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Quote from Guest: “Post pandemic, the workplace has changed and what people need and the demands of a workplace have changed.” - Thomas Pearson Summary: Thomas Pearson, Head of Real Estate Commercial at JMW Solicitors LLP joins Bold founder Caleb Parker for Episode 3 of Season 9 where they discuss the rapid expansion they have seen in the last few years, despite the pandemic.  In this episode Caleb and Thomas discuss the current trends they are seeing within real estate, balancing office requirements with flexible working and creating fully inclusive spaces. They also discuss future planning during economic uncertainty. Connect with Thomas on LinkedIn Connect with Caleb on LinkedIn  If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs: We really bucked the trend against the pandemic. - Thomas It looks like the trend is companies are leaving their old footprint behind and going into assets or new footprints that are smarter. - Caleb We find within our teams, across our offices, the majority of people at J M W wanna be in and wanna interact with their colleagues. - Thomas In any new project we've done since 2017, everything is open plan. - Thomas The companies that have too much space today, I imagine if they front loaded this conversation about having these options when they signed their lease, they wouldn't be with too much space today. - Caleb You've got to have that ability and that boldness  to look at flexible options within your own leases. - Thomas Timestamps:  [01.16] JMW’s growth over the past 4 years [01.58] The impact of the pandemic on growth [03.03] Current trends in real estate [05.13] Managing office ratios with flexible working [06.13] Thinking about company culture when looking at existing or new office space [07.24] The ESG considerations within JMW [08.55] How workplaces can support DEI initiatives  [10.36] How JMW forward plan  [13.10] Companies that find themselves, post-pandemic with too large office space [14.49] The importance of collaborative spaces [19.29] Should you expect landlords to fund all retrofit items? [19.58] Would you move into an office footprint that could shrink? [21.05] How the conversation Thomas has when representing landlords has changed Resources: Deloitte Shout outs: Lisette Van Doorn Dave Cairns Episode About Thomas Pearson Thomas Pearson is Head of Real Estate Commercial at JMW Solicitors LLP who are a full service law firm with offices in Manchester, Liverpool and London. Solicitors here for you and your business. Thomas is also Chair of the Spinningfields Business Group , an association of businesses with offices within the local area. Connect with Thomas on Twitter Sponsors: Headline Sponsor: DeltaQ DeltaQ is a Top 3 European PropTech solution for reducing the carbon footprint of the built environment. Operating from the centre of Brussels, they have developed a solution that learns to predict the behaviour of a building (in context of comfort and energy use) and leverages these predictions to automatically steer the energy systems. DeltaQ improves comfort while maximising energy and CO2 savings and allows operational teams to turn their attention to added value work instead of repetitive tasks and constant finetuning. When deployed over a large volume of buildings, DeltaQ will deliver an important contribution to realising the world’s ambition in the fight against climate change. 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  Get full access to Brave Ideas at www.braveideas.media/subscribe

Focusing on the “S” in ESG Quote from Guest: “It's about making sure that we are creating and managing human-centric spaces for the different stakeholders at hand.” - Daniel Chang Summary: Daniel Chang, Managing Director & European Head of ESG at Hines joins Bold founder Caleb Parker for Episode 2 of Season 9 where they discuss the importance of ESG strategies and why the ‘S’ is so important. In this episode Caleb and Daniel discuss the positive social impact real estate projects can have and how this can be measured. They also discuss the benefits of having a fully integrated S Strategy, and how real estate companies like Hines playing a role in creating sustainable communities and ecosystems can deliver value for the bottom line, and therefore value for investors. Connect with Daniel on LinkedIn Connect with Caleb on LinkedIn  If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs: It's about making sure that we are creating and managing human-centric spaces for the different stakeholders at hand. - Daniel We're really focused on making sure that we are creating a heterogeneous community, designing residential units that are catering to a diversity of a population. - Daniel Ultimately it does hopefully depend on the authenticity of the objective of the project and the social agenda around that. - Daniel I think you're able to