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Love What You DoBorn Twice | Gilbert Broco, President, CI GroupGilbert Broco grew up in Puerto Rico and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Design Architecture from the University of Puerto Rico in 2002. He moved to Florida in 2006 where he became NCIDQ Certified and a Florida Registered Interior Designer. Gilbert is the President for the CI Group, a Contract Furniture Dealership with 8 locations across the Southeast; he has been with the company for over 12 years and has led the design department and operations. He was the IIDA Florida Central Chapter President in 2018 and has been a Trustee of the International Interior Design Foundation for two terms. He...
2025-07-1636 min
Create A PlaceEpisode 13: The Furniture Effect with Gilbert BrocoFurniture can either drive culture forward—or quietly drive people away. And when it really works, your people do too. In this episode of Create A Place podcast, Kristina York sits down with Gilbert Broco, President of CI Group, to explore the deeper role furniture plays in how people feel, work, and connect. From flexible layouts and mock-ups to early collaboration between architects, designers and dealers, Gilbert shares how intentional choices around furniture can support culture, increase engagement, and even prevent turnover.
This conversation isn’t about trends—it’s about building workplaces that work, for the people w...
2025-04-1652 min