Real estate and tech

Forward Thinking

Welcome to Forward Thinking, taking a deep dive into some of the biggest challenges facing real estate and tech today. We meet some of the most inspiring minds in a bid to find sustainable solutions.

Episode 9 - Lesley Roberts

Lesley Roberts, Managing Director at Monogram Living and chair of Locale's advisory board, talks about BTR and the power of mixed-use real estate.

Episode 8 - Susan Freeman

Susan Freeman speaks about when Mishcon de Reya first came to public attention with Princess Diana’s divorce, her love for Bruce Springsteen and how she was destined for art school but swapped to study law.

Episode 7 - Jace Tyrrell

As a self-described 'Boomerang Brit', Opportunity London CEO Jace Tyrrell discusses the important real estate and ESG lessons learnt from his global career.

Episode 6 - Melanie Leech

Hear from Melanie Leech, Chief Executive of British Property Federation, about her extensive career, her passion for technology and more.

Episode 5 - Sue Brown

Sue Brown, Managing Director at Real Estate Balance speaks to Rishi Banerjee, Marketing Director at Locale about her journey into running her own business, how MIPIM was created and how real estate communications has changed over the years.

Episode 4 - Rob Stark

From how Rob's "dream role" has evolved over the years to the debate around who is responsible for tech change in the real estate industry, hear it first right here.

Episode 3 – Sammy Pahal

In episode 3, Sammy Pahal shares the connection between psychology and real estate, including organisational psychology and change management.

Episode 2 – Paul Unger

In this second episode of the series, hear from Paul Unger who talks through his career in journalism, how Manchester is increasing becoming the place to be and what we need to do about housing policies.

Episode 1 - Michael Beckerman

We meet some of the most inspiring minds in a bid to find sustainable solutions.In our first episode, we chat to Michael Beckerman about his real estate journey and what sustainability means to him.