Coworking Grows Up: Industry Insights from Kris Elliott
“Coworking is the only industry I can think of that gets cooler with time,” said Kris Elliott, Chief Operating Officer of Novel Coworking. “The older I get, the more relevant the industry gets. How many people can say that?” Elliott has the experience to make the call on “cool” for coworking, too. Since her time…
Hospitality: The Secret Formula to Growth
William Edmundson, Chief Operating Officer for Office Evolution, said his key to growing a coworking chain of 60 open locations (with 25 more set to open this year) is hospitality. “I’ve got service and operations in my blood,” he said. “I grew up in hospitality,” he explained. His career includes leadership positions with Hilton, Hampton…
What’s Influencing the Coworking Industry in 2019?
At this point in the coworking industry, there is little question that coworking is expanding rapidly. Far from the small-scale, scattered spaces that comprised the industry a few years ago, the current coworking industry is evolving towards more scalable models of creating coworking communities, and toward a wider range of services offered to clients. JLL…
6 Coworking Trends to Watch in 2019
Is 2019 a year of opportunity for coworking spaces, or is it a year full of questions for the industry? The Global Workspace Association’s Advisory Board—Scott Homa, Casey Godwin, Tracy Wilson, Christopher Campagna, Michael Everts, Jack Richer, and Lucia Diana—sat down to discuss the trends for coworking in 2019. While each of these industry leaders…
6 Life Lessons from Coworking Founders
A panel of veteran coworking owners and operators shared war stories experienced when scaling their respective businesses at a workshop presented by the Global Workplace Association at the Players Club in New York City recently. Exchanging sometimes painful lessons learned were panelists Ashley Buckner, SVP of Sales and Operations of Carr Workplaces; Bill Jacobson, Founder of Workbar; Justin Stewart, Co-founder and President…