E152 – Olivia Saxen: Workplace Design Lead – Landsec (Myo & Flexible Offices)

Another great episode of the Wear Many Hats podcast.This time, we sit down with Olivia Saxen, Workplace Design Lead at Landsec (Myo & Flexible Offices), to explore her journey into workplace design and what it takes to create environments that genuinely compete with working from home.Olivia shares her international career path, moving from Finland to London, and her experience working across flexible workspace brands before joining Landsec. She reflects on the evolution of flex offices, the “hotelification” of the workplace, and how design, experience, and commercial reality must align to create successful spaces.We also discuss tenant expectations, ESG considerations, AI’s growing influence, and the balance between creativity and operational delivery in large-scale workplace projects.A thoughtful and practical conversation for anyone working in workplace strategy, flexible offices, design leadership, or commercial real estate.