Can you help me find other Woman-Owned Coworking Spaces? Spotlighting for Int'l Coworking Day 2016!

[Laura Shook]

Looking to spotlight woman-owned coworking spaces in celebration of International Coworking Day! If you are a woman, or know of a woman, who has launched/founded a coworking community, please connect with me. 

Please provide your/her name, date space was established and coworking website. There is only a small window of time before August 9th, so this will not be an exhaustive list but will help me begin the research, which will lead to future articles on women in coworking...  

Thank you in advance for your collaboration and support!

Laura Shook Guzman, LMFT

Soma Vida, Wellness Coworking

www.somavida.net

EST 2008

[Francis A Cruz]

Interesting! Is your focus on woman-owned enterprise or how women are providing space for marginalized groups to advance? I do have a recommendation and would love to learn more first.

[lea...@coworker.com]

Hey Laura

You must reach out to Grace Sai, founder of The Hub in Singapore! She is amazing and The Hub has an incredible community. She founded Singapore's very first coworking space 4 or 5 years ago and is a pioneer of the coworking movement / startup ecosystem in Singapore. They now have two spaces in Singapore and are opening a third next year. Here's the website: http://singapore.impacthub.net/homepage

Shoot me an email at lea...@coworker.com if you'd like me to introduce you to her :)

Leanne x

[Elizabeth Trice]

Hi-
I own Peloton Labs in Portland, Maine.

[Marion Majou]

Hi Laura,

Nice initiative!

I'm the owner/founder of Entrelac, a coworking community based in Annemasse, France since september 2014. 

Do get in touch if you would like more details.

Cheers,
Marion 

[Katie Boone]

Would love to connect! Visit us at www.envisionlab.co :)

[Katie Boone]

Better yet (website is under development) check us out on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/EnvisionLabMN/?fref=ts

[Laura Shook]

Love it! Thank you, Katie.

[Laura Shook]

Wonderful, I will include her and will reach out to connect in the near future! Thanks.

[Laura Shook]

Fabulous! Thank you. 

[Laura Shook]

I am interested in both of those, yet the focus of this article is on woman-owned enterprise, specifically coworking spaces. Thanks for connecting and I 'd love to hear your recommendations...

[Laura Shook]

Thanks, Elizabeth!

[Doris Schuppe]

Hello Laura,

great idea! Here are some female founders from Germany, Switzerland and Spain:

• Sina founded in May 2010 combinat56 in Munich / Germany -> http://www.combinat56.de

• Silke founded (2012?) Gewächshaus Düsseldorf in Düsseldorf / Germany -> http://www.gewaechshaus-duesseldorf.de/
  
  
• Jenny founded 2013 Büro Lokal Wil in Wil / Switzerland -> http://www.buerolokal.ch
  
  
• Yvonne founded November 2010 Garage Bilk in Düsseldorf / Germany -> http://www.garagebilk.de 
  
  
• Ana founded (2013?) Wohaby in Palma / Mallorca (Spain) -> http://wohaby.com

• Doris (me) founded Rayaworx in Santanyí / Mallorca (Spain) in May 2015 together with my husband Rainer -> https://www.rayaworx.eu
  After working from coworking spaces in Munich like combinat56 since 2010, in 2013 it came to my mind to move to Mallorca and start a coworking space for residents as well as travelers next to the sandy beaches in the Southeast of the mediterranean island.

Best regards from Europe,

Doris

[Natalie Taylor]

Hi Laura,

Perfect timing!  My business partner Caroline Barton and I have just commenced our Professional Work Space (Biz Central in Southport, Queensland, Australia ... www.bizcentral.services), officially opening the doors on 1st July, 2016.  

The design has been a year in the making as the space has been purposefully designed with specialty materials sourced to build a unique "adaptive" work environment that allows us to use the space for anything we want:- as an office, a meeting space, a networking hub, a training / workshop / presentation venue by day and then transform it into an event space by night for business events, product showcasing events industry gatherings.  We are only boutique ... designed that way so that we can give very personalised attention ... as can our clients when they run their boutique events.  The fact that we can hang anything off the office walls means that the space can be used for many different things.  You could hang a blue screen from the framing for photo shoots, or hang artwork / photography for an exhibition, or hang shelves / cabinets to display wares permanently.  The space already has ladies pampering nights, product showcase events (mini trade shows), picture parties and a range of other unique events scheduled for the coming months.  

