# The business value of a desirable workplace \[encore - 11.02.25\]

An episode of [The Weekly Take from CBRE](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505081153), 23 Dec 2025, 39 min.

Audio: https://audio.cohostcdn.com/show/c5676b54-b94d-40b4-802e-04eb50a0ee7b/episode/757f14a8-d10b-4c8c-a0b0-6503d5d3f755/episode_109929a0fc8fd6509282d85feb081fdf.mp3

Jamie Hodari, CBRE's CEO of Building Operations & Experience, spotlights where he sees the biggest opportunity across commercial real estate: workplace experience. He discusses how a company’s space can attract tenants and enhance the employee experience, enriching people’s lives and increasing business effectiveness. • Everything is operational real estate: Real estate companies are evolving from asset focused businesses to operating platforms, requiring high-quality management relentlessly focused on workplace experience. • AI and data utilization are no longer nice-to-haves: Using AI to manage and interpret data is crucial for optimizing building operations. • Markets are adapting to accommodate hybrid work models with flexible office usage: Urban markets especially put significant emphasis on making downtown areas vibrant. • Finance institutions are catching up: The finance industry must recognize and adapt to the operational nature of modern real estate. • Flight-to-quality is expanding: The focus for landlords and occupiers will increasingly be on creating spaces that people find enriching and valuable, not just functional.

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