Hygge Coworking

On this episode of zero to ten we're chatting with Charlotte interior designer and business owner Cristy Montoya, who's run her business Factory of Spaces since 2017. She talks with us about her creative process, how her business did during the pandemic and what business ownership looks like now that she's a mom of a 7-month-old baby.

We're sitting down with the owner of Uptown Doula in Charlotte to talk all things pregnancy, postpartum and business ownership. Haley breaks down what exactly she does with us and we have some laughs along the way. 

We're welcoming the owner of Pretty Honest Candles, aka the Charlotte candle business that is so popular even Beyonce knows about it to Zero to Ten in this episode! We chat candles, business ownership and babies with this brilliant entrepreneur. 

We're talking with Sam Hagy, assistant manager of FIT, hygge's group fitness gym, about her dive head first into a full time fitness career, her favorite parts of fitness and how she keeps herself motivated. 

When we heard one of our newer members was a gay romance author, we knew we needed her on the podcast ASAP. If you're active at all on Book Tok, aka that nerdy space on Tik Tok where books are discussed, chances are you've heard of Onley James. If you haven't, you're in for a treat with this episode. 

Executive Director of Trips for Kids Eric Supil has a passion for biking, something we don't quite understand but are definitely drawn to. He's taken that passion and translated it into a career of helping young kids explore the outdoors and find their own independence through biking in Charlotte. 

It's time for our 6 month check-in with hygge owner Garrett Tichy. In this episode we dive into our recent acquisition of Advent Coworking, talk about reviving community and share what it's like to grow a small team quickly.

This week on Zero to Ten we sit down with hygge team member and local yoga teacher Ben Kalra to talk about finding your life's passion, representation in basketball and some fun recreational activities. 

People don't like to discuss death, but it's a fact of life, and one that life insurance agent Bill Wormley tries to make less scary through his work. We sit down to talk with him about his business and his recent move to Charlotte. 

Dave Butler is likely one of the coolest, most creative, most generous people we know. One of our favorite things about this episode is learning how he's been able to get involved in so many projects that all work together to further his life goals and mission. 

We're finally getting the chance to sit down with hygge's director of membership Chloe Barksdale 9 months after she's joined the team to learn a bit more about her and what she does. 

We're sitting down with local coffee roaster Chandler Wrenn, one of the owners of Hex Coffee, a former city planner and musician, and someone we think is pretty funny and cool, even if his kids don't think so. 

In this episode you'll meet hygge fam member Haley Willis, a small business owner and an environmental compliance engineer here in Charlotte. We talk about everything from our candy hot takes, her work in environmental sustainability and owning a creative business on the side. 

We're sitting down with #hyggefam member Bryce, who tells about his path to racial justice work, how he's breaking down a complex topic so it's approachable to folks and his history as a college athlete. 

We sat down with hygge coworking owner Garrett Tichy to get a bit of a state of the union on business as the year begins. Hear what he's proud of over the last 6 months and where he plans to take the business this year. 

Over a year ago, we sat with Courtney Estes, owner of Lincoln's Haberdashery, on one of the worst days of her life. She had just laid off most of her staff and had no idea if her restaurant would survive. In this episode we check in with her to see how Lincoln's is doing and what's next. 

A lot has happened since we last spoke with Julia, personally and professionally. Even amid a pandemic, she's gotten engaged and married, has grown her team at Julia Fay Photography and is back at her pre-pandemic work level. Listen in for more deets on what running a photography business looks like in the current world. 

Small business owner Erin Waters is not one to words, and we love her for that. As a massage therapist with a petite bodywork studio, she has been hit hard by the pandemic. In this episode, she'll share some of her frustrations struggling to meet ends meet while seeing people continue to gather maskless and spread the Covid-19 virus. Listen in for some refreshing tough love from one heck of a person.

Being a travel advisor in the middle of a global pandemic when many countries are limiting their travel is no easy thing. We sat down with Ashley to talk about how she handled everything, why she decided to jump into her business full time anyway, and what advice she has for others.

In this episode we're chatting with Jennifer Bishop, owner of local event company J. Leigh Events, about how she survived the pandemic and what she's doing differently now in the face of the Delta variant.