Experience

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  Workspace365

  • Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane

  • CEO

    • Jul 2018 - Present
    • Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane

    Workspace365 is Australia’s premium 100% owned and managed serviced office and corporate Coworking group. Workspace365 currently has 18 prime CBD locations across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.Our management team has over 55 years of experience and thinks long term. Our clients stay with us on average between 4-6 years which is a testament to our strong customer focus and our ability to provide truly flexible solutions for our clients.Our management team is ethically led by our Joint CEO’s Michael Benson (Melbourne) and Brian Challen (Sydney). They both have many years’ experience in the Serviced office and Coworking industry and are both highly respected. Both CEO’s have a strong belief in our clients having direct access to our senior management, and this ideology forms part of our growth plan across Australia and Asia. Our business centres are designed to provide our clients with a contemporary, collaborative serviced offices and coworking spaces with a strong focus on networking and business growth at our clients own pace. Both Brian and Michael have successfully developed their individual businesses into major local players and a real alternative to the large international players entering the Australian market.As a wholly owned and run Australian Serviced office and Coworking provider Workspace365 provides a real alternative to the international brands populating the Australian Coworking and Serviced market. We focus on quality spaces and services in prime CBD locations with 5-star service ethic.

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  Ultimate Offices Solutions (UOS) Wynyard, Bond, Bligh and Edgecliff Business Centres

  • 20 Bond St, 66 Clarence St, 37 Bligh St Sydney & 5/203 New South Head Rd

  • Principal and CEO

    • Nov 1997 - Present
    • 20 Bond St, 66 Clarence St, 37 Bligh St Sydney & 5/203 New South Head Rd

    Contemporary Serviced and Virtual Offices, co work spaces, plus Business Lounge, Boardroom, Conference and 24/7 Meeting room facilities.Tel: 1800 WORK NOW

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  Metroplex Property Services Pty Ltd

  • Director

    • 2002 - 2009

    Independent property advisory and development consultancy.

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  CRI Australia Pty Ltd

  • NSW Development Manager

    • Mar 2001 - Apr 2006

    Independent Property Consultancy and Development Manager

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  NSW State Property

  • Sydney, Australia

  • General Manager

    • Sep 1995 - Sep 1997
    • Sydney, Australia

    In this role I was responsible to the Minister for managing the NSW Crown Property Portfolio

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  Knight Frank

  • Sydney

  • Director

    • Sep 1972 - Oct 1988
    • Sydney

    NSW Leasing Director