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Flex Uncensored - A Coworking Podcast — 207 episodes

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203. Chiko Abengowe of Perfect Office Solutions on the Hard Lessons Behind Growth

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202. Chris Hoyt of The Pioneer Collective on Why More Revenue Streams Aren't Always Better

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201. Jackie Latragna on Marketing Coworking Spaces

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200. How Isaac Esses Built TKO Suites to 24 Locations by Prioritizing Efficiency Over Hype

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200. How Isaac Esses Built TKO Suites to 24 Locations by Prioritizing Efficiency Over Hype

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200. How Isaac Esses Built TKO Suites to 24 Locations by Prioritizing Efficiency Over Hype

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200. How Isaac Esses Built TKO Suites to 24 Locations by Prioritizing Efficiency Over Hype

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199. Greg Miley on how Clockwise is Scaling Across Europe Through Partnerships with Asse Owners

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198. Workbox CEO John Wallace on Scaling a Coworking Business

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197. How Andrew Runnette Is Helping Scale the Cowarehousing Industry

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196. Best Of: Reclaiming Creativity in Coworking Design with Dean Connell

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195. How Alanna Imbach Built Vibe Coworks Around Community and Connection

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194. Best of: How Gina Schreck Built a 50,000 SF Community Hub

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193. Jamie And Gio Talk About AI, Health Trackers And What's Going On In The Industry Right Now

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192. How Travis Low of Shift Workspaces Is Using AI to Transform Coworking Operations

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191. How HIT's Uri Isken and Gabriel Bucher Are Winning Big with Enterprise Flex Space

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190. The "Stable Living" Concept Chris Moeller Is Building at Pathway Communities

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189. How Jim Groves Built Rubberdesk to Bring Transparency to Flex Office Markets

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188. How Rob Archer Turned Codebase Coworking Into a Hub for Entrepreneurs and Community

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187. Amina Moreau and Radious Are Turning Homes into Workspaces

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186. Steve Kinder of Good Coworking on Blending Real Estate, Community, and Creativity

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185. Inside Collingwood Foundry with Brandon Houston: Rethinking Coworking Metrics

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184. Jean-Yves Huwart on the Evolution of Coworking Across Europe

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183. Ward Richmond: From Touring Musician to Commercial Real Estate Leader

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182. Mark Burge on Why the Best Flex Operators Know When to Say No

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181. Liz Elam on GCUC's 50th Event, Mental Health in Coworking, and the Future of Flex

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180. Luke Wills: Generating Leads with AI, Building Community, and Taking a Leap of Faith

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179. From Harlem to Rock Hill: Derek and Broyny Vitatoe on Opening Work at Wheel

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178. Virtual Offices as Your Revenue Foundation: David Steyn on What IWG Knows About Profit

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177. Trust, Grace, and Radical Ownership: The 25N Leadership Team on What Makes Culture Work

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176. AI's Real Impact on Coworking: Ben Wright on Top Line Growth, Data Quality, and What Actually Works

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175. Translating Vision into Reality: Carly Bedini on Leading Operations at iQ Offices

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174. From Event Space to Offices: Kim Lee on Strategic Pivots and Launching a Small Business Accelerator

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173. From Networking to Implementation: Nicole Antolino and Brittany Alavinejad on AI, Specialization, and Hitting 100% Occupancy

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172. Inside Coworking Europe: Kane Willmott and Eyal Lasker on Multi-Location Operators and Europe's Advanced Market

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171. Why Community Still Wins: A Real Talk Roundtable with Stormy McBride and Taylor Mason

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170. Inside Preferred Office Network's Rebrand with Caroline Hecht

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169. Turning Learning into Impact: Meagan Slavin's Approach at 25N Coworking

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168. Redefining the Office Experience: Inside The Great Room by Industrious

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167. Designing Spaces for Success: Richie Parsons on Growth, Community, and Collaboration

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166. The GWA Chicago Conference Preview: International Expansion, Major Keynotes & What's Coming Next

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165. Rethink Your Workspace: Cassandra Kavanagh on Pivoting, Resilience, and Connection

