We Are a Flex Space Strategy Consultancy

We partner with landlords and developers who want to make sound investments in Flexible Workspaces that set their properties apart and attract community.

Our Values Make All the Difference

We dive deep into your issues and opportunities and emerge with trusted answers. We’re in it for you, and we’re in it for the long-haul.

Integrity

At YES!, we’re not afraid to say “no” when we see a bad investment. We’re here to help you succeed — whatever that may look like.

Experience

Each member of our team has over a decade of industry experience, bringing over 120 locations to reality – and profitability. We know what works.

Simplicity

We are your advisory partner from start to finish. Creating a successful coworking space is complex, but we can simplify the process. You bring the investment, we’ll do the work.

Wendy Spreenberg

Founder and President

Wendy Spreenberg is the Founder and President of  YES! Your Exceptional Space®, a Strategic Partner in the development of Flexible Workspaces, Coworking and Building Amenities and previous Founder of  SITE RESolutions, LLC, a Chicago-based commercial real estate firm. Ms. Spreenberg has developed a comprehensive suite of services including a 4-Phase business plan and implementation process, building  the complex operations of Coworking and Flexible Office environments. The result is the proprietary YES! Business Plan and Operations Playbook.

Since 2001, Wendy’s experience has taken her across North America, from Vancouver to Puerto Rico, working with over 80 collaborative workspaces, nearly 2 Million square feet, to either assist in start-up or to reposition spaces.

Additionally, Wendy is a frequently sought-out Thought-Leader, Speaker and Podcast guest, including Everything Coworking, Bisnow, InsideBS with Dave Lorenzo, NeoCon Chicago, IIDA, InBIA, Constructrr, WANY (Workspace Assn. of New York) and the Global Workspace Association (GWA). Wendy served on the Board of GWA, lead the educational content of multiple annual conferences and was recognized as Associate Member of the Year and for Outstanding Board Leadership during her tenure.

Ms. Spreenberg earned her Bachelor’s degree in International Marketing from the University of Illinois and received First and Second Diplomas in French Studies at the University of Dijon, France.

Lori Hamilton

Strategic Partner, Development, Recruitment, Training, Leadership Coaching, Community Building

Lori is a strategic partner with our clients, delivering in-depth leadership coaching and team training. Lori understands our clients’ experiences based on her years of hands-on operation of a co-working space. In addition, Lori brings nearly a decade of her own entrepreneurial journey of supporting other entrepreneurs.

What sets Lori apart is her 30+ years of experience in organizational development and management in multiple business sectors that include workspace consulting and human resources. Curiosity drives Lori’s passion for marketing and research that benefits our clients in the development of the YES! Strategic Plan and in our on-going project phases. The solutions that Lori brings are always fresh, insightful, creative and can be readily executed.

The delivery of an exceptional workplaces experience, borne from a hospitality mindset, is the cornerstone of Lori’s Flexible Workspace business philosophy. Lori is uniquely qualified to coach Flexible Workspace Teams to deliver on this promise of hospitality every day.

Her areas of Expertise: Virtual Business Management & Operations, Flexible Workspace Consulting, Leadership Coaching/Team Building, Human Resources and Strategic Business Development/Management.

Angela Madaha

Strategic Partner, Operations, Marketing, Community Building

Angela is our strategic partner in operations, marketing and community building. She has over 10 years of experience working in small businesses and start-ups. After managing a start-up corporate franchise and training new franchise owners in operations and management, she transitioned into consulting directly for small businesses. Though located in Chicago, she has consulted with businesses across the Midwest, using her passion for both business excellence and people to drive sustainable growth.

Her expertise is in operations and identifying system and process gaps that get in the way of efficiency and profitability. Additionally, she has a passion for communications and marketing. Her goals is to help businesses have scalable internal operations and help them communicate their unique offerings effectively so that sales grow to new heights and stronger profits achieved.

In the coworking and flex office industry, Angela was the Director of Operations for a new coworking space. In this role, Angela developed the overall business model, managed the buildout and the successful opening and launching. She built operations from scratch and understands every detail, no matter how small, to run a coworking/flex space day-to-day. Combined with her experience in franchises, she also understands the importance of repeatable and easily-trainable and continuously updated systems that allow owners to not just run one business but to expand and scale to multiple locations.

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We believe our financial model is the best in the business. In this demo, we’ll show you why. 

We’ll also allow time to answer any questions you have about our process and your unique situation.