Vote For Charly! Office Space Coworking Member Runs to Represent Ward 1 in Akron

I met Charly a little after we first opened Office Space Coworking in Akron.

Ever since our launch he’s been VERY supportive of our little community.

He’s been an active participant in our networking & education events and gone above and beyond with helping members connect with one another.

Most of us probably know Charly from his work as the Director of Urban Connection. Urban Connection does some pretty cool stuff to give opportunities and education for employment to the non-traditional worker.

Urban Connection will fund this program AND provide jobs through the Urbean Cafe’ in the Metro Regional Transit Authority’s recently opened Intermodal Transit Center in downtown Akron.

So, essentially, it’s a charitable organization using it’s religious foundation to stimulate REAL economic development at a grass roots level….using BUSINESS to fund it’s mission.

I think that’s brilliant.

As Director , Charly writes curriculum, leads volunteers, raises money and manages relationships with multiple program sites. His vision is to see the Urban Connection model multiplied throughout this city and others.

On a personal level, I can’t say enough good things about Charly. He’s been a vocal advocate for Office Space Coworking and a great friend.

He’s been very supportive of our efforts – even going so far as to organize the crew that helped us move to the 3rd floor recently.

Now – I’m not a political guy.  I have interest in our community obviously — but I don’t vote Republican and I don’t vote Democrat.

I vote for issues.

I vote for people — people with integrity and the ability to get things done.

That’s Charly Murphy.

So with Election Day coming up Tuesday, November 4th.  I’d recommend anyone who reads this  - and lives in Ward 1 – to vote for Charly.

Member Post – Tom Crain Reports from Akron BizCamp

I was one of the privileged business professionals who bunked out for a while at BizCamp.

As a mid-life creative who has had to move –kicking and screaming I might add–into this new media age, the dynamic presenters were just the type of “camp counselors” I needed to know to keep me moving along on my arduous journey.

The sessions I attended gave me just the shot of reinforcement and kick-in-the-butt to build my business with a renewed energy and confidence. What made the experience so special, too, was the accessibility of the “camp counselors” who really did hang with us campers even after class was over.

Now, I’d like to share some of my valuable take-aways from BizCamp:
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Office Space Coworking Member is Producer of Award Winning Film Being Released this Friday!

BROTHERS AT WAR is a new movie coming out March 13, 2009 about three brothers — two brothers went to fight and the other brother went to find out why. BROTHERS AT WAR is an intimate portrait of an American family during a turbulent time. Jake Rademacher sets out to understand the experience, sacrifice, and motivation of his two brothers serving in Iraq.

And Akron’s own David Scantling is one of the Executive Producers along with movie star Gary Sinise. And we’re pleased to have David as a member here at Office Space Coworking Akron.

David has been in entrepreneurial mode for the past twenty years at a variety of small, medium and large-sized businesses.

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