Tentative Agenda: Friday August 28th

Funding your coworking operations as you grow.

8:30-10am - Arrival & light breakfast provided.

10am-10:30 am - Welcome tour of Bamboo Grand Rapids

Amanda Lewan, CEO of Bamboo, will share a preview of their 40,000 sq ft coworking and events center, including an overview of the financing and sales strategy.

11am - Opportunities for Funding Your Growth

What are the right ways to fund your growth? We’ll hear from operators on how they’ve started and scaled, bootstrapping, borrowing, and inviting the community to participate as investors. Speakers: Johnny Price, President of Wefunder, alongside two coworking operators.

Noon - Reviewing your Revenue Stack

What are the revenue streams your model should grow? Learn the trends leveraging referrals, rental streams, and ways to stabilize or scale revenue. Speakers: Ginger Dhaliwal, Chief Product Officer of Upflex, DeShawn Brown, CEO of Coworks, and Justin Law CTO of Flexspace.

1pm - Lunch break on the rooftop. Lunch provided.

2pm: AI and Your Operations

Join Operations Consultant Samantha Riel for a live working session building with AI to improve your operations.

3-4:30pm - Unconference - Led by DeShawn

Back in high-demand, time to break out and rotate between tables and groups tackling problems or ideas with peers.

*Happy Hour as a collective offsite.

Tentative Agenda: Saturday, August 29th

A day for community care and innovation.

8:30-10am - Arrival & light breakfast provided.

10am-10:45 am - Community Beyond Four Walls

Many coworking spaces operate as community hubs. Join a panel of operators to discuss how we participate in our local communities beyond as partners in neighborhoods, ecosystems, or fostering economic development. Speakers: Ally Baird, Community Director at Bamboo, Citi Medina, founder of Equal Space.

11am- Noon - Rise of Social Wellness in Coworking

Coworking spaces combat isolation caused by remote work. Hear from a variety of coworking operators that foster new models encouraging social clubs, wellness, and physical and mental wellbeing.

Noon - Start to Scale: Future Planning

Whether it’s scaling utilizing tools and data, choosing franchising, or selling to new leadership, this panel will help you discuss and plan your future. Speakers: Craig Baute Founder Denswap, Alison Rogers of The Coven.

1pm - Lunch break on the rooftop. Lunch provided.

2pm - Building a Financial Pro Forma

Join Jerome Chang, CEO of Blankspaces, and a special guest to build a financial model together, fueled by community requests and questions to help you plan a future location(s).

3-4:30pm - Unconference - Led by DeShawn

Back in high-demand, time to break out and rotate between tables and groups tackling problems or ideas with peers.

5pm: Closing Time

*Breakout happy hour or dinner nearby, self-organized and self-funded.