WeWork CEO John Santora shares the firms foray into work pods and lounges, outside their spaces and in high-traffic environments like transportation hubs and convention centers.

The platform, dubbed WeWork Go is in partnership with pod co Bureau.

Kate Dezarnaulds penned an interesting piece as the founder of WorkLife about a recent email she received regarding the WeWork Affiliate Network, and what this very strategic move could mean for other indie brands.

While Kate makes the case that this isn’t a moment to panic, "it is a moment to stop sleepwalking".

Further listening: This TWIC Discussion from 2024 with John Santora (CEO, WeWork), Anant Yardi (Founder, Yardi) and Jason Anderson (CEO, Vast) about the formation of this affiliate network. And this TWIC Discussion with Sam Rosen and William Sandford about the acquisition of Deskpass, Breather and Hubble.

WeWork has received approval from Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) to acquire the remaining 49.9% stake in its Brazilian operations from SoftBank Latin America Fund. The acquisition brings WeWork Brazil fully under the company’s global structure, which CEO John Santora described as an important step to consolidate their position in a key Latin American market.

With 28 locations across São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, and Rio Grande do Sul, the integration aims to optimize processes, improve operational efficiency, and provide a more seamless experience for members looking to expand in Latin America.

Hector Kolonas quizzes Anant Yardi, Jason Anderson and John Santora (the CEOs at Yardi, Vast Coworking and WeWork respectively) about their partnership and the WeWork Partner Network on an exclusive episode of the This Week in Coworking Podcast.

Interviewed at Forbes’ Future of Work summit, new WeWork CEO John Santora reinforced the company’s belief in the role flexible workspaces play in companies of all sizes. In addition to the role that flex spaces have, and continue to play, in the overall innovation of how workers access and use workspace.

Items of note from his appearance: He doesn’t care where the office is that you’re working out of, as long as it is an office; the majority of companies who are increasing workspace are choosing flex over traditional; and most importantly? WeWork is now debt free.