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Sarah Stanford is a Director at CBRE, responsible for leading Workplace Strategy initiatives across Western Canada. With over 20 years of experience in delivering high-performance workplaces, Sarah has established herself as a trusted expert in the field. Her track record includes spearheading some of the practice's most complex workplace strategies, including portfolio and enterprise solutions.
Before joining CBRE, Sarah held the position of Vancouver Interior Design Practice Leader at Perkins & Will, a global architecture and interior design firm. In this role, Sarah partnered with clients that ranged from Global Tech Organizations and Game Studios to Government Municipalities and Financial Service Providers. Across all these sectors, Sarah delivered innovative, wellness-orientated, and people-centric workplaces. Sarah’s focus has always been on elevating people’s experience within a space through purposeful design and planning.
At the core, Sarah is a natural communicator who draws immense satisfaction from building deep and trusting relationships. Whether it's her clients, their teams, or the stakeholders she interacts with, Sarah's ability to forge strong connections is a testament to her leadership. She believes that these relationships are the cornerstone of her work, allowing her to understand and meet her client's needs better and to coordinate multi-disciplinary teams of professionals to achieve innovative results that positively impact both the employee experience and the bottom line.
Workplace Strategy Insights
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Transitioning from assigned seating to hoteling (desk-sharing) has become a top strategy to enhance workplace efficiency and vibrancy.
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Take a look inside the award-winning Earls Kitchen + Bar head office in Vancouver, a hospitality-focused space resulting from collaboration between several CBRE lines of business.
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Here are four ways that design elements can help create healthier and more productive office spaces.
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As companies right-size their office spaces post-pandemic and office vacancies rise, there has been a significant uptick in the type of work that CBRE business transition and move management experts specialize in.
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The Future is People
Workplace strategist Brianna Van Der Mark offers insights on addressing challenges and prioritizing in-person interactions for a meaningful workplace.