Opening your first space.
Before you sign a lease or a build-out contract, not after.
Fortavo Consulting · For coworking and flex-space operators
Advice from someone who runs the space.
I've run coworking in Houston for 11 years, across two locations, and built them out from bare shell. If you're opening, expanding or stuck, I'll look at your space, your numbers and your setup, and tell you what I'd change first.
Who it's for
Operators at a turning point.
Adding a location.
What to copy from the first one, and what not to.
Full of tours, short on members.
Or short on tours altogether.
Running on spreadsheets and five tools.
And not sure what to switch to.
$3,500one time
A straight read on your space from an operator, not a consultant who's never run one.
- A walkthrough of your space, on site in the Houston area or by video. On site anywhere else is +$1,500 plus travel at cost
- A review of your pricing, membership mix, occupancy and tour numbers
- Your layout and build-out, with what's earning and what's dead space
- Your front desk, staffing and sales process, from first call to signed agreement
- Your software and tools, with what to keep and what to cut
- A written plan with your top fixes, ranked by what they're worth to you
- A 90-minute call to walk through it together
- Start Fortavo Spaces within 60 days and up to the full $3,500 comes off your setup.
from $10,000
Scoped to you.
- Need something your space software doesn't do? Our team builds custom tools on the same platform that runs WorkLodge and Fortavo Spaces
- Your own booking flows, reports, member portals or integrations
- We scope it with you and quote it before we start
$500/ hour
Two-hour minimum.
- For a specific question: a lease you're about to sign, a pricing change, a build-out quote or a hire
- Book two hours, bring your documents and we'll work through it
How it works
Three steps to a plan you keep.
Book it.
Pick a time and send over your numbers: rates, occupancy, tours and what you pay for software today. We'll send a short checklist.
I look at everything.
A walkthrough of the space, then I go through your pricing, layout, team and tools.
You get the plan.
A written plan with your top fixes in order, and a 90-minute call to go through it. It's yours to keep, whether or not you ever use Fortavo.
Straight answers
What operators ask me.
Do I have to use Fortavo?
No. The assessment stands on its own and the plan is yours to keep. If you do start Fortavo Spaces within 60 days, up to the full $3,500 comes off your setup.
Is it you, or a junior consultant?
It's me, Mike. I run WorkLodge and I do every assessment myself. That's also why I only take a few each month.
Do you travel?
Yes. In the Houston area the walkthrough is included. Anywhere else it's +$1,500 plus travel at cost, or we can do it by video.
How fast do I get the plan?
Within two weeks of the walkthrough.
Do you sign an NDA?
Yes. Your numbers stay between us.
Can you help before I've found a building?
Yes. That's often the best time. Site selection, lease terms and build-out are where the expensive mistakes happen.
Who's behind this?
Mike, founder of WorkLodge, Houston's oldest coworking space, and Fortavo. Eleven years running two locations, from build-out to full.
Book a Space Assessment
Get a straight read on your space.
I take only a few assessments each month. Book a time, or call Colin, our AI receptionist, and he'll set it up.