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164. Tobi Skovron on Building CreativeCubes: Intentionality, Community, and Scaling in Australia

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163. From Beanbags to Baristas: Brad Krauskopf on Hub Australia's Evolution

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162. Inside WOTSO: Australia's Largest Independent Flexible Workspace Operator

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161. What's Next for Flexible Workspaces: Gio's Keynote at Flexible Workspace Australia

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160. Michael Kloppenburg on Brokerage Outlook, Flex Trends & Why Location Still Rules

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159. How Shannon and Emiliano Lerda Are Reinventing Warehousing for Small Businesses

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158. Why Your Furniture and Tech Stack Might Be Costing You Members

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157. Best Of Chiko Abengowe: Scaling Success - How Chiko Built a Coworking Empire from Scratch (July 2024)

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156. Meeting Room Madness, Dynamic Pricing & Why Conferences Still Matter

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155. Marathons, Mentors, and Mindspace: Mark Goldfinger's Playbook for Impact

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154. Inside Bamboo: Amanda Lewan's Strategy for Growth, Community, and Creative Real Estate Deals

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153. Coworking at Scale: 50,000 Square Feet of Events, Offices, and Human Magic

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152. How CENTRL Office Turned a Leasing Problem into a Flex Powerhouse with Alex Hughes

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151. Inside Upflex: Ginger Dhaliwal on Solving for Space, Scale, and the Human Experience

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150. Designing for People, Not Desks: Dean Connell on Reclaiming Creativity in the Coworking World

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149. From Tech Exec to Flex Pioneer: Arian Lewis on Building a Better Workplace at Kiln

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148. Tashi Dorjee on How JLL's Flex Innovation Team is Working With Landlords in Australia

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147. Behind the Curtain at GCUC: Liz Elam on Building a Global Coworking Movement

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146. Lee Linton, from Office Evolution, on Lessons from Franchising and Front Desks

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145. Sarah Travers, CEO of Workbar on why Flex Sells & Coworking in the Metaverse (June 2022)

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144. How Jon Lambert Transformed a Bank into The Cannon, a Thriving Coworking Space

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143. The GSA Launches a Pilot to Transform How Agencies Book, Share, and Manage Workspace

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142. Inside IOS Offices: A Masterclass in Coworking Culture & Leadership with Javier Garcia Iza

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141. Inside GWA Immersive in Mexico City: Hospitality, Community & Big Takeaways with Kurt Patrick and Grant Barnhill

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140. Beyond the Office: Why Hospitality is the Secret to Coworking Success with John Egan & John Herring

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139. Caleb Parker Uncensored: Brand, Partnerships, and the Future of Flexible Work

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138. Coworking Meets Mixed-Use Development: Anne Olsen on The Shop's Unique Model

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137. Brian Elliott Breaks Down the Future of Work: Why Some Leaders Are Getting It Wrong

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136. Inside the Flex Industry: Gio and Jamie discuss GWA, Global Events, Industry Trends & More

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135. David Cairns on the Future of Flex: Challenging the Status Quo in Commercial Real Estate

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134. William Sandford on Yardi's Acquisition of Despass and Hubble

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133. David Fisher on Funding & Innovating on Self-Storage, Coworking and Cowarehousing

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132. Navigating the Flex Real Estate Frontier with Michael Kloppenburg of Avison Young

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131. GWA Immersive Debrief: Redefining Coworking Through Design, Technology, and Community

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130. How Brick House Blue is Killing it With Their Meetings & Events Business and Hospitality Mindset (Ep. 38 rerun)

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129. From Metal Bands to Building Innovation Ecosystem: CIC's Stacey Messier's Unique Leadership Journey

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128. Building a Business from Faith and Vision: Patrick Hemus, Maggie O'Neill Center, Shares His Journey

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127. Scaling Success: How Lee Ann & Jamie Willard Built a Multi-Location Executive Suite Brand

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126. Evolving the Coworking Model Through Landlord Partnerships and Industry-Specific Ecosystems w/ Jonny Rosenblatt, Spacemade

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125. Navigating Risk and Opportunity in Flex Space with Anant Yardi, CEO of Yardi Systems

