A very special coworking: Recent Episodes

Fanny Marcoux

What sets your coworking space apart?

Each one is different. They all have their own awesomeness, their own little something.

Each month, I interview one coworking manager from somewhere across the world for 30 min. They tell us what their something special is.

Hi, I’m Fanny!

I’m your host and passionate about coworking, remote working, nomading, freelancing, and marketing. Many -ing in there.

During the day, I help ecommerce managers migrate to Google Analytics 4 and optimize their webshop for conversions.

I also post every day on LinkedIn, where you can follow me:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fannymarcoux/


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In this interview, we talk about:

  • Agustin and his space, Huerta
  • the 3 keys that made them full after only 6 months
  • how to manage a community from 29 to 600 seats

0:00 – Hi!

1:12 – Why don’t we invite some friends to work with us?

2:59 – We discovered our reason on the way

5:54 – We began with 29 seats, today we have 600

6:33 – 6 months after we opened, we were full

9:26 – There were 3 success keys

10:37 – We need a garden, sunlight, and space

12:27 – We have a very good team with a lot of experience

13:47 – We cultivates knowledge and improvement

14:57 – Our first contact is kindness

19:11 – Meet community, diversity, and green economy

25:13 – We’re looking into two new locations

26:23 – Go to your local coworking

28:06 – Bye!

Speakers

Agustin D’Elio

Agustin creates spaces and communities the future will need. And that is Huerta Coworking.

A network of 3 spaces across Buenos Aires in Argentina, where community and sustainability are there to support you and your projects.

Check his space, Huerta Coworking:

https://huertacoworking.com/

Fanny Marcoux

I’m your host and passionate about coworking, remote working, nomading, freelancing, and marketing. Many -ing in there.

During the day, I help ecommerce managers migrate to Google Analytics 4 and optimize their webshop for conversions.

I also post every day on LinkedIn, where you can follow me:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fannymarcoux/


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In this interview, we talk about:

  • Szilvia and her spaces, Coworking Hungary and KATEDRA Coworking Veszprém
  • How powerful sharing knowledge with others is
  • What makes coworking, freelancing and remote working complementary

0:00 – Hi!

0:55 – The first time I entered a coworking

3:05 – It was very new and I had to learn a lot

5:44 – It wasn’t easy

9:01 – Freelancers kicked off this coworking story, but not anymore

12:02 – Don’t you want to meet other coworking managers?

17:48 – We thought it was going to be a smooth opening but...

20:29 – The 3 revenue streams (plus 2 more)

23:05 – ‘It’s ok if I’m not there’ does not work

25:43 – Coworkings have a completely different role in villages

27:47 – The biggest lack of knowledge is in community building

30:44 – Connect with other coworkings

32:00 – Bye!

Speakers

Szilvia Filep

We're experiencing major changes in the way people work and live. Szilvia creates and supports places, events and communities that rewrite the way we work.

Coworking Hungary helps connect, share insights, and host events that drive the growth of the coworking culture in Hungary.

KATEDRA Coworking Veszprém is a brand new coworking space that will open its door in May.

Check her spaces, Coworking Hungary and KATEDRA Coworking Veszprém:

https://www.coworkinghungary.hu/en/

https://katedracoworking.hu/

Fanny Marcoux

I’m your host and passionate about coworking, remote working, nomading, freelancing, and marketing. Many -ing in there.

During the day, I help ecommerce managers migrate to Google Analytics 4 and optimize their webshop for conversions.

I also post every day on LinkedIn, where you can follow me:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fannymarcoux/


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In this interview, we’ll talk about:

  • Sonia and her space, Awid Aman Conscious Living
  • remaining open to what’s coming
  • what communities truly are

0:00 – Hi!

2:11 – It was in the middle of the pandemic crisis

6:51 – Reconnecting with simplicity

9:36 – It took me 2 weeks to open my first space

13:29 – The concept changed totally

16:23 – I had this call to be more human

18:46 – Coliving is the perfect middle between Airbnb and hostels

24:04 – Meet people with whom I can build something

28:07 – Bye!

Speakers

Sonia Amroun

Sonia has worked in the hospitality industry since she was 7 and has hosted 150+ participants in her coliving space.

