Perspectives

Thinking on corporate real estate.

Practical perspectives on lease management, portfolio intelligence, and the tools CRE teams actually need.

What managing real estate across 21 sites taught me about data
During TikTok's North American expansion I was running capital programs across 21 simultaneous sites. The operational challenge was significant. The data problem was harder — and it's one the industry still hasn't solved.
The cost of a missed renewal window
When a notice deadline passes unactioned, the lease continues on the landlord's terms. What does that actually cost — and how often does it happen in portfolios managed without a system?
From spreadsheets to intelligence: managing real estate at scale
Spreadsheets work at five leases. They break at fifteen. The question isn't whether to move off them — it's what you build institutional knowledge on when you do.