Navigating the Future of Global Workplaces with Julian Sera from Cytokinetics
Listen on
Never miss an episode
In this episode of Make Yourself @ Work, Matt Tverberg sits down with Julian Sera, Senior Manager of Facilities at Cytokinetics, a global biopharmaceutical company focused on muscle biology and heart disease innovation. With experience at large enterprises such as Tesla and Apple, Julian shares what it takes to scale workplace operations internationally while maintaining complex regulatory requirements.
From locking down conference rooms for regulatory response teams to collaborating on creative room naming conventions, Julian unpacks the operational details that are often overlooked when it comes to workplace management. He dives deep into how he leverages utilization data to design smarter offices, why small tweaks to airflow timing can have a massive impact on the bottom line, and why flexible design elements prevent wasted space in hybrid environments.
You’ll also hear practical lessons in change management and how the team at Cytokinetics balances standardization with personalization as they expand their global footprint. Some key lessons from the conversation include: don’t assume knowledge, always communicate the “why” behind new tech, and build trust by following through on even the smallest requests.
This episode is a must-listen for facilities leaders, workplace strategists, operations executives, and anyone responsible for scaling physical environments in fast-growing, regulated industries.
Connect with the guest and host on LinkedIn!
Browse the latest episodes of Make Yourself @ Work
The Ripple Way: An Insider's Playbook for 19 Global Offices
Julian Douglas leads workplace strategy and real estate across Ripple's 19 global offices, a career that started in the mailroom. He joins Matt Tverberg to talk about what it takes to make offices worldwide feel unmistakably like Ripple while still reflecting their local cultures: how his team builds consistency across borders.
How Saronic Scales Security at the Speed of Defense
Matt Tverberg sits down with Delia Midamba, Director of Physical Security at Saronic, to unpack what it takes to build a security program where the stakes are national defense. Her core lesson: security works best when it enables the business, stays consistent across sites, and accounts for the biggest variable of all, human behavior.
How Samsara Builds Offices Worth the Commute
Caitlin Steininger, Director of Workplace Operations at Samsara, joins Envoy's Matt Tverberg to make the case that workplace teams are the COOs of employee experience, and the hardest problems aren't physical, they're operational.