also create value for the project because you're embracing the social. - Daniel I can't remember the exact number of job creation. I think it might be something around 10,000. But that's something that is a direct link to the way that that building or that project is being designed. - Daniel Timestamps:  [02.42] Why is it critical to have a fully formed ESG strategy? [04.03] Hine’s project in Milan [04.53] The balance between sustainability and profitability [06.43] The benefits of having a fully integrated S strategy [08.30] How to measure the sustainability impact [10.28] How Hine’s measure their projects [11.51] Main talking points on social value Resources: PREA Real Estate Awards ULI Center for Sustainability ULI Sustainability Council Milan Elsesco Project Shout outs: Nor Norm Covivio Lisette Van Doorn Social Enterprise About Daniel Chang Daniel is Managing Director & European Head of ESG at Hines which is a global real estate investment, development and property management firm. It was founded by Gerald D. Hines in 1957 and now operates in 30 countries. They manage nearly $96B1 in high-performing assets across residential, logistics, retail, office, and mixed-use strategies Sponsors: Headline Sponsor: DeltaQ DeltaQ is a Top 3 European PropTech solution for reducing the carbon footprint of the built environment. Operating from the centre of Brussels, they have developed a solution that learns to predict the behaviour of a building (in context of comfort and energy use) and leverages these predictions to automatically steer the energy systems. DeltaQ improves comfort while maximising energy and CO2 savings and allows operational teams to turn their attention to added value work instead of repetitive tasks and constant finetuning. When deployed over a large volume of buildings, DeltaQ will deliver an important contribution to realising the world’s ambition in the fight against climate change. 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  Get full access to Brave Ideas at www.braveideas.media/subscribe

Unpacking ULI’s Report with Lisette Van Dorn Quote from Guest: “If we don't tackle these issues collectively, there is no industry going forward.” Lisette Van Doorn Summary: Lisette Van Doorn, Chief Executive of ULI Europe, joins Bold founder Caleb Parker for Episode 1 of Season 9 where they discuss the growing gap between supply and demand in the office sector. In this episode Caleb and Lisette discuss the ULI & Instant Group report, the changing customer demands and office assets that may lose value as a result. They also focus on how the industry needs to work more collaboratively together in order to evolve.  Connect with Lisette on LinkedIn Connect with Caleb on LinkedIn  If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs: In this uneasy juxtaposition of the shorthand, long-term challenges in real estate the environmental, social and governance ESG agenda has become the unifying thread that links everyone, regardless of sector. - Caleb Your tenant is critically looking at whether he wants to stay in the building, not just from demand, but is the space laid out right? The location does it have access to public transport, but also the energy efficiency part and therefore what the tenant pays in total of occupancy costs is hugely important. - Lisette The office is there to stay. But that doesn't mean that the office stock we have now responds to that. - Lisette What you've seen in the past two decades is real estate has become a full fledged investment class. And sometimes we seem to forget that real estate is also our infrastructure. - Lisette CapEx is not a cost. CapEx ensures that your building stays liquid and you have a rental income, and that is not fully understood at the moment. - Lisette It is a cost, but in the end it helps us to retain the long-term value of our buildings. - Lisette Timestamps:  [03.18] The gap in commercial real estate  [07.24] The partnership between ULI and The Instant Group [11.27] The hurdles real estate companies face [13.54] Regulation and achieving NetZero [17.02] Does the current valuation realistically represent the actual value of the building? [17.57] Understanding CapEx [18.23] The importance of collaborative working  [19.18] ULI’s 2023 Conference [20.38] What is carbon pricing? [22.25] Can you define carbon emissions? [24.05] C Change and how people can get involved Resources: ULI Report Instant Group ULI 2023 Conference C Change Road to Zero About Lisette Van Doorn: Lisette is the Chief Executive of Urban Land Institute (ULI) Europe, a nonprofit research and education organisation supported by its members,where they work to shape the future of the built environment for transformative impact in communities worldwide. Connect with Lisette on Twitter Sponsors: Headline Sponsor: DeltaQ DeltaQ is a Top 3 European PropTech solution for reducing the carbon footprint of the built environment. Operating from the centre of Brussels, they have developed a solution that learns to predict the behaviour of a building (in context of comfort and energy use) and leverages these predictions to automatically steer the energy systems. DeltaQ improves comfort while maximising energy and CO2 savings and allows operational teams to turn their attention to added value work instead of repetitive tasks and constant finetuning. When deployed over a large volume of buildings, DeltaQ will deliver an important contribution to realising the world’s ambition in the fight against climate change. 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  Get full access to Brave Ideas at www.braveideas.media/subscribe

