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The ways we work have fundamentally changed. People no longer seek just work-life balance. They want the power to choose when, where, and how they work. They want the freedom to create their own schedules, to do work they find meaningful, and to be in a space that suits their unique needs. Gone are the days of a one-size-fits-all nine to five. In <\/em>All the Ways You Work<\/em><\/a>, WeWork members share how they\u2019re reimagining their professional lives and thriving in this new world of work.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly five years ago, Adele Wieser joined the global technology advertising company Index Exchange<\/a> with the task of growing the team in Australia and New Zealand. As the first employee in Sydney<\/a> and one of the first in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, she started with one WeWork All Access<\/a> membership for herself. As she hired more people, she sized up to a dedicated office space<\/a> at WeWork. The growing team has, so far, scaled up and moved four times within WeWork spaces to bigger offices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Index Exchange is a global advertising marketplace business with over 500 employees. It\u2019s headquartered in Toronto, with offices in other major cities, including New York, San Francisco, and London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only six months after joining the company, Wieser needed to find an office space for the growing team. While there were many options for coworking offices in Sydney, the fact that WeWork is international was a major selling point. This allowed global team members to seamlessly travel between WeWork offices in Tokyo<\/a>, Brisbane<\/a>, Toronto<\/a>, and other locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In December 2017, Wieser secured Index Exchange’s first office in APAC, a small four-person space at WeWork 333 George Street<\/a> in Sydney<\/a>. \u201cIn the early days, we weren’t really sure what our first couple of years of investment in headcount were going to look like,\u201d Wieser says. The flexibility to change WeWork offices as needed meant the team could easily take a larger space, without getting locked into a lease they\u2019d quickly outgrow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2017, Wieser has grown Index Exchange\u2019s APAC division from one person to 22 and counting. The team has moved offices four or five times, each time moving into a larger WeWork space<\/a> in Sydney. \u201cThe flexibility and the ability to grow with the business fits perfectly for us,\u201d she says. It made onboarding new hires comfortable and ensured there\u2019d be more than enough space to accommodate growth, as opposed to needing to \u201cjust stick someone in a corner somewhere.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wieser is Index Exchange’s regional managing director for the Asia Pacific region. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The division has now settled in WeWork 1 Sussex St<\/a>, in a beautiful, multipurpose 35-person space with multiple offices that offer different functionalities for the team and meeting with clients. There are two internal offices and a larger boardroom, all of which make it easy for the team to have one-on-one conversations and comfortably host client meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The inspiring aesthetics<\/a> have also been a big bonus for the team and the clients who visit. \u201cIt has beautiful glass windows<\/a> on two sides. We have outlooks in many directions. It’s just a fantastic space,\u201d Wieser says.<\/p>\n\n\n