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Gordon Wright is Senior Principal & Firmwide Director of WorkPlace at HOK where he is passionate about bringing positive impact to people, processes, and place. In June 2022, Mike Petrusky hosted a live webinar called "Hybrid Work Looked Like the Perfect Solution to Save the Office. Is It Working?" where he asked Gordon to share what clients are saying about the benefits associated with a dynamic,...

Simone Fenton-Jarvis, BSc, MBA, FIWFM is Director of Customer Workplace Solutions at Relogix where she is passionate about creating human-centric workplaces. Mike Petrusky asks Simone about what it means to be a human at work and how organizational cultures can embrace people bringing their whole selves to work. They discuss Simone's new book "The Human-Centric Workplace: Enabling people, communit...

Chuck Mies, LEED A.P., Assoc. AIA is Global Business Development Manager at Autodesk and Nick Stefanidakis is General Manager at Archibus by iOFFICE + SpaceIQ. In June 2022, Mike Petrusky hosted a live webinar called "Leveraging BIM to Unlock Facility Asset Data" where Nick and Chuck discussed facility and asset operations while offering insights into how actionable data can mean the difference be...

Bryan Berthold is Global Lead of Workplace Experience at Cushman & Wakefield where he is passionate about creating collaborative, experience-rich workplaces, and environments in which people can grow and thrive. Mike Petrusky asks Bryan about his work with clients as they try to create evidence-based, data-driven experiences for their employees. Mike and Bryan discuss the information needed to pri...

Jinny Uppal is a business and technology leader, team builder and author of the award-winning book "IN/ACTION: Rethinking the Path to Results" in which she explores the downside of the prevalent cultural bias for action even when it's unnecessary or counter-productive. Mike Petrusky asks Jinny about her counter-intuitive philosophy around the benefits of reflective thinking and strategic inaction,...

In May of 2022, Mike Petrusky shared insights and inspiration from the podcast during the Facilities Management Advisor FM Now Virtual Conference. In a presentation entitled "Facility Management for the Hybrid World", Mike explored how workplace leaders are pursuing the best strategies for the future of work, while acknowledging the complexities of human behavior in our post-pandemic world. Drawin...

Teresa Mitrovic is the Founder and Managing Partner at ORO Collective based in Melbourne, as well as a consultant, coach, course creator and author specializing in performance, psychological safety and trust. Mike Petrusky asks Teresa about her past life as a corporate leader, her work with clients and the themes presented in her book " The Currency of Connection: How trust transforms life, relati...

Steve Todd is AVP, Global Head of Workplace at Nasdaq and the Founder of Open Sourced Workplace where he is passionate about leading teams and sharing information essential to facility management and real estate leaders today. A long-time friend of the podcast, Steve returns to the show to share with Mike Petrusky about his recent travels and plans for an ongoing "work from anywhere" experiment wh...

Pamela Stroko is Vice President, HCM Transformation & Thought Leadership at Oracle Corporation where she is passionate about delivering compelling employee experiences using HCM technology as an engine to build cultures and organizations that people want to join and where they want to stay and build a career. Mike Petrusky asks Pamela about her views on the hybrid workplace, employee engagement, t...

Fred Kraus is Senior Director of Product, Greg Ayres is Director of Product Management and Ying Qin is Manager of Product Management at Archibus by iOFFICE + SpaceIQ where they are passionate about providing comprehensive systems for optimizing the built environment and bringing out the best in people. Mike Petrusky recently hosted a live webinar for partners and customers of Archibus called "Enab...

Charlotte Myland is Global Senior Director of Organizational Effectiveness, Natalie Richardson, M.ED. is Lead of the HabLab Future of Work Laboratory and Heather Davis, PHR, SHRM-CP, CDE is Senior Organizational Effectiveness Consultant at Slalom, a global consulting firm that focuses on strategy, technology, and business transformation. In April 2022, Mike Petrusky hosted a live webinar called "E...

Jos Duchamps is Managing Director at PROCOS Group and a member of the IFMA Global Board of Directors where he is passionate about advancing the facility management profession while helping clients by delivering Space, Software & Soul, for better days on the job! Mike Petrusky asks Jos about his views on the role of the facility manager in a post-pandemic era and they explore the evolution of the F...

