Kane Willmott and Alex Sharpe have been where you are: looking for a workspace that will do more than work. And iQ was their answer to it. When the duo launched their real estate brokerage in 2009, they ran it from a handful of coworking spaces in Toronto. That vital period, paired with a hands-on analysis of the North American coworking landscape, revealed the advantages of coworking versus the expensive, tiresome process of securing traditional office space. It also revealed coworking’s weaknesses, the biggest ones being the lack of privacy and inspiring design. From these revelations, iQ was born. The idea: offer privacy-obsessed, aesthetically-pleasing coworking and office spaces, with a relentless focus on identifying and supporting every need of success-driven teams and individuals. With that mission came investments to enhance privacy and security, and create environments where your best work can happen in a distraction-free space no matter where you find yourself: your private or semi-private office area, a lounge, individual or group booths, even a terrace.