Q1 Coworking Outlook feat. Hub Coworking Hawaiʻi

The company’s goal is to have coworking spaces on O‘ahu, Maui, Kaua‘i and the Island of Hawai‘i, that will allow members to not only have choices of workspace where they live, but also across Hawai‘i.
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Nam Vu, COO of Hub Coworking Hawai‘i | Photo: courtesy of Hub Coworking Hawaiʻi

Q&A with Nam Vu
COO, Hub Coworking Hawai‘i

 

 

What is the most important change or trend impacting your industry in 2023?

After a couple of years of sharp decline and uncertainty, the coworking, or flexible workspace industry, is seeing high demand and is projected to continue to grow by 30% in 2023. Many of your customers and clients are facing huge challenges this year.

 

What are those challenges and how can you help them?

The days of everyone working in the office 9 to 5, Monday through Friday are over. Employers and employees alike are trying to figure out how to navigate a world of the hybrid, remote, at home, and from anywhere workplace. 

A question I hear often these days is “What do we do about our office space?” 

For some companies, the right choice might be to downsize or close the office altogether. Hub Coworking has seen many customers who have made that choice and opted instead for no-lease offices with shared meeting rooms and shared amenities, resulting in cost savings.

Providing employees with choices helps with retention and overall employee happiness and well-being. Whether it is working 100% remotely, spending some days in the office, providing memberships to coworking spaces, or working 100% in office, the key is to provide flexibility and choices.

 

What is the most exciting product or service you will be providing customers in 2023?

Although the coworking concept has become more popular in recent years, Hub Coworking been in the industry since 2014. This year, Hub Coworking Hawaii is working on adding more locations to our current Kaka‘ako and Waikīkī spaces. The company’s goal is to have coworking spaces on O‘ahu, Maui, Kaua‘i and the Island of Hawai‘i, that will allow members to not only have choices of workspace where they live, but also across Hawai‘i throughout a network of coworking spaces.

We’re working on some exciting collaborations that will help companies transform and revitalize their workspaces. We’ve learned a lot about how people work through our day-to-day operations and we’d love to share that knowledge with others to help them find solutions.

One thing we’ve learned, is that the increase in video calls has created a need for private and quiet spaces. For this reason, we have become a dealer for standalone meeting pods and will be able to help companies find solutions for their sound challenges.

 

The HubKakaʻako: 1050 Queen Street #100, Honolulu, HI 96814
Waikīkī: 2330 Kalakaua Ave #248, Honolulu, HI 96815
(808) 664-3306 | hubcoworkinghi.com

 

 

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