Where I Found the Inspiration to Start the Supple Collection: Part 3
“Hellbrook” has been the early working name for a couple of the businesses that Mike and I have started, including Battery621, the shared office space that is the home for our three other businesses, The Public Works, Supple Collection and Cirque Distribution – and a home we share with 26 or so of our best friends’ companies. Hellbrook was the name of our favorite out of bounds, side country snowboard run back in Stowe, Vermont where Mike and I met and forged our friendship while we worked together at Burton Snowboards. Hellbrook is the world in which we began inspiring one another to find the courage to face our fears and to actualize our dreams. We sessioned this powder run too many times to count, and it became one of the best places for us to have the deep conversations that became the foundation for all that we’ve done since.
Equality for Marginalized Identities
In Supple’s initial emails, we’ve sent out over the past couple of months, I’ve talked about what I’ve learned from Jake Burton. In this email, I’m excited to talk about his wife, Donna Carpenter, who has been at the helm of the company for many of the years since I left to start my entrepreneurial journey with Mike.
Donna, with Jake’s full support, has been an ardent activist fighting for equal rights. Since I began working at Burton, I’ve known Donna to have been focused on gender equality in the workplace. She’s worked diligently to find more women leaders to fill upper level positions at Burton, and to make sure that all of the women who work there know and feel that they’re as large a part of the snowboarding community as men are. When I left Burton in 2004, I think that less than 10 percent of the leadership positions were filled by women and now it’s over 40 percent, and the senior team is fifty-fifty. Those I know who are still there at Burton tell me that it’s made Burton a better company.
Great Partners & the Castlewood Library Renovation
At Supple, we see each project as an opportunity to collaborate with amazing partners, new and old. Every project becomes a great melting pot of ideas brought together in creative ways which we aren’t able to fully appreciate until the job is done. Right now, we’re in the final stages of putting together the Castlewood library, a part of the Arapahoe County Libraries. Here we have had a great opportunity to work with one of our favorite architecture firms, OZ Architecture, and one of our favorite independent Interior Design partners, Ali Johnston, who always make these projects fun and who always find interesting ways to bring out the best in our work. As this project wraps up, we’re finally standing back a little and seeing the results of the collaboration come more clearly to light.
Coworking Space Anatomy 101: How to Layout Your Office
Coworking offices are vastly different from traditional office spaces. Old office designs focus primarily on creating quiet spaces where employees can work by themselves. There may be a shared kitchen, conference room, or break room, but other than that, everyone pretty much has their own space. Read More
5 Great Eco-Friendly & Modern Office Furniture Items for Going Green
Eco-friendly designs are becoming increasingly popular when it comes to modern office furniture. There are many benefits of going green in your office. Eco-friendly practices can help businesses attract more customers, increase job satisfaction and workplace morale, and even help cut down on expenses.1
Whether you’re in the midst of plans for opening up a new office or renovating one you currently occupy, eco friendliness is definitely something you should consider. Here are some of our recommendations for eco-friendly and modern office furniture.
Award-Winning Books About Nature Part V: Ellie’s Strand: Exploring the Edge of the Pacific
Growing up, I didn’t have access to a lot of books at home. I spent a lot of time at the library, but still was limited in many ways in regards to what books I was able to read. I could only check out a few books at a time from the library, and had to rely on my parents to take me there. But I treasured each and every book I got my hands on.