Working out of a snug one-bedroom apartment in New York, entrepreneurs Sean Sheikh and Mike Valenti knew they had to find a permanent home. That was four years ago, about the time they got their first look at a WeWork space. After falling in love with the vibe, they were ready to sign on the […]

About 13 years ago, three students at Mexico City’s Universidad Marista took courses that opened their eyes to social injustice in Mexico and Central America. That was when they decided to build something greater than themselves. After college, Miguel Ángel Rosales and his friends Gustavo Aguiñaga and Edgar Hernández founded Opus Comunicación, a multimedia company […]

 Growing up in London, Roya Elghanian was itching to get a passport so she could travel around the world. When she finally got one, she embarked on a six-month backpacking trip through South America and Southeast Asia. As she learned about new cultures, she wanted to help those in need. But she struggled to find […]

Theresa Cantafio was filling her mug with piping hot La Colombe coffee at WeWork Fulton Market when she bumped into Thomas Shipley. Neither knew that a sweet friendship was just beginning. Cantafio is in marketing and business development at Brisan, a food and beverage ingredients expert. Shipley is the senior copywriter at Quill, the giant online […]

 Alex Wong grew up drag racing “Fast and Furious style” on the streets of his native Philippines, feeling the wind whip across his face and a full-body adrenaline rush. Soon he found an enclave of like-minded racers to compete against. “The thrill was in the unpredictability of the outcome,” Wong says. “People with more money, […]

After living in New York for five years, Mariquel Waingarten became deeply nostalgic for Argentina, where she was born and raised. Wanting her Williamsburg apartment to feel a bit more like home, she approached her good friend, Alejandro Sticotti, an Argentinian architect and designer, with an idea. She proposed that he build handcrafted furniture made […]

Emanuele Musini, a serial entrepreneur, knows how to turn a tragedy into an uplifting business. When his father, who struggled with medication nonadherence, passed, Musini felt compelled to focus on improving people’s health. “My father had problems remembering to take medication,” says Musini, founder of Pillo. “I noticed there wasn’t a good way to track […]

Andrew Tyree wants to take you on the adventure of a lifetime. Tyree, the founder of Coast to Costa, won’t be your sole tour guide on this journey. He’s made plenty of friends with the locals during his visits to South America and Europe, and they’re happy to share their expertise. “It’s like you’re being […]

When Shama Zehra was told she shouldn’t step into jobs that are usually held by men in her native Pakistan, she simply rolled up her sleeves. Living in one of the garment capitals of the world, resources were abundant for starting a clothing business. So at just 16 years old, she launched her first company […]

The first two things you need to know about Kara Dolce: she’s a fighter, and she’s a cancer survivor. In 2008, Dolce was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. She was 26 at the time, living in New York City, working at a French PR company, and about to be promoted. She was also falling […]

If you polled people about what city makes the best pizza, London would not be their first answer. Not by a long shot. But Luca Magnani wants you to rethink that. He and his partner are bringing Roman street-style pizza to the most bustling startup scene in Europe. Pizza Rossa, founded in 2014, made a […]

As a creative strategist at WP Engine, Doctor Popular is used to making videos and cartoons. But he’s also eager to showcase his fashion sense. “I want to design a classic combo around a hoodie and dress shirt,” says the WeWork Transbay member. “It’s a bug I’ve had in my brain for a long time. […]

When Hagit Oz saw a video on kite surfing, she didn’t just want to try the sport. She was intent on competing globally. “Every day, I went to the beach to train,” Oz says. “Then I started looking for someone to fund my journey to do a world tour. I wanted to become a world […]