124 | Is Back to the Office So 2019

In this episode, we have a special guest who will join Cat and share insights about the changes that happened during the pandemic.  Chad Griffiths has 15 plus years of experience as a commercial real estate broker and has completed over 500 transactions with clients from local companies to large institutional owners and he is committed to providing value-added services to landlords, tenants, and investors in the greater Edmonton market. Cat and Chad talk about how the global office landscape across all industries currently looks like and how it could look like in the future. They also touched on the retail and industrial real estate industries. You definitely want to listen to this conversation, so tune in now and gain insightful perspectives! Quotes: "I Think It's Great Having The Ability To Work From Home. And We Have So Much More Technology, Which Makes It A Lot Easier." - Chad Griffiths "It Really Comes Down To How These Operators Are Approaching Their Business. And Are They Just Hoping That Things Change Or Are They Proactively Going Out To Try And Make The Change Themselves?" - Chad Griffiths Show Notes: (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) Greetings And Introduction Of Chad Griffiths (03:46) The Changes In The Office Market And The Retail Market (05:24) Working From Home (09:05) The Need For A Larger Workspace     (14:01) Having The Option Between Working In The Office Or At Home (14:47) The Changes In The Retail Market (17:04) How The Operators Are Responding And Adjusting To The Changes (19:02) Helping Out The Struggling Companies Cope As A Consultant (20:17) The Changes And The Impact Of The Industrial Real Estate Market (25:43) The Concept Co-workspaces (29:29) A Legacy That Chad Wants To Leave Behind  (31:52) Andy's New Book The Trust Paradigm Is Available On Amazon And Other Book Retailers