And it’s not just a space. It’s a place where we can experiment with shared governance, conscious consumption, and land conservation.

Check her space, Awid Aman Conscious Living:

https://www.awidaman-nomadcommunity.com/

Fanny Marcoux

I’m your host and passionate about coworking, remote working, nomading, freelancing, and marketing. Many -ing in there.

During the day, I help ecommerce managers migrate to Google Analytics 4 and optimize their webshop for conversions.

I also post every day on LinkedIn, where you can follow me:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fannymarcoux/


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In this interview, we’ll talk about:

  • Justin and his space, Kernville Cowork
  • how work, and workers, have changed
  • what a coworking can do for their community

0:00 – Hi!

1:37 – The definition of rural

4:11 – Nobody’s googling for coworking

7:54 – I saw what it was, I saw what it could do

11:14 – We’re very tourists-dependent

13:49 – COVID was a roller-coaster, and so are every summer and winter

17:14 – We’re a very small space

19:41 – We want to take it to other communities

24:47 – We need to be able to have full-time staff

28:08 – By the end of the day, they feel like they’re a local

31:08 – Join our community hub!

33:17 – Bye!

Speakers

Justin Powers

After working with tech companies and startups, Justin founded Kernville Cowork and Sierra Shared Spaces with one idea in mind: “Work Where You Play”.

They both aim to support entrepreneurs, remote workers, and startups in Kern River Valley, California, and other rural communities.

Check his space, Kernville Cowork, and community project, Sierra Shared Spaces:

https://kernvillecowork.com/

https://sierrashared.space/

Fanny Marcoux

I’m your host and passionate about coworking, remote working, nomading, freelancing, and marketing. Many -ing in there.

During the day, I help ecommerce managers migrate to Google Analytics 4 and optimize their webshop for conversions.

I also post every day on LinkedIn, where you can follow me:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fannymarcoux/


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In this interview, we’ll talk about:

  • Bozhidar and his space, Networking Premium
  • all the types of events a coworking space can host
  • why, at the end of the day, we do coworking or events

0:00 – Hi!

3:24 – I didn’t know what coworking was, I just saw this great place

5:46 – It seems very natural that one day I’ll start working there

7:18 – It was a shock to learn about all the things that we’re doing

8:52 – Coworking and events are a very good fit

10:36 – It’s not what you have, it’s how you use it

11:25 – It comes back to what event space you have

13:55 – It’s good to have a structure and schedule but…

15:05 – If we think it’s a good idea and we can make it, we make it

17:36 – The events I like the most are the events people enjoy

19:34 – You can feel the energy in that space

21:36 – We love to give back to the community

24:28 – Bye!

Speakers

Bozhidar Ivanov

Bozhidar writes for communities. For Open Sofia to promote his home country, Bulgaria, and its capital city, Sofia. For Networking Premium to promote their events.

Networking Premium is a workplace you want to go to, beyond an office, a place where you are surrounded by like-minded people, a community you call Family.

Check his space, Networking Premium:

https://www.networking.space/

Fanny Marcoux

I’m your host and passionate about coworking, remote working, nomading, freelancing, and marketing. Many -ing in there.

During the day, I help ecommerce managers migrate to Google Analytics 4 before it is too late and all their data get erased.

I also post every day on LinkedIn, where you can follow me:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fannymarcoux/


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During this interview, we’ll talk about:

  • Serena and her space, KINO Italy
  • working remotely from remote locations
  • partnering with local organizations

0:00 – Hi!

2:00 – From and back to Italy

5:13 – Filling in the gap

9:09 – This is how we launched our first pilot

13:25 – The infrastructure is not the most modern

17:14 – It has to be beyond the business opportunity

21:30 – We’ll always want to explore new places

24:22 – Come learn Italian

25:11 – Set simple expectations

27:03 – Bye!

Speakers

Serena Chironna

Serena used to live in London working as an account manager. Now she build remote work communities in Italy.

KINO Italy brings digital nomads and remote workers to the hidden gems of Italy – aka picturesque Italian villages and all the sweet things in life.

Check Serena’s space, KINO Italy:

https://kinoitaly.com/

Fanny Marcoux

I’m your host and passionate about coworking, remote working, nomading, freelancing, and marketing. Many -ing in there.

