Flex Uncensored - A Coworking Podcast
Episodes
75. From Anytime Fitness to Venture X: Richie Parsons' Journey into the World of Coworking
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Richie Parsons joins us on the podcast to share his story of transitioning from Anytime Fitness franchise owner with his wife Charissa, to Venture X f...
74. Workstyle: The Vertically Integrated Approach to Flexible Office Spaces with Justin Segal
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Segal, President of Boxer Properties, discussed various aspects of the flexible office market, including: 1. Boxer Properties history and ov...
73. GWA Conference - Popcorn Session
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the last episode, we posted a GWA conference debrief among Giovanni, Megan Brown (Executive Director) and Cid Rhomberg (GWA Co-President). This wee...
72. Embracing Discomfort and Building Connections: Reflections from the GWA 2023 Flex Forward Conference
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, the GWA Team (Megan Brown, Cid Rhomberg, Giovanni Palavacini), shares the highlight reel of this year's Flex Forward Conference and a...
71. Heather Harris on Reigniting Intelligent Office's Growth
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Heather Harris on LinkedIn Intelligent Office website Connect with your Hosts: Connect with Giovanni on ...
70. From Insider to Leader: Chelsea's Unique Journey with 180-location Brand The Executive Centre
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fun Fact: Chelsea was a member of the Executive Centre as an employee of a marketing agency before she joined the Executive Centre Team as Managing Di...
69. Ryan Fogelman - A Serial Entrepreneur with a Passion for Supporting Small Businesses in Small Communities
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Fogelman is a JD/MBA although he claims he could do the work he does with a high school degree. What started off as a way to solve a personal pro...
68. Kenny Kane, CEO of Firmspace on Knowing your Customer
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Firmspace has the ultimate clarity on who its best customers are and what its brand positioning is. That's clear from their location strategy, product...
67. Dror Poleg - From Fixed to Flexible: How Work Environments are Adapting to Change
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Dror Poleg delves into the transformative shift in how we perceive and design office spaces. Gone are the days when developers had a ...
66. Cycling Through Tech Transitions: Michael Przytula on Creating Workspaces People Actually Want to Use
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael's passion is creating workspaces that people actually want to use. Gone are the days of enduring choppy calls - Michael Przytula tells us the ...
65. Tasha Hydar on her Serve-First Approach to Helping Coworking Operators with their Network Management
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you attended either the GWA or GCUC conferences this year, you might have met the one and only Tasha Hydar. She's the Vice President of Business De...
64. The Future of Work is Finally Here: A Conversation with John Arenas, CEO of Serendipity Labs
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Arenas has had a 20 year career in flexible workspace. This guy has seen it all. After business school, John worked in lending for office buil...
63. Cat Johnson on Keeping the "Co" in Coworking
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cat got into coworking because it made a huge impact on her as a solo freelancer looking for her people. Today, Cat hosts a podcast, monthly live Conv...
62. Mike Kriel on His Approach to Creative Coworking Partnership Deals
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Kriel has ten coworking spaces under the Launch Workplaces brand as of this recording. They are all under creative deal structures - no leases. M...
61. Mike Thakur CEO of Worklodge and Multi-passionate Entrepreneur on Building Culture, Community and Taking Risks
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Thakur is a creator…of coworking spaces, of community, of culture, of a lot of content… 💪 He has his own podcast and YouTube channel. Mike...
60. Wesley Edmonds - A Newcomer's View of the Coworking/Flex Office Industry
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wesley Edmonds showed up at GCUC and at the GWA Immersive event in 2023 and met Gio…and Gio thought it would be really interesting to talk with some...
59. Chris Davies on Designing the Full Customer Experience through Asset Ownership
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Davies is the CEO of Uncommon, a premium coworking brand in London. They are focused on creating the best shared workspace experience in the cor...
58. Giovanni on his favorite Coworking space, the "why" and his business news
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gio shares his current favorite coworking space in Dallas, an important business update, and why the "why" is so important to Gio in his work. Reso...
57. Kadence and Liquidspace partner up to solve the "Why and Where" of getting work done
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
LiquidSpace has partnered with the leading hybrid workplace software platform, Kadence, to revolutionize flexible work. Employees can now have acce...
56. Forging Partnerships: More Insights into Landlord-Operator Management Agreements in Coworking Spaces
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Bratton is a financial consultant to the flex industry. He ran over 1,000 pro formas for potential locations for IWG, and now supports Avison You...
55. Beyond Ownership: The Rise of Outsourced Coworking Management
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we explore the fascinating world of outsourced coworking management with industry veteran Mark Burge. In this episode, titled "Beyond Owner...
