Tony Bacigalupo spoke with Brad Krauskopf of Hub Australia. About Hub Australia With about 1,000 members across three locations, one with 40,000, one with 12,000 and one with 8,000 square feet, Hub Australia has become one of the most successful coworking spaces. Brad tries to provide value to members that goes beyond the physical space. In fact, many of Hub Australia’s members job because of the strong network it provides, not for the office space. Hub Australia focuses on…
Tony Bacigalupo hosted another episode of GCUC Radio. In this episode, he talked to Anniken Fjelberg from Oslo, Norway. How They Got Started Anniken wanted to work with creativity and utilize her skills and experience in the field. When she and her husband decided to make a coworking space, it was designed to be for people in the creative industry. They rented a space that was 657 square meters — which is where the name came from. They told their…
Host, Tony Bacigalupo, talked to Iris Kavanagh about the value coworking alliances and building meaningful relationships. Meaningful Relationships There should be the same focus on community and relationship building as there is on the amenities in a space. Coworking spaces foster unique relationships with members and communities. These relationships can create a much more powerful force than if your focus is solely on physical space. There is currently a trend towards commercialism. However, Iris noted that there are also people…
Tony Bacigalupo talked to Oren Salomon who owns a coworking space in Dallas called Dallas Fort Work about the Rio Olympics, Pokémon Go, and how to take the inspiration from personal experiences into your own community. Pokémon Go Pokémon Go has helped bring so many people together. You can go anywhere in the world and talk about it because it has become a global phenomenon. Video games are typically an isolator. However, Pokémon Go can be played in the real…
Host, Tony Bacigalupo, talked to Ashley Proctor about her different roles in coworking. How Ashley Came to Cowork Ashley became accustomed to coworking while at Ontario College of Art and Design. While at school, she and some others would often go to each other’s houses to work on their individual projects separately but in each other’s company. She realized that while she was attending school there was great, supportive community around her with people that had similar interests and views.…