During the day, I help ecommerce managers migrate to Google Analytics 4 before it is too late and all their data get erased.

I also post every day on LinkedIn, where you can follow me:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fannymarcoux/


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During this interview, we’ll talk about:

  • Ivano and his space, Out Quarters
  • The beautiful sea and mountains near Cilento, Campagna in Italy
  • How and why to dive into remote work

0:00 – Hi!

0:55 – The co in coliving

2:38 – Escape the city...

5:50 – … to a small town

9:15 – Already working in a hybrid model in 2016

11:05 – I started travelling and working remotely

14:13 – Those communities are in coworking and coliving space

16:21 – Why don’t these things exist in Italy?

18:27 – The first experience

21:57 – Let’s do life-work balance, not work-life balance

24:40 – It’s a pity that, in the low season, Cilento gets depopulated

29:27 – The second experience

31:32 – I agree with the ‘back to the office’

34:42 – Bye!

Speakers

Ivano Stella

Ivano develops co-living experiences, manages the operational plan and maintains relationships with digital nomad and startup communities.

Out Quarters gathers coliving and coworking enthusiasts in Italy to foster meaningful connections and a positive impact.

Check Ivano’s space, Out Quarters:

https://outquarters.com/

Fanny Marcoux

I’m your host and passionate about coworking, remote working, nomading, freelancing, and marketing. Many -ing in there.

During the day, I help ecommerce managers migrate to Google Analytics 4 before it is too late and all their data gets erased.

I also post every day on LinkedIn, where you can follow me:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fannymarcoux/


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During this interview, we’ll talk about:

  • Hannah and her space, the Staunton Innovation Hub
  • How to grow even during a pandemic
  • Remote work, balance and outposts

0:00 – Hi!

3:02 – Let’s do this right in this rural area and see how it goes

5:29 – We decided to open a 2nd space, during the pandemic

8:23 – Hey, why don’t you come and join our team?

11:50 – It was even better than I expected

15:45 – Understand the importance of work-life balance

17:47 – That’s where we get hybrid work

19:17 – Our community are self-starters

21:15 – Our hope is to have between 20 and 30 spaces

24:55 – We have a shortlist of areas that picked our interest

27:22 – Bye!

Speakers

Hannah Cooper

Hannah manages the two Innovation Hubs, in Staunton and Harrisonburg. She’s also a wife, mum, adventurer and big support of entrepreneurs and small businesses.

The Staunton Innovation Hub is designed to reduce barriers to innovation and help small businesses succeed. Entrepreneurs come for features like fast internet or office space, and stay for the people.

Check her space, Staunton Innovation Hub :

https://www.stauntonhub.com/

Fanny Marcoux

I’m your host and passionate about coworking, remote working, nomading, freelancing, and marketing. Many -ing in there.

During the day, I help ecommerce managers migrate to Google Analytics 4 before it is too late and all their data get erased.

I also post every day on LinkedIn, where you can follow me:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fannymarcoux/


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During this interview, we’ll talk about:

  • Anne and her space, The Sweet Core
  • what being a family truly means
  • how spaces can collaborate together

0:00 – Hi!

0:41 – The space came after the community

4:36 – There was more than just creatives coming at the table

6:00 – There were many great cafes but coworking was missing

9:07 – This has to happen

11:54 – Kids and dogs are the norm

15:42 – We don’t have to be a one size fits all

17:03 – Collaboration over competition

19:48 – Cat Johnson’s Coworking Lab

21:41 – A great business resource

23:19 – A wellness theme

24:45 – Get out!

26:10 – Bye!

Speakers

Anne Kirby

Anne does many things.

She operates an agency, a coworking space, founded a Coworking Alliance, hosted a Coworking Conference, hosts meetup groups and does some more public speaking.

The Candy Factory is a community of professionals who have found a new way to work.

It promotes business growth, creative thinking, shared brilliance, and collaboration for small businesses, freelancers, remote workers, and non-profits.

Check Anne’s space, The Candy Factory:

https://candyissweet.com/

Fanny Marcoux

I’m your host and passionate about coworking, remote working, nomading, and marketing. Many -ing in there.

During the day, I help ecommerce managers migrate to Google Analytics 4 before it is too late and all their data gets erased.

