The Facility Management Innovator Podcast is where FM industry leaders talk about workplace trends, challenges, and the future of the built environment. Mike Petrusky interviews FM practitioners and industry-partners about effective marketing and sales strategies, resources available to facility managers and opportunities for collaboration in the FM community. We'll also get to know a personal side of our guests as we explore their interests and talk about the trusted business relationships ...
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BIG NEWS: "FM Innovator" is now "Workplace Innovator"!
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Mike Petrusky shares big news about the show! Please subscribe to the new "Workplace Innovator Podcast" here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/workplace-innovator-podcast-enhancing-your-employee/id1374082515
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Ep. 85: Things I Have Learned About Facility Management & The Workplace (Part 2) | Mike Petrusky - Host of the FM Innovator Podcast
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Mike Petrusky continues to reflect on what he has learned on Part 2 of this series! The workplace is evolving rapidly and we are not just dealing with simple changes, but transformational ones, so we must be in the business of rethinking the ways we care for the built environment. We know that technology is advancing incredibly fast and cultural sh…
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Ep. 84: Things I Have Learned About Facility Management & The Workplace (Part 1) | Mike Petrusky - Host of the FM Innovator Podcast
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Mike Petrusky launched this podcast in the fall of 2016 with little understanding of where the show might go and who would be listening. If a few friends from the Capital Chapter of IFMA tuned in, he thought, that would be an incredible compliment and a lot of fun. But now, just a year and half and over 80 episodes later, with thousands of monthly …
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Ep. 83: Workplace Strategies & IFMA Partnerships | Celeste McLane - Strategic Account Manager at CORT
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Celeste McLane is Strategic Account Manager at CORT where she serves the FM community with her understanding of workplace trends, space planning and space optimization. Mike Petrusky asks Celeste about the importance of building relationships and industry partnerships at the Capital Chapter of IFMA. As we see changes in the workplace, Celeste offer…
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Ep. 82: Culture Change, FM Administration & Planning a New HQ | Sharon G. Kinsman, CFM, Sr. VP, Administration - NAB
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Sharon Kinsman, CFM is Senior Vice President of Facilities and Administration at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) where she has served for nearly four decades. Mike Petrusky had the chance to visit the current headquarters building of NAB to discuss the lessons that Sharon has learned which are helping to inform her interactions with …
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Ep. 81: Employee Engagement & Creating Great Workplace Experiences | Javier Maldonado, MBA, CFM, RPA® - VF Outdoor
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Javier J. Maldonado, MBA, CFM, RPA® is Campus Operations & Construction Director for VF Outdoor, the home of JanSport and The North Face, among other well-known brands. Mike Petrusky asks Javier about his passion for creating exceptional workplace experiences and how he leads his team to deliver great customer service to end-users. He tells stories…
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Ep. 80: Workplace Communication & FM Leadership | Lisa Chappell - Vice President Corporate Facilities at Mission Federal Credit Union
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Lisa Chappell is Vice President of Corporate Facilities at Mission Federal Credit Union in San Diego, and on this episode of the podcast, she offers us motivation for communicating with our teams. Mike Petrusky asks Lisa about her work with IFMA and she shares how team building works best when we develop deep relationships with people as a part of …
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Ep. 79: Facing FM Challenges by Focusing on Our Strengths (& Other Life Lessons) | Sue Thompson, CFM - AAA Club Alliance
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Sue Thompson, CFM is a facilities professional at AAA Club Alliance/Mid-Atlantic Region, a dynamic presenter, and a life lessons expert who shares amazing inspiration on this episode of the podcast. Mike Petrusky asks Sue about her leadership philosophy and how she motivates her FM team to best serve the people inside of their organization. Sue has…
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Ep. 78: Leading Your FM Team in a Changing World | R. Case Runolfson, CFM - Senior Director, Facility Management at AIR
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Case Runolfson, CFM is Senior Director of the Facility Management Department at American Institutes for Research (AIR) where he leads his team of FM professionals with a deep understanding about the human factors that are essential when delivering services in today’s workplace. Mike Petrusky asks Case about how he inspires others to be positive and…
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Ep. 77: “Workplace Evolutionaries” & FM Marketing Strategies | Jade Alberts of IFMA’s “WE” Community & Jade Alberts Consulting
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Jade Alberts is a workplace strategist and entrepreneurial business owner at Jade Alberts Consulting where he helps clients with their business strategy, brand development, and other marketing needs. Mike Petrusky asks Jade about his work at IFMA’s Workplace Evolutionaries (WE) Community and he shares what makes it such a special group of industry …
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Ep. 76: “Rethink Work” & FM in the Workplace of the Future | Author & Speaker Eric Termuende - NoW Innovations Canada
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Eric Termuende is Co-founder of NoW Innovations Canada, an international speaker, and bestselling author of the book “Rethink Work”. Mike Petrusky asks Eric about his mission to change the way we talk about work and his thoughts on the role that facility managers might play in the workplace of the future. Eric and Mike share a similar philosophy ab…
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Ep. 75: Inspiration for the Facility Management Community | Mayra Portalatin, RS, SFP - Senior Professional at FEA
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Mayra Portalatin, RS, SFP is a Senior Professional at Facility Engineering Associates and President-Elect of The Capital Chapter of IFMA with a passion for elevating the FM community. Mayra returns to the show to help Mike Petrusky celebrate another amazing podcast milestone - our 75th episode! They talk about the human side of facility management …
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Ep. 74: Academic Facilities Management & IFMA Connections | James P. Gonsalves, CFM, SFP - San Diego Unified School District
