Todd Goldstein, founder and CEO of LaunchHouse, was interviewed by Sajid Islam on June 21, 2018. LaunchHouse started back in May 2008 when the term “coworking” was not really used. Starting Up Originally from Cleveland, Todd went away for college but decided to come back after graduation. While working in real estate, Todd was recruited to work for a medical tech startup company outside of Cleveland. He spent two years with them, continuing his own entrepreneurial real estate business on…
On June 20, 2018, Melanie Banayat was interviewed by Sajid Islam about founding Wingspace. Wingspace is a 3,000 square foot space located in a tiny, desert town of Prescott, Arizona. Despite its relatively small size, Wingspace has a great energy about it. It was the first coworking space in the entire county. In fact, before she started this project, Melanie, herself, never heard of coworking. Background Melanie worked from home for almost her whole adult life. She had been doing it…
Jason Abbott was interviewed about his coworking space, Launch, by Sajid Islam on June 20, 2018. [caption id="attachment_1924" align="alignnone" width="300"] Headshot of Founder, Jason Abbott[/caption] Background Jason Abbott used to work out of one of the premier coworking spaces in the US, Kahoots. There he had an amazing experience working in a community that allowed him to be productive. When he went back home to Winnipeg, he wanted to do something like it but could not find any spaces that…
On June 20, 2018, Sajid Islam interviewed Alisha Thornton, the Community Manager of 1528 Webster Street in Oakland, California. The Founders Members have found the two founders to be very valuable resources. 1528 Webster Street houses a lot of start-ups looking to build their business. With the two founders on site, start-ups have been able to have conversations with them. Since they are on site, members can bounce ideas off of them and ask them what they think about their…
Sajid Islam interviewed Herman Ayala, founder of Workspace Suites, on June 20, 2018. Background Prior to founding Workspace Suites, Herman worked in accounting with some large PA firms in Texas. These firms had pretty nice office spaces. However, there was a transition into more modern office as workspaces moved away from the traditional model. Being in the accounting world, Herman is always looking for something new to have as a side venture. Herman himself was always paying rent on office…
