{"id":29075,"date":"2017-11-17T14:30:17","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T19:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/creator\/creator\/?p=29075"},"modified":"2020-02-26T14:25:42","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T19:25:42","slug":"lets-hear-new-york-hometown-heroes-win-creator-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/community-stories\/member-spotlight\/lets-hear-new-york-hometown-heroes-win-creator-awards","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s hear it for New York City: Hometown heroes win at Creator Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cHow many New Yorkers do we have here tonight?\u201d Georges Clement of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justfix.nyc\/\">Justfix.NYC<\/a> said from the stage at the New York City&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/creatorawards.wework.com\/\">Creator Awards<\/a> as the crowd cheered wildly. \u201cAnd how many of you have had a terrible landlord?\u201d he asked, eliciting an even more thunderous response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Raised in Morningside Heights in Manhattan, Clement worked his home-court advantage Thursday night as he made the case for Justfix.NYC, a free service which helps low-income residents file claims against landlords when facing issues such as mold or infestations in their homes. His appeal won over the crowd and, more lucratively, the judges, who awarded him $180,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-29090 size-medium\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/11\/Georges-Clement-Creator-Awards-571x800.jpg\" alt=\"Launch winner JustFix.NYC\" class=\"wp-image-29090\"\/><figcaption><em>Georges Clement of JustFix.NYC<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFive months ago, our bank account was at zero,\u201d Clement said. It\u2019s been a pretty good week for the 27-year-old entrepreneur, including making the cut into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/30-under-30\/2018\/law-policy\/#5f1ed188361b\"><em>Forbes<\/em>\u2019 Law and Policy 30 Under 30<\/a>\u00a0and meeting fellow Creator Awards winner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.levarburtonkids.com\/\">LeVar Burton<\/a>. \u201cNow, we\u2019ve reached an inflection point. Now people have bought in to our vision.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clement and 23 other creators took home more than $1.5 million at the seventh regional&nbsp;Creator Awards&nbsp;event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was a homecoming of sorts for the Creator Awards. The global competition\u2014which started this year when New York City-based WeWork committed more than $20 million to fund innovative projects around the world\u2014will culminate in a Global Finals in January 2018, also happening in New York City. Innovators of all kinds competed at three levels: Incubate, Launch, and Scale, with prizes ranging from $18,000 up to $360,000. Host Adi Neumann pointed out that this breaks down to more than $50,000 a minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>We found that there weren\u2019t many people looking out for the creators of the world that didn\u2019t follow the typical business model.<\/p><cite>Miguel McKelvey, Wework cofounder<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTonight\u2019s a very special night,\u201d WeWork cofounder Miguel McKelvey said at the start of the ceremony. \u201cWe\u2019re here at home where we started. The Creator Awards has connected us to incredible communities. Bringing this community together was something we\u2019d dreamed about, but now we get to feel it in real life.\u201d (Watch McKelvey\u2019s whole speech about #IRL dreams at the 10:15 mark in the livestream\u00a0below.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-facebook wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-facebook\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-allowfullscreen=\"true\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WeWork\/videos\/1965873413424708\/\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block;\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To make the night even more special, McKelvey and the other Scale judges decided to hand out two more $180,000 prizes to finalists than they had originally planned. The big winner of $360,000 in that category, Karim Abouelnaga of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemakesperfect.org\/\">Practice Makes Perfect<\/a>, is also a native New Yorker solving a very local problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Behind the scenes, Abouelnaga and Clement had been cheering each other on, as they\u2019re both part of the World Economic Forum\u2019s Global Shapers New York group. While Clement tackles housing, Abouelnaga focuses on education by bringing near-peer summer tutoring to underserved schools. For example, his very first summer program had ninth graders teaching fourth graders. The younger kids got lessons to keep them from falling further behind; the older kids got great summer jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was the first person in my family to go to college,\u201d Abouelnaga said in his 45-second pitch. \u201cAnd I left a career in investment banking to make sure I wasn\u2019t the last.