic game app Trainyard, and how his creation inspired Jules to embark on his own entrepreneurial journey. Connect with today's guest Mandana Ahmadi: • Jules on LinkedIn • Sleepwave Website • Sleepwave on LinkedIn Connect with your host Caleb Parker: • Caleb's LinkedIn • Caleb on X (formerly Twitter) Sponsors: TSK: Website | Dan Pilling LinkedIn TSK makes workplaces better for fast growing companies by aligning physical places with their purpose and culture to attract the right talent as they grow. Brave: Website | Twitter Brave is the community for those who dare to innovate. Join today to connect with like-minded innovators, receive invites to events like Misfits Mondays, and gain access to exclusive content, co-working spaces, and our Brave ecosystem to help you grow and inspire new ideas. Launch Your Own Podcast: A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production and strategic content company for brands, organisations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right strategy, equipment, training, guidance and content to ensure you sound amazing while speaking to your niche audience and networking with your perfect clients. Get in touch jason@apodcastcompany.com
Summary: In this episode of Misfit's Mindset, award winning podcast host and Founder of Brave, Caleb Parker chats with Mandani Ahmadi, founder of Alena. From a war-torn childhood on an air force base to becoming a computational neuroscientist, Mandani's story is one of resilience and transformation. Explore the profound impact of thoughts on our lives, leading Mandani to a mission of understanding the human mind. Learn about the birth of Alena, focusing on social anxiety and the broader vision to decipher cognitive processes for individuals to reach their full potential. Takeaways: • The Power of Thought: Mandani's childhood revelation emphasises the profound impact of thoughts on people's lives, showcasing the transformative power of understanding and controlling one's mind. • Alena's Vision Beyond Anxiety: Discover Alena's broader vision to comprehend all cognitive processes, empowering individuals to gain control over their lives and fulfill their potentials, extending beyond social anxiety. • Celebrating Small Wins: Mandani encourages founders to appreciate incremental progress, balancing a long-term vision with short-term goals for sustained motivation. • Understanding the Landscape: Explore Mandani's experience in navigating conflicting advice for Alena's go-to-market strategy, emphasizing the importance of understanding the mental health solutions market. • Journey to Entrepreneurship: Mandani's journey from a war-torn childhood to entrepreneurship in mental health is an inspiring testament to resilience, self-discovery, and understanding the human mind. Connect with today's guest Mandana Ahmadi: • Mandana's LinkedIn • Alena Website • Alena on LinkedIn Connect with your host Caleb Parker: • Caleb's LinkedIn • Caleb on X (formerly Twitter) Sponsors: TSK: Website | Dan Pilling LinkedIn TSK makes workplaces better for fast growing companies by aligning physical places with their purpose and culture to attract the right talent as they grow. Brave: Website | Twitter Brave is the community for those who dare to innovate. Join today to connect with like-minded innovators, receive invites to events like Misfits Mondays, and gain access to exclusive content, co-working spaces, and our Brave ecosystem to help you grow and inspire new ideas. Launch Your Own Podcast: A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production and strategic content company for brands, organisations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right strategy, equipment, training, guidance and content to ensure you sound amazing while speaking to your niche audience and networking with your perfect clients. Get in touch jason@apodcastcompany.com
Summary: In this episode of Misfit's Mindset, award winning podcast host and Founder of Brave, Caleb Parker chats with Heikki Haldre of Miros, a seasoned entrepreneur who hails from the unicorn factory of Estonia. Heike shares insights into building and scaling companies in today's global landscape, emphasising the importance of a distributed team. They discuss the entrepreneurial mindset, changing the world through innovation, and the challenges founders face as they transition from startups to scale-ups. Heikki also sheds light on the intricacies of post-merger integration and the importance of shared values and purpose. The conversation offers valuable lessons for founders and those looking to make a significant impact in the business world. Takeaways: • The Power of Purpose: Rallying people around a shared purpose and vision can inspire and connect a distributed team, regardless of their physical locations. • Culture Building: Establishing and nurturing company culture is vital as your startup grows. Hiring for cultural fit and focusing on strengths can help maintain a strong culture. • Transparent Communication: Transparent communication about expectations is crucial during major decisions like acquisitions. Ensuring alignment of values and a shared vision can lead to post-merger success. • The Future of Retail: Miros is working on a revolutionary product search technology that can decipher a customer's desires beyond language, potentially changing the way we shop. Miros aims to empower retailers, not compete with them. • Unleashing the Unicorn Factory: Estonia's thriving ecosystem of startups and unicorns presents a unique opportunity for ambitious entrepreneurs to create substantial change on a global scale. Connect with today's guest Heikki Haldre: • Heikki's LinkedIn • Miros Website • Miros on LinkedIn Connect with your host Caleb Parker: • Caleb's LinkedIn • Caleb on X (formerly Twitter) Sponsors: TSK: Website | Dan Pilling LinkedIn TSK makes workplaces better for fast growing companies by aligning physical places with their purpose and culture to attract the right talent as they grow. Brave: Website | Twitter Brave is the community for those who dare to innovate. Join today to connect with like-minded innovators, receive invites to events like Misfits Mondays, and gain access to exclusive content, co-working spaces, and our Brave ecosystem to help you grow and inspire new ideas. Launch Your Own Podcast: A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production and strategic content company for brands, organisations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right strategy, equipment, training, guidance and content to ensure you sound amazing while speaking to your niche audience and networking with your perfect clients. Get in touch jason@apodcastcompany.com
Summary: In this episode of Misfit's Mindset, award winning podcast host and Founder of Brave, Caleb Parker sits down with Eduardo Martinez Garcia, the CEO and co-founder of Toqio, a fintech SaaS platform that empowers companies to create their own branded banking or finance solutions. Eduardo shares insights into the power of diversity, both in his team and among Toqio's customer base, and how it drives innovation and empathy in business. He discusses the challenges of making difficult decisions, emphasizing the importance of acting swiftly when faced with tough choices. With an analytical approach and the support of mentors and diverse perspectives, Eduardo offers practical advice for navigating the complexities of entrepreneurship and business growth. Eduardo shares the toughest decisions he had to make in the past year, including the challenging process of replacing most of his founding team with new professional team members. He highlights the struggle of balancing empathy with the necessity of making difficult choices, emphasizing that entrepreneurs are not just business leaders but human beings with their own insecurities and flaws. Eduardo's experience sheds light on the emotional intelligence required to manage such transitions and maintain authenticity while scaling a company. He also provides valuable insights into understanding and effectively communicating with people who have different personality types and motivations. Takeaways: • Diversity Fuels Innovation: Eduardo highlights the significance of diversity in the workplace, stressing that it's not just about gender or ethnicity but includes diverse perspectives and backgrounds. Surrounding oneself with people who complement one's way of thinking is crucial for fostering innovation. • Leveraging Mentorship: Eduardo underscores the value of seeking guidance from mentors and individuals who have faced similar challenges. Engaging with experienced voices provides diverse perspectives and can inform decision-making. • Empathy and Self-Awareness: Eduardo emphasises the significance of self-awareness and empathy in navigating complex decisions and building a culture of inclusivity within an organisation. • The Power of a Supportive Network: Eduardo praises the humble and successful individuals who have supported him and his business, highlighting the value of a network of motivated, inspiring people. • Continual Learning and Adaptation: Eduardo's experience shows the importance of learning from each decision and adapting to the changing needs of a business as it scales. It's essential to balance professionalism with the entrepreneurial mindset and the willingness to break some rules to achieve success. Connect with today's guest Eduardo Garcia Martinez: • Eduardo's LinkedIn • Toqio Website • Toqio on X (formerly Twitter) • Toqio on LinkedIn Connect with your host Caleb Parker: • Caleb's LinkedIn • Caleb on X (formerly Twitter) Sponsors: TSK: Website | Dan Pilling LinkedIn TSK makes workplaces better for fast growing companies by aligning physical places with their purpose and culture to attract the right talent as they grow. Brave: Website | Twitter Brave is the community for those who dare to innovate. Join today to connect with like-minded innovators, receive invites to events like Misfits Mondays, and gain access to exclusive content, co-working spaces, and our Brave ecosystem to help you grow and inspire new ideas. Launch Your Own Podcast: A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production and strategic content company for brands, organisations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right strategy, equipment, training, guidance and content to ensure you sound amazing while speaking to your niche audience and networking with your perfect clients. Get in touch jason@apodcastcompany.com
Summary: In this episode of Misfit's Mindset, award winning podcast host and Founder of Brave, Caleb Parker sits down with Holly Hull, a dynamic entrepreneur who started her journey in the ski industry and later transformed her business into a thriving corporate events agency. Holly shares the story of her pivot in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and how her determination, passion, and ability to think on her feet have driven her success. Holly also reveals the importance of team culture, diversity, and the ability to adapt to different mindsets. She provides valuable insights into the entrepreneurial mindset, from recruiting the right team to tackling unexpected challenges. Holly's journey from ski corporate events to becoming a finalist for the Great British Entrepreneur Awards exemplifies the spirit of entrepreneurship and determination in the face of adversity. This episode is a testament to the power of a positive mindset and the value of embracing diversity in both thought and experience. Takeaways: • The power of resilience and adaptability: Holly's ability to pivot her business during the COVID-19 pandemic showcases the importance of adaptability and resilience in the face of challenges. • The importance of team culture: Building a strong team culture that values diversity of thought and celebrates the achievements of team members is essential for success. • Recruiting for mindset: When building a team, look for individuals who can improvise, react quickly to challenges, and contribute to the collective success of the business. • Embracing emotional intelligence: Acknowledging and managing emotions in decision-making can lead to more authentic and empathetic interactions with clients and team members. • The significance of recognition: Recognizing and celebrating team members' achievements is a fundamental aspect of fostering a positive work environment and motivating individuals to excel. Mentions & Shoutouts: • Holly's LinkedIn Post: Crucial Elements to Running a Team Connect with today's guest Holly Hull: • Holly's LinkedIn • Corporate Peaks website • Corporate Peaks on X (formerly Twitter) • Corporate Peaks on Instagram Connect with your host Caleb Parker: • Caleb's LinkedIn • Caleb on X (formerly Twitter) Sponsors: TSK: Website | Dan Pilling LinkedIn TSK makes workplaces better for fast growing companies by aligning physical places with their purpose and culture to attract the right talent as they grow. Brave: Website | Twitter Brave is the community for those who dare to innovate. Join today to connect with like-minded innovators, receive invites to events like Misfits Mondays, and gain access to exclusive content, co-working spaces, and our Brave ecosystem to help you grow and inspire new ideas. Launch Your Own Podcast: A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production and strategic content company for brands, organisations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right strategy, equipment, training, guidance and content to ensure you sound amazing while speaking to your niche audience and networking with your perfect clients. Get in touch jason@apodcastcompany.com
"Those who dare to envision a different world are the ones who etch their mark upon it." Join award winning podcast host and Founder of Brave, Caleb Parker in this exciting Season Premier of "Misfits Mindset." Discover the inspiring stories of founders who are reshaping their industries, navigating challenges, and making a positive impact on the world. In this trailer, Caleb sets the stage for a series of in-depth conversations with brave entrepreneurs who redefine the very notion of possibility. They discuss the resilience, emotional intelligence, and leadership qualities required to succeed as a founder scaling a company Get ready to embark on a journey that inspires, challenges norms, and unlocks the Maverick spirit within you. Caleb also introduces their headline sponsor, TSK, and shares how they make workplaces better for fast-growing companies. Connect with your host Caleb Parker: • Caleb's LinkedIn • Caleb on X (formerly Twitter) Sponsors: TSK: Website | Dan Pilling LinkedIn TSK makes workplaces better for fast growing companies by aligning physical places with their purpose and culture to attract the right talent as they grow. Brave: Website | Twitter Brave is the community for those who dare to innovate. Join today to connect with like-minded innovators, receive invites to events like Misfits Mondays, and gain access to exclusive content, co-working spaces, and our Brave ecosystem to help you grow and inspire new ideas. Launch Your Own Podcast:A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production and strategic content company for brands, organisations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right strategy, equipment, training, guidance and content to ensure you sound amazing while speaking to your niche audience and networking with your perfect clients. Get in touch jason@apodcastcompany.com
In this episode of "We Have a Meeting," join Caleb and James as they delve into the heart of what sets their company, Bold Bauhaus, apart from the competition. They'll be discussing the importance of offering a service, rather than just selling a desk and chair. With their passion for design and commitment to creating the perfect workspace for their clients, Caleb and James will explore why providing a complete solution is the key to their success. Whether you're a business owner looking to furnish your office or just someone in search of a stylish and functional workspace, this episode of "We Have a Meeting" is not to be missed! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What's your favorite coworking flavor? Hot takes, laughter, staying in your lane, and the real future of work all mix together in this episode of the GCUC Podcast. Colleagues, friends, and industry OGs Caleb Parker, Founder at Bold, and Liz Elam, Founder at GCUC, invite us in as they analyze the industry nomenclature, the 5 crucial pillars of service, mirroring the hotel industry, the importance of community, and how it can help the epidemic that touches us all. Caleb and Liz take us on an in-depth tour of the missing middle, the great real estate awakening, ethos of the industry, and the importance behind sampling all the coworking flavors until you find your favorites. #gcucpodcast #CalebParker #workBOLD #entrepreneur #coworking #community #coworkingspace #spaceasaservice #flexwork #futureofwork
Caleb Parker, Founder of Bold, a Space-as-a-Service brand for entrepreneurs and innovators, presents Season 8 of the #WorkBold podcast, sponsored by TSK. Over the next 10 episodes of the #WorkBold podcast we will see a new episode each week featuring a leading expert in the commercial real estate industry who will share their insights to help office investors, operators and customers understand how to win in the future of work. We used to work in silos in office spaces, then we learnt that we could do that at home. Now, we only want to work in places we feel that we belong. To achieve this landlords need to create an environment where your team feels inspired, connected and part of a tribe - ecosystems that help us grow. If you have any questions, feedback or topics you would like to hear covered, contact Caleb on Twitter and be sure to join our LinkedIn newsletter for episode release notifications. Connect with Caleb on LinkedIn If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Sponsors: Headline Sponsor: TSK TSK creates inspiring workplaces for some of the world's biggest brands across the UK and Ireland. They've been working for 25 years to deliver the best employee experiences and the vision of their clients. Not only do they create great places to work, TSK share workplace content every week from the latest data to inspiring spaces they've designed and built. You can read their latest insights at www.tskgroup.co.uk or check out their LinkedIn and Instagram pages to become a follower, fan and friend. TSK publish weekly thought leadership, research and content featuring their team, clients and partners about workplace, commercial interiors, hybrid working and how others have prospered from investing in workplace. You can check their latest publications and video content in the show notes by signing up to their weekly ‘work made better' newsletter or visit tskgroup.co.uk. Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to help office customers grow faster and drive asset value. Bold is a real estate brand owned and operated by NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production and strategic content company for brands, organisations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right strategy, equipment, training, guidance and content to ensure you sound amazing while speaking to your niche audience and networking with your perfect clients. Get in touch hello@apodcastcompany.com
This episode first appeared on April 4, 2021. Caleb Parker is an audio/mixing engineer and music producer based out of Highland Park, CA, USA! In this episode, Caleb shared his journey from being a guitarist to managing the sound for Scary Pockets and mixing for acts such as Vulfpeck and Pomplamoose. We got deep on his approach to live-tracking bands, mixing, and so much more! Check it out!You can find out more about Caleb at http://www.williamcalebparker.com/You can find Caleb on Social MediaIG - https://www.instagram.com/wcalebparker/You can listen to the songs we discussed in the "Sauce" segment in their entireties here:"Still Feeling You" by Couch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4s5040zal8&ab_channel=Couch-Topic"Karma Police" cover by Scary Pockets (Radiohead) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTJvNeHxbyc&ab_channel=ScaryPocketsSubscribe to the podcast and get my free guidebook "Music Production Essentials" here - https://mpe-ebook.benwallick.com/free-downloadJoin the Secret Sonics Facebook community here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/secretsonicsIf you'd like to help support Secret Sonics, you can do so by visiting https://www.buymeacoffee.com/benwallickReferencesScary Pockets - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-2JUs_G21BrJ0efehwGkUwPomplamoose - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PomplamooseVulfpeck (live at MSG) - https://youtu.be/rv4wf7bzfFERyan Lerman - https://ryanlerman.com/Matt Ross-Spang - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Ross-SpangJack Conte - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_ConteJack Stratton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VulfpeckLake Street Dive - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Street_DiveScary Pockets - Happy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOAcSwA8LnU&ab_channel=ScaryPocketsScary Goldings - https://open.spotify.com/album/6WMA4IvnIOuZNezGwkd8JvCraig Polasko - https://www.instagram.com/camfonics/?hl=enAEA KU5A - https://www.aearibbonmics.com/products/ku5a/Steve Albini - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_AlbiniRyan Freeland - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_FreelandPlugin Alliance SVT classic - https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/ampeg_svtvr_classic.htmlFF Pro Q 3 - https://www.fabfilter.com/products/pro-q-3-equalizer-plug-inUA MEQ 5 - https://www.uaudio.com/uad-plugins/equalizers/pultec-passive-eq-collection.htmlGoodhertz Plugins - https://goodhertz.co/Scary Pockets "Sweet Child O' Mine" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl7a9YztLN4&ab_channel=ScaryPocketsReuben Cohen - https://lurssenmastering.com/reuben-cohen/Tchad Blake - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tchad_BlakeKush Clariphonic - https://thehouseofkush.com/products/clariphonic-dsp-mkiiStuder A800 - https://www.uaudio.com/uad-plugins/special-processing/studer-a800-tape-recorder.htmlOvertone EQ - https://www.soundspot.audio/downloads/overtone-mastering-equalizer-audio-plugin/Slate SSL Comp - https://slatedigital.com/virtual-buss-compressors/PSP vintage warmer - https://www.pspaudioware.net/UserArea/store/viewOxford Inflator - https://www.sonnox.com/plugin/oxford-inflator-v3Fab Filter L2 - https://www.fabfilter.com/products/pro-l-2-limiter-plug-in64 Sound - https://www.64sound.com/Monica Martin - https://www.instagram.com/monicamartin/?hl=enJeremy Most - https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jeremy-most-mn0001557937Emily King - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_KingCory Wong - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_WongBrian Greene - https://www.instagram.com/bgreensurfs/Thanks for listening to this episode of Secret Sonics! I hope you enjoyed this episode :) Look out for new episodes weekly. Consider rating and reviewing our show on Apple Podcasts and sharing this or any of your favorite episodes with a friend or two.Thank you to Zvi Rodan, Mendy Portnoy, and Yakir Hyman for contributing to the new podcast theme music!You can find out more about Secret Sonics and subscribe on your favorite podcast app by visiting www.secretsonics.coFollow along via social media here:Facebook: www.facebook.com/SecretSonicsPodInstagram: www.instagram.com/secretsonics/Have a great week, stay safe, and dig in!-Ben
