Everything Coworking

On this episode, I nerd out with my favorite Google Product Expert Amy Toman, as we dissect the fine print of Google listings and the importance of accurate information - both for #coworking spaces and small businesses alike. This episode dives into real-world SEO strategies, the challenges of business listings, and the power of authentic visuals in the digital arena. Episode Highlights: - The interplay between local rankings and business hours. - The intricacies of listing multiple businesses at a single location. - The significance of human-centered visuals in online business profiles.   Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Amy's LinkedIn profile Digital Law Marketing website Everything Coworking Featured Resources: Register for our upcoming FREE masterclass: Funding a Coworking Space in 2024 Masterclass: 3 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Opening a Coworking Space Coworking Startup School Community Manager University The Everything Coworking Academy Follow Us on YouTube

What’s on the horizon for 2024? We don’t have a crystal ball, but we do get pretty deep exposure to what’s going on in the industry through the work we do with operators all year long. So, we think we have some pretty good insights into 2024! What does Gio do all year? Gio is a commercial office leasing broker focusing exclusively on coworking/flex deals for operators and landlords. He has the largest coworking industry network of anyone I know (besides me) and therefore really has his pulse on how markets are performing, deals getting done, and industry innovation. What does Jamie do all day besides keeping up with two podcasts a week? She manages the Coworking Startup School, and Community Manager University, and works with asset owners on the feasibility of adding flex to their own portfolio. Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Register for our upcoming FREE masterclass: Funding a Coworking Space in 2024   Everything Coworking Featured Resources: Register for our upcoming FREE masterclass: Funding a Cowor

Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Register for our upcoming class: Funding a Coworking Space in 2024   Everything Coworking Featured Resources: Masterclass: 3 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Opening a Coworking Space Coworking Startup School Community Manager University The Everything Coworking Academy Follow Us on YouTube  

In this episode, I walk through 10 criteria that should be considered by a buyer of a coworking space....and by an operator that wants to build to sell...or that want to run a profitable coworking space that cash flows for their financial benefit. Everything Coworking Featured Resources: Masterclass: 3 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Opening a Coworking Space Coworking Startup School Community Manager University The Everything Coworking Academy Follow Us on YouTube

Everything Coworking Featured Resources: Masterclass: 3 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Opening a Coworking Space Coworking Startup School - Phase I: Validate Community Manager University The Everything Coworking Academy Follow Us on YouTube  

  Everything Coworking Featured Resources: The Flex Academy Coworking Bootcamp - Unlock the full potential of Your Coworking Space With Proven Insights from Industry Experts in This Exclusive Video Series. This episode on YouTube Masterclass: 3 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Opening a Coworking Space  Coworking Startup School Community Manager University The Everything Coworking Academy Follow Us on YouTube  

Every coworking space has (hopefully great) coffee, but most spaces don't have a coffee business in their coworking space. This concept is becoming more popular as coworking spaces focus more on hospitality and integrating a food and beverage offering. Jace is a Coworking Startup School™ alumnus so I got to be a part of his coworking journey and in this conversation, we get into the details and go behind-the-scenes on his coworking + coffee shop business model. Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Jace’s LinkedIn profile Common Good Co. website   Everything Coworking Featured Resources: Masterclass: 3 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Opening a Coworking Space Coworking Startup School - Phase I: Validate Community Manager University The Everything Coworking Academy Follow Us on YouTube  

We originally aired this episode in 2022…and it has more relevance today than ever. Pre-pandemic, we tried to avoid 10-day passes and custom plans. We wanted full-time memberships and operational simplicity. Well…today’s coworking space user has changed our tune.  In this episode, we talk about: Looking at the 10 day pass as a “healthy” option for end users that needs to be sold in volume Designing access packages for teams - how to give them the access they need and getting the recurring revenue and predictability that your business needs. Testing meeting room access plans that build loyalty and recurring revenue Leveraging meeting room demand   Everything Coworking Featured Resources: Masterclass: 3 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Opening a Coworking Space Coworking Startup School - Phase I: Validate Community Manager University The Everything Coworking Academy Follow Us on YouTube

