Experiences and Predictions on Coworking
Profile: Kane Willmott Kane Willmott, current president of the Global Workspace Association and Co-Founder and CEO of iQ Office Suites, said that for him, the GWA is all about giving back. Willmott started out as a real estate broker, only transitioning into coworking about six years ago. He attended the 2012 GWA conference in Baltimore…
FOMO? Never miss out on anything Coworking as a GWA Member
Coworking is evolving so quickly that some of us are still using the hyphen that got dropped by the AP Style Guide a couple of weeks ago! It’s hard enough to keep up as a business owner, much less in a rapidly evolving industry. Well, we’ve got your back. The GWA is run by a…
The GWA Coworking Council Series Recap: Staffing to Scale for Coworking Spaces
The Global Workspace Association took its Coworking Council Series on the road this month to New York. Executive Director Jamie Russo was joined by five North American coworking owners and operators to discuss experiences they’ve had staffing their coworking spaces as they scaled their businesses. Shlomo Silber, Co-Founder and CEO, of Bond Collective, Ashley Buckner,…
A Look into the Owner/Landord Perspective
Profile: Deborah Boyer Global Workspace Association Board Member, Deborah Boyer, has the perspective many coworking space operators wish they understood: the owner/landlord perspective. Although real estate owners and landlords are increasingly choosing to operate their own spaces as well, many GWA members are operators with little or no real estate/landlord experience. Boyer says she is…
Can Independent Coworking Beat the Corporate Competition? We’re not the only ones that think so.
The rise of coworking conglomerates with large investors has made it difficult to compete with marked down prices and pricey amenities. Small, independent coworking brands like Brooklyn Creative League have to find a way to succeed in a competitive market with big pockets. Their blog post, “Culture and Community: How Independent Coworking Can Beat Corporate…