Insights from Cromwell Property Group at MIPIM with Tom Duncan In this episode, Caleb Parker is joined by #WorkBold Podcast alum, Tom Duncan, Head of Research & Investment Strategy from Cromwell Property Group. Tom was a distinguished guest on Episode 7 of Season 6 of the podcast, titled “Why Office Investors Must Act with Conviction in the Current Market”, where we discussed his recent white paper diving into what he called “the age of Space-as-a-Service”. He returned for this MIPIM edition to give us an update on their strategy, including Cromwell's “wooden building” concept. They also talk about taking risks and pursuing innovation in real estate and how to balance that with the need to minimise risk when making huge investments, and Tom shares the 3 M's that drive Cromwell's thinking, and why Space-as-a-Service is such an important concept. Connect with Tom on LinkedIn Connect with Caleb on LinkedIn If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs: The future of the office is much more user-focused, and that requires a different type of space. - Tom Sustainability and environmental factors are going to be key to performance going forward. - Tom We are seeing three areas of opportunity - the 3 M's: Mega trends, Momentum, and Mispricing. - Tom Businesses looking at new spaces are asking, “What is your solution to flex?” - Caleb Timestamps: [05:15] How are you finding MIPIM so far? [05:35] What opportunities are you looking for at MIPIM? [06:30] What sort of feedback did you get back from your event at MIPIM? [07:00] Can you elaborate on Pan-European products? [08:10] Are you getting a lot of interest from investors? [08:30] Why would someone want to be in a wood building versus something else? [09:50] Are you seeing investors acting with conviction? [10:50] How does Cromwell balance taking risks and making sure that they're not doing the wrong thing? [12:10] What can you talk about in regards to your strategy when it comes to Space-as-a-Service? [15:30] Lenders don't want to hand out finance to a company that is looking at changing some space to flexible working space because it's not wrapped in a long-term lease. What are your views on that? Resources: Get TSK's weekly 'work made better' newsletter Shoutouts: Benjamin Bach 22 Bishopsgate Sponsors: Headline Sponsor: TSK TSK creates inspiring workplaces for some of the world's biggest brands across the UK and Ireland, They've been working for 25 years to deliver the best employee experiences and the vision of their clients. Not only do they create great places to work, TSK share workplace content every week from the latest data to inspiring spaces they've designed and built. You can read their latest insights at www.tskgroup.co.uk or check out their LinkedIn and Instagram pages to become a follower, fan and friend. TSK publish weekly thought leadership, research and content featuring their team, clients and partners about workplace, commercial interiors, hybrid working and how others have prospered from investing in workplace. You can check their latest publications and video content in the show notes by signing up to their weekly ‘work made better' newsletter or visit tskgroup.co.uk. Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to help office customers grow faster and drive asset value. Bold is a real estate brand owned and operated by NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast Kopus.com is the leading podcast production and strategic content company for brands, organisations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right strategy, equipment, training, and guidance and content to ensure you sound amazing while speaking to your niche audience and networking with your perfect clients. Get in touch jason@kopus.com (www.Kopus.com)
Insights from ility at MIPIM with Marcus Moufarrige In this episode, #WorkBold host Caleb Parker is joined by Marcus Moufarrige, CEO of PropTech company, ility. His Dad is the founder of Servcorp, where Marcus spent 25 years as a space operator. The two discuss the lessons Marcus learned building the tech platform for the very first Space-as-a-Service brand, which shaped his vision for digitizing real estate, and ultimately led him to launching Ility 3 years ago. In this episode, we learn how Ility is supporting LGIM across their portfolio, with a shout out to #WorkBold podcast alum, Mark Tyson, and how LGIM are disrupting themselves to create a better customer experience. Marcus goes on to tell us how ility is helping landlords support office customers' hybrid requirements, before unveiling his Bold vision for the future. Connect with Marcus on LinkedIn Connect with Caleb on LinkedIn If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs: What the industry needs to get their head around is that nobody knows what's going to happen in 6 months, or 12 months, or 2 years in any class of real estate. - Marcus Tenant engagement is not an app, it's an outcome. - Marcus A combination of automation and good human services is unbeatable. - Marcus Future-proofing assets means building a space so that it can be reconfigured and used in dynamic ways. - Caleb Timestamps: [04:10] Tell us about ility. It is a framework for digitizing real estate Physical Rights Management - every interaction between a human and a building is a right that can be distributed. [05:00] How many times have you been to MIPIM? [05:20] What opportunities are you looking for here at MIPIM? [06:30] Can you tell us about your work with LGIM? [07:40] Does your platform help LGIM with flex and Space-as-a-Service? [09:10] What was your lightbulb moment to launch ility and then leave Servcorp? A combination of automation and good human services is unbeatable. I wanted to take the automation, knowing that it was applicable to broader real estate and that there was demand for that, but my Dad didn't want to go down that path. [13:05] Can you give a practical example of how someone you're working with uses ility? [15:20] Can you describe what makes you different from a dev shop? [16:45] What are your ambitions for your company and real estate? Resources: Get TSK's weekly 'work made better' newsletter Shoutouts: LGIM Sponsors: Headline Sponsor: TSK TSK creates inspiring workplaces for some of the world's biggest brands across the UK and Ireland. They've been working for 25 years to deliver the best employee experiences and the vision of their clients. Not only do they create great places to work, TSK share workplace content every week from the latest data to inspiring spaces they've designed and built. You can read their latest insights at www.tskgroup.co.uk or check out their LinkedIn and Instagram pages to become a follower, fan and friend. TSK publish weekly thought leadership, research and content featuring their team, clients and partners about workplace, commercial interiors, hybrid working and how others have prospered from investing in workplace. You can check their latest publications and video content in the show notes by signing up to their weekly ‘work made better' newsletter or visit tskgroup.co.uk. Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to help office customers grow faster and drive asset value. Bold is a real estate brand owned and operated by NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast Kopus.com is the leading podcast production and strategic content company for brands, organisations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right strategy, equipment, training, and guidance and content to ensure you sound amazing while speaking to your niche audience and networking with your perfect clients. Get in touch jason@kopus.com (www.Kopus.com)
Insights from Hines at MIPIM with Ronen Journo In this episode, Caleb Parker is joined by the legendary Ronen Journo, Head of European Management Services and Operations at Hines, and formerly of WeWork fame. Ronen shares what he has been learning the last 18 months at Hines, and also what the Hines team have noted since Annie Rinker's episode on Season 2 of this podcast in 2020, when she introduced us to their own Space-as-a-Service brand, The Square. Ronen talks about creating intimate relationships with customers and aligning Hines ESG goals with those of their customers. The top 3 takeaways from this episode are: The spectrum for flexibility is wide Hines doesn't want to “just compete” with WeWork and IWG Flexible spaces that are highly amenitized will be part of every office customer's portfolio going forward Connect with Ronen on LinkedIn Connect with Caleb on LinkedIn If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs: Space-as-a-Service can improve the NOI of a building. - Caleb Flexibility is what the market needs. - Ronen Businesses are in a true war for talent - to retain talent and to attract new talent - so they have to think beyond just bricks and mortar. - Ronen PropTech is maturing. It's not just a conversation, it's happening. - Ronen Timestamps: [05:10] How are you finding MIPIM? [06:45] In your role at Hines, what opportunities are you looking for at MIPIM? I joined the firm 18 months ago to get a deep understanding of the Vertically Integrated Model. At MIPIM I am looking to reconnect face-to-face with people in the network and meet new people. I want to expand my awareness of what's going on in the industry and take that back to my team so we can figure out how we can bring more value. [09:25] You have launched a few locations with The Square, what have you learned so far? [12:05] Are there any key questions that you're looking for answers on to help form your strategy? [13:45] Is there a set strategy going forward or are you testing things out right now and seeing what works? [17:00] Is it safe to say that space-as-service will be a crucial part of the portfolio strategy going forward? [19:45] Have there been any tech solutions that stood out to you or ones that you're looking for right now? Resources: Get TSK's weekly 'work made better' newsletter Shoutouts: MIPIM Fifth Wall MetaProp Annie Rinker The Square Hines WeWork Sponsors: Headline Sponsor: TSK TSK creates inspiring workplaces for some of the world's biggest brands across the UK and Ireland. They've been working for 25 years to deliver the best employee experiences and the vision of their clients. Not only do they create great places to work, TSK share workplace content every week from the latest data to inspiring spaces they've designed and built. You can read their latest insights at www.tskgroup.co.uk or check out their LinkedIn and Instagram pages to become a follower, fan and friend. TSK publish weekly thought leadership, research and content featuring their team, clients and partners about workplace, commercial interiors, hybrid working and how others have prospered from investing in workplace. You can check their latest publications and video content in the show notes by signing up to their weekly ‘work made better' newsletter or visit tskgroup.co.uk. Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to help office customers grow faster and drive asset value. Bold is a real estate brand owned and operated by NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast Kopus.com is the leading podcast production and strategic content company for brands, organisations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right strategy, equipment, training, and guidance and content to ensure you sound amazing while speaking to your niche audience and networking with your perfect clients. Get in touch jason@kopus.com (www.Kopus.com)
Insights from Ivanhoè Cambridge at MIPIM with Audrey Camus In this episode of the #WorkBold Podcast, Caleb Parker is joined by Audrey Camus, Vice President of Development and Asset Management in Europe for Ivanhoè Cambridge, to talk about commercial real estate's role in creating experiences and environments where people feel taken care of. The two discuss building communities, putting people at the center of the universe, and how a company's brand is represented by the workplace experience and choices they give their employees. Connect with Audrey on LinkedIn Connect with Caleb on LinkedIn If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs: Coming back into the office has to be a better experience than working from home. - Caleb In order for businesses to be competitive, they have to have an experience for people to come into to attract people to their company. But they also have to empower employees and give them the choice of when they come in. - Caleb The younger generation wants flexibility. They need to see each other and to come back to the office, but they want to do it when they want - and when they need - to do it. - Audrey A target of the office today is that it represents the brand of the company. The first thing someone sees during an interview is the place they'll be working. - Audrey A demand that we are seeing across Europe is wanting to have some flexibility with coworking spaces. - Audrey Timestamps: [05:10] How are you finding MIPIM? [06:05] What are the biggest drivers behind cities trying to retain their importance amid the flight from cities over the last 2 years? [09:30] What sort of opportunities are you looking for at MIPIM? [10:40] Is it safe to say that Space-as-a-Service will play a crucial part in portfolio strategy going forward? [11:35] You are providing great places within your portfolio, do you see it as market by market change? Is it more global or do you see differences? [13:35] Can you tell us more about your new projects? [15:00] Have there been any tech solutions that stood out to you or ones that you're looking for right now? Resources: Get TSK's weekly 'work made better' newsletter Shoutouts: MIPIM Jonathan Pearce - Podcast Episode Stonecutter Court Tours Duo CIBC Square Fifth Wall Sponsors: Headline Sponsor: TSK TSK creates inspiring workplaces for some of the world's biggest brands across the UK and Ireland, They've been working for 25 years to deliver the best employee experiences and the vision of their clients. Not only do they create great places to work, TSK share workplace content every week from the latest data to inspiring spaces they've designed and built. You can read their latest insights at www.tskgroup.co.uk or check out their LinkedIn and Instagram pages to become a follower, fan and friend. TSK publish weekly thought leadership, research and content featuring their team, clients and partners about workplace, commercial interiors, hybrid working and how others have prospered from investing in workplace. You can check their latest publications and video content in the show notes by signing up to their weekly ‘work made better' newsletter or visit tskgroup.co.uk. Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to help office customers grow faster and drive asset value. Bold is a real estate brand owned and operated by NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast Kopus.com is the leading podcast production and strategic content company for brands, organisations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right strategy, equipment, training, and guidance and content to ensure you sound amazing while speaking to your niche audience and networking with your perfect clients. Get in touch jason@kopus.com (www.Kopus.com)
Caleb Parker, Founder of Bold, presents the MIPIM Mini Series of the #WorkBold podcast with 5 incredible guests. What is the MIPIM Mini Series? This series of the #WorkBold podcast was recorded during MIPIM, the world's largest real estate conference in Cannes, France. Podcast recordings took place onsite in the #WorkBold mobile podcast studio in the Propel by MIPIM station. The format of the season is different. It's a mini series, which means shorter episodes and a shorter season with all episodes released at once. You can binge the whole season or listen to them weekly, like you're used to. Caleb goes one-on-one for the start of the season. On the supply side of the real estate industry, the legend himself Ronen Journo from Hines shares lessons they've learned launching their own spaces, the service brand called The Square. Annie Rinker introduced this to us in Season 2. We then hear from Ivanhoè Cambridge's Vice-President of Development and Asset Management for Europe, Audrey Camus, talking about commercial real estate's role in creating workplace experiences. Then season six alum, Tom Duncan, returns from Cromwell Property Group, giving us an update on their investment strategy. Veteran operator turned PropTech CEO, Marcus Mouffarige, shares how he is helping landlords create flexibility, services, and community through his Amenity-as-a-service' platform, ility. Finally veteran operator, Brett Million from Spaces-as-a Service multi-brand operator, NewFlex, shares why landlords are going down the management agreement path at a faster pace than ever before. The last episode is our highlights of MIPIM episode. Call it a vox pop, if you will. We asked numerous people from across the industry and across the world for their Boldest predictions on the future of commercial real estate. Be sure to subscribe, so you don't miss any episodes. You can subscribe via your podcast app or to our LinkedIn newsletter. Caleb gives a special shout out to David O'Coimin and his team at Nook for making us look good and sound good during MIPIM. We're thrilled to announce that TSK has returned as headline sponsor for another season. We'll be sharing more from them throughout each episode. Final shout out to Nicholas Kozubek, Iris Terré Vu, Alexandre Richemond and Filippo Rean from MIPIM for this exciting partnership. If you have any questions, feedback or topics you want covered contact Caleb on Twitter or LinkedIn. Resources: MIPIM Sponsors: Headline Sponsor: TSK TSK creates inspiring workplaces for some of the world's biggest brands across the UK and Ireland, They've been working for 25 years to deliver the best employee experiences and the vision of their clients. Not only do they create great places to work, TSK share workplace content every week from the latest data to inspiring spaces they've designed and built. You can read their latest insights at www.tskgroup.co.uk or check out their LinkedIn and Instagram pages to become a follower, fan and friend. Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to help office customers grow faster and drive asset value. Bold is a real estate brand owned and operated by NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast Kopus.com is the leading podcast production and strategic content company for brands, organisations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right strategy, equipment, training, and guidance and content to ensure you sound amazing while speaking to your niche audience and networking with your perfect clients. Get in touch jason@kopus.com (www.kopus.com)
Why MIPIM is So Important for International Relationships, with Brett Million In this episode of the #WorkBold Podcast, Caleb Parker is joined by Brett Million, Head of Strategic Partnerships at NewFlex, the UK's largest Space-as-a-Service operator that deploys the management agreement model. Brett has deep experience in Space-as-a-Service, having served as COO for Regus and managing their growth across the globe in the early 2000s. He is responsible for having created the NewFlex multi-brand growth strategy. In this episode, the two discuss why partnerships are important, how Brett was recruited by NewFlex's CEO to lead their growth strategy and some “behind the scenes” chat on how the Bold transaction took place. Brett announces imminent plans for taking the management agreement model to the European continent in partnership with forward thinking landlords, and how MIPIM has been instrumental in making this possible. Connect with Brett on LinkedIn Connect with Caleb on LinkedIn If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs: The primary mission at MIPIM is to have conversations with friends and very well-known property companies across the continent, and potentially in the Middle East and Asia as well, to launch our international ambitions. - Brett A big part of MIPIM is having as many face-to-face meetings as you can have while you're but the follow-up afterwards is equally as important, or arguably more important. - Brett There is this constant conversation about carbon output and the question was, “Should people really be flying in for MIPIM?” But the truth is, if we had to do all these conversations separately, we would be flying a lot more. - Caleb Timestamps: [04:35] What is your role as Strategic Partnership Director? My role is to work with our team to find clients who want to deploy Space-as-a-Service across assets in their portfolios [06:00] How did Steve recruit you to join NewFlex? [07:45] How did you find MIPIM? [10:30] Can you elaborate on NewFlex's international ambitions? Resources: Get TSK's weekly 'work made better' newsletter Shoutouts: Steve Jude, #Workbold Episode - Season 3 Episode 1 Sponsors: Headline Sponsor: TSK TSK creates inspiring workplaces for some of the world's biggest brands across the UK and Ireland, They've been working for 25 years to deliver the best employee experiences and the vision of their clients. Not only do they create great places to work, TSK share workplace content every week from the latest data to inspiring spaces they've designed and built. You can read their latest insights at www.tskgroup.co.uk or check out their LinkedIn and Instagram pages to become a follower, fan and friend. TSK publish weekly thought leadership, research and content featuring their team, clients and partners about workplace, commercial interiors, hybrid working and how others have prospered from investing in workplace. You can check their latest publications and video content in the show notes by signing up to their weekly ‘work made better' newsletter or visit tskgroup.co.uk. Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to help office customers grow faster and drive asset value. Bold is a real estate brand owned and operated by NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast Kopus.com is the leading podcast production and strategic content company for brands, organisations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right strategy, equipment, training, and guidance and content to ensure you sound amazing while speaking to your niche audience and networking with your perfect clients. Get in touch jason@kopus.com (www.Kopus.com)
Dee Kei Waddell is a mixing engineer, podcaster, and entrepreneur based out of LA, CA, USA! In our conversation, Dee Kei shares his journey; from playing in bands to opening a recording studio really young, getting a boost of confidence from Leslie Brathwaite at Mix With the Masters, and starting the "Mixing Music" podcast. He goes deep on his approach to mixing - starting with the bass, being aware of his objectivity, thoughts on analog gear, and monitoring. We also chat about believing in the artists he works with, fatherhood, Twitch, having fun doing the work, and so much more! Check it out!You can learn more about Dee Kei at https://www.deekeimixes.com/aboutYou can follow Dee Kei on Social MediaIG - https://www.instagram.com/deekeimixes/***Thanks to our sponsors!***Save 20% off your first year of Filepass at - https://filepass.com/secretsonicsSave 50% off your first 3 months of Easy Funnels at - https://easyfunnels.io/secret-sonicsClick here to listen to "Thanks for Thinking" - https://www.carlbahner.com/thanks-for-thinking You can listen to the song we discussed in the "Sauce" segment here - "Lover" by Genevra Munoa - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXP2JnaEcwE&ab_channel=VariousArtists-Topic***Join the Secret Sonics Discord community here(!) - discord.gg/UP97b72W6tReferencesLeslie Brathwaite - https://www.instagram.com/lesterbud/Chris Graham - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2021/5/2/secret-sonics-095-chris-graham-helping-audio-people-in-his-own-unique-way“The Mastering Show” - https://themasteringshow.com/Jesse Ray Ernster - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2021/8/29/secret-sonics-110-jesse-ray-ernster-going-all-in-on-his-dreams"Atomic Habits" - https://amzn.to/3M6MNRuProgressions - https://www.progressionspodcast.com/Mike McClellan - https://www.instagram.com/mikemcclellanmusic/Caleb Parker - https://www.benwallick.com/podcast-episodes/2021/4/4/secret-sonics-091-caleb-parker-getting-the-most-out-of-a-performanceTilt saturation plugin - https://www.mixland.io/online-store/TILT-EQ-Plugin-p437766387The Invisible Limiter - https://aom-factory.jp/products/invisible-limiter/"The Happiness Project" - https://amzn.to/3jKpdh4Kids books - deekeiandkayoko.comConsider rating and reviewing our show on Apple Podcasts and sharing this or any of your favorite episodes with a friend or two.Thank you to Zvi Rodan, Mendy Portnoy, and Yakir Hyman for contributing to the podcast theme music!Thanks to Gavi Kutliroff for helping edit this episode!You can find out more about Secret Sonics and subscribe on your favorite podcast app by visiting www.secretsonics.co Have a great week, stay safe, and dig in!-Ben
Caleb Parker is one of the most intelligent commentators on the future of our workplaces (Twitter, his website) and this conversation with him did not disappoint. Caleb is the founder of a flexible workplace offering, Bold, but also host of a truly brilliant commercial real estate podcast called The Work Bold Podcast. I found Caleb's podcast via Antony Slumbers Twitter feed and it's become part of my weekly routine as it normally drops in time for my Sunday run. (BTW Antony was a former guest who shared with us the perspective of the commercial real estate sector early in the pandemic. I found the dialogue with Antony so rich that I wanted to seek another update from the sector.The second half of the discussion is especially strong. I ask Caleb to give the stump pitch for the office and his answer is stunning. He also shares a stark warning that 'bad culture is a bigger threat to the office than the pandemic'.Caleb also shares with us the perspective of his most inspiring guest on his own podcast - who outlined what is a breathtaking approach to the future office.Here is the episode that he mentions with Michelle Schnieder. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
