Stephanie Richmond, Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Papa Murphy's International, sits down with Cresa's Blake St. Onge for episode 5 of season 2. Stephanie discusses her career journey and how Papa Murphy's has implemented employee communication programs for a more engaged workforce.

On this episode Blake welcomes Greg Schiffman, Chief Financial Officer for Absci, the drug and target discovery company harnessing deep learning AI and synthetic biology to expand the therapeutic potential of proteins. Greg discusses his career journey, the exciting growth from startup to IPO, and how SW Washington and Portland are positioned well to become a biotech hub.

Bob Hestand is the Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Information Officer for Neil Kelly Company, the largest design/build and remodel company in the Northwest Learn more at https://www.neilkelly.com/

Oscar Leong is the President of De La Salle North Catholic High School. In this episode Oscar discusses De La Salle's innovative corporate work study program that provides tremendous opportunity for economically disadvantaged students to get a college-prep education, while at the same time providing a diverse, motivated, enthusiastic entry level work force.

Joel Grabenstein, Vice President of Sales, Brand, and Product Management for Yakima products, joins host Blake St. Onge on the season 2 premiere of the podcast. Joel shares how Yakima has overcome the challenges of the pandemic, including constraints on the supply chain, to grow their business, and how they are ensuring a culture of flexibility and trust for their teams.

Thank you for listening to the inaugural season of the podcast! Season 2 of the Think Beyond Space | PDX Workplace Insider podcast coming in October.

Sean Connors is a Senior Advisor for Cresa Portland. In this episode, host Blake St. Onge and Sean discuss the current state of the Portland office market, and opportunities for companies in the new workplace.

Bob Speltz is the Senior Director of Community Relations for The Standard. In this episode, host Blake St. Onge sits down with Bob to learn how The Standard's deep roots in Portland and their culture of philanthropy helped them support their 3,000 employees the past 15 months.

Colleen Murray is a shareholder and the Director of Operations for Perkins & Co, on this episode host Blake St. Onge talks with Colleen about how they are evolving their workplace to a hybrid model to ensure they meet the needs of all employees.

Jackie Dunckley is the Chief Talent Officer for Portland based OnPoint Community Credit Union.