30 MOST

INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN

COWORKING2016

We asked the coworking c o m m u n i t y

to nominate influencers

they feel have had a significant hand

in building and accelerating

the coworking movement.

We received tons of nominations

and broke up the influencers into six categories:

Most Impressive Networks

Coworking Innovators

Biggest Commercial Successes

Most Active Community Builders

Coworking Originals

Rising Newcomers

This is what they had to say...

MOST IMPRESSIVE NETWORKS

MIKELAROSA

JEAN-YVESHUWART

TONYBACIGALUPO

RAMONSUAREZ

LIZELAM

Company: CoworkaholicLocation: Washington, DC

Website: www.coworkaholic.comTwitter: @liveventi

Mike LaRosa

He is truly passionate about coworking. It’s most clear in his ability to bring communities together to collectively propel the industry forward.“ ”

Company: Coworking EuropeLocation: Brussels

Website: www.global-enterprise.bizTwitter: @jeanyves

Jean-Yves Huwart

He’s one of the biggest voices of coworking in Europe, and has brought together a community of coworking spaces through Coworking Europe, where we can learn from each other and discuss the future of our industry.“ ”

Company: New Work CityLocation: New York City

Website: www.tonybacigalupo.comTwitter: @tonybgoode

Tony Bacigalupo

Tony is truly passionate about the collective good of coworking, bringing together coworking owners to ensure that whoever wants to be part of the coworking movement can be.“ ”

Company: BetacoworkLocation: Brussels

Website: www.coworkinghandbook.comTwitter: @ramonsuarez

Ramon Suarez

Ramon quite literally wrote the handbook on coworking, and he’s done a great job of using it to connect individuals interested in coworking from throughout the world.“ ”

Company: GCUCLocation: Austin

Website: www.linkcoworking.comTwitter: @LinkCoworking

Liz Elam

She hosts the GCUC [Global Coworking Unconference Conference], and has dedicated herself to her passion of connecting and informing the industry.“ ”

COWORKING INNOVATORS

CRAIGBAUTE

DREWJONES

JEREMYNEUNER

CHELSEARUSTRUM

IRISKAVANAGH

Company: Creative Density CoworkingLocation: Denver

Website: www.craigbaute.comTwitter: @craigbaute

Craig Baute

Craig uses his solid business background in his approach to coworking – at the end of the day, we’re all running businesses we want to succeed, and he a forward-thinker who can help get there.“ ”

Company: OpenWorkLocation: Austin

Website: www.openwork.agencyTwitter: @openworkagency

Drew Jones

He has an intuition for where the future of work is heading not just within coworking, but within the entire corporate working industry as a whole.“ ”

Company: GoogleLocation: San Francisco

Website: www.nextspace.usTwitter: @jjneuner

Jeremy Neuner

He’s proven time and time again that he’s a builder and curator of great communities.“ ”

Company: Sharers.coLocation: San Francisco

Website: www.rustrum.comTwitter: @chelsearustrum

Chelsea Rustrum

She has a true vision when it comes to the sharing economy, and has helped the coworking understand where it fits into this new revolution.“ ”

Company: NextSpaceLocation: San Francisco

Website: www.iriskavanagh.comTwitter: @iriskavanagh

Iris Kavanagh

She’s the community expert – she knows how to build, foster, and optimize growth for communities of all sizes and types. Most importantly, she’s a pleasure to work with!“ ”

BIGGEST COMMERCIAL SUCCESSES

ADAMNEUMANN

JOSHUAABRAM

NICKJONES

JIMNEWTON

HOWARDSCHULTZ

Company: WeWorkLocation: New York City

Website: www.wework.comTwitter: @weworkadam

Adam Neumann

Adam built the biggest coworking space chain in the United States. It’s hard to argue with that success!“ ”

Company: NeuehouseLocation: New York City

Website: www.neuehouse.comTwitter: @joshuaabram

Joshua Abram

With Neuehouse, Joshua shows a serious coworking model of how work collective will look like in the future.“ ”

Company: Soho HouseLocation: London, UK

Website: www.sohohouse.comTwitter: @sohohouse

Nick Jones

Nick successfully built the most loyal, high-end worldwide coworking and travel community.“ ”

