Everything Coworking Featured Resources:
Masterclass: 3 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Opening a Coworking Space
The Everything Coworking Academy
Creative Coworking Partnerships: How to negotiate and structure management agreements from the landlord and operator perspective
Resources Mentioned in this Podcast:
David Brown moved his family of 5 to London from North Carolina in 2019 and attempted to open his first coworking space in a London neighborhood in 2020. That didn’t go well until mid-2020 when neighborhood members needed Good Space and good community.
Here are my key takeaways from my conversation with David:
Everything Coworking Featured Resources:
Masterclass: 3 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Opening a Coworking Space
The Everything Coworking Academy
Creative Coworking Partnerships: How to negotiate and structure management agreements from the landlord and operator perspective
If you are working on a first location or an expansion, there are a few things you need to get right to position your coworking business for success.
Four of the most common mistakes that lead to space failure are decisions that are made before you even open a space. You can’t out-market or out-operate these mistakes.
Listen to the full episode for a deep dive into each mistake.
Everything Coworking Featured Resources:
Masterclass: 3 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Opening a Coworking Space
The Everything Coworking Academy
Creative Coworking Partnerships: How to negotiate and structure management agreements from the landlord and operator perspective
Resources Mentioned in this Podcast:
Fiona Mayor is the Founder at The Thrive Network. Director of Pop Media - Web Design & Social Media Agency.
She is also the Co-Chairperson of Flexible Workspace Australia.
We talk about:
- Her best lead source
- What’s selling today
- Her focus on meeting room revenue
- Why she doesn’t spend a lot of time on social media even though she’s a social media strategist
- Government support for Melbourne’s 15 minute city
- The next phase of Australia’s Flexible Workspace association
Everything Coworking Featured Resources:
Masterclass: 3 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Opening a Coworking Space
The Everything Coworking Academy
Creative Coworking Partnerships: How to negotiate and structure management agreements from the landlord and operator perspective
In this episode, we talk through a common question - how many flex desks should I have...and.. how many times can I oversell them?
We talk about the importance of validating your market demand for flex desks, what assumptions to include in your pro forma (if you're just starting) and what you might do if you have an existing space with too many flex desks.