This week, we’re getting a bit of a deeper dive in the life of Tyler Ford, aka the guy who single-handedly started the coworking trend here in Charlotte with Industry Coworking in 2009. Tyler’s history is a really cool one: after school he started out working for Tommy Hilfiger in various positions for 15 years (yes, he knows Tommy, he’s kinda awkward; and no, he did not pay for clothes, which was a culture shock after he left). During that time Tyler and his wife moved to Ch

Hey world, meet one of the newest members of the #hyggefam, John Tinkelenberg. John is the first employee of Brave New Word, one of the earliest businesses that we had in the hygge walls and the business owned by our podcast host Mary Johnson. In this episode of Zero to Ten, we’re getting to know John on an even deeper level. For example, we found out he plays guitar and has actually cut together an album before – how cool. He’s also been charged by an alligator and lived to

“The reason I started doing burlesque and pole dancing is one of my friends was a dancer, and I went to see a showcase she was in and it was the first time female sexuality and performance had been presented as not for the male gaze. It just seemed so lovely to be in this environment where we could celebrate this on our own terms for ourselves rather than trying to impress someone else.” For the first time ever, this is probably not someone you’ll see at one of our hygge loca

This week on Zero to Ten, we’re getting real with ya and talking about a difficult topic: divorce. Shit happens, people grow apart and it’s tough as hell, but it can force you to grow. Everyone, meet Melissa Brokaw, a member of the #hyggefam and half the team over at Well-Run Media. About two years ago, Melissa got divorced after nearly 20 years with her husband. It was a pretty dramatic change for her, and since then she’s gone through a period of growth, to the point where

Sales lead by day, farmer by night (and morning). World, meet Jacob Felts, a member of the #hyggefam who works remotely for Safewood Designs at our hygge jay street location. He does some pretty cool stuff at work, don’t get us wrong, but we had him on the Zero to Ten podcast this week to talk about something different. A few months ago, Jacob and his wife decided to fulfill a dream that started out as a joke: buy a farm, homestead the land and grow/raise their own food. Tota

Anytime you see Meg Seitz she’ll likely ask you a simple question: what’s the gossip? The whole idea is to get a more interesting response than if she were to ask “how are you doing?” Having been asked this question ourselves – it totally works. She’ll also be rocking 3 different watches, one of which doesn’t work any more, and several bracelets up the length of her arm, every single one has a story. This week on the Zero to Ten podcast, we’re catching up with the incredible