CEO, PREMIER WORKSPACES
WHY: Head of OC’s largest coworking company with a local portfolio topping 500,000 SF across 21 offices. Launched in 2002 when Bascom Group bought American Office Centers’ nine locations out of bankruptcy.
IN THE NEWS: Premier counts companywide occupancy of 93% and says it is completely debt free after its initial investment from Bascom Group.
NOTABLE: In the company’s 21 years of business, it has opened 135 locations, 80 of which were taken over from other coworking operators.
QUOTABLE: “We have had so many opportunities to reopen failed centers and we continue to look for additional opportunities.”
