This is awesome Neil! We do something similar in my space. I have someone come in (virtually) and do what's called "Office Hours" - they speak for 30-45 mins about their area of expertise (usually something members are struggling with - podcasting, sales, SEO) and then members can hit them with their questions for the next 15 mins.
I also record them and keep them available for members in a "video vault." We've had no problem finding experts since people are generally excited to talk about what they know and get exposed to a new audience. So far, I've relied exclusively on my personal network, which is what I'd recommend to you before you reach out to other coworking spaces. Let this be a benefit of *your space exclusively. * My two cents :) - Margo On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 12:31 PM Neil Weakland <[email protected]> wrote: > I've started a monthly event in my coworking space for networking and > sharing outside of our area. I've been calling it the Canton Connect > Innovator lunch. I arrange for a startup founder or high level professional > from a company to teleconference with my coworkers and local interested > parties. It lasts an hour and has been a great experience so far. We've > exchanged information on remote jobs, how we've been approaching new > technologies, what our local tech scene is like, and more. > > I'm interested in finding more people to be our guests. I thought that > some of the other coworking spaces would be good places to find startup > founders and the like. Maybe if other spaces are interested we could set up > a contact list of people who would be interested in being guests to other > coworking spaces? > > Here are the last two Canton Connect announcements > > https://cantonworkspace.spaces.nexudus.com/en/blog/read/699348651/september-canton-connect-innovator-lunch---joe-zenas--ceo-of-the-thinkwell-group > > https://cantonworkspace.spaces.nexudus.com/en/blog/read/666508843/meet-tech-and-industry-professionals-from-outside-canton-at-the-canton-connect-innovator-lunch > > Thanks, > Neil Weakland > Canton Work Space > http://cantonworkspace.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Margo Aaron That Seems Important <http://www.thatseemsimportant.com/> Want smart people to bounce ideas off of? I have some. <https://www.arenavirtualcoworking.com/> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
