Montecristo Magazine

Werklab. Office Space.

“Over the last six years, the evolution of how important your workspace is has totally turned full circle,” says Christina Disler, Werklab’s founder and principal. Disler comes from an entrepreneurial background: her father started a business in the basement of her family’s home, which now employs nearly 200 people and was sold last year. Disler was an integral part of the business, working in its human resources department for six years, and credits the experience as being a huge influence on opening Werklab. Rather than researching her competitors, Disler looked at companies considered the best places to work, such as Google and Hootsuite, to get a sense of what aspects were crucial in an ideal workspace. “I think everyone can have a half-decent office, but we’re not just presenting an office to our customers,” she says. “We’re creating an environment that’s definitely community-focused.”