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Jimmy Gonsalves, CFM, SFP is a facility management professional with the San Diego Unified School District while he also serves as President of IFMA’s Academic Facilities Council. Mike Petrusky asks Jimmy about the special responsibilities and unique challenges facing FMs in academic settings. They discuss timeless wisdom about human nature and why…
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Ep. 73: Workplace Design & Strategic Facilities Planning for Facility Managers | Rich Fanelli, IFMA Fellow – FM Studios
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Rich Fanelli, IFMA Fellow, is President/Principal at FM Studios (formerly Fanelli McClain, Inc.) where he has served the facility management community by offering interior architecture, facilities planning, and workplace design for over 40 years. Mike Petrusky asks Rich about his contributions to our FM community through teaching, sharing design ex…
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Ep. 72: Higher Education Programs in Facility Management & Marketing | Dr. Roscoe Hightower - Florida A&M University
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Dr. Roscoe Hightower is Centennial Eminent Scholar Professor and Chair for Facility Management and Marketing at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida. Mike Petrusky asks Roscoe to share how his services marketing background informs his philosophy on facility management higher education, while he works to increase awareness of the professio…
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Ep. 71: Revolutionary Transformation in Facility Management & Commercial Real Estate | Lorri Rowlandson - BGIS
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Lorri Rowlandson is Senior Vice President of Strategy and Innovation for BGIS, a leading provider of real estate management and facilities management services, where she leverages her experience and expertise to deliver "practical innovation" in the workplace. Mike Petrusky asks Lorri about disruptive technologies and the ways industry professional…
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Ep. 70: Best Quotes & Worst Notes of 2017 (Part 2) | An FM Innovator Podcast Retrospective with Mike Petrusky
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Happy New Year, FM Innovator Nation! We’ll be back with more great new interviews starting next week, but for now, it's Part 2 of our podcast "year in review" featuring singing guests and great inspirational quotes from 2017. Here’s what you will hear on this episode (in order of appearance): Movie Moment Ep. 42: Robert Graham, CHFM Worst Notes (an…
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Ep. 69: Best Quotes & Worst Notes of 2017 (Part 1) | An FM Innovator Podcast Retrospective with Mike Petrusky
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, FM Innovator Nation! We’ll be back with more great new interviews in early January, but for this week and next, let’s revisit some of the worst singing and best inspiration from the show over this past year. Here’s what you will find on this episode (in order of appearance): Worst Notes Ep. 35: Robert Kleimenhage…
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Ep. 68: Workplace Experience Tools & Adopting FM Technology | Drew DePriest, CEM, LEED AP, WELL AP - Comfy
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Drew DePriest, CEM, LEED AP, WELL AP is an Account Executive at Comfy, a workplace experience app that helps to empower people to inform and control their workplace experiences through machine learning and data insights. For the first time ever, the FM innovator podcast needed to be re-recorded, so check out this “certified fresh” interview! Mike P…
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Ep. 67: Space Planning, Change Management & IFMA Relationships | Renee Stratton, CID, LEED AP ID&C - Procon Consulting, LLC
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Renee Stratton, CID, LEED AP ID&C is Director of Space Management and Planning at Procon Consulting, LLC, where she advises clients on interior renovations and dealing with change in the workplace. Mike Petrusky talks with Renee about volunteering at IFMA and the networking fun, educational opportunities, and powerful partnerships that come as a re…
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Ep. 66: “Facilitopia" A Vision for Our FM World | John Rimer, CFM - FM360 Facility Management Training and Consulting
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John Rimer, CFM is President at FM360 Facility Management Training and Consulting based in Charlotte, NC where he is also an IFMA & BOC Qualified Instructor. Mike Petrusky asks John about his experiences in the FM world, some of the common themes he sees when presenting, and his take on the technologies impacting the marketplace. John has coined th…
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Ep. 65: Next Generation Facility Management | An Interview with Caroline Horton, FMP
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Caroline Horton, FMP is a Facilities Associate at a financial services company in New York City where she focuses on project management, new construction and office location moves among her other building management responsibilities. Mike Petrusky asks Caroline to share her FM story and we discover why she is passionate about the industry and pouri…
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Ep. 64: Collaboration Strategies for the Digital Workplace & the Future of Work | Kati Barklund - Microsoft
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Kati Barklund is Senior Solution Specialist for Modern Workplace at Microsoft Sweden where she is empowering people, teams and organizations to reach their full potential by focusing on a holistic view of the workplace. Mike Petrusky asks Kati about the need for collaboration both internally and externally in our organizations, creating environment…
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Ep. 63: Vested Business Model for Highly Collaborative Relationships in FM | Kate Vitasek - The University of Tennessee
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Kate Vitasek is an author, educator and architect of the Vested business model for highly collaborative relationships. She is a faculty member at the University of Tennessee where her research and work has led to the publication of five books and has been featured on numerous media outlets such as CNN, Bloomberg, NPR and Fox Business News. Mike Pet…
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Ep. 62: The Facility Management Innovator Summit – Houston ’17 | Mike Petrusky Recaps the Live Podcast Experience from 10/19/17
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On October 19, 2017, for the first time ever, “The FM Innovator Nation” gathered during IFMA's World Workplace in Houston, TX. On this episode of the podcast, Mike Petrusky recaps the "live podcast experience" with a play-by-play of the amazing line-up of guests that made this inspirational and motivational event such a special one. First, Mike sha…
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