54. Why the Non-Traditional Real Estate Deal Structure is All About the "Why"
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The consideration of real estate deal structures beyond the traditional lease deal is more common than ever. IWG (primarily the Regus brand), claims t...
53. Grant Philipp, CEO of the Office Hub, on how data and AI helps them to serve clients in
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Grant is the CEO and Founder of the Office Hub, one of the leading marketplaces for shared office in Australia, Asia-PAC and the UK. The Office Hub is...
52. Megan Brown, Executive Director of the GWA, on Leadership, Always Being a Little Afraid, and Industry Momentum
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Megan Brown is the new Executive Director of the Global Workspace Association. She'd held operational and management roles within the organization sin...
51. 2023 GCUC Highlights
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast
50. Tim Slaughter on Intentional Growth of the Neighborhood Office Model
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I remember when I interviewed Mara Hauser back in 2017 on eposide #50 of the Everything Coworking podcast about Suburban Coworking. No one was really ...
49. Beth Moore on Change Management, Her Experience at Chief and the Hybrid Work Challenges
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Beth Moore is an OG in the Flexible Office world. She worked on CBRE's 360 Office project in 2015/2016. She had an eight–year career at CBRE, w...
48. The Coworking Model Applied to Therapists - a Niche with a Big Why Behind it for co-Founder Marcus Geromes
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus Geromes knew from an early age that he wanted to be an Orthodox Priest. While raised in Kentucky, his family is Greek. He studied at the countr...
47. Making Coworking Work in Hotels - Ian Minor Figured it Out
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Minor leveraged his deep hospitality background and his passion for innovation to lead the team that brought the coworking concept working from_...
46. The COO of Asset Services at Madison Marquette on Owning Commercial Office Assets in 2023
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fernando Vasquez is the Chief Operating Officer - Asset Services at Madison Marquette. He talks about what it's like to oversee a portfolio of re...
45. Stasha Anderson on how JLL is Helping Landlords get more Flexible
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stasha Anderson got hooked on real estate during her undergrad studies in Madison, WI. It was just kind of a calling for her. What started out as a...
44. What Landlord Partnerships look like for Australia's Largest Coworking Brand
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Preece is the Chief Property Officer at Hub Australia, Australia's largest national coworking operator. We talk about: How Hub Australia partne...
43. Ryan Simonetti, CEO of Convene, on Activating Buildings for Landlords
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Simonetti is the CEO and co-founder of Convene. Convene is a leading hospitality company founded off the simple question: "What if you ran an o...
42. How a Property Manager Evolved into a Coworking Community Manager Focused on Brand & Hospitality
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Katie Vaughan wears a lot of hats, as most Community Managers do. She also runs a super lean team that manages 66,000 square feet of memberships, even...
41. Resilience and Community: How Coworking Helped Jillian Brown Overcome Personal Trauma
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jillian Brown, the Director of Global Occupier Business Development at Avison Young, is driven by her early experience in coworking and her passion fo...
40. From Design to Hospitality: How Root Coworking is Thriving in Tulsa
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Von Drehle is the mastermind behind Tulsa's premier Coworking brand Root Coworking…although he gives most of the credit to his amazing communi...
39. James Rankin on The Flex Supply Gap and The Need for Industry Data to Drive Investment
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James Rankin is the Head of Research and Insight at the Instant Group. They have arguably the richest data set in the flex industry, sourced from tran...
38. How Brick House Blue is Killing it With Their Meetings & Events Business and Hospitality Mindset
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cid Rhomberg is co-founder and Chief Experience Officer for Brick House Blue, in Dublin, OH. Brickhouse is setting the industry standard for how to ru...
37. Stormy McBride previews GCUC 2023 in Chicago
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stormy McBride is the Director of Operations for GCUC. GCUC hosts live events around the world. Rumor has it they might get back to Australia this yea...
36. Kurt Patrick and Faye Stutts on whether 2023 is "The Year of the Landlord" for the Flex Industry
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gio talks Kurt Patrick, flex office software and IT expert and Faye Stutts, flex office operations and sales expert, into a last-minute discussion on ...
35. Gio and Jamie do a Look Back on 2022 and a Preview into the Flex Office Industry in 2023
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Make sure to listen to the end where Gio prompts us to share our personal and professional achievements for 2022. Spoiler alert…Gio's are MUCH more ...
34. David Kinnaird, Chief Customer Officer at essensys on the User Experience in a "Lit Up" Building
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: David Kinnaird on Linked...
33. Best of 2022: Grant Barnhill on the Power of Hospitality in Coworking
27 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Grant Barhnhill on LI Shift ...
