If you’ve never come to visit us at CoWorkers, do yourself a favor and watch this short video to get a feel for what the space looks like, what it offers and envision how it can help you with your work/life balance. Note: All “actors” are paid members of CoWorkers with many, many talents. Thanks …
CoWorkers Wilmette was established as “another place to work.” A space from the distractions of a home office or coffee shop. A break from the long commute into the city. A place to work and grow and meet other area professionals. Since opening in 2003, it’s become so much more than a space – it’s a …
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In this member highlight, meet entrepreneur and Charter Member (our first member!), Scott Holstein Introducing the first ever member of CoWorkers, Scott Holstein. Scott currently juggles many things and no day is the same. His current roles include founder and CEO of Industry Juice, and Business Development and Operations Advisor for Twistworks, LLC. There he acts as …
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We are ready to rock Wilmette Summerfest at CoWorkers this Friday and Saturday. We always have a great time at this event showing off our space, having fun with the community and talking about how CoWorkers improves our members’ work/life balance. We have a lot going on this year including: Tours of CoWorkers — Free Trial Memberships …
In this member highlight, meet Marketing Communications Specialist, Sylvia McGreal Sylvia McGreal is the Marketing Communications Specialist at American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), a non-profit organization that oversees physician board certification in the United States. Sylvia grew up in Kenosha, Wisconsin and got her Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Speech from Marquette University. …
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Get to know Managing Partner at TalentStew Michael Clarke Michael is a partner in an Executive Recruitment and IT Staffing firm servicing the Midwest region. Before finding CoWorkers, Michael was in the midst of launching TalentStew with corporate headquarters in Elgin however, with a long commute, he decided it was time to look for a …
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Get to know Mia Sachs freelance PR specialist Mia has worked in PR for much of her life. She works remotely primarily for clients in San Francisco and has built a strong reputation for herself. However, once she started a family she knew she needed to find a workplace away from home to stay productive. …
In this member highlight, meet writer, director, producer and actor, Tom Blandford Tom majored in business at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Afterward, he moved to Chicago which led to careers in creative writing and acting. Tom is always creating content so finding somewhere he could be productive was key. He used to work …
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Originally published Thursday, April 27, 2016 in the Wilmette BeaconBy: Alexa Burnell, Freelance Reporter Balancing a full-time job with full-time family responsibilities is never an easy task. Add to that a daily commute, and it can often seem that there just simply aren’t enough hours in the day. George Rafeedie, of Wilmette, faced this very challenge …
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In this member highlight, meet Creative Director, Karen Rafeedie Wife of CoWorkers president and founder, George Rafeedie, Karen is a Creative Director at Remedy, a brand strategy and communications agency. Karen hails from New Jersey and studied at Ohio University. She got into the ‘ad biz’ because she always liked creative writing as a kid. While …
