Welcome to the Trend Report, your go-to resource for information and insights into the world of contract interiors with a focus on office furniture. Hosted by industry veteran and leader, Sid Meadows, each episode is a thought provoking and informative conversation about the topics and issues that impact the office furniture community. From insightful interviews with renowned industry leaders to in-depth conversations with industry CEO's to those having an impact with emerging technologies a ...
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Every Wednesday, Host Ethan Abramson talks to your favorite furniture makers and woodworking professionals to give you a look at - the business behind the furniture business. Learn about how these entrepreneurs went from just keeping the lights on to succeeding in the industry. Go inside their companies, inside their pricing, and get inside their heads as they teach you about what they have done both wrong and right along their journey to get to where they are today. To learn more about the ...
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Welcome to the Circular Future – a podcast that facetimes you with the challenges of e-waste and its impact on the world. Join Stephanie McLarty, Head of Sustainability at Quantum Lifecycle Partners, as she interviews industry thinktanks who share their insights on the trends in reuse and recycling of technology. This podcast is for you if you are responsible for managing your company’s electronics or are simply curious about all things e-waste, sustainability, carbon emissions, data securit ...
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Jordan Zimmerman is Founder, Chairman and Architect of the Zimmerman Advertising empire, now the 14th largest advertising agency in the world with published billings in excess of $4 billion. Jordan Zimmerman founded his company in 1984 working tirelessly, personifying an insane commitment to be the best. Jordan trademarked his own term, “Brandtailing®,” a maverick combination of long-term brand building and short-term sales boosting that delivers measurable results and this methodology becam ...
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BE Culture Radio - The Ultimate Business Podcast on enhancing Company Culture, Management, and Leadership
John Gardner - Entrepreneur, CEO, Advisor, and Company Culture Advocate
BE Culture Radio is the ultimate resource for any Start Up and Established Company to get the most disruptive and insightful ideas and strategies on how to create a dynamic company culture and office environment. You will hear from notable CEO's, Game Changing Entrepreneurs, Industry Experts, Disruptive Architect and Design Leaders, and Award Winning Authors as they tackle the topic of Company Culture and how it relates to building a successful business!
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ubloquity started out in life as a food provenance platform, enabling our customers to trace their products back to the most relevant start point in the supply chain. We’ve since diversified, serving multiple sectors from logistics providers to livestock producers, retailers to regulators, pharma firms to food and beverage companies…enabling us to connect (more or less) anyone to anything. In this podcast we explore the world we operate in, speaking to those at the cutting edge of advancemen ...
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I Retire You Podcast is for those individuals who are looking to retire and who would like to start a profitable business. Starting a business is one of the most exciting and rewarding experiences you can have. But where do you begin? There are several ways to approach creating a business, with many important considerations. Ebonie Caldwell from I Retire You Podcast will give you a comprehensive guide on how to start a business thats specifically for you. I will walk you through each step of ...
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Written By: Madalina HancNarrated By: Gayle CrewDiscover the importance of creating an outstanding workplace that supports hybrid working, enhancing employee experience, productivity, and organizational outcomes through strategic workplace design.Di CoreNet Global's What's Next Podcast
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Written By: Ram SrinivasanNarrated By: Gayle CrewExplore how AI is evolving in corporate real estate from routine automation to strategic decision-making, focusing on data-driven insights, workplace experience enhancement, and ethical AI implementation.Di CoreNet Global's What's Next Podcast
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Written By: Emily Dunn and Misty BellNarrated By: Gayle CrewLearn strategies for developing a hybrid office culture that aligns with your organization’s unique needs, balancing structure, flexibility, and employee autonomy to optimize the workplace experience.Di CoreNet Global's What's Next Podcast
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Written By: Dawn RiegelNarrated By: Gayle CrewThis article examines the shifts in corporate office space, technology, and employee experience over the past four years, highlighting the transition towards more collaborative and wellness-focused environments.Di CoreNet Global's What's Next Podcast
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Send us a text Canada has introduced new legislation to counter greenwashing, which is already in effect. The legislation, called Bill C-59, is a significant amendment to Canada's Competition Act and aims to address false or misleading environmental and social claims. The penalties for greenwashing can be severe, ranging up to $10 million or 3% of …
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Send us a Text Message. Can remanufacturing reshape the future of office furniture? Join us on this episode of the Circular Future as we uncover the innovative world of sustainable office furniture with Doug Pilgrim, the Sustainability Advocate for Davies Office. With a fascinating backstory dating back over 70 years, Davies Office has evolved from…
