Commercial Property Pioneers: Entrepreneurs and innovators within commercial property Realla

In episode 7 of the second season of the Commercial Pioneers podcast, Matthew Green – European Managing Director of CoStar Group, sat down with a Principal and President UK at Avison Young - Jason Sibthorpe.

Jason talks through his commercial real estate journey, building a diverse team in Avison Young and the importance of strong leadership in large organisations.

For the full interview, go to Apple Podcast, Spotify or any other podcast app of your choice.

In episode 6 of the second season of the Commercial Pioneers podcast, Paul Norman of CoStar News UK sat down with a serial entrepreneur - Benjamin Willmore of YoooServ.

Ben talks through his entrepreneurial journey with his first business and how the unmet need of the market led him to start YoooServ.  He dives into the future of the serviced office sector post-pandemic with new trends emerging.

For the full interview, go to Apple Podcast, Spotify or any other podcast app of your choice.

In episode 5 of the second season of the Commercial Pioneers podcast, Paul Norman of CoStar News UK sat down with Steve Holloway, Global Director of Franchise at IWG Group.

Steve’s background in franchising gives a great perspective on the development of this model in commercial real estate, especially in the office sector. He also touches on the emerging trend of retail conversions into flexible offices and mixed-use spaces.

Paul also probes Steve on the wider impact of the pandemic on the serviced office sector in the UK and globally.

For the full interview, go to Apple Podcast, Spotify or any other podcast app of your choice.

In episode 4 of the Commercial Property Pioneers podcast – Season 2, Paul Norman (the Managing Editor of CoStar News UK) interviews Jeanne Wood of CallisonRTKL.

Jeanne talks through new and emerging trends in designing commercial spaces including retail, office and leisure.

Throughout the conversation, Jeanne stresses the importance of sustainability in the design of new spaces. She gives us her predictions of trends in architecture and placemaking for the post-pandemic future.

Listen now to the full interview with Jeanne Wood from CallisonRTKL on Apple Podcast, Spotify or any other podcast app of your choice.

In episode 3, we are talking to Steve Jude - CEO of NewFlex about the changing needs of office tenants and the evolution of the office market in and out of London.

Steve tells us his accidental journey into commercial real estate and how he’s built his career in flex space.

In the course of our conversation, Steve also predicts key trends for office markets in London and the UK, especially in secondary markets.

Tune in now for the entire interview with Steve Jude conducted by Paul Norman – Managing Editor of CoStar News UK.

In our second instalment of the Realla Commercial Property Pioneers podcast – Season 2, Paul Norman, Managing Editor of CoStar News, speaks with Christoph Wittkop, one of the founders of Sonar Real Estate and an ex-board member of Barings Germany.

Christoph talks us through specific features of the commercial real estate market in Germany and what makes it attractive to foreign investors. Chris also highlights the speed of change taking place in the German market and beyond as a result of the global pandemic.

2021 is an important year for German politics. It’s the final year of Angela Merkel’s almost two-decade-long reign, and will also host a federal election. Chris gives us his predictions for the election, revealing who he thinks will become the new Chancellor.

Listen to the episode for the full interview.