Bernie J Mitchell

You're not in the property business. Five of us said it this week — nobody planned it.

I spent this week reading what people in our community have been writing. Karen Tait had a terrible Tuesday at The Residence in Bishop's Stortford. Stacey Sheppard's space was on BBC Spotlight. Felicia Fai and Philip Tomlinson's report on the value of local growth hubs. James Panepinto wrote about weaponising community. Bernie (that me!) published LinkedIn Show Notes#55. They weren't in the same room. They weren't on the same call. They are all pointing at the same thing. Karen Tait had

Loneliness Awareness Week. Four perspectives the main coworking conversation skips past.

Thor. Sangeeta. Amy. Lisa. Four people I know. All of them walked into rooms that weren't built for them. ✅ Become a Founding Coworking Community Builder Back the work Before I started freelancing, I'd always worked in hospitality. Kitchens, bars, clubs. From five-star hotels in Mayfair to Pizza Hut in Lakeside Shopping Centre — I did it all. There was formal training, of course, but where you actually learned was side by side with other people. You'd overhear how someone

Your coworking space is mental health infrastructure

In this week's news: * What came up at the Coworking Alliance Summit * Coworking as mental health infrastructure * Loneliness, housing and place * Portugal, Ireland, London - same fight * Fixing the front door (member joining journey) * What's on over in London * 🌈 Pride * Back the work as a Coworking Community Builder What came up at the Summit We ran the Coworking Alliance Summit this week. 50-odd operators from all over, online for a few hours. Two things came up in the breakout

Two things from the London Coworking Assembly

Happy Friday London Coworking Community Builders! The real magic in this industry happens when we join the dots between operators, researchers, and local authorities. We've been rebuilding the London Coworking Assembly from the ground up to do exactly that - the Coworking Values Podcast, the Unreasonable Connection in-person events, and how this community connects. Something has become very clear along the way. The companies that enable people to take part in our Unreasonable Connection even

🎙️Coworking Values Podcast

They Come for the Promise. They Stay for the Hospitality. with Dr. JJ Peterson

"They come for the promise. They stay for the hospitality." — Dr. JJ Peterson Episode Summary JJ Peterson has spent eleven years inside the StoryBrand universe. He co-authored Marketing Made Simple with Donald Miller. He helped Will Guidara write the certification for Unreasonable Hospitality. He hosts the Badass Softie podcast — for leaders who are unapologetically driven but want to lead with their hearts. He is flying to London in June to teach at the first workshop in the world to b