Do you have what it takes to truly be a "partner" with facility managers? On this episode, Mike Petrusky sits down with Don Rogers, the Director of Facilities at Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens in Washington, D.C. to discuss FM industry collaboration. For over thirty years, Don has developed trusted business partnerships to help manage the challenges he has faced and leveraged those relationships to generate innovative solutions for his facilities. He shares his insights through real life stories and tells us about the movies and songs that inspire him. For more information, visit www.kayrellconnections.com

Building a culture of collaboration in the FM community is essential for workplace success. On this episode, Mike Petrusky talks with Geoff Snavely about delivering tangible value to facility managers using the most effective sales, business development and management techniques. You'll hear valuable insights for both sales and facility management professionals alike. Topics discussed on this episode: Sales, team building & partner relationships. Determine ROI from association memberships & conferences. Differentiate your offering in an industry that has been commoditized. Geoff shares what he believes is the best show on TV today. Mike talks about his favorite U2 album. For more information, visit www.kayrellconnections.com

Mike Petrusky recaps a great week in San Diego connecting with the FM community at IFMA's World Workplace! Interviews on this episode: 04:35 Rhonda Rezac, FMP - RSP i-SPACE 10:25 Carolyn "Wonder Woman" McGary, CFM, Facility Manager - JLL 16:40 Corey MacKnight, CPO, Facilities Director - City of Winchester, Virginia For more information, visit www.kayrellconnections.com

Are you ready to hear from the property owner perspective? On this episode, Mike Petrusky talks with Steve Patterson about facility management projects and problem solving. As the Director of Facilities at Northern Virginia Community College, Steve collaborates with FM colleagues and industry partners while building a human network by engaging at professional associations. He shares his views on industry trends, leveraging technology, and developing FM training programs to face the future. Mike gets excited by this Virginia Tech connection and shares more about his time in Blacksburg. Go Hokies! For more information, visit www.kayrellconnections.com

On this special edition of the podcast, Mike Petrusky talks with Mayra Portalatin of Facility Engineering Associates (FEA) to help "FM innovators" make the most of IFMA's World Workplace!

Connect with Mayra & Mike in San Diego!

On Twitter:

https://twitter.com/mayraportalatin

https://twitter.com/MikePetrusky

On LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayraportalatin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky

For more information, visit http://worldworkplace.ifma.org/

The Video Interview at Kayrell Connections:

http://www.kayrellconnections.com/mayra-portalatin-interview

On this episode, Gary McKelvey, Jr. of Siemens Corporation discusses connecting and collaborating with the FM community, facility management industry conferences, building automation, energy savings, and technology trends in the built environment. Topics discussed include a motivational quote from Teddy Roosevelt, IFMA’s World Workplace, NFMT, and IoT technologies. Mike Petrusky also shares his love of movies and one particular rock band. For more information, visit www.kayrellconnections.com

Mike Petrusky introduces you to the only podcast focused on elevating the facility management community by offering FM industry resources, expertise, and collaboration that leads to workplace innovation. On this episode, Mike shares his view of what it means to be a "facility management innovator" and how Kayrell Connections promotes building partnerships through IFMA to support and advance the facility management profession. For more information, visit www.kayrellconnections.com