The Psychology of Work · 2026-07-02 · 33 min
What if your workspace could help cure loneliness and provide free mental health support? In this episode, we sit down with Liz Elam, the visionary who built one of Austin’s biggest coworking brands and founded GCUC, the largest coworking conference on the planet. Discover how Liz is on a mission to reimagine coworking spaces as hubs for belonging and well-being, why tackling the loneliness epidemic starts at work, and how the future of mental health might be more accessible than you think. If you’re curious about how community, innovation, and mental health are intersecting in the future of work, you won’t want to miss this conversation. Liz Elam is the founder of GCUC, the largest coworking conference in the world, and a pioneer of the coworking movement. After building Link Coworking in Austin, she became the first woman globally to exit a coworking brand in 2019. A futurist and sought-after speaker on the future of work, she hosts the bi-weekly GCUC Podcast and is on a mission to dismantle the loneliness epidemic through community.
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