Paul Salnikow, the Chairman and CEO of The Executive Centre joined the Asia Tech Podcast to discuss flexible work and what started as a niche product has grown into the centerpiece of not only the future of work but how we work today.

Some of the topics that Paul covered included:

Why he decided to attend Sophia University in Tokyo and the impact it had on his career
Working for a Japanese real estate company and getting sent to London to help open the office there
How the real estate market microstructure in London sparked the idea of a 'hotel for companies'
Moving to Hong Kong and setting up the office there
The founding of The Executive Centre after the Japanese real estate company decided to pull back from its foreign businesses
The evolution of The Executive Centre and the role that technology played
How the clientele has changed over time
The launch of the iPhone and the impact on office space usage
WeWork became the largest tenant in London and Manhattan!
The demise of WeWork, the hubris of its founders and investors, and why it ultimately failed
The future of work and flexible working spaces

Other titles we considered for this episode:

The Desks Shrank
Your Entire Office Existence Is In Your Telephone
I Had to Make Hong Kong Work or I Had to Pack My Bags
Technology Has Been the Most Important Driver of the Emergence of Flexible Office Space

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