Welcome to the Grow Places podcast where we explore the virtuous circle of people growth and place. Brought to you by Grow Places and hosted by our Founder, Tom Larsson. These short conversations with industry leaders and community figures share insights on the built environment and open up about their purpose and what drives them on a personal level. Thank you for listening. For more information please visit our website; www.growplaces.com and connect with us @WeGrowPlaces across all social channels. We cover topics such as real estate, property development, place, urban design, architecture, social value, sustainability, community, technology, diversity, philanthropy, landscape design, public realm, cities, urban development, people, neighbourhoods, anthropology, sociology, geography, culture, circular economy, whole life carbon, affordability, business models, innovation, impact, futurism, mindset, leadership, mentorship, wellbeing. See you next tim
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome to the Grow Places podcast where we explore the virtuous circle of people growth and place. Brought to you by Grow Places and hosted by our Founder, Tom Larsson. These short conversations with industry leaders and community figures share insights on the built environment and open up about their purpose and what drives them on a personal level.
Recent episodes include "GP 71: Data Centres Explained: with Celeste McGinley of Knight Frank" (20 October 2026, 30 minutes), "GP 69: Human Is The New Luxury: with Anthony Slumbers" (22 September 2026, 55 minutes), and "GP 68: Housing as Social Infrastructure: with Ofri Earon of Neighborhood Lab" (8 September 2026, 46 minutes).
Grow Places publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 71 episodes.
Booking probability for Grow Places is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Grow Places requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Grow Places's contact route on record: verified email.
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Grow Places is a business podcast with 71 episodes published.
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Episode #71
In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson sits down with Celeste McGinley of Knight Frank’s Global Data Centre team. Celeste advises buyers, sellers and occupiers on data centres, land and co-location...
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In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson sits down with Antony Slumbers, PropTech strategist and advisor, and a pioneer of the sector since launching the UK's first commercial real estate website in 1995...
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Ofri Earon is an architect, urban planner, and the founder and director of Neighborhood Lab, a Copenhagen based strategic advisory working on social impact in housing and neighbourhood design. Her career began in...
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Nick Searl spent over two decades at Argent, where he played a central role in the development of King's Cross, one of the UK's most significant regeneration projects. He now advises Urban Partners, a Copenhagen based...
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In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson is joined by Nick McKeogh, co-founder and Chief Executive of NLA, to explore two decades of building a civic institution dedicated to bringing together everyone...
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In this episode, Tom Larsson is joined by Muyiwa Oki, architect, former RIBA president, and now at Mace, to explore what it takes to reform a 200-year-old institution from the inside, why technical grounding matters...
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<p>In this episode, Tom sits down with Rose Wangen-Jones, Managing Director for Marketing, Destination and Commercial at London and Partners, the growth agency for London. They meet in Southwark to talk about what makes...
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<p>This episode takes its title from Henley Halebrown's recently published book, Building for Society, and we are privileged to have worked closely with Simon and the practice for over a decade, aligning elegant and...
Episode #62
<p>In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson is joined by Tom Holbrook, Director of 5th Studio, to explore what it means to work across the full spectrum of architecture, urban design and strategic...
Episode #61
<p>In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson is joined by Stephanie Edwards, Architect, Urban Designer and Co-Founder of Urban Symbiotics, to explore what it truly means to put people at the forefront of...
Episode #60
<p>In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson travels to Copenhagen to meet Christian Søndergaard, Head of Saxogade, what may be the world's only socio-economic street. For over 40 years, the nine-shop...
Episode #59
<p>In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson is joined by Hilary Satchwell, Director at Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design, to explore what it really means to put people at the heart of placemaking. Hilary...
Episode #58
<p>In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson is joined by Gerry Hughes, Managing Director of Gerry Hughes Consulting, to explore leadership, delivery and the realities of urban regeneration. Gerry reflects...
Episode #57
<h1>In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson is joined by Jesse Shapins, Head of Urban Regeneration at Urban Partners, to explore what it really takes to deliver neighbourhood scale change in European...
Episode #56
<p>In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson is joined by John Williams of Scail UK to explore what it really means to get ahead with AI — and where the built environment should be doubling down as...
Episode #55
<p>In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, host Tom Larsson is joined by Ailish Killilea of The Townscape Consultancy, for a compelling exploration of heritage, townscape, and their roles in shaping places people...
Episode #54
<p>In this powerful episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson speaks with Pooja Agrawal, co-founder and CEO of Public Practice, a pioneering not-for-profit that places built environment professionals into local...
Episode #53
<p>How do you actually deliver a school, an office, or a housing block and turn it into something extraordinary?</p><p>In this episode, Tom Larsson speaks with Paul Monaghan, co-founder of AHMM, about a career spent...
Episode #52
<p>In this episode, Tom Larsson is joined by Kevin McKeever, Managing Director of Lowick Group, a leading strategic communications and public affairs consultancy working at the intersection of development, politics, and...
Episode #51
<p>In this insightful episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson sits down with one of the most forward-thinking voices in the UK real estate sector – Denz Ibrahim of Legal & General. As Head of Futuring & Place...
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Architect in Design and Digital team, Royal Institute of British Architects
principal, Henley Halebrown Architects
attorney turned philanthropist, pianist, longtime champion of Rochester’s arts and LGBTQ+ communities, Fellowship Center for Racial Reconciliation
senior ethics solicitor, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
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