...and the data to back it up Esme Banks Marr Strategy Director at Architecture BVN joins Bold Founder Caleb Parker for the 10th episode of Season 6 to discuss Change in the Workplace. They discuss what people want from their workplace, if corporate real estate needs to change how they communicate the benefits of the office and how buildings are accommodating the change that's happening. Esme shares insight into office customer preferences, workplace needing to offer employees better than what they have at home, and that an inclusive workplace now means looking at your age groups and understanding the differences. Connect with Esme Banks Marr https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmebanksmarr/?originalSubdomain=uk#experience-section https://twitter.com/esmebanksmarr Connect with Caleb Parker on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs: The average home supports the average employee better than the average office. - Esme 71% of employees actually prefer working from home. - Esme Some organisations are pretty fixated on trying to create offices that tick every single box but that's an almost an impossible task because across the board we have had the taste of freedom and flexibility. - Esme There's a power shift from employers to employees. - Caleb Employees need a workplace that's on offer to them to be better than what they have at home. They need it to support the things that the other doesn't. - Esme Employees want more than anything to be taken on the journey, or at least have the option to be part of any change that's about to happen or is happening. - Esme Media is to blame for putting the office against home. - Esme We in commercial real estate need to be the champions of good company culture. - Caleb The future is flexible. - Caleb Resources: Podcast: WorkingIt Shout Outs: Leesman Alejandro Stevens Legos Daniel Kahneman Richard Thaler Keywords: Workplace, Office, BVN, Leesman, Future of Work, Caleb Parker, Esme Banks Marr About Our Guests: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmebanksmarr/?originalSubdomain=uk#experience-section https://twitter.com/esmebanksmarr Esme Banks Marr, Strategy Director at Architecture BVN Esme is a critical thinker whose expertise lies in interpreting multi-layered evidence. When it comes to workplace performance, employee experience, design, and wider business intelligence, she joined BVN last year as strategy director of work in place to support their growth in Europe. Starting her career in communication, specializing in the built environment as me supported service providers on their brand, within the wider workplace ecosystem. This gave her insight into the entire workplace change life cycle and a multitude of disciplines. Her main interests are in how data can inform design and how communication plays a role in workplace change. Very important, considering the change that's happening today. Esme keeps herself at the forefront of the global workspace discussion and has been a regular commentator on the future of work, both writing and presenting. She ran the communications for global employee workplace experience, assessor Leesman, which we'll hear more about in a little bit. She did that for several years before moving in-house to support content and client-side projects. She's a board member of the emerging workplace leaders' group in London and has collaborated with a number of industry publications, the work tech academy and the World Economic Forum. About Our Host: Caleb Parker https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ Caleb Parker is an American entrepreneur in London, and Founder of Bold (acquired by Newable/NewFlex in 2019).He believes in "challenging the status quo" and is a champion for entrepreneurial and innovative thinking. Caleb has served as founder, Board member, advisor, investor and consultant to numerous startups and small businesses, and has a keen focus on innovation and technology, with interests in the MICE market, Space-as-a-Service, and the future of work.Caleb has been a guest lecturer, speaker, and moderator for topics such as entrepreneurship, the sharing economy, the future of work and commercial real estate at academic institutions and large corporations. He regularly takes the stage at numerous trade conferences as keynote speaker, MC, host or facilitator.Earlier in his career, Caleb was named one of Savannah, Georgia's “40 under 40” business leaders" in 2006 after launching two successful small businesses in the city's booming hospitality industry. A year later he moved to Washington, DC to join the The Regus Group DC management team. In 2009, Caleb co-founded a flexible workspace consulting firm where he brokered flexible workspace and advised businesses on agile working strategies.Caleb is one of the first licensed commercial real estate agents to speak on the flexible working trends and the rise of flexible workspace, and has been quoted in numerous publications. Timestamps [05:30] You've had an impressive resume and clearly a unique perspective on the change that's happening in the workplace and its effect on demand for office real estate. I want to set the stage for this conversation by discussing Leesman. What is Leesman? Leesman is the world's leading independent assessor of workplace experience. They got this status by measuring the experience of close to a million employees in their places of work and since the onset of the pandemic, more than quarter of a million employees in their homework. [06:30] Considering the time you spent there, you have a lot of insight into office customer preferences therefore there's a lot that we can glean from that data, including some conflicting bits of data. What do people want from the office? Leesman assessment uncovers; what employees do in their roles, the activities that are important to them in those roles and how well each of those activities is supported, but it also looks at the physical and service that are most important to that employee experience. The collective data is then aggregated into a database and it's mined for research purposes and it's all open source. The average home supports the average employee better than the average office. There's a 20-percentage point difference when it comes to an employee feeling productive in those respective spaces. Research that came out from YouGov released a similar figure of 71% of employees actually prefer working from home. 39% said they wanted to work from home forever. [10:50] If the average is happy working from home, why are they going to come into the office? They need a workplace that's on offer to them to be better than what they have at home. They need it to support the things that the other doesn't. Some organizations are pretty fixated on trying to create offices that tick every single box but that's an almost an impossible task because across the board we have had the taste of freedom and flexibility. What is lacking the most for employees when working from home relate to things like connection to colleagues and connection to the actual organization itself, and the ability to learn from each other. Being inclusive in terms of workplace now means looking at your age groups and understanding the differences. For example, the younger generation has suffered the most with working from home. They've suffered the most with feeling connected, they've suffered the most with the ability to be physically active while homeworking and they're the group who are the least likely to have a dedicated workspace at home. [13:00] I know how important communication is to you. It's been your career. Do you think corporate real estate needs to change how we communicate the benefits of the office? Media is to blame for putting the office against home. If we're to change for the better as an industry, we need to look at this together collectively. I wonder if commercial real estate has as an opportunity here to come in and save the day. If they're prepared to talk differently and act differently, it's going to be easier for corporate real estate and our kind of workplace that falls within that to truly kind of change and innovate. People are going to have to do something different and unconventional with the industry and with their spaces if building occupancy fluctuates as much as we all expected to. [17:45] In your role at BVN, you're working with a lot of developers and a lot of landlords. Are there any trends that you can talk about and how do these buildings need to change to accommodate the change that's happening? Many developers are carving space in almost all of their buildings to do something flexible with it that not one tenant is necessarily going to take. BVN have such an approach to sustainability that I really just haven't seen on that scale here yet. [18:50] Can you tell everyone who BVN is? BVN are an architectural practice that is based in Australia. They have a studio in New York and one in London. The headquarters are in Sydney but there are is a studio in Brisbane as well. They've been at the forefront of a lot of workplace projects in that part of the world for many years. They think far wider than workplace and a lot of their projects are actually in defence and in healthcare education. What I have loved so far is the collaboration across teams who look after those different types of projects. [20:35] Quickfire Questions Who do you go to for inspiration? Financial Times launched a podcast called WorkingIt Old behavioural economics theories - Daniel Kahneman and Richard Thaler If you could wave a magic wand to change anything, when it comes to our industry right now, what would you change? For everyone to remember that good culture does take time to build and become to be authentic and it truly needs to reflect the people who make up your organisation. Appreciate that this might have shifted the past two years. What is your favourite holiday destination? Any European city - Paris I'm big on kind of a quick refresh and quick kind of experience with something a tiny bit different, not too far. I like those kinds of four- or five-day trips. I get a little crazy sometimes when I've been in the same place for too long. Sponsors Headline Sponsor: TSK TSK creates inspiring workplaces for some of the world's biggest brands across the UK and Ireland, They've been working for 25 years to deliver the best employee experiences and the vision of their clients. Not only do they create great places to work, TSK share workplace content every week from the latest data to inspiring spaces they've designed and built. You can read their latest insights at www.tskgroup.co.uk or check out their LinkedIn and Instagram pages to become a follower, fan and friend. Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to drive asset value and help office customers grow faster. Now part of NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast Kopus.com is the leading podcast production and strategic content company for brands, organisations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right strategy, equipment, training, and guidance and content to ensure you sound amazing while speaking to your niche audience and networking with your perfect clients. Get in touch jason@kopus.com Subscribe to the #WorkBold Podcast https://workbold.co.uk/podcast/
First episode in Event Tech Talk Show Series 2 maintains the focus on clued up contributors doing the detail on the hottest topics. Here, it's Jason Allan Scott, serial entrepreneur/founder of software company Kopus, which has a focus on commercialising podcasts, Matt Coyne from Waves Connects, home to a weekly event industry podcast, and Caleb Parker, founder of Bold – think occasional office space for entrepreneurs – who hosts WorkBold ‘the only podcast dedicated to the future asset class called Space-as-a-Service' A panel fully equipped to address the subject. Steered by host Adam Parry, look out for tips on sourcing the requisite tech, the kit, to deliver – which doesn't need to be expensive - the best recording environments, fostering and maintaining an audience, making it pay and much more. It's all here.
What role does human behavior have on how we should consume space? Phil Kirschner, Workplace Strategy and Change Leader at McKinsey & Company joins Bold Founder Caleb Parker for the ninth episode of Season 6 to share the lessons from his part of the WeWork story, as well as how he's helping organisations evolve their Workplace Strategies in his current role at McKinsey. Phil explains what customers liked about WeWork's product as well as the challenges in delivering the buzz and energy at the enterprise level. He goes on to explian that McKinsey offices are seeing higher demand today, though the reason may surprise you. This is a great episode ahead for office investors, operators and customers alike. Connect with Phil Kirschner https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/phil-kirschner https://www.linkedin.com/in/philkirschner/ https://twitter.com/philkirschner Connect with Caleb Parker on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs: We need to make sure that we provide an experience that our employees feel taken care of and they want to come into the office. - Caleb The trend that we're seeing now in the UK is clients being very sensitive to their employees' experience. - Caleb The biggest difference between a hospitality-oriented environment and one that is built as a traditional office is that the social space comes first and you put an enormous amount of energy into making sure it feels exciting and compelling. - Phil I believe that the community, the flexibility, the energy and the hospitality, all of that fits within a Bold style footprint in a building. - Caleb Right now, we are so over-scheduled because of attempting to retain old practices, that it is impossible to imagine and embrace this new future. - Phil Having a hybrid future relies on employee willingness to consider and adopt new practices and technologies and the company in support of the same thing.- Phil The two things I find myself saying most frequently is to give people freedom and flexibility through space and time. - Phil Resources: TSK Documentary McKinsey & Company LinkedIn Article: 'The challenge of dynamic workplace programs in flex / coworking offices' Real Innovation Academy Podcast: Distributed with Matt Mullenweg Podcast: The Brave New Work by The Ready Podcast: 99% Invisible LinkedIn article: Corporate People in Flex Spaces and relevant Twitter Thread Shout Outs: Dror Poleg Antony Slumbers Sam Gamble John Preece About Our Guests: Phil Kirschner https://www.linkedin.com/in/philkirschner/ https://twitter.com/philkirschner https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/phil-kirschner Phil has 19 years of experience persuading complex networks of stakeholders to transform their operational processes and behaviours. At Credit Suisse, JLL and WeWork, he learned continuously across the disciplines of information security, operational risk, expense management and corporate real estate, before finding his passion for workplace strategy and the future of work.Outside of work, he is a fifth-generation NYC native, dedicated father and husband, committed volunteer for New York Cares and Lincoln Center, and avid traveller with 45 countries under his belt so far. About Our Host: Caleb Parker https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ Caleb Parker is an American entrepreneur in London, and Founder of Bold (acquired by Newable/NewFlex in 2019).He believes in "challenging the status quo" and is a champion for entrepreneurial and innovative thinking. Caleb has served as founder, Board member, advisor, investor and consultant to numerous startups and small businesses, and has a keen focus on innovation and technology, with interests in the MICE market, Space-as-a-Service, and the future of work.Caleb has been a guest lecturer, speaker, and moderator for topics such as entrepreneurship, the sharing economy, the future of work and commercial real estate at academic institutions and large corporations. He regularly takes the stage at numerous trade conferences as keynote speaker, MC, host or facilitator.Earlier in his career, Caleb was named one of Savannah, Georgia's “40 under 40” business leaders" in 2006 after launching two successful small businesses in the city's booming hospitality industry. A year later he moved to Washington, DC to join the The Regus Group DC management team. In 2009, Caleb co-founded a flexible workspace consulting firm where he brokered flexible workspace and advised businesses on agile working strategies.Caleb is one of the first licensed commercial real estate agents to speak on the flexible working trends and the rise of flexible workspace, and has been quoted in numerous publications. Timestamps [06:40] From your time at WeWork, what was the demand you were seeing in regards to scale-ups and enterprise and what was like for a normal member versus an enterprise customer? A lot of our corporate clients were interested in what WeWork was exploring, trialling and implementing in our own headquarters. To the mass market, the idea of a workplace, which is both convenient and in a desirable location, with a likeable community of people that offered an engaging experience was a compelling product to buy. For enterprise members, in co-working spaces or flexible office spaces, usually the major differentiator is that the person who occupies the space was not the person who made the decision to have people occupy that space, so the dynamic of who made the decision relative to who's having the experience is a little different. [10:20] What is the enterprise product and what does it look like? In early days, in order to achieve such scale and growth and get the level of enterprise buy-ins, we delivered whatever was attractive to buyer. Leaders were attracted by our flexibility, our locations and our growth, not necessarily by community and experience. We would often customise to suit the needs of the enterprise. [13:50] What do you think worked and didn't work about the flexibility and customisation? As part of the WeWork narrative, we would bring what we have learned from the explosive growth, design and research, to bring the best to the company. When we went to our client and were doing spaces within an overall context that they controlled, they were typically more amenable to listening to the science and the research. We had success taking a WeWork footprint into someone else's footprint versus having them come to ours. [24:05] You are now the ‘Workplace strategy and change leader' at McKinsey, can you tell us what your role involves? Phil spends his time trying to have broad spectrum impact across client and industry teams, serving individual projects, but also working to build capabilities and knowledge for the firm. Phil sits between two practice areas, delivering strategic advice to companies who happen to be in the business of real estate- designing, servicing, operating, investing and the function of real estate. His secondary home is within a people and organisational performance practice. He gets to focus on the impact that physical space has on leadership and business decisions and the role that organisational and employee behaviours have on how you should be consuming space. [26:30] How does McKinsey see the future of the office and real estate in general? Client perceptions are changing and it's creating greater demand on our office. There used to be a very big difference between the two industry groups, now they're both going to converge. Having a hybrid future relies on employee willingness to consider and adopt new practices and technologies and the company in support of the same thing. Someone who is moving around during the day has a significantly higher incentive to learn about new tools and become as fluent as possible with the resources available to help them become untethered. [32:30] If a company is listening right now and they're looking at managing their space and people in a different way, what are the top two tips that you would give them? Give people freedom and flexibility. Through space and time, whether that's in the office or between locations, their homes or a third place. Present employees with choices and help encourage them to make the choice that you think will have the best outcome, as opposed to trying to direct them to do something specifically. [35:10] How should real estate brands like Bold and others in the supply of office real estate support customers going forward? My biggest recommendation for people in the flexible spaces is to have a greater awareness of the fact that corporate employees will be governed by corporate programs and messaging that are not obvious on the surface. [36:40] Quickfire Questions Who is your go-to for inspiration? Phil listens to several podcasts. His top three are: Distributed, with Matt Mullenweg, Brave New Work from The Ready and 99% Invisible. Phil likes being forced to think differently about design and architecture choices that have nothing to do with workplace. He finds it really provocative and inspiring. If you could wave a magic wand and change anything when it comes to company culture right now, what would that be? For us just belonging and being authentically ourselves, such as seeing the humanity in each other and using that to inform decisions and how we communicate with employees. Where is your favourite holiday destination? Phil was fortunate to have a sabbatical and travel through Asia. He would love to return to New Zealand and Australia with his family. Sponsors Headline Sponsor: TSK TSK creates inspiring workplaces for some of the world's biggest brands across the UK and Ireland, They've been working for 25 years to deliver the best employee experiences and the vision of their clients. Not only do they create great places to work, TSK share workplace content every week from the latest data to inspiring spaces they've designed and built. You can read their latest insights at www.tskgroup.co.uk or check out their LinkedIn and Instagram pages to become a follower, fan and friend. Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to drive asset value and help office customers grow faster. Now part of NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast Kopus.com is the leading podcast production and strategic content company for brands, organisations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right strategy, equipment, training, and guidance and content to ensure you sound amazing while speaking to your niche audience and networking with your perfect clients. Get in touch jason@kopus.com Subscribe to the #WorkBold Podcast https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/workbold-podcast-6868874680095277056
