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Meet the WeWork members growing their businesses and solving issues in their communities around the world

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June 7, 2017 June 7, 2017

At Unison Media, classical music gets a contemporary makeover

When classic music tenor Lawrence Brownlee took the field at Metlife Stadium to sing the national anthem at a San Francisco 49ers football game, he felt conflicted. On the field, 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick was leading a league-wide protest against that very anthem. As a fellow African-American man, he was sympathetic to Kaepernick and the […]

By Blake Hammond

June 6, 2017 June 6, 2017

Three Creator Award winners who are changing the world

They come from different backgrounds—one was a teacher, one worked in theater, and another was passionate about renewable energy—but these creators ended up in similar places. All three wanted to do even more to make the world a little better. Another thing they have in common: all three were winners at the Creator Awards, a […]

By Mark Sullivan

Innovation Creator Small Businesses Entrepreneurs

June 5, 2017 June 5, 2017

At JAAK, two friends aim to upend the music industry

Vaughn McKenzie and Freddie Tibbles are proof that sometimes you need to leave your job to discover that your coworker is actually the perfect business partner. The two first met when while working in separate departments at the same digital marketing agency in Windsor, England. Though they never worked together, they did stay in touch. […]

By Jennifer Mattson

Innovation Small Businesses Entrepreneurs

June 4, 2017 June 4, 2017

Meet Chicago’s workspace community

We spoke to members across Chicago’s six WeWork spaces to see how coworking impacts businesses, from nonprofits and law firms to multinational enterprises. Worry Less, Think More Cynthia McCafferty at Hawthorne Strategy Group, a marketing firm, gets business done at WeWork Grant Park. The best part about WeWork for her? Not worrying about little things. […]

By Bridget Riley

May 30, 2017 May 30, 2017

18 organizations win at Detroit Creator Awards

A total of 18 organizations—ranging from a group that sponsors theater productions in a women’s prison to a company that markets vintage athletic shoes—were among the winners at WeWork’s Creator Awards, held last week in Detroit. There were three categories of Creator Awards, including the Incubate Award for great ideas or specific projects that need […]

By Mark Sullivan

Creator Small Businesses Entrepreneurs

May 25, 2017 May 25, 2017

In Detroit, ‘not-just-for-profit’ companies win big at Creator Awards

Garret Koehler and his business partners were about two weeks away from having to come up with a $70,000 payment on the building housing their recording studio Assemble Sound. And they had no idea how they’d manage to find the money. It wasn’t just any building—it was a historic church dating from 1872 that anchors Detroit’s […]

By Mark Sullivan

Creator Small Businesses Entrepreneurs

May 24, 2017 May 24, 2017

Red Nose Day uses comic relief to raise awareness about child poverty

Meagan Kirkpatrick wasn’t seeing things. That really was a giant red nose she saw on her way to work the other morning. It was one of the many ways people are raising awareness about Red Nose Day, which is working to end child poverty. On Thursday, May 25, there will be thousands of other noses—most […]

By Mark Sullivan

Impact

May 23, 2017 May 23, 2017

At the Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation, Kayla Giacin is paying it forward

“Having a brain tumor can be a very isolating experience,” says Kayla Giacin. “Even though I was eight when it happened, I learned the journey is never really over.” In honor of National Brain Tumor Awareness Month, we spoke with Kayla Giacin, quality of life program and marketing coordinator at the Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation. It works to improve […]

By Gabrielle Brygider

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