Breaking Barriers: The Evolving Role of Facility Management

About this episode

David Trask celebrates the 100th episode of Facility Voices with a discussion on the evolving role of facility management featuring industry leaders.

David Trask marks a major milestone for Facility Voices with the podcast’s 100th episode, featuring a conversation with two respected voices in the facilities management community: Kim Jackson, Executive Director of Business Development at IFMA, and Jeff Williams, Principal Owner of GDW Facility Management Consulting. Kim reflects on more than two decades at IFMA and how her career has been shaped by a passion for helping the profession grow and deliver value to facility leaders around the wo...

People in this episode

Host: David Trask

Guests: Kim Jackson, Jeff Williams

Topics covered

• facility management
• career development
• industry insights
• professional growth
• value delivery

Keywords

• facility management
• IFMA
• career
• industry leaders
• value delivery
• professional growth
• consulting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IFMA, GDW Facility Management Consulting

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