I also post every day on LinkedIn, where you can follow me:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fannymarcoux/


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During this interview, we’ll talk about:

  • Ed and his space, The Space to Thrive
  • The Serotonin Twist
  • How to build a real safe space

0:00 – Hi

2:34 – Working together, with a pomodoro

4:06 – The temptation to procrastinate

7:19 – It got really bad during the pandemic

9:14 – You love it or you hate it

10:57 – A balance between well-being and productivity

12:17 – I got emails months or years after

14:00 – Always mix with other people

16:08 – I didn’t know how to describe what I did

18:00 – A real safe space

22:03 – The energy shifts when someone new arrives

25:39 – Train people up

28:14 – Remote work in remote areas

29:34 – Bring people into their bodies

31:38 – Bye

Speakers

Ed Moss

Ed likes to bring together different people and help organisations improve their processes.

That’s exactly what he does with ‘The Space to Thrive’ -- the place where leaders and teams come to thrive, even during the toughest times.

Check Ed’s space, The Space to Thrive :

https://www.thespacetothrive.com/

Fanny Marcoux

I’m your host and passionate about coworking, remote working, nomading, and marketing. Many -ing in there.

During the day, I help ecommerce managers migrate to Google Analytics 4 before it is too late and all their data get erased.

I also post every day on LinkedIn, where you can follow me:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fannymarcoux/


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During this interview, we’ll talk about:

• Ravinder and his space, Nurall

• the difference between remote work and working from home

• how to grow a space organically

0:00 – Hi!

2:45 – The pandemic gave us an opportunity

5:37 – 10 years ago was completely different

8:10 – Technology can help us connect

12:15 – Your tribe is everywhere

15:10 – Partner with other spaces

18:33 – You want to include local communities

20:58 – Remote workers want to level up

24:21 – Grow organically

26:11 – It’s about freedom

28:17 – Bye!

Speakers

Ravinder Dharmapuram

Ravi is the founder and CEO of Nurall, a coworking, coliving and conference space.

It’s inspired by remote workers, digital nomads and their quest towards the freedom to work where and when you want.

Check his space, Nurall:

https://www.nurall.co/

Fanny Marcoux

I’m your host and passionate about coworking, remote working, nomading, freelancing, and marketing. Many -ing in there.

During the day, I help ecommerce managers get used to Google Analytics 4.

I also post every day on LinkedIn, where you can follow me:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fannymarcoux/


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During this interview, we’ll talk about:

  • Spud and his spaces, New Leaf, the co.space, 3 Dots, and My Creative Community
  • the Community Commitment Curve
  • lots of messy middles

0:00 – Hello!

1:51 – A total lack of community spaces

5:30 – Where people can work, live and play together

8:00 – What is your strength?

10:42 – Your staff is also part of the community

13:55 – When have you felt the most alone?

15:06 – Introvert and community builder

17:25 – Engage everybody in their own way

20:35 – You cannot clone yourself fast enough

22:18 – When the ecosystem doesn’t need us anymore

25:28 – A community of community (builders)

28:16 – All the tools and resources

31:45 – Bye!

Speakers

Spud Marshall

Spud is a social entrepreneur, creative community builder, and lover of fog machines.

He co-founded two coworking, one coliving and a support group for creative community builders.

Finally, he is the author of two books ‘Designing Creative Communities’ and the ‘Creative Communities Field Guide.’

Check his current community, My Creative Community:

http://www.mycreative.community/

And his hundreds tools list to help you manage your community:

https://mycreative.community/opportunity/

Fanny Marcoux

I’m your host and passionate about coworking, remote working, nomading, freelancing, and marketing. Many -ing in there.

During the day, I help ecommerce managers migrate to Google Analytics 4 before it is too late and all their data get erased.

I also post every day on LinkedIn, where you can follow me:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fannymarcoux/


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During this interview, we’ll talk about:

  • Time and his space, Work Inn
  • what coworking brings in compared to a private office
  • being there for your members, while on a roller-coaster

0:00 – Hi there!

3:22 – From the City in London to West Nordrhein-Westfalen in Germany

7:01 – Are German towns ready for coworking?

