A partnership proposal for Workhaus

For Workhaus,
and every member
building alone.

An amenity that travels with the member across every Workhaus location. The AI workforce with a human face, ready the day they sign up.

Prepared by
Tolu · Paulean
For
Ryan Hofer · Workhaus
Date
May 2026
What the partnership covers
i
A member amenity that pays Workhaus10% of every dollar a Workhaus member spends, life of contract
ii
An add-on at checkout, in member comms, on every floorThe booking flow, the welcome email, the lunch room poster
iii
Enterprise Paulean for Workhaus itselfThe team behind your front desks, member services, and ops
Section one
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A member amenity that actually moves the needle.

Workhaus already routes services to members. Virtual receptionist. Mail handling. Meeting rooms. Paulean is the next one in the lineup, with a bigger surface area and a real referral share.

The member you already have

Building something hard, alone.

Founders, consultants, lawyers, accountants, designers. The kind of operator who chose Workhaus because they need a real workspace without the overhead of a real office. Operations is what's stopping them from scaling. Hiring is what they cannot afford yet.

The service that fits

One person to text. A workforce behind them.

Paulean is the AI workforce with a human face. Six roles. One subscription. A receptionist, a sales lead, a marketer, an executive assistant, an office and HR manager, a technical expert. Used like texting ChatGPT. Priced for one founder, not a Fortune 500.

12
Workhaus Locations
A service that travels with the member as they move between Workhaus buildings, the way ClassPass works across studios.
6
Roles Per Member
One Paulean subscription covers what a member would otherwise need six different vendors for. Hours back, every week.
10%
Of MRR, Forever
A referral commission paid for the life of the contract on every member Workhaus brings to Paulean. No cap, no clawback.
Section two
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What this is worth to Workhaus.

Slide the numbers to match your reality. The math updates as you do. Defaults are conservative.

Workhaus locations activated
12locations
The full Workhaus network. Slide down to model a single-location pilot.
Members per location, roughly
1,000members
Average across desk, office, virtual, and drop-in memberships per building.
Conversion to Paulean
3%
Conservative. Tech startups and physiotherapy clinics converted at 100% from trial.
Average tier value
$1,499/mo
A blended average. Most business members land between Essential and Partner. Heavy users go to Elite or ElitePlus.
Workhaus referral revenue, annual
$647,568/yr
Recurring monthly to Workhaus
$53,964.00/mo
The full Workhaus network at the conservative 3% conversion. 360 members on Paulean across 12 buildings. A meaningful new revenue line, paid monthly, for as long as each member stays.
Members converted
360
Total MRR generated
$539,640
Workhaus earns 10% of every dollar a referred member pays Paulean, for the life of their contract. Stacks with any seasonal promo (extra 10% off for the member, full 10% still paid to Workhaus).
Section three
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What every Workhaus member gets.

Thirty days free. Two ways to claim it. A live workforce by the second business day.

Path one · The link

A dedicated landing page on the Workhaus domain. Member clicks, lands on a Workhaus-branded welcome, signs up, and is onboarded the same day. The Workhaus referral code is attributed automatically. No code to remember, no friction.

Path two · The code
WORKHAUS30

For members who land on paulean.com directly. Enter the code at signup. Same 30 days free, same referral attribution. Useful in member comms, welcome packets, and the printed assets we ship to every location.

Thirty days. One real Paulean working their actual list.
After day 30 · the member converts or cancels with a single click
Section four
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How Workhaus wins.

Five pillars. Each one a separate revenue line. The pillars stack.

Pillar i

10% referral, life of contract.

For every member Workhaus brings to Paulean, Workhaus earns 10% of that member's monthly invoice, every month, for as long as the member stays. No cap. No clawback after month one. No tier limits.

Example. A founder signs up at $499/mo Essential. Workhaus earns $49.90/mo for the life of that subscription. If the member upgrades to ElitePlus at $2,999/mo, Workhaus earns $299.90/mo from that month on.
Pillar ii

An add-on at checkout.

