The Optimized Workplace

In today’s episode, we are joined by Divya Vedartham to discuss the art behind sustainable design! Divya is a sustainability advocate, researcher, designer, and communicator, currently serving as the managing director of CBRE. In this role, Divya helps organizations to align their business values to sustainable strategies, creating an impact in their communities. Divya is also a board member for A...

In today’s episode, we are incredibly lucky to be joined by the CEO of Ripple Analytics, Noah Pusey! Ripple measures how people interact with each other and is changing the way that organizations manage and assess their people forever. Over the last number of years, Noah has worked tirelessly to develop Ripple’s platform. Before that, he worked at a number of boutique law firms in Manhattan before...

In today’s episode, I am super excited to be joined by the one and only Beki Winchel! Beki serves as the thought leader and director at Spiro, the global brand experience agency for the new now. Beki’s impressive CV boasts over 15 years of creating, executing, and advising content. Before Spiro, Beki worked for some major brands such as Marriot Hotels, Hilton Hotels, Microsoft, Disney, Nike, Faceb...

In today’s episode, we are incredibly lucky to be joined by Kristy Bach to discuss how we can get all our team members aligned with our vision! Kristy is the President of Know Your Talents, a premier managing consulting partner who works with leaders to enhance culture and optimize performance across all levels. Their expertise centers around 4 main areas, helping businesses know, grow, include, a...

In today’s episode, we are joined by the CEO of Cadnetics, James Mauler, to discuss the future of optimizing workplace assets and more! Cadnetics is a single solution for the entire construction industry, providing services that support the entire construction lifecycle of any project.  Jim has been working with CAD in construction since 1985, with expertise in every aspect of his field. Jim manag...

In today’s episode, we discuss how the workplace is being re-designed with Dr. Richard Safeer! Richard earned a BS in Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University before attending medical school at the State University of New York. He also practiced family medicine in North Virginia before becoming John Hopkins Medicine's Chief Medical Officer of Employee Health. In this role, Richard overse...

In today’s episode, we discuss one of the most exciting upcoming projects in the modern workplace! And to do that, we are joined by RevitGods Founder and CEO Uchenna Okere! RevitGods helps architects to design buildings in 3D by leveraging unique workflows and providing BIM management. Uchenna is formally trained as an architect and has many years of experience working on multi-family residential,...

In today’s episode, we discuss what it means for leaders in our workplace to show empathy and how we can nurture a better work/life balance for all employees. And today, we’ve brought on a very special guest to discuss this. Colleen Hauk is a workplace dynamic expert and renowned keynote speaker. Colleen is the founder and CEO of Corporate Refinery, a consulting and training firm that works with s...

In this week’s show, we discuss how we can design our workplaces to be more human-centric with the incredible Gayathri U! Gayathri is an expert in human-led design with a background in engineering design and corporate development. She is totally dedicated to putting people back at the center of organizational design. In today’s episode, we sit down to discuss how we can put humans back at the cent...

Hey everyone! On this week’s show, we are going to be discussing how we can make sustainability and well-being accessible for everyone. And in order to do that, we’re joined by a very special guest Nigel Hughes! Nigel is the Senior Vice President of Global Innovation and Research and Development for Kellogg's. Although we may think no more of them than the cereal bars and boxes we see around o...

Hey everyone! On this week’s show, we are going to be discussing the built environment and the importance of best practices in green buildings that maximize operational efficiency, clean energy, and energy equity for all! I'm super excited about all three of those areas because it's really showing an interesting inflection point of not just impacting the workforce but also helping the work...

Hey everybody! On this week’s episode of The Optimized Workplace, we are going to be discussing sustainability, and the future of electric vehicles with Marc Coltelli! Marc and I met at the Strategic Growth Forum Event for EY last November, where he lead an incredible speech in front of thought leaders, innovators, influencers, and experts who are staying at the very forefront of the industry. So...

Hey everybody welcome back to The Optimized Workplace podcast, I am super excited for today’s episode! We are joined by Mr. Noah Lyles! Noah is a 2022 World Champion in the 200m, A 2021 Olympic bronze medalist in the 200m, a 2019 world champion in the 200m, 2019 world champion in 4x1. Not bad, right? He's gone undefeated on the 200 meters for the entire season and won the Second World Champion...

In this episode of The Optimized Workplace, we’re going to be sharing how decision-makers are approaching well-being. We’ll be joined by someone better qualified than anyone to speak on the subject: Alex Haschen! Alex is from Burnalong, a virtual platform encompassing everything in the office, from fresh fruit to massage chairs. They’re helping employees deal with stress management, exercise, diet...

Hey everybody, and welcome to Episode 1 of The Optimized Workplace. In today’s episode, I'm super excited to be joined by Dan Metcalfe. Dan is an actor, producer, and CEO of 60up. He has worked with some megastar names in acting and worked in over 100 productions with amazing teams. He then went on to sell Soccer Skills DVDs and opened up a world-renowned gym in Los Angeles. On top of that, Da...

Welcome to the Optimized Workplace! My name is Fran Dean-Bishop, and I'm the founder and CEO of Aerobodies. Join me each week as I welcome innovators, A-listers, and trailblazers who’ll share their individual experiences with creating an optimized workplace. We'll take on various topics, including employee engagement, talent management, organizational culture, health management, sustainabi...