The Desana Podcast

Designing for flexibility: the new Real Estate mindset with Mateo Miranda, Head of Global Real Estate at Block

Desana Season 1 Episode 5

In this episode, Mateo Miranda, Head of Global Real Estate at Block, walks us through how he's reshaped real estate into a dynamic tool for driving business growth - supporting distributed teams, driving expansion into new markets, and using data to guide every decision.

We dive into their rising use of On Demand space, new landlord models, and how to build a portfolio that flexes with the future of work. From on-demand workspace adoption to leveraging real-time data for smarter decision making, Matteo shares how his team is supporting workforce engagement and market expansion - all while keeping a sharp eye on cost.

If you're rethinking your workplace strategy or wondering how On Demand is playing out at scale, this one's for you.