32. Ray Titus, CEO Of United Franchise Group On Growing A Portfolio Of Coworking Brand Flags
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Ray Titus on LinkedIn Venture X...
31. Tammy Smith, Flex Industry Veteran, on Why Coworking Spaces Should List on CoStar
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Tammy Smith on LI Tammy's e...
30. Sari Lash on the Interplay of Cutlure and Brand in 25N's Coworking Business
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Sari Lash on LI 25N Cowor...
29. What Happens When You Cross A Community-Focused Former Pastor With A Passionate Real Estate Developer? FUSE!
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Mike Daugherty on LI John...
28. Industrious - From Your Apartment Building to Equinox to Penn One - Wherever YOU want to Work
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast
27. The Game Changing Platform that Helps Brokers get Real Time Access to Flex Office Inventory
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Francesco De Camilli on LI V...
26. CoStar Writer Candace Carlisle on Commercial Real Estate's Flight to Quality….of Life
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Candace Carlisle on LI CoStar C...
25. Anytime Mailbox Solves Coworking Customer Pain Point with Self-Serve Shipping Kiosk
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Matt Going on LI Anytime Mai...
24. How Alidade Partners Uses Data To Help Occupiers And Asset Owners Optimize Their Real Estate
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Brandon Madeiros on LI A...
23. Ben Wright Leveraging Data to Help Operators Find Their Next Location
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast
22. How One Operator Solved a Mail Volume Problem by Starting a Tech Company
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Sofia Stolberg on LI Piloto...
21. The 2022 GWA Conference - as Experienced by Gio and Jamie
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Giovanni and I had a blast at the 2022 GWA Flex Forward conferenc...
20. Nick Bratton Shares Tips for Optimizing Revenue after Running 1,000 Coworking Pro Formas
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Nick Bratton on LI Avison Yo...
19. Shlomo Silber on Coworking Brand Positioning, Expansion Models and 500 Pound Deadlifts
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Shlomo on LI Bond Collective...
18. Amy King on Bringing her LEED and WELL Expertise to Coworking
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Amy King on LinkedIn Good...
17. Lisa Skye - on Building Coworking Wellness Brand Primary
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Lisa on LinkedIn Primary Cowork...
16. Why Flip Howard Still Loves to Sign a Lease after 23 Locations
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Flip on LinkedIn https://...
15. The Power of Hospitality in the Workplace: How It Can Differentiate Your Coworking Space - with Grant Barnhill, CEO of Shift Workspaces
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Grant Barhnhill on LI Shift ...
14. Faye Stutts on Committing to the Coworking Industry
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Faye Stutts on LI Vari Fa...
13. Robert Teed on Why Commercial Real Estate Is Shifting Toward A People-First Model
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Connect with Charlie Morris on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in thi...
12. Joe Brady On How The Instant Group is Reducing Friction To Enable A World-Class Workplace Experience
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Joe Brady The Instant Group ...
11. Flex Jam with Gio and Jamie
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Bill Bennett on LinkedIn Exp...
10. Flex industry OG keeps her Mojo by Working on Leading Edge Managed Deals in the UK
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea Pirrotti-Dranchak started her career in the flex industry with IWG/Regus in 1999. She is now the Global Enterprise Director at NewFlex which de...
9. Bill Bennett on the Benefits of Asset Ownership for the Coworking Model
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Bill Bennett on LinkedIn Exp...
8. Melissa Schilo on How JLL Flex is helping owners evolve their assets to attract today's office users.
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Melissa on LinkedIn JLL Fle...
7. Mike Fransen, former Parkway COO, On Programming an Office Complex
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Mike Fransen on LI Mike's ne...
6. Mark Rose - On Making Real Estate Decisions Based on Desired Outcomes
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Mark Rose on LI Mark's Blog...
5. Sarah Travers, CEO of Workbar on why Flex Sells & Coworking in the Metaverse
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Sarah Travers thought she was going to be an attorney when she gre...
4. A GCUC (juicy) debrief with coworking OG Liz Elam
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Liz Elam is an OG in the coworking industry. She has operated her...
3. Chief Innovation Officer at Avison Young, John Sikaitis, on How Avant Is Disrupting the Commercial Real Estate Industry
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast John Sikaitis is the Chief Innovation Officer at Avison Young. Be...
2. Workplace Studio & 25N Coworking on Management Agreements and Designing for Post-COVID.
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast I like to call Mara Hauser a Unicorn of the coworking/flex office...
1. Acquisitions, Side Hustles and Vision Boards with the President of the Third Largest Coworking Brand in the World.
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Jason Anderson started his career in the Air Force when he was 17...