Category Archives: Local

Collaboration, Costumes, Caffeine, and Carbs

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Collaboration over Competition

If the web developers in the Queen Creek space all competed for contracts, I would be out of a job. Luckily, one of Gangplank’s core values is Collaboration over Competition. This value allows us to learn each others’ strengths and pass on leads accordingly. I am beyond grateful for this way of thinking in a community because it has allowed me to become a full-time freelancer, and I have never been happier in my career.

Initiative Spotlight: Local

Providing support to grow our local economy is an important initiative of Gangplank, you can read more about it here.

Schmear: Interviews & Mural

Gangplank gets most of its fuel from caffeine and carbs, so partnering with the new bagel and coffee shop, Schmear, was a no-brainer.

The owners, Lindsay and Matt, were able to host interviews in Gangplank’s conference rooms while their storefront was being completed. Having an influx of about 50 guests into the space throughout the week was a lot of fun; community members were able to help calm the pre-interview jitters by having mock interviews, introducing them to the space, and providing an energetic environment. In the mock interviews we offered tips on how to have a successful interview (apologies to the ones that didn’t research the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow).

Once the interviews were complete, Lindsay and Matt were able to do a deep dive into the offerings at Gangplank. After discovering the vinyl cutter they commissioned one of our regulars, Lisa, to design and cut out a 21ft by 8ft mural.

Community Member Spotlight

Guy’s Hulkbuster Costume

For Halloween of 2018 one of our regular members, Guy (aka, Magnetic Pigeon Head on Instagram), built a 9ft Hulkbuster costume. Phoenix Fan Fusion took notice of this awesome costume and offered Guy a booth at the event to show off the work of art. Stay tuned for his 9 foot, 3D-printed dragon head.

Arizona Trail in a Day

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On Saturday October 6, 2018, hikers, runners, mountain bikers and equestrians will gather on the Arizona National Scenic Trail (AZT) to collectively complete the entire length of the 800-mile trail in a single day.

The trail has been divided into nearly 100 sections, ranging from 2.1 to 13.8 miles in length. Individuals will have 24 hours to complete their portion of trail.

The AZT passes through 8 wilderness areas, and 2 national parks. This means a few hearty participants will need to stage themselves in these areas at least a day before the actual event to be ready to complete their portion on October 6. Along with several access points that require 4-wheel drive or high clearance, and Arizona’s rugged terrain and climate, participants will need to be well prepared, and plan ahead.

Gangplank will leading Section 29 Florence-Kelvin Road TH to Kelvin Bridge

We will meet at Gangplank Queen Creek at 8:00am and carpooling to the Florence Kelvin Trailhead.  We will be starting the hike at the trail head at 9:30am.  This is an easy 2.1 mile point to point hike.  4.2 mile if choosing round trip.  Run it, walk it, all abilities welcome.

Please RSVP on Meetup.com

 

 

Gangplank Hosts Musicians Assembly – Talks, Music, Entrepreneurship (Video)

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We had our first live-feed footage of an event on Saturday. The Musicians Assembly brought several local acts together to congregate, share industry knowledge, and make some music. The event attracted a wide spectrum of styles ranging from rap to folk to death metal. The live interviews are available on both twitch.tv/gangplankhq and youtube.com/gangplank .

Join us next time on Gangplank Chandler’s facebook. Also: Check out our upcoming Marketing Mindset Mastermind event.

Musicians Assembly – Interviews with 6 Local Artists:

Nile Ross

 

Sam Brexten

 

Villareality

 

Remote: Adero Live

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Musicians Assembly – Anthony from “The Exiled Martyr”

Branding, merchandise costs, budgeting, helping bring musicians together to build their craft and improving growth.

Intellect from “New Age Politics”

Talking about performing new material, Terantino-style film making, making contacts, headlining shows, airplane graveyards, and more.

Bonus: Jam Session afterwards

 

 

 

December 2016 Events & Meetups at Gangplank Chandler

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Thursday, December 1

SouthEast Valley .NET Newbies Group, 6 – 9pm, Main Space

Newbie Stuff and continued Project Management

Women Who Code Show Your Stuff – HTML/CSS, 6 – 7:30pm

Study group open to women working with or learning HTML/CSS. Beginners always welcome.

Friday, December 2

Podcasting Playhouse: Podcasters Meetup, 4 – 5:30pm

Join other podcasters for networking and a tour of Gangplank in Chandler’s podcasting studio. Try out the equipment and trade tips with the Phoenix podcasting community. Every first Friday of the month.

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Saturday, December 3

East Valley Job Seekers, 10am – 12pm, Conference Room

For more information, contact: LuisWongCampos@cox.net.

Wednesday, December 7

Community Meeting, 12pm, Main Space

Join us to discuss whatever comes up living the Gangplank Manifesto and co-working together. Interested in desk space at Gangplank Chandler? Drop in and find out what it’s all about.

