Diversity Equity & Inclusion in the UK Commercial Property Sector with Sasha Covington and Samuel May of JLL

01/11/22 • 32 min

Marcus from Edozo chats to Sasha Covington & Samuel May from JLL who are passionate champions for Diversity Equity and Inclusion in the commercial property sector.
Sasha and Sam are really leading the charge when it comes to creating awareness of the challenges people from different backgrounds face in the CRE industry and importantly taking action to make change happen. We were very fortunate to hear them share their personal stories and also talk about some of the fantastic initiatives in place at JLL that ensure diversity and inclusion in hiring, promoting and mentoring employees.
Sasha is the COO of UK Valuation Advisory at JLL having been in the valuation team for over 24 years. Sasha is very passionate about diversity equity and inclusion in the property sector, especially around how to break through the “class ceiling” something she has clearly achieved herself, yet not without experiencing challenges and set backs.

Sam is a registered valuer and an Associate Director at JLL with 8 years experience in the real estate industry. Sam is also the Head of UK and Global Strategy for DiverseCity Surveyors, which provides support services and educational training to BAME Surveyors who are members of the RICS globally.
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Stephen Fear Imparts Wisdom From Over 5 Decades In Property Development & Investment

This episode is filled with nuggets of wisdom from a true legend of the property industry. Stephen Fear is a British Entrepreneur, Businessman, Philanthropist and Author with 50 years international business experience. Today he has an established property empire and interests in a number of industries, including green technology, hotels, residential care and manufacturing. He is the Chairman & Founder of The Fear Group, which has interests in strategic land promotion, international property development and investment

Stephens story is fascinating. He went into business at the age of 15 after reading an article in the Financial Times that would affect the way industrial ovens were cleaned. He used a red phone-box on the council estate where he grew up and persuaded an American firm to send him its product for him to sell in the UK. Stephen later sold this business for £100,000 and invested the money in property, which was to be the start of his property empire and the birth of the nickname "The Phonebox Millionaire".
Anyone interested in property and business will find Stephens story and approach to life inspiring. Topics include:

The importance of networking and physically looking at sites
His unique research team that find land and other business opportunities
Taking a long term view
The biggest trends & opportunities in UK property
His conversation over lunch with the late Tony Pidgely CBE of Berkeley Group
Key lessons for young people in the industry
How to introduce properties to Stephen and his son Leon

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Setting the Global Standard for In-Building Connectivity with Tom Vaughan-Fowler of WiredScore.

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Why digital connectivity is so important for the real estate industry
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Different property asset classes set to benefit from digital connectivity
Toms personal journey to joining WiredScore after spending a decade in commercial property investment.

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