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Liz Elam

Liz Elam

A leader of the global coworking movement, Liz Elam blends a spirit of collaboration and innovation with an unwavering commitment to excellence and pushing boundaries. Founder of the largest coworking conference in the world, Elam has grown the Global Coworking Unconference Community (GCUC) from inception to a cross-cultural go-to for the workspace industry in the U.S., South America, China, Canada, the UK, Australia and beyond. Elam unapologetically pushes the coworking movement to adopt sound business practices and think bigger about the vision and impact individual operators and workspace brands can make. Her work to dismantle the loneliness epidemic through coworking and community-building resonates with space operators and members, alike. With a natural entrepreneurial drive, Elam launched Link Coworking in Austin, Texas, in 2010, expanded Link to three locations, and grew it to the fourth largest coworking brand in Austin before selling it in 2019. She is the first woman in the world to successfully exit a coworking brand. A founding partner at The Deco Group, a coworking consultancy, Elam is also a partner in Co.RE the first Real Estate Opportunity Fund. Co.RE is looking to raise $100 million to invest in real estate with vetted coworking operators with proven experience running a coworking business.

Tips & Trends, What's Next? December 9, 2021 December 9, 2021

2022 Workplace Trends: Coworking Megatrends

GCUC’s Liz Elam shares the coworking trends that she sees coming in 2022.

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Tips & Trends, What's Next? July 28, 2020 July 29, 2020

9 Things We’ve Learned from COVID (and Why it Was Good for Coworking)

GCUC coworking community founder and boss lady, Liz Elam provides advice and inspiration for all COVID was good for the GCUC world of coworking….

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Tips & Trends, What's Next? March 13, 2020 April 6, 2020

What Can Coworking Offer To Help Navigate The Coronavirus Pandemic

In an effort to help the coworking community during the coronavirus pandemic, three coworking experts have come together to discuss the implications and offer insight.

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Tips & Trends December 6, 2018 October 1, 2019

Coworking Megatrend Predictions for 2019 (and a Bombshell)

Liz Elam, founder of GCUC, the world’s largest coworking conference series, looks ahead to where the coworking world is going and shares her predictions for the coming year.

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Expert Insights, Webinars On Demand March 19, 2015 September 12, 2019

What the Corporate World Can Learn from Coworking

Our favorite shared space guru explores the secret sauce of coworking and shares tips for implementing coworking moves in your own space.

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