This Week In Coworking

Host Hector Kolonas and guest co-host James Shannon (essensys) recap a technical, newsletter-driven episode sponsored by essensys’ Elumo, a product that combines booking and access to help flex operators capture more meeting-room revenue with a tap-to-book Apple Wallet experience and simplified per-room pricing. They celebrate Hoxton Mix’s 16 years in business and its scale to 100,000 virtual offi...

Host Hector Kolonas interviews Jon Thompson, a Cincinnati-based marketing and social media professional, about his new vertical microdrama miniseries, “Coworking.” Thompson shares his career path (USTA/US Open, Snapchat, Mars/M&M’s, Kroger, Ogilvy, and Web3/crypto) and how his coworking experience began at a WeWork in Soho while building an in-house content studio for M&M’s. He explains wh...

In this week's recap, Hector is joined by William Edmondson from iPostal1 Workspace to break down the biggest stories in coworking, flex work, and the broader workspace industry. From the rise of the personality economy to major market moves reshaping the global coworking landscape — there's a lot to unpack. Plus, we have a brand-new global survey on coworking tenure that we need YOUR input on.📌...

Hector Kolonas is joined by Momchil Blaskov from OfficeRnD to dig into this week's biggest coworking stories.(1:43) OfficeRnD's new AI Sales Agent — what it does, how fast operators can go live, where it lives today, and what a full agent suite could look like by Q3.(10:13) Childcare as a workspace amenity — the real cognitive load on working parents and why most spaces that try full childcare eve...

What does a coworking operator do when they discover Claude Code? They vibe code a brand new website in 20 hours, replace a bunch of SaaS tools, and build custom apps without writing a single line of code. In this episode, Hector Kolonas sits down with Justin Moran (founder of Workplace in Massachusetts and operator of 5 coworking spaces) to break down how he's using AI, automation, and vibe codin...

Community Magic, Smart Pricing, and Network Effects in Coworking (Week 19, 2026) | This Week in CoworkingHost Hector Kolonas and guest co-host Eyal Lasker of Flexspace review This Week in Coworking newsletter week 19 (2026), discussing how a Pearl’s Cowork community manager turned a virtual office mail pickup into an all-day member connection and what makes these “community magic” moments feel aut...

Hector Kolonas hosts Alex Garza of Alliance Virtual Offices to discuss partner testimonials on how Alliance drives additional revenue while handling compliance, payments, and customer support, plus new network-driven meeting room bookings across locations. They review advice on responding when a large coworking brand opens nearby, emphasizing differentiation, market validation, and leveraging incr...

Launching 28 Neighborhood Work Clubs Fast: Switchyards, Third Places & the Future of Coworking with Kayla GottschalkIn this episode of This Week In Coworking, host Hector Kolonas talks with Kayla Gottschalk, Atlanta-based launch lead at Switchyards, about building and launching neighborhood work clubs and how “third places” differ from traditional coworking. Show notes with links and details a...

Host Hector Kolonas and returning guest James Shannon recap week 17 of 2026, reflecting on GCUC and a recorded elumo demo. James shares three elumo improvements based on early adopter feedback: a new wireless door handle for fast, simple retrofits; a shift from per-user to fixed per-room monthly pricing; and faster deployment via expanded integrations beyond OfficeRnD to platforms like Yardi and N...

Recorded from the Yardi offices in NYC, Hector is joined by Sam Rosen and Peter Kolaczynski to introduce the Coworking Index, a new Coworking Cafe resource that publishes monthly, dynamic US-only flexible workspace operator analytics. They explain how Yardi’s first-party research team tracks coworking locations and square footage and pairs it with underlying office inventory data to calculate cowo...

Host Hector Kolonas welcomes returning guest co-host Ben Wright, now Managing Partner at Koho, an AI revenue operations solution based in the UK that he is helping roll out in the US. Ben explains Koho’s focus on improving repeatable profitability by unifying operator-owned data across systems into an MCP that LLMs can reliably use, enabling automated and agentic workflows such as lead qualificati...

Access Control M&A, Cloud Risk, and AI: What Coworking Operators Need to Know (with Leo Odess) Host Hector Kolonas interviews Leo Odess, an access industry expert and CEO of the Access Collective, about how changes in physical security affect coworking operators. Odess explains the Access Collective’s content, community, and consulting work and why security is becoming a utility tied to experi...

Coworking News Week 13 (2026): Convene’s $230M Raise, Community as a Differentiator, and AI Search Ad Spend RisksHost Hector Kolonas is joined by Warren Hersowitz of Yardi to discuss Week 13 of the 2026 This Week in Coworking newsletter. Follow along at https://thisweekincoworking.com/week-13-2026/ Warren shares his background and explains Yardi Kube Start, a simplified, affordable flat-fee versio...

