Coliving experts and consultants.

Co-Liv's directory of coliving consultants: the operators, designers, researchers and strategists members turn to for expert insight and guidance. Find the right people to take your shared living project to the next level.

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The experts.

A selection of consultants from across the Co-Liv network, spanning strategy, design, community, technology, operations and research.

Gui Perdrix Gui Perdrix Founder, Art of Co Founder of Art of Co, the coliving consultancy that advises operators and investors on processes, resident experience and operational efficiency. Author of The Art of Coliving, built from 200+ project interviews, and publisher of the Coliving Report 2025. Co-Liv president from 2020 to 2024, and a board member today.
CommunityUser ExperienceAll Things Coliving
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Mayank Pokharna Mayank Pokharna Founder, Everything Coliving In coliving since 2015. Co-founded SimplyGuest Coliving and JumboTiger, and has helped 50+ operators and tech providers across the USA, Canada, UK, Dubai, Europe, Africa, Singapore and India scale their marketing, operations and technology. Author of Coliving & Mental Health and Art of Coliving Fundraising and Investment.
MarketingOperationsTechnology
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Marta Rocamora Gonzalez Marta Rocamora Gonzalez CEO, GroundInn CEO of Grounded Innovation, specialising in alternative real estate and shared spaces. 13+ years scaling businesses and teams, with international expansions across the USA, France, Spain, Sweden, South Africa, the UAE and the Dominican Republic. She is also president of the Co-Liv association.
International ExpansionOperationsCommunity & UXBranding
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Kelsea Crawford Co-founder & CEO, Cutwork Co-founder and CEO of Cutwork, a Paris-based architecture and design studio for new ways to live and work (Flatmates, Bouygues PolyRoom, Station F). Red Dot and Coliving Awards 2022, Frame Societal Innovation Award 2020, TEDx speaker and Forbes 30 Under 30 nominee. She also serves as a Co-Liv ambassador in France.
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Matt Lesniak Matt Lesniak Co-founder, Conscious Coliving Researcher, community facilitator and impact strategist working at the crossroads of community building, placemaking and shared living. Co-founder of Conscious Coliving, empowering the global shared living movement through research-based content, education and consulting.
ESGSocial ValueMarket ResearchCommunity Facilitation
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Connor Moore Connor Moore Senior Associate, Nomos Group Senior Associate at Nomos Group, an advisory and investment firm bringing capital to innovative real estate strategies like coliving. Publishes coliving research and advises operators on their business plans, with a particular focus on financial strategy.
Business ModelFinance
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Kristen Zupancic Kristen Zupancic Founder, Plot Twist Placemaking Strategic project manager with a real estate and urbanism background. Runs Plot Twist Placemaking to revitalise urban areas into mixed-use destinations with social, environmental and economic impact, through concept development, project management, consulting and place-led development.
Concept & StrategyProject ManagementPlacemaking
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Virginia Scapinelli Virginia Scapinelli New ways of living & working consultant Analyses emerging lifestyles and designs the new space concepts and business models to serve them, combining innovation consulting for real estate, change management, team coaching and architecture. Focused on remote work, digital nomads and work-proof coliving spaces.
ConceptInnovationNew Trends
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Christian Schmitz Global Lead for WorkSpaces, Salto Systems Tech-driven consultant blending technology with customer experience in a 360-degree, customer-centric view of shared living and workspaces. Global Lead for WorkSpaces at SALTO Systems (electronic locking, 95+ countries), and leads Co-Liv's tech community.
ConceptCommunity & UXTechnologyOperations
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Dr Penny Clark Co-founder, Conscious Coliving Co-founder and Head of Research & Sustainability at Conscious Coliving. Specialises in industry research and ESG strategy, with an MSc in Social Research Methods and a PhD in shared living and environmental sustainability.
Market & Industry Research
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How our experts can help.

From first feasibility study to full operations, the network covers the whole coliving project lifecycle.

50+years of coliving experience across the network
150+projects worked on collectively
20+geographies of hands-on experience

Meet the team behind Co-Liv.

These consultants work independently, and many of them helped build the association itself. To meet the founders, presidents, board and core team, head to the People page, where our ambassadors on five continents are also listed.

Co-Liv members receive special rates on consultancy services from experts across the directory.

Meet the people
A full auditorium at the MIPIM Co-Liv Summit 2023, Palais des Festivals, Cannes

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