Company: TechShopLocation: Menlo Park

Website: www.techshop.wsTwitter: @techshopjim

Jim Newton

Jim started techshop in 2006, way before anyone thought about hardware startups. Now, he provides the world with a community garage full of tools to build their dreams.“ ”

Company: StarbucksLocation: Seattle

Website: www.starbucks.comTwitter: @starbucks

Howard Schultz

Undeniably the biggest, easiest to access coworking space worldwide.“ ”

MOST ACTIVE COMMUNITY BUILDERS

JEROMECHANG

ALEXHILLMAN

BOBSUMMERS

JEREDKENNA

JACOBSAYLES

Company: BLANKSPACESLocation: Los Angeles

Website: www.blankspaces.comTwitter: @blankspaces

Jerome Chang

Jerome is always contributing to help fellow coworking space owners. He also opened the the first coworking space in SoCal and SF, long before anyone else.“ ”

Company: Indy HallLocation: Philadelphia

Website: www.indyhall.comTwitter: @alexhillman

Alex Hillman

He’s been a community builder since the start and runs the most popular coworking podcast.“ ”

Company: TechPadLocation: San Francisco

Website: www.techpad.orgTwitter: @bobs

Bob Summers

He’s a true entrepreneur, and is the perfect example of someone who can use passion to drive community.“ ”

Company: 20MissionLocation: San Francisco

Website: www.20mission.comTwitter: @jeredkenna

Jered Kenna

Jered’s created the landing hub for every entrepreneur arriving in San Francisco.“ ”

Company: Office NomadsLocation: Seattle

Website: www.officenomads.comTwitter: @jacobsayles

Jacob Sayles

Community runs in through his veins: he’s a builder and contributor to Open Coworking, the coworking wiki, coworking visa, and Coworking Seattle.“ ”

COWORKING ORIGINALS

JAMIERUSSO

AMITGUPTA

JAMESWAHBA

TINAROTH-EISENBERG

ALEXLINSKER

Company: EnerspaceLocation: San Francisco

Website: www.globalworkspace.orgTwitter: @evrythingcowork

Jamie Russo

Jamie’s always willing to share her experience when pioneering spaces in Chicago and Palo Alto.“ ”

Company: JellyLocation: Portland

Website: www.workatjelly.comTwitter: @superamit

Amit Gupta

He introduced coworking to NYC [one of the industry’s biggest hubs] with Jelly.“ ”

Company: Projective SpaceLocation: New York City

Website: www.projective.coTwitter: @jameswahba

James Wahba

James and his brothers stay true to community coworking in NYC and constantly experiment to bring the best experience to their members.“ ”

Company: FriendsLocation: Brooklyn

Website: www.friendsworkhere.comTwitter: @swissmiss

Tina Roth Eisenberg

For Tina, coworking is and has been a natural lifestyle and source of inspiration.“ ”

Company: Collective AgencyLocation: Portland

Website: www.collectiveagency.coTwitter: @alexlinsker

Alex Linsker

Alex is one of the most consistent shapers of the coworking culture.“ ”

RISING NEWCOMERS

SCOTTCOHEN

RABIHHELOU

JAMIEHODARI

ZOLTANSZALAS

JASONWIDEN

Company: New LabLocation: Brooklyn

Website: www.newlab.comTwitter: @scottbcohen

Scott Cohen

Scott shows how an interdisciplinary, creative work facility can lift up and position an entire borough.“ ”

Company: Beauty ShoppeLocation: Pittsburgh

Website: www.thebeautyshoppe.orgTwitter: @rhelou

Rabih Helou

Rabih built the biggest coworking space in Pittsburgh and is a role model space for up-and-coming cities.“ ”

Company: IndustriousLocation: Brooklyn

Website: www.industriousoffice.comTwitter: @jamiehodari

Jamie Hodari

Industrious is the fastest growing coworking space in the US.“ ”

Company: CroissantLocation: New York City

Website: www.getcroissant.comTwitter: @thezoltan

Zoltan Szalas

Zoltan made what many have waited a long time for – a space on demand from your phone.“ ”

Company: HQ RaleighLocation: Raleigh

Website: www.hqraleigh.comTwitter: @jasonwiden

Jason Widen

Jason proves that the entrepreneurial spirit is what drives thriving coworking communities.“ ”

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30 Most Influential People in Coworking 2016,

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