Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Merry Disco Christmas
It started as a joke… …like all good jokes, the story becomes more important than the punchline. So if you see our Christmas tree decorated in sparkling little mirrors, this is why. In 2009 when we opened the doors of our coworking space in downtown Johnson City we did not know what we were…
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HOME SWEET APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS
Meet Seth Penley, Creative Producer at The High Road Agency, located both in Kingsport and Johnson City, Tennessee. The digital marketing agency offers a variety of services under the slogan “be bold, be heard, be found”. The Best of 2020 campaign has included services all the way from pet care to travel. Seth is a native of…
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MAYBE WE SHOULD BE CHASING WATERFALLS
Get to know David Nelson, avid outdoorsmen with a penchant for innovation, who heads up FoundersForge. David is a veritable think tank, as his ideas plume into the business atmosphere like billows from the smokestacks of a steel mill on a cold winter’s night. Growing up, David was very lucky to have parents that encouraged him to…
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#365PEPPERS
#365PEPPERS October 2018…I had finally arrived home after another long work road trip. Why was I so tired? It hit me, I hadn’t been using my creative gifts. For 8 months, I had not played music, built anything with my hands, or exercised my creativity muscles. The next day I grabbed a pad of paper,…
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The Grand Unveiling of the New Spark Plaza
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”2″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_slideshow” gallery_width=”320″ gallery_height=”240″ cycle_effect=”fade” cycle_interval=”10″ show_thumbnail_link=”1″ thumbnail_link_text=”[Show picture list]” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Come to check out Spark Plaza, the Tri-Cities first and only coworking community, we are celebrating our new location in downtown Johnson City with a special event Friday, Oct. 26 from 4-6 p.m. The event, which will take place…
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Who Doesn’t Like to Blow Stuff Up?
Did you know that you could go to work and be PAID to blow things up, shoot guns, play in the water, or even mess around with fans and dirt!?! Well, the guys over at ActionVFX do just that. Rodolphe, Joe, Luke, and Gabe have been pretty busy creating, what they hope will one day…
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Featured Member of the Month – July
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Featured Member of the Month – May
[vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/2″][image_with_animation image_url=”1268″ alignment=”” animation=”None” img_link=”https://www.linkedin.com/in/glen-yelton-78631214/”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Glen Yelton is the Head of Impact Research for SNW Asset Management located in Seattle, Washington. He received a Bachelor’s of Science in Cross-Disciplinary Studies from East Tennessee State University and went on to enroll in…
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It’s Your Choice: Save it or Waste it
For our April First Friday, Spark Plaza partnered with David Ramsey, a leading conservationist as well as winner of the 2011 Conservation Hero of the Year award from Field & Stream, as we worked to understand the Natural Capital that is East Tennessee. Mr. Ramsey engaged Spark Plaza and guests with conversation regarding conservation, sustainability, and…
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State of the Startup Union – 2017
Spark Plaza partnered with Startup Tri-Cities for the March First Friday. Startup Tri-Cities gave a state of the Startup Union address, and talked about “Who Startup Tri-Cities is?” and “What they do?” They talked about their mission, as well as gave a talk about the importance of validating your ideas! There were two local startups on…
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