We are two strong and capable women with many business / life skills and talents (from many industries), which we translate into support for businesses and professionals that are either newly established, solo, boutique or mobil operations, as well as established businesses that need to expand or contract ... or who just need temporary (pay as you go / no lock in contract) space.  The space is not exclusively for women, however, the it is not a vast "tech space", so lends itself more to people who wish to truly connect and conjoin to establish long lasting business relationships or joint ventures.  As we grow, we will be introducing a range of additional services that are already in the pipeline and will assist our clients with a holistic business approach.

We are still in a "local cultivation" phase, as this will be the bread and butter of our business.  Website with photos coming soon, but if you need photos for an article, just let us know (in...@bizcentral.services) and we can email some through.  

[Jeannine van der Linden]

Hi!

My name is Jeannine van der Linden, I am the founder, chief cook and bottle washer for deKamer, a network of 5 coworking spaces in the Netherlands. The first was launched in 2010, the most recent in March 2016. Our new website is still in production, here is the orginal website, and our Facebook. 

I am also involved with Open Coworking. and am presently Managing Partner.  

I am Stateside at the moment, in Atlanta now, until the end of August.  Which makes working with timezones that much easier. :-)

Dina Eisenberg did a video series on Women in Coworking in 2013 which was quite good, you can find it here.

[Stacy Kessler]

Hi Laura! My name is Stacy Kessler and I am the owner and founder of Platform 53 in Cincinnati, OH (technically it's across the river in Covington, KY). My info is below:

Stacy Kessler

Platform 53

Established September 2014

http://www.platform53.com/

st...@platform53.com

On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 8:59:32 AM UTC-4, Laura Shook wrote:

[Jen Thoemke]

Hi Laura,

I founded Connects Workspace located in Golden, CO in June 2015.  Take a look at www.connectsworkspace.com

Thanks for doing this!

Jen Thoemke

[all...@freerangeoffice.com]

Hi Laura! I work at Free Range Office in Chicago, IL which is owned and operated by all women. The founder's name is Liane Jackson. We've been open since 2013. Our website is www.freerangeoffice.com. 

On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 8:59:32 AM UTC-4, Laura Shook wrote:

[Jerome Chang]

Add Co+Hoots in Phoenix, by Jenny Poondingo. 

Jerome

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[Katherine Warman Kern]

COMRADITY is women owned - Katherine Warman Kern

[Chris Mann]

Hi Laura, Check out http://theuniquespace.com in the Arts District of Downtown Los Angeles Sonja Rasula is the founder

[Anis Bedda]

Valérie Kinoo in Cc, founder of Galeries Coworking in Brussels/Belgium 

[Katharine Richardson]

Hi I am the co-owner of InDo Nashville and a woman.  www.indonashville.com.  I would be happy to participate.

Founded in July 2015

Best-

Kate

On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 7:59:32 AM UTC-5, Laura Shook wrote:

[Pauline Thomas]

Hello! I'm Pauline Thomas, founder of Le Laptop, a coworking Space founded in 2012 in Paris, France. Http://www.lelaptop.com

Thank you!

[Jen Vincent]

Hi Laura,

I founded Cowork Penticton in 2012. We are in a small city of 33,000 in southern British Columbia, Canada, 

I now co-manage the space with my husband.

www.coworkpenticton.com

Thanks!

Jennifer

[Gretchen Bilbro]

Hi Laura,

 I own Cultivate Coworking in Murfreesboro, TN. We opened Jan 2015. 

www.cultivatecoworking.com

On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 7:59:32 AM UTC-5, Laura Shook wrote:

[mel...@thevillageworks.com]

I wanted to introduce myself. Along with my partner-in-coworking, Lisa Wasserman Sivan, I run WorkShop Brookline: a tiny coworking space in Brookline, MA (half a mile from the Boston line).

Fingers crossed, we will open a more sustainably-sized community workspace in Brookline by the end of the year. Our new space is not ready for prime time, but we've spent lots of of time scheming ways to make it more inclusive (gender-wise and beyond). Please keep us in mind for future collaboration! We're always interested in creative approaches that other founders are taking.

-Melissa Tapper Goldman

[Rachel Moore]

Hi Laura, 

My business partner and I, Amy Shuter, founded Hub Etzion, the first coworking space in Gush Etzion, Israel, on our own. (We're both former Americans.) The space was opened Nov. 1, 2015, and our website is www.hubetzion.com - you can also find more photos and info at our facebook page: www.facebook.com/hubetzion. 

Thanks! 

