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Competing globally takes kite surfer Hagit Oz to new heights

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 […]
At myLINGO, Olenka Polak makes sure movies aren’t lost in translation

When you ask Olenka Polak why she launched her new app, she’ll tell you that she just wanted to watch movies with her parents. Polak’s parents are immigrants from Poland, and English-language films and television shows baffled them. But then they saw the Spongebob Movie: Sponge out of Water in their native Polish. That changed […]
Buying gifts too stressful? Glifft uses data science to make it effortless

In this series, WeWork’s director of digital community selects a WeWork member to get to know better, sharing her fun findings with the rest of the community.When WeWork members Pooja Desai-Singh and Sourav Dey created Glifft, the idea was to make gift-giving effortless and more fun for everyone. I talked to the first-time founders and friends about […]
How WeWork uses data to create more efficient workflows

Building better products by continuously growing our understanding of WeWork’s systems and people
From googling ‘what is business school’ to teaching the art of applying

“What are you gonna do after college?” asked the executive director of the nonprofit where Kaneisha Grayson was volunteering the summer before her senior year. The black studies major mentioned her one-year scholarship in Africa, but after that? Her future was wide open. That’s when Grayson was told she had a “keen business sense” and should […]
In Oregon, a commitment to clean water shows what happens ‘when we invest in nature’

In this series, WeWork’s director of digital community selects a WeWork member to get to know better, sharing her fun findings with the rest of the community. When WeWork Custom House member Cathy Kellon shared a video on the Member Network about “healthy watersheds for people and nature,” I couldn’t wait to pick her brain. Kellon is the […]
At Food Art for Kids, Michelle Thaler teaches kids to love their vegetables

When Michelle Thaler left her job as an intellectual property attorney in the corporate world to become a stay-at-home mom, her entrepreneurial spirit craved a side project. Her passion in life? Finding creative ways to get kids to enjoy eating vegetables. “So many kids hate vegetables,” says Thaler, founder of the Brooklyn Heights-based company Food […]
Founder of Mama Glow helps women ‘give birth to the best generation’

When Latham Thomas was four years old, her mother, aunt, and great aunt were all pregnant at the same time. They would soon give birth within a month of each other. “All of these bellies were around, and I was able to see at an early age the magic and the mystery of the body,” […]
Vinyl collector Chris Bailey takes radio to ‘bespoke, high-quality’ places

In this series, WeWork’s director of digital community selects a WeWork member to get to know better, sharing her fun findings with the rest of the community. Chris Bailey, also known as The Boy in the Corner, makes professional podcasts for a living. Being based in London and working with some of the world’s premier talents in music has given […]
Why ‘Shark Tank’ gives entrepreneurs the wrong idea

All professionals have one show or movie about their career that drives them up the wall with inaccuracies. I’m sure designers get just as offended watching Project Runway as I do watching Shark Tank or Dragons’ Den. TV is created for entertainment. Entertainment is about sharing stories, and the most sensational stories dominate the screen. Even when […]