Scott Tillitt has a strong “why” around coworking. A PR/Communication Consultant by day, he also ran a not-for-profit supporting Localism and sees coworking as the intersection of community engagement, economic development, and supporting local. As a matter of fact, he’s not very worried about his coffee game because the mile-long main street Beahive is located on has no fewer than six local coffee shops. Scott is a true coworking OG - he opened his first location in 2009 in Beacon, NY, a little over an hour out of NYC by train. Over the years he was a pioneer in experimenting with multiple locations and creative partnership agreements.  He shared his coworking journey, lessons learned in his fourteen years in business, and he also gave us a little BTS on his Coworking Ambassador program. Scott runs his primary location, but his second and third locations are staffed by responsible members, a very part-time Community Activator, and some Coworking Community Ambassadors. If you’re trying to figure out how to ma

Neighbourgood is about great places to live, stay, work, connect, and experience. They've created a dense ecosystem of neighbourhood hotels, apartments, and workspaces that connect communities across Cape Town...and their mission is to do this around the world. Murray was one of our very first Coworking Startup School™ students and he's taking coworking and community to the next level! He shares the Neighbourgood story to date and their vision for the future. Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Murray's LinkedIn profile Neighbourgood website   Everything Coworking Featured Resources:   Masterclass: 3 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Opening a Coworking Space Coworking Startup School - Phase I: Validate Community Manager University The Everything Coworking Academy Follow Us on YouTube  

Tricia Teague is a multi-passionate entrepreneur.  She moved back to her hometown of Danville, IL after 20 years away and knew she needed to bring coworking to the community. If you're interested in small-town coworking or leveraging grants to support your space and/or members, this one is for you.   Resources Mentioned in This Podcast Tricia's LinkedIn profile Soar Space website The Trep School website Everything Coworking Featured Resources: Masterclass: 3 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Opening a Coworking Space Coworking Startup School - Phase I: Validate Community Manager University The Everything Coworking Academy Follow Us on YouTube

Are potential members trying to get you to talk about cost per square foot? Shift the conversation to "total cost of occupancy" and compare the total cost of a traditional lease, or even a sublease, to a coworking option. In this episode: We explore the concept of TCO, which goes beyond initial rent costs to consider all expenses associated with office space. We break down the TCO for coworking and subleasing, emphasizing the importance of hidden costs, flexibility, and included amenities. Learn how to use TCO as a powerful tool in conversations with potential customers, helping them understand the true value of coworking for their businesses. Resources Mentioned in This Podcast The Total Cost of Occupancy Blog Post Everything Coworking Featured Resources: Masterclass: 3 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Opening a Coworking Space Coworking Startup School - Phase I: Validate Community Manager University The Everything Coworking Academy Follow Us on YouTube

This episode focuses on aligning your coworking space size with your goals. It covers topics such as the importance of understanding your business model, considering different goals for your space, diversifying income sources, and understanding the profitability of small spaces. Highlights: Considerations regarding the cost and profitability of small coworking spaces. Learning from Brian Watson and his experience with smaller, automated locations.- Different goals for creating a coworking space, such as fostering community or generating profit. The need to align your business model and strategy with your desired goals. The importance of understanding real estate costs, pricing, staffing, and unexpected expenses. Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Brian Watson episode on automating small coworking spaces   Everything Coworking Featured Resources: Masterclass: 3 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Opening a Coworking Space The Coworking Startup School The Everything Coworking Academy Community Manager University