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last summer, Practice Makes Perfect brought summer learning to 31 schools in New York, and in 2018, they\u2019ll push it up to 50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith this money, I\u2019ll experiment with cutting our price point to schools this year to saturate the market more this year and reach more kids,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/11\/denimrush-ny-creator-awards-800x571.jpg\" alt=\"Denimrush at Creator Market in New York City\" class=\"wp-image-29085\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The full house of 2,500 who gathered at Skylight Clarkson Square in New York\u2019s SoHo neighborhood wore their creativity on their sleeves, sometimes quite literally. Incubate category winner <a href=\"https:\/\/onceuponalauren.com\/\">Laur\u00e9n Bienvenue<\/a> could be seen weaving through the party in her signature hand-painted leather jacket adorned with palm leaves. At the Creator Market, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denimrush.com\/\">Denimrush<\/a> was doing live drip painting on denim jackets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of the artists represented had women founders or women-driven missions, as did many of the finalists who spoke on stage. Karen Young, founder of women-focused shaving brand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouishave.com\/\">Oui Shave<\/a> and now a winner of $180,000, said the vision of the Creator Awards spoke to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Creator Awards is the first funding medium that just asks, \u2018What are you passionate about?\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cMany times, women are creating products for an audience they know intimately. But quite often if you\u2019re talking to male investors, that\u2019s not something they really understand immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the awards ceremony, the dance floor filled up, matched in enthusiasm only by the line for New York-style hot dogs. Just before 11 p.m., the music stopped abruptly for a few moments, giving just enough time to let the shock of T-Pain standing at the DJ booth sink in\u2014and for the cell phones to come out\u2014before he launched into his hit \u201cBartender.\u201d T-Pain announced that his new album was dropping at midnight, but he\u2019d still stick to the hits for his surprise appearance. The crowd tightened up and unified for the moment. It was just another inspired night in the best city on earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-blockgallery-carousel\"><div class=\"is-cropped blockgallery has-no-alignment has-caption-style-dark has-horizontal-gutter\"><div class=\"has-carousel has-carousel-lrg\" style=\"height:400px\" data-flickity=\"{&quot;cellAlign&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;autoPlay&quot;:false,&quot;draggable&quot;:true,&quot;pageDots&quot;:false,&quot;prevNextButtons&quot;:true,&quot;wrapAround&quot;:true,&quot;arrowShape&quot;:{&quot;x0&quot;:10,&quot;x1&quot;:60,&quot;y1&quot;:50,&quot;x2&quot;:65,&quot;y2&quot;:45,&quot;x3&quot;:20}}\"><div class=\"blockgallery--item\"><figure class=\"blockgallery--figure has-margin-left-5 has-margin-left-mobile-5 has-margin-right-5 has-margin-right-mobile-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/11\/20171115-Creator-Awards-NYC-Master-Class-JB-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"29131\" class=\"wp-image-29131\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"blockgallery--item\"><figure class=\"blockgallery--figure has-margin-left-5 has-margin-left-mobile-5 has-margin-right-5 has-margin-right-mobile-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"571\" src=\"\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/11\/20171115-Creator-Awards-NYC-T-Pain-JB-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"29132\" class=\"wp-image-29132\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"blockgallery--item\"><figure class=\"blockgallery--figure has-margin-left-5 has-margin-left-mobile-5 has-margin-right-5 has-margin-right-mobile-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/11\/20171116-Creator-Awards-NYC-Awards-Ceremony-KP-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"29133\" class=\"wp-image-29133\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"blockgallery--item\"><figure class=\"blockgallery--figure has-margin-left-5 has-margin-left-mobile-5 has-margin-right-5 has-margin-right-mobile-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/11\/20171116-Creator-Awards-NYC-Awards-Ceremony-KP-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"29134\" class=\"wp-image-29134\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"blockgallery--item\"><figure class=\"blockgallery--figure has-margin-left-5 has-margin-left-mobile-5 has-margin-right-5 has-margin-right-mobile-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/11\/20171116-Creator-Awards-NYC-Performers-KP-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"29135\" class=\"wp-image-29135\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"blockgallery--item\"><figure