Rachel Moore

[Charlotte Kirby]

I opened a coworking space in February!
Charlotte Kirby
The Village Hive
Www.thevillagehive.ca

Char...@thevillagehive.ca
Markham Ontario Canada

[Sarahbella]

Hi Laura,

Sorry, I am a little late to the party! Check out COTERIE Company a female focused coworking company set to launch this month in Charlotte! Founder, Joanna Bailey would be a great person for you to connect with!

Happy International Coworking Day!

-S

[Ehmandah R.]

Good Morning Laura!

I'm the founder of TwoTenEast. I  just launched my space this week.  www.twoteneast.co

Looking forward to connecting. 

Happy Tuesday!

Ehmandah Ramsey
TwoTenEast Coworking
www.twoteneast.co
Est. 2016

[Aloma Loren]

Hello! This is a great idea! 

I own Eugene Mindworks in Eugene Oregon. We opened two years ago. 

www.eugenemindworks.com

I just realized this is today so if I'm too late for this article please keep my info for future reference! 

[Cecilia Neher]

Myabe a bit late but I know there is one called HeraHub in Washington DC. I think it has other locations in CA.

[Felena Hanson]

Thanks Laura!  you may already have me on the list through the FB post but just in case...

Felena Hanson, founder Hera Hub, 2011, www.HeraHub.com, 

[Sally Newson]

Hi Laura - I opened MindTank Work Club, a co-working business club in Marin County (Ross) last month. Please check it out at www.mindtank.com!

[Ashley G. Scott]

Here's one opening soon in Atlanta! http://www.blackenterprise.com/technology/digitalundivided-announces-innovation-center-for-black-and-hispanic-women/

[Dawn Baird]

Laura

In Northern Ireland:

Us: @WabiSabiBelfast 

&

@TheHubNewry

@BlickStudios

@BoomStudios

@StartPlanet

@StudioSouk

Full list here: http://wabisabi.work/coworking-spaces-in-northern-ireland/.

Hope this helps.

Dawn

[Shared Brooklyn Red Hook]

Hi Laura,

I'm late to the party and just saw your post, but if you still need places, I own a coworking space in Red Hook, Brooklyn (NY) called SHARED Brooklyn. I've been open almost two years.

www.sharedbrooklyn.com

Best Regards,

Allison Reeves

[Coworking Arpoador]

I'm later than late but couldn't help myself from letting you know that I run a space on Rio, Brazil. If you still need to contact a female led coworking space let me know ;)
All best,
Gabriela

[Bisner]

Hi Katie, 

Check out sassplace.au in Australia

[xime cabezas]

Hi I own conexion ec coworking in Quito- Ecuador. 

[tr...@paparamount.com]

Hello, Laura! I know this is a late response, but perhaps can be used in the future.

I am the owner of Paramount Co-Op located 12 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Our website is www.paparamount.com. 

[Laura Shook]

Wow, this was fabulous! I was thrilled to learn about all the women-led coworking initiatives around the world and I think you will be, too.

And, please feel free to add more as I will keep updating the online directory.

I just realized that I hadn't followed up in the group with the links to the article, directory and new Facebook group, so here they are - please check them out!  (If you sent me information after August 9th, your space is in the process of being added). My intern is helping me on this project so we should have it updated by the end of October.

The Global Directory of Woman-Owned Coworking Spaces 

The International Coworking Day Article: "Women Who Cowork and the Movement That Inspires Them"

To keep the conversation going, I also created the Facebook Group, Women Who Cowork, which is for entrepreneurial women who own a coworking space, or multiple spaces, to come together to connect, share ideas, ask for support and co-inspire one another! Please join us today :)

In solidarity,

Laura

www.somavida.net

Laura Shook Guzman, LMFT
Somatic Psychotherapist
On Somatic Ground  |  www.onsomaticground.com
Founder/CEO  |  Soma Vida  |  www.somavida.net
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[NATALIE TAYLOR]

Hey Laura,

Thanks for the link to the site.  I'm not sure why, but I've noticed that you have only listed my business partner Caroline Barton with Biz Central in Australia.  We are 50/50 owners of the space.  I would appreciate if we could both be listed on the site - if you don't have space for full names, then just our first names is fine.

Cheers

Natalie Taylor

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[Darlan]

In São Paulo, Brazil, there is a community builded by women for women. The FEMINARIA.

http://feminaria.com.br/

https://www.facebook.com/grupofeminaria/

[Bisner]

SassPlace in Australia, too!