More Than a Chair

Mina Starsiak Hawk- co-founder and owner of Two Chicks and a Hammer, start of HGTV’s show “Good Bones”, she’s a realtor, and a mother and recently partnered with Business Furniture to open her first office space for the company. Special guest host, Gerry Dick, talks about this major moment for this team so focused on revitalizing Indianapolis, one house at a time.

Cathedral High School Principal, Julie Barthel, took the lead at the high school in 2020 as the world shut down and educators pivoted to a virtual learning. Special guest host, Gerry Dick, sits down to talk about the challenges and the future of education. Plus, the new Cathedral Innovation Center and how it’s preparing students for the real world.

How does space impact a company's Culture? Tiffany Sauder, CEO of Element Three, a full-service marketing consultancy in Indianapolis breaks down the current climate.  She talks about competing against home for employee engagement and creating a space where her team wants to work and grow.   

How does a company move to a mobile work environment? We all know change can be scary, we sit down with Elise Moote, experienced project manager with Bastian Solutions to talk through the lessons she learned when taking the company from cubicle workstations to a mobile work environment with an open floor plan. Bastian Solutions- is a Toyota Advanced logistics company, a trusted supply chain integration partner committed to providing clients a competitive advantage by designing and delivering world-class, distribution and production solutions.

Is the office dead? In this episode of the More Than a Chair podcast, celebrating 100 years in business for Business Furniture, JLL’s Matt Waggoner sits down with Gerry Dick to discuss the future of the workplace in a hybrid world. How have real estate needs changed post covid and what employers need to know to create a space that attracts and keeps talent.