{"id":27574,"date":"2017-06-28T08:32:26","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T12:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/creator\/creator\/?p=27574"},"modified":"2020-02-26T14:27:56","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T19:27:56","slug":"top-winners-austin-creator-awards-announce-hiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/community-stories\/member-spotlight\/top-winners-austin-creator-awards-announce-hiring","title":{"rendered":"Top winners at Austin Creator Awards announce &#8216;we\u2019re hiring&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Austin entrepreneur Robert Olivier says that getting this far hasn\u2019t been easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI literally couch surfed, and even spent a few nights sleeping in my car,\u201d says Olivier. \u201cBut it was worth it, because it got me to the place that I am now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That place was on the stage of Austin\u2019s ACL Live at the Moody Theater, where he accepted the grand prize at the <a href=\"http:\/\/creatorawards.wework.com\">Creator Awards<\/a>. Olivier says he was \u201camazed and humbled at the same time\u201d to win $360,000 for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grubtubs.com\/\">Grub Tubs<\/a>, the company he helped to found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grubtubs.com\/\">Grub Tubs<\/a>, a pioneer of the growing \u201ctable to farm\u201d movement, transforms restaurant leftovers into animal feed. Like most of the 18 winners at the event, Grub Tubs isn\u2019t just about making a profit. It\u2019s about making a difference in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WeWork Creator Spotlight: Grub Tubs\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/229150345?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsored by&nbsp;<a href=\"..\/..\/..\/Applications\/Microsoft%20Office%202011\/Microsoft%20Word.app\/Contents\/wework.com\">WeWork<\/a>, the Creator Awards gave out nearly $1.5 million at the event in Austin. Over the course of a year, WeWork will be giving out more than $20 million in cities spanning the globe. Coming up next are events in London and Mexico City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olivier says he knows exactly what his company is going to do with the money from the Creator Awards. In fact, he announced it from the stage seconds after receiving his award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGrub Tubs needs a rock star female CEO to disrupt the waste industry in this town,\u201d he said as the audience rose to its feet. \u201cSo we are taking applications. Send your resume.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It wasn\u2019t the only job announcement made at the Creator Awards. Among the three winners, all said that their grants would be going to fund new positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samantha Snabes, co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/re3d.org\/\">re:3D<\/a>, took home a prize of $180,000. Her company, based in Austin and Houston, is designing an industrial 3D printer that uses recycled plastic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re planning on bringing a materials scientist onto our team,\u201d said Snabes. \u201cSo if you\u2019re out there, we\u2019re hiring.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also winning $180,000 was Abianne Falla, co-founder of the Austin-based <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catspringyaupon.com\">CatSpring Yaupon<\/a>. Her company, which makes a beverage from a local plant, is putting out a call for new employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis award is going to make a difference almost immediately,\u201d she said. \u201cBy this time next week we\u2019re going to have more harvesters on the job.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her company\u2019s commitment to hiring people who have difficulty finding jobs, such as those who\u2019ve been through the prison system, seems to reflect WeWork founder Miguel McKelvey\u2019s feeling that the awards are \u201csomething much bigger than just yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were two special awards given out the same evening. The first went to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ruthielindsey.com\/my-story\/\">Ruthie Lindsey<\/a>, the well-known designer, stylist, and public speaker who inspired the standing-room-only crowd with her story of regaining her life after a devastating accident. She spoke at a master class alongside her close friend, actor and activist Sophia Bush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other award went to Texas native&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">Matt<\/span> <span class=\"il\">Glazer,<\/span>&nbsp;executive director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austinyc.org\/\">Austin Young Chamber of Commerce<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/buildings\/university-park--austin--TX\">WeWork University Park<\/a> member won praise for his &#8220;vision of cultivating a community that serves, connects, inspires, and supports one another.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"il\">&#8220;Matt<\/span> is a connector,&#8221; says WeWork&#8217;s Sarah Imparato. &#8220;He&#8217;s launched companies, grown organizations, but mostly, <span class=\"il\">Matt<\/span> creates a space for professionals and individuals to be heard and developed.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were three categories of Creator Awards, including the Scale Award for more established operations aiming to get to the next level and the Launch Award for young businesses and organizations that need a little help getting off the ground. The third category is the Incubate Award, for great ideas or specific projects that need funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a lightning round in which the Launch Award finalists pitched their companies in a minute or less, the judges picked who would take home $72,000: Keisha Whaley of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brasstackscollective.com\/\">Brass Tacks Collective<\/a> and Jennifer Ding of <a href=\"https:\/\/parkit.io\/\">ParkIT<\/a> (both based in Dallas), Deven Hariyani of Austin\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kwaddle.com\/\">Kwaddle<\/a>, and Marcus Blackwell Jr. of Atlanta\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.makemusiccount.com\/\">Make Music Count<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The big winner in the category was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.be2t.org\">Brothers Empowered to Teach Initiative<\/a>, which was represented by founder Larry Irvin. When it was announced that the New Orleans-based nonprofit won $130,000, Irvin was greeted with a standing ovation from the crowd of more than 2,750 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 10 winners in the Incubate category\u2014all of whom took home $18,000 for their organizations\u2014include&nbsp;including Beth Taylor of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.handmadebybeth.com\/\">Hand Made By Beth<\/a>, Barrie Schwartz of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myhousesocial.com\/\">My House Social<\/a>, Shaughn Thomas of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investinyourself365.com\/\">Invest In Yourself Foundation<\/a>, Murphy Anne Carter of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freehandartsproject.org\">Freehand Arts Project<\/a>, Lauren Calderera of <a href=\"https:\/\/txrxlabs.org\/\">TXRX Labs<\/a>, Piper LeMoine of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ranchoalegreradio.org\">Rancho Alegre Radio<\/a>, Roberto Rivera of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.successfulsmilesoftexas.org\/\">Successful Smiles of Texas<\/a>, Chris Brown of <a href=\"http:\/\/venturelegalkc.com\/\">Venture Legal<\/a>, Annemarie Stockinger of <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gosafely.io\">GoSafely<\/a><\/u>, and Amber Scott of <a href=\"https:\/\/theleapyear.org\/\">The Leap Year<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scott said that her award would allow her company, which helps high school graduates from underprivileged communities prepare for college, hire its first employee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to use the prize money to begin to build out our team,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019ll be able to hire our first part-time employee this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brown, who is launching a software called Contract Canvas that offers a simple and straightforward way for freelancers to draw up legal agreements, is also planning on bringing on more staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want to hire a few additional people to build it out,\u201d he said. \u201c We\u2019ve done our initial testing of the software, and most people have told me that they\u2019re excited about it. 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