When a prospective member is booking a Workhaus desk or office, Paulean appears as an optional add-on in the flow. A checkbox. A single tile. The member can include 30 days of Paulean with the membership and decide later whether to keep it.

Plus ongoing member comms. Paulean is mentioned periodically in member newsletters, welcome packets, and the lunch room. Workhaus controls cadence. Paulean drafts the copy. The 10% applies regardless of which touchpoint converted the member.
Pillar iii

Enterprise Paulean for Workhaus itself.

The same workforce that serves Workhaus members can serve Workhaus the company. A team behind your front desks. Member onboarding paperwork. Lease admin. Mail forwarding. Vendor management. Member services overflow during peak booking windows.

Standard pricing. Enterprise Workhaus pays the published Paulean rate for whichever tiers fit the scope. No discounts requested. The economics of the partnership live in the referral, not in below-cost service to Workhaus.
Pillar iv

Seasonal promos for the right pros.

Targeted promotions during the peak weeks for specific professional segments inside Workhaus. An additional 10% off for the member during their busy season. Stacks with the standard offer. The full 10% referral still paid to Workhaus.

Accountants
Jan to Apr
Tax season relief
Lawyers
Sep to Nov
Litigation push
Real estate
Mar to Jun
Spring market
Consultants
Oct to Dec
Year-end deliverables
Pillar v · The multiplier

An especially strong fit for virtual and drop-in members.

Every Workhaus member benefits from Paulean. Office members get hours back to focus on their work. Virtual and drop-in members get something a little extra: a workforce that scales with them without needing a physical space at all. Paulean is the rare amenity Workhaus can offer that follows the member home, on the road, and into the next chapter of their business.

Why virtual converts well
A virtual Workhaus member is already running a business without a physical back office. That is the exact profile Paulean serves. They sign up ready for what Paulean offers.
Why drop-in converts well
A drop-in user is paying for a workspace by the day because the operation is growing. Paulean is the team they would need to hire next. Workhaus introduces them to it first.
Why this matters for Workhaus
A virtual member at $79/mo becoming a Paulean Partner at $1,999/mo earns Workhaus $199.90/mo in referral. The Paulean revenue line scales independently of how much space the member uses.
The angle. Office members get the productivity wins. Virtual and drop-in members get a service that matches how they already work. Workhaus earns the same 10% on every member, regardless of how they use the space.
Section five
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What Paulean ships to every location.

A complete in-space asset suite, designed by Paulean, co-branded where Workhaus wants, installed by Workhaus staff. Refreshed quarterly.

i

Hero front desk sign

18 by 12. The Paulean offer, the Workhaus code, the QR to the landing page.

Reception area
ii

Hallway poster series

Six 11 by 17 posters, one per Paulean role. Role-specific pain points in DM Sans on white.

Common hallways
iii

Lunch room piece

18 by 24. All six roles, pricing, the WORKHAUS30 code. The piece members read while making coffee.

Kitchen and lounge
iv

Member welcome insert

Single-sheet card slipped into new-member onboarding packets. The link, the code, the offer.

New member kits
v

Digital screen loop

If Workhaus runs lobby screens, a 10-second Paulean rotation built to your brand spec.

Lobby displays
vi

Member newsletter slot

A 60-word, photo-led blurb Paulean drafts each month for the Workhaus member newsletter.

Email comms
vii

Seasonal pro campaign

Targeted print and email for the active professional segment that month. Accountants in February. Lawyers in October.

Where they sit
viii

Checkout add-on tile

The visual asset that lives in the Workhaus booking flow. Paulean designs, Workhaus implements.

Booking funnel
Sample · 1 of 6 in the hallway series

Built to stop someone mid-coffee.

Each poster opens with a specific moment the reader has already had this month. A ghosted deal. A missed callback. A vendor who never quoted back. Then the role under it. Then the action, large enough to read across the room. White stock, DM Sans, no decoration. The job is to be a pattern interrupt, not a brochure.

Contrast comes from font weight. Pain copy in light grey, action line in extra-bold ink. The Workhaus mark sits in the corner if Workhaus wants it there. Six posters in the series, one per role.

