From Lease To Launch: How to Set Retail Projects Up to Win

In this episode, Christina Magrans, Founder and CEO of Studio Lords, shares about what creates real productivity breakthroughs in construction and design. Christina shares her background in luxury retail, the growth of Studio Lords, and a workplace interiors project that succeeded because the team built trust early, brought the GC in during design, controlled budget and schedule expectations, and communicated consistently. The episode also covers common productivity blockers like slow approvals, compressed timelines, leases signed before proper due diligence, and the need for teams to become more adaptable, resourceful, and open to tools like AI.