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124. Scaling Wellness Standards in Coworking with IWBI's Jessica Cooper & Instant Group's Sam Pickering

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123. Kane Willmott, CEO of IQ Offices, Shares Insights from London's Flex Office Scene

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122. Annie Draper: Director of Product Strategy, Flex Office at Hines, on Scaling Flexible Workspaces Globally

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121. Building a Multi-Location Business with Ryan Harris, Managing Partner, CEO of Intelligent Office

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120. Lose The Leakage: Capturing and Monetizing Meeting Room Usage with Eric Gutierrez at Accessia

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119. From WeWork to LiquidSpace: Tom Bruister on Redefining Office Flexibility

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118. Kevin Whelan on Marketing Your Coworking Business

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117. From Youth Pastor to Hybrid Leasing Pioneer: Trent Oswalt's Journey in Coworking with Hines

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116. Making Coworking Work in Hotels - Ian Minor Figured it Out (Ep. 47 re-run)

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115. Navigating SBA Loans for Coworking Spaces: Insights from Katelyn Hendricks, VP of Business Development, Byline Bank

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114. Why Tim Hasse, Founder of General Provision, is Going all in on Hospitality and Brand Building

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113. Scaling Success: How Chiko Abengowe Built a Coworking Empire from Scratch

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112. Scaling Success: Beth DeGraffenreid's Journey from Suburbs to City Center in OKC

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111. Meagan Slavin, COO of 25N Coworking on Management Agreements and Leadership

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110. Shlomo Silber, Founder of Bond Collective, Dishes on His New Venture

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109. From Mosquito Repellent to Co-Warehousing Pioneer with Philip Freeman, CEO of Murphy's Naturals and Founder of The Loading Dock

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108. From Bronx Roots to Coworking Success: Ramon Gonzalez's Journey with Thrive

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107. Jamie & Gio State of the Union May 2024

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106. Eyal Lasker, Co-Founder and CEO of Flexspace.ai on Frictionless E-commerce Transactions and Dynamic Pricing for Coworking Spaces

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105. Kane Willmott, Co-Founder and CEO of IQ Offices on Designing Your Business to Serve Your Ideal Customer

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104. Bisnow's Jarred Schenke Shares His Perspective on Yardi's Acquisition of WeWork

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103. Ben Wright, Global Head of Partnerships at The Instant Group, on Yardi's Acquisition of WeWork

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102. Michael Feinstein on Real Estate Structures, Creative Landlords and Leading a Really Good but Lean Team

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101. Brandon Medeiros and Ryan Donohue from REKalibrate on Truth Seeking, Suburban Real Estate, Office Occupancy, and Sneaker Fashion

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100. Jamie & Gio Dish on the State of the Union AND Celebrate 100 Episodes!

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99. Nick Clark Uncensored: Before, During, and After CommonDesk

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98. LG Gets Uncensored About Family, Business, SwitchYards, WeWork and Commercial Real Estate Disruption

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97. The Hospitality Paradigm: Service Excellence and Human Connection with David Arraya

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96. Kurt Patrick with Essensys: Bagpipes, Sales, and Real Estate Vision

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95. A Candid Chat with Willie Gutierrez, President of Premier Workspaces on Profitable Growth, Relationships, and Self-Growth

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94. Laura Kozelouzek, CEO of Quest Workspaces On Knowing Who you Serve, Scaling With Cashflow and Running a Profitable Business

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93. Jean Yves Reveals the 2024 Coworking Europe Conference in 2024 and Shares his Top 2024 Coworking Trends

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92. Sam Rosen on the Deskpass/Breather Merger Into Parent Company Industrious

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91. Frank Cottle on Sustained Success in the Flex Office Industry

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90. Philip Cohen, Sr. VP of Operations at Workuity on Hospitality, Hiring and Getting 5-Star Google Reviews

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89. John Wallace, CEO of Workbox on Landlord Partnerships, Knowing Who You Serve and Location Take-overs

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88. Pipeline Workspaces CEO Philippe Houdard's Take on Risk, Resilience, and Coworking Spaces

