Podcast appearances and mentions of ashley proctor

Ashley Proctor, Founder of Creative Blueprint, Coworking Canada, and COHIP, is one of the founders of the coworking movement. She shares her experiences designing coworking environments as catalysts for creative and business synergy with economic sustainability and social impact. Ashley explains the importance of cross-disciplinary collaboration and how intentional community-building leads to long-term success. She emphasizes how coworking represents a shift in how people connect, co-create, and thrive together shaping the future of work.      TAKEAWAYS   [01:45] Ashley Proctor chooses to study art and design for its creative problem solving.   [02:34] Ashley feels at home with people at college who are all ‘a little bit weird'!     [03:42] Space issues during a renovation lead Ashley to create a shared study and learning environment.   [04:55] XSpace is created to provide an external, student-run environment which has lasting impact.    [06:22] Coworking for artists looks different than for information workers with laptops.   [06:51] The Foundry building creates a maker space for artists, entrepreneurs, and tech startups.    [07:53] Cross-industry coworking results in artists being more entrepreneurial and entrepreneurs being more creative in problem-solving.   [09:49] 312 Main transforms a former police building into a coworking hub focused on social impact.   [12:18] A bold vision and complex situation requires extensive community consultation and is a slow build.    [13:34] Co-creation stimulates the necessary transformation supported by the local community.   [14:40] Thoughtful coworking design includes harm reduction, de-escalation strategies, and cultural inclusivity. [24:00] The coworking movement is rooted in accessibility, inclusion, and empowering independent workers. [26:30] COHIP (Coworking Health Insurance Plan) emerges to address gaps in coverage for freelancers. [29:00] Ashley's personal health crisis highlights the need for sustainable, independent health coverage.  [31:30] COHIP expands to serve artists, entrepreneurs, and small businesses across Canada. [34:00] The IDEA Project challenges coworking spaces globally to enhance inclusivity and accessibility. [37:00] Coworking is about fostering connections and collaboration, not just providing office space. [39:30] Larger organizations can benefit from coworking's agility and cross-pollination of ideas. [42:00] Companies are increasingly funding coworking memberships to support hybrid work needs. [45:00] Employees thrive with autonomy in choosing coworking spaces that suit different tasks. [47:30] Coworking hubs in rural areas provide professional environments without long commutes. [50:00] Ashley shifts focus to mentorship and ensuring long-term sustainability of coworking models. [53:00] Community land trusts and coworking hubs can serve multiple civic and emergency functions. [56:00] Larger organizations should see coworking as a strategic investment, not just a perk. [58:30] Flexible workspaces help companies reduce costs, improve retention, and boost productivity. [1:01:00] Coworking spaces offer expertise in workplace design, benefiting both employees and companies. [1:03:30] IMMEDIATE ACTION TIP: Your company can benefit from coworking by realizing lease cost savings, the coworking provider's informed use of assets, tools, and space, and improved employee wellbeing and retention.  This episode emphasizes how coworking drives innovation, inclusivity, and economic growth while providing practical benefits for individuals and organizations alike.  RESOURCES  QUOTES  Verbatim Quotes from Ashley Proctor Episode Title: Coworking as a Catalyst for Innovation and Community  "Working as a movement."  "I feel like I'm solving problems and sometimes founding an entity is the way to do it, to continue to solve it for other folks."  "When we build those spaces with intention, we can have a lot of layered impact."  "I've been saying from the beginning that what we're doing really is about what we're doing when we're working together."  "The magic that happens when we work together."  "It was a massive vision for a very complex space in a complex neighborhood."  "The key pillars, like I said, is that essential upfront communication, so the design and what we're working towards is fully community-led and then community-centered."  "Coworking is about what happens when we work together."  "The coworking movement and industry remains inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible."  "The diversity and the collaboration is what makes it work."  "To empower their employees to do their best work, they need to give them that flexibility of choice as well."  "I'm seeing a lot of growth in rural communities or outside of the urban core, where people don't want to commute all the way downtown to go to work."  "Happy and healthy employees are productive and loyal employees."  "We don't need to maintain headquarters in these office spaces around the world that are mostly empty."  "We are really just starting to see this blossom around the world."   

