About this episode
Pete, Alison, and Matt discuss the transition from Autotrader's First Street office to Circle Square, reflecting on design choices and the company's evolution since 2014.
On this live episode of Roadmap, Pete is joined by Alison Ross (Chief People & Operations Officer at Autotrader) and Matt Holmes (Director at 'kin). Matt is a designer who was part of designing Autotrader's First Street office and more recently has helped in designing of the new offices at Circle Square.Matt and Alison reflect on the big move to First Street back in 2014, including the design decisions made at the time, such as why we opted to crane vehicles into the office, and deciding against slides and ball-pits... They discuss the journey we've been on as a business since 2014 and how that's reflected in changes to our office environment, and look forward to the exciting next chapter in Circle Square.
People in this episode
Host: Pete
Guests: Alison Ross, Matt Holmes
Topics covered
- office design
- company history
- work environment
- business growth
- relocation
Keywords
- Autotrader
- First Street
- Circle Square
- office design
- business transition
- Matt Holmes
- Alison Ross
- company history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Autotrader, 'kin
Places: First Street, Circle Square
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