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Spring cleaning tips from DwellWell’s declutter guru Stacey Platt

I wouldn’t call myself a messy person, but when I look at the piles of winter clothes and snow boots stashed in plain view of my closet, I know it’s time to store them away and make room for my spring wardrobe. But easier said than done, right? For a little Organization 101, I turned […]
Purple Carrot’s Mark Bittman wants to change how you eat

I knew my morning bowl of Special K wasn’t going to impress Mark Bittman, the highly regarded journalist, best-selling New York Times author, and co-founder of Purple Carrot, a startup focused on getting people to cook delicious, plant-based meals at home. But it did get a chuckle out of him during our early morning chat. […]
Before ‘Project Runway,’ Carmen Marc Valvo Designed a Fashion Career
Before ‘Project Runway,’ Carmen Marc Valvo designed a fashion career

You probably know that New York-based fashion designer Carmen Marc Valvo dresses some of the most powerful leading ladies in Hollywood. After 30 years in the business and stints at Christian Dior, Nina Ricci, and Bill Atkinson, he has built an iconic brand in glamorous eveningwear. What you might not know is that he started […]
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A taste of what’s inside this chocolatier’s display case

Chocolate aficionados, rejoice! We’ve found a place offering restaurant-quality desserts without the three-hour-long tasting menu and the hefty price tag that goes along with it. Are you a sucker for beautifully packaged sweets that don’t require flying to Paris or standing in line with tourists at Ladurée? Or are you just looking to upgrade your […]
For Walc’s Allison McGuire, ‘Every week is the craziest of my life’

Meeting Allison McGuire, Creator Of The Walc App Have you ever popped out of the subway in an unfamiliar neighborhood and gotten completely lost? Did you walk confidently in the wrong direction or try to use your mapping app to give you some orientation? Allison McGuire developed a walking habit when she moved to Boston […]
Taking a Joyride and Talking Brooklyn with Quinnton Harris
Taking a joyride and talking Brooklyn with Quinnton Harris

Is there anything more exhilarating than gazing down on New York’s most iconic landmarks from 7,000 feet in the air? In celebration of WeWork’s first workspace in Brooklyn, we asked one member to join us on a helicopter ride past the Brooklyn Bridge and beyond. Our team strapped in Quinnton Harris, Walker & Company’s art […]
Yojo Founder: Simple Ways to Challenge the Status Quo
Yojo founder: Simple ways to challenge the status quo

Our resident yoga and wellness instructor Jessa Messina has been on a mission to change the way we view our lives and to challenge the status quo. At WeWork Summer Camp, the Yojo founder shared her simple tips to get acquainted with new encounters. “You can’t rely on your body telling you ‘Oh I don’t […]
First Hour: A Morning With Playmob’s Founder
First Hour: A Morning with Playmob’s Founder

It’s a common saying that some of the most successful entrepreneurs are usually early risers. And when you’re running a business, it may seem like there are never enough hours to get work done. In this series, First Hour, we explore the morning side of creators and how they set themselves up for a productive […]
The Essentials: What a Founder Tucks In Her Designer Bag
The essentials: What a founder tucks inside her designer bag

Karen Moon’s career trajectory sounds like something out of a Hollywood movie script. Moon embarked on a career in fashion design before she realized she wanted to “try something different” during her time at Otis College of Art and Design. She enrolled at UCLA and pursued her interested in technology and investment banking. From there, […]
The Desktop: A Beachy Vibe Infuses Face Love Fitness WeWork FiDI Founded By Women
The Desktop: A Beachy Vibe Infuses Face Love Fitness

Working in an open office can sometimes make it hard to feel a little Zen. When I walked by the Face Love Fitness pop-up at WeWork FiDi, I couldn’t help but notice the office with a beach cabana vibe and unrecognizable devices displayed through the glass. Upon closer inspection, I realized they offered face workouts […]
The essentials: What a marketing director takes to work every day

 The Essentials is a series where we ask creators to open up their bags and tell us about their everyday necessities that help them with their day. This week, we’re featuring Mark Chou, marketing director of ONA Bags. New York-based marketing director Mark Chou never leaves home without a camera. “Photography has been an interest […]
Underneath it all, Dear Kate’s Julie Sygiel is a real innovator

Don’t call Julie Sygiel a panty queen, a title she’s heard aplenty. However, this WeWork Soho West member, the founder of Dear Kate, is an expert on all things underwear. The idea for her company came about when Sygiel took a chance course in entrepreneurship, a departure from her usual chemical engineering classes at Brown University. […]
MaaS Appeal’s Julia Gardner prods her clients to take risks

When she was younger, Julia Gardner and her sister would record commercials on a Sony Boombox and reenact them for their parents. It was clear that she had caught the advertising bug early on. Gardner pursued a career in marketing, working in client services for major companies in Canada. She eventually found her way to […]
For Board Studios, a calculated risk pays off big time

Telling your company’s story might sound easy, but it’s something that many small businesses find a struggle. Konstantinos Papakonstantinou, who founded Board Studios, is on a mission to help companies simplify their message and explain exactly what they do. With an Ivy League education and a lengthy career in finance, Papakonstantinou helps companies by producing […]
MINR’s Sol Weinreich aims to ‘power the curation generation’

One of the liveliest members at WeWork Fulton Center in New York City, Sol Weinreich is constantly on the move. The cheerful, bespectacled entrepreneur says he is always thinking about ways to improve the beta version of MINR, his smart news aggregator that creates personalized recommendations based on each user’s interests. Weinreich chatted with WeWork […]
For London’s Chris Carey, a love of music became a career path

One thing’s for sure — Chris Carey’s has an extensive background in the music industry, but not in the traditional sense. From analyzing music trends as a senior economist at PRS for Music, to working on music and media forecasting and running the big data team for EMI, Carey prides himself for being a music economist. […]
Planting happiness in the city, one bouquet at a time

If there’s one thing that Jeff Sheely and his team at WeWork Wonder Bread Factory have down pat, it’s how to send happiness. As cofounder of the D.C.- and New York-based startup UrbanStems, he uses his marketing skills and his co-founder Ajay Kori’s business mindset to create an on-demand flower delivery service. “Our mission can […]
Designing a toothbrush that’s sleeker and smarter

When the first dentist Simon Enever went to in the United States suggested he purchase a cheap electric toothbrush rather than a more expensive model, he decided to look into his options more carefully. As he began shopping around, he wasn’t pleased with the selection he found on the shelves. “As a designer, I saw […]