Matt Grimshaw, Founder of The Pioneers joins Bold Founder Caleb Parker for the eighth episode of Season 6 they discuss how company culture is created in the workplace. They talk about creating workplaces that are both flexible and suitable for the needs and growth of the people within them, and explore what workplaces and company culture may look like post pandemic. Matt shares his insights on the future of company culture, how to build a workplace that will complement the needs and interests of employees, and how working from anywhere might impact the future of our workplaces. Connect with Matt Grimshaw on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/grimshawmatt/ Connect with Caleb Parker on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs: I think there's a human need for being with the people you work with. - Matt If I had a crystal ball in front of me, I would see a large percentage of employees in companies around the world fitting into a third category; a hybrid category. - Caleb You've got to create a space that's attractive for people and people either need to use because they have to use those facilities, or that they want to use it. - Matt We can't just sell a big white box with a bunch of desks in it and think that's good enough these days. We're at this point now where we know that we don't have to have an office to be productive and to get shit done and to grow our company. - Caleb Organisations with high psychological safety tend to outperform others. They tend to be more innovative and they tend to make fewer mistakes as well. - Matt I'd like to think that the office and the workplace can still be leveraged as a tool, as part of the mix to support culture. - Caleb Scale-ups grow very, very quickly and they are also trend setters. If you're working in an office place with a pool table, table football or free coffee, that started from the scale-up space. I think keeping an eye on what these innovative companies are doing is important and interesting. - Matt Resources: TSK Documentary The Pioneers Website The Pioneers Twitter DS Smith Oxford University TSK Article: The Pioneers – Where place meets culture The Pioneers: Why culture determines how you get work out the door article Shout Outs: Tom Duncan Liam Smith Edgar Schein Amy Edmondson John Preece About Our Guests: Matt Grimshaw Connect with Matt Grimshaw on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/grimshawmatt/ Matt is the founder of The Pioneers, who help scale-ups create cultures that make their people, customers, and investors happy. They do this by helping them design and build their People Operating System, a systematic approach to people management that enables their clients to create a coherent people experience and a workplace that flows. Matt got his law degree at Oxford University and prior to starting The Pioneers in 2008, was an HR change manager for a FTSE 100 manufacturing group DS Smith. About Our Host: Caleb Parker https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ Caleb Parker is an American entrepreneur in London, and Founder of Bold (acquired by Newable/NewFlex in 2019).He believes in "challenging the status quo" and is a champion for entrepreneurial and innovative thinking.Caleb has served as founder, Board member, advisor, investor and consultant to numerous start-ups and small businesses, and has a keen focus on innovation and technology, with interests in the MICE market, Space-as-a-Service, and the future of work.Caleb has been a guest lecturer, speaker, and moderator for topics such as entrepreneurship, the sharing economy, the future of work and commercial real estate at academic institutions and large corporations. He regularly takes the stage at numerous trade conferences as keynote speaker, MC, host or facilitator.Earlier in his career, Caleb was named one of Savannah, Georgia's “40 under 40” business leaders" in 2006 after launching two successful small businesses in the city's booming hospitality industry. A year later he moved to Washington, DC to join the The Regus Group DC management team. In 2009, Caleb co-founded a flexible workspace consulting firm where he brokered flexible workspace and advised businesses on agile working strategies.Caleb is one of the first licensed commercial real estate agents to speak on the flexible working trends and the rise of flexible workspace, and has been quoted in numerous publications. Timestamps [05:35] Matt gives a description of how The Pioneers support scale-ups. Matt outlines how as a start-up founder your personal influence is your key tool to get the best out of your team. As your company grows this will be insufficient and you will need a people management system that helps people work together effectively. The Pioneers help people to build these systems. [07:35] How is company culture created? There's no ‘one right answer' to this question. A definition of culture taken by Edgar Schein describes company culture as shared learning or a distributed learning. It influences what people pay attention to and influences their decision-making and behaviour. As a start-up, you try things. If they work you stick with it and the more ingrained that becomes within your organisation and within your culture. Larger organisations will have a set of social norms that define what people need to notice, think, feel, and do in order to be accepted or to feel like they belong to the group. This is what is meant by culture. There are four influences on organisational culture. The first is the personality, the values, the behaviours of your leaders and founders. The second is events, the things that happen within the organisation. You'll respond to it. And if it works, you'll tend to stick with it. The third thing is a meta culture. The cultural norms that apply across companies. The cultural assumptions will differ between companies and sectors. The fourth factor is the situation or the system in which people work. [09:50] What effect does ‘working from anywhere' have on company culture? Some companies have managed to create good company culture in a fully remote working environment. The hybrid workplace is a more challenging as there's less established answers that you can pull out of a meta culture and apply to your organisation. Fully remote organisations that work really well tend to be software-oriented companies that are comfortable with that asynchronous communication. And it's less well-suited where there are organisations have that human need to be together. [14:00] How do you manage and give people the tools they need to excel under those guidelines and policies? When you look at the workplace as part of a system for how you manage your people or how you want to work, it opens up opportunities for doing different things with your workplace in order to support the particular ways of working, or the culture you're trying to create within your organisation. It's about creating workspaces that work for people in and out of the room and to have access to different types of environments that will support the different needs of individuals on any given day. In the future, shared workspaces may become more important and utilised for specific tasks. [18:40] What trends are you seeing scale-ups utilise in order to grow and manage this growth? Companies are moving away from traditional longer leases, big fit-outs and big spaces. Scale-ups need the flexibility in how they engage with all the other providers that service their business. [20:55] How do you see the workplace fitting in as a central place for employees to congregate at times? Companies need to create a space that's attractive for people, and create a space people need to use either because they have to, or want to use the facilities within them. If you can create a space that really connects and resonates with people's needs, then people will keep coming back to you. [22:50] When marketing a workplace, should we be proactive or reactive regarding how we make that space suitable for the company's culture? Both are important but establishing the needs, values and desired culture of each organisation is essential. Providing the things that influence people's decision about whether they should join, thrive and stay in an organisation is important. Working collaboratively and having the flexibility to tweak spaces as people grow is necessary to create culture. The use of shared spaces for scale-ups is both collaborative and more cost effective. [24:30] Coming out of COVID do you think there's lessons that more established companies could learn from scale-ups in terms of workplace and hybrid and remote working? To change things that aren't working. Be flexible in the workplace and respond to the unpredictability that we are currently facing. Utilise the space in a way that gives you competitive advantage. Use your space in a way that drives a particular aspect of your culture or a particular aspect of your employee experience. [27:30] Quickfire Round Questions Matt's go-to for inspiration is an old philosophy teacher, Mark Rock Rocky. Matt would like to use a magic wand to bring hidden aspects of company culture to the surface, and to help organisations be more flexible, adapting to people's needs to allow them to flourish. Matt's favourite holiday destination is Italy. He loves the food and the weather there. Sponsors Headline Sponsor: TSK TSK creates inspiring workplaces for some of the world's biggest brands across the UK and Ireland, They've been working for 25 years to deliver the best employee experiences and the vision of their clients. Not only do they create great places to work, TSK share workplace content every week from the latest data to inspiring spaces they've designed and built. You can read their latest insights at www.tskgroup.co.uk or check out their LinkedIn and Instagram pages to become a follower, fan and friend. Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to drive asset value and help office customers grow faster. Now part of NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast Kopus.com is the leading podcast production and strategic content company for brands, organisations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right strategy, equipment, training, and guidance and content to ensure you sound amazing while speaking to your niche audience and networking with your perfect clients. Get in touch jason@kopus.com Subscribe to the #WorkBold Podcast https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/workbold-podcast-6868874680095277056
Tom Duncan, Head of Research and Investment Strategy for Cromwell Property Group joins Bold Founder Caleb Parker for the seventh episode of Season 6 to discuss Tom's recent publication in Insight Magazine, titled ‘Office 2025: The Next Evolutionary Cycle'. The two discuss how office demand is changing, thus creating a gap between supply & demand, and an abundance of misaligned stock, and what this means for commercial real estate investors. Tom shares how this moment in the market can seem scary, but that office evolution is nothing new, and we're now entering the age of Space-as-a-Service. Caleb gives a shout out to Samantha McClary for her article on Bold in EG. Connect with Tom Duncan on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-duncan-ab9a6724/ Connect with Caleb Parker on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs: When I read research papers from the real estate community it tends to be from a traditional mindset, but you've come across, dare I say ‘woke' in this. - Caleb I think up-close that the change that we're having at the moment in the market is quite scary for landlords and for investors... but if we zoom out onto a much longer time horizon, I think that gives us more balance that this is just the latest iteration of a constant process of invention and reinvention. - Tom We think what's happened in 2020 is the dawn of the age of Space-as-a-Service. - Tom In order to attract employees, I think offices must work harder and they must give them a better proposition. - Tom I think that we in commercial real estate have to stand up and be champions of this really good company culture and lead by example. - Caleb I just think we in commercial real estate have the opportunity to make such a positive impact on all the communities we go into. - Caleb Resources: TSK Documentary Insight Magazine ‘Offices 2025: The Next Evolutionary Cycle' Article Cromwell Property Group The Economist Magazine The Economist Podcast MIPIM 2022, Cannes Shout Outs: James Goldsmith Antony Slumbers Dror Poleg Samantha McClary About Our Guests: Tom Duncan https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-duncan-ab9a6724/ https://twitter.com/tduncan_insight Tom Duncan is the Head of Research and Investment Strategy for Cromwell Property Group. In his role, Tom is responsible for setting the research strategy for Cromwell's international platform. His team analyses market economic and thematic change to provide research and advice to the business, its clients and investors on investment opportunities. His advice supports the investment decision making process informs new fund launches and the allocation of capital expenditure with an existing mandate. Tom joined Cromwell in 2021, not long ago from Swiss Life Asset Managers, Europe's largest institutional owner of real estate, where he spent four years and was laterally director of strategy and innovation with research responsibility. Prior to that he spent two years at JLL in the UK as an Associate Director in the Corporate Research Team. Previously, he spent five years working in Australia at Hill PDA, an Economic Consultancy, and Colliers international as head of New South Wales and ACT research. Tom holds Master's degrees in property development from the UTS Sydney and Town and Country Planning from the University of Sheffield. About Our Host: Caleb Parker https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ Caleb Parker is an American entrepreneur in London, and Founder of Bold (acquired by Newable/NewFlex in 2019).He believes in "challenging the status quo" and is a champion for entrepreneurial and innovative thinking.Caleb has served as founder, Board member, advisor, investor and consultant to numerous startups and small businesses, and has a keen focus on innovation and technology, with interests in the MICE market, Space-as-a-Service, and the future of work.Caleb has been a guest lecturer, speaker, and moderator for topics such as entrepreneurship, the sharing economy, the future of work and commercial real estate at academic institutions and large corporations. He regularly takes the stage at numerous trade conferences as keynote speaker, MC, host or facilitator.Earlier in his career, Caleb was named one of Savannah, Georgia's “40 under 40” business leaders" in 2006 after launching two successful small businesses in the city's booming hospitality industry. A year later he moved to Washington, DC to join the The Regus Group DC management team. In 2009, Caleb co-founded a flexible workspace consulting firm where he brokered flexible workspace and advised businesses on agile working strategies.Caleb is one of the first licensed commercial real estate agents to speak on the flexible working trends and the rise of flexible workspace, and has been quoted in numerous publications. Timestamps [05:00] Tom gives a brief overview of Cromwell and the portfolio. Cromwell Property Group is an international investment manager with $8bn of assets split 50/50 between Europe and APAC. [06:00] What is the background on the research that led to the outcomes in the article ‘Office 2025: The Next Evolutionary Cycle'? The feature of the office was subject to such fierce debate in the industry and in the media more generally, they felt much of that debate was misinformed and subject to overly negative sentiment. Survey data shows that there are benefits for both employee and employer to utilising the office as a working environment. Working patterns will change to accommodate office and home working, and where people end up working will be based on the tasks they need to complete. There will be more incentivisation to get people back into the office. [11:00] Can you provide some context on the gap between supply and demand and where does Space-as-a-Service fit in? Employees and building occupiers now hold the power. Landlords should be viewing themselves as service providers to their customers, the occupiers, and this should lead to a physical evolution of the type of space that's provided. [16:20] Your article quotes “[investors in real estate should] act with conviction to dispose of misalign stock and acquire product, which is, or can be aligned to future occupier demand”. Do Real Estate Investors not usually act with conviction? Real estate can be guilty of ‘herd mentality', meaning they follow the same patterns. Acting with conviction might mean going against the grain or put themselves in an uncomfortable position based on the narrative at the time. [18:40] What's your view on building from the ground up versus buying and repurpose? Much of the existing stock will need to be repositioned to make sure that it aligns with what occupiers of today want and occupies as tomorrow as well. Environmental factors mean it will be increasingly difficult to create new buildings from scratch, so repurposing an existing building will be much more environmentally friendly. [23:30] How does Cromwell look at rolling out Space-as-a-Service across the portfolio? A tailored approach depending on offices, locations and market need. [24:50] Quickfire round questions. Tom's go to for workplace insight are Antony Slumbers, Dror Poleg, The Economist Magazine and Podcast Tom would like to use a magic wand to see us valuing environmental factors far more highly in real estate. Tom's favourite holiday destination is Brisbane, Australia. Sponsors Headline Sponsor: TSK TSK creates inspiring workplaces for some of the world's biggest brands across the UK and Ireland, They've been working for 25 years to deliver the best employee experiences and the vision of their clients. Not only do they create great places to work, TSK share workplace content every week from the latest data to inspiring spaces they've designed and built. You can read their latest insights at www.tskgroup.co.uk or check out their LinkedIn and Instagram pages to become a follower, fan and friend. Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to drive asset value and help office customers grow faster. Now part of NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast Kopus.com is the leading podcast production and strategic content company for brands, organisations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right strategy, equipment, training, and guidance and content to ensure you sound amazing while speaking to your niche audience and networking with your perfect clients. Get in touch jason@kopus.com Subscribe to the #WorkBold Podcast https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/workbold-podcast-6868874680095277056/
Mark Eltringham, publisher of Workplace Insight and IN Magazine joins Bold Founder Caleb Parker for the sixth episode of Season 6 for an unscripted chat on how the future of work may affect the future of commercial real estate (#CRE). They discuss flexible working, what employees need from their employer to support flexibility and how, as always, it comes back to company culture. Mark shares his insights about how the future of work is changing and evolving, and how we don't yet know all of the answers to what working will look like in the future. Mark's article on weak ties here: https://workplaceinsight.net/hybrid-working-highlights-the-value-of-weak-ties/ VIDEO: BLM's hybrid workplace by TSK Connect with Mark on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-eltringham-2071804/ Connect with Caleb on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs: Now everybody's been exposed to that [flexible] way of working, not just for a couple of weeks, but for a long period of time....and there's a lot of conveniences out of it for many people and there's a lot of friction for others. - Caleb Firms need to work out what people want and allow themselves flexibility and agility to deliver that for them. - Mark Shouldn't commercial real estate be supporting companies to be more cognizant that everyone's different, and try to support all of the use cases? - Caleb Office design was always overplayed as a solution to cultural problems. - Mark Things are very, very complicated and there is a possibility that if you do go fully remote, that certain parts of the business might go missing. - Mark Resources: TSK x BLM Manchester – A fresh approach to work TSK Presents Flutter, Short Film Julia Hobsbawm, ‘The Nowhere Office' paper Workplace Innovator Podcast by Mike Petrusky Intelligence Squared Podcast The Economist Podcast Sberbank Office, Moscow Sky Office West London Microsoft Experience Centre Amsterdam Case Study Shout Outs: Anthony Slumbers Chris Early Neil Usher Chris Kane Dave Cairns Tim Oldman at Leesman Chris Herd, Firstbase Ben Waber, MIT About Our Guests: Mark Eltringham https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-eltringham-2071804/ Mark has worked in the office design, built environment, workplace and facilities management sectors for over 25 years as a marketing professional, consultant, editor and writer. At the start of 2013, he launched www.workplaceinsight.net, an online publication that explores the relationships between commercial interior design, workplace management, technology, human resources, the wider business world and society. In 2020, they launched IN Magazine, which is set to become Europe's foremost publication exploring working lives, technology and offices. Mark is a Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts, a Stoke City supporter, a Dad and a whippet owner (which makes him a dad twice). About Our Host: Caleb Parker https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ Caleb Parker is an American entrepreneur in London, and Founder of Bold (acquired by Newable/NewFlex in 2019).He believes in "challenging the status quo" and is a champion for entrepreneurial and innovative thinking.Caleb has served as founder, Board member, advisor, investor and consultant to numerous startups and small businesses, and has a keen focus on innovation and technology, with interests in the MICE market, Space-as-a-Service, and the future of work.Caleb has been a guest lecturer, speaker, and moderator for topics such as entrepreneurship, the sharing economy, the future of work and commercial real estate at academic institutions and large corporations. He regularly takes the stage at numerous trade conferences as keynote speaker, MC, host or facilitator.Earlier in his career, Caleb was named one of Savannah, Georgia's “40 under 40” business leaders" in 2006 after launching two successful small businesses in the city's booming hospitality industry. A year later he moved to Washington, DC to join the The Regus Group DC management team. In 2009, Caleb co-founded a flexible workspace consulting firm where he brokered flexible workspace and advised businesses on agile working strategies.Caleb is one of the first licensed commercial real estate agents to speak on the flexible working trends and the rise of flexible workspace, and has been quoted in numerous publications. Timestamps [05:21] What changes does Mark see in how we're working today and what effect will that have on the workplace office industry? The shift that has only impacted certain demographics will now effect everybody. The real answer, I don't know, any many other people don't know either. [07:09] How can the workplace now accommodate everyone instead of being a white box, that everybody has a fit into? If your workplace offers a worse experience than someone's home, you're getting your business model wrong. People have always hated commuting, and now it's become a moat that needs addressing. There are commercial interests on both sides of workplace and flexible. [10:55] Considering that everyone is different, shouldn't commercial real estate supporting companies try to support all of the use cases? The British Council for Offices specification guide puts people into a box, which gets embedded into organisations. Most organisations need to provide is a culture that allows different models of flexibile working to apply to different people and based on things like personality, age, job, function. [14:47] If a company has a culture that enables workplace choice and flexibility, how can the office industry support that? It comes back to culture. One of the weaknesses with the idea that you can replace all interactions with technology is that the firm needs to understand what all the interactions were. Flexibility for most organizations is going to be the thing that will make a difference for them. [23:42] Quickfire questions Mark's go to for workplace insights – LinkedIn Groups, people on LinkedIn, Google Alerts, Anthony Slumbers, Neil Usher, Jim Dale, Julia Hobsbawm, WorkBold Podcast, Mike Petrusky Workplace Innovator Podcast, The Economist, Intelligence Squared. The best examples Mark has seen of hybrid workplace are the Sky Office in West London and Microsoft Experience Centre. Mark's favourite holiday destination is Greece. Sponsors Headline Sponsor: TSK TSK creates inspiring workplaces for some of the world's biggest brands across the UK and Ireland, They've been working for 25 years to deliver the best employee experiences and the vision of their clients. Not only do they create great places to work, TSK share workplace content every week from the latest data to inspiring spaces they've designed and built. You can read their latest insights at www.tskgroup.co.uk or check out their LinkedIn and Instagram pages to become a follower, fan and friend. Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to drive asset value and help office customers grow faster. Now part of NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. 