From Empty Warehouse to 120 Creators: Trinaâs Studio 1016 Story | Vibe Your Vibe
The studio sat empty for a year, and the bills kept coming. Trina ChaneyâHoo had to choose: shut it down, or build something completely different.
In this episode, we go inside the story of how she turned a blank warehouse into Studio 1016, a 7,000âsquareâfoot creative home for more than 120 entrepreneurs, creators, and small business owners in West Palm Beach. Trina shares how her career in luxury events evolved into a membershipâdriven coworking space, what she got wrong at the beginning, and how she keeps the space wild, creative, and profitable without becoming a boring cubicle farm.
If youâre a creator, coach, or founder dreaming about your own spaceâor just craving a room where people actually get youâthis conversation will light up whatâs possible and give you real ideas you can steal for your own community.
In this episode, we talk about:
âď¸ How Trina survived a full year with an empty studio and no clear plan
âď¸ The practical steps she took to turn a production space into a thriving creative hub
âď¸ Why she chose a membership model instead of traditional office rentals
âď¸ How Studio 1016 hosts yoga retreats, photo shoots, and 250âperson events in the same space
âď¸ What sheâs learned about risk, reinvention, and building community over 25 years as a creative entrepreneur
Connect with Trina:
Website: https://www.thestudio1016.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trina-chaney-hoo-0b2ab4189/
0:00 â The studio sat empty for a year
1:20 â Kirk introduces Trina and her 25âyear event career
3:00 â Finding an ugly, empty warehouse that âsmelled terribleâ
5:10 â Saying no to coworkers⌠until the bills kept coming
7:30 â Accidentally creating West Palm Beachâs first coworking space
10:05 â Why she chose a membership model over office leases
13:00 â Refusing to build a quiet, cubicleâstyle office
16:20 â Keeping the studio loud, playful, and creative
20:10 â Balancing events and coworking inside one space
24:40 â Hosting yoga retreats and transforming the studio
30:15 â What keeps Trina excited after 25 years of events
36:00 â Building community for 120+ members at Studio 1016
42:30 â Retreats, immersive experiences, and real connection
48:10 â What sheâs planning next for the studio
55:20 â Closing thoughts and where to find Trina
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