Every time Lynn Le stepped into a gym, one thing always bugged her. None of them had boxing or mixed martial arts gloves that were made for women. “There was a legit problem where women were wearing gloves that didn’t fit them,” says Le, a member at Portland’s WeWork Custom House. “They were wearing men’s […]

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. Back in November, Jason Grad told me about his relatively new app Bstow, a painless and easy way to give back to your favorite charities. Since then, the […]

For entrepreneur Mark Frohnmayer, the moment of inspiration for his next big project came when he was watching a parade make its way down the main street in Eugene, Oregon. From his spot in the crowd, he spotted an inexpensive electric vehicle that had been constructed from a kit. “As soon as I saw this thing, […]

A two-hour conversation in a parking lot forever changed the lives of seven first-time entrepreneurs. That was back in the late ‘90s, and the small group of go-getters—including future WeWork co-founder Miguel McKelvey—stuck around after a startup event to talk about how what they really needed was support from their peers. “Starting a new business […]

With nearly a decade’s worth of experience in marketing and public relations, Maura White shares some important takeaways: always learn as you go (“sink or swim,” as she calls it), don’t be afraid to wear a variety of hats, and remember that age does not define an entrepreneur. Formerly an account executive at the PR […]

When New York City musicians Leon Lyazidi and Uliana Preotu formed their first rock band back in 2006, they weren’t looking for money or fame. They were purists, creating music for its own sake. But once they were on the road, they quickly realized it’s a dog-eat-dog world. Audiences were sparse, critics were unforgiving, and […]

During the five years David and Charlotte Cho lived in South Korea, friends and family were always asking them to bring back their favorite beauty products when they visited California. Turns out they loved the local brands, but couldn’t find them anywhere they shopped in the U.S. Surprised that no entrepreneur had hit upon the idea of […]

There’s one night that Russell Sheffield says he’ll never forget. It was back in 1973, at London’s Hammersmith Odeon, when a little-known rock band called Queen had yet to explode onto the charts. Sheffield’s father—co-founder of Trident Studios—discovered the soon-to-be legends and financed their tour. And 10-year-old Sheffield witnessed a sweet slice of history: a […]