Coworking is growing so quickly that a whole segment of space owners, operators and community managers have joined the coworking industry—without having a sense of what makes a great coworking space.
I truly feel for these
Photo credit: Credit: Erika Goldring
Before I went all-in on coworking, content and community, I worked in record stores for 20 years, including 16 years at Streetlight Records in Santa Cruz, California.
I
In 2012, I joined a coworking space. At the time, I had (slowly) started working my way out of being a longtime record store supervisor and was growing my freelance writing business one article, one publication, at a time.
“Drop your people into coworking. We’ll take care of them.”
My friend Liz Elam from GCUC said this on a call recently.
She was talking about companies that are embracing remote work and
I had a hilarious and insightful conversation this week that I absolutely must share with you.
Last Tuesday, I was chatting with a young, brand new member of my home coworking space. He technically joined a
I’m seeing a growing focus on hotel models to define coworking.
And I have some thoughts.
In terms of giving travelers a way to vet, rate and easily access workspace on-demand, the hotel
I recently had a chat with a coworking space operator who is feeling siloed from other space operators. They run a fantastic space and growing brand but they’re not tapping into the global coworking community.
Which
Dear coworking,
If I could talk to my pre-pandemic self, I’d tell her to buckle up.
I’d tell her that she will become a different person—and that everyone around her will change, as
From my NextSpace Santa Cruz days: Maya, me and Jennifer. I was so fortunate to be a member of a coworking community run by these amazing women. And huge props to NextSpace Santa Cruz OG community managers Iris Kavanagh and
Updated 7/25/22
Heads up, friends: Coworking Day is right around the corner.
This international holiday tends to sneak up on space operators—especially during years that you’re—you know—navigating a pandemic and other such delights.