222. Christina and Amirh, Cofounders on the Coworking + Childcare Model They’ve Built at Pillar Cowork
The Guests on this episode are Christina Guitierrez and Amirh Davis Cofounders of Pillar Cowork
Cofounders Amirh Davis and Christina Gutierrez met each other through a mutual friend that connected them to work on their mutual passion for coworking and childcare. They renovated a former bank building and opened in March 2, 2020, just a week before the stay-at-home order in response to COVID-19.
They give us a behind-the-scenes experience growing their business during a challenging environment for coworking and childcare.
They share how they attract their members, how they run their childcare model, and advice they’d give to new operators, and anyone considering integrating childcare into their coworking business.
On this Episode, Christina, Amirh and I Discuss:
How Christina and Amirh connected and decided to partner on this coworking + childcare venture.
Their “why” behind combining coworking + childcare.
How they survived an opening date of March 2, 2020.
How they run their childcare model.
The 2-3 pieces of advice they would give to others that are passionate about creating better access to
childcare/daycare as part of a coworking model.
Resources Mentioned in this Podcast:
Everything Coworking Featured Resources:
Masterclass: 3 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Opening a Coworking Space
Creative Coworking Partnerships: How to negotiate and structure management agreements from the landlord and operator perspective
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