Coworking With Iris

Cobot is the oldest SAAS coworking software platform on the market. Designed by coworking owners to manage their space, it was designed to keep the members in mind since day one. I chat with Thilo Utke about the software, get the DL on functionality and get answers to your questions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kowrk provides a listing platform for shared work spaces and connects coworkers with over 100 spaces in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Cambodia. I talk with Founder, Honey Kathuria about Kowrk’s platform, the state of Coworking in South and Southeast Asia and the Future of Work. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Digital Nest provides tech training, job skills and a safe community place to low-income youth ages 12-24. I talk with founder, Jacob Martinez, about providing these free services to 800+ members. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Building a good team is important for any business. Building a team who exemplifies your values and brand promise as a coworking space is crucial to your success and sustainability. In this episode I walk through my hiring process, breaking it down into manageable chunks to empower owners to build the best team for your coworking brand. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ian Stock has been a coworking space member since 2008 and has provided legal services to coworking owners and operators. We will talk about the needs of start-up spaces, stock options, partner agreements and how to make those dreaded Terms and Conditions more friendly and collaborative. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Global Directory of Women Owned Coworking Spaces was created by Laura Shook in Honour of International Coworking Day. We talk about creating this resource and why she thinks the Coworking movement has been largely driven by women. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I'm chatting with Cohere Madame, Angel Kwiatkowski about building and sustaining a small coworking space, DIY everything, and her latest project, launching a rehearsal space for musicians. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In early 2016, Grind and Verizon launched a coworking space in Verizon's iconic New York headquarters. Benjamin and I talk about the particulars of forming this historic strategic partnership between a communications giant and a coworking pioneer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I'm live from GCUC Canada in Montreal, chatting with Shannon Richards of The Two Twenty. We talk about her role as a community manager. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I chat with Carel Talens about how Bisner helps coworking spaces engage their community through their member interaction and collaboration platform. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I'm chatting with Jamie Russo about her role in bridging coworking and office business center culture and how the this year's Global Workspace Association conference in Las Vegas is geared towards both. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ashley Proctor joins me to chat about GCUC Canada, now in its second year. We chat about the people attending, speaker topics and my favorite, the unconference! I also ask Ashley about COHIP - the coworking insurance program she founded, and managing life and work between three cities and two countries. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Iris talks with Maya Delano, master of time and space in her community. Maya has been a community manager with NextSpace Santa Cruz for 3+ years and has developed a daily set of practices which enables the NextSpace team of community managers to keep their to do lists at a comfortable size, their operations running like clockwork and their communities buzzing along, happily.Coworking with Iris is a weekly talk show Friday’s at 10 AM Pacific via Google Hangouts On Air. Iris and guests from the coworking movement chat about topics relevant to shared workspace communities and welcome input from participants about what’s happening in their community and the rapidly expanding coworking universe. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tiffany Jones is the Technology and Operations Manager for the 8 NextSpace locations and has managed the rollout of Nexudus Spaces to NextSpace’s enterprise. She’s worked hand in hand with Adrian Palacios to customize Nexudus to NextSpace’s needs. In the 15 month process of onboarding of Nextspace onto Nexudus, Tiffany has helped Adrian’s team identify multiple feature sets that they have implemented across the platform. She will be able to speak about making Nexudus work for unique situations, multiple spaces and common issues experienced with Nexudus.Coworking with Iris is a weekly talk show Friday’s at 10 AM Pacific via Google Hangouts On Air. Iris and guests from the coworking movement chat about topics relevant to shared workspace communities and welcome input from participants about what’s happening in their community and the rapidly expanding coworking universe. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After our last show on using Nexudus to manage your space, Adrian posted several links that answered some questions we raised and some specific links to some great resources. I posted them in the Google Group, if you're not a member there, you should be! https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/coworking/X4X_V-QwrRA See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Iris talks with Jerome Chang, architect and founder of BLANKSPACES. Jerome designs spaces which allow for a variety of working styles to flourish, from collaborative spaces to team offices and solo, focused work areas. With a focus on maximizing space to maximize revenue, Jerome will share with us his best tips for making sure your space is well designed, fosters collaboration and helps you get the most bang for your square footage buck. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Melissa Mann Saubers, founder of Cowork Waldo and co-founder of the KC Coworking Alliance joins Iris to chat about creating a regional shared workspace alliance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In 2014, when most shared office spaces were going big, sleek and downtown, Nicole Vasquez quietly created a small coworking space in the Uptown neighborhood in Chicago. The result of her efforts is a neighborhood community -and space- focused on supporting, promoting and connecting each other. I will talk with Nicole about building a small community in a big city, impacting members and sustaining herself and her business while providing a valuable community resource. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stephanie Bermudez is training the new work force. With a background in developing youth entrepreneurs and creating internship programs, Stephanie has spearheaded COSHARE's Coworking Internship pilot program. I'll talk with Stephanie about how coworking spaces can create internship programs that enrich the intern and the community. We will also address best practices for working with Millennials (hint, she is one!) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Iris talks with Cat Johnson, writer and content strategist. Cat helps collaborative spaces create DIY content that tells the stories of their communities and individual members We will cover the top 3 tips to writing content that will take your blog from generating internal interest to reaching your larger community and the media. You're changing the lives of your members every day, now you just need to craft your content to get the word out. Cat will show us how to tell your story and get noticed. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.