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| Natalia Johnson, Chief Administrative Officer (left), Annie Wu, Senior Program Manager and Value Schools Foundation Board Member (center), and Nathan Tan, Senior Vice President of Human Resources (right). |
The team at Public Storage presented real life case studies to our students. For instance, the architecture team challenged students to reimagine the possibilities of a facility that was razed in Houston, Texas after a recent hurricane. The task required students to design a facility that considered weather challenges, street accessibility, and customer convenience and amenities. Our students eagerly embraced this challenge, presenting their innovative plans to the Public Storage team.
The team at Public Storage presented real life case studies to our students. For instance, the architecture team challenged students to reimagine the possibilities of a facility that was razed in Houston, Texas after a recent hurricane. The task required students to design a facility that considered weather challenges, street accessibility, and customer convenience and amenities. Our students eagerly embraced this challenge, presenting their innovative plans to the Public Storage team.
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| Students with Bernadette McDermott, Vice President of Design and Architecture (left), lunch with the team (center), and Andres Friedman, Senior Vice President of Development, and Robbie Williams, Senior Vice President of Asset Management (right). | ||
Another case study involved designing the optimum combination of unit sizes to maximize revenue, balancing both square footage and profitability. Throughout the visit, Public Storage professionals shared insights into leadership, architecture, data science, operations, real estate development, finance, brand management, social media marketing, and technology.
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| Students working with Tony Gradford, Senior Vice President of Operations, to maximize revenue and space at a storage facility. | |
Our students finished their day at a local Public Storage facility, where the on-site management team organized a timed contest. Students had to efficiently unload and reorganize a storage unit to maximize space and functionality, giving our students an understanding of what customers experience. They loved it!
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| Annie Wu, Julie Turner, Senior Regional Manager, and other Public Storage employees with our students as they competed in a timed reorganization challenge. | |
We express our gratitude to Annie Wu and the Public Storage team – Natalia Johnson, Doug Brown, Nathan Tan, Ryan Burke, Robbie Williams, Bernadette McDermott, Tony Gradford, Roger Clark, Andres Friedman, Philip Kim, Sandra Munoz, Julie Turner and Tom Boyle – for generously donating their time and talents to reinforce these values with our students.