Networking with go getters. Morgan Pierstorff Business Development Director at NewFlex You may think the best networking opportunities are for once you arrive at MIPIM, but Morgan would disagree and tell you she had them during her 7 day, 870 mile cycle from London to Cannes. Despite the challenging weather, elevation and exhaustion she and the other 84 participants developed connections, furthered relationships and progressed projects during their time together.  Not only is this event a great physical and mental challenge, each cyclist raised £3,000 for youth charities across the UK. Who wants to join next year? Connect with Morgan on LinkedIn Connect with Caleb on LinkedIn  If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Resources: Club Peloton Events Get full access to Brave Ideas at www.braveideas.media/subscribe

Caleb Parker, Founder of Bold, presents Season 9 of the #WorkBold podcast, sponsored by DeltaQ This season is called #BridgingTheGap. In episode 1, Lisette van Dorn, Chief Exec for ULI Europe (that’s Urban Land Institute), explains why there is a growing gap between supply and demand for office real estate…and what steps supply needs to make to prevent assets from losing value. Over the next 10 episodes we’ll drop a new episode from MIPIM with the leading experts in commercial real estate sharing their insights to help office investors, landlords and operators bridge this gap. If you have any questions, feedback or topics you would like to hear covered, contact Caleb on Twitter  or email podcast@workbold.co and be sure to join our LinkedIn newsletter for episode release notifications. Connect with Caleb on LinkedIn  Resources: Hotel valuation quote by Nathalie Charles, Deputy CEO and Global Head of Investment Management for BNP Paribas  Sponsors: Headline Sponsor: DeltaQ DeltaQ is a Top 3 European PropTech solution for reducing the carbon footprint of the built environment. Operating from the centre of Brussels, they have developed a solution that learns to predict the behaviour of a building (in context of comfort and energy use) and leverages these predictions to automatically steer the energy systems. DeltaQ improves comfort while maximising energy and CO2 savings and allows operational teams to turn their attention to added value work instead of repetitive tasks and constant finetuning. When deployed over a large volume of buildings, DeltaQ will deliver an important contribution to realising the world’s ambition in the fight against climate change. 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  Get full access to Brave Ideas at www.braveideas.media/subscribe

This is a special episode to celebrate the 1 Year Anniversary of the launch of our Bold Bauhaus community in Manchester, England.  In this episode, Bold Founder Caleb Parker, shares why brand values are important to success, gives a shout out to the team and shares why Manchester's innovators inspire him. We also share the clip of the Bold Bauhaus launch party speech, since you may not have been present to hear it.   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) Get full access to Brave Ideas at www.braveideas.media/subscribe

Reviewing the Trillion Dollar Hashtag with Antony Slumbers Quote from Guest: “The difficulty with white labeling is you actually don't have, as you don't have enough of a brand” - Antony   Summary: Antony Slumbers, founder of ‘#SpaceasaService: The Trillion Dollar Hashtag‘, a course for those with ambitions to create great places and spaces. Antony was a guest on the first episode of the #WorkBold podcast and now joins Bold founder Caleb for the final episode of Season 8. In this episode, you will find out if his predictions and theories were true in our pre-pandemic episode.  Antony shares what questions he’s being asked by the supply side of our industry, what questions aren’t being asked that should be, and who is getting it right. Antony talks about some of the trends driving the future of office demand that he covers on his online course.  