Sometimes you know the “what” but not the “how.” Jamie and David Orr knew they wanted to expand their original CoWork Tahoe coworking concept started in South Lake Tahoe in 2012…but they didn’t know where or how until they encountered a local entrepreneur that was buying a building and wanted to bring coworking to a gem of a town about 20 minutes from South Lake Tahoe.
Jamie & David entered into a management agreement with the owner to create Untethered - Outdoor Inspired Workspace. In this episode,
Jamie shares their journey on how they’ve created their second thriving coworking space in a small market.
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
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 about:
The total addressable market for coworking is larger than ever with remote employees free to decide where they work and small businesses giving up their long-term leases.
Even with this influx of potential customers, some coworking spaces are struggling to fill dedicated desks and flex memberships.
That is likely because these new potential customers aren’t aware that there are solutions to the challenges they feel in their current working environment. They don’t know that feelings of loneliness, loss of productivity, lack of mojo, etc. can be improved by joining a coworking space (and not paying for an office).
They aren’t solution-aware and therefore aren’t searching for you…
So how do we connect the dots?
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
296. Part I: Why the Best Business Models are Known Prescriptions for Known Problems
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 about:
Why your coworking business needs to focus on solving a problem for a customer that they are aware they have.
Why your solution set should be grounded in solutions that they are already aware of.
Everything Coworking Featured Resources:
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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
Ryan Simonetti is the CEO and co-founder of Convene.
Convene is a leading hospitality company founded off the simple question: “What if you ran an office building like a hotel?”
Convene’s model is more relevant than ever in a post-COVID world…I think it’s interesting to focus on how they are serving today’s modern landlord.
We talked with Ryan about
Convene’s recovery from the pandemic.
How the reception to Convene from landlords has changed over the past few years.
Convene’s recent acquisition of etc.venues and what that means for their high-end meeting business.
How Ryan’s mom’s love of antiques and his dad’s entrepreneurial drive shaped his journey.
Convene supports modern landlords by offering flexible workspace solutions that meet the evolving needs of tenants and the market. With a focus on creating modern, flexible, and tech-enabled spaces, Convene helps landlords optimize their real estate portfolios and attract top tenants.
Through its partnerships with landlords, Convene also helps drive demand for the building, increasing occupancy rates and revenue for the landlord. With a focus on creating flexible and dynamic spaces, Convene helps landlords future-proof their portfolios and adapt to the changing needs of the market.
Resources Mentioned in this Podcast:
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
The LiquidSpace Hybrid Workplace Index provides unique insight into actual employee behaviour when afforded the freedom to work from anywhere.
The LiquidSpace user-base is comprised of organizations of all sizes - F1000 multinational enterprises, dynamic startups, small businesses and solopreneurs - representing a diverse cross-section of industry verticals – including federal, state and local government, finance, insurance, real estate, healthcare, technology, professional services, legal and education.
The report explores:
Continued employee engagement with flexible working
Collaboration driving hybrid workplace spend
The average cost of flexible workplace transactions and how they are trending upwards
The shift in bookings from Central Business District to the suburbs
Hybrid workplace activity by day of the week
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
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