Another great episode of the Wear Many Hats podcast.

This time, we sit down with Christopher Ali, Facilities Manager at The Estate Office Shoreditch, to explore a career journey shaped by persistence, curiosity, and learning through experience.

Christopher shares how he spent years working different jobs without a clear career path, struggling with confidence and direction before unexpectedly finding his way into facilities management through a role at Greenpeace UK.

What started as a facilities assistant position soon became something much bigger.

During the pandemic, Christopher stepped up to manage a building on his own, eventually progressing into facilities management and building a career in an industry he never originally planned to enter.

We also discuss the realities of modern FM stakeholder management, comp ...