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Understanding the NorNorm business model. Quote from Guest: “We are disrupting the whole business model of furniture.” Douwe Dirks Summary: Douwe Dirks, CCO of NorNorm joins Bold founder Caleb Parker for Episode 10 of Season 9 where they discuss how NorNorm are trying to disrupt the business model of furniture. In this episode Caleb and Douwe discuss the circular ecosystem being created that reduc...

An interview with art historian Sneha Shah Quote from Guest: “Art is like this universal language” - Sneha Shah Summary: Sneha Shah, Founder and CEO of Curaty joins Bold founder Caleb Parker for Episode 9 of Season 9  where  they discuss the impact art can have on community both within and around our buildings. In this episode Caleb and Sneha discuss art as service, how curated art can provide ins...

Why data is the key to reducing energy consumption. Quote from Guest: “The real challenge for the industry is about the current building stock. - Khadija Nadi Summary: Khadija Nadi, CEO of DeltaQ joins Bold founder Caleb Parker for Episode 8 of Season 9 where they discuss the challenge with achieving netzero on current building stock. In this episode Caleb and Khadija discuss how real estate can r...

Repurposing for new office customer demand Quote from Guest: “They want to challenge the status quo, do things differently.” - Sascha Lewin Summary: Sascha Lewin Chief Executive Officer at WRE joins Bold founder Caleb Parker for Episode 7 of Season 9 where they discuss the opportunities with repurposing and repositioning products in commercial real estate in an economy that makes it difficult to c...

Why we need minimum standards to reach net zero. Quote from Guest: “The construction of buildings, over the lifetime of the building, is tenfold the environmental impact of the operational ongoing impact.” - Peter Fisher Summary: Peter Fisher, Director at Bennetts Associates joins Bold founder Caleb Parker for Episode 6 of Season 9 where they discuss the impact of upfront emissions as well as the...

Leaning into Space-as-a-Service, culture and community. Quote from Guest: “Our buildings incorporate amenities and wellness spaces, but we also consider how they sit in the wider community.” - Dan Hyde Summary: Dan Hyde, Development Director at MEPC Limited joins Bold founder Caleb Parker for Episode 5 of Season 9 where they discuss the importance of embedding community, culture and inclusivity in...

A CRE masterclass with CapMan’s COO Quote from Guest: “Property owners can earn higher rents from that space than if they were leasing it traditionally to say one single tenant.” - Ilkka Tomperi Summary: Ilkka Tomperi, Partner & COO at CapMan Real Estate joins Bold founder Caleb Parker for Episode 4 of Season 9 where they discuss the importance of changing with the times and ensuring assets don’t...

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 Cale...

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 t...

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 d...

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, further...

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 ep...

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...

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 #WorkB...

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, j oins Bold founder Caleb for Episode...

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 ,  j oins Bold founder Caleb for Episode 8 of Seaso n 8. In this episode Dan shares how ph...

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 ’, j oins Bold founder Caleb for Episode 7 of Seaso n 8. In this episode Sneh shares how she's repurposing small retail units into coworking spaces. Sne...

Subscribe to our newsletter on LinkedIn   BE’s Jonathan Weinbrenn Talks Alignment In Belfast Summary: Jonathan Weinbrenn , managing director of BE.Spoke , a BE Offices company, j oins Bold founder Caleb Parker for Episode 6 of Seaso n 8 to discuss a PropCo/OpCo joint venture partnershi p BE has signed with Straidorn Properties to repurpose Custome House, a 58,000 SqFt iconic building dating back t...

Cat Johnson shares what community really means   Quote from Guest: “Community becomes the engine that powers your business” - Cat Summary: Join us in episode 5 of season 8 of the #WorkBold podcast to hear Bold founder Caleb Parker interview Cat Johnson from Cat Johnson Co , a marketing hub and community that brings coworking space operators together to learn, share and connect. Cat shares her advi...

How the workplace can be an asset for fast growing companies Quote from Guest: “To deliver a successful hybrid working model you need to sit down with your employees, see what works for them and craft a strategy around that” - Joe   Summary: Join us in episode 4 of season 8 of the #WorkBold podcast to hear Bold founder Caleb Parker interview Joe Averill from Level , a workspace advice and search p...

Details And Data From Workthere, Powered By Savills Quote from Guest: “ There isn't a formula for flex spaces, it's about having the versatility and agility to meet the changing criteria of different occupiers and having the diverse levels of offerings across the flex market” - Jack   Summary:  Join us in episode 3 of season 8 of the #WorkBold podcast to hear Bold founder Caleb Parker interview Ca...

Featuring Celebrity Guest Host Louisa Dickins, Host Of The Propcast   Quote from Guest: “ By the time we define the future workplace it will probably be the past” - James   Summary: Louisa Dickins, The Propcast podcast host and Co-Founder of LMRE joins the #WorkBold Podcast as celebrity guest host. She interviews Bold founder, Caleb Parker and James Goldsmith, Head of Leasing at AXA IM - Real Asse...

A special collaboration with GCUC “ People deserve to have a community, it is critical for our society” - Liz Elam Liz Elam , Executive Producer and Founder of GCUC , joins Bold founder Caleb Parker to kickoff Season 8 of the #WorkBold Podcast with a COLLAB for episode 1. The tag team discuss what the future holds for Space-as-a-Service and how the pandemic has accelerated the success of GCUC, the...

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...

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 growt...