Today Marion Ellis chats with Alice Graham, Solutions Engineer at Procore Technologies.

A Chartered Quantity Surveyor with six years of industry experience, Alice combines industry expertise with a passion for technology to help construction organisations adopt cutting-edge cost management solutions, contributing to the industry's digital transformation. Alice also actively supports early career professionals in their development.

In this episode, we discuss the development and integration of new technologies in the Surveying community, and ways in which diversity can help support our own careers and each other.

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Today Marion Ellis chats with Michael Schendel, Chartered Surveyor, Chartered Building Engineer and Registered Valuer at SelectSurv.

Born and raised in South London, after a successful career in modelling, Michael decided to pursue his ambition to work in the property sector. Working in corporate and private practice, Michael qualified as a Chartered Surveyor, Registered Valuer, and, more recently, as a Building Engineer.

In this episode, we discuss how Michael transitioned from his previous work to surveying, the difficulties young people face trying to enter into surveying, and the power of charitable causes.

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Today Marion Ellis chats with Philippa Bancroft, Senior Manager for Public Land at the Greater London Authority.

As Senior Manager for Public Land at the Greater London Authority Philippa works with public landowners in London to support them to release land for housing. She is also Vice Chair of the LionHeart board and recently won RICS Matrics Ambassador of the Year 2023.

In this episode, we discuss the collaboration required in Philippa’s work, her involvement with LionHeart, and the power of both networking and diversity within the surveying world.

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Future of London and the Emerging Talent Programme

Thanks for listening! You can find out more about Love Surveying at https://www.lovesurveying.com/

Today Marion Ellis chats with Ryan Parke, The Men’s Coach.

Ryan Parke is The Men's Coach, a TEDx Speaker, and an international award-winning public speaker. Ryan works with companies and charities that want to improve mental health for men by taking an evidence-based approach. Ryan's 90-day coaching programme helps men to overcome depression, beat procrastination and achieve their life goals.

In this episode, we discuss some of the science behind male Mental Health, steps which men can take to improve their everyday health, and how this might impact those in the surveying world.

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Thanks for listening! You can find out more about Love Surveying at  www.lovesurveying.com

In this episode, Marion Ellis chats with Kate Faulkner, OBE, about the Home Buying Selling Group, the work being done to improve home buying in the UK, and the impact it could have on Residential Surveyors in the future.

It was recorded as a webinar and shared with The Surveyor Hub Community as an opportunity to answer some of the common queries around the group and how Residential Surveyors can get involved.

The podcast also covers various topics, from the proposals for upfront information and how technology can facilitate this to questions about PI Insurance and Kate's tips for the Surveying community to get involved with the process.

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Today Marion Ellis chats with James Warren, Technical Director of UKDP.

UKDP is a drainage company with a specialism for off-mains drainage, providing an installation, repair and survey inspection service for the general public, the insurance industry (insurers/loss adjusters), estate agents, conveyancers, land agents and private estates

In this episode, we discuss how UKDP was born, how it's evolved, increasing the standards in James's industry and the best way of working with surveyors to ensure they're up to speed with all current and applicable regulations

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Today Marion Ellis chats with Gavin O’Neill CEO of Go Report.

An experienced chartered engineer with expertise in technology and the built environment, Gavin has taken the time to understand the way surveyors work and how technology can support them. Supporting lots of different types of surveying work, GoReport offers a solution to enables digital data capture and the production of high-quality output reports for those working in the built environment.

In this episode, we discuss how new technology has shaped surveying in the past, what it might affect in the future, the way Gavin helps find everyday solutions for sole traders, and how to best use the software available to us.

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Many of you know Craig Ross from his time working for the RICS in London as an Associate Director for the Built Environment. Craig is a Chartered Surveyor with 25 years’ experience in the built environment, critical infrastructure, CT, CVE and security consultancy. He is currently the Senior Manager for Safety and Security at the Diriyah Gate Development Authority in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, working on all aspects of security consultancy for organisations, new developments and existing assets. 

In this episode, we chat about the career shifts Craig has had over the years, his focus on ensuring that the public interest is protected, his advocating for safe and secure built environment, and how his past experiences shaped that view.

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Bill Jones is an Award-Winning Chartered Surveyor with 20 years’ experience in senior Corporate Real Estate roles. Bill is originally from The Wirral, but he has been residing in Singapore for the last 16 years. He worked on the projects spanning across the Asia-Pacific region and globally, including long-term roles with Rio Tinto and Shell. Aside from the day job, Bill has been an active mentor and counselor for many years helping people towards achieving their RICS goals. 

In this episode, we talk about Bill’s journey into surveying, his experience of moving and working in Singapore, the imperative of life-long learning, and the need for greater visibility and promotion of the surveyors’ profession.  

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In this bonus episode Marion Ellis chats with Richard Ballam and Jonathan Milner the two Residential seat candidates for the RICS Governing Council elections which close on April 24th 2023.

It was recorded as a webinar and shared with The Surveyor Hub Community as an opportunity for the two candidates to share their insights and understanding of the residential sector.

The podcast covers a number of matters from qualification and competency, the lack of candidates for the UK seats, how to reach and connect with surveyors as well as views on the Home Survey Standard which applies in the UK.