Archive for the ‘At Work’ Category

At Work: Sparkspace’s Inspiring Business Retreat

At Work: Sparkspace’s Inspiring Business Retreat
Mark Henson, the chief imagination officer of Sparkspace, has been building the company since 2000. He developed the idea of building a company around a business retreat center model while working for the design firm Fitch. He says Fitch provided a healthy environment for creativity. “It was a...
September 15th, 2011 | At Work | Read More

At Work: Anne Holman’s light and airy space for designing her jewelry

At Work: Anne Holman’s light and airy space for designing her jewelry
Anne Holman’s bright and spacious studio would be a wonderful space to create things. She found the 1,700-square-foot space in The Millworks Building about a year ago and loved it the second she saw it. The huge windows that provide natural light, the beautiful floors, and the fact that the inside...
August 15th, 2011 | At Work | Read More

At Work: Spacejunk Media’s space allows for easy collaboration

At Work: Spacejunk Media’s space allows for easy collaboration
When Spacejunk Media moved from their Clintonville offices in 2009 to their current space Downtown at Third and Hickory, they tripled the size of their space – from 1800 square feet to about 5400. They have also grown their staff and are now up to 17 people. Custom painting in the lobby “When...
July 15th, 2011 | At Work | Read More

At Work: Maxine Dear’s Pretty Studio Space

At Work: Maxine Dear’s Pretty Studio Space
Niki with books that will become future Maxine, Dear products Niki Quinn didn’t really have plans to go into business for herself. She had just finished up a dual degree at The Ohio State University in marketing and transportation & logistics. All logical signs were pointing to her getting...
June 15th, 2011 | At Work | Read More

At Work: Meyer Bennett Creative moves and expands

At Work: Meyer Bennett Creative moves and expands
After working in the industry for quite some time, Bill Meyer and his wife, Robin, were looking to do something on their own. With a strong partner and creative lead in Gina Bennett, the three started their own advertising and graphic design company −Meyer Bennett Creative− in 2000. After 9/11 almost...
May 16th, 2011 | At Work | Read More

At Work: Cement Marketing’s Growth Leads to New Space

At Work: Cement Marketing’s Growth Leads to New Space
Alaina Shearer has been working for herself for about two years. About a year and a half ago, she started Cement Marketing in a small office space above Wild Goose Creative. However, with rapid growth came the need for a bigger space. “Accommodating the rapid growth has been one of the biggest...
April 15th, 2011 | At Work | Read More

At Work: Eartha Limited is Making Columbus Greener

At Work: Eartha Limited is Making Columbus Greener
Mike Minnix has been interested in natural resources and environmental sustainability for quite some time. Originally from Columbus, Minnix went to Ohio Dominican for college, where he played football and had the goal of becoming a park ranger. When an injury ended his football days, he went to the...
March 17th, 2011 | At Work | Read More

At Work: Handcrafted Printing at Igloo Letterpress

At Work: Handcrafted Printing at Igloo Letterpress
Walking into Igloo Letterpress feels so inspirational. On the day I went to chat with Allison Chapman about her business, I sat there thinking of all of the projects in my head that would be so much fun to finally get made. The large space, filled with lots of natural light and high ceilings, offers...
February 15th, 2011 | At Work | Read More
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