Life After Coworking with Kevin Le Goff

This episode is about the story of Nod, a makerspace based in Bucharest - Romania. What’s a makerspace, how does one start such a space, what is it exactly and what does growth look like? Those are a few things we’ve discussed with Florin Cobuz, Co-Founder and CEO at Nod Makerspace, and our guest today. 

In the next 25 minutes, you’ll learn: 

➡️ How it all started 

➡️ How Nod Makerspace grew over time with the help of the local community 

➡️ How Florin and his team were able to get partners such as Kinnarps and other big brands to furnish and equip the space 

➡️ How the idea of building one of Europe's largest material libraries came to life 

➡️ What the pandemic has meant for Nod as a makerspace and as a community 

And much more! 

Ready? Press play. 

NOTES

Where do we take things from here? 

Here is a few calls to action for you: 

1️⃣ If you wish to discover more about Nod Makerspace, check out their website: https://nodmakerspace.ro/

2️⃣ Come and share your thoughts about this episode on our Instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/coworkies/

3️⃣ You can also connect with Florin Cobuz on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/florin-cobuz-18307b12a/

4️⃣If you wish to connect with Pauline, and share feedback or ideas for upcoming episodes, connect with her here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulineroussel/

5️⃣ Last but not least, if you seek more coworking inspiration, check out our book “Around The World in 250 Coworking Spaces”: https://coworkiesbook.com/  

If you wish to discover more about Diwan Hub, check out their website: https://diwanhub.com/

You can also connect with Neethu Surendran on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neethu-surendran-0b77a237/

If you wish to connect with Pauline and share feedback or ideas, connect with her on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulineroussel/

Last but not least, if you seek more coworking inspiration, check out our book “Around The World in 250 Coworking Spaces”: https://coworkiesbook.com/

Episode Notes

Hello and welcome to your new episode of HOT WATER by Coworkies, a podcast where we discuss the future of work and workspaces through various angles, with professionals from all over the world.

We are delighted to be back with the last episode of our mini-trilogy called “Life After Coworking.” The idea? Discuss the takeaways and lessons learned with 3 former founders of coworking spaces in 3 very different cities. You’ve previously heard the stories of Anders and his 15 sqm space in Copenhagen called Prototype as well as the story of Julie, formerly the co-founder of Madrid’s first coffice - La Piscine and now turning upside down the world of fashion with her beautiful and sustainable brand L’Envers.

In this last mini episode, we are taking you to Brittany - or Bretagne - in France to chat with Kevin Le Goff, who founded back in 2016, Swenson House, an amazing collaborative space in a small village on the coastline of Britanny called Audierne. With Kevin, we talked about the transition from a busy lifestyle in Paris to a quieter and more connected life in Brittany. We also talked about the early days of Swenson House, how the concept highly contributed to families gradually moving to the region, and grasping the chance to access a better work/life balance. We’ve also touched on how things went too fast and why the pandemic pushed Swenson House to shut down. Kevin shared, for the first time since the space shut down, all his learnings which he put into his latest venture - The Barn.

If you like what you’ve heard, don’t forget to subscribe to HOT WATER on your favorite podcast platform to get notified when new episodes are out. And, if you seek more coworking stories from around the world, make your way on CoworkiesBook.com to order a copy of our book “Around The World in 250 Coworking Spaces” - a unique book project about coworking, community and design. Lastly, if you wish to connect with Kevin and discover his newest project, make your way in the description of this episode to find all the relevant links. 

See you next month, for yet another great conversation on the future of work and workspaces.

Links

Connect with Kevin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinlegoff/

Discover Coast Barn: https://coast-barn.com/

Discover Coastline Creative Club: http://coastlinecreative.club/

In this second mini episode, we made our way to Madrid to chat with Julie Robinne, previously co-founder of La Piscine, which means the swimming pool in French, a coffice she started back in 2017 with her partner and friend Estelle Marie Piche. Together, we discussed how the idea to create La Piscine came to life, what kind of challenges they encountered and what led them to stop operating the space. Last but not least, we talked about Julie’s new business, which she grew out of La Piscine, a beautiful and sustainable fashion brand called L’Envers - turning upside down the way we “consume” fashion.

Check out our new book "Around the World in 250 Coworking Spaces" - https://coworkiesbook.com

Julie Charvet Robinne - Founder at L'envers https://www.linkedin.com/in/julierobinne/
Pauline Roussel, Co-founder and CEO at Coworkies & Host of HOT WATER: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulineroussel/

If you have tips, ideas or feedback write us on: podcast@coworkies.com

This new episode of HOT WATER by Coworkies is a little bit special. It is part of a mini-trilogy called “Life After Coworking” where we interviewed 3 former founders of coworking spaces in 3 very different cities, inviting them to share their stories and takeaways from starting, running and closing a coworking space. 