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Jay Goldman, Co-Founder & Chief Sensei at Sensei Labs and Mark Goh, Founder & CEO of Clearspace join Bold Founder Caleb Parker for the fifth episode of Season 6 to discuss how company culture drives real estate decisions at Sensei Labs. They discuss both sides of a real estate deal with Clearspace as the flex partner and Sensei Labs as the office customer. Jay explains how Sensei Labs came to the decision to slash their space requirements by nearly half and move into a new 7,000 square foot office space in Toronto. He goes on to share how the company worked with Mark and the Clearspace team to rightsize for hybrid working. Jay is a New York Times Bestselling Author and shares his insights on how to nurture a strong company culture with teams who aren't in the office every day. Mark shares insights on how Clearspace pivoted to meet the needs in the market before the pandemic hit. Connect with Jay Goldman on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaygoldman/ Connect with Mark Goh on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/gohmark/ Connect with Caleb Parker on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs: If you have a fixed idea of company culture, you can't maintain it because that world doesn't exist anymore. - Jay Goldman On any given day we will have two or three teams in the office on a rotating schedule that we put out least a month in advance to give people an opportunity to plan childcare and all of those other pieces. - Jay Goldman People have been taking a very static approach to workspace...trying to jam the old paradigm into the new world and it doesn't work like that. - Mark Goh Building your space in the past was complex and cost prohibitive, which is why many companies turn to a flex face or coworking product. We offer this in-between option. - Mark Goh We use data and a level of precision that's not widely available in designing construction, and it's really taken the same methodology that Jay would use running Sensei. That type of startup data-driven approach, just isn't applied to our industry. - Mark Goh Reversible decisions should be made quickly. Irreversible decisions we need to really think through and be intentional about. - Jay Goldman The last thing I want to do is get stuck in a lease that's no longer serving the needs that we have. - Jay Goldman Resources: TSK Documentary TSK website Sensei Labs The Decoded Company Clearspace Sensei Labs Cultural Values (Career Page) Medium How I Built This Podcast (Apple) Shout Outs: Dave Cairns Guy Raz About Our Guests: Jay Goldman https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaygoldman/ Jay is Co-Founder and Chief Sensei at Sensei Labs. His company supports Fortune 500 companies around the world with their collaborative work management platform, which is used to run business critical projects, including transformations, M&A, product launches and procurement operations. Jay co-authored the New York Times bestseller The Decoded Company and has written for publications like the Harvard Business Review. He speaks often with teams and companies across the globe about the future of work, including companies like TEDx, NASA, Harvard Business School, Google and Twitter. Mark Goh https://www.linkedin.com/in/gohmark/ Mark is a seasoned entrepreneur and has both raised venture capital and bootstrapped companies prior to launching his own start-ups. Mark worked for several years in private equity. Mark launched Clearspace to create awesome offices for growing companies. He's created a way to simplify the office interior construction process for landlords and tenants as a one-stop shop from design to move in. Through their technology driven approach they're able to deliver cost-effective beautiful office experience without compromising on speed and quality. These are typically smaller footprints for fast-growing companies. They're private and custom branded for the customer, and high in demand. About Our Host: Caleb Parker https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ Caleb Parker is an American entrepreneur in London, and Founder of Bold (acquired by Newable/NewFlex in 2019).He believes in "challenging the status quo" and is a champion for entrepreneurial and innovative thinking.Caleb has served as founder, Board member, advisor, investor and consultant to numerous startups and small businesses, and has a keen focus on innovation and technology, with interests in the MICE market, Space-as-a-Service, and the future of work.Caleb has been a guest lecturer, speaker, and moderator for topics such as entrepreneurship, the sharing economy, the future of work and commercial real estate at academic institutions and large corporations. He regularly takes the stage at numerous trade conferences as keynote speaker, MC, host or facilitator.Earlier in his career, Caleb was named one of Savannah, Georgia's “40 under 40” business leaders" in 2006 after launching two successful small businesses in the city's booming hospitality industry. A year later he moved to Washington, DC to join the The Regus Group DC management team. In 2009, Caleb co-founded a flexible workspace consulting firm where he brokered flexible workspace and advised businesses on agile working strategies.Caleb is one of the first licensed commercial real estate agents to speak on the flexible working trends and the rise of flexible workspace, and has been quoted in numerous publications. Timestamps [02:51] Interview starts [04:59] Jay Goldman explains why they moved into a Clearspace office and why they took a smaller office space than originally planned due to changes to working since COVID, and what technology they use for remote working. [10:18] Jay Goldman explains how Sensei Labs approach company culture as a fluid and ever changing concept. [13:05] Mark Goh talks about how they created the office space for Sensei Labs in Clearspace Toronto. Jay and Mark discuss their teams working patterns and the reason for having an office space. [18:28] Mark Goh talks about how Clearspace supports landlords through white label solutions as an in between flex space and individual built. Mark talks about why they pivoted their business model away from a leased arbitrage business to the new model. [25:23] Mark Goh talks about the technology behind Clearspace. [27:23] Jay Goldman talks about what Sensei wants from commercial real estate moving forward. [31:01] Caleb asks quickfire round questions Sponsors Headline Sponsor: TSK TSK creates inspiring workplaces for some of the world's biggest brands across the UK and Ireland, They've been working for 25 years to deliver the best employee experiences and the vision of their clients. Not only do they create great places to work, TSK share workplace content every week from the latest data to inspiring spaces they've designed and built. You can read their latest insights at www.tskgroup.co.uk or check out their LinkedIn and Instagram pages to become a follower, fan and friend. Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to drive asset value and help office customers grow faster. Now part of NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. 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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from Caleb Parker, WorkBold, and a special guest! Connect with Caleb Parker on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co About Caleb Parker https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ Caleb Parker is an American entrepreneur in London, and Founder of Bold (acquired by Newable/NewFlex in 2019). He believes in "challenging the status quo" and is a champion for entrepreneurial and innovative thinking. Caleb has served as founder, Board member, advisor, investor and consultant to numerous startups and small businesses, and has a keen focus on innovation and technology, with interests in the MICE market, Space-as-a-Service, and the future of work. Caleb has been a guest lecturer, speaker, and moderator for topics such as entrepreneurship, the sharing economy, the future of work and commercial real estate at academic institutions and large corporations. He regularly takes the stage at numerous trade conferences as keynote speaker, MC, host or facilitator. Earlier in his career, Caleb was named one of Savannah, Georgia's “40 under 40” business leaders" in 2006 after launching two successful small businesses in the city's booming hospitality industry. A year later he moved to Washington, DC to join the The Regus Group DC management team. In 2009, Caleb co-founded a flexible workspace consulting firm where he brokered flexible workspace and advised businesses on agile working strategies. Caleb is one of the first licensed commercial real estate agents to speak on the flexible working trends and the rise of flexible workspace, and has been quoted in numerous publications. Subscribe to the #WorkBold Podcast https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/workbold-podcast-6868874680095277056
Tracy Hawkins, Vice President of Real Estate & Workplace and Remote Experience at Twitter joins Bold Founder Caleb Parker for the fourth episode of Season 6 to discuss how Twitter is supporting its employees through its work from anywhere policies. Tracy is one of the leading voices on LinkedIn and Twitter about the #FutureOfWork. In this episode the two talk about company culture, creating environments where people feel taken care of, and workplace choice. Tracy shares some interesting insights on how Twitter has embraced remote work and how they approach that with their global teams to ensure everyone feels supported and connected to Twitter's culture no matter where they choose to work. Tracy shares her insights on how their real estate portfolio is evolving and what the future of work innovation looks like at Twitter. Connect with Tracy Hawkins on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-hawkins-5b303326/ Connect with Caleb Parker on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs: I've become a big fan of yours on social media. You're one of the leading voices in the future of work conversation on LinkedIn and Twitter, obviously often engaging in healthy debate and sharing how Twitter is evolving beyond hybrid working in the workplace. - Caleb We like to call them work from home because remote kind of makes it sound like there's a centre of gravity, and those folks were on Mars somewhere. - Tracy I would say the biggest learning for us is definitely that flexible work is here to stay, that it's not a perk anymore. It's an expectation for employees. - Tracy Company culture isn't about brick and mortar and offices. It's about common values, clear goals and showing you're inclusive... It's all part of making people feel an equal part of the company. - Tracy And it's been this debate about return to office or versus work from home or work from anywhere, but that's not the debate. It's about choice versus no choice. - Caleb The biggest thing that you can do to make your work from anywhere at work from home policy, a success is to make sure that your execs are on board and that they're doing it too. - Tracy It's not about ping pong tables in the offices anymore. You know, it's about what are we doing for our employees to make them feel like human beings and to make them feel like they're cared about. - Tracy Resources: Twitter #WorkBold ranked in top 1% of business podcasts TSK Documentary Shout Outs: Dave Cairns Jack Dorsey About Tracy Hawkins Tracy has been active in all aspects of corporate real estate and facilities management for over 15 years. Her skills encompass, project management, design, and construction, leasing and transactions, workplace operations, and the remote experience, leading corporate real estate teams in the film, fashion and technology sectors. Tracy has been leading Twitter's real estate teams for the last eight years, leading their EMEA and APAC real estate and workplace teams. She moved from Dublin, Ireland to San Francisco in 2014 to head up their design and construction team during a period of explosive growth, which ultimately led to her returning from maternity leave to assume leadership of their global real estate and workplace team in March of 2016. Now Tracy is now responsible for all workplaces at Twitter, be that in an office or remote. Her goal is to ensure their employees have the choice and agility to do their very best work, regardless of geography. Tracy's married to Grant, and they have a five-year-old daughter. She's on the board of Blue Bear School of Music and the Twitter Foundation. Tracy has been an active member of CoreNet for over 10 years, both in London and the Bay area. Follow Tracy Hawkins on Twitter About Caleb Parker https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ Caleb Parker is an American entrepreneur in London, and Founder of Bold (acquired by Newable/NewFlex in 2019).He believes in "challenging the status quo" and is a champion for entrepreneurial and innovative thinking.Caleb has served as founder, Board member, advisor, investor and consultant to numerous startups and small businesses, and has a keen focus on innovation and technology, with interests in the MICE market, Space-as-a-Service, and the future of work.Caleb has been a guest lecturer, speaker, and moderator for topics such as entrepreneurship, the sharing economy, the future of work and commercial real estate at academic institutions and large corporations. He regularly takes the stage at numerous trade conferences as keynote speaker, MC, host or facilitator.Earlier in his career, Caleb was named one of Savannah, Georgia's “40 under 40” business leaders" in 2006 after launching two successful small businesses in the city's booming hospitality industry. A year later he moved to Washington, DC to join the The Regus Group DC management team. In 2009, Caleb co-founded a flexible workspace consulting firm where he brokered flexible workspace and advised businesses on agile working strategies.Caleb is one of the first licensed commercial real estate agents to speak on the flexible working trends and the rise of flexible workspace, and has been quoted in numerous publications. Timestamps [3:21] Interview begins [5:30] Tracy explains Twitters remote work policy and how Twitter work hard to make sure that the work from home population have access to company culture [14:20] Tracy talks about why companies should embrace work from anywhere and hybrid working practices [16:20] Tracy talks about how flexible working has helped Twitter's recruitment across social media channels [18:50] Tracy explains how work from anywhere will impact on Twitter's real estate portfolio [23:15] Tracy talks about the role hospitality plays in the office and the future of work innovation [27:40] Caleb asks how other companies can move to work from anywhere policies [29:00] Caleb asks his quickfire round questions Sponsors Headline Sponsor: TSK TSK creates inspiring workplaces for some of the world's biggest brands across the UK and Ireland, They've been working for 25 years to deliver the best employee experiences and the vision of their clients. Not only do they create great places to work, TSK share workplace content every week from the latest data to inspiring spaces they've designed and built. You can read their latest insights at www.tskgroup.co.uk or check out their LinkedIn and Instagram pages to become a follower, fan and friend. Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to drive asset value and help office customers grow faster. Now part of NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. 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Sophie Foster, Workplace Consultant of TSK Group joins Bold Founder Caleb Parker for the third episode of Season 6 to discuss designing and building amazing workplaces for some of the biggest brands in the UK. They discuss workplace psychology and how spaces can help get the best out of people, how to promote behaviour change particularly for those who are change resistant, and workplace design can facilitate all of these processes. Sophie shares her insights on the best hybrid workspaces she has seen and how building spaces with inclusivity in mind helps to create a company culture where people feel they belong. Connect with Sophie Foster on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiefostertsk/ Connect with Caleb Parker on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs: Psychology plays a massive part in a lot of the work that I do at TSK. Often the biggest element of psychology is organisational change – Sophie When our clients go through a workplace transformation project, it's often because there are big drivers for change, such as mergers, acquisitions, business restructuring, technology improvements, or generally just culture change. Often, they need a workplace to be able to not just support this change, but also act as a catalyst for it. - Sophie It's my job to be able to help support the end users of the space the mindset shift to enable them to use that new workplace efficiently. - Sophie What we're seeing now is that the office needs to have more of a purpose than it did before. There has to be a reason for people to come to the office. - Sophie You might be in a 10 year lease, but you can't build out a space to last 10 years. - Caleb A lot of people now have the view that their home life has had to adapt to work, and now work should have to adapt to people's home lives. - Sophie If people want to be working in a new way, in a hybrid way, they really need to be thinking about investment in terms of people, place and technology. - Sophie We need to invest in facilitating the right culture for our business and picking the place and the experience based on that, starting with culture first is the most important thing. - Caleb I think a lot of organisations historically have just used wellbeing as a bit of a tick box and a bit of a perk. - Sophie Resources: TSK website : Flutter Office, Leeds City Centre TSK website: BLM Law, Manchester The Shaping of Us, Lily Bernheimer WorkLife Podcast with Adam Grant TSK Documentary Shout Outs: Adam Grant Antony Slumbers Michele Schneider About Our Guests: Sophie Foster https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiefostertsk/ Sophie Foster is a Workplace Consultant at TSK Group, who design and build amazing workplaces for some of the world's biggest brands across the UK and Ireland, including Kellogg's, WeWork, Adidas, Money Supermarket, Flutter Entertainment and Bold. Sophie specialises in delivering people-centred workplace change solutions. Combining her experience of working with leading brands and her knowledge of psychology, wellness, and healthy buildings, Sophie takes pride in producing positive client experiences. Her role at TSK is to engage with organisations, gather, analyse, and interpret data and recommend a suitable workplace change strategy that is aligned with business objectives. She then supports in translating workplace strategy into design and champions the change journey through end-user engagement. One of her skills is challenging perspectives to achieve the best outcomes for her clients and their people. And her main passion is creating human-centred environments that improve health, promote inclusivity and positively impact communities and the environment. About Our Host: Caleb Parker https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ Caleb Parker is an American entrepreneur in London, and Founder of Bold (acquired by Newable/NewFlex in 2019).He believes in "challenging the status quo" and is a champion for entrepreneurial and innovative thinking.Caleb has served as founder, Board member, advisor, investor and consultant to numerous startups and small businesses, and has a keen focus on innovation and technology, with interests in the MICE market, Space-as-a-Service, and the future of work.Caleb has been a guest lecturer, speaker, and moderator for topics such as entrepreneurship, the sharing economy, the future of work and commercial real estate at academic institutions and large corporations. He regularly takes the stage at numerous trade conferences as keynote speaker, MC, host or facilitator.Earlier in his career, Caleb was named one of Savannah, Georgia's “40 under 40” business leaders" in 2006 after launching two successful small businesses in the city's booming hospitality industry. A year later he moved to Washington, DC to join the The Regus Group DC management team. In 2009, Caleb co-founded a flexible workspace consulting firm where he brokered flexible workspace and advised businesses on agile working strategies.Caleb is one of the first licensed commercial real estate agents to speak on the flexible working trends and the rise of flexible workspace, and has been quoted in numerous publications. Timestamps [00:00] Caleb introduces podcast episode and gives an overview of what to expect in the episode [03:10] Interview starts [06:32] Sophie explains how psychology plays a part in workplace behaviour [09:42] Sophie talks about how the office needs to have more purpose than before, and what that purpose might be. Sophie explains their process and how TSK determine how to create the right spaces for clients [12:29] Sophie talks about trends that they are seeing post pandemic [15:10] Sophie talks about the repurposing of space, and the investment required post pandemic in people, space and technology. [18:09] Sophie gives examples of her favourite hybrid workplaces, Flutter and BLM Law. [25:05] Sophie talks about how to encourage inclusivity through the working culture and environment. [28:28] Sophie gives her thoughts on wellbeing in the workplace and how landlords and building owner –operators can consider strategies to support improved wellbeing for tenants and users. [30:48] Caleb asks quickfire round questions. Sponsors Headline Sponsor: TSK TSK creates inspiring workplaces for some of the world's biggest brands across the UK and Ireland, They've been working for 25 years to deliver the best employee experiences and the vision of their clients. Not only do they create great places to work, TSK share workplace content every week from the latest data to inspiring spaces they've designed and built. You can read their latest insights at www.tskgroup.co.uk or check out their LinkedIn and Instagram pages to become a follower, fan and friend. Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to drive asset value and help office customers grow faster. Now part of NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. (https://www.apodcastcompany.com) Subscribe to the #WorkBold Podcast https://workbold.co.uk/podcast/
