Bricks & Mortar: Making the move from asset management to proptech

Joining Sarah Jackman for this week’s episode of Bricks & Mortar is James Bircumshaw, infrastructure manager at Skyports – a company which owns and operates infrastructure for urban aviation and manages end-to-end drone deliveries.

Although James has spent the last couple of years working in a tech start-up environment, he began his career in a more traditional real estate setting, by completing his APC and then honing in on commercial property asset management. Fast forward a couple of years and the opportunity to work at Skyports arose. James decided on a change of career and hasn’t looked back.

Find out how he made the leap, what he enjoys about his current role and how he applies his real estate background to it. For anyone thinking of a similar change of direction, he has advice: “Don’t be afraid to make a bold move, step outside your comfort zone and do something different.”