325. OG Scott Tillitt on Small-Town Coworking and Leveraging Coworking Ambassadors and Part-Time Community Activators
Everything Coworking · Jamie Russo
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Show Notes
Scott Tillitt has a strong "why" around coworking. A PR/Communication Consultant by day, he also ran a not-for-profit supporting Localism and sees coworking as the intersection of community engagement, economic development, and supporting local. As a matter of fact, he's not very worried about his coffee game because the mile-long main street Beahive is located on has no fewer than six local coffee shops.
Scott is a true coworking OG - he opened his first location in 2009 in Beacon, NY, a little over an hour out of NYC by train. Over the years he was a pioneer in experimenting with multiple locations and creative partnership agreements.
He shared his coworking journey, lessons learned in his fourteen years in business, and he also gave us a little BTS on his Coworking Ambassador program. Scott runs his primary location, but his second and third locations are staffed by responsible members, a very part-time Community Activator, and some Coworking Community Ambassadors.
If you're trying to figure out how to manage staffing in smaller locations, you'll get some good nuggets and perspective from Scott.
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
The Everything Coworking Academy
Everything Coworking Featured Resources:
Masterclass: 3 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Opening a Coworking Space
Coworking Startup School - Phase I: Validate
The Everything Coworking Academy