Format11 by 17, printed on matte stock
Quantity6 designs, refreshed quarterly
PlacementHallways, meeting room exteriors
InstallWorkhaus staff, command strips, no holes
Sales · A Paulean role
That lead just ghosted you, again?
After 80 hours of work.
Get Paulean.
workhaus.com/paulean · code WORKHAUS30
Hallway poster, Sales role · actual print at 11 by 17
Section six

What Paulean is, in one breath.

The AI workforce with a human face. Six roles. One subscription. Used like texting ChatGPT. The labor is AI and humans together today. The trajectory is more AI, more often, in more domains.

Role i

Receptionist

Calls answered, bookings handled, voicemails worked, after-hours and weekends covered.

Role ii

Sales

Lead lists, outreach, follow-ups, pipeline hygiene, qualifying calls, deal-stage moves.

Role iii

Marketing

Runs your social media end to end. Posts on your behalf, replies to comments, tracks metrics, optimizes campaigns, manages ad spend across channels.

Role iv

Executive Assistant

Calendar, travel, expense, inbox triage, document prep, vendor coordination.

Role v

Office and HR Manager

Supplies, vendor invoices, compliance filings, contract renewals. Plus the full hiring loop: writing JDs, posting roles, screening calls, coordinating interviews, sending offers.

Role vi

Technical Expert

Tool setup, workflow docs, software research, integration scoping, technical writeups.

Tier
Price · monthly
Coverage
Essential
$499
~50 tasks per month
Partner
$1,999
8 hours per day, weekdays
Elite
$2,399
12 hours weekdays, or 8 hours 7 days
ElitePlus
$2,999
12 hours per day, 7 days a week
Front Desk add-on
$99
Phone reception layered onto any tier
Section seven

Proof, on a serious operation.

A hardware AI startup. Small team. Long pursuit cycle. Engineering wins the contracts. Operations swallows the day around the engineering. Paulean took the day back.

Case · A hardware AI startup

The founders ship hardware. Paulean ships everything around it.

The product is a fleet of autonomous machines built for serious customers. The founders are engineers. The proposals are tight, technical, and high-stakes. The pursuit cycle alone, RFP coordination, vendor sourcing, scheduling, technical documentation, the ritual paperwork of a venture-backed startup chasing real contracts, could swallow a small team.

Paulean runs the operations layer around the engineering. The founders stay on the build. The same model maps to any Workhaus member running a serious operation with a small team that cannot afford a back office yet.

Section eight

From handshake to first dollar.

A 90-day rollout. Calgary first as the pilot. Toronto in month two. The rest of the network in month three. Each phase has a clear owner on both sides.

Days 1 to 30 · Calgary pilot

Activate one location.

  • Sign the partnership agreement, define the referral attribution method.
  • Stand up workhaus.com/paulean and the WORKHAUS30 code.
  • Install the asset suite at the Calgary location.
  • Send the first Paulean blurb in the Calgary member newsletter.
  • Target: 3 to 5 trials by end of month, first referral paid in month 2.
Days 31 to 60 · Toronto rollout

Expand to the network's core.

  • Ship the asset suite to all Toronto locations.
  • Add the checkout add-on tile to the booking flow.
  • Run the first seasonal promo, accountants if timing aligns.
  • Begin the Enterprise Paulean conversation for Workhaus ops.
  • Target: 20 to 30 active trials across the Toronto footprint.
Days 61 to 90 · Full network

Every Workhaus building.

  • Asset suite installed in remaining Canadian locations.
  • Member newsletter cadence locked in across all regions.
  • First quarterly partnership review, with referral revenue reported.
  • Enterprise Paulean for Workhaus signed, if scope aligns.
  • Target: 50+ active members, 6-figure annual referral run rate.

Let's run the pilot.

Calgary is one location, one asset install, one landing page. A clean test before the network goes live. Worst case, Workhaus earns a new revenue line from a single building. Best case, this becomes the amenity members move between Workhaus buildings to keep.

Tolu
Founder · Paulean