Kyo Satani has worked in various roles including at a large company, startups, and as a freelancer. He became interested in coworking after seeing people happily working together at PAX Coworking in Tokyo in 2007. Since then, he has helped spread coworking globally through organizing events like Jelly and promoting the Coworking Visa. The number of coworking spaces has grown tremendously, reaching over 2,000 worldwide by 2012 and over 300 in Japan alone now. Coworking aims to foster collaboration beyond industries and thinking differently through open-mindedness.