Building Community in Your Workplace
We will address how to start building your innovation villages and the sharing economy; how to create an exciting event calendar; produce “big bang for the buck” events; how to get the word out for your events with social media; and provide ideas for “in your space” marketing.
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Speaker: Lori Spiess, CEO, OffiCenters, Virtual OffiCenters
Lori Spiess, CEO of OffiCenters / VirtualOffiCenters has provided office solutions to thousands of businesses in Minneapolis, Minnesota over the past 33 years. Lori is recognized as a trailblazer, inspiring others with her commitment, business savvy and tenacity to change and grow businesses while remaining passionate about the industry.OffiCenters won the GWA Most Innovative Workspace Award in 2013 by converting five locations from traditional business centers into hybrid models of business center and coworking spaces that transform office culture and creates a unique business community. Our spaces are no longer about four walls but push boundaries of work/life balance. She is a proud Past President of GWA and is a current board member.
Speaker: Michael Kenny, Co-Merge Workplace
In 2011, Michael Kenny and his partner Robert Conrad developed a collaborative office concept in San Diego. Co-Merge Workplace is an alternative workplace solution for companies seeking a downtown presence. The space is ideal for freelancers, start-up firms and consultants and is an excellent resource for a flexible workforce plan employed by large companies. Co-Merge provides “on demand” access to professional office space, conference rooms for meetings of any size and event space for networking, training and seminars. The value proposition for Co-Merge is not only the state of the art, creative office but the connections that are made through our community of members.
