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June 1, 2017 June 1, 2017

In Toronto, cousins launch their food app at WeWork

Josh Walters was so excited about launching Feedback App that he almost didn’t graduate from Queens University. “It was tough to not leave before my last semester,” the 21-year-old entrepreneur admits, “but my family talked me out of it. So I started working full-time on the project immediately after final exams.” Walters is cofounder of […]

By Mark Sullivan

May 30, 2017 May 30, 2017

Member Spotlight

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

May 25, 2017 May 25, 2017

Member Spotlight

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

May 24, 2017 May 24, 2017

Member Spotlight

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

May 23, 2017 May 23, 2017

Member Spotlight

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

May 18, 2017 May 18, 2017

Member Spotlight

Young innovators: Daniel Arvidsson, Dan Korman, and Sam Marley of Blurr

The day after they threw a going-away party for a college friend, Daniel Arvidsson, Dan Korman, and Sam Marley realized that they didn’t have photos of the event. It took several days to track down a shot of the whole group—enough time for the roommates to come up with the idea for Blurr, a hyperlocal […]

By Mark Sullivan

May 11, 2017 May 11, 2017

WeWork cofounder Miguel McKelvey to headline C2 Montréal

WeWork cofounder Miguel McKelvey will be among the speakers at C2 Montréal, a massive annual conference that brings together creativity and commerce. The three-day conference aims to “reset the imagination and unleash progress, in business and beyond.” More than 5,000 disruptors, influencers, innovators, and business executives will be convening in the Canadian city in the […]

By Jennifer Mattson

May 10, 2017 May 10, 2017

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In Detroit, making handcrafted glasses is a passion

Sean Yargeau says that when he and Brandon Davis created their first pair of eyeglasses, they didn’t have the slightest idea that it would become their life’s work. “We were making architectural models at the time,” says Yargeau, one of the cofounders of Detroit’s Sharklion. “We were using a lot of wood, and just to […]

By Mark Sullivan

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