John Ruffolo, Founder & Managing Partner of Maverix Private Equity, joins Bold Founder Caleb Parker for the second episode of Season 6 to discuss what fast-growing companies need from office real estate, and how office assets can support companies throughout their entire life cycle. They talk through the important of asking the users what they want, how changes in real estate have accelerated since the start of the pandemic, and what the most important things are for spaces to consider when building brand and community. John shares his insights on hybrid working and back to the office and how there is space for more disruptive and bold companies to change the future of work conversation. Connect with John Ruffolo on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/joruffolo/ Connect with Caleb Parker on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs: And throughout history, if you look back at the major innovations that's moved the world forward, it's been during times of crisis. This pandemic is no different. - Caleb Parker Traditional real estate, particularly during the pandemic, probably has the most visibility of an industry that's in need of massive change. - John Ruffolo [Real estate owners are] really trying to shoe horn a client opportunity to fit their buildings. - John Ruffolo The real estate industry didn't look at their customer as a customer. They looked at it as a tenant in that particular building, based on a geographic location. - John Ruffolo [Real estate] was one of the last industries, or maybe the last industry that was supply side focused as opposed to demand side. - John Ruffolo You are a deep expert in real estate at what was the last time that somebody was looking for space asked who the building owner was? - John Ruffolo In order to build loyalty and trust with that person you have to deliver a consistent experience. And that consistent experience is what becomes known as the brand. - Caleb Parker You use the term space as a service. I actually don't use that term. I actually use community as a service. - John Ruffalo Disruption always comes from the bottom, never from the top down. - John Ruffolo I think if you're a landlord right now, you have to be looking at as a service and figuring out how to get into your building in some capacity. - Caleb Parker I know these CEOs were led to believe that a transformation for them to work out of the home would have taken three years. It [only] took them three weeks. - John Ruffalo We haven't learned how to be as efficient using technology as we would have with those small conversations in the office. And that's really just because of our adoption. And I still think I love physically seeing people, that's who I am. - John Ruffalo Blackberry was the first time that I was personally untethered from my desk. So the hybrid work arrangement is a shrug in our office and it's a shrug for a lot of folks. - John Ruffalo Resources: TSK's agile/flexible/hybrid article Maverix Private Equity Website OMERS Ventures Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat Podcast 10 x Podcast The David Suzuki Podcast Shout Outs: Dave Cairns One Eleven Matthew Lombardi Michael Kravshik LumiQ Basil Demeroutis Bruce Daisley Richard Pickering About Our Guests: John Ruffolo Follow John on Twitter John is the Founder and Managing Partner of Maverix Private Equity. John's focus is on guiding the strategy of the firm, Chair of the Investment Committee and is deeply involved with sourcing and leading opportunities particularly within the technology industry. John is also the Founder of OMERS Ventures. Through John's leadership as Chief Executive Officer, OMERS Ventures had invested over $500 million of capital in over 40 disruptive technology companies across North America, including growth investments in Shopify, Wattpad, Wave, Hootsuite, Rover, Desire 2 Learn, Hopper, DuckDuckGo, TouchBistro and League. During his tenure at OMERS, John also formed OMERS Platform Investments as its Executive Managing Director. He has led investments in Purpose Financial, PointNorth Capital, District Ventures, Xanadu, OneEleven and ArcTern Ventures. John is also the Co-founder and Vice-Chair of the Council of Canadian Innovators, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping high-growth Canadian technology firms scale up globally. Further, John sits on a number of boards of leading innovative organizations in both the profit and non-for-profit sector. Fun fact: John and his wife named each of their children after their favorite bottle of wine. About Our Host: Caleb Parker https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ Caleb Parker is an American entrepreneur in London, and Founder of Bold (acquired by Newable/NewFlex in 2019).He believes in "challenging the status quo" and is a champion for entrepreneurial and innovative thinking.Caleb has served as founder, Board member, advisor, investor and consultant to numerous startups and small businesses, and has a keen focus on innovation and technology, with interests in the MICE market, Space-as-a-Service, and the future of work.Caleb has been a guest lecturer, speaker, and moderator for topics such as entrepreneurship, the sharing economy, the future of work and commercial real estate at academic institutions and large corporations. He regularly takes the stage at numerous trade conferences as keynote speaker, MC, host or facilitator.Earlier in his career, Caleb was named one of Savannah, Georgia's “40 under 40” business leaders" in 2006 after launching two successful small businesses in the city's booming hospitality industry. A year later he moved to Washington, DC to join the The Regus Group DC management team. In 2009, Caleb co-founded a flexible workspace consulting firm where he brokered flexible workspace and advised businesses on agile working strategies.Caleb is one of the first licensed commercial real estate agents to speak on the flexible working trends and the rise of flexible workspace, and has been quoted in numerous publications. Sponsors Headline Sponsor: TSK TSK creates inspiring workplaces for some of the world's biggest brands across the UK and Ireland, They've been working for 25 years to deliver the best employee experiences and the vision of their clients. Not only do they create great places to work, TSK share workplace content every week from the latest data to inspiring spaces they've designed and built. You can read their latest insights at www.tskgroup.co.uk or check out their LinkedIn and Instagram pages to become a follower, fan and friend. Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to drive asset value and help office customers grow faster. Now part of NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. 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Stephen Shedletzky, Speaker, Executive Coach & Advisor, joins Bold Founder, Caleb Parker, for our Season 6 debut to discuss why leadership is so important in unprecedented times, and why infinite mindsets are what's needed in commercial real estate to support office customers as we navigate the new ways of working. They talk through why values, beliefs and behaviour should be placed at the centre of the universe, and how leadership will make all the difference to organisations embracing the Future of Work. Stephen shares his insights on the changes in work culture and how these are impacted by flexible working, and shares interesting research on the motivators that influence employee engagement and performance. PLUS tune in for a surprise "behind the scenes" chat at the end of this podcast... Connect with Stephen Shedletzky on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenshedletzky/ Connect with Caleb Parker on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs: You've often heard me say we need to put people at the centre of the universe. Well, Stephen says we should be putting values at the centre of the universe in commercial real estate. - Caleb Parker I think that we often position doing right by people, and doing right by your bottom line as opposing forces. And they are not. - Stephen Shedletzky Organisations exist to serve their end user. Leaders exist to serve their people. When leaders serve their people, people serve each other. - Stephen Shedletzky I think the responsibility of businesses to advance a purpose, to protect people and to generate profit in that order. - Stephen Shedletzky My favourite equation for culture is culture = values x behavior. - Stephen Shedletzky Integrity is doing what's right, even if it's hard, even if no one's looking. - Stephen Shedletzky Company culture is a bigger threat to commercial real estate and the office then COVID-19 has been, because returning to the office sucks if your company culture sucks. - Caleb Parker The pandemic has pulled the covers off of these bad company cultures that exist in our buildings. - Caleb Parker The very utterance of return to work is offensive. And leaders need to know that their language matters and they ought to strike that from their vernacular. - Stephen Shedletzky If you give people a higher ceiling and you leave with more trust, you'll let people surprise you for the better. - Stephen Shedletzky Work-life balance is about loving who we are at work and loving who we are at home. - Stephen Shedletzky Our relationship with our boss is more of an impact on our health than that of our relationship with our family doctor. - Stephen Shedletzky Play is the most powerful motivator, two times more powerful than purpose, which is mind blowing for a guy who spent the last 13 years dedicated to purpose. - Stephen Shedletzky I believe that the leaders who are leaning into this flexible working, and have flexible mindsets are assets for their organisations... When the competition is embracing hybrid working, do you think that the leaders who aren't become a liability to their shareholders? - Caleb Parker If leaders themselves aren't doing well, how can you expect their people to do well? - Stephen Shedletzky As leaders, you need to help your people get out of their own way. - Stephen Shedletzky I define a humble leader is someone who knows that there are at least a part of problems they experience and a part of the solutions. - Stephen Shedletzky Resources: LinkedIn Live – The Future of Work with Stephen and Caleb Adam Grants Work Life Podcast Brene Brown Podcasts Checking In with Susan David Podcast Malcolm Gladwell Revisionist History Podcast EvolveOrDie.co Shout Outs: Dave Cairns Liane Davey Michael Kalles Keywords: leadership, teams, culture, values, motivation, return to the office, work, purpose, play About Stephen Shedletzky: Follow Stephen on Twitter and Instagram Every day Stephen wakes up to engage with people in meaningful ways, so that we connect with depth and live in a more fulfilled world. He supports humble leaders – those who know they are both a part of the problems they experience and a part of the solutions they can create – who intend to put their people and purpose first. Feeling stifled on his own corporate track, Shedletzky was introduced to Simon Sinek's work and was immediately inspired by it. He met Simon in 2010 and became the fourth person to join his team. He began answering fan email and became the first person outside of Simon to lead his social media efforts. He moved on to hold the roles of Chief of Staff, and Head of Brand Experience, Training & Development. Leading a global team of speakers and facilitators at Simon Sinek, Inc., Stephen worked to ensure the team's culture, products and communications authentically reflected the organization's most deeply held values and beliefs. He also had the opportunity to narrate the audiobook for Simon Sinek's book, Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team. Stephen has led hundreds of keynote presentations, workshops and leadership development programs. Though Stephen still works to share Simon's message, helping to create a more inspired, safe and fulfilled world, he also works to advance his own thought leadership on leadership, culture and psychological safety through keynotes, writing, coaching and advising. Stephen has worked with leaders and organizations around the world and serves clients in any industry where human beings work. Stephen graduated from the Richard Ivey School of Business with a focus in leadership, communication and strategy and received his coaching certification from The Coaches Training Institute. Stephen lives in Toronto with his wife and two young children. About Caleb Parker https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ Caleb Parker is an American entrepreneur in London, and Founder of Bold (acquired by Newable/NewFlex in 2019).He believes in "challenging the status quo" and is a champion for entrepreneurial and innovative thinking.Caleb has served as founder, Board member, advisor, investor and consultant to numerous startups and small businesses, and has a keen focus on innovation and technology, with interests in the MICE market, Space-as-a-Service, and the future of work.Caleb has been a guest lecturer, speaker, and moderator for topics such as entrepreneurship, the sharing economy, the future of work and commercial real estate at academic institutions and large corporations. He regularly takes the stage at numerous trade conferences as keynote speaker, MC, host or facilitator.Earlier in his career, Caleb was named one of Savannah, Georgia's “40 under 40” business leaders" in 2006 after launching two successful small businesses in the city's booming hospitality industry. A year later he moved to Washington, DC to join the The Regus Group DC management team. In 2009, Caleb co-founded a flexible workspace consulting firm where he brokered flexible workspace and advised businesses on agile working strategies.Caleb is one of the first licensed commercial real estate agents to speak on the flexible working trends and the rise of flexible workspace, and has been quoted in numerous publications. Timestamps [00:00] Caleb introduces the episode and gives an introduction to Stephen. [05:38] Stephen explains how great leaders serve their people and shareholders, and the order in which that needs to happen for organisations to be effective. [07:59] Caleb talks about putting customers at the centre of the universe, and Stephen counters the notion with putting values and beliefs at the centre of the universe instead of the customers themselves. [10:13] Caleb shares his thoughts on company culture and how the pandemic has exposed some of the more challenging aspects of returning to the office. [11:33] Stephen shares his views on what bad values, beliefs and behaviours are in company culture. He also shares his thoughts on remote working and return to the office. [14:47] Caleb talks about the future opportunity for remote work as a result of the pandemic and how some companies are not embracing the flexible opportunity that exists by mandating return to the office policies. [16:38] Stephen explains the importance of trust, control and fear in employees producing outputs outside of the office. He also quotes research on health and the relationships with our boss. Stephen explains our motivators within work which include play, purpose and potential, and the indirect motivators of pressure, fear, shame and guilt. [24:35] Caleb asks whether those leaders who aren't adopting flexible working are a liability to their shareholders and Stephen gives his insights on this. [25:55] Caleb asks how we can lean into the future when a lot of money is invested in returning to the past, and Stephen explains how change occurs like a flywheel effect and how business models get outdated over time. [27:30] Caleb asks how business leaders in real estate can support their customers in a post pandemic world. Stephen gives advice on embracing work life balance, trust in employees and leader burnout. Stephen talks about what real estate companies can do to make change for the future. [29:46] Caleb suggests they should start a new hashtag #skatetowardsthepuck. Caleb talks about putting boundaries in with his remote work on vacation. [30:39] Stephen shares his take on boundaries and how to put them in place with his work, team and family. [33:01] Stephen explains his approach to coaching humble leaders and team members. [35:07] Stephen shares some shoutouts and podcast recommendations which can be found in the show notes. [37:15] Surprise interview with special guest Sponsors Headline Sponsor: TSK TSK creates inspiring workplaces for some of the world's biggest brands across the UK and Ireland, They've been working for 25 years to deliver the best employee experiences and the vision of their clients. Not only do they create great places to work, TSK share workplace content every week from the latest data to inspiring spaces they've designed and built. You can read their latest insights at www.tskgroup.co.uk or check out their LinkedIn and Instagram pages to become a follower, fan and friend. Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to drive asset value and help office customers grow faster. Now part of NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. (https://www.apodcastcompany.com) Subscribe to the #WorkBold Podcast https://workbold.co.uk/podcast/
Get Cushman & Wakefield's Return to the Office reportRead more of the C&W Futures postsSign up for the podcast's newsletter - Make Work BetterWhat can we learn about what is going to happen next with work by chatting to the leaders of the sector that supplies our workplaces? You might think very little. There's certainly no shortage of people in the commercial property sector who have been intent on suggesting that we need to go back to the rat race of all office/all the time.But in that space there are some visionaries who are helping us seeing what is staring us in the face. Last year we've spoken to Antony Slumbers, on the newsletter I've shared links to the Work Bold podcast by Caleb Parker.Today I add Richard Pickering to that list. I was delighted to hear Richard, someone whose writing I've been following for a couple of years, speak at an event I was presenting at.We had such a stimulating discussion on the sidelines that I was desperate to persuade Richard to come on here to talk. Richard is the Chief Strategy Officer at Cushman & Wakefield, one of the largest commercial real estate services companies in the world. His job is to make sense of the changes happening in the demand for property and to advise clients where we're going.He's straight talking - both about what the office needs to adapt and how this is going to have ripple effects for companies and cities.We talk about: How we've only just started understanding different modalities of workHow firms might start including commuting time in the working dayHow cities might start offering public transport for freeHow cities will become younger See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We're back for Season 6 of the #WorkBold Podcast! Caleb Parker, Founder of Bold, is back to challenge the status quo in commercial real estate on the only podcast in the world dedicated to the future asset class called Space-as-a-Service (SPaaS). Now downloaded in over 50 countries, this season includes a few featured episodes recorded on Caleb's trip to Canada, as well as other episodes with leading experts in commercial real estate from around the world. Resource Links: TSK Insights: https://tskgroup.co.uk/insights-and-articles/ Bold expands to Manchester: https://allwork.space/2021/11/bold-to-unveil-manchester-space-as-a-service-community-as-demand-for-flexible-space-soars/ Future of CRE VIDEO 1 by Sam Gamble: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sam-gamble-cloudworks_were-at-the-20-month-mark-of-a-worldwide-activity-6863999951257645056-l6fh Future of CRE VIDEO 2 by Sam Gamble: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sam-gamble-cloudworks_workbold-activity-6866183962713296896-e1Gm CBRE Research on hybrid work: https://www.cbre.com/insights/articles/how-hybrid-work-will-transform-our-workplaces Don't have time to listen? (Read the transcript of this trailer below) Welcome back to the WorkBold podcast Where we chat with the leaders in commercial real estate to answer all questions Space-as-a-service. This podcast is for anyone involved in commercial real estate in any way. If you're an investor, fund manager, developer, property manager, agent or broker, be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode. I'm your host, Caleb Parker, and you're listening to a preview of season 6. Over the next 10 weeks we'll drop a new episode with the leading experts in commercial real estate sharing insights to help office investors operators AND customers understand how to win in the #FutureOfWork. We have a solid lineup, including office customers like Twitter, Sensei Labs, the infamous John Ruffulo (the leading venture capitalist in Canada) and many more. If you're tuning in for the first time, I am Caleb Parker, Founder of Bold, the Space-as-a-Service brand for entrepreneurs and innovators, and as part of the NewFlex family of brands we're merging property management & Space-as-a-Service to drive asset value and help office customers grow faster. You may have seen we just announced our first Bold community in Manchester, England. This takes our group portfolio to 1 million 35,000 sqft under management in partnership with some of the world's most forward thinking asset managers. I'm personally super excited to support & champion entrepreneurs in Manchester who are making a positive impact on the world. This season has started later than I wanted it to. Partly because of some of the deals I've been working on have taken a lot of attention. Combined with the fact that over the last couple months I've traveled to France twice, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Canada, the Maldives (for a cheeky holiday) and Manchester multiple times (naturally), I have to admit it's been a challenge. But with challenges come opportunities, and while I was in Canada for meetings I was able to record a couple podcasts face to face for the first time since the pandemic began. That was fun! So what are we talking about in Season 6? I won't spoil all the surprises, but let me share the following: We're now in The age of #SpaceAsAService Offices have been evolving since their inception, and we're seeing significant demand for bigger changes today. FACT Many of us no longer have to be inside an office building 5 days each week to generate stellar results. My friend, office developer & landlord, Sam Gamble says "The binary choice between work from home (#WFH) and work from the office is a false dichotomy." That's a quote from 1 of Sam's 2 brilliant videos on the future of CRE. I love Sam's quote because as I've said before, the future is about the + The best office assets going forward will cater to this reality and be much more dynamic than the static white boxes currently on the market. The [repurposed] office has a crucial role to play as a tool in the platform of work. (And it doesn't feel like a return to the past) WELCOME TO THE AGE OF SPACE-AS-A-SERVICE ✅ Where inclusive cultures thrive (no matter how distributed a company is) ✅ Where Team members enjoy impromptu collaboration (online ➕ in person) ✅ Where Junior team members benefit from knowledge transfer, even if the boss is on the golf course (because of asynchronous support) ✅ Where Customers are hosted at offices that work as windows to a company's business culture and ethos (because of the real estate brands they choose to do business with) ✅ Where Everyone feels taken care of because they can tap into the hospitality & service they need (on-demand) PLUS NOT VERSUS According to a research by CBRE 87% of large companies with 10,000 or more employees say they will be adopting hybrid work “Companies that successfully adopt hybrid work have the potential to create more productive workplaces, embrace flexibility and retain valuable talent.” Historically, companies have averaged around 65% in total space utilization. Someone with an assigned space at an office was likely present about two-thirds of the time, accounting for vacation, sick days, business travel and other events. But in this research paper, CBRE predicts this number will likely approach 75-80% as companies see more people using shared assets or more people using less directly held space. That dynamic will reduce the need to hold vacant space in reserve. I keep saying The future of work = the future of CRE So what does this mean for commercial real estate? Call me biased, but I believe nearly every asset manager should be bringing in flex with hospitality & service to support these new ways of working, and to complement traditional leasing strategies. The successful building of the future will deploy the 5 Pillars of Space-as-a-Service Don't know what the 5 Pillars are? Well, reach out to me and let's have a chat. Before I conclude this trailer I have something else to share with you. Every since season 2 of this podcast we've had various companies approach us offering to pay for advertisements on the episodes. We've politely declined because that's not the purpose of the podcast. I am committed to keeping our focus on discussing all things Space-as-a-Service and sharing creative ideas that will help our industry lean into the future,, because as you've just heard, I believe SPaaS is the future of our industry. With that said, I believe in challenging the status quo. What if we said yes to a sponsor or advertiser, IF (and that's a big IF) if any advertisement had to contribute to the sharing of creative ideas that this podcast is known for. Could we create something that synchronized naturally throughout our episodes. Or would it be a distraction? So we're going to challenge the status quo of our own podcast, and test something new. We're going to weave in some advertisements into the episodes this season, but they'll just be more creative ideas that you can benefit from. I'd love your feedback on how we're doing. So with that preamble, I'd like to announce TSK as the headline sponsor for Season 6. I've gotten to know TSK well over the last couple years and I've been inspired by their approach to workplace design and consultancy - and there is a lot of alignment in how we both think about putting the customer at the centre of the universe. So when the idea of sharing some of their insights regularly throughout the season was discussed I got excited. If you don't know them already, TSK creates super cool and inspiring workplaces for some of the world's biggest brands across the UK and Ireland. They've been working for 25 years to deliver the best employee experiences and the vision of their clients. Not only do they create great places to work, TSK also share workplace content every week, from the latest data - to inspiring spaces they've designed and built. You can read their latest insights at www.tskgroup.co.uk or check out their LinkedIn and Instagram pages for inspiration like I do. Thank you for listening to this Season 6 intro, we have a great season ahead with a focus on the office customer, infinite mindsets, company culture, the changing demand for offices, and more expert discussion on Space-as-a-Service. Don't forget to subscribe in iTunes, or your preferred podcast listening app. And remember, Fortune Favours the Bold.
