Business of Building Gauri Talathi-Lamb

On this episode of Business of Building I am joined by Rachel Bell, an Architect and Director of Partnerships at Stride Treglown.
Her journey started with a BTEC in Construction and then she studied architecture at Bath university. Having joined Stride Treglown in 2000, Rachel has worked across many different sectors. Her role now at board level is leading the Winning Work team.
Beyond her day job, Rachel supports numerous initiatives encouraging a more inclusive construction industry for the future. She has recently handed over her role on the SW Regional Board for LandAid (youth homelessness), she is currently a mentor with Mentoring Circle and is outgoing National Chair for Women in Property 2021/ 2022.
As an industry role model, Rachel has won many awards and accolades for her contributions. In 2018-19, she was named a UK Construction Week Role Model, Property Week RESI Trailblazer, Insider SW Property Personality of the Year 2018, Insider SW Diversity champion of the year 2021, SW Mentor of the Year and was twice a finalist in the European Women in Construction and Engineering Awards.
Rachel’s mantra is ‘Stand Tall’ something she supports and encourages everyone to do, to step up and out of their comfort zone.
In this episode we talk about what is was like breaking into the male-dominated construction and engineering space as a woman, and how these gender biases has spurred her on, not just to be best in class during her studies, but a leader and highly-respected advocate for change in our industry. 
Learn about the Orbis Expedition here. 
You can also hear Rachel on her own podcast Stand Tall, available wherever you get your podcasts. 
 
Here are the highlights: 
(02:32) Getting hands on at an early age 
(08:55) Succeeding in a man’s world 
(12:49) Thriving on the pressure 
(16:19) Widening my network 
(20:28) The impact of Covid 
(27:38) Enabling younger staff to network 
(32:21) You can’t make enemies 
(35:50) The feeling of having to prove myself 
(39:54) The Orbis Expedition 
 
Connect with Rachel: 
LinkedIn 
Twitter 
Instagram 
Listen to Stand Tall with Rachel Bell 
Business of Building celebrates the normal and the regular; the inspiring risk taker; the dreamer in all of us and hear from those who have walked the path before us and dared to dream. We will hear their journey, their stories, and what they learned along the way. 
So please subscribe or follow wherever you get your podcasts, and remember to leave a review so others can find us.
This podcast is produced by The Podcast Boutique.

On this episode of Business of Building I am joined by Dr. Wayne Visser, Professor of Integrated Value and Holder of the Chair in Sustainable Transformation at Antwerp Management School and author of the best-selling book Thriving. He is also Founder of CSR International, Director of Kaleidoscope Futures and Fellow at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. 
On this podcast we speak about everything from sustainability to COP27, and how the construction and engineering industries are (or are not) responding and adapting to the big environmental issues of our time. 
Wayne shares insights from decades of experience as a thought-leader, academic and champion of sustainability in our industry. 
 
Here are the highlights: 
(03:06) The journey from CSR to sustainability in ESG 
(07:31) COP27 comes at a challenging time 
(12:20) What is a circular economy? 
(16:51) The strategic tension between short term and long term thinking 
(22:25) Leadership and Thriving 
(27:54) Living systems organize themselves 
(31:36) Social elements are stronger in developing countries 
(37:35) The biggest risk in my career 
 
Connect with Wayne: 
LinkedIn 
YouTube 
Twitter 

Business of Building celebrates the normal and the regular; the inspiring risk taker; the dreamer in all of us and hear from those who have walked the path before us and dared to dream. We will hear their journey, their stories, and what they learned along the way. 
So please subscribe or follow wherever you get your podcasts, and remember to leave a review so others can find us.
This podcast is produced by The Podcast Boutique.