Antony and Caleb discuss a new phrase: brandlords, and they debate operator partnerships, management agreements, white labels and brands. Connect with Antony on LinkedIn Connect with Caleb on LinkedIn  If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co   Value Bombs: The notion of requiring a human-centric real estate and service-led real estate industry as opposed to a product industry, I think is spot on and becoming more and more important each and every day - Antony You'll never get to understand what is needed unless you dig quite deeply into the wants, needs and desires of individuals, teams, and the company - Antony We need to be working to a situation where actually real estate is the output, not the input, the input is the human need - Antony It's quite a scary thought for anyone in the real estate industry to look at their building and completely dispassionately ask the question, why would anyone come here? - Caleb Real estate isn't gonna be all things for all people anymore. We need to really focus and target customers. -Caleb Anyone running an office has to think about the things that you can do in an office better than anywhere else - Antony Every landlord's gonna have to say, well, actually for this building, that's the right op operator for here in that building. - Antony I think an owner of a building should be working very closely with their operator. -Antony The difficulty with white labeling is you actually don't have, as you don't have enough of a brand - Antony I think in 10 years you'll be picking from 40 different options. -Antony   Timestamps:  [7:00] Antony discusses whether his predictions in the previous episode he featured on were right. [9:30] The drive behind the demand for Space-as-a-Service. [18:26] What is this new way of working going to mean for the success of companies going forward? [21:11] The questions being asked by the supply side of the industry and how to accommodate these nuances [25:48] The characteristics of a good office. [29:26] The Chicken and the Pig analogy. [30:41] Antony’s opinion on white labelling or selecting a specific brand to partner with to attract specific customer targets into buildings.    Resources: What is the Trillion Dollar Hashtag? #WorkBold Podcast with Antony Slumbers Why is CBRE Forward cofounder ALL IN on Space-as-a-Service? #WorkBold Podcast with David Cairns How to finance the future of commercial real estate. #WorkBold Podcast with Dror Poleg #SpaceAsAService: The Trillion Dollar Hashtag - Version 2, Antony Slumbers, March 2022 This isn’t an acceleration, it’s a revolution, Antony Slumbers, March 2021 Remote work: A series of best practices for a remote workplace, GitHub, April 2020 How should Landlords respond to Flexible Workspace Demand? Are you a Pig or a Chicken? — Antony Slumbers The time is right for ‘brandlords’ to enter coworking/flexspace, Zoe Ellis-Moore, October 2022   Shoutouts:  David Cairns Dror Poleg GitHub Leesman Zoe Ellis-Moore JLL NewFlex   About Antony Slumbers: Antony is a  globally recognised speaker, advisor and writer on proptech and space-as-a-service. A serial entrepreneur, he has founded and exited several proptech software companies and now consults real estate boards on their transformation, technology and innovation strategies. In September 2022 he launched ‘#SpaceasaService: The Trillion Dollar Hashtag‘ course. Antony speaks internationally on ‘‘#SpaceasaService: The Trillion Dollar Hashtag’, AI, Innovation, and the future of work and the workplace. He also sits on the Advisory Board of Tenant Engagement leader Equiem and is a member of the Leadership Board of CRETech.   Connect with Antony on Twitter   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  Get full access to Brave Ideas at www.braveideas.media/subscribe

Quote from Guest: “Debt funds are happy to keep pushing this money, banks on the other hand, are looking at a changing profit margin that is affecting the way that they think about this.”   Summary: Franco Faraudo, co-founder and editor of Propmodo, a media brand that focuses on technology and innovation in commercial real estate and the built environment, joins Bold founder Caleb for Episode 9 of Season 8. In this episode Franco tells us how the current economic volatility will affect office real estate and how the increasing cost of capital may shake up the capital stack for “the office”. You will hear why lenders may not have the same appetite for offices, how investor profiles may evolve and whether a valuation reset is imminent. Franco and Caleb discuss whether Space-as-a-Service could be the unsung hero for the office. Connect with Franco on LinkedIn Connect with Caleb on LinkedIn  If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co   Value Bombs: I think rising interest rates are certainly going to have an impact, but I don't think that impact is going to be felt universally across the office real estate market - Franco  A lot of office owners and operators are already in a tough spot and adding fuel to that fire is the coming recession