Daniel Wesson

Daniel Wesson and Chelle Peterson join Jamie Russo on the Everything Coworking podcast to explore how they, as co-founders of The Post Workspace, built CoLevel AI out of the frustration with their previous tech stack.

Daniel Wesson from CoLevelAI shares how they zigged away from a management agreement in the traditional sense, to a setup that has the coworking operator manage the whole building – and how it worked out for both of them and the landlord.

Daniel Wesson from CoLevelAI digs into why "some of the best coworking locations are in Class B buildings".

In short: economics, character, and landlord flexibility.

Daniel Wesson, founder of The Post Workspaces and CoLevelAI, shared how their company’s AI phone system prevented potential facility damage by alerting him to a water leak at 6:30 PM on a Friday evening. A tenant working late called to report water pooling in the corridor, with the AI system gathering details, updating the CRM, and sending an urgent message that enabled Wesson to return within 10 minutes to shut off water.

An AI phone system can handle after-hours tour bookings, member inquiries, basic questions, and emergency routing without requiring staff availability 24/7, with Wesson noting prospects frequently request tours at unusual hours including 11 PM.

Daniel Wesson, Founder and CEO of The Post Workspaces, outlined the financial value coworking operators provide landlords through lease stability and turnover cost avoidance.

Using a 16,000 square foot space example at $25/SF, Wesson calculated landlord costs for operator departure including $400,000 in lost rent during 9-month absorption and 3-month buildout periods, $1.52M in tenant improvements at $95/SF, and $160,000 in broker commissions, totaling over $2M.

Wesson positioned coworking operators’ typical 10-year lease commitments as significantly more valuable than traditional tenants’ 3-5 year deals, enabling landlords to amortize tenant improvement costs over longer periods while avoiding loan covenant violations and distressed asset perceptions associated with prominent vacancies.