A mentor once told me, “Earn people’s respect with your fundamentals, then put them in awe with your flash.” This particular mentor was one of my basketball coaches, and she was trying to get me to
It’s hard to imagine there are people who don’t know what coworking is. For those of us who talk about coworking all day every day and have witnessed its growth from a small movement into a
Best Life Books is a monthly roundup of books and audiobooks for purposeful entrepreneurs, including coworking space operators, community managers, and anyone working for a brighter future. I’ve included links to purchase the books on Amazon
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 how it could benefit them. The pandemic has proven to countless
My friends at GCUC Community recently hosted a facilitated discussion on communication and connection during racial unrest. Panelists for the event were Valerie Williams from the Converge Firm, Rory Verrett from Protege Search, and Ebbie Parsons from Yardstick Management.
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 base, you are still simply speaking to a single human at
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 are. As cities around the world have shut
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 community. Resist the temptation to isolate and create
I really like Instagram Stories. But that’s a relatively new development. For a long time I didn’t get it, I didn’t really use it and, when I did, I wasn’t very good at
For Coworking Day 2018, I wrote an open letter to community managers. They are the heartbeat of coworking, they have an almost-impossible job, and they deserve our undying praise and gratitude. So don’t forget to