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Written by Danijel Pocanic & Narrated by Gayle Crew. Some people consider the open-office concept that gained popularity in the early 2000s dead. “It’s too noisy,” or “There’s too much distraction and not enough privacy,” became common complaints. However, we believe that creating a successful open office requires us to look deeper.…
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Written by Rob Kubiak & Narrated by Gayle Crew. As we anticipate the 2024 Paris Olympics, a celebration of unity, excellence, and the indomitable human spirit, it's fascinating to observe how these themes resonate with the evolving dynamics of today's workplace. NeoCon 2024, with its focus on the latest trends in office environments and furniture, …
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Written by Ryan Mullenix and Andrea Vanecko & Narrated By==by Gayle Crew. A long-known fact, people are the most expensive component of running a business. How they show up is critical to both top and bottom line. Disengaged employees, in fact, result in $7.8 trillion in lost revenue, globally. Just 40 percent of pre-pandemic workers are returning …
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Corporate Real Estate Trends - A Global And Regional Look At Office Retail And Industrial Properties
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Written By Sathish Rajendren & Narrated By Gayle Crew.Corporate real estate (CRE) has been undergoing significant transformations globally and in India, driven by a mix of economic and geo-political shifts. As businesses navigate a post-pandemic world, several key trends are shaping the landscape of CRE, with implications for how companies ought to…
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Collin Cavote, Founder and CEO of Biome, and Dr. Christopher Teng, with a doctorate in climate adaptation with over two decades of experience in building sustainability into the built environment, discuss the benefits of embedding health and nature into the built environment. The podcast is part of our ongoing series “The Green Footprint: Corporate…
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Julian Freeman, Partner at Cox Castle & Nicholson, based in Irvine, California, discusses leading trends in office and industrial markets.Di CoreNet Global's What's Next Podcast
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Send us a text Unlock the secrets of zero waste in business with our host Stephanie McLarty and incredible guest Celeste McMickle, the Director of Client Solutions for True Zero Waste Certification at the US Green Building Council. Celeste uncovers the hidden world of industrial waste, often invisible to consumers, and its massive impact on the cir…
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Nick Tansey, Principal Director, Real Estate and Facilities Strategies, Portfolio Management, at Accenture, and Sudie Sengupta, Principal Director, Real Estate and Workplace Solutions, at Accenture, discuss how integrated real estate platforms, initially designed for resource optimization and efficiency, are evolving with AI-driven tools to address…
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What if building meaningful relationships could revolutionize your sales strategy? Join me, Sid Meadows, and my guest Marianne Hewitt from SalesStar, as we explore the profound impact of relationship-driven sales in the office furniture industry. In this episode, we highlight the mutual benefits of the "give, give, ask" philosophy, emphasizing the …
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175 _ Trade Discounts _Building YOUR Furniture Brand with Paula King co-owner of Rexhill Studio
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Special Podcast Deal - use code - Ethan10 - at checkout for 10% off the full bitsbits.com website Welcome to Building YOUR Furniture Brand, a special edition episode of Building a Furniture Brand with Ethan Abramson. On this episode, we talk about Trade Discounts - the type of percentage off you can give, how to judge if a designer is eligible for …
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What if merging two industry giants could revolutionize an entire market? Join us as we chat with Amy Edington, Product Manager for Commercial at Cyncly, who takes us through the thrilling creation of Cyncly from the merger of 2020 and CompuSoft. Amy paints a vivid picture of how this fusion resulted in a global powerhouse, expanding their offering…
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Send us a text What does it take to measure circularity and improve our global sustainability efforts? In this episode, we speak with Heidi Frasure, head of Sustainability at Green Standards, who shares actionable insights into her company's pioneering circular business model. Learn how Green Standards sustainably manages decommissioned office mate…
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175 _ Building YOUR Furniture Brand with Paul Mencel owner of Philadelphia Table Company and dreamandbuild.com
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Special Podcast Deal - use code - Ethan10 - at checkout for 10% off the full bitsbits.com website Welcome to Building YOUR Furniture Brand, a special edition episode of Building a Furniture Brand with Ethan Abramson. On this episode, we talk about the good and bad of buying real estate to run your Furniture Business out of. This episode guest is Pa…
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What if your ability to understand your customers could make or break your career? Today, we uncover a transformative experience from over 20 years ago that reshaped my entire approach to business research. Join me as we explore the three critical C's of business research: customers, competitors, and colleagues. This framework, born from a pivotal …