Jos Duchamps is Managing Director at PROCOS Group and a member of the IFMA Global Board of Directors where he is passionate about advancing the facility management profession while helping clients by delivering Space, Software & Soul, for better days on the job! Mike Petrusky asks Jos about his views on the role of the facility manager in a post-pandemic era and they explore the evolution of the F...

Daniel O'Bannon is Executive Director of Facilities, Property Management and Sustainability for Health Care Service Corporation / Blue Cross Blue Shield, the largest customer-owned health insurance company in the United States. Mike Petrusky asks Daniel about his career journey, from entrepreneurial positions in healthcare and transportation industries to his current role in corporate real estate...

Russell Coltess is Co-Founder & CEO at Sweatcrew, Rachel Druckenmiller is CEO, Keynote Speaker, Facilitator + Leadership Trainer at UNMUTED and Rex Miller is an Author, Principal & Thought Leader at Mindshift. In March 2022, Mike Petrusky hosted a live webinar called "Getting Serious about Well-Being at Work" where his guests shared their expert advice on supporting your employees' mental health a...

Phil Kirschner is a Workplace Strategy and Change Leader at McKinsey & Company where he applies his years of experience persuading complex networks of stakeholders to transform their operational processes and behaviors. Mike Petrusky asks Phil about his journey at Credit Suisse, JLL and WeWork and how those experiences helped him find his passion for workplace strategy and the future of work. They...

It's Episode #200 and Geoff Snavely is back for another special edition of the show! Mike Petrusky is on the hot seat once again as these long-time collaborators explore all that has changed in the world of work and the workplace over the past two years. Geoff is Vice President, General Manager and Part-Owner of Millicare Floor and Textile Care and the author of the book "Disruptive Discovery: Unc...

Kelly Johnson, CFM is Senior Director of Real Estate & Facilities at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and Ryan Parker is Chief Legal Product Officer at SixFifty. In February of 2022, Mike Petrusky hosted a live webinar called "Navigating the Legal and Logistical Barriers of Going into the Office" where his guests discussed what companies will face as they start to reopen their o...

Grant Morgan is Co-Founder and CEO at R-Zero where he is passionate about delivering a higher standard of human health via safer indoor spaces. Mike Petrusky asks Grant to share his story and vision for the future of the built environment as his team thoughtfully designs hospital-grade disinfection solutions for the day-to-day realities of modern businesses, making it easy to protect what matters...

Joy Trinquet is a Smart Buildings Industry Analyst at Verdantix, Bob Bray is Senior Director & General Manager at Autodesk Tandem and Nick Stefanidakis is General Manager at Archibus by iOFFICE + SpaceIQ. In February of 2022, Mike Petrusky hosted a live webinar called "Bridging the Building Lifecycle Gap - How Technology is Connecting AEC & Operations" where the panel discussed enabling greater in...

Renee Ovrut is Director of Workplace Experience at MUFG Union Bank in Boston where she is passionate about developing the future workplace by strategizing how employees' behaviors will shift over time, specifically as this relates to a post-pandemic workplace. Mike Petrusky asks Renee about her experience as a workplace strategy expert focused on the development, integration and scaling of flexibl...

John C. Wang is Co-founder and CEO of IAdea where he on a mission to make spaces more intelligent with digital signage and other IoT technologies. In January 2022, Mike Petrusky hosted a live broadcast called "Workplace Technologies for Building Up Your Organization's Resiliency" where he asked John about how workplace leaders can approach their workspace to resonate with employees today. Mike and...

Arnold Levin is Director of Strategy for the Southwest Region at Gensler where he seeks to combine his experience in design strategy and organizational design to help clients solve the right problem. In January 2022, Mike Petrusky hosted a live broadcast called "Two Years Later — A Workplace Strategy Update" with a goal to revisit some of the compelling questions explored during Arnold's earlier a...

Dan Ryan is Co-Founder and CEO at VergeSense, a Workplace Analytics Platform trusted by enterprises across the globe to transform their static office into a dynamic workplace that matches today's employee needs and expectations. In December 2021, Mike Petrusky hosted a live broadcast on the "State of the Workplace: New VergeSense Report Reveals How Office Utilization is Changing" where he asked Da...

James Waddell is Executive Vice President at Cognitive Corp where he is connecting HR, Facility Management and IT to optimize workplace as a tool for employee engagement, wellbeing, and inclusion. In December 2021, Mike Petrusky hosted a live broadcast on "Mastering Optimization in the Digital Workplace" where he asked James how workplace leaders can support human-centric corporate initiatives. Th...