Today we speak with Rudy Salinas, Senior Manager, Marketplace Strategic Partnerships & BD at ServiceChannel. ServiceChannel is the leader in facilities management software and contractor sourcing. Their software lets you manage all maintenance activity from a single platform.
Rudy discusses the biggest trends and challenges of facilities management. Rudy says that challenges include underused spaces, lack of candidates for facilities roles, and a need for greater sustainability. The industry’s strengths, however, lie in the people behind the scenes, higher efficiency thanks to AI, and new methodologies.
Key quote:
“The heart of facility management, if I had to pick one of the many things, would be trades. If we don't understand the trades, if the people operating the facility management don't understand the trades, it's very hard to move forward. I think at a very simple level, we collectively need to make trades the core of what we do. Understanding the trades allows us to understand the workers, understanding the marketing materials, understanding the technology and how companies and leading companies like Accruent and Service Channel can look to connect multiple things, to make the life of the people that play in our space happier. So they can help us build better experience in this space as well.”
Time stamps:
00:42 - In the News
05:32 - Addressing the labor shortage
08:12 - What to do with vacant space
15:28 - Rudy’s background
17:32 - The heart of facilities management
22:58 - Pairing technology with teams
38:02 - Rapid fire
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