Best Coworking!

Thanks to all who voted for OfficeXpats as “Best Coworking 2023”

Kitsap coworking spaces grow

February, 2022,: OfficeXpats, a shared office space on Bainbridge Island that has operated for 10 years, has seen new customers joining after struggling with working from home.

Scott Easterbook, a vice president of engineering working for a California-based start-up that manufactures medical devices, joined OfficeXpats last year when he and his wife moved back to their home on Bainbridge Island…

https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2022/02/11/kitsap-coworking-teleworking-work-from-home/6652836001/

Summer Issue: Bainbridge Island Magazine

June 2015, BAINBRIDGE ISLAND MAGAZINE: Office Space, Who's Working at OfficeXpats This story of OfficeXpats interviews some of our "graduates," or companies that 'grew up' at the office and then moved on when the need for a storefront or space for a larger group of employees made dedicated space appropriate. "It's Monday Morning Check-in at OfficeXpats and the Post-it notes are flying," and "OfficeXpats was perfect for us, flexible, fluid, and a great place for meetings."

Chamber of Commerce Awards OfficeXpats "Small Business of the Year"

March 2015: At a gala event on Saturday, March 7, the Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce awarded OfficeXpats with "2014 Small Business of the Year".

Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal

Sept 2013, KITSAP PENINSULA BUSINESS JOURNAL (KPBJ.com): OfficeXpats creates a business hub for independents Many come because of the feeling of isolation at the home office. “By working here, you get hooked into a community. It’s like the working version of Cheers,” Schneider said.

BI Chamber luncheon features presentation on 'Future of Employment'

April 2012: At the Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon, a presentation on “The Future of Jobs and Employment” by Leslie Schneider, co-founder of OfficeXpats.

Link to excerpts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMLtcF6t6vE

2011: Bainbridge Review covers the opening of the first coworking space in Kitsap County

The “coworking” model, a fast-growing global phenomenon, is transforming the way freelancers, remote employees and entrepreneurs work on a day-to-day basis. Bainbridge Island now has one of the roughly 800 coworking spaces worldwide.

With hundreds of islanders commuting to Seattle back and forth for work, and many independent workers who choose Bainbridge as a great place to work from home, Schneider said it felt natural to have a platform where those workers could gather, meet clients, hold meetings or just find a desk and some peace and quiet away from home, yet in a social setting.

https://www.bainbridgereview.com/business/coworking-office-xpats-come-to-bainbridge/

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