and the interest rates that might be dragging us there. So I think everyone is looking at this and everyone in the world is thinking about it - Franco The robustness of the flexible space industry, in bad economic times, can be considered as our bumper - Franco For a lot of companies going forward, if you have a flexible space in the same building as a company has their traditional lease space, that can give them a bit of peace of mind - Franco There's not a lot of good data surrounding flex spaces which makes them less appealing for lenders - Franco For your own social media and also for your business, if all you're doing is just shilling your expertise or your product, you're kind of doing social media wrong - Franco   Timestamps:  [6:21] Are rising interest rates going to negatively affect office real estate? [6:58] Rising interest rates are one of the main issues facing the property industry today. [8:18] Interest rates have been low for a long time, why are they causing an issue now? [11:23] How the cost of debt impacts business plans in real estate. [15:18] Is the capital out there capable of offsetting the cost of debt? [16:52] The lenders appetite for loans in office buildings. [19:57] How the capital stack of the real estate business is going to evolve. [23:28] The effect of a long lease on the valuation of a building. [26:15] Can the current financial climate benefit the office market?   Resources: It Takes a Village to Create a Flexible Office, Propmodo 2021 What Will the Fed’s Response to Inflation do to the Office Market? Propmodo 2022 Is it Time to Rethink How Commercial Real Estate is Valued? Sam Gamble   Shoutouts:  Melanie Jones Scott Singer Boston Properties  Sam Gamble    About Franco Faraudo: Franco Faraudo has an MBA in entrepreneurship and has worked with a wide spectrum of technology and real estate organisations on their branding and content strategy. He has worked in real estate as an agent, manager, and investor. He writes about the intersection between the physical and digital world and is Co-founder and Editor of Propmodo. Connect with Franco on Twitter   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  Get full access to Brave Ideas at www.braveideas.media/subscribe

Subscribe to our newsletter on LinkedIn How companies today are accommodating new ways of working Quote from Guest: “Customers shouldn’t feel that  the environment owns them, but that the environment is theirs to do with as they will” - Dan   Summary: Dan Pilling, Workspace Strategy Consultant at TSK Group,  joins Bold founder Caleb for Episode 8 of Season 8. In this episode Dan shares how physical workplaces can be strategic in supporting the purpose of our work, including how to think about the office as a “creative factory”. You will hear insights on delivering a strategy that creates an inclusive environment and whether ‘brand’ is just a sticker or does it in fact influence customer’s decisions. Dan and Caleb discuss some trends that are magnetising people to come back to the office and what’s driving the cadence to come back into a physical space as a team.  Connect with Dan on LinkedIn Connect with Caleb on LinkedIn  If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co   Value Bombs: An office doesn’t have to be an Instagram queen of an environment, it just has to deliver the facilities that people need to have that great day at work - Dan One of the key trends to think about is what elements are going to magnetise people coming back to the office, rather than mandating it - Dan When we think about that idea of community, the idea of common purpose, the shared values, that's the essence of a business - Dan It's been great to see the evolution and to see that both customers and landlords are embracing Space-of-a-Service, co-working and flex - Caleb Coworking is no longer just for startups - Dan    Timestamps:  [6:50]  Dan shares what his role as Workspace Strategy Consultant entails. [8:17] Delivering a strategy that creates an inclusive environment. [10:07] Dan talks about being on the Workplace Geeks podcast. [12:29} Seeing the office as a ‘Creative Factory’. [14:40] Dan elaborates on what a ‘Creative Factory’ looks like. [16:46] The language of collaboration. [18:10] The trends and themes surrounding how companies are reinventing their offices. [21:40] The Space-as-a-Service footprint and flex. [25:39] How community plays a role in the future of the office. [27:25] The integration of community into designing a workspace. [29:57] The change in Space-as-a-Service operators. [32:09] Is a brand just a sticker or does it really influence customer’s decisions?   