Hacknight, 6pm until last keyholder leaves (late-ish), Main Space

Day job keeping you away from co-working out of Gangplank during the day? Our weekly Hacknights are project time, an open house, jam space and brainstorming session all rolled into one. Hacknight is an opportunity to connect, share ideas and launch new ventures in the community. It’s a great time to come work on a side project or pursue a hobby.

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Phoenix Freelancers Meetup: Planning for the New Year, 5:30 – 7pm

Worried about having to put your business on hold for the holidays? Worried there’s too much to do and you’ve got no time for yourself?? There are so many ways we can utilize this time to grow and improve! At this Spark, we’ll discuss how to: Take the time to cultivate deep relationships with our clients; Make a plan for improvement and set goals for the new year; Share strategies for saving money while spending on gifts; Actually take time off.

Networking & refreshments.

Thursday, December 8

Arizona WordPress Group, 6:30 – 8:30pm

Gather and discuss the best ways to work with WordPress and find out the advantages of using WordPress for your Business and Personal website.

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Saturday, December 10

East Valley Job Seekers, 10am – 12pm, Conference Room

Monday, December 12

Craft Hack: Cards & Wrapping Paper, 6 – 8pm, Conference Room

Bring in your paper crafting and we’ll demo some paper project. Feel free to bring your own project to work on. The event is scheduled for crafts people to show off their own projects, work on their crafts, learn a new skill or get tips and network with other craft entrepreneurs. CraftHack’s goal is to encourage East Valley residents to launch their own craft-based businesses.

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Digital Storytellers Meetup, 6 – 8pm, Conference Room

Looking to tell your story online? Whether you are a filmmaker or a video blogger or building your business, it all begins with the story. Learn new techniques and best practices for creating your story and using tools like YouTube to share with the world.

  • Discover, Define and Refine you stories and work with others to find the best way to share your stories with your audience.
  • Open to all levels of experience

Wednesday, December 14

Community Meeting, 12pm, Main Space

Hacknight, 6pm until last keyholder leaves (late-ish), Main Space

GP Software Engineering Reading Group, 8 – 10pm

Guilt Free Book Club, 6 – 7pm

We will discuss Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. The book is available for free from Project Gutenberg and its free on Amazon Kindle. Instead of our typical location, we will meet at the Hayden Library at ASU at 6 PM to experience the Frankenstein Bicentennial Project. Guilt-free because you don’t have to read the book to join the discussion.

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Thursday, December 15

Southeast Valley .NET User Group, 6 – 8pm

Programming with Minecraft Command Blocks by Mark Richardson.

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Friday, December 16

Monthly Momentum Meetup, 1 – 4pm

Formerly “Bookkeeping and Beers,” this is a monthly productivity session with other Gangplankers. Get stuff done you would normally put off. (It doesn’t have to be bookkeeping.) You’re welcome to bring beverages and/or snacks.

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Saturday, December 17

East Valley Job Seekers, 10am – 12pm, Conference Room

Monday, December 19

Women Who Code Show Your Stuff – JavaScript, 6 – 7:30pm

Study group open to women working with or learning JavaScript. Beginners always welcome.

Wednesday, December 21

Community Meeting, 12pm, Main Space

Hacknight, 6pm until last keyholder leaves (late-ish), Main Space

Monday, December 26

Digital Storytellers Meetup, 6 – 8pm, Conference Room

Looking to tell your story online? Whether you are a filmmaker or a video blogger or building your business, it all begins with the story.

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Wednesday. December 28

Community Meeting, 12pm, Main Space

Hacknight, 6pm until last keyholder leaves (late-ish), Main Space

Desert Blockchain Meetup, 6 – 9pm

Desert Blockchain is a community of bitcoin & blockchain technology enthusiasts interested in creating what is next for decentralized trust and agreement.

GP Software Engineering Reading Group, 8 – 10pm

Modfit Pilot Clinic at Gangplank Chandler

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Guest Post by
Chris Adams,
Modfit

We are excited to announce the October 17th launch of the Modfit pilot clinic at Gangplank Chandler!  Modfit is a Chandler based startup building personalized clinics for today’s desk-bound workforce, and are equipped with the latest fitness technology to help you lose weight, alleviate stress, reduce pain, and power through you workday.  Recharge & refresh in a comfortable setting and refuel with a healthy beverage and snack.

This pilot clinic is open to the entire Gangplank community as well as your business associates, friends, or family.

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Participants are asked to commit to THREE 15-minute sessions a week for 30 days starting the week of October 17th.  We will have an on-site coach Monday – Friday from 1-5pm, and we have lots of goodies & giveaways for participants too!

This is a pilot clinic, so all we’re asking for is your honest feedback on how we can make our clinics better, and referrals to other business owners who might be interested in a clinic for their workspace.

Download the Modfit app from the iTunes or Google Play app stores to schedule your first session.

