Kiln

Kiln is a flexible workspace operator headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, that runs coworking communities, private offices, meeting rooms and event spaces. Its website describes more than 25 locations across the Western United States, positioned in what the company calls lifestyle towns with access to dining, shopping, entertainment and the outdoors. Members can select among five tiers of workspace: Team Studios (branded, fully equipped offices for teams of 15 to 100), Private Offices (enclosed, lockable, furnished space for 1 to 15 people), Resident Desk (a dedicated desk), Club (shared, agile desks aimed at creatives, freelancers and remote professionals) and Access (on-demand, occasional use). All memberships are described as all-inclusive and month to month, with no buildout costs, long-term lease or hidden fees, and pricing that varies by location.

Beyond space, Kiln emphasizes on-site community teams that act as front-desk and hospitality staff, a curated calendar of events including networking sessions, educational workshops and social programming, and in-house design. Co-founder Leigh Radford leads the design team, which the company says has developed more than 26 furniture products, including Club, Resident and Signature paneling systems, guided by London design principles. Amenities cited by members include internet, café service, gym membership, conference rooms and podcasting facilities.

According to a Salt Lake Chamber interview, Kiln was founded in 2017 and operates a Utah network spanning St. George, Provo, Lehi, Park City and a Salt Lake City flagship that houses more than 70 companies; a Holladay location in the former Cottonwood Mall opened in October. Announced expansion includes two North Texas locations in Dallas and Plano in 2026 and an anchor role in a flexible workspace and community hub at The Weave at OCVIBE in Anaheim, California.

Founding story

Co-founder and CEO Arian Lewis was born and raised in Provo, Utah, and began working in coworking by building and operating FinTech-focused coworking locations for Barclays internationally, where he met Leigh Radford, who became co-founder and creative director. Andrew Redpath joined as co-founder and COO, bringing a finance and business operations background, after meeting Lewis on a mountain. The founders, with help from contacts in real estate, started the company using Lewis's childhood home as a first office, choosing Utah for its growth, university talent pipeline and business-friendly policy environment.

Business model

Kiln leases and operates physical workspace locations and sells month-to-month, all-inclusive memberships across five tiers, from on-demand access through dedicated desks, private offices and larger branded team studios, supplemented by bookable meeting rooms and event spaces. Pricing varies by location and the company markets the absence of buildout costs, long-term leases and hidden fees.

Recurring membership fees paid monthly by individuals and companies for workspace tiers (Access, Club, Resident Desk, Private Office, Team Studio), plus meeting room and event space bookings. An earlier company-authored profile stated the core revenue model is tied to real estate assets and that the business was profitable within two years of operation.

Traction

Over 25 locations across the West; a Salt Lake City flagship with more than 70 member companies; a Holladay location opened in October in the former Cottonwood Mall; announced 2026 openings in Dallas and Plano. A company-authored profile published on Innovations of the World stated Kiln was profitable within two years of operation, around the one-year mark of its first permanent location at the Gateway in Salt Lake City.

Latest developments

Kiln announced it will anchor a hospitality-driven flexible workspace and community hub at The Weave at OCVIBE in Anaheim, California, and that it is expanding into North Texas with two locations in Dallas and Plano opening in 2026. It also opened Kiln Holladay in the former Cottonwood Mall in October.