The power of ‘Yes’: Simplifying flex work for enterprise customers
What happens when enterprise workplace needs meet the flexibility, hospitality, and humanity of coworking? In this episode, host Wesley Edmonds sits down with Caroline Hecht from Preferred Office Network to unpack how flexible workspace can simplify complex real estate portfolios while putting people first. From streamlining multi-market office solutions to elevating operators, rethinking partnerships, and introducing new ways to assess quality in flex spaces, this conversation explores why the future of work is less about square footage and more about experience, time, and connection.
Key Insights
- Flexible workspace networks simplify complex, multi-market portfolios by providing enterprise clients with one agreement, one invoice, and one point of contact.
- Independent workspace operators give companies access to diverse environments that can better match their teams’ needs, preferences, and workplace cultures.
- Strong partnerships go beyond transactions by connecting operators with resources, ideas, exposure, and solutions that help their businesses succeed.
- Thoughtful design, quality furnishings, hospitality, and a sense of community make workplaces more inviting and worth leaving home for.
- Workplace decision-makers should listen to the employees using a space because comfort, accessibility, and reliable amenities directly affect collaboration and productivity.
- Community managers are the lifeblood of flexible workspaces, creating belonging through personal relationships, practical support, and genuine care.
Learn more about Caroline Hecht
Caroline Hecht is Head of Global Partnerships at Preferred Office Network, where she connects businesses with flexible workspace solutions across a global network of more than 1,400 locations. With over a decade of experience in the flexible-office industry, she helps strengthen relationships among workspace operators, brokers, and enterprise clients while simplifying complex, multi-market office needs. Caroline’s expertise offers valuable insight into how flexibility, trust, and strong partnerships are shaping the future of work. Connect with Caroline Hecht on LinkedIn.
Learn more about Wesley Edmonds
Wesley Edmonds is the Director of Workplace at OFS, where she combines her background in interior design with a passion for relationship-building, workplace strategy, and the future of work. After beginning her career as a commercial interior designer, Wesley transitioned into the furniture industry, bringing together design expertise and business development to help create more thoughtful, human-centered environments. As a contributor to Imagine a Place and host of In the ROOM, she is dedicated to fostering meaningful conversations that inspire designers, challenge industry thinking, and explore how the spaces we create shape the way people live and work. Connect with Wesley on LinkedIn.
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