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Gangplank Mondays@4: The Business of Storytelling with Amber Pechin, October 24, 2016

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Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there was a business who heard the distress calls of a community in need of a solution. Donning their suits of armor, they put their helmets together to develop a solution to save the day.

Fighting dragons and evil witches, pressing forward for months of sleepless nights and endless cups of coffee, they climbed mountains and forged rivers to bring forth a product that would change the world… if only the world would listen then we would all live happily ever after.

What strategic story should you tell to reach happily ever after for your business?

Join us @4 p.m. Monday October 24 at Gangplank Chandler for an interactive business storytelling workshop with Amber Pechin from Amplitude Media.

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Simply publishing content isn’t enough to reach your business goals. Crafting the right story and telling in the right tone of voice and in the right places is key. In this interactive workshop participants will join Amber from Amplitude Media for a crash course in strategic storytelling for business.

The workshop is part of Gangplank Mondays @4, as series of business talks for startups, entrepreneurs, makers and freelancers.

Amplitude Media is a strategic business communications agency, partnering with businesses to share strategic stories that make a difference.

GangplankMondays@4:Pokemon Go, Augmented Reality & the Gamification of Business, October 17, 2016

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Can games bring in more customers and boost sales? Can augmented reality lead users to patronize small, local businesses they otherwise might not visit?

Join Carol Stambaugh & Kameron Williams Monday, October 17, 2016, 4PM at Gangplank Chandler for a talk about the phenomenal success of Pokemon Go and how startups, entrepreneurs and small businesses can capitalize on this and other trends in the gamification of business.

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Carol Stambaugh, Principal and Owner of FreeUp Web Studio, is the current Arizona WordPress Meetup Organizer with a membership of 1400+ around the Phoenix metro area. FreeUp Web Studio handles website design needs from concept to full implementation, hosting and ongoing management.

Kameron Williams is the Creative Director and originator of Lillimedia. His passion is to tell the stories of the businesses that Lillimedia works with, and to provide web based solutions to help businesses grow.

Refreshments, Q&A and networking follow the talk.

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Gangplank Mondays@4: Machine Learning with Chris Murray, October 10, 2016

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Can we build never-ending learners? Can machine learning theories and algorithms help explain human learning?

Join us Monday, October 10, 2016, 4PM at Gangplank Chandler for a talk about Machine Learning, exploring the study and construction of algorithms that can learn from and make predictions on data, with Christopher Murray of Gangplank resident company Hiring Solved. The talk is part of our Gangplank Mondays@4 series of business talks for startups, entrepreneurs, makers and freelancers.

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HiringSolved makes it faster and easier to find the right person for any job. Its people aggregator gathers data from across the web and filters the most relevant information into a database of candidate profiles.

Chris will discuss HiringSolved’s artificial intelligence tools as recently profiled in FastCompany as well as address the future of machine intelligence for small business.

Refreshments, Q&A and networking follow the talk.

Upcoming Gangplank Mondays@4:

Pokemon Go, Augmented Reality & the Gamification of Business with Carol Stambaugh of FreeUp WebStudio, and Kameron Williams of Lillimedia, October 17, 2016.

Gangplank Mondays@4: The Business of Podcasting, October 3, 2016

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Join our panel discussion with local podcasters: How do I get started podcasting? How can I use podcasting to highlight my business or passion project?

Join us Monday, October 3, 2016, 4PM at Gangplank Chandler for a panel discussion with local podcasters, part of our Gangplank Mondays@4 series of business talks for startups, entrepreneurs, makers and freelancers.

Our panelists will include:

Jason Gunn of Gangplank anchor company, Attribytes. Jason produces the Talking the Plank podcast;

Garret Godfrey of the Crowdfunding Christian Music Podcast, “On this video and audio podcast, I cover active crowdfunding campaigns and pre-orders for bands & artists worth backing & believing in so you can find and fund the music you love. Great music doesn’t ‘just happen’. I help you get involved;”

Robert Tabb of ConAirRadio, a podcast for friends of conventions. “If you’re into ComicCons, SciFi Cons or Media Cons, this is the podcast for you. “

Gangplank Chandler provides a podcasting studio and equipment for public use as part of the Gangplank Studios Initiative. The Studios Initiative strives to build culture and vibrancy in cities, creating cities where people desire to live, work and play.

Refreshments, Q&A and networking follow the panel discussion.

Upcoming Gangplank Mondays@4:

Machine Learning with Christopher Murray of HiringSolved, October 10, 2016.
Pokemon Go, Augmented Reality & the Gamification of Business with Carol Stambaugh of FreeUp WebStudio, October 17, 2016.

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Gangplank Mondays@4: Dynamic Equity with Diana Wilson, September 26, 2016

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How do you divide the startup sweat equity pie? What’s fair and how do you keep your decisions transparent?

Join us Monday, September 26, 2016, 