In today’s episode I talk to the award winning entrepreneur Masami Sato, who is the founder and CEO of B1G1. 
B1G1(also known as BUY1GIVE1) helps businesses around the world integrate effective giving in what they do.
Today,B1G1 works with more than 3,000 businesses and these businesses have created over 300million giving impacts to date.
Masami has a diverse business background, is a 2x TEDx speaker and author of four books. Her work originates in the belief that businesses with a real sense of purpose can make a real difference in the world.
Today, Masami discusses her personal journey to the top, touching on the challenges of growing up as a shy young girl born in Tokyo discovering the world outside of Japan.
Here are the highlights:
(02:32) Masami’s journey
(11:27) B1G1 idea
(12:23) Singapore
(20:13) Charities
(32:11) Vegetable garden

Business of Building celebrates the normal and the regular; the inspiring risk taker; the dreamer in all of us and hear from those who have walked the path before us and dared to dream. We will hear their journey, their stories, and what they learned along the way. 
So please subscribe or follow wherever you get your podcasts, and remember to leave a review so others can find us.
This podcast is produced by The Podcast Boutique.

In today’s episode I talk to Juliette Morgan. Juliette is a real-estate industry leader with 20 years experience of working internationally. Juliette has managed portfolios of millions of square feet in development and asset management, later focusing her career on ESG strategies in the built environment.  
Juliette is now a leader in Gensler’s Global Climate Action and Sustainability Practice area, working with clients around the globe to reduce their carbon impact and increase their human and biodiversity outcomes.  
 
Here are the highlights: 
(01:45) Juliette’s journey 
(10:05) What drives innovation? 
(12:28) Greenwashing 
(13:39) Peru 
(21:58) Designing the project 
(37:46) What happened on the mountain 
(43:16) Revisiting Peru 
Business of Building celebrates the normal and the regular; the inspiring risk taker; the dreamer in all of us and hear from those who have walked the path before us and dared to dream. We will hear their journey, their stories, and what they learned along the way. 
So please subscribe or follow wherever you get your podcasts, and remember to leave a review so others can find us.
This podcast is produced by The Podcast Boutique.

In this episode I speak with 
Caleb is an American entrepreneur based in London. He’s the founder of Bold, a Space-as-a-Service brand acquired in 2019 by NewFlex. Bold just opened a community for entrepreneurs, innovators and fast growing companies in Manchester, England and we’re recording this podcast in The XCHG, a white label community in partnership with AXA IM at 22 Bishopsgate. 
Caleb hosts the award winning #WorkBold Podcast where he chats with leaders in office real estate about the future of work and Space-as-a-Service. He is one of the first licensed commercial real estate agents to speak on the flexible working trends and the rise of flexible workspace and has been quoted in numerous publications and serves as on the EG Technology Advisory Board. 
 
Here are the highlights: 
(02:38) From hospitality to entrepreneurship 
(08:55) A brand is an idea people align with 
(15:27) Building an experience for the customer 
(18:27) The value of hospitality community 
(23:22) The work-life blend 
Business of Building celebrates the normal and the regular; the inspiring risk taker; the dreamer in all of us and hear from those who have walked the path before us and dared to dream. We will hear their journey, their stories, and what they learned along the way. 
So please subscribe or follow wherever you get your podcasts, and remember to leave a review so others can find us.
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In this episode I speak with Wesley Thomson, the Head of ESG for UK and Europe for the global real estate advisory firm Avison Young based out of London.  
Wesley has over 17 years of experience in ESG and has advised Government, cities and large corporates across the globe on their decarbonisation journeys. The past 7 years specifically Wesley has been focused on global smart cities and the commercial real estate sector.   
He is seen as one the industry’s leading international experts on ESG and has had an incredible career to date with much more ahead im sure. 
 
Here are the highlights: 
(01:51) So much to be done around ESG 
(05:19) Commercial viability was the biggest barrier 
(09:42) There is no silver bullet 
(16:30) We have to keep investing in ESG 
(19:49) We’re all in this together 
(26:17) It’s all about adapting and staying relevant 
(29:27) My biggest career risk was moving into real estate 
Business of Building celebrates the normal and the regular; the inspiring risk taker; the dreamer in all of us and hear from those who have walked the path before us and dared to dream. We will hear their journey, their stories, and what they learned along the way. 
So please subscribe or follow wherever you get your podcasts, and remember to leave a review so others can find us.
This podcast is produced by The Podcast Boutique.