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Help Reflow turn scrap plastic into a hot commodity

Living and working in Africa changed Jasper Middendorp’s perspective. He saw how waste collectors lived, scraping by on meager wages. “They got 15 cents for collecting 120 plastic bottles,” says the WeWork Metropool member. As he thought about what he could do to help waste collectors, an idea came to mind. Why not use technology to […]
With Twenty Twenty Studios, Sarah Gerber brings international stories into focus

Filmmaker Sarah Gerber has followed one of the “Lost Boys” displaced during the Sudanese Civil War, as he returned to his village to build a school. She has also documented a woman whose coffee business totally transformed her mountain community in Honduras. The beauty lies not just in these incredible individuals’ stories, but also in […]
Before ‘Chopped,’ chef Crystal Wahpepah was already a star at WeWork

Crystal Wahpepah is a chef and caterer who specializes in delicious Native American cuisine. Our WeWork Transbay members in San Francisco can’t get enough of her food, and looks like they’re not the only ones—Wahpepah was featured on the May 10 episode of Chopped, “Tortellini Trials.” Below, we discuss her signature dishes, the Bay Area […]
Five smart ways to encourage innovation at your company

Your livelihood relies heavily on your ability to adapt to the times. As the years go by, your needs change. You expect something better. You want something new and different that is going to enrich your life. And you won’t get that without innovation. Fortunately, the ability to innovate doesn’t rest solely on your shoulders. […]
A crash course in communication became Chris Turney’s calling

Chris Turney’s interest in entrepreneurship was as sudden as it was intense. Six years ago in Bangalore, India, Turney was interning at IBM. One day, his boss tasked him with running the day-to-day affairs of the multinational corporation’s foreign operations. “The director was running around, and I was managing problems across 200 accounts working with […]
Erik Douds
Training for marathon, pair races to every N.Y.C. WeWork

It was a cold, rainy morning when Erik Douds and James Sanchez set out on a training run for their upcoming marathon. They started at WeWork Studio Square in Queens, ran over to Triborough Bridge and headed south to Grand Central, Bryant Park, Times Square, and other WeWork locations in Midtown Manhattan. After skirting along […]
At Turtle, creating an app ‘by students and for students’

The founders of Turtle can tell you the exact day their company was founded: December 11, 2014. That’s when the three forward-thinking students at the University of California’s prestigious Berkeley campus—Mohamed El Sewedy, Almustafa Elhillo, and Ehab El Maghraby—were sitting around on a couch cramming for finals. “We started thinking to ourselves that studying together is […]
Launching a beauty line? Three experts tell you how

Walk into any Sephora and you’d swear the beauty industry has already produced all of the lipsticks, soaps, and bronzers that you could ever want. But, as is the nature of fashion, that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for more—there are products for every season, skin type, and time of day. It’s a market with […]
Not feeling boxed in, Packlane’s Miriam Brafman loves custom packaging

“I always had an itch to work for myself,” says 25-year-old entrepreneur Miriam Brafman. “It’s one of these things I’d always imagined I’d do. I was always noticing opportunities that other people might not notice.” That’s how Brafman got the idea for her quickly growing startup called Packlane. One day, she was looking for a […]
Five ways for working moms to relax and recharge

So often in my work at Mama Glow I have encounter mothers who are driven, hustling, making a difference in this world—but not extending that same energy and compassion to themselves. This is the month of mamas. Every day you extend yourself out of pure love and necessity and drive. But what is left when you give […]