04/09/2024
It’s tiiiiime for yet another selfie story
This week, the Coworkies team is taking you to... Marseille, France’s second-largest city 🇫🇷
We had the chance to explore its coworking scene for a few days and in the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing our impressions in the shape of selfie stories.
The first space we visited is called
If you are not familiar with France’s coworking and flex scene, Startway is one of the country’s biggest players.
While the brand started independently, in 2016, it signed a partnership with La Poste Immobilier, the commercial real estate entity of France’s National Postal Services, which accelerated its growth.
More recently Startway joined forces with another French coworking brand .fr, strengthening its positioning across the country.
Now that you have a better idea of who Startway is, let’s talk about Startway in Marseille. We had the chance to meet Souhila Djedid, the General Manager of the space, who took us for a full tour of the building.
The first thing to know about it all is that the building is quite a landmark for the city. It has a rich past that Startway was able to preserve and revive.
Located just a few minutes away from Marseille’s Vieux-Port, the space offers different areas for members to work (from coworking areas to private offices), connect (the space offers several meeting rooms and event spaces), and... relax.
The day we met Souhila was the day they were pushing a new initiative within the community focused on wellbeing.
We witnessed members getting excited about massages, and we loved it.
We saw members connecting over lunch, and we loved it.
There were people having a workshop, and we loved it.
Above all, we loved listening to Souhila’s background, from working in social services to now being the General Manager of a coworking space. Her care for her community was felt as soon as we stepped in. Her story shows that there is no ‘one-career-path’ leading to coworking spaces and that’s what makes this industry so fascinating.
Thanks, Souhila once again for your time!
We’ll be back in Marseille, that’s for sure :)
A Bientôt 😎