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“A workplace retreat needs to be versatile, welcoming various individuals with unique needs”–Julianne Becker (Coconat)

Dec 8, 2016 | Business, Digital freelancers

In 2011, Julianne Becker answered an ad for a job at Deskwanted/Deskmag. The position was for someone to research, write articles, and manage social media, regarding all things coworking. This was Julianne’s first encounter with coworking, and she’s been involved ever since. Since then she assisted in the organization of the 2nd Coworking Europe conference in Berlin and is also the cofounder...

“The word Digital Nomad doesn’t reflect the big trends behind the movement”- Sophie Ozdzinski, CoPass

Nov 1, 2016 | Business, Creativity, Design, Digital freelancers, Technology

Like many coworking projects, Copass was created out of necessity. Three years ago the coworking membership program, that now has a network of 700 plus individuals and companies around the globe, was born. Since the majority of Copass founders have been involved in the coworking movement since its very beginning, creating a network came naturally. With friends and fellow coworking space owners...

“Barely a day goes by where I am not visiting a coworking space”-Joe Griston

Nov 1, 2016 | Digital freelancers, Technology

After many years of working around the world, Joe Griston joined freelancer.com as the Director of People & Talent. For the last 3 and a half years, Joe has been responsible for all HR and Recruitment operations globally at one of the biggest job finding portals for freelancers. In this time, Freelancer.com has grown to have 500 staff in 7 offices across the globe. After moving back to his...

The key to building a successful coworking platform is to understand your community

Oct 12, 2016 | Business, Creativity, Design, Digital freelancers

After the financial crisis, Spain was one of the countries that faced some of the highest unemployment rates in Europe. As a result, many professionals, freelancers, and business operators began to reimagine the professional landscape. In 2011, Ruth Martinez had a baby on the way and her husband had just started freelancing. In this time of change, they were exploring new options and had heard...

“We propose the off peak environment of beautiful restaurants for coworking”-Preston Pesek, Spacious NYC

Sep 17, 2016 | Digital freelancers, Real Estate, Technology

Finding a place to work in a major metropolis like New York City can be a challenge and an expensive one at that. At first glance, options may seem limited, but if you look a little closer, maybe the perfect place to work was there all along. Preston Pesek, co-founder of Spacious Coworking, saw past property challenges and found that there was actually plenty of space, depending on how you look...

“People come to colive for various reasons, but they stay for the community”-Stephanie Cornell, Old Oak Collective

Jul 21, 2016 | Business, Design, Digital freelancers, Real Estate, Technology

In 2010, Reza Merchant was in his last year of university, having a hard time finding an affordable place to live that wasn’t in shambles. Over the years, Merchant and his team started to see more and more issues within the housing market and a lack of supply for a growing demand. We caught up with Stephanie from the Old Oak Collective, the latest member to join London's coliving movement, to...