Reading Time: 4 minutesThe dynamics of the employer-employee relationship have profoundly changed in what we all hope are the waning days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Until March 2020, employers commonly set the work rules that determine the parameters of when employees worked, how they worked, and where they worked. While employers will continue to define how to best …
Reading Time: 6 minutesSpurti Kanekar Head of Legal at HqO As the Head of Legal at HqO, Spurti supports all functions across the company for legal and general advice. She applies her previous expertise in technology, data privacy, and global expansions to the commercial real estate (CRE) industry, which she finds to be an enriching and invigorating experience. …
Reading Time: 5 minutesJillian Dumerve and Adam Gibbs Assistant Property Managers at Cousins Properties As Assistant Property Managers at Cousins Properties, Jillian and Adam help run the main Terminus buildings in Atlanta, GA. With nine years of commercial real estate experience between them, they excel at wearing the many hats their role requires. Whether they are addressing issues …
Reading Time: 5 minutesGillian Vesely Customer Success Representative at HqO As a Customer Success team member at HqO, Gillian works with Engagement Specialists and Success Managers to ensure customers achieve their tenant experience goals. She loves addressing client challenges, whether it’s executing on a property team’s day-to-day strategies or coming up with custom technology offerings for unique use-cases. …
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf this past year has taught us anything, it’s that major change is already underway for the commercial real estate (CRE) industry. CRE’s recent digital transformation has shed light on several important focus areas for office landlords and property teams, such as re-evaluating a portfolio’s technology stack and, more importantly, getting to know the tenants …
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Reading Time: 2 minutesBoston’s Seaport has undergone a radical transformation over the last 10-15 years. What used to be relatively dead space made up mostly of parking lots has turned into one of the most desirable locations in the city to live, work, and play. One of the big developers of the Boston Seaport is WS Development. Over …
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the late 1990s, I landed my first “real job” after graduating college. It was an Account Executive role at CBS Radio in Boston. The job was selling spots, or commercials. Though classically parodied, the role is appropriately summed up by Billy Crystal in the movie City Slickers. My responsibility was to engage with businesses …
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere is something undeniably electric about Opening Day. The beginning of a new season brings with it a renewed spirit of hope, alongside a fresh, unbridled enthusiasm born of the promise of new possibilities, shared by every fan who flocks back to the stadium. With the long, dormant off-season finally over, months of pent-up energy …
Reading Time: 4 minutesAccording to USA Today, an estimated 1 million people attend one of the dozens of events that are held in the host city during the week leading up to Super Bowl Sunday. To meet the needs of this diverse horde requires a staff of approximately 14,000 people — an army of security and guest services …
Reading Time: 4 minutesWith Halloween right around the corner, the world has been indulging in all things make-believe. We’ve seen the emergence of costumes, decorations, and candy galore — all of which wouldn’t exist without the storytelling traditions that bring the holiday to life. We all love a good urban legend; they can pique our interest, excite us, …
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Reading Time: 4 minutesThis past August marked the 25th anniversary of Microsoft’s formal launch of Windows 95, which introduced the broader population to the concept of an operating system for the very first time. At its launch, only about 30% of American homes had computers, and less than 10% had any form of internet access. Now, it’s incredibly …
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Reading Time: 3 minutesMy boss walked into my office, as he so often did, after navigating the long, narrow rows of desks and file cabinets that comprised the spine of our department high above the auditorium at Radio City Music Hall. His gaze was set in a far-away fog of intense frustration. We had been awarded the contract …
Frank Talks CRE: The Art of the Casual Conversation Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn the same ways Apple redefined the tech industry, the current landscape of commercial real estate (CRE) is changing due to the new technology innovations introduced during the new normal. Over 44 years ago, two college drop-outs decided to found a company out of a small garage in Cupertino, California. The students wanted to revolutionize …
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe introduction of a “new normal” – a wholesale change in how we navigate through our daily lives and how industries alter the way they conduct business – is just not that exceptional. In fact, the emergence of a new normal from time to time is, well, pretty normal. Sometimes, the new normal is a …
Frank Talks CRE: Managing ‘New’ Normals Is Not So New Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesDuring the height of the cold war, Stanislav Petrov was a lieutenant colonel in the Soviet Union’s Air Defense Forces, and his job was to monitor the Soviet satellite system responsible for detecting nuclear missile launches from the United States. On September 26th, 1983 — just a few weeks after the Soviet Union had shot …