Jen Luby is the founder and CEO of Dayhouse Coworking in Highland Park, a suburb of Chicago. Jen's story might sound familiar....one day, while trying to do deep creative work with a three year old interrupting her every 45 seconds, she thought there must be a better way. Enter Dayhouse. Dayhouse was designed to serve members like Jen who needed a professional, but family-friendly place to get work done. Jen and her team have experimented with various kid-friendly models and landed on a version where there's an enclosed, kid-friendly area in the space that is often used by therapists who work with kids and gets booked for school-day-off activities and day camps.  Here are some questions that I ask Jen: Who is your ideal customer? What do they want out of your coworking space? How do your values align with what your Ideal Customer wants as well as the type of business that you want to run? What does being family-friendly look like for you? What have you experimented with?  What has worked/not worked?   Resourc

I like to call myself a chronic DIY’er. This mindset has its place…that place is not in staining three decks with spindle railings…nor does it belong in creating a coworking business that could bankrupt you in mistakes made before you even open your doors.  Let’s talk about what can go well and what can derail us when we attempt to DIY a significant project. Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Coworking Startup School Everything Coworking Featured Resources: Masterclass: 3 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Opening a Coworking Space The Everything Coworking Academy Community Manager University Creative Coworking Partnerships: How to negotiate and structure management agreements from the landlord and operator perspective Follow Us on YouTube

In this episode, we talk about why WeWork failed (the simplified version) and why WeWork’s failure isn’t correlated to the ability of an independent operator to be profitable and successful. We cover: The short version of the rise and fall of WeWork WeWork’s historical focus on growth over unit economics.  How independent operators and asset owners can focus on unit economics, local market knowledge and sustainable growth to create and grow a profitable business   Resources Mentioned in this Episode: WeCrashed How I Did This: Expanded to Multiple Locations Lemonade stand plans on Pinterest Our lemonade stand! We had to transport it to the park where we could access foot traffic :)   Everything Coworking Featured Resources: Masterclass: 3 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Opening a Coworking Space The Everything Coworking Academy Community Manager University Creative Coworking Partnerships: How to negotiate and structure management agreements from the landlord and operator perspective Follow Us on YouTub

“And for us since day one, we realized that even though we have competitors in the sense of office space. We're really competing against people in their homes. If we can't bring people out of their houses and into a better experience at GP, then people aren't going to churn, right?” Tim Hasse, the founder of General Provision, gives us the inside look into a space that identifies as a “work club,” not as an office or even a coworking space.  His intuition long before COVID was to create an experience that wasn’t just about work. “The mantra very early was that anybody could come in and outbuild us, but they'll never be able to outservice us. And that's the, the culture that still lives on, you know, nine years later.” Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Tim's LinkedIn profile General Provision website   Everything Coworking Featured Resources: Masterclass: 3 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Opening a Coworking Space The Everything Coworking Academy Community Manager University Creative Coworking Partnerships: H

This is a bonus episode and it will be most relevant to those of you that are still thinking about or working on opening a coworking space. On this episode I share the new format that we're testing for the Coworking Startup School with the goal to get you more clear and confident on the first few steps of our 12-Step Profitable Coworking Framework because these matter the most...and this is where the most operators make the biggest, most expensive mistakes. Get the details on our live cohort - registration closes Friday, September 1st.

On this episode, Dror Poleg delves into the transformative shift in how we perceive and design office spaces. Gone are the days when developers had a clear roadmap for constructing workplaces. Today, with the rise of remote work and the shift of considering 'home' as the baseline, the game is changing. Poleg discusses the uncertainties leaders face, especially as emerging AI technologies stand to reshape the work dynamic even further. A central idea presented is the concept of the office of the future. Not confined by a physical location, it’s envisioned as a network. Instead of static places, the focus is on enabling employees to access what they need, whenever and wherever. Poleg presents the idea that while offices will continue to exist, they’ll differ in design, accessibility, and financial agreements. He emphasizes the importance of adaptability in future designs, suggesting the ability for spaces to be easily reconfigured, moving beyond furniture adjustments to transforming entire wall structures. The