The American office sector is coming out of a major jolt, going from booming demand for new space at the end of 2019 to the current state in which companies are evaluating whether they need as much office space.
As we move into the post-pandemic world, businesses are facing new challenges as the return to in-person work is becoming a reality. Office return timelines have been expedited significantly due to increased vaccine rollout. 80% of companies surveyed indicated they will be moving to some sort of “hybrid” office environment.
With HR & Operations under significant pressure to make decisions and communicate to employees, we will discuss the following questions and more:
Emily Smith assists small to mid-sized privately held companies with their overall real estate. She focuses on developing and implementing custom real estate solutions that not only satisfy client’s short-term needs, but also achieves long term planning goals. She is a tenacious negotiator and consults on a wide variety of office and industrial transactions, in which she achieves highly-aggressive terms and great flexibility for her clients. Her Chicago-based organization is Bespoke Commercial Real Estate, and their official tagline is – “Real estate is your down payment on culture.”
Mix of presentation, large group & small group interactive discussions. Informal Zoom atmosphere. We will ask that all participants keep their camera on during the entire program, to promote good involvement and interaction.
