HighTower Stands Tall in Think Big Partners' Coworking Space



The HighTower team busy at work at Think Big Partners.


When HighTower Furniture Group was looking to expand to a new location, it looked past Indianapolis, skimmed over Detroit, and merely glimpsed at Chicago.  Finally, the group landed in a place "more unique" than the other large Midwestern cities: it landed in Kansas City.  And more specifically, in Think Big Partners' coworking space. 

When asked "why Kansas City?", HighTower's VP of Sales, Kristin Goodman simply smiled.  "We wanted Kansas City because it's different than a place like Chicago.  And at HighTower, we are all about being different."

As HighTower's third location (they are also located in Los Angeles and New York City), Kansas City provides the interconnectedness of a "small" city with the energy and collaborative vibe of a big entrepreneurial community.

Once landing in a city that met HighTower's needs, the company was then on the search for the right office space.  Serial entrepreneur and founder of HighTower, Scott Hartkopf, found Think Big Partners online and recommended Goodman to take a tour of the space.  Immediately after taking the tour, Goodman and her team were convinced: this was the office space for them.

"We were extremely cautious and particular of our surroundings when choosing an office space," says Goodman.  "When we saw Think Big Partners' space, we loved the creative-design environment that it offered.  We automatically felt comfortable here."

As a company that manufactures and sells modern office furniture, HighTower knows what a creative, comfortable, and innovative workspace should look like.  Now as tenants in Think Big Partners' coworking space, the team of HighTower Kansas City can collaborate with entrepreneurs, remain close to the buzzing downtown area, and most importantly, stay inspired and motivated throughout the workday.

"An innovative workspace like Think Big Partners brings out the best in people," says Goodman.  "It brings out creativity.  It gives you confidence.  Everybody needs to work in a space that makes them want to work; this space does it for us."

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Written by Allison Way.  Allison is a writer for Think Big Partners, Kansas City's mentorship-based startup accelerator and business incubator.  To read more of Allison's work, check out the Kansas City Entrepreneurship Examiner as well as her articles on eZine, Helium and BrooWaha.  Follow Allison!  @AllisonThinkBig

The Donald Teaches New Apprentices the Importance of the Modern Office

Written by Allison Way, writer and videographer for Think Big Partners. 

“The toughest job interview in the world”, also known as The Apprentice, kicked off Season 10 on NBC last Friday. Donald Trump, once again, recruited this season’s contestants, most unemployed, from a 24-year old Stanford grad to a 46-year old ex-Air Force man and laid-off financial advisor. Although the Donald’s demeanor, attitude, and hair style may be the same as past seasons, The Apprentice Season 10 truly is a revamped reality show. And entrepreneurs, you should be quite interested.

Episode 1 showed the first project in which teams (one team of men and one team of women) had to design and build an ultra-modern office space out of empty New York City lofts. In the end, after a rainbow creation and a “green space” creation, both office spaces were hated by The Donald himself.

Trump’s first project posed a challenge. But ultimately, he was proving that smart business people and entrepreneurs should know what an effective and modern office space looks like. More importantly, a good businessperson should also know how it feels to work in an inspiring space. A modern office must have clean lines, an edgy ambiance, and should be inspiring for any type of entrepreneur or small business owner. bizperc, Think Big Partner’s new business incubator, has taken in every aspect of a productive, modern, and inspirational workplace and has unloaded it into one Midwestern, downtown building. Maybe The Apprentice contenders should have taken a look at bizperc before buying the furniture and choosing the paint.

An ultra-modern loft-turned-office is not an easy task for anyone. All elements must be put into place: from lighting to paint colors, from furniture to aromatherapy. The Apprentice contestants must use their imaginations and Think Big in order to wow The Donald. We look forward to following the contenders in their pursuit of big-time-business.