Meet the Founders
Coworking entrepreneurs and market researchers helping to create profitable flexible workspaces that enhance their neighborhoods.
Craig Baute
Partner, Lead Reseacher
Craig has been in the coworking world since 2011, after a career in market research for Fortune 500 brands. He founded his first coworking location in Denver and expanded it to over 10 locations across Denver and Chicago, which still operate today. He has worked on over a hundred coworking projects throughout the US, China, and Central America, lending a unique market research lens to the coworking industry to property owners, private equity groups, and first-time entrepreneurs.
He has an MBA and spoken at multiple coworking conferences, interviewed on industry-leading podcasts, and is respected for his insight by blending data and operating experience.
John Driftmier
Partner, Lead Developer
John is an experienced software engineer and entrepreneur with multiple exits. He built many of the businesses inside coworking spaces, where he gained a strong understanding of the industry, customers, and needs of property owners. He uses these skills to build DenSwap’s powerful analytics apps.
Our Mission:
Creating community workspaces that connect people while driving ROI for asset owners.
DenSwap’s mission is to expand coworking to as many neighborhoods throughout the US as possible while meeting the financial and community goals of the property owner or entrepreneur.
We do this with powerful market research insight combined with operating expertise that helps groups create the right type of coworking space for the targeted area, avoids costly mistakes, creates efficient operations, and helps opening happen quickly.