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Strategic Workplace Partnerships, FM Innovation & the Vested Way

Kate Vitasek is an author, educator and architect of the Vested business model for highly collaborative relationships. In September 2018, Mike Petrusky joined Kate in Seattle, WA to broadcast a live webinar called “Strategic Workplace Partnerships, FM Innovation & the Vested Way”. Kate is a faculty member at the University of Tennessee where her research … Continue reading "Strategic Workplace Partnerships, FM Innovation & the Vested Way"

Strategic Workplace Partnerships, FM Innovation & the Vested Way

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Kate Vitasek is an author, educator and architect of the Vested business model for highly collaborative relationships. In September 2018, Mike Petrusky joined Kate in Seattle, WA to broadcast a live webinar called “Strategic Workplace Partnerships, FM Innovation & the Vested Way”. Kate is a faculty member at the University of Tennessee where her research and work has led to the publication of six books and has been featured on numerous media outlets such as CNN, Bloomberg, NPR and Fox Business News. Mike and Kate talk about delivering value and innovation in facility management and real estate through “win-win” strategic partnerships.  For your condensed listening pleasure, here is an edit of the conversation that will help you to be a workplace innovator in your organization!

Connect with Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katevitasek/

Learn more about the Vested business model: http://www.vestedway.com/

Download the Full 1-Hour Webinar Recording with Mike & Kate: https://eptura.com/download-webinar-recording-strategic-workplace-partnerships

Listen to Kate on the “FM Innovator” Podcast: http://kayrellconnections.com/episode63

REGISTER for the Next iOFFICE Webinar – Make Your Employees Fall in Love with Your Workplace: https://eptura.com/webinar-make-your-employees-fall-in-love

Follow the “Workplace Innovator” on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/1ZFw7OskRWuErzpeGngJB4?si=vUop9rrMRBe81B5tq6XNPA

Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/

Share your thoughts with Mike via email: [email protected]

Learn more about iOFFICE’s workplace experience solutions: https://www.iOFFICECORP.com/


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As Director of Podcasts at Eptura, Mike Petrusky hosts both the Workplace Innovator Podcast and the Asset Champion Podcast, sharing thought leadership with CRE, FM, and IT leaders in the digital and hybrid workplace. Mike has produced more than 500 podcast episodes listened to in over 111 countries. As an in-demand public speaker, Mike engages audiences at numerous industry events each year, including International Facility Management Association and CoreNet conferences, focusing on the human element of workplace and facility management.

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