Ian Minor, Chief Operating Office at neospace, joins Bold Founder Caleb Parker for our Season 5 Finale to discuss why hotels are poised to take market share from office buildings. They talk through 2 of the 5 pillars of Space-as-a-Service: hospitality and community, and why they will be the differentiators that will transcend the old “location, location, location” mantra. Ian shares the ingredients for success he learned from his time creating the Hoxton's coworking brand, and he spills the beans on a new Work, Rest and Play upscale Space-as-a-Service brand in Scotland. Connect with Ian Minor on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianminor/ Connect with Caleb Parker on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs Can the office become a place people want to go to? I believe the answer is yes, if we create experiences that support good company cultures – Caleb Parker Where you've got the 15 minutes city element, I think it works very well to combine your home life, your leisure life and your work life all in one – Ian Minor I think we will see a lot more hotels taking up elements within the office environment – Ian Minor Across our company we couldn't open up locations fast enough close to where people live, but the hotels are already there. So it just makes sense that they would be able to accommodate some of these workers – Caleb Parker It's quite clear that we need a different way of operating – Ian Minor Why should hospitality not be in the office life? Office life is part of life and I think hospitality coming into that is going to be a crucial. I think it's logical. – Ian Minor You have to become a destination experience now, people have to want to go through the commutes to get somewhere special – Ian Minor You need a hospitality team to deliver hospitality, and that's a more expensive element. So you model a staff-cost percentage against revenue of about 14-15% – Ian Minor Events sell F&B, F&B helps close deals on desks, desks sell F&B – Caleb Parker I think community is the most crucial thing – Ian Minor It's about building the workplace with the curious kind of people that want to be members – Ian Minor We are in a day in age where become a media driven, content conscious organization is important. – Caleb Parker If we attract fans as members, even if they're on flexible terms, the lifetime value of those members sticks around for a long time. – Caleb Parker How can we give employees the gift of not only a community with their own colleagues, but also a broader ecosystem? – Caleb Parker It's a dynamic multifunctional space with community at its core – Ian Minor Resources neospace website www.neo-space.com Hoxton Coworking Space workingfrom.thehoxton.com Ennismore Hospitality Property Developer www.ennismore.com Shout Outs Dave Cairns Dror Poleg Anthony Slumbers Jamie Russo Tushar Agarwal at Hubble Keith Evans Jeff Shapack John Preece at Hub Australia Simon Sinek Infinite Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vX2iVIJMFQ About Ian Minor https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianminor/ Ian Minor is Chief Operating Officer for neospace, an upscale Space-as-a-Service brand in Aberdeen Scotland, offering a work, rest and play concept. Ian is a future of work and hospitality specialist who partners with CEOs, enterprises, and start-ups to create inspiring collaborative workspaces and hospitality operations from concept development and design through project management to operation. Committed to developing destination experiences where members can get on with the work that matters, Ian is regarded as a thought leader who develops and operates the very best of collaborative member workspaces. Sponsors Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to drive asset value and help office customers grow faster. Now part of NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. (https://www.apodcastcompany.com) Subscribe to the #WorkBold Podcast https://workbold.co.uk/podcast/
Sandra Panara, Director of Workplace Strategy at Relogix, and Robert Kenward, Chief Talent Officer and co-founder of YOU search and select, joins Bold Founder, Caleb Parker, to bring their different perspectives to the future of work conversation. Should not being in the office be an excuse for not building relationships? Will society fall back on tradition because that's what's worked in the past? Will the office continue to be central to creating culture going forward? Is establishing and maintaining culture more about proximity, or is it about curating an environment where people feel they belong? In this episode we talk about the pros and cons of flexible working, the feeling of forced cultures, and how companies and talent should be aligning on shared values. Tune in to hear how they (respectfully!) dual it out! Connect with Sandra Panara on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/spanara/ Connect with Robert Kenward on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertkenwardeventprofs/ Connect with Caleb Parker on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs We are seeing the hospitality and commercial real estate industries colliding – Caleb Parker We don't have to agree on everything, but dialogue and listening are key to understanding – Caleb Parker I think the future is the hybrid working and hybrid for me is a mix of what the employer needs and also what candidates need – Robert Kenward The Monday to Friday 9-5 is gone, it's dead. And I think that's a wonderful thing that should be celebrated – Robert Kenward I think that flexible working has always existed. It's just never been formalized and as widely enjoyed by people as much as it has been in the last two years – Sandra Panara Some companies are using flexible working as a talent attraction & retention tool, and to compete with other companies that are going after the same talent – Caleb Parker What you'll start to see is hybrid working as talent attraction, but it needs boundaries – Robert Kenward Flexible working should be a personal choice - Sandra Panara Decentralization of the office might mean the same amount of space, but just better distributed to address some of the pain points that have been raised by the pandemic – Sandra Panara If you're not offering flexible working then you will lose talent – Robert Kenward Flexible is two way and the employer has to have a say in it – Robert Kenward People don't achieve great things on command – Sandra Panara Companies need to trust their employees more– Sandra Panara Management is still managing based on old school thinking that you have to be in the office because that makes managing people easier – Sandra Panara Resources Relogix website www.relogix.com YOU search and select site www.yousas.co.uk Robert's events industry jobs board: The Hub.jobs https://www.thehub.jobs/cm/employers/about Sandra's podcast: Let's Get Real Shout Outs Fay Sharpe Gabby Austen-Browne About Sandra Panara https://www.linkedin.com/in/spanara/ Sandra is Director of Workplace Insights and Strategy at Relogix, who help companies transform the experience of work using data to inform workplace professionals on space utilization and employee engagement as they transform offices for hybrid working. Sandra has both a deep and wide understanding of corporate real estate and technology with over 25 years hands-on experience, and she applies non-traditional approaches to extract deep learning from the most unsuspecting places in order to drive strategy. Her expertise ranges broadly from commercial real estate portfolio research, analytics and insights, workforce planning, space and occupancy planning, and work place strategy. About Robert Kenward https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertkenwardeventprofs/ Robert is Chief Talent Officer, and co-founder of YOU search and select, a talent acquisition firm for the events industry here in the UK. Robert has over 20 years experience in the recruitment and events sectors, and brings a unique perspective of hiring from all angles as a candidate, a client, and a recruiter. He brings an honest and pragmatic approach to recruitment, matching the personal and career aspirations of candidates to a company's business growth plans. In 2020, he launched The Hub, a global and industry specific people in jobs board to help people in the events industry find work, and for employers and recruiters to find the right industry specific talent. He also helps agencies attract and retain director and C-level talent by providing #executivesearch and selection services through his specialist recruitment business, Fitability®. This bespoke programme enables Robert to match a candidate's personal and career aspirations to a company's growth plan which in turn supports retention. Sponsors Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to drive asset value and help office customers grow faster. Now part of NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. (https://www.apodcastcompany.com) Subscribe to the #WorkBold Podcast https://workbold.co.uk/podcast/
Nella Pang, founder of Omega Real Estate joins Bold Founder Caleb Parker to share her story of transitioning from JLL to launching her own office real estate business during a global pandemic. We find out why Nella is not just a believer in Space-as-a-Service, but also a customer! She gives us insight into the changing requirements from her office customers and how she is supporting them across the UK as they prepare for post pandemic working. Connect with Nella Pang on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nella-pang-mrics-0m3gar3/ Connect with Caleb Parker on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs The future is flexible – Caleb Parker Having that flexibility means that we don't actually lose people out of the industry – Nella Pang Many employers think they need the same structure as before the internet was created, but there are a lot of forward thinking companies – Caleb Parker I'm a massive advocate for promoting the hybrid way of working – Nella Pang It's about creating that trust and that culture to create that flexibility – Nella Pang Every company is handling their real estate differently, depending on what sector and the culture of that they're trying to instil in their business – Nella Pang I'm in business to support and champion entrepreneurs because I believe they help make the world better – Caleb Parker For these companies that aren't fast growing and have lots more people coming in to their business, I think that we're going to see a reduction in footprints – Caleb Parker These new ways of working are compelling many businesses to acknowledge the silver lining in the pandemic and assess what is vital, and eliminate tasks or projects which waste time and resources – Nella Pang It's interesting to see how this change in demand is going to require a mindset change from the traditional world – Caleb Parker We're definitely at a pinnacle moment where technology can transform the way that real estate works to make a business more efficient – Nella Pang To understand the future of offices, it's really important to understand individuals or the end user wants and needs from their workspace – Nella Pang We are finding a number of services and coworking operators that are expanding and taking space in rural locations to provide that community network – Nella Pang The space has to support agility and a collaborative working, which provides people with that high quality service – Nella Pang Ultimately if we grow the economy then we all flourish – Nella Pang Resources Nella's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nella-pang-mrics-0m3gar3/ Omega RE website www.omega-re.co.uk Headway App for resources on Self Growth, Productivity & Business Shout Outs Refinitiv Old Bond Store and it's founder Liam Doe Megan Witherspoon VP of Communications for Altria Headspace Group Coworking Space Dave Cairns at CBRE JP Morgan About Nella Pang https://www.linkedin.com/in/nella-pang-mrics-0m3gar3/?originalSubdomain=uk With over 16 years experience in the Commercial Property Market, Nella has worked for Vail Williams, BNP Paribas Real Estate, and Jones Lang LaSalle Limited. She has also acted for a wide range of clients from major pension funds to private investors, small businesses and individuals. While on secondment with Refinitiv, she gained a new perspective on standard agencies and an insight into alternative ways of operating and cultures. Nella was responsible for handling their EMEA portfolio (which included 66 countries) and advised on the full cycle of Real Estate from acquisition, dilapidation, rent reviews, serving notices, lease negotiations and project management. Nella founded and is Managing Director of Omega Real Estate, whose aim is to provide property solutions to Landlords and Tenants with innovation and helps with all aspects of commercial acquisition and disposal across the South of England. Sponsors Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to drive asset value and help office customers grow faster. Now part of NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. (https://www.apodcastcompany.com) Subscribe to the #WorkBold Podcast https://workbold.co.uk/podcast/
James Lass, Head of Special Transactions and Fund Manager at Mayfair Capital, joins Bold Founder Caleb Parker to discuss what keeps Mayfair up at night, how they are dealing with the rapid pace of change in office customer demand, and the changing risk profile of office assets. James speaks candidly about his take on Space-as-a-Service and gives some insight into their future-leaning investment strategies. Connect with James Lass on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-lass-176b1026/?originalSubdomain=uk Connect with Caleb Parker on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs With real estate becoming more operational, it's becoming more of a risky investment, but if this is what customers want today, then not being operational becomes a risky investment – Caleb Parker It doesn't surprise me that we saw a big bounce back in numbers coming in. The office isn't dead, it's just continuing to evolve – James Lass We know that the occupiers of workspace want greater flexibility and not all of them want to find 20 year leases – James Lass It's about putting the end user of our assets front and centre and understanding what they need and then working back from there – James Lass If you're not servicing a customer, you're not giving them what they need, then your ability to maintain secure income streams is diminished – James Lass As an industry we continue to adapt and find ways of making workspaces more appealing – James Lass If the office isn't providing an experience that helps people feel taken care of and be most productive in, then people are just going to stay home – Caleb Parker The end user continues to demand more from their building and from the owner which I think that the industry is largely getting their head around – James Lass I've always found value outside of the CBD – James Lass The starting point for us is we have to be in a position where we can create interesting space – James Lass Workspace ultimately has got to be a building that you can walk in and know that you can transform into somewhere that you'd like to spend time – Caleb Parker A key part of our strategy is to reuse assets rather than knock them down and start again - James Lass Resources James' LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-lass-176b1026/ Caleb's interview with Metrikus: Metrikus Meets…Caleb Parker Exponential View Podcast with Azeem Azhar Shout Outs Caitlin Rozario at Metrikus Anthony Slumbers and Dror Poleg from Real Innovation Academy Darren Graver from Wise Derwent London LETI (London Energy Transformation Initiative) About James Lass https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-lass-176b1026/ James joined Mayfair Capital as Head of Special Transactions and Fund Manager in January 2020 from Trilogy Real Estate, a niche developer operating in London and Manchester. Prior to that, he spent 12 years at Schroders where he was Fund Manager for the Schroder UK Real Estate Fund between 2012 and 2018, having previously been the Head of Business Space Investment. He has also sat on the European Real Estate Executive Committee and Investment Committee. James moved to Schroders in 2006 from private practice where he had held investment advisory roles, he worked at Savills between 2003 and 2006 and at Allsop between 2000 and 2003. He is a member of the RICS, Investment Property Forum and British Council for Offices. Sponsors Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to drive asset value and help office customers grow faster. Now part of NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. (https://www.apodcastcompany.com) Subscribe to the #WorkBold Podcast https://workbold.co.uk/podcast/
Darren Graver, Global Workplace Lead at Wise, joins Bold Founder Caleb Parker, to share how his team has recently repurposed their offices for post-pandemic working. We learn about Wise's flexible working policy, and why companies should embrace working from anywhere, including some tips for those leaning in this direction. We also hear why Darren still believes in the workplace, but how he expects work from anywhere to impact corporate real estate portfolios. Darren gives us a peek inside his mindset for creating dynamic workplaces, including his "scientific process" as well as what tech is needed to get it right. Connect with Darren Graver on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/darren-graver/ Connect with Caleb Parker on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs 80% of our employees want to come into the office zero to three days a week – Darren Graver I call it “workplace without borders” – Darren Graver Since launching our hybrid working model in November last year, we've seen over 21,800 remote working days of employees working from anywhere in the world outside of their home office country – Darren Graver Many of our employees are living in countries where their families aren't based and allowing them to work from anywhere means they can go home and spend really valuable time with family members – Darren Graver Workplace without borders, letting people work anywhere and empowering your people is a massive cultural shift – Caleb Parker We work with a philosophy of autonomous teams. So we empower our teams to make decisions, we empower them to decide what problems to solve – Darren Graver When you are younger member of staff living in larger cities, actually having access to space at home can be quite difficult – Darren Graver Every organization is at different maturity levels, is at different places in its growth. What's right for a start-up is going to be very different to what's right for a publicly listed company – Darren Graver We need to be changing the way we think about the workplace and putting the customer at the centre of the universe – Caleb Parker We need to be able to be comfortable with that mentality of failing fast and learning from those mistakes, and then adjusting and going again – Darren Graver I'm really excited about how you can use technology and modular furniture solutions to create this demand-lead space. I think that's the future - Darren Graver In terms of proper hardware for supporting dynamic workplaces, I think sensors are really the future here – Darren Graver What happens if some people don't want to work from home? And my answer is, talk to your people, talk to your employees, ask them questions – Caleb Parker When we think about space needs, I think it's just about reshaping the spaces that teams have within the building – Darren Graver I read this stat that we are adding the equivalent of New York City to the planet every 34 days – Darren Graver In terms of landlords and looking at it more holistically from a real estate perspective, I do think we'll see more like amenity rich offerings without doubt – Darren Graver Resources Why we introduced a hybrid model of flexible working at Wise Ed Catmull's book that Darren references, “Creativity Inc: Overcoming Unseen Inspiration” Shout Outs Andrew Farah CEO of Density Kaptivo Liam Doe founder of the Old Bond Store Chris Early at Telefonica About Darren Graver https://www.linkedin.com/in/darren-graver/ Darren Graver is Global Workplace Lead at Wise, a publicly held fintech company listed on the London Stock Exchange (formerly TransferWise). Since their founding in 2011, The London based fintech company is a fast growing customer for the office industry. Darren is responsible for designing and executing the company's global workplace strategy across 21 offices. On a day-to-day basis, Darren incorporates industry-leading practices including the design of future workplace environments, introduction of workplace technology, programme and change management. Prior to his role at Wise, Darren managed the end to end real estate process for global life sciences company, Abcam, while executing on their global corporate real estate strategy to support organic and acquisition growth. Darren is regularly engaged in the future of work conversation and recently reopened the 6th floor of the Wise #london office following a full refurbishment that focused on inclusivity, ergonomics, sustainability, wellbeing and flexibility Sponsors Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to drive asset value and help office customers grow faster. Now part of NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. 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Dan Harvey, Vice Chairman of CBRE joins Bold Founder Caleb Parker, and guest host Dave Cairns of CBRE to discuss the polarization around the future of work and the inflection point that will check mate finite thinkers. We hear about the evolution of cities and work, how NFT's could encourage certain types of employee behaviour, and Dan shares who he believes may soon rest with the dinosaurs… Connect with Dan Harvey on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-harvey-ba7ba726/ Connect with Dave Cairns on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-cairns-5644a233/?originalSubdomain=ca Connect with Caleb Parker on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs What continues to astound me 18 months and beyond into this whole (COVID) debacle, is how divided we remain in the industry and among companies at large about the future of work – Dave Cairns This idea that collaboration can only happen in the office, is just not complete – Dan Harvey This pandemic is a complete system shock. It's unlike anything I've ever experienced in my lifetime. It's personal, it's professional and it's global – Dan Harvey We're at a moment where we need to think about what living in the future is and what do we notice that's missing that we need to have? – Dan Harvey The innovators, the creators, the knowledge workforce has a lot of power in their labour and they have choice – Dan Harvey We have accelerating exponential God-like technology raining down on us. Some of it generates new categories of goodness, and some of it is generating new categories of harm – Dan Harvey We are sapiens, we are tribes, we gather, there's a social component that's physical – Dan Harvey If ideas and insights sound plausible now, it means you're not living in the future – Dan Harvey The future of the great diaspora of workplace and work force may end up being a real help in the de-densification of this connection of “everybody has more than me and how do I step on them to get it?” - Dan Harvey This pandemic has shown us is that we can have relationships and build relationships that are really digitally based – Dan Harvey Cities changed our relationship to want. Density, the pressing together, it developed a form of scarcity that was articulated in the language of aspiration, jealousy and desire rather than absolute need – Dan Harvey The World Economic Forum is predicting that by 2050 70% of humans are going to live in cities – Dave Cairns Resources Dan's article: The Case for Social Tokens and NFTs in Enterprise Culture. Anthroplogist James Suzman's book Work: A History of How We Spend Our Time Tristan Harris podcast Your Undivided Attention. Ben Horowitz's book “What You Do Is Who You Are” Pivot podcast by Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway Masters of Scale podcast with Reid Hoffman The Weekly Take from CBRE podcast Shout Outs Salesforce Lisa Picard CEO of EQ Office. Ben Horowitz co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz Spencer Levy Global Chief Client Officer at CBRE About Dan Harvey Dan grew up delivering workplace in the primordial soup known as the San Francisco Bay Area. He has been on the field of play watching and being part of birth of the internet and cloud computing companies from Patient Zero to the massive tech platform companies we have today. As a Vice Chairman at CBRE, Dan's client are Fast Sector innovation companies where software, mobility and AI are driving rapid disruption of Slow Sector enterprises. He brings breakthrough insights to delivering dynamic phygital workplace that is a force multiplier for talent density and vibrant culture. About Guest Host Dave Cairns Dave Cairns started his career at CBRE in 2012 after being a professional poker player where he was ranked as one of the top 100 online tournament players in the world for a time. Since then, Dave has become a thought leader within the commercial real estate industry with global recognition. He is an avid content creator on LinkedIn, who is highly respect by his peers, and has received over 1 million views in 2020 alone. Working alongside his team, Dave's focus is on working with high growth companies in the tech sector, Space as a Service Operators (#SPaaS), and with financial services firms on a local, national and global level. Dave also leads a partnership with Deloitte on their Technology Fast 50 program, advising many of Canada's fastest growing technology companies on their real estate requirements. He is also the co-founder of CBRE Forward, a platform designed to showcase the fastest growing tech companies in Canada. Sponsors Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to drive asset value and help office customers grow faster. Now part of NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. (https://www.apodcastcompany.com) Subscribe to the #WorkBold Podcast https://workbold.co.uk/podcast/
