Jackie Latragna shares that after 2 years as CMO of Pacific Workplaces, she’s stepping into a fractional marketing director role.

Already in her client list? BLANKSPACES and thinkspace!

Jerome Chang, founder of BLANKSPACES, discussed the evolution of the coworking industry since opening his first location in 2008 with Lucy McInally. Back then there were fewer than a dozen coworking spaces existed in the US. BLANKSPACES now operates 8 locations across the greater LA region, serving a member base that is 75% entrepreneurs and freelancers and 25-30% corporate clients.

Chang, who has an architecture background, noted the industry is at an inflection point with high vacancy rates creating opportunistic real estate opportunities, though mature operators are favoring revenue sharing or management agreements over traditional leases. Chang emphasized LA County, with 10M people, remains underserved compared to markets like London.

Just over 90ish days since another relaunch, BLANKSPACES has returned to 6600 Sunset Blvd in Hollywood, California.

Well not a coworking space per se, but a coworking leader, and the community they supported and held together for over a decade.

Espree Devora shared a letter she penned at 11:57pm on a Tuesday night to and for Jerome Chang and BLANKSPACES – what she calls "the invisible superpower" that’s been quietly fuelling her journey for over a decade.

What you all do matters. This is proof.