Posts Tagged ‘At Work’

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

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

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

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

At Work: Columbus Idea Foundry’s New Community Space

If you told Alex Bandar two years ago that the community resource he created −where anyone with a good idea could see it through− would expand into a 10,000-square-foot space, he would never have believed you. Bandar went to school in New York and earned a Bachelor of Science in materials science...

January 17th, 2011 | At Work | Read More

At Work: Formation Studio – Design Company in Westgate

Alan Jazak formed his graphic design and communication company, Formation Studio, in 2001 after working for years in the industry as a graphic designer and an art director. He has been freelancing for quite some time. He built his network and added skills to provide him a solid, well balanced background...

December 17th, 2010 | At Work | Read More

At Work: Vital Film Works – Independent Audio and Video Studio

Welcome to a new series on The Metropreneur. “At Work” will follow the same approach as Columbus Underground’s “At Home“ series. We will visit creative spaces around Columbus and have candid talks with the owners and their employees about their workspace, business philosophies,...

November 15th, 2010 | At Work | Read More