This first mini episode was recorded in Copenhagen with Anders Moller, previously the founder of Prototype, the smallest coworking space(just 15 sq.m.) we had the chance to visit and now co-founder of Diplomatic Rebels - A global network of intrapreneurs developing organizations with the mindset of a rebel and the skills of a diplomat.

Together, we discussed how he ended up taking over Prototype, what kind of business model he implemented to allow his 15 sqm space to function and, last but not least, we dived deeper into why he decided to shut it down while discussing the takeaways from his adventure.

Check out our new book “Around the World in 250 Coworking Spaces” - https://coworkiesbook.com

Anders Moller, Co-founder of Diplomatic Rebels - Intrapreneur in Residence
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andersmol/
Pauline Roussel, Co-founder and CEO at Coworkies, Host of HOT WATER:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulineroussel/

If you have tips, ideas or feedback write us on: podcast@coworkies.com

With our co-host Nellie Hayat we talk to Ian Minor about coworking memberships. Have a listen to learn how to structure your thinking around your clients needs. Ian has vast experience in the hospitality sector where he experienced first hand how important it is to “sell something your clients need, and not what they think they want”. With such holistic thinking you keep clients for the long run, because they put their trust in you to do the best for them. And all of that starts with how you structure your memberships to serve the different levels of service you can provide to a client.

Check out our new book “Around the World in 250 Coworking Spaces” - https://coworkiesbook.com

Ian Minor, Workspace & Hospitality specialist:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianminor/

Nellie Hayat, Work Futurist + Employee Experience designer at VergeSense:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nellie-hayat/

Pauline Roussel, Co-founder and CEO at Coworkies, Host of HOT WATER:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulineroussel/

If you have tips, ideas or feedback write us on: podcast@coworkies.com

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Hot Water #Podcast 003: The story of COLATAM a conversation with Matias Vasquez - Founder Sharing E.C. | CO-Founder REDCOLATAM | CM StartUp México | Co-Founder Coworking Day Brasil and Fabian Bermeo Villacis - Founder of Coworking Cuenca, Co-Founder and Director of RED COLATAM - Ecuador. 

In this episode, you’ll learn about ways to build and grow a regional community through the story of COLATAM, the largest coworking community in Latin America. Our guests for this episode? Matias Vazquez, Founder of Sharing E.C and Co-Founder of RED COLATAM - Brazil and Fabian Bermeo Villacis, Founder of Coworking Cuenca, Co-Founder and Director of RED COLATAM - Ecuador. 

With Matias and Fabian, we’ve reflected on the early days of COLATAM, how the idea to build it came to life, during a coworking conference and how it grew over the years. In this episode, they also share with you how COVID-19 impacted the region and how they came together, as a community, to launch a new initiative aiming at helping coworking spaces to bring their members back. 

Podcast Links:

COLATAM: https://colatam.co/
COVID-19 Guide: https://bit.ly/2JfUZEn
Certification Safe Guard by COLATAM: https://www.colatam.com/certificacion/
Matias Vasquez on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vazquezmatias/
Sharing E.C. Matias' coworking space: https://www.sharingec.com.br/
Fabian Bermeo Villacis on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fbermeov/
Coworking Cuenca, Fabian's coworking space: https://www.coworkingcuenca.com/

Episode Partner

Cobot.me - The leading #coworking management software that helps you with member management, invoicing, room bookings, and more. 

To check out more episode of HOT WATER, make your way to hotwaterpodcast.com

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Show Contributors:

Matias Vasquez
Fabian Bermeo Villacis 
Pauline Roussel
Dimitar Inchev

With substantial experience in working with large scale companies like Stripe, Nellie shares with us some vital advice and views on how the coworking industry can work with larger companies and the role it plays in shaping the future of workspaces in general. A must listen for all coworking space operators thinking on how and why to work with corporate companies.

Podcast Notes:
Nellie Hayat on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nellie%2Dhayat/
Workplaced: https://www.workplaced.co/

Episode partner: Cobot.me - The coworking management software that helps you with member management, invoicing, room bookings and more. 

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Conversation with Bailey Richardson from People and Company and co-author of the book Get Together. Pauline and Bailey go about the in and out of building, sustaining and growing communities with notes on what this means for coworking spaces.

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Podcast Check list:
Get together book on Amazon: gettogetherbook.com/
People and company: www.people-and.com/
Bailey on Twitter: twitter.com/baileyelaine