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87. Jamie Russo and Giovanni Palavicini Share Their 2024 Coworking Industry Predictions

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86. Vast Coworking, part of the United Franchise Group, Acquires Intelligent Office

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85. Occupier Trends in Coworking Spaces: Emily Watkins' Insightful Forecast for 2024

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Best Of 2023: Getting Personal with Ryan Simonetti, CEO of Convene

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84. Tobi Skovron, CEO of CreativeCubes.Co, on Enhanced Offerings for Enterprise, and the Importance of Wellbeing

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83. Peri Demestihas, Head of Real Estate for Industrious on Agreement

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82. Automate the Management of Your Coworking Businesses' Reputation

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81. Shai Fogel: Driving Mindspace US Expansion – Insights on Hospitality, Profitability, and Localized Offerings

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80. The State of Flex with Gio and Jamie

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79. Lorena Caballero Gives us the Behind the Scenes on the Workhub Cowarehousing and Modern Flex Industrial Model

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78. How Gable is Helping People Work Remotely...Better

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77. Gio Talks Coworking Live at ULI (Urban Land Institute) Northwest Arkansas

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76. Erin Maresko - Erin Maresko - Business Development Manager at Coworking Company Kiln

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75. From Anytime Fitness to Venture X: Richie Parsons' Journey into the World of Coworking

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74. Workstyle: The Vertically Integrated Approach to Flexible Office Spaces with Justin Segal

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73. GWA Conference - Popcorn Session

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72. Embracing Discomfort and Building Connections: Reflections from the GWA 2023 Flex Forward Conference

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71. Heather Harris on Reigniting Intelligent Office's Growth

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70. From Insider to Leader: Chelsea's Unique Journey with 180-location Brand The Executive Centre

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69. Ryan Fogelman - A Serial Entrepreneur with a Passion for Supporting Small Businesses in Small Communities

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68. Kenny Kane, CEO of Firmspace on Knowing your Customer

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67. Dror Poleg - From Fixed to Flexible: How Work Environments are Adapting to Change

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66. Cycling Through Tech Transitions: Michael Przytula on Creating Workspaces People Actually Want to Use

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65. Tasha Hydar on her Serve-First Approach to Helping Coworking Operators with their Network Management

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64. The Future of Work is Finally Here: A Conversation with John Arenas, CEO of Serendipity Labs

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63. Cat Johnson on Keeping the "Co" in Coworking

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62. Mike Kriel on His Approach to Creative Coworking Partnership Deals

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61. Mike Thakur CEO of Worklodge and Multi-passionate Entrepreneur on Building Culture, Community and Taking Risks

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60. Wesley Edmonds - A Newcomer's View of the Coworking/Flex Office Industry

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59. Chris Davies on Designing the Full Customer Experience through Asset Ownership

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58. Giovanni on his favorite Coworking space, the "why" and his business news

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57. Kadence and Liquidspace partner up to solve the "Why and Where" of getting work done

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56. Forging Partnerships: More Insights into Landlord-Operator Management Agreements in Coworking Spaces

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55. Beyond Ownership: The Rise of Outsourced Coworking Management

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54. Why the Non-Traditional Real Estate Deal Structure is All About the "Why"

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53. Grant Philipp, CEO of the Office Hub, on how data and AI helps them to serve clients in

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52. Megan Brown, Executive Director of the GWA, on Leadership, Always Being a Little Afraid, and Industry Momentum

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51. 2023 GCUC Highlights

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50. Tim Slaughter on Intentional Growth of the Neighborhood Office Model

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49. Beth Moore on Change Management, Her Experience at Chief and the Hybrid Work Challenges

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48. The Coworking Model Applied to Therapists - a Niche with a Big Why Behind it for co-Founder Marcus Geromes

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47. Making Coworking Work in Hotels - Ian Minor Figured it Out

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46. The COO of Asset Services at Madison Marquette on Owning Commercial Office Assets in 2023

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45. Stasha Anderson on how JLL is Helping Landlords get more Flexible

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44. What Landlord Partnerships look like for Australia's Largest Coworking Brand