class=\"blockgallery--figure has-margin-left-5 has-margin-left-mobile-5 has-margin-right-5 has-margin-right-mobile-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/11\/20171116-Creator-Awards-NYC-Performers-KP-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"29136\" class=\"wp-image-29136\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"blockgallery--item\"><figure class=\"blockgallery--figure has-margin-left-5 has-margin-left-mobile-5 has-margin-right-5 has-margin-right-mobile-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/11\/20171116-Creator-Awards-NYC-Performers-KP-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"29137\" class=\"wp-image-29137\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"blockgallery--item\"><figure class=\"blockgallery--figure has-margin-left-5 has-margin-left-mobile-5 has-margin-right-5 has-margin-right-mobile-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/11\/20171116-Creator-Awards-NYC-Awards-Ceremony-KP-25.jpg\" alt=\"Rachel Sumkeh\" data-id=\"29139\" class=\"wp-image-29139\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"blockgallery--item\"><figure class=\"blockgallery--figure has-margin-left-5 has-margin-left-mobile-5 has-margin-right-5 has-margin-right-mobile-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/11\/20171115-Creator-Awards-NYC-Award-Ceremony-incubate-winners.jpg\" alt=\"WeWork's Creator Awards\" data-id=\"29161\" class=\"wp-image-29161\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2  id=\"winners-of-the-2017-new-york-creator-awards\"class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Winners of the 2017 New York Creator Awards<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Scale<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemakesperfect.org\/\">Practice Makes Perfect<\/a> (for profit) &#8211; $360,000<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/creator\/personal-profiles\/at-eat-offbeat-helping-refugees-in-the-kitchen\/\">Eat Offbeat<\/a> (for profit) &#8211; $180,000<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.levarburtonkids.com\/\">LeVar Burton Kids<\/a> (for profit) &#8211; $180,000<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouishave.com\/\">Oui Shave<\/a> (for profit) &#8211; $180,000<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swipehunger.org\/\">Swipe Out Hunger<\/a> (nonprofit) &#8211; $180,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Launch<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justfix.nyc\/\">JustFix.NYC<\/a> (nonprofit) &#8211; $180,000<br><a href=\"http:\/\/girlshealthchampions.org\/\">Girls Health Champions<\/a>\u00a0(nonprofit) &#8211; $72,000<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/creator\/personal-profiles\/lifelong-love-tech-inspired-saeed-jabbar-teach-young-people-code\/\">Inclusion<\/a> (nonprofit) &#8211; $72,000<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.integratedmedicalsensors.com\/\">Integrated Medical Sensors<\/a> (for profit) &#8211; $72,000<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seedsofcollaboration.com\/\">Seeds of Collaboration<\/a> (for profit) &#8211; $72,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Incubate<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopadisa.com\/\">Adisa<\/a> (for profit) &#8211; $18,000<br><a href=\"http:\/\/atomicbydesign.com\">ATOMIC by Design<\/a> (for profit) &#8211; $18,000<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blossom-project.org\/\">Blossom-Project<\/a> (nonprofit) &#8211; $18,000<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cavetheatre.org\/\">Cave Theatre Co.<\/a> (artist) &#8211; $18,000<br><a href=\"https:\/\/dialoguetheory.com\/\">Dialogue Theory<\/a> (artist) &#8211; $18,000<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/creator\/how-to-guides\/discover-outdoors-founder-kirk-reynolds-combines-passion-adventure-people\/\">Discover Outdoors Foundation<\/a> (nonprofit) &#8211; $18,000<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/creator\/personal-profiles\/good-allison-hauser-girls-run\/\">Girls on the Run NYC<\/a> (nonprofit) &#8211; $18,000<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jaejinmusic\/\">Jae Jin Music<\/a> (artist) &#8211; $18,000<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.langstonleague.org\/\">Langston League<\/a> (for profit) &#8211; $18,000<br><a href=\"https:\/\/onceuponalauren.com\/\">Once Upon A Laur\u00e9n<\/a> (artist) &#8211; $18,000<br><a href=\"https:\/\/purposedrivenpassports.org\/\">Purpose Driven Passports<\/a> (nonprofit) &#8211; $18,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Community Giver award<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sharebite.com\/\">ShareBite<\/a>: Dilip Rao, Mohsin Mehmon, and Jason Ayala<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHow many New Yorkers do we have here tonight?\u201d Georges Clement of Justfix.NYC said from the stage at the New York City&nbsp;Creator Awards as the crowd cheered wildly. \u201cAnd how many of you have had a terrible landlord?\u201d he asked, eliciting an even more thunderous response. 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