Collective Giant
creative + coworking + community
http://collectivegiant.com
What is Collective Giant?
Collective Giant is going to be Charlotte’s first coworking space. A coworking space is essentially a workplace that is inhabited by several independent professionals. In this case, we will cater strictly to creative professionals - graphic designers, programmers, videographers, photographers, animators, and illustrators.
Josh McGlinn and Nathan Longbrook have been hosting Jelly sessions here in Charlotte. Jelly is basically a gathering of freelancers and telecommuters who get together once a week and work on individual projects. Sometimes there are break out discussions and sometimes it's just all work. Mostly it comes down to casual collaboration. With the success of these Jelly sessions, Josh and Nathan have decided to take it to the next level and develop a coworking space here in Charlotte.
The Big Idea
The big idea refers to what will happen after typical business hours. The goal is to see Collective Giant develop as a hub for weekend workshops, meetups, and other gatherings in the off hours. These meetings will beneift in two key ways. First, they will help offset the monthly rent for the space and thereby keep the costs lower for its members. The cost for renting out ths space for events will be much less expensive than other locations in town. Second, any event held there will also serve as good exposure to the core members.
The group work will also work together on nonprofit pieces, though this will not be not mandatory. It will only be for those that want to volunteer and be involved. Again, the idea here is that by doing pro bono work, Collective Giant will draw more exposure. Family owned businesses will also benefit by Collective Giant's pro bono work. The goal will be to to complete one project per month.
Between the foot traffic, workshops, meetings, nonprofit work, and potential events held there the space could eventually become a hub for creativity. One of the goals for Collective Giant is to simply better the design community.
Contact the Giant
If you are interested in becoming a part of Collective Giant, email Josh McGlinn at josh@collectivegiant.com and check the website for upcoming events and details.