Our conversation today for Tourism Tuesday with Kary Haun from Shenandoah County Tourism featured Vicki Ruckman, Secretary and Event Coordinator for the Shenandoah Valley Wine Trail, and Ashley Proctor, Director of Events and Group Sales for Shenandoah Caverns. Vicki gave us some background for The Shenandoah Cup and explained how the judging works and what attendees can expect at the event on Friday, November 10, 2023, at The Yellow Barn at Shenandoah Caverns. Tickets are $75/person and can be purchased by clicking here. Ashley told us about the many updates and renovations that have happened at The Yellow Barn in the last year and talked about the flexibility that all of their spaces offer for weddings, family gatherings, and corporate events. She also gave details for Shenandoah UnCorked which happens on Saturday, November 11, 2023. You can learn more about the event and purchase tickets by clicking here. Kary gave us details for Star in the Valley's Christmas Market and reminded listeners that November's Shenandoah County Tour will take place at the Shenandoah Caverns Family of Attractions. Learn more about that by clicking here. Find a full list of events on their new website: https://visitshenandoahcounty.com/ 

This episode of Voices from Coworking is brought to you by the European CoworkingAssembly. On March four, we shared with the Ukrainian Coworking Community a compilation of audio messages made by members of different Coworking spaces to the community of Coworking in Ukraine. The project intended to share a sense of presence with anyone suffering from the war.We wanted to establish a human connection and a channel for support. The Ukrainian Coworking Community, represented by Anastasiia Kachan, produced a videoresponse that touched our souls a few days later. Yet another message arrived through an event organized by the Coworking Idea Project, this time by Vika Zhurbas. The entire event is available online. Our messages transformed into a dialog. Today, we are sharing the second compilation of messages with you, and we are also announcing a name for this series of podcasts: Voices from Coworking. In this episode, the voices are coming from Ashley Proctor, Duncan MacLachlan, GeorgBrandenburg, Luka Srbič, Manca Dežman, Marijana Šarolić Robić.

In this episode, we welcome back Ashley Proctor of Creative Blueprint and Hector Kolonas of Syncaroo. Both co-producing the yearly Coworking Alliance Summit. Bernie chats with Ashley and Hector and they will be delving on the incoming summit that is open for the coworking community especially for the people who runs an alliance or wants to start an alliance. They will also talk about the power of collaboration and how the Coworking Alliance Summit is creating a safe space for the conversations that are most important to us right now. Join the Coworking Alliance Summit on the 16th of February at 6 pm CET. Links: Coworking IDEA Project London Bloggers Meetup This Week In Coworking 

This edition of the Coworking Values Podcast is a recording of Coworking Europe's recently concluded Live Stream conference, - "How to Transform Diversity and Inclusion into a Driver of Growth" which was co-hosted by the European Coworking Assembly and the Coworking IDEA Project. Hosted by our very own Jeannine van der Linden and Ashley Proctor of Coworking Canada, our panel talks about IDEA (#Inclusion, #Diversity, #Equity, and #Accessibility) and how it applies to coworking environments. Our panel gives us the low down on how to ensure that your coworking space operations incorporate IDEA best practises. Connect with the Speakers on the links below: Miro Miroslavov from OfficeRnDCecilia MoSze Tham Tham from MOB – Makers of BarcelonaHector Kolonas from SyncarooAlex Ahom from European Coworking AssemblyCarmen Lecuane from Nexudus Shazia M. from Third DoorMike LaRosa from UpflexPauline Roussel from CoworkiesNatalie Du Toit from InnocommBertie van Wyk from MillerKnoll

Ashley Proctor is the Founder of Creative Blueprint, Coworking Canada, and COHIP. Creative Blueprint collaborates with local citizens, community organisers, unions, collectives, coworking leaders, community groups, lawmakers, activists, allies, and government representatives as they shape the new work landscape. Ashley joins Alex for this episode as they talk about the upcoming Coworking Europe Event: How To Transform Diversity And Inclusion Into A Driver Of Growth that is going to be live-streamed on the 1st of December at 14:15 - 15:05 CET. Ashley will be hosting the event with our very own Director, Jeannine van der Linden.

Hello ladies and gentlemen and welcome to this week's edition of the Coworking values podcast and our guest this time is a friend, advocate, ally and a generally nice person to be around is actually from Coworking Canada — Ashley Proctor. And we are going to be deep-diving on their upcoming annual Coworking Canada Conference on June 3rd at 9:00am — 1:00pm (Pacific Time) 12:00pm — 4:00pm (Eastern Time). We are going to be talking about what the unconference is all about.

