Alex Hillman got an inside look on the Coworking Europe Conference in Brussels from a friend who attended the event. He discussed the event with Sam Abrams. A conference can be used to share what you know. However, no one should go into a conference thinking that they know more. There should be no feeling of superiority within the space. The conference was valuable in how much knowledge and ideas were put out in the open. There can also be…
Alex Hillman Podcasts Episode 46: How to Build a Network
In a conversation with Adam Teterus, Alex Hillman discussed an article by Alice Dundon , a barista from Berlin. The article was entitled "Behind the Bar: 5 Ways to Build a Meaningful Network in a Coworking Space." Taking Interest Taking interest in people’s lives take a certain degree of curiosity. There should a genuine give and take between what is exchanged. The different between taking and faking interest is the feeling of comfort one feels. If someone is taking interest…
Alex Hillman Podcasts Episode 44: What Happens When People Leave
Alex Hillman took the audio from a Facebook live video he did that got positive feedback on what to do when people leave and turned it into a podcast. Over Indexing When you put so much work into bringing people together, it stings when they leave. People often over index one unsubscriber and ignore or forget about the many more people who signed up or joined. There is so much anxiety surrounding people that leave a space. We need…
Alex Hillman Podcasts Episode 43: Coworking and Childcare
Alex Hillman discussed how to better accommodate parents in the community. Coworking and Childcare Coworking and childcare are two completely different businesses. Treating them as such is the only way to get anywhere towards your goals. If you are trying to set up two businesses at once, you are setting yourself up for failure. Even when one is going really well, you are distracted by the other that is not as well off. If Alex, were to approach something like…
Alex Hillman Podcasts Episode 42: Intern’s View
Alex Hillman talked to Indy Hall intern, Mike Mehalick about what it means to develop professionally as a college intern. Mike was in a business class where he was assigned project. This project was to come up with a business plan. As an audio engineer, his idea was to make a space that was collaborative and focused around musicians. His professor liked the idea and knew about Indy Hall. He sent Mike Alex’s contact info and said they were doing…
