MAKING SMALL (RURAL) COWORKING SPACES SUSTAINABLE THROUGH ON-SITE AUTOMATION AND A SHARED, DIGITAL LAYER OF PROGRAMMING
Brian Watson – Co-founder of Proximity and now Co-founder of Alt Space, shares his thesis on how to make small-town coworking work by using automation to build the first sustainable rural coworking brand. Alt Space exists to connect small businesses, entrepreneurs, and remote workers to the tools, resources, and people they need in order to […]
WAYNE BERGER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THE AMERICAS AT IWG PLC (REGUS, SPACES) RECOVERY, GROWTH STRATEGY, AND WHAT THEY’RE SELLING MOST RIGHT NOW
With 3300 locations worldwide, IWG, a public company, is by far the largest flexible workspace provider in the world. They have locations in 120 countries and serve over 8 million members under a broad array of brand flags including Regus, Spaces, The Wing, and The Clubhouse. Wayne Berger, Chief Executive Officer, The Americas at IWG […]
BLENDING DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL COMMUNITIES TO EXPAND THE BUSINESS MODEL OF A SMALL COWORKING SPACE
Michelle Talbert, a recovering corporate attorney, opened the doors to Her Power Space on January 12, 2020 and, due to the pandemic, locked them on March 31, and didn’t return to the Space until May. Michelle talks us through this challenging beginning to her business, how she recovered, her unique blend of digital and physical […]
2022 COWORKING PREDICTIONS FROM INDUSTRY THOUGHT LEADERS
In this episode, five thought leaders from various roles in the coworking industry share their perspectives on what 2022 will look like for the coworking/space-as-a-service industry: Everything Coworking Featured Resources: Looking to connect with other podcast listeners? Join us in the Everything Coworking Facebook Group! If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave us a review […]
COWORKING Q&AS: JV’S FOR CAFES, MANAGING SHARED MEMBERSHIPS, COWORKING SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS TO FOLLOW
ON THIS EPISODE, I ANSWER THREE QUESTIONS FROM THE EVERYTHING COWORKING FACEBOOK GROUP ON: Everything Coworking Featured Resources: Looking to connect with other podcast listeners? Join us in the Everything Coworking Facebook Group! If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. It’s the best way to help others find our […]
WHY COWORKING SPACES SHOULD LEVERAGE LEAD AGGREGATORS
Hector Kolonas is a flex workspace technologist, which means he spends a little too long exploring the tech that makes coworking spaces well… work. He’s the co-founder of Syncaroo, curates the ThisWeekInCoworking newsletter and previously founded included.co the coworking perks program. Syncaroo is important because it is likely that in the future, a lot, if […]
WHAT’S YOUR EMPLOYER VALUE PROPOSITION AS A COWORKING SPACE?
Even small companies need to think big about how to attract great talent. Hope is not a strategy (the name of one of my favorite sales books). We need to be intentional about how we are going to position ourselves as employers, and how we’re going to message about what it’s really like to work […]
HOW ONE COWORKING BRAND 12X’D THEIR INBOUND MARKETING LEADS IN 2021 – A COWORKING/HUBSPOT CASE STUDY
Gather, a regional coworking operator near Richmond, VA, had a world-class “product,” but was looking to up-level its marketing and sales tools and processes. They partnered with member Rick Whittington, a local marketing agency owner, to design a comprehensive marketing strategy and implement HubSpot as the primary tool to manage and track their marketing efforts. […]
ON-DEMAND, FINANCED FURNITURE FOR COWORKING SPACES
Furniture poses many challenges to coworking spaces – the biggest two are: 1) Furniture is a significant start-up cost for coworking and other space-as-a-service offerings. 2) It’s pretty hard to predict exactly what pieces you need to best support your future membership. If you want to run any sort of custom, “HQ”-type model for your […]
COWORKING Q&AS: NEGOTIATING MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS, TAKING ON INVESTORS AND PARTNERS, MANAGING PHONE BOOTH USE
IN THIS EPISODE, I DISCUSS: On this episode, I answer three questions from the Everything Coworking Facebook Group on working with investors, using a management agreement template from someone else’s deal, and managing phone booth usage. Everything Coworking Featured Resources: Looking to connect with other podcast listeners? Join us in the Everything Coworking Facebook Group! […]