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Can technology revolutionize the office furniture industry? Join us on the Trend Report as we explore this question with Katherine D'Zmura Friedman, Co-Founder and CEO of Thumbprint. Katherine shares her innovative vision of transforming the design and specification process for commercial furniture through a groundbreaking cloud-based platform. Get…
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Special Podcast Deal - use code - Ethan10 - at checkout for 10% off the full bitsbits.com website On this episode I sit down with Vanessa Branco, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for SUNBOLT. If you want to hear the full story behind how Vanessa got started, check out the show archives - episode 173. When do you start charging a client? It is not …
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Send us a text Can preventable data breaches be a thing of the past? Join us as we sit down with Kyle Marks, the visionary founder and CEO of Retire IT, who is revolutionizing IT asset disposition (ITAD) with a vendor-agnostic approach. Kyle’s journey from Retrobox to leading Retire IT is filled with insights into the critical intersections of cybe…
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Special Podcast Deal - use code - Ethan10 - at checkout for 10% off the full bitsbits.com website Vanessa has spent her career in marketing. In the furniture world for SunBolt, and in other industries as well. And she has found that marketing, no matter what type of brand you are working with, comes down to a few important keys - having a good team…
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Written By Gary Bouthillette & Narrated By Gayle CrewSimple design choices can have subtle but significant benefits for workplace culture. When designing for neurodiversity, something as seemingly trivial as the size of a lunch-room table can have a significant impact. We’ll come back to the table later.The names of many neurodivergent conditions c…
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Written By Kay Sargent and Tom Polucci & Narrated By Gayle CrewSurvive 'til '25? Halfway into 2024 and we still see the continued emergence in the wake of the COVID pandemic. Hence, the mantra echoed at multiple conferences in the fall of 2023 was “survive ‘til ‘25” and even “take your licks ‘til ‘26.” But we can do better than that.…
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Written By Adrian Brossard & Narrated By Gayle CrewOnce merely functional and often overlooked, office lockers have emerged as a cornerstone of modern workplace design. Historically, personal storage was confined to desks and under-desk cabinets, seen as the employee's homebase for work accessories and personal items.Over the past decades, offices …
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Special Podcast Deal - use code - Ethan10 - at checkout for 10% off the full bitsbits.com website On this episode I sit down with Robby Simon, owner of play.room. If you want to hear the full story behind how play.room got started, check out the show archives - episode 171 Sometimes we take on projects above our building capabilities, above our phy…
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Send us a text In this conversation, Stephanie McLarty discusses IT asset disposition and e-waste recycling with her colleagues, Jim Drohan and David Borins. They explore the factors that impact the financial return of ITAD and e-waste, as well as the mistakes companies make that result in leaving money on the table. They also discuss the importanc…
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Special Podcast Deal - use code - Ethan10 - at checkout for 10% off the full bitsbits.com website It has been a journey for Robby to get to where he is today, both on the professional and personal level. But, with the idea that life imitates art, one could look at his life and his art and say that he has come through that journey and is now standin…
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Ever feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of decisions you face each day? I'm here to help you navigate the labyrinth of choices with ease and precision. In our latest 10 to Win segment, I break down decision-making into four digestible steps, ensuring you're equipped to tackle anything from the mundane to the monumental. I'm sharing personal exper…
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Written By Shannon Suess & Narrated By Gayle Crew.The continued rise of the term “hospitality” in interior design refers to the increasing trend of incorporating elements and principles from the hospitality industry into various sectors beyond traditional hotels and restaurants. Hospitality is defined as the feeling people experience within a space…
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Written by Ivo Van Breukelen & Narrated by Gayle Crew. As sectors, real estate and construction have a reputation as being slow to come to the party as far as technology is concerned.Di CoreNet Global's What's Next Podcast
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Written by Dean Croucher & Narrated by Gayle Crew.Well, it’s official. The New Zealand economy is in recession. And while this may not come as a surprise, it proves what many businesses have been feeling. A slowing economy and more business and household caution, with many organisations already looking to make cost savings in response.…
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Have you ever considered the silent tales an office chair might tell if given a voice? This episode welcomes the incomparable Dominic Lawson, a maestro of the podcasting world, to spin an extraordinary yarn where our protagonist is none other than an office chair. He's taking us on a journey through time with the Anderson family, as their business …
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Special Podcast Deal - use code - Ethan10 - at checkout for 10% off the full bitsbits.com website On this episode I sit down with Warren Turnbull, owner of Hutch Custom. If you want to hear the full story behind how Hutch Custom got started, check out the show archives - episode 169 Another episode about contract issues. Sometimes, honestly, it fee…
