Five workplace leaders. Five completely different career journeys. One industry still trying to figure out what the future of work actually looks like.

Recorded live at the NEC during Workplace Leaders Top 50 2026, this special episode of Workplace Geeks brings together conversations with some of the people shaping the modern workplace across technology, banking, FM and workplace experience.

From a Pontins Blue Coat who ended up leading workplace experience at Lloyds Banking Group, to stories spanning LinkedIn, Pinterest, Hubstar and OCS, this episode explores the human side of workplace leadership and the very different paths people take into the industry.

Along the way, we get into:

• Why “return to office” might be the wrong conversation now
• The growing pressure on workplaces to earn the commute
• AI’s impact on how offices are designed and managed
• Experience-led workplaces and the rise of hospitality thinking
• Why hybrid working still feels unfinished
• The challenge of balancing cost, culture, flexibility and performance
• And what future workplace leaders should actually focus on

Featuring:

• Joe Harris, Hubstar
• Sarah Tait, Lloyds Banking Group
• Chloe Baum, LinkedIn
• Sam Wharton, Pinterest
• Katherine Horton, OCS

Plus a preview of what’s coming up in Series 5 of Workplace Geeks, including our opening episode with Dave Coplin.

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🎧 Dialogue editing by David Crackles