Coworking Growth, Gen Z Gym Workspaces & the Risk of “Ensh*ttification” (w/ Flexspace AI CMO David Song)Host Hector Kolonas is joined by David Song, CMO of Flexspace AI, to discuss week 12 of 2026 coworking headlines and trends. David introduces Flexspace AI as an AI-first revenue management platform focused on dynamic pricing and remarketing/automation to help operators optimize revenue and m...

Turning Coworking Websites into Revenue Engines (Week 11, 2026) with Rado EnchevHost Hector Kolonas welcomes OfficeRnD’s Rado Enchev back as co-host for Week 11, 2026, covering a packed set of coworking topics. They preview OfficeRnD’s March 26 (11:00 AM ET) webinar on turning a website into a top revenue channel, focused on converting design, measuring marketing ROI, and maximizing revenue from e...

Vast Coworking’s Private Equity Carve-Out: What It Means for Growth, Consolidation & Coworking 4.0 Host Hector Kolonas interviews Jason Anderson about major news at Vast Coworking Group: after years of planning, Vast is being carved out from United Franchise Group and backed by New State Capital Partners, with Anderson’s team staying in place and UFG continuing to provide some transition servi...

Virtual Office Revenue, Systems & Tech Debt, and Coworking Industry Deal Flow | This Week in Coworking (Week 10)Hector Kolonas and co-host Juan Hilario recap a busy Week 10 in coworking, including takeaways from GWA Immersive in Dallas and why operators say virtual offices are critical to profitability. Juan explains how Alliance Virtual Offices drives partner revenue (targeting $2,000–$3,000/...

Host Hector Kolonas interviews Tonya Surman about founding the Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) in Toronto in 2004 as a shared space for small nonprofits before the term “coworking” existed, initially offering shared resources and “virtual tenancy.” Surman recounts CSI’s growth from 14 organizations to hundreds across multiple locations, including buying a 36,000-square-foot building in 2010 usi...

In week nine of 2026, host Hector Kolonas is joined by guest co-host Kyle Chang of Yardi⁩ to discuss why coworking operators may benefit from consolidating fragmented tech stacks into an all-in-one platform like Yardi Kube, including Yardi’s client-driven approach, modular configuration, open APIs, and integrations such as HubSpot and Zapier, plus licensing and implementation pricing without e-com...

Massive Multi-Location Coworking Deals: Preferred Office Network's Success StoryIn this episode of 'This Week In Coworking,' host Hector Kolonas speaks with Caroline Hecht and Tara McCoy about one of the largest multi-location coworking deals ever seen. In a single transaction, Preferred Office Network successfully placed 552 teams across the U.S., generating $2 million in new monthly revenue for...

From Coffee Shops to Coworking: Jaime Munoz's Journey to Ownership of CO+HOOTS In this episode of This Week In Coworking, host Hector Kolonas sits down with Jaime Munoz, the new owner and operator of CO+HOOTS, a prominent coworking brand with locations in Phoenix, downtown Mesa, and a project in Atlanta, Georgia. Jaime shares his inspiring journey from working in the coffee industry to becoming a...

In this Weekly Recap episode, we explore some of the biggest stories from this week's newsletter. Follow along, and get more links, at https://twic.co/2026/06James Lowery, CEO of Essensys, discusses the importance of 'invisible digital experiences' in coworking spaces, technology interoperability, and the evolving landscape of the PropTech and multifamily industry. We also dive into the latest U.S...

In this episode of the This Week In Coworking podcast, host Hector Kolonas and guest Mike LaRosa dive into the evolving landscape of coworking spaces. See this week's newsletter at https://thisweekincoworking.com/week-05-2026/They discuss the differences between various coworking models, like 'work clubs' and 'neighborhood clubs,' the continuous evolution of workspace needs, and the increasing rol...

Join Hector Kolonas and Kristina Schneider from Cobot (https://twic.co/cobot) as they dive into the latest industry updates in the weekly recap for This Week In Coworking. 🗞️ Follow along by popping open the Week 4 newsletter at https://twic.co/2026/04This episode covers exciting developments shared by Cobot, AI-powered operating systems, the importance of building community, and strategies for in...

In this episode of This Week in Coworking, host Hector Kolonas chats with Danielle Farage, an expert on Gen Z and workplace dynamics. They delve into Danielle's career journey, her role in helping organizations understand and engage Gen Z talent, and the challenges young professionals face in the traditional work environment. Get the show notes and more links at https://TWIC.co/gen-zThey also disc...