Imagine having instant access to various places to work, meet or celebrate, depending on mission, inspiration, locale, perk or ‘just because.’ Two St. Louis area information technology entrepreneurs make such passports available through a company they launched during mid-2025: Zentry Pass.
Zentry Pass CEO and co-founder Karly Lamm says she and co-founder, Terry Hammett, CTO, simplified the ability to secure flexible workspaces and special event locations by establishing an upscale software platform, curated marketplace and online network via 100-plus partners throughout the United States.
“Having choices about where to work or meet can help employees, teams, proprietors, leaders and organizers feel the most motivated and productive,” Karly explains. “The Zen portion of our name embodies ease of access to work-life balance.”
Zentry Pass clients can access premium coworking spaces and meeting rooms on demand through two platforms called Employer Memberships or The Public Marketplace with an optional passport feature for one-time needs.
“We’re an affordable, lean product and modern gateway for companies, and we’re constantly scaling up,” says Karly.
She says they’re an ideal solution for small- to mid-sized companies with 50 employees or less. “We’re also a good fit for sales teams, newly forming venture businesses, work groups who travel frequently or colleagues who are spread out geographically. Creative and marketing teams tend to like us because we can provide a different ambiance that lifts them out of what could be called work environment fatigue.”
The two business partners became fast friends after previously combining their skills to work together on a start-up, one that Walmart acquired. Karly says that experience prompted them to ask themselves: “What if there was a way to give employees the flexibility they crave while giving employers the visibility they need?”
Coworking and workspace sharing is a relatively recent, yet popular, concept because it offers flexibility, connectivity and improved well-being without the rigidity of traditional office settings.
Karly says employers can secure Zentry Pass access at a flat rate, which includes a dashboard for monitoring check-ins of employees. Access is available in bundles at discounted rates, too. Individual, or single-day, access also can be secured for groups that need meeting space or conference rooms, such as presenters, PTOs, nonprofit boards or community-oriented committees.
“We look for and vet all the meeting areas so that we’re providing the best of the best. Some of the meeting spaces reflect the personalities of their cities, some are inspiring with graffiti or other art, others are independent spaces with unique charm. Some even have sports simulators; others are historic,” she adds.
She says some of the spaces come with the opportunities to have activities, kitchenettes, entertainment facilities, beverage taps and technology or office support such as high-speed internet, TV screens, white boards, projectors and printers.
While employers currently have dashboards for seeing employee activity and managing their accounts, Terry and Karly are working on some new Zentry Pass features that would give clients the ability to manage their own dashboards and memberships. Those updates are slated to roll out this summer.
“We make sure our clients can expect consistency, trust and professionalism, no matter what locations they need,” Karly assures.