People Property Place #29 Tom Larsson, Founder of Grow Places
Jun 22, 2023
53:44
Grow Places are a creative and compassionate property developer and development manager who build long term relationships to unlock complex problems found in the built environment, focused on future trends and design excellence. They bring fairness and compassion to the development process for all stakeholders, combining a growth mindset and approach. Tom has worked in real estate since 2009, initially as an architect before moving to Stanhope where he spent 10 years working on some incredible schemes as a Development Director and latterly Design Director. He set Grow Places up in March 2023, along with launching his Podcast, People Grow Places and a foundation called The Grow Foundation. I sat down with Tom to discuss a broad range of subjects which covered some of the following topics:
- How he got into real estate
- Design lead development
- Different stages of the development cycle
- Why he set up Grow Places
- Developer business models
- The Grow Foundation + Impact
- Turning an idea into reality
- Oh, and one last question - who are the People, what Property, and in which Place Tom would invest should he have £500m of equity at his disposal.