Author: Shay Hughes
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Maintaining Company Culture While Navigating Change and Growing the Company Footprint
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With new team members joining, new offices opening and navigating a WFH/RTO transitional workforce, most leaders today are challenged by how to maintain, and in some cases, rebuild their company culture. Here’s how we’ve navigated the last few years and some simple, proven tips any organization can implement to bring their team together and build…
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This week, as we celebrate our company’s 4th anniversary, the Hughes Marino team is reflecting on all that we have accomplished since starting out on this journey together in 2011. It’s been an exciting ride, as we’ve grown from 18 people to 40, opened six offices in five cities, and literally changed the game for our industry.
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When Shay Hughes, Chief Operations Officer of commercial real estate company Hughes Marino, started to plan the business’ quarterly retreat three years ago, she wanted it to be memorable, not only for its stunning location—Pelican Hill Golf Club—but also for what people would take away from the event.
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Our culture is everything to us at Hughes Marino. Without the family-like harmony of our team, which is gently guided by our core values, we wouldn’t be able to give our all to our clients each and every day. In fact, our core values were created in part to help us to remember to enjoy the journey of life (HM…
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After months of excitement, meticulous design choices, and a fantastic new build out, we are thrilled to present Hughes Marino’s brand new 4,500 square foot office at 2 Park Plaza in Irvine’s beautiful Jamboree Center. Hughes Marino’s new Orange County office boasts incredible views from every corner of the space, and in keeping with our core value of embracing the…
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We were thrilled to have Hughes Marino’s San Diego office featured this week on OfficeSnapshots.com. In case you haven’t heard of it, Office Snapshots is one of my favorite workspace design blogs, which showcases some of the most amazing offices in the world! It is an honor to be included in their stellar lineup of one-of-a-kind workspaces.
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Shay and Jason Hughes were determined to keep the historic elements of their 1950’s building intact when they set out to renovate their 12,300+ square foot space located on Front Street in downtown San Diego. However, in spite of its “good bones,” Shay Hughes, Chief Operating Officer of Hughes Marino, a tenants-only commercial real estate brokerage, knew she had her…
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A while ago I came across an inspiring article on LinkedIn written by Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO (an award winning global design & innovation consultancy) titled “How To Make A Business Sing.” The article recounted a truly unique experience he had with Māori business leaders from New Zealand who had come to tour his office, and participated in a…
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At Hughes Marino, we are often asked how do we find people that all have that “Hughes Marino quality?” What’s our secret sauce? Why are our employees so happy? How do we manage to represent so many clients, yet still have time to host events for non-profits, to give back to the community, and to nurture an amazing company culture?
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It is certainly no secret that happy employees are productive employees, so at Hughes Marino we are always looking for innovative ways to keep our employees happy. As the Chief Operating Officer my responsibilities include ensuring that everyone on our team is motivated, inspired, and rewarded in their profession. Suffice to say, I am always keeping my eyes and ears…
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In my never ending quest to ensure that our team at Hughes Marino is as productive and motivated as possible, I came across a recent article titled 7 Design Tips for a More Productive Office on Mashable.com.