Welcome to a very special episode folks! We are here with Ashley Proctor of Coworking Canada and Hector Kolonas of Included.Co. They are the co-producers of the Coworking Alliance Summit that is happening this 27th of April 2021 at 9AM PT / 12PM ET / 5PM UK / 6PM CEST respectively for each session. And we are going to deep-dive on the workings of the summit. What is it for and how it can help the coworking community work better as a whole.

Hello European Coworking Community! We’re back with another scintillating episode for Coworking Values Podcast. And for this episode we welcome back Ashley Proctor, founder of Creative Blueprint & Coworking Canada. She talked about Movement vs Industry with us before about — how running a genuine coworking space makes entrepreneurship accessible and breaks down barriers. With that she is known for her works with Coworking Canada, Coworking Toronto and Coworking Ontario bringing these communities together and leading them to be inclusive and diverse. And this episode she will be delving on the Coworking Idea Project, wherein they are pushing for a more inclusive, diverse and equal coworking industry. And she will also talk about “A Just Cause for All”, a movement that aims to push for a just recovery from the business from the pandemic.

This week I spoke with Ashley Proctor from Creative Blueprint, COHIP (the Coworking Health Insurance Plan), and GCUC Canada. Ashley is one of the pioneers and champions of the coworking movement. She's been building community for

Listen in as we chat with Ashley the Brene Brown of Coworking! Ashley delves into how when you run a genuine coworking space you're making entrepreneurship accessible and breaking down barriers. You're building bridges between industries. You're inspiring and powering your members and sharing best practices all while helping people expand their networks. Ashley also stresses that it’s about bringing people together and dismantling loneliness and building a strong community. If you do it right, you’re accelerating economic development, protecting Freelancer rights, increasing productivity and the capacity of your member organisations. In turn that ensures the sustainability of social enterprises and small businesses. Together we can model diversity and inclusiveness. Collectively, we're shaping the future of work. A coworking space is a lot more than desks, coffee and Wi-Fi and she’s here to tell us why.

Listen in as we chat with Ashley the Brene Brown of Coworking! Ashley delves into how when you run a genuine coworking space you're making entrepreneurship accessible and breaking down barriers. You're building bridges between industries. You're inspiring and powering your members and sharing best practices all while helping people expand their networks. Ashley also stresses that it’s about bringing people together and dismantling loneliness and building a strong community. If you do it right, you’re accelerating economic development, protecting Freelancer rights, increasing productivity and the capacity of your member organisations. In turn that ensures the sustainability of social enterprises and small businesses. Together we can model diversity and inclusiveness. Collectively, we're shaping the future of work. A coworking space is a lot more than desks, coffee and Wi-Fi and she’s here to tell us why.

In this conversation, Ashley Proctor and I we talk about the difference between the coworking industry and the coworking movement. There are a number of things that stood out for me in this episode. Build something for community larger than you. Build something for people. Ashley points out that she is driven to build things for people. Essentially, that is the difference between coworking the industry and coworking the movement. The industry focuses on the Real Estate play while the movement focus on the people. For the movement, it is not about the space, it about the people. What drives Ashley is building something bigger than herself and building something for people. Building something for a larger community. Work towards dismantling loneliness, accelerating serendipity, and making meaningful human connections. For Ashley, Coworking firstly a verb. It is a shared office space for people who work independently or remotely. It is about having the freedom to choose where and when you working. Ashley gets a lot of meaning from her work because its not about subdividing space, it is about people. Focus on the mission or purpose of what you are doing, and it will help you build great things. She things of building spaces like planting a flag where people can meet connect and build the future. Surround yourself with people who care about you have your success in mind. At the heart of building coworking spaces is building a community where you surround yourself with people want you do well, people want you to be the best, they want you to be strong. Instead of saying no, show people what you are building. I asked Ashley about how they say no, when curating communities. Ashley pointed out that sometimes you do not need to say no. Let people self-select. Show them the space, explain what you are trying to build and if it works for them, they will opt-in. You build big things one tiny step at a time. When you are trying to build something that people think is impossible you do it one step at time. Focus on putting one tiny piece after another and rally more people together. Bring people together to build the future with you. When bad things happen to you separate what happened from your identity. An event or misfortune does not thing does not define you. I found this to be a very profound reminder and I have seen many people struggle to not let bad things define them. It is a very privileged things to say but it is important that we not let misfortune consume us and define who we are. You can reach Ashley and learn more about all of her projects (including COHIP and GCUC Canada) by visiting her website www.CreativeBlueprint.caYou can learn more about the 312 Main project by visiting www.312Main.ca

