Creating Welcoming Spaces with Sesh Coworking

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Sesh Coworking provides women and genderqueer people with a workspace that nurtures personal and professional growth, supports their natural lifestyle and working habits, and fosters community through collaboration, learning, and advocacy. It was founded in 2020 by Meredith Wheeler and Maggie Segrich.

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Discussed this episode:

• How the founders of Sesh Coworking define feminism

• Why inclusivity is a critical component of Sesh’s ethos

• The barriers people with marginalized identities face in community spaces

• Bring your children to your coworking space?

• Actions, not words, matter most in creating safety

• Practical tips for protecting community safety

• Managing threats to community safety

• The responsibility of allyship as white women

• Creating opportunities for collective learning

• The benefits of running a business with a partner

• The challenges of business partnership

• Tricky funding issues of a coworking space

• Having your business concept stolen by a man

• Surviving COVID and trusting intuition

• Self-care as founders and community leaders

• Navigating anti-trans laws that may directly affect Sesh

Resources mentioned:

• Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce

• Midtown Houston Board

• “The Art of Gathering” by Priya Parker

• “Pleasure Activism” by Adrienne Marie Brown

• “Sober Lush” by Amanda Eyer Ward and Jardine Libaire

• Magpies and Peacocks

• League of Women Voters of Houston

• Birthday Bash Box

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