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About Meraki

 

/mə-RÄ-kee/

To do something with all of yourself, soul, passion, creativity, or love; when you leave a piece of yourself in your work. 

We're a Team of Furniture Industry Experts

Meraki is led by industry veterans, each with 20+ years of experience in FF&E. Our backgrounds span dealer distribution, workplace architecture & interior design, major furniture manufacturer leadership, client-side workplace strategy, and global CRE brokerage. Collectively, we have managed some of the largest real estate portfolios in the world.

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Meet Our Leadership

Meraki's leadership team blends deep industry knowledge with a passion for excellence, putting a piece of ourselves into every partnership to ensure your success is personal to us

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Christa Adymy

Founder & CEO
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Tamarra Wickes

Principal, Founding Partner
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Adrian Parra

Principal, Founding Partner
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Brian Gunderson

CFO
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We're Certified & Trusted

Meraki sits at the intersection of industry-shaping leadership and strategic partnership. Through active involvement in these core organizations, we ensure every project is backed by world-class furniture management standards.

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Board Members of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply

As active contributors to the CIPS North America chapter, Meraki is at the forefront of devloping FF&E procurement standards that drive the future of furniture management best practices, ensuring that strategies, commercial acumen, and supplier relationships deliver measurable value and sustainable results.

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WBENC Certified

Certified by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council

Meraki is more than a diversity partner; we are a strategic advantage. As a WBENC-certified firm, our services qualify as Tier 1 spend, helping our clients meet critical supplier diversity targets while ensuring their FF&E projects are led by industry-recognized experts.

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WOSB Certified

Certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration

As a certified SBA WOWoman-Owned Small Business, Meraki provides the essential credentials needed to satisfy WOSB set-aside requirements and federal diversity mandates. We enable our partners to meet aggressive procurement goals while benefiting from the high-level SME authority that defines our Furniture Management consultancy

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Certified Member of the CoreNet Global CRE Network

Meraki is an active partner within CoreNet Global, the premier network for corporate real estate and workplace strategy. Our involvement ensures our furniture management aligns with global research and C-suite objectives. We provide CoreNet members with the owner-side advisory needed to bridge the gap between design and FF&E procurement. We ensure furniture programs deliver measurable ROI for complex global corporate portfolios.

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Member of the Commercial Real Estate Women Network

Meraki is an active partner within CREW Network, the premier global organization advancing women in commercial real estate. Our membership provides direct access to 15,000 professionals, ensuring our furniture management programs stay connected to every industry discipline. We apply data-driven research to help clients implement inclusive FF&E and occupancy strategies that maximize asset performance.

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Our Portfolio

Meraki’s leadership team has guided furniture management and FF&E consulting initiatives for some of the nation’s most recognized institutions, healthcare systems, workplaces, and cultural destinations. Explore the landmark projects that reflect our experience, strategic insight, and client-focused approach.

What Drives Us

The Why: The Ambiguity Problem

For decades, there have been many unknowns in the world of furniture. Ever wonder why?

Meraki aids in customizing a road map that fits you. We lead a process that answers "the unknown" questions and educates your team in every step by partnering with all stakeholders: our client, the dealer, manufacturer, and architectural partners.

Change on Purpose

Our world is changing, the way we work has changed, companies and spaces have changed. Why has furniture procurement remained that same?

We are leading a redesigned pathway that yields a more "efficient, educated and transparent process."

Commercial furniture is heavily tied to your company's identity, functionality, and employee retention. Meraki allocated early engagement and selection which drives a cohesive team that generates positive, proactive change.

We Love Furniture

Outside of construction costs, furniture is the second largest expenditure for most commercial projects.

Commercial furniture selection is often left minimal time for decision making, programming, and procurement.

By implementing Meraki's process, we anchor early team engagement through training, programming, and education to create a solid foundation for a successful project.

Together, We Achieve Your Goals

Our process fosters partnership, creates savings, and increases efficiencies. 

Creating early synergy and defining project intentions generates much needed, clear and concise direction for all team members.

By aligning all project participants, respecting one another's skills and talents, advocating, and education - the creation of an ideal "Project Team" becomes a reality. With this foundation, successful project implementation is all but ensured. 

Partnerships

People matter to Meraki. Our clients are the heroes of our story, along with our partners, and our Meraki community.

We continue to learn combining data from decades of lessons-learned and the current state of the economy, to replace the nebulous design of ambiguity in the industry.

Results matter, so we drive efficiencies knowing that together we are better. Meraki optimizes cost-savings in contract negotiation, partners in branding alignment, aids in standards development and strategic vendor partnerships across all vertical markets.

The Why: The Ambiguity Problem

The Why: The Ambiguity Problem

For decades, there have been many unknowns in the world of furniture. Ever wonder why?

Meraki aids in customizing a road map that fits you. We lead a process that answers "the unknown" questions and educates your team in every step by partnering with all stakeholders: our client, the dealer, manufacturer, and architectural partners.

Change on Purpose

Change on Purpose

Our world is changing, the way we work has changed, companies and spaces have changed. Why has furniture procurement remained that same?

We are leading a redesigned pathway that yields a more "efficient, educated and transparent process."

Commercial furniture is heavily tied to your company's identity, functionality, and employee retention. Meraki allocated early engagement and selection which drives a cohesive team that generates positive, proactive change.

We Love Furniture

We Love Furniture

Outside of construction costs, furniture is the second largest expenditure for most commercial projects.

Commercial furniture selection is often left minimal time for decision making, programming, and procurement.

By implementing Meraki's process, we anchor early team engagement through training, programming, and education to create a solid foundation for a successful project.

Together, We Achieve Your Goals

Together, We Achieve Your Goals

Our process fosters partnership, creates savings, and increases efficiencies. 

Creating early synergy and defining project intentions generates much needed, clear and concise direction for all team members.

By aligning all project participants, respecting one another's skills and talents, advocating, and education - the creation of an ideal "Project Team" becomes a reality. With this foundation, successful project implementation is all but ensured. 

Partnerships

Partnerships

People matter to Meraki. Our clients are the heroes of our story, along with our partners, and our Meraki community.

We continue to learn combining data from decades of lessons-learned and the current state of the economy, to replace the nebulous design of ambiguity in the industry.

Results matter, so we drive efficiencies knowing that together we are better. Meraki optimizes cost-savings in contract negotiation, partners in branding alignment, aids in standards development and strategic vendor partnerships across all vertical markets.

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