In this conversation, Ashley Proctor and I we talk about the difference between the coworking industry and the coworking movement. There are a number of things that stood out for me in this episode. Build something for community larger than you. Build something for people. Ashley points out that she is driven to build things for people. Essentially, that is the difference between coworking the industry and coworking the movement. The industry focuses on the Real Estate play while the movement focus on the people. For the movement, it is not about the space, it about the people. What drives Ashley is building something bigger than herself and building something for people. Building something for a larger community. Work towards dismantling loneliness, accelerating serendipity, and making meaningful human connections. For Ashley, Coworking firstly a verb. It is a shared office space for people who work independently or remotely. It is about having the freedom to choose where and when you working. Ashley gets a lot of meaning from her work because its not about subdividing space, it is about people. Focus on the mission or purpose of what you are doing, and it will help you build great things. She things of building spaces like planting a flag where people can meet connect and build the future. Surround yourself with people who care about you have your success in mind. At the heart of building coworking spaces is building a community where you surround yourself with people want you do well, people want you to be the best, they want you to be strong. Instead of saying no, show people what you are building. I asked Ashley about how they say no, when curating communities. Ashley pointed out that sometimes you do not need to say no. Let people self-select. Show them the space, explain what you are trying to build and if it works for them, they will opt-in. You build big things one tiny step at a time. When you are trying to build something that people think is impossible you do it one step at time. Focus on putting one tiny piece after another and rally more people together. Bring people together to build the future with you. When bad things happen to you separate what happened from your identity. An event or misfortune does not thing does not define you. I found this to be a very profound reminder and I have seen many people struggle to not let bad things define them. It is a very privileged things to say but it is important that we not let misfortune consume us and define who we are. You can reach Ashley and learn more about all of her projects (including COHIP and GCUC Canada) by visiting her website www.CreativeBlueprint.caYou can learn more about the 312 Main project by visiting www.312Main.ca

So, y'all, we couldn't say we got through Christmas 2018 without bringing you our very special recap of the Netflix sequel, A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding. Amber (ugh yes, that's still her name) and Richard are back to not only get married but save the Aldovian kingdom from financial ruin. Of course, we had to bring back our favorite guest, Ashley Proctor, to judge and snark along with us through this ridiculous second act. Richard is now King, remember? No, we know you forgot. We kept forgetting too. Anyway, Aldovians are losing their jobs and they are "royally" pissed, hehe, and Richard can't just jet off to the Amalfi Coast during these types of crises, he's got to stick it out in the kingdom and start finally reviewing these budgets. Meanwhile, it's wedding season and Amber and crew - Dad and friends in tow - are navigating the importance of lifestyle blogs, dress fittings, AND this financial situation that is plaguing Richard's new king...ship? Not sure that's a word. Oh and Simon - last movie's attempted-crown-stealing cousin - is back to help this time and totally vibing with Amber's hottie friend from NYC. We decided we like it. Anyway, take a listen and laugh at this crazy trip to the royal altar with an investigative twist! Go! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to our Hallmark Holiday podcast where a friend and I watch one of these ridiculous movies, get together and proceed to dismantle them trope by trope and stereotype upon stereotype...until there is nothing left. Oh, while we drink. Our newest episode brings it on down to Frumptown with Mayim Bialik (you know, Blossom) in her debut/finale Hallmark triumph, The Flight Before Christmas. What makes this episode so special – because it ain’t the movie – is that Dr. Robyn and I have invited special guest, Ashley Proctor, to share in the breakdown fun! The three of us carefully navigate airport protocol, conveniently quaint small towns, RELATIONSHIPS and even the general habits of an old Christmas dude to explain how a cougar and a robot fall in love in roughly 36 hours. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Ashley Proctor joins me to chat about GCUC Canada, now in its second year. We chat about the people attending, speaker topics and my favorite, the unconference! I also ask Ashley about COHIP - the coworking insurance program she founded, and managing life and work between three cities and two countries. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Tony interviews Ashley Proctor of GCUC Canada, COHIP, Foundery, Creative Blueprint, Coworking Toronto, Coworking Ontario, and more. Among other things, we'll talk about the intersection of coworking and artist studios and the value of diversity, as well as the upcoming conferences in Beijing and Montreal.