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Creating work community with Alex West Steinman

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Alex West Steinman, CEO and co-founder of The Coven, a network of coworking spaces with locations in the Twin Cities and Wisconsin, poses for a portrait in the Kling Public Media Center in St. Paul on Thursday.
Nikhil Kumaran | MPR News

When the norms and expectations of the workplace aren’t working for you, what do you do?  

If you’re Alex West Steinman, you create your own workplace.  

In 2017, West Steinman left a career in advertising and communications and joined three colleagues to found The Coven.

Eight years later, The Coven has two coworking sites in the Twin Cities and another five franchise locations in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Along with desk space and professional development, the coworking network provides an inclusive community that lifts up its members.

MPR News host Angela Davis talks to Alex West Steinman about her entrepreneurial journey and how to create workplaces that are welcoming.    

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MPR News host Angela Davis (right) talks with Alex West Steinman (left), CEO and co-founder of The Coven, a network of coworking spaces with locations in the Twin Cities and Wisconsin, in an MPR News studio in St. Paul on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
Nikhil Kumaran | MPR News

Guest:

  • Alex West Steinman is the CEO and co-founder of The Coven, a network of coworking spaces with locations in the Twin Cities and Wisconsin.  

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