Between WeWork becoming the largest private office tenant in Manhattan, D.C. and London, Knotel's leasing binge this year and Convene's foray into designing and building flexible workspaces for landlords, you would be forgiven for thinking the coworking landscape is close to capacity.

Not so, says Spaces co-founder and CEO Martijn Roordink. He founded his flexible workspace company in Amsterdam in 2008 and sold it to Dutch giant Regus — which has since changed its name to IWG — in 2014. In recent weeks, it has announced a slew of new leases in New York City, and it is readying a major expansion in 2019.

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When Robert Courteau is not busy overseeing the growth strategies of Altus Group, a publicly traded global commercial real estate software, advisory and data solutions firm based in Toronto, he spends his days skiing the slopes or spending some much-needed time with his wife of 34 years, Flora, and their four children on a cottage overlooking a lake.

Courteau, 62, is a strong advocate of technological advancements and feels tech is key to streamlining business operations and making day-to-day tasks more efficient for clients. He brings a background in tech to his role as CEO, where he oversees more than 2,500 employees across 75 offices worldwide.

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