Jenny Poon is a serial entrepreneur and founder of CO+HOOTS. Ranked
No. 4 coworking space in the U.S. by Inc.com, CO+HOOTS currently
houses 280+ scaling entrepreneurs and small businesses and has been
an integral role in creating hundreds of jobs locally. She has led
CO+HOOTS from its inception in 2010 to being recently ranked the No.
1 most innovative coworking space in the world. Through her
background in business, design-thinking and marketing, she built a
place where she could connect with like-minded professionals who
believe business growth comes from collaboration between different
industries. She speaks regularly on leadership, the importance of
nurturing innovation in the workspace and works tirelessly to bring
visibility to coworking as a new economic development tool for
building vibrant and equitable cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jenny serves as an advisor for numerous startups, Board Chair of
CO+HOOTS Foundation (a 501c3 nonprofit) and as a mentor for
several young entrepreneurs.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jenny was named Phoenix Business Journal\u2019s 2016 Phoenix
Businessperson of the Year. The first minority and the first woman to
receive the honor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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