May 29 Coworking Convo: How to Encourage Connection in Your Coworking Space
Dear coworking, Well, we did it. Despite a pandemic, an economic crisis, empty spaces, isolation, quarantines, Covid scares, sickness and loss, we made it to
I launched a virtual community during the pandemic and it transformed everything. The Lab, which went from an idea to an actual community of 30-plus people across four countries during lockdown, changed my work, priorities and days.
I talk a lot about building a brand community. But I haven’t shared much about how I apply that strategy to Cat Johnson Co. Here’s
I don’t have Zoom overload. At all. I’m incredibly grateful for the platform—and all the other tools that keep me connected to my family, friends,
Dear coworking, How you holding up, mate? We didn’t see this one coming, did we? Spaces are empty, some are closing, members are cancelling and
This is Ed. He’s part of our community at NextSpace Santa Cruz, my home coworking space. One morning, before COVID sent us all home to
Coworking has grown by leaps and bounds the last few years. But there are still tons of people who don’t understand what coworking is and
Yesterday I posted the following Ann Handley quote on my Cat Johnson Co Instagram: “Even when you are marketing to your entire audience or customer
Coworking was never about desks and wifi. I didn’t foresee a global pandemic being the catalyst to prove this to the world, but here we
Your members are home. They may be scared, they may be overwhelmed and they may be isolated. Now is not the time to go into
Now is not the time to relax your content and community outreach. Now is the time to lean into your story, your purpose and your
Workspace news can be overwhelming. The industry side of the shared space sector makes a lot of noise about billion dollar valuations, grand spaces and
Like most people, I’ve had waves of frustration, fear and overwhelm about work, virus, future etc. Uncertainty is hard and my temptation is to overmanage,
Passion can inspire us and it can drive us. But can it sustain us? If our business/space/project/company is sustained only by passion, what happens when
There’s an old saying in coworking circles that your competition is not other coworking spaces, but people working from their couch, or kitchen table, or…closet?
It’s Monday morning, I have a long-ass todo list, and I’m geared up to go into deep production mode between now and early-2020. But something
Women Who Cowork is changing the coworking game. What started as a blog post has grown into an international community of coworking space operators who
Still bathing in the afterglow of GCUC UK, I’ve readjusted back to Pacific time and have had a few days to let my London coworking
What are you doing with your coworking space? What are you really doing? What would it look like if your space and community exceeded your
I’m almost decompressed from a week in Denver, where the Women Who Cowork retreat, a workshop I taught on content and leadership, and GCUC USA
Coworking makes us happier. We coworking lifers know this anecdotally, but there’s data to back it up. A study by Emergent Research and GCUC found
Remote work looks great from the outside. You get to work from home; you can be a digital nomad wandering the world with your laptop;
Last week, two people who know me well both expressed confusion as to what I’m up to with Coworking Content. Is it a business? Is
I say it all the time because it’s true: coworking has nothing to do with desks and wifi. If all you need is a place
Updated 1/7/2023 One of the most powerful aspects of content marketing is that it can be used for just about anything. Coworking spaces, dog walkers,
This week a small business owner said something that made me want to scream. We were chatting on the sidewalk in downtown Santa Cruz and
If you’re looped in to coworking circles, you likely heard the collective squeals of delight last week when the AP Stylebook announced it would no
I spend a lot of my time thinking about stories. What I’ve found is that they’re everywhere. We are, in no small way, collections of
Jennifer, one of our community managers at NextSpace Santa Cruz, gives great hugs. You know the type of bear hugs that make you feel like
How are you feeling right now? It’s a pretty simple question, but it’s also a powerful one. How often do we stop and check in