Resources: Workplace Geeks Podcast  Frog Virtual Tour The 3 C’s of CRE, Caleb Parker    Shoutouts:  Frog Kelloggs Sodexo Eversheds Sutherland   About Dan Pilling: With over 25 years experience in the design and build field, Dan helps organisations formulate workplace strategies which acknowledge the complex and uncertain times that we live in. Considering people before property, Dan’s methodologies and evidence-based approach inform the case for change at large corporate organisations whose supply/demand equation for office accommodation has been forever impacted by hybrid work patterns.  He believes that the future of the office is still bright: a future that needs to consider experience ahead of cost cutting, supports diverse work activity ahead of desk-presenteeism and looks to create future reconfigurability ahead of space ownership and status.  Working at TSK Group as part of the consultancy team, he is currently working with a number of high profile organisations to support reshaping their office portfolios to best respond to the work landscape of the future. Connect with Dan on Twitter   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  Get full access to Brave Ideas at www.braveideas.media/subscribe

Serving 95% Of The People Who Don’t Need A Traditional Office   Quote from Guest: “We are lowering the economic barriers to entry for people who are self-funding their own workspace” - Sneh   Summary: Sneh Kadakia, founder and CEO of ‘from HERE’, joins Bold founder Caleb for Episode 7 of Season 8. In this episode Sneh shares how she's repurposing small retail units into coworking spaces. Sneh shares her big vision for her coworking brand, how she got started and where the company is today. You will hear how she’s providing commitment-free, close to home workspaces in neighbourhoods that people can use daily and even hourly.  Sneh discusses customer trends she has seen at her workspaces and how to create a brand when your customer base is so diverse. Sneh also shares the motivation behind creating a playbook for other co-working operators and the importance of not being competitive but supportive in the industry. Connect with Sneh on LinkedIn  Connect with Sneh on Instagram Connect with Caleb on LinkedIn    If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co   Value Bombs: A big part about our identity was that we wanted to make sure that every person and professional knew that they were welcome to do their best work from here - Sneh We are serving the 95% of the people who don’t need a traditional offices -Sneh We want to provide resources very locally to allow people to establish themselves within their home facilities, but have everything that they need to actually be successful  - Sneh We are lowering the economic barriers to entry for people who are self-funding their own workspace -Sneh What we do as operators is we help other people succeed, we help them be successful, and we provide them with the tools they need to do that - Caleb The variable revenue and our ability to charge much more for the ala carte offering and to be able to serve a larger customer base are the attractive part of our services and solution. -Sneh Timestamps:  [6:16] How Caleb and Sneh first met. [7:33] Sneh shares what her company ‘from HERE’ is about. [9:58] Sneh shares the motivation behind launching ‘from HERE’. [13:13] Sneh talks about ‘from HERE’s’ first location in Plainfield, New Jersey. [15:44] The motivation behind opting for a traditional lease at ‘from HERE’s’ Plainfield location. [17:28] Generating revenue on a small co-working space. [19:00] The importance of a commitment-free workspace. [20:49] How does your landlord partner feel about your commitment-free model? [24:09] Workspace customer trends. [26:35] How to create a brand when you have a diverse customer base. [31:52] The opening of ‘from HERE’s’ second location in Princeton, New Jersey [33:33] Sneh shares some of the biggest challenges ‘from HERE’ has faced and how they have been tackled. [36:44] Facilitating last minute walk-in customers? [41:30] Franchising and creating a network of neighbourhood workspaces. [42:46] The launch of The Queen City Innovation Hub.  [48:29] Creating a playbook for co-working operators.   Shoutouts:  Scott Sussman  Cisco Meraki Nexudus New Jersey Economic Development Agency Ikea Poppin Best Buy Barco Logitech Hon   About Sneh Kadakia: Sneh is a founder and CEO of ‘from HERE’, a network of commitment-free, on-demand workspaces conveniently located in your neighbourhood.   Sneh launched her first start-up in June 2019, Lokus, an enterprise technology solution and two-sided marketplace that facilitates coworking within hotels in New York City.  Prior to launching her own companies, she had an expansive career in human resources that revolved around curating the best employee experiences, developing people-centric technologies, and being a trusted business partner for leaders at all levels.  Connect with Sneh on Twitter   Sponsors: Headline Sponsor: TSK TSK creates inspiring workplaces for some of the world’s biggest brands across the UK and Ireland. 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