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RapidChat: George Eberhardt

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August 14, 2014

George Eberhardt works with young artists every day as a drawing, painting, illustration, and graphic design instructor at WMCAT. He’s passionate about nurturing creativity and his story comes full circle as he, too, had fantastic art educators early on. Rapid Growth chatted with George at the bright and energizing WMCAT facility about his art (including a giant west-side mural), his toe-tapping love for music, and his work with students that inspires and fuels his own creativity.

G-Sync: Startup Culture Gets Design Brief(ed)

By Tommy Allen, Lifestyle Editor

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Entrepreneurship

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June 19, 2014

Design thinking is a critcal but often overlooked piece of any new startup's puzzle -- and it can make or break an idea's evolution. Lifestyle Editor Tommy Allen looks at what the soon-to-debut AIGA of WM's Design Briefs has to offer the entrepreneurs of our region.

RapidChat: Kelly O’Hara

By Molly Crist

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General

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May 8, 2014

Between TEDxGR and Design Week, Kelly O'Hara's in the middle of a pretty busy week, and if you've been to any downtown events in the last few days, you've likely experienced some of her designs. Kelly is a Senior Designer at Conduit Studio with a love for karaoke, a thing for Instagramming cat butts, and a soft spot for Detroit. Read on for her take on home decor, life as a hyper-local Eastowner, and the design work that gets her excited.

RapidChat: Allison Lugo Knapp

By Molly Crist

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General

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April 3, 2014

Allison Lugo Knapp wasn't raised to stay in one place for very long, but she can't seem to leave the Mitten. With three passports, a professorship at GVSU, and a fondness for her neighborhood, she's rooted in West Michigan and digging into leadership development for the Latino community and Spanish language reading sessions for youngsters at KDL. Read on as we chat about new chapters, philanthropy, and dreamy Buenos Aires.

Adonit in Grand Rapids: Quiet on the home front, making waves abroad

By Steven Thomas Kent

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General

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March 27, 2014

Stylus innovators Adonit have kept a low profile with their Grand Rapids software engineering office, even as its employees help establish a multii-national brand with major partnerships. Steven Thomas Kent finds out why this global brand maintains a thriving office here in the Midwest.

RapidChat: Mark Holzbach

By Molly Crist

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General

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March 20, 2014

At the top of one of Grand Rapids' most stunning buildings lives Mark Holzbach and his expansive creativity. In this week's RapidChat we enter Mark's world and chat about MIT, retirement, and community building. Mark lived in Boston, Toyko, and Austin before landing in Grand Rapids when his partner, Dana Friis-Hansen, was hired as the director at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Mark thinks big and in his short time in this city, he's become an important stakeholder. Read on to learn how and why.