Michael Cockburn, co-founder and CEO of venture-backed Desana joins Bold Founder Caleb Parker, to talk about how the Desana platform is supporting global corporates and scaleups as they transform into hybrid companies, while maintaining the human connection we need to thrive. Michael talks about the changing nature of knowledge work and how management and work culture is evolving. He explains why enterprise companies are driving demand for flexible workspace, what the supply side of market needs to do differently, and why venture capital investors have backed his vision for the future of commercial real estate. Connect with Michael Cockburn on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-cockburn-41316997/?originalSubdomain=uk Connect with Caleb Parker on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs The main problem you're trying to solve with office space is how you meet the needs of the people that work for you– Michael Cockburn The office will be an important tool in the platform of work - but not the same way as it has been historically – Caleb Parker Commercial real estate or office space in particular has its roots in people – Michael Cockburn I believe in plus not versus – Caleb Parker People talk a lot about how flexible workspace operators have got a lot to learn from hospitality, and they definitely do – Michael Cockburn We're seeing a lot of companies moving to sharing models for desks within their own buildings – Michael Cockburn The bigger the problem, the bigger the opportunity – Caleb Parker Our two real focuses are enterprise and very high growth technology companies – Michael Cockburn I can foresee there being a real need for flexible workspace as an amenity to every substantial asset – Michael Cockburn A lot of companies since the pandemic have proven that they can give people more trust, more autonomy, and that they enjoy that trust and autonomy – Michael Cockburn Those that don't embrace this move towards more data driven occupancy solutions, I think will be ultimately left behind – Michael Cockburn Resources Desana website www.desana.io Michaels LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-cockburn-41316997/?originalSubdomain=uk How I Built This podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-i-built-this-with-guy-raz/id1150510297 Masters of Scale podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/masters-of-scale-with-reid-hoffman/id1227971746 Akimbo: a podcast by Seth Godin https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/akimbo-a-podcast-from-seth-godin/id1345042626 About Michael Cockburn https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-cockburn-41316997/?originalSubdomain=uk Michael Cockburn is the CEO and co-founder of Desana. The Edinburgh based entrepreneur helps companies facilitate flexible working sustainably by giving them seamless access to high-quality workspaces through Desana. Desana is a flexible / hybrid workspace platform for global employers. Staff can choose to work from their employer's own buildings or from Desana's fast growing global network of workspace operators in 90 cities across 42 countries, and they give companies the ability to curate which spaces can be accessed by any member of staff. Michael co-founded the company with COO Steve Jeans back in 2016, and has gone on to raise nearly $5M in venture capital from a consortium of international investors including Accel, Techstart Ventures & BGF in the UK & Ireland, German-based Proptech1 Ventures, and Canadian-based GroundBreak Ventures. Sponsors Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to drive asset value and help office customers grow faster. Now part of NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. (https://www.apodcastcompany.com) Subscribe to the #WorkBold Podcast https://workbold.co.uk/podcast/
Chris Herd, Founder & CEO of Firstbase, joins Bold Founder, Caleb Parker, to discuss remote first mentality and the future of office work. You may know Chris from his consistent social media posts, but in this episode you'll get to understand Chris's vision for the #FutureOfWork - where he expects more people will be empowered to do better work than ever before - and why so many office customers (including BILLION DOLLAR global corporations) have chosen his company to help them evolve into a remote first or hybrid work model. Coming off a $13M dollar Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz, we learn how Firstbase is building an "AWS for the physical world", what superpowers knowledge based workers need, the risks to going remote and tips to getting it right. Caleb asks Chris whether he expects companies to go back to the office full-time, and gets a surprise answer. Connect with Chris Herd on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisherd/ Connect with Caleb Parker on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs Almost everyone will spend some time in the office – Chris Herd The data coming out is saying that 90 plus percent of people want to work remotely at least one or two days a week – Chris Herd I'm a big believer in the benefits of remote work and remote being a tool in the platform of work – Caleb Parker There are always going to be certain things where being in-person, whether it's quality of communication, quality of collaboration for certain things, is going to be better – Chris Herd In the past, work had been designed for the collective. Looking forward, the future of work is really about choice – Chris Herd As leaders, we have to listen first and understand and empathize with people, so we can create the culture that works – Caleb Parker The reality is a lot of habits and behaviours have calcified super deeply and many people see that they've had a massive quality of life upgrade – Chris Herd Remote for some has been a saviour – Caleb Parker As millions of people get exposed to normal remote working, instead of pandemic remote working, many of them will realise that they want a lot more remote work than they may necessarily have expected – Chris Herd You're giving superpowers to companies who want to make sure that their teams are successful working remotely – Caleb Parker The reality is there is going to be this combination approach, which is focused on choice for the individual, but spread across multiple different locations – Chris Herd To attract and retain the best talent to grow faster, if you don't embrace flexible working, workplace choice, remote then you're going to lose opportunities to attract that talent – Caleb Parker What companies require are really easy and efficient ways to set up support on scale remote teams globally – Chris Herd Remote first organizations should be the most inclusive, diverse and accessible in history – Chris Herd Resources Chris' Linkedin www.linkedin.com/in/chrisherd Chris' Twitter @chris_herd https://twitter.com/chris_herd Firstbase website www.firstbasehq.com About Chris Herd https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisherd/ Chris Herd is the founder and CEO of Firstbase, an all-in-one provisioning platform that lets companies provide all the practical equipment remote workers need at the touch of a button. He believes that replicating office working styles remotely rather than leveraging the advantages of remote will lead to bad outcomes. The synchronous-first instantaneous gratification that adult kids club offices encourage destroys productivity, while remote empowers workers to do deep focused work without distraction. The latter is what he passionately believes needs to emerge for remote to deliver on its promise. Previously Chris founded a remote-first FinTech startup and installed physical equipment in the most remote environments on the planet. He regularly shares his thoughts on remote through twitter, his blog, and speaking engagements. Sponsors Fortune Favours the Bold Bold works with forward thinking landlords, asset managers & enterprise to create & manage workplace communities for entrepreneurs & innovators to dream, create, share, & succeed. We merge property management & Space-as-a-Service to drive asset value and help office customers grow faster. Now part of NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. (https://www.apodcastcompany.com) Subscribe to the #WorkBold Podcast For full episode transcript please visit https://workbold.co.uk/podcast/
Melanie Jones and Todd Simpson, from Berkshire Hathaway company CORT, join Bold Founder, Caleb Parker, to discuss Furniture-as-a-Service (FaaS). In this episode Melanie shares how the term Furniture-as-a-Service was coined, then her and Todd go on to tag team some real life examples of how landlords are partnering with CORT to deliver value to their mutual office customers. We dive into some high level numbers, cover sustainability, and the circular economy. And Caleb's favorite part of this episode of course is how CORT is leaning into the future with their new digital solutions that help landlords close deals faster. Connect with Melanie Jones on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/melaniejonesebb/ Connect with Todd Simpson on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-simpson-329b188/ Connect with Caleb Parker on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs The simple description for Furniture-as-a-Service is that it's a subscription-like approach that provides an access to furniture instead of ownership – Melanie Jones It comes down to flexibility and choice for the tenant – Todd Simpson The more we can go into access versus ownership, I think the more likely a company can be successful – Caleb Parker Imagine everything you needed in an office environment, available in any quantity for almost any length of time, that you can change your or switch out at any time – Todd Simpson The business environment is more volatile than it's ever been. And so, planning 10-20 years ahead is not going to be a thing in the future – Caleb Parker Our offering, which is truly circular, has a place in this conversation as we try to make significant steps to help our world – Melanie Jones We're bringing the commercial real estate industry additional tools, additional solutions that they can use to close more business – Todd Simpson There are additional costs and burdens that come from owning furniture. I think a lot of companies aren't really considering those costs when they make a purchase – Todd Simpson A company may say that they're willing to pay a certain premium to have flexibility, so they don't interfere with the business agility, or the high financial cost of getting a real estate decision wrong – Melanie Jones We have customers where they want to expand and explore new markets, but they use subleases and they use Furniture-as-a-Service to get a foothold in the market to stay flexible – Todd Simpson If it's something that's flexing and changeable, reduces risk and capital, then Furniture-as-a-Service must be on the table in the conversation – Melanie Jones The most common scenario I'm seeing going forward, is that operators are going to take a hybrid approach to owning and renting furniture - Todd Simpson Before COVID, densification was the huge thing. Well, it's not the huge thing now – Melanie Jones Resources Upstarts by Brad Stone book recommended by Melanie: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=the+upstarts+brad+stone&adgrpid=119907307880&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9vu93JuJ8gIVZGHmCh0N4wFXEAAYASAAEgKEsPD_BwE&hvadid=496680604976&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1006565&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=4725473440798133617&hvtargid=kwd-300366608349&hydadcr=11465_1841697&tag=googhydr-21&ref=pd_sl_26ua497rj_e Melanie's PropModo Article: It Takes A Village To Create A Flexible Office https://www.propmodo.com/it-takes-a-village-to-create-a-flexible-office/ The Real Innovation Academy www.realinnovationacademy.com 4site www.4sitebycort.com Alex Edds article part 1 https://blog.cort.com/workplace/the-sustainable-innovative-future-of-commercial-real-estate/ Alex Edds article part 2 https://blog.cort.com/workplace/the-sustainable-innovative-future-of-cre-part-2/ About Melanie Jones Melanie is a passionate leader supporting change in commercial real estate, in how furniture is utilised in buildings & the workplace. Melanie is CRE at CORT, in her role supporting teams in the commercial real estate industry, Melanie focuses on building awareness and sharing strategy around a furniture access rather than an ownership approach to the workplace and in buildings. CORT's Furniture-as-a-Service™ (#FaaS) provides flexible furniture for flexible space. This supports positive cash flow, reduce CAPEX, and leave all options on the table during times of uncertainty. Nationally I collaborate with CRE leaders in offering concepts to support change and provide flexibility for their tenants and building owners. CORT's Furniture-as-a-Service™ "subscription-like" approach is about access rather than ownership. Clients utilizing our many, many millions of $ of furniture help the planet because it's sustainable and circular, it supports cash flow, it's on-demand, and fast. We help reduce risk. The model is ideal for swing space projects, spec suites, flexible space, sublease situations, short-term office leases (1-3 years), asset-light operations model, incorporating into sustainability plans and any situation where a customer (landlord/occupier) has unknowns. Melanie considers herself an FaaS activist and a frequent writer and speaker on the subject About Todd Simpson Todd Simpson is a Managing Director, Strategic Business Development at CORT and is based in Chantilly, Virginia. CORT focuses primarily on furniture rental to apartment communities, students, the military and office spaces. Their mission is to be an indispensable resource to people who are looking to make a house a home, an office a great place to work, and an event a memorable celebration. Sponsors Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to drive asset value and help office customers grow faster. Now part of NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. (https://www.apodcastcompany.com) Subscribe to the #WorkBold Podcast https://workbold.co.uk/podcast/
In this episode Caleb, Jonathan and Dave talk about COVID's impact on the office market, the hybrid work model, whether companies will shrink their office footprint as a result, and what customers are saying they want from office buildings going forward. Jonathan Pearce from Canadian based real estate investor and developer Ivanhoé Cambridge, who manage of billions of dollars worth of assets globally, joins Bold Founder, Caleb Parker, to discuss COVID's impact on the office market, the hybrid work model, whether companies will shrink their office footprint as a result. They talk about what customers are really saying they want from office buildings going forward and how Space-as-a-Service can bridge the growing gap between supply and demand. They are joined by CBRE's Dave Cairns, a prominent thought leader within the commercial real estate industry. Connect with Jonathan Pearce on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-pearce-7b7b3b1b/ Connect with Dave Cairns on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-cairns-5644a233/ Connect with Caleb Parker on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs Quality will trump commodity – Jonathan Pearce I believe the office has a major role to play in the platform of work – Caleb Parker If the office going forward is simply a desk and a chair, that just isn't going to be good enough. There needs to be a compelling value proposition, a reason to come in, different types of spaces, maybe an environment that people are going to miss when they're not there – Jonathan Pearce We've reached an unparalleled and unprecedented era of polarisation. Some companies leaning into a future of workplace choice and others hoping for a return to the old ways of working – Caleb Parker I fundamentally believe that COVID has changed the job market forever – Dave Cairns Everyone's heard of following the money, but we're trying to follow the people – Jonathan Pearce Over the last 14 months, we've demonstrated that technology supports remote work – Jonathan Pearce CBDs and those prime locations are going to be more important than ever – Dave Cairns It all begins and ends with listening to the customer - Jonathan Pearce People will be much more judicious with their time, and have interactions with a sense of purpose – Jonathan Pearce It always baffles my brain that commercial real estate is the only sector that I can point to that doesn't currently solve all of their customers problems for them – Jonathan Pearce Resources Dave Cairns article:https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-cure-workplace-pandemic-dave-cairns/ Dave Cairns #WorkBold Podcast Episode: https://workbold.co.uk/why-is-cbre-forward-cofounder-all-in-on-space-as-a-service/ Pontus Kihlman's LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/pontuskihlman/ Ivanhoé Cambridge “Do You Miss The Office?” Podcast https://www.Ivanhoécambridge.com/en/news/podcasts/ About Jonathan Pearce Jonathan Pearce is responsible for leasing across Ivanhoé Cambridge's Office and Industrial platforms in North America. He is also Co-Head of Development for Ivanhoé Cambridge's Office & Industrial asset classes. His responsibilities include leasing for all owned (managed and non-managed) office and industrial properties and developments in Canada and the Continental US, currently comprising more than 120 million square feet in multiple markets, which include: Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Chicago, New York, Boston, Atlanta, Charlotte, Mexico City, Houston, Dallas, Tampa, Jacksonville, Nashville, Salt Lake City, Denver, and Greater Los Angeles and the Inland Empire. Ivanhoé Cambridge currently has five office developments under construction or pre-development in the Americas in the following markets: Toronto, Dallas, Denver, Houston and Mexico City, and a variety of industrial projects under development across the United States. Jonathan has more than 25 years of experience in office & industrial leasing and the sale of corporate investment assets in multiple markets. He also holds a BSc. (Hons) in Urban Land Economics and is a Professional Associate of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. About Dave Cairns Dave Cairns started his career at CBRE in 2012 after being a professional poker player where he was ranked as one of the top 100 online tournament players in the world for a time. Since then, Dave has become a thought leader within the commercial real estate industry with global recognition. He is an avid content creator on LinkedIn, who is highly respect by his peers, and has received over 1 million views in 2020 alone. Working alongside his team, Dave's focus is on working with high growth companies in the tech sector, Space as a Service Operators (#SPaaS), and with financial services firms on a local, national and global level. Dave also leads a partnership with Deloitte on their Technology Fast 50 program, advising many of Canada's fastest growing technology companies on their real estate requirements. He is also the co-founder of CBRE Forward, a platform designed to showcase the fastest growing tech companies in Canada. Sponsors Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to drive asset value and help office customers grow faster. Now part of NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. 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Caleb Parker, CEO and founder of Bold, is an innovator in the space-as-a-service industry. In this episode, Caleb talks about the growing demand from building owners to bring more flexibility and hospitality into their offering, and why now is the time to think ‘Bold' and challenge the workplace status quo.
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