9:25 – ‘It all went crazy’

10:42 – Private offices are trendy, why not do only that?

14:22 – When big corporations, startups and freelancers talk to one another

15:58 – You cannot book online, you have to come to the space

18:40 – Large network of smaller spaces

21:00 – We call it ‘Open Coworking’

22:45 – Opening a new space is always a hassle

24:37 – There are a few more locations I really want

27:36 – Try a coworking space now!

29:36 – See ya!

Speakers

Tim Schabsky

Tim and his team/family are working hard to create a large network of coworking spaces in the Ruhr-Area.

They’re designed for start-ups, agile corporates, ambitious freelancers, digital leaders and creatives.

They have 13 coworking spaces, 300+ regular members and 4.000+ people attending their events.

Check his coworking space, Work Inn:

http://www.workinn.de/

Fanny Marcoux

I’m your host and passionate about coworking, remote working, nomading, and marketing. Many -ing in there.

During the day, I help ecommerce managers migrate to Google Analytics 4 before it’s too late and all their data get erased.

I also post every day on LinkedIn, where you can follow me:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fannymarcoux/


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During this interview, we’ll talk about:

  • Paulette and her online community, Cafe Lifestyle
  • the silver nomads coming in
  • how spirituality and productivity can go together

1:20 – It’s the cafe culture, it’s magical

6:00 – I found my tribe, my people

9:08 – There are more and more women over 40 who are location independent

11:10 – They come in all kinds of different flavours

14:23 – You can even book a seat at a restaurant or cafe during downtime

17:00 – There’s a lack of accountability, self-care and productivity

20:16 – Helping spiritually minded to set and celebrate goals

24:45 – Blending business and spiritual goals

28:03 – Are you feeling the stress of solopreneurs?

Speakers

Paulette Durepos

Paulette loves coffee, cafes and the lifestyle that goes with it. That’s how she started her own community, at a cafe.

She now helps female entrepreneurs both at cafes and online. She provides them with a space where they can ask tough questions and work on what they need.

Check the CafeLifestyle here:

https://cafelifestyle.rocks/

Fanny Marcoux

I’m your host and passionate about coworking, remote working, digital nomading, and digital marketing. Many -ing in there.

During the day, I help ecommerce managers migrate to Google Analytics 4 before it is too late and all their data get erased.

I also post every day on LinkedIn. You can follow me here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fannymarcoux/


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During this interview, we talk about:

  • Pauline and her former space, Le Laptop, and her new project
  • how to go from 1 to 10 employees
  • what ‘coworking’ really means

1:18 – How crazy one can be to start one of the first coworking spaces in Paris...

5:51 – The space selects the members, not the opposite

10:06 – The goal wasn’t to build a coworking, but to share this new knowledge

13:18 – The space has many layers, including the climate crisis

16:16 – Marseilles is different

20:56 – I will never do a coworking again, the community is more important

24:32 – We do many trainings online, our members ask for it

27:33 – The next evolution is a media

33:35 – Dancing is the solution

Speakers

Pauline Thomas

Pauline is an artist, author, agile sprinter and founder of Le Laptop, a coworking space in Paris and Marseilles dedicated to design since 2012.

There, they train freelancers and other creative workers in UX and provide them with everything they need. It aims to create a space for real collaboration.

Check her space here:

https://www.lelaptop.com/

Fanny Marcoux

I’m your host and passionate about coworking, remote working, nomading, and marketing. Many -ing in there.

During the day, I help ecommerce managers migrate to Google Analytics 4 before it’s too late.

I also post every day on LinkedIn. You can follow me there:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fannymarcoux/


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During this interview, we talk about:

  • Taylor and her coworking, Groove
  • What are Community Manager, Builder and Architect?
  • How do you scale the unscalable?

0:00 – What is the Groove?

1:27 – How your first experience at a coworking can inspire you

4:30 – Both IRL and fully remote have one thing in common, a community

7:47 – Even physical spaces want to keep in touch in the long term

10:18 – What’s a Community Manager?

12:46 – What does status look like? And what does it say about your values?

17:40 – Building a community is like building a house

20:05 – Going fully remote

23:35 – You’re not in their shoes, you actually lived it

26:27 – Scaling intimacy

27:47 – The End

Speakers

Taylor Harrington

Taylor is on a mission to build the opposite of loneliness in the world. And she does just that by bringing people together as the Head of Community at Groove.

