August 3, 2015 August 3, 2015 Employee Spotlight How our design team creates the WeWork look WeWork designers Jeremiah Britton, Cindi Leung, and Kimberly Kolkovich explain the development of the signature style By Abraham Gross
August 1, 2015 August 1, 2015 Member Spotlight An earthquake inspires Seattle’s David Pierre-Louis to take action “Throwing a good party, mixing a great drink—that’s cool,” entrepreneur David Pierre-Louis says. “But I’m bigger than that.” Take LUCID, his “creative space” in Seattle. It’s not quite a dedicated show venue, not quite a bar, but the best of both. A look at the upcoming events showcase its diversity: there’s a soul concert, then […] By David Grossman
July 29, 2015 July 29, 2015 Member Spotlight How following Dave Matthews Band led to a lucrative travel career Lisa Pomerantz decided to follow Dave Matthews Band around Europe after college. Along the way, she got inspired to write a business plan that merged her passions of travel and music. “I wrote an incredibly embarrassing business plan,” she says of her company’s humble beginnings as a fan booking service. “It was so embarrassing that […] By Nikki Pepper
July 28, 2015 July 28, 2015 Member Spotlight KweekWeek: One app to disrupt the entire events Industry Tina Mashaalahi has many loves: art, technology, and classical music being three of them. But long before she can purchase a ticket to an exhibition, or conference, or concert, she, like everybody else, must click through a handful of websites, view a batch of ratings, consult different people—you get the gist. Researching events is tedious, […] By Cynthia Orgel
July 28, 2015 July 28, 2015 The bell tolls for the U.K.’s last bell foundry If your company produced products so long-lived that they’re known around the world—the Liberty Bell, for example, or Big Ben—of course you’d have a certain amount of pride. That’s the case with Alan Hughes, co-owner of London’s Whitechapel Bell Foundry. But there’s also some frustration, because his bells are so well-made that they almost never […] By Mary Wang
July 28, 2015 July 28, 2015 Member Spotlight Want to learn the basics of coding? This app can help You don’t have to clear your schedule to polish up your computer skills. There are little moments throughout the day— your lunch hour, the commute home, a coffee break—to take in a coding lesson or two. Find a comfortable spot and fire up Lrn, a mobile app that teaches the basics of coding through interactive […] By Abraham Gross
July 27, 2015 July 27, 2015 Member Spotlight The B. Side: Versatile swimwear for a fast-paced lifestyle When she was growing up, Tiffany Tibbot remembers feeling at odds with the same article of clothing that she now designs for a living. “There definitely was a pain point,” the self-described “lake-dweller” says of her younger years spent on Lake Sammamish, just outside of Seattle, where she would go water skiing, kneeboarding, and tubing. […] By Cynthia Orgel
July 24, 2015 July 24, 2015 Member Spotlight Logic and grace: Courtney Grace Peterson blends style and substance Courtney Grace Peterson’s background extends across many fronts, from the tech sector to the art world. She is both a tastemaker and a digital architect, and even her Instagram is incredibly telling. Scroll through her photos and you can see her keen eye for detail in the way she pays homage to the gorgeous colors […] By Jennifer Lee