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Send us a Text Message. The conversation explores the concept of Right to Repair and its impact on the circular economy. Right to Repair is the idea that consumers should have the ability to fix the products they own, and manufacturers should not be able to block repair or limit it to authorized repair shops. The movement has gained momentum global…
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Special Podcast Deal - use code - Ethan10 - at checkout for 10% off the full bitsbits.com website Warren is involved in a little bit of a juggling act. He has 2 building businesses, commercial and hand made as you will hear, as well as a full family life. And they all take time during his busy day. In the furniture industry, it is hard to be spread…
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The Post COVID Workplace with David Stella of Cresa
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Embark with me on a transformative exploration of workplace strategy and design with the insightful David Stella from Cresa Real Estate.. Together, we unravel the complexities of creating office spaces that not only reflect but also enhance company culture and philosophy in our post-COVID reality. This episode is a treasure trove for those seeking …
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168 _ Building On The Bad with with Cara Molitor and Rick Morchesky Co Owners of Dollyfox Metal Works
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Special Podcast Deal - use code - Ethan10 - at checkout for 10% off the full bitsbits.com website On this episode I sit down with Cara Molitor and Rick Morchesky, co owners of Dollyfox. If you want to hear the full story behind how Dollyfox got started, check out the show archives - episode 167 Contracts. We have talked about them on this show befo…
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Send us a Text Message. The Quantum Sustainability Report shows the impact of reusing and recycling electronics through Quantum. It provides waste diversion metrics and emissions avoidance metrics, showcasing the number of devices reused and the weight of materials recovered through recycling. The report calculates the greenhouse gas emissions save…
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Special Podcast Deal - use code - Ethan10 - at checkout for 10% off the full bitsbits.com website Cara and Rick had been successfully working in the metal industry, each independently, for 7 years before they met. But when they came together, that’s when things really started to take off. Now, relying on each other’s strong points and understanding…
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Stepping into the studio with Susan Pilato of Mantra Inspired Furniture was like opening a treasure chest of wisdom on the enduring value of solid wood furniture. Susan, with her wealth of knowledge and a heart full of passion, peeled back the layers of the commercial furniture world, revealing why a shift back to quality and sustainability isn't j…
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Written By: Joe Ganci & Narrated By: Gayle CrewThe workplace experience is undergoing a transformation like never before. Over the past few years, I've witnessed dynamic shifts that have reshaped the way we work – and I am certain that the rest of the year holds even more change. As we collectively navigate these workplace changes, I have been refl…
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Written By: David Saltman & Narrated By: Gayle CrewIs green leasing a fleeting trend for the environmentally conscious or the blueprint for a sustainable, cost-efficient future in commercial real estate? As is usually the case, the answer falls somewhere in the middle and requires a nuanced perspective to uncover the potential benefits and challeng…
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Connecting Dots - Cash Flow, Sustainability, Circular Economy Design in Corporate Real Estate
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Written By: Stanley Arputharaj & Narrated By: Gayle CrewCorporate real estate (CRE) is a key component of any successful business, as it contributes significantly to the financial health and operational efficiency of the company. When considering corporate real estate, it is important to take into account various factors such as cash flow, sustaina…
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Written By: Alice Fournier & Narrated By: Gayle Crew. Artificial intelligence (AI) is already transforming how many businesses operate. In the coming years, leaders should prepare for its impact on the broader workplace experience.The potential for artificial intelligence to transform business operations has been a topic of discussion for years. Bu…
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Ready to revolutionize your approach in the office furniture industry? I'm here to guide you down the path from being another furniture supplier to becoming a leading solutions provider. Let's challenges the status quo, encouraging a leap from safety into the realm of daring innovation. Also, don't forget the power of collective wisdom—sharing expe…
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On this episode I sit down with Vic Tesolin, owner of Vic Tesolin Woodworks. If you want to hear the full story behind how Vic Tesolin Woodworks got started, check out the show archives - episode 165 In this industry, you never stop learning. As your craft continues to evolve, so does your thirst for knowledge. But when you are starting out, that k…
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Listen as Graham Hill, a leading serial entrepreneur with 24 years in the sustainability movement, and Dr. Christopher Teng, with a doctorate in climate adaptation with over two decades of experience in building sustainability into the built environment, discuss the role of employee participation, educational programs, and more in helping corporati…
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