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43. Ryan Simonetti, CEO of Convene, on Activating Buildings for Landlords

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42. How a Property Manager Evolved into a Coworking Community Manager Focused on Brand & Hospitality

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41. Resilience and Community: How Coworking Helped Jillian Brown Overcome Personal Trauma

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40. From Design to Hospitality: How Root Coworking is Thriving in Tulsa

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39. James Rankin on The Flex Supply Gap and The Need for Industry Data to Drive Investment

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38. How Brick House Blue is Killing it With Their Meetings & Events Business and Hospitality Mindset

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37. Stormy McBride previews GCUC 2023 in Chicago

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36. Kurt Patrick and Faye Stutts on whether 2023 is "The Year of the Landlord" for the Flex Industry

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35. Gio and Jamie do a Look Back on 2022 and a Preview into the Flex Office Industry in 2023

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34. David Kinnaird, Chief Customer Officer at essensys on the User Experience in a "Lit Up" Building

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33. Best of 2022: Grant Barnhill on the Power of Hospitality in Coworking

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32. Ray Titus, CEO Of United Franchise Group On Growing A Portfolio Of Coworking Brand Flags

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31. Tammy Smith, Flex Industry Veteran, on Why Coworking Spaces Should List on CoStar

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30. Sari Lash on the Interplay of Cutlure and Brand in 25N's Coworking Business

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29. What Happens When You Cross A Community-Focused Former Pastor With A Passionate Real Estate Developer? FUSE!

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28. Industrious - From Your Apartment Building to Equinox to Penn One - Wherever YOU want to Work

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27. The Game Changing Platform that Helps Brokers get Real Time Access to Flex Office Inventory

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26. CoStar Writer Candace Carlisle on Commercial Real Estate's Flight to Quality….of Life

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25. Anytime Mailbox Solves Coworking Customer Pain Point with Self-Serve Shipping Kiosk

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24. How Alidade Partners Uses Data To Help Occupiers And Asset Owners Optimize Their Real Estate

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23. Ben Wright Leveraging Data to Help Operators Find Their Next Location

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22. How One Operator Solved a Mail Volume Problem by Starting a Tech Company

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21. The 2022 GWA Conference - as Experienced by Gio and Jamie

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20. Nick Bratton Shares Tips for Optimizing Revenue after Running 1,000 Coworking Pro Formas

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19. Shlomo Silber on Coworking Brand Positioning, Expansion Models and 500 Pound Deadlifts

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18. Amy King on Bringing her LEED and WELL Expertise to Coworking

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17. Lisa Skye - on Building Coworking Wellness Brand Primary

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16. Why Flip Howard Still Loves to Sign a Lease after 23 Locations

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15. The Power of Hospitality in the Workplace: How It Can Differentiate Your Coworking Space - with Grant Barnhill, CEO of Shift Workspaces

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14. Faye Stutts on Committing to the Coworking Industry

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13. Robert Teed on Why Commercial Real Estate Is Shifting Toward A People-First Model

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12. Joe Brady On How The Instant Group is Reducing Friction To Enable A World-Class Workplace Experience

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11. Flex Jam with Gio and Jamie

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10. Flex industry OG keeps her Mojo by Working on Leading Edge Managed Deals in the UK

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9. Bill Bennett on the Benefits of Asset Ownership for the Coworking Model

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8. Melissa Schilo on How JLL Flex is helping owners evolve their assets to attract today's office users.

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7. Mike Fransen, former Parkway COO, On Programming an Office Complex

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6. Mark Rose - On Making Real Estate Decisions Based on Desired Outcomes

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5. Sarah Travers, CEO of Workbar on why Flex Sells & Coworking in the Metaverse

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4. A GCUC (juicy) debrief with coworking OG Liz Elam

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3. Chief Innovation Officer at Avison Young, John Sikaitis, on How Avant Is Disrupting the Commercial Real Estate Industry

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2. Workplace Studio & 25N Coworking on Management Agreements and Designing for Post-COVID.

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1. Acquisitions, Side Hustles and Vision Boards with the President of the Third Largest Coworking Brand in the World.