“In Tel Aviv, 70% of our coworking space’s members are back!” – Brain Embassy
Nir Kelner is Head of Global Coworking Unit at Brain Embassy, an Israel based coworking brand with locations in Tel Aviv, Warsaw and Antwerp. Two months ago, as lockdown arrived in Israel, we spoke with Nir and, as many coworking spaces, he was worried about the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on their operations. After eight weeks, we wanted to know more about how the situation evolved in...
“You save more space by taking away tables than by asking people to leave empty seats” – Kinnarps
Karina Kerja is a Poland based workspace expert and the International Concept Manager at Kinnarps, the Swedish furniture company. Due to the current situation, companies are looking at how to reduce their overhead cost and coworking is being an option for them. The need to put safe workplace environments is crucial, though. As one of the leading workplace professionals we have interviewed Karina...
SleevesUp: “Risk management is becoming the first reason why employers are considering coworking”
Sebastian Schmidt is the CEO of SleevesUp, a family owned coworking spaces network in Germany. SleevesUp is one of the few independent brands in Germany with a big network that operates 11 small locations from Frankfurt to Aachen. Learn more about them in the following interview. Main takeaways Here a few main takeaways from our conversation with Sebastian: Companies in Germany have...
“We expect 15% of remotely working employees to opt for coworking”
Neo-Nomade is a French company working with corporates and medium size businesses to create customised packages they can use to let their employees roam between coworking spaces in France. As the percentage of employees working from home is sky-rocketing due to the Covid-19 crisis, we have interviewed Baptiste Broughton, one of Neo-Nomade's co-founders, to learn more about this phase companies...
“Franchise and shared revenue model is our recipe to grow in suburban areas”
Alexander Stampfer co-founded the proptech startup andys.cc in Vienna in 2018, a modern workplace operator with a franchise model. We have interviewed Alexander, responsible for the expansion of their locations and the development of andys.cc branch concept, to find out more about the Austrian coworking market and their business model. Alexander will be a speaker at the upcoming Coworking Europe...
“Companies will start to see the coworking model as their best insurance policy” – Adam Lis (JLL Poland)
Adam Lis is a real estate professional, flex office and coworking expert. He works as a Flexible Office Solutions Manager at JLL Poland. Previously, he had been active as Head of Growth and General Manager at Brain Embassy, a coworking space operator in Warsaw. As he perfectly knows both worlds, we have interviewed Adam to find out more about his thoughts regarding the current Covid-19 situation...
“Three and four stars hotels will growingly integrate coworking within their scope of services”
mrp hotels is a hospitality consulting firm with long-time experience in the global hotel and real estate industries. The company has offices in Vienna, Berlin, Amsterdam, Luzern and Istanbul. We have interviewed Olaf Steinhage and Lea-Sophie Zwoch, both authors of the recently released industry report "Coworking: How hotels can add relevant value to the coworking market" to learn more about...
Co-living for elderly is rising and it shares similarities with coworking business
Steven Zeeman is Managing Partner Life Europe, an institutional start-up platform founded in 2019. Noticing the shortage and complexity of senior living across Europe, Steven initiated the Hamlet Living project, a mixed co-living environment for elderly people that have reached 65 years. Hamlet’s premise starts with the idea that independent living privacy can be combined with a huge...
Guinness Enterprise Centre: “Expansion plans keep going and supporting our national mission”
Eamonn Sayers is the CEO of the Guinness Enterprise Centre (GEC), a Dublin based non-profit coworking and startup incubator. Located in an underprivileged area of the Irish capital, the GEC plays a major role in boosting the local start-up scene and neighbourhood. Beyond that, the GEC supports a lot of initiatives on the national level, working as the entrepreneurial touch down hub of...
“Franchising is sure to become a bigger part of the coworking landscape”
Venture X UK & Ireland is the master franchise development partner for Venture X, a premium coworking provider with a focus on member wellbeing, high-end design and inclusivity. It was one of the fastest growing brands in the US last year and now has 29 locations open globally and has signed master licence agreements in 35 countries with plenty more in the pipeline. They recently opened...
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