In Episode 6, we chat with Flash Coughlin, Head of Workplace, at Envoy. We’ll talk about why he centers hospitality within his workplace experience strategy, how he kept Twitter operating with a complex network of extension cords on the eve of their new office opening, and why peanut butter and chocolate is the perfect food.

About Flash Coughlin

Flash is a self-proclaimed East-Coaster, born in NYC and raised in New Jersey. After finishing up school at the University of Vermont, he packed up his car and moved to San Francisco. That was 15 years ago, and he now calls the Lower Haight neighborhood of the city home. His career here in San Francisco has been in non-profits, hospitality, food and beverage, and of course, tech. He spent his first seven years working in Procurement Management and the last eight in Workplace and Facilities Management.

Show notes and related links

Danny Meyer, Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business

Spoke

Density

Studio OA  

BIG 

About Empowered

What does it take to radically transform and disrupt our workplaces? How can we bring about the changes we need and wish to see in the physical and virtual spaces we spend over a third of our waking lives in? Empowered: Envisioning Workplaces That Workexplores what thriving, diverse, and innovative workplaces look and feel like, and what makes them tick. Spoiler alert: it’s the people. 

In conversation with the folks doing this vital work,join me, Susannah Magers, a content creator at Envoy, as we engage in timely discussions about the workplace experience and celebrate those who challenge the status quo in all aspects of the contemporary workplace through the lens of the all-important human elements. 

Hear workplace experience leaders, creative problem solvers, and other cultural producers reveal how they create the workplaces they want to see in the world: their wins, pain points, and all the moments in between.

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We all have a story to tell. You can read Empowered episode recaps on the Envoy blog, as well as discover more resources on how to challenge the status quo in your workplace.