For its KC intro, WeWork plans event series to connect
April 27, 2017 | Meghan LeVota
In efforts to pump up the Kansas City community prior to its launch, WeWork announced KC Connected, an event series at its new Corragain Station coworking space.
The first event is May 10 and aims to get local entrepreneurs prepared for the coworking giant’s global grant competition, the Creator Awards.
“Our goal is to help the people of Kansas City make a life not just a living by connecting them to the local and global community of entrepreneurs, elected officials, philanthropists and artists,” Adam Wacenske, general manager of WeWork’s southern region, said in a release. “The purpose of this journey is to showcase the city’s jewels and offer a glimpse into the future.”
WeWork is an international coworking firm with offices in 37 cities and 12 countries around the globe. In March, it announced plans to occupy four floors in Kansas City’s Corrigan Station for a new 40,000 square feet space in the Crossroads Arts District.
WeWork’s Creator Awards gives away more than $20 million annually to entrepreneurs, non-profits, artists and more. Applications from all over the world may qualify for the Incubate Award ($36,000 to $72,000), the Launch Award ($72,000 to $180,000) or the Scale Award ($180,000 to $360,000). Select finalists will be invited to present at a regional event in Austin, Texas. From there, the Creator Awards Global Finals will be held in Brooklyn, New York on Nov.30, 2017.
The KC Connected event on May 10 will be pitch practice for the Creator Awards, in which three Kansas Citians will pitch to a panel of Kansas City experts — venture capitalist Keith Harrington, KCRise Fund managing director Darcy Howe and VideoFizz founder Laura Steward.
All applicants for the Kansas City pitch practice event will receive a We Membership. The winner of the pitch practice will receive a free dedicated desk membership for one month.
WeWork plans to host similar KC Connected events in the months of June, July and August. The grand opening of WeWork Corrigan Station will be August 1.
To learn more about WeWork Corrigan Station, click here.
Related Posts on Startland News
New deal with lightwell keeps WeWork in Kansas City after closing Corrigan Station space
A freshly negotiated lease agreement with the developer behind the lightwell building in downtown Kansas City means WeWork will continue its two-floor coworking and flexible office space operation in the heart of the city’s central business district. WeWork has officially completed its lease rationalization with the assumption of its lightwell location contract, the company said…
WeWork closing Corrigan Station, once a core hub for Kansas City’s startup community
Coworking giant WeWork on Thursday confirmed the planned closure of its Corrigan Station location in Kansas City — a space once closely intertwined with the local startup scene and its flourishing culture of innovation. “As part of WeWork’s strategic restructuring efforts, we have made the difficult decision to end our operations at Corrigan Station,” a…
Pivoting to freelance: Being a solopreneur doesn’t mean you have to work alone
Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Chris Brown is the founder of Venture Legal where he represents startups, freelancers, and small businesses. This column — originally published by Venture Legal and part of a limited series on freelance entrepreneurism — is intended to be general in detail and does…
Created for collisions, coworking spaces adapt to a socially distant return to flexible offices
Typically focused on in-person collaboration and interaction, coworking spaces are adapting to the realities of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic — and seeing some unexpected opportunities, said Gerald Smith. “Corporate inquiries just went through the roof because suddenly they’re now looking to de-densify their corporate headquarters,” said Smith, founder of Plexpod, a progressive coworking community with four…