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Hosted by Mike Kriel · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 12 episodes
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How do you make money in the flexible workspace industry? Mike Kriel, CEO of Launch Workplaces, breaks down the opportunities, trends, and strategies that are working right now, in five minutes or less.Honest and unfiltered, each episode tackles one focused topic, from what's working in coworking to emerging opportunities for commercial landlords, brokers, developers, and operators.Drawing from real-world experience and conversations across the industry, Mike delivers actionable insights designed to help you grow your piece of the pie in this ever-evolving market.
Mike Kriel hosts Flex in Five with Mike Kriel, a business show with 12 episodes published.
You've got vacant space, and you're weighing whether to run coworking yourself or bring in an operator. Before you decide, you need a clear picture of what running a good space really takes. In this episode, Launch Workp
Are you making the right assumptions about what financial information your coworking operator should be giving you? Most landlords aren't. In this episode of Flex in Five, Mike Kriel breaks down what a complete financial
In 13 years of opening coworking locations, Mike's seen one thing kill more deals than anything else. It's not the agreement. It's what happens after you sign one. There's a void between picking an operator and opening y
Not every management agreement with a flex operator has to be a 10-year deal. In this episode of Flex in Five, Mike Kriel breaks down why shorter-term agreements (24, 36, or 48 months) can be the right fit for landlords
Property management companies need flexible office space in their toolkit, and most of them don't have it yet. In this episode of Flex in Five, Mike Kriel breaks down why the largest firms in the country are already inte
The most important part of a management agreement is the exit, and most building owners don't figure that out until they're stuck. In this episode of Flex in Five, Mike Kriel breaks down the four exit rights every landlo
Your building survived. Now, how do you make it more valuable tomorrow than it is today? In this episode of Flex in Five, Mike Kriel breaks down what the "perfect building" looks like in today's market — and why you shou
You just got a letter from a coworking operator saying your building would be their best location ever. Flattering—but what do you actually do with that? In this episode, Mike breaks down how building owners should evalu
What does a coworking operator actually look for in your building? In this episode, Mike breaks down Launch's proprietary 12-point evaluation system. This is the weighted criteria we use to determine whether a building i
Everyone's sharing their predictions for coworking in 2026. Here's what Mike's actually seeing in the market. In this episode, he breaks down four major trends shaping the coworking industry this year: consolidation and
Mike Kriel, CEO of Launch Workplaces, has never been short on thoughts about the flexible office industry. Now, he's channeling that passion into a new series: Flex in Five. The concept is simple: In five minutes or less
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