Are you ready for September? Here in Santa Cruz, the summer crowds have departed and locals are flocking to the beaches, excited to enjoy the quiet. Traffic is mellow, the streets are passable again and today I saw the first picture-perfect golden and red leaf flutter to the ground. Fall is in the air and…
“When you are an entrepreneur, your health determines the success of your business.” -Women Who Cowork cofounder, Laura Shook Guzman Overwhelm for coworking space operators is very real. While you’re taking care of your members, your space and your business, who’s taking care of you? I regularly see and hear community managers and coworking space…
Have you found yourself uncomfortable in your workplace? Either from a lack of diversity in thought, people and experience or from a lack of support for your emotional and physical needs? The world of business was built by men and for men. In the masculine paradigm of business there is little room for connection, creativity,…
Have you ever been in the presence of a great leader? If so, how did you feel? Most likely you felt their presence, their intention and their connection to you and the cause they were leading. But you might be wondering, “what was THAT feeling, exactly?” And, how do you elicit that feeling in those around you?…
It started with a simple question. In celebration of International Coworking Day 2016. Laura Shook Guzman, founder of Soma Vida, the first coworking space in Texas and first wellness space in the world, started a discussion about women-founded coworking spaces in the Coworking Google Group. Laura wanted to connect with other female founders and operators…
In the midst of assembling your space, putting together your marketing plan, gathering your supporters and ticking off all the boxes to open and operate a coworking space, are you stopping to reflect on “the why”? Why are you doing this now? Why the coworking model? Why is it yours to do? As we approach…
You know that feeling you get when you walk into a room and instantly feel you’ve found your people? That’s the feeling that keeps people coming back to their coworking space, day after day. And, as a coworking founder, you’ve likely become the leader who is creating that space for others, creating that experience of…
The Spring Women Who Cowork retreat in Denver was everything we hoped for, and more. The WWCO community continues to grow in size, reach and impact, and the retreat was the perfect warmup to GCUC, where our cofounders represented the organization on the global coworking stage. There were lots of takeaways from the retreat. Here…
Last year, the World Economic Forum shared five myths that are holding women back in the workplace. It got us thinking about some of the myths Women Who Cowork is busting as we work to connect, empower and support women space owners, operators and community managers. From the sisterhood glass ceiling to overly-chatty gatherings, here…
At the first Women Who Cowork retreat last year in Austin, I was struck by the power of the circle. Participants sat or stood in a circle several times, but, beyond that, I found a circle-mindedness at the gathering and in the Women Who Cowork community as a whole. In a world built on hierarchies…