Platform 53

Specialties

Platform 53 is on a mission to revolutionize the way we work and engage with others. Join our diverse community of independent professionals, entrepreneurs, small businesses, and mobile workers. We provide not only work and meeting space, but a platform for you to share ideas, connect with others, get inspired, learn, support each other, and collaborate. The industry calls this ‘coworking’. We call it awesome.

We offer three ways to get access to Platform 53’s community & work/​meeting space.

1. Coworking Memberships: Created for individuals who want to be a part of a vibrant community of like-​minded independent and mobile professionals while getting access to all of Platform 53’s shared workspace and reservable meeting space on a flexible month-​to-​month plan. Printing & business mailing address included.

2. Meeting Room Memberships: Created for individuals and groups who regularly need an inspiring and functional place to meet on a flexible month-​to-​month basis. Members get a certain number of hours to reserve either of our meeting rooms throughout the month, any time of the day. All rooms have collaboration screens and whiteboards. Great for frequent client meetings, regular group meetings, or multiple day work sessions.

3. One-​Time Rentals: Our meeting spaces (complete with whiteboards & collaboration screens) can be rented by the hour, day, or week. You can even bring in your own food and beverages.

Always included: Free parking, coffee/​tea, use of kitchen.

History

Established in 2014.

Platform 53’s founder decided to leave the corporate world and venture into independent work. The transition from corporate office to dining room table was both liberating and challenging. Working from home one day a week had been great for getting out of the corporate office and focusing, but doing it every day was a different story. It was a daily grind of isolation, distraction, and lack of resources, inspiration, and support.

Platform 53 is not just a business for its founder, Stacy Kessler, a Consumer Understanding & Brand Strategy Consultant; it’s something she wanted to personally experience herself. Stacy wanted to create a community of inspiring and talented people working on diverse and awesome things. Running Platform 53 is the culmination of three core passions of hers: community building, creating innovative spaces, and helping people pursue purpose-​driven & passion-​driven work.

Meet the Business Owner

Stacy K.

Business Owner

Stacy Kessler is a creative change agent and community leader, using business to build innovative models, empower organizations, and energize entrepreneurs. She brings a unique background of research, strategy, innovation, and community building to help any project or organization achieve a new level of success.

With experience at a large corporation (Procter & Gamble), consulting as an expert partner with a boutique firm (Seek Company), founding her own startup (Platform 53) and conducting independent consulting, Stacy thrives in any situation with her ability to strategize, plan, and quickly adapt. She is a passionate leader who seeks to solve challenges with innovative approaches.

Stacy spearheads Unpolished Coworking, is on the Advisory Board for UC’s Clermont Cty BIT Program, mentors entrepreneurship students at Xavier, provides resume & job search coaching, is involved in several MainStrasse Village initiatives, and helps with several behind-​the-​scene programs at Crossroads.