Cobot is the oldest SAAS coworking software platform on the market. Designed by coworking owners to manage their space, it was designed to keep the members in mind since day one. I chat with Thilo Utke about the software, get the DL on functionality and get answers to your questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Kowrk provides a listing platform for shared work spaces and connects coworkers with over 100 spaces in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Cambodia. I talk with Founder, Honey Kathuria about Kowrk’s platform, the state of Coworking in South and Southeast Asia and the Future of Work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

The Digital Nest provides tech training, job skills and a safe community place to low-income youth ages 12-24. I talk with founder, Jacob Martinez, about providing these free services to 800+ members. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Building a good team is important for any business. Building a team who exemplifies your values and brand promise as a coworking space is crucial to your success and sustainability. In this episode I walk through my hiring process, breaking it down into manageable chunks to empower owners to build the best team for your coworking brand. Hosted on A…

Ian Stock has been a coworking space member since 2008 and has provided legal services to coworking owners and operators. We will talk about the needs of start-up spaces, stock options, partner agreements and how to make those dreaded Terms and Conditions more friendly and collaborative. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

The Global Directory of Women Owned Coworking Spaces was created by Laura Shook in Honour of International Coworking Day. We talk about creating this resource and why she thinks the Coworking movement has been largely driven by women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm chatting with Cohere Madame, Angel Kwiatkowski about building and sustaining a small coworking space, DIY everything, and her latest project, launching a rehearsal space for musicians. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In early 2016, Grind and Verizon launched a coworking space in Verizon's iconic New York headquarters. Benjamin and I talk about the particulars of forming this historic strategic partnership between a communications giant and a coworking pioneer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

I'm live from GCUC Canada in Montreal, chatting with Shannon Richards of The Two Twenty. We talk about her role as a community manager. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I chat with Carel Talens about how Bisner helps coworking spaces engage their community through their member interaction and collaboration platform. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm chatting with Jamie Russo about her role in bridging coworking and office business center culture and how the this year's Global Workspace Association conference in Las Vegas is geared towards both. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ashley Proctor joins me to chat about GCUC Canada, now in its second year. We chat about the people attending, speaker topics and my favorite, the unconference! I also ask Ashley about COHIP - the coworking insurance program she founded, and managing life and work between three cities and two countries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo…

Iris talks with Maya Delano, master of time and space in her community. Maya has been a community manager with NextSpace Santa Cruz for 3+ years and has developed a daily set of practices which enables the NextSpace team of community managers to keep their to do lists at a comfortable size, their operations running like clockwork and their communit…

Tiffany Jones is the Technology and Operations Manager for the 8 NextSpace locations and has managed the rollout of Nexudus Spaces to NextSpace’s enterprise. She’s worked hand in hand with Adrian Palacios to customize Nexudus to NextSpace’s needs. In the 15 month process of onboarding of Nextspace onto Nexudus, Tiffany has helped Adrian’s team iden…

After our last show on using Nexudus to manage your space, Adrian posted several links that answered some questions we raised and some specific links to some great resources. I posted them in the Google Group, if you're not a member there, you should be! https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/coworking/X4X_V-QwrRA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr…

Iris talks with Jerome Chang, architect and founder of BLANKSPACES. Jerome designs spaces which allow for a variety of working styles to flourish, from collaborative spaces to team offices and solo, focused work areas. With a focus on maximizing space to maximize revenue, Jerome will share with us his best tips for making sure your space is well de…

Melissa Mann Saubers, founder of Cowork Waldo and co-founder of the KC Coworking Alliance joins Iris to chat about creating a regional shared workspace alliance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2014, when most shared office spaces were going big, sleek and downtown, Nicole Vasquez quietly created a small coworking space in the Uptown neighborhood in Chicago. The result of her efforts is a neighborhood community -and space- focused on supporting, promoting and connecting each other. I will talk with Nicole about building a small communi…

Stephanie Bermudez is training the new work force. With a background in developing youth entrepreneurs and creating internship programs, Stephanie has spearheaded COSHARE's Coworking Internship pilot program. I'll talk with Stephanie about how coworking spaces can create internship programs that enrich the intern and the community. We will also add…

Iris talks with Cat Johnson, writer and content strategist. Cat helps collaborative spaces create DIY content that tells the stories of their communities and individual members We will cover the top 3 tips to writing content that will take your blog from generating internal interest to reaching your larger community and the media. You're changing t…

Drew Jones lives the intersection between corporate culture and coworking. As co-founder of Austin, Texas's first coworking space, and a management professor at Texas State, Drew is constantly focused on how to apply Design Thinking to help create more human-centered and innovative organizations. We will chat about Drew's latest project: to bring t…

There are many ways to go about finding a location to open a coworking space. For companies looking to expand to new markets, determining viability can be daunting. Enter Doug Maschoff and his market analysis tool. Doug fell in love with coworking when he joined a community after selling his property management company. Combining his understanding …

Just in time for Global Coworking Week, I'm chatting with Liz Elam, founder of Link Coworking in Austin and founder and Executive Producer of the Global Coworking Unconference Conference. Liz and I will chat about her travels around the globe, how she's seen the movement change over the years, coworking trends in different geographies and the curre…

Coworking is not just big shiny offices in urban cores. It's about meeting the diverse needs of people, ie: community, workplace, accessibility, tools, infrastructure. In my ongoing series on neighborhood coworking spaces I'll talk with Mara Hauser, founder of 25North Coworking. Mara is creating an experience that is focused on meeting the needs of…

Iris chats with Rebecca Brian Pan, serial enreprenuer, new mother and CEO of Covo, a lifestyle workspace just opened in downtown San Francisco. Covo has a full Cafe, taproom, large classroom space, public coworking and will provide resources to Architecture, Engineering and Construction workers through a partnership with Good Design. Hosted on Acas…

Hector Kolonas is building Included.co as a platform for coworking and shared workspaces to access service offerings at a discount to their members. Offering services geared towards coworking spaces and their members, Hector's goal is to help small businesses grow. ONe way he is doing so is by bringing independent coworking operators and the small …