Groove is a global community of solo workers getting sh*t done. It's like walking into a virtual coffee shop and everyone there is an awesome solo worker paving their own path.

Check the Groove app here:

https://wegroov.in/share/fwix

Fanny Marcoux

I’m your host and passionate about coworking, remote working, nomading, and marketing. Many -ing in there.

During the day, I help ecommerce managers migrate to Google Analytics 4 before it’s too late.

I also post every day on LinkedIn. You can follow me there:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fannymarcoux/


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This is the first interview, and LinkedIn Live event. So exciting, and scary… Thank you so much to Vidur Pratap Bansal who accepted to join me in this adventure.

During this interview, we talked about:

  • Vidur and his space, Workcave
  • how to make your first hires
  • the coworking industry in India

3:07 – Coworking spaces can start with one big company that rents one big private office

5:03 – Some like big windows, some don’t, which team are you on?

7:38 – Divide into calling and non-calling zones for salespeople or teachers who need to make many calls

10:14 – Just open a second branch right in the middle of the pandemic

13:50 – Coworking spaces are where you could find the right people to help you

15:42 – Or even manage a daycare centre

20:20 – Community managers need an attitude, to be a people person

22:20 – Take the time to catch up, even if it’s only over the phone. It’s a small thing, but it makes a huge difference.

25:14 – Corporates are transitioning to coworking spaces, bit by bit

32:10 – Will companies try coworking spaces, or even completely switch?

34:50 – How to network during events at coworking spaces

Speakers

Vidur Pratap Bansal

Vidur is the founder and CEO of Workcave in Chandigarh, India.

Workcave is a coworking space with a mission to help startups and freelancers. They provide them with a fully furnished economical office so that they can work, without any hassles.

Check this space here:

https://workcave.in/

Fanny Marcoux

I’m your host and passionate about coworking, remote work, digital nomading, freelancing, and digital marketing. Many -ing in there.

I help busy freelancers simplify their marketing, and interview coworking managers about what makes their space special.

I also post every day on LinkedIn. You can follow me here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fannymarcoux/


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During this interview, we talk about:

• Christoph, his former space, betahaus, and new project, One Coworking

• how someone thinks about starting in 2009 what will be later called ‘a coworking space’

• the yearning for freedom and community that brings spaces together

0:00 – Hello

1:07 – betahaus started in 2009, it wasn’t even called coworking

04:20 – We were spoiled a lot and only needed the money from the grand-mother to start

6:26 – We went through bankruptcy a year ago because of COVID

8:09 – It’s now a European story

10:30 – A network of coworking spaces, as a side project

13:45 – The future of work looks a lot like coworking

16:18 – This is kind of a secret, we want to work more with the spaces

17:35 – We’ll have a big announcement beginning of next year

18:30 – And it’s again different from all those virtual spaces popping up

19:33 – This is our journey towards an ecosystem for coworking

22:21 – Building betahaus was beautiful, but also exhausting

24:37 – A coworking space for pensioners?

26:30 – Coworking is a trend much bigger than the COVID crisis

28:20 – Thank you and goodbye

Speakers

Christoph Fahle

Christoph co-founded betahaus, one of Europe’s earliest coworking space networks. As a CEO, he guided their strategy and expansion.

He is now working on One Coworking -- a journey to make global workspace infrastructures and communities more accessible.

Check One Coworking platform here:

https://onecoworking.com/

Fanny Marcoux

I’m your host and passionate about coworking, remote working, digital nomading, and digital marketing. Many -ing in there.

I help ecommerce managers migrate to Google Analytics 4 before it is too late and all their data get erased.

