Episodes

  • Excellence in Action: How Bank of America Is Navigating the Now

    Excellence in Action: How Bank of America Is Navigating the Now
    Dec 11 2024
    Partnerships, workplace excellence and sustainability were front and center in the latest episode of The Team Around the Table podcast conversation between Bank of America’s Kristen Landis and President of Client Delivery GOS, Pedro Vasquez.

    Together, they unpacked the challenges and opportunities in creating workplace environments that attract talent, align with business goals and support sustainability.
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    21 mins
  • Standard Chartered: Transforming a Global Real Estate Portfolio

    Standard Chartered: Transforming a Global Real Estate Portfolio
    Sep 13 2024
    In this special episode of The Team Around the Table, join host Aubrey Waddell as she talks with Shelley Boland, Global Head of Real Estate at Standard Chartered, about the bank’s approach to managing their global real estate footprint at this transformative moment.

    Shelley shares insights into the challenges of managing a global portfolio, the importance of strategic partnerships, and how Standard Chartered is redefining client and employee experiences while prioritizing sustainability.
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    27 mins
  • Portfolio Lease Administration: Data & Insight into Action

    Portfolio Lease Administration: Data & Insight into Action
    Jul 8 2024
    In this episode of The Team Around the Table, Global Head of Portfolio Lease Administration, Phillip Kelloff, explores the critical role of data management in handling expansive real estate portfolios.

    Joined by Kimberley Burn, EMEA’s Head of Portfolio Administration; Ashley Metcalf, Regional Director of Lease Administration Brokerage Accounts, and Rory Murray, Vice Chair, Transaction Management, they discuss the necessity of meticulous data management for compliance, strategic decision-making, and the advantages of outsourcing to ensure data accuracy, optimize asset management, and drive organizational success.
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    28 mins
  • Hybrid Working: From Transition to Transformation

    Hybrid Working: From Transition to Transformation
    May 29 2024
    In this episode of The Team Around the Table, Steven Zatta, Global Lead for Total Workplace Research & Innovation, gets a global perspective on the complexity of hybrid work environments with Total Workplace colleagues Kim Yong, Associate Director, in Singapore, and Gerda Stelpstra, Partner, in the Netherlands.

    Together, they explore the multifaceted challenges—and opportunities—presented by hybrid work environments, focusing on the interplay between human experience, workplace design and technology, and recognizing the importance of social capital.
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    30 mins
  • Operationalizing Culture: Redefining Workplace Experience

    Operationalizing Culture: Redefining Workplace Experience
    Apr 25 2024
    In this hybrid era of work, real estate is key to talent engagement and retention. Workplace experience means making sure employees feel heard, productive and connected to company culture.

    In this episode of The Team Around the Table, Bryan Jacobs, President, Growth & Strategy, Global Occupier Services, talks with Chief Experience Officer Suzanne Mehta. Together, they explore the parallels between consumer brand loyalty and employee affection towards their employers. It’s a conversation about operationalizing workplace experience in the age of hybrid work, where employees—and their well-being—are at the center of it all.
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    17 mins
  • Data, People and Technology: Unlocking Better Decisions in CRE

    Data, People and Technology: Unlocking Better Decisions in CRE
    Apr 15 2024
    Sal Companieh, Chief Digital & Information Officer, talks to Richard Middleton, President, International Client Delivery (Global Occupier Services), about technology, data, and people— highlighting the pivotal role that data and technology play in shaping corporate real estate operations and organizational strategy.
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    22 mins
  • Space Management & Occupancy: From Reactive to Predictive Planning

    Space Management & Occupancy: From Reactive to Predictive Planning
    Apr 3 2024
    In this episode, we are talking about space management and workplace optimization. Kay Barrett, Global Head of Space Management, Planning, and Occupancy, and Laura Bailey, Global Director of Spatial Analytics, talk about the combination of design and data to reshape the way businesses utilize their offices.

    Don’t miss this engaging conversation, where Kay and Laura share strategies for navigating the complexities of the modern workspace.
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    21 mins
  • Portfolio Optimization: Aligning CRE with Business Strategy

    Portfolio Optimization: Aligning CRE with Business Strategy
    Mar 18 2024
    In this episode of The Team Around the Table, we uncover the importance of aligning corporate real estate to overall business strategy—and why it’s at the top of the C-suite agenda.

    Cushman & Wakefield’s Global Head of Integrated Portfolio Management (IPM), Richard Middleton, leads this conversation with Michele Barkinge, Senior Managing Director, Global Portfolio Insights & Analytics, and Dimitris Vlachopoulos, International Partner, Head of Portfolio & Location Strategy. Find out how proactivity and robust decision-making are at the heart of successful integrated portfolio management.
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    26 mins