I also post every day on LinkedIn. You can follow me here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fannymarcoux/


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During this interview, we talk about:

  • Ivana and her space, HUB365
  • how your community can go from startups, to freelancers, to big companies
  • the common point between a church, a bar and breakfast

0:00 – The Start

02:20 – For many people, a community manager was still only about managing social media

06:00 – At the beginning, this space was a startup incubator

08:30 – Then, we stopped working with them

11:10 – During the quarantine, most members were freelancers who wanted to escape home, and some big companies, one team at a time

13:15 – Now events are starting again, we host them every day for up to 100+ people

15:15 – The whole building is more than 2,000m²

17:13 – There’s a big difference between this and last year

21:04 – We’re thinking about opening a second smaller location in the city centre

22:59 – You have everything here, even a church, bar, and monthly breakfast

25:44 – Digital nomads open more and more companies in Croatia

28:07 – The End

Speakers

Ivana Radić

Ivana is a Community Manager, Coworking Coordinator, HR Assistant and PR Manager. In short, she’s like me, she cannot stay in one place.

HUB365 hosts tech events, workshops, meetups and hackathons. They discover, support and empower talented young people, helping them build startups. In short, they also cannot stay in one place.

Check her space here:

https://hub385.com/

Fanny Marcoux

I’m your host and passionate about coworking, remote working, digital nomading, and digital marketing. Many -ing in there.

I help ecommerce managers transition to Google Analytics 4 before it is too late and all their data get erased.

I also post every day on LinkedIn. You can follow me here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fannymarcoux/


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During this interview, we talk about:

  • Stacey and her space, The Tribe
  • How she designed her space in the middle of rural Devon, 2000 habitants
  • Barriers female entrepreneurs and mompreneurs face in their career

1:08 – It’s a very, very, very small space, about 45 m²

3:22 – As soon as I heard about coworking, I thought ‘this is the future of work’

8:20 – I wanted to make it for female entrepreneurs because of the barriers they face in their career

10:55 – Until we had to close during the first lockdown, that was a dark time...

13:00 – After the 2nd lockdown, I had the energy to pivot to an online community

16:05 – We thought we would struggle during the summer holidays, but got surprised by a new type of member, tourists

18:30 – We don’t exclude anybody, but men who come here are only looking for a desk

21:26 – You don’t have those conversations when you work by yourself at home

23:20 – Do you plan to be more than 8 people in your space?

26:10 – Coworking got a bright future

Speakers

Stacey Sheppard

Stacey is an award-winning interior design blogger and journalist. She felt lonely working from home alone and couldn't find a coworking space where she wanted to spend time. So she decided to set one up.

The Tribe is a small community-driven coworking space in Totnes, UK. It provides creative, growth-oriented female entrepreneurs with an inspiring working environment designed to foster collaboration, connection and support.

Check her space here:

https://thetribecoworking.co.uk/

Fanny Marcoux

I’m your host and passionate about coworking, remote working, digital nomading, and digital marketing. Many -ing in there.

I help ecommerce managers transition to Google Analytics 4 before it is too late and all their data get erased.

I also post every day on LinkedIn. You can follow me here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fannymarcoux/


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3 - If you want your members to have a good experience, you do this, with Leo Mpa and The House

During this interview, we talk about:

  • Leo and his space, The House
  • why we need real plants around us
  • how to engage your members and build community

2:00 – an old house in an old neighbourhood with so many plants

9:30 – the building owner offered me to manage its 400m² of space, it’s huge

12:50 – I was planning to make a coliving in Bali, but I lost everything due to the pandemic...

16:00 – digital nomads move and are alone when they arrive in a new city, help them

17:15 – a coworking isn’t just a space, it’s community first

19:10 – organise events every day, they’re excuses to meet new people

20:45 – focus on what you’re good at and like, and delegate the rest

21:50 – it’s difficult to find someone who can properly take care of the space

25:10 – that time, when we tried to open a second space… everything went wrong

29:40 – my members are my coworkers, they give me feedback

31:30 – the next step is to expand into a digital platform

Speakers

Leo Mpa

Leo founded The House, a coworking space in the old town of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain. There, he organises events about every day, home cooking deliveries, parties, pastries, and so on.

The House is an old house in an old neighbourhood fresh inside when it’s hot outside with Southern Spain typical mosaic and many, many, many plants.

Check his space here:

https://www.the-house.eu/

Fanny Marcoux

I’m your host and passionate about coworking, remote working, digital nomading, freelancing, and digital marketing. Many -ing in there.

I help busy freelancers simplify their marketing, and interview coworking managers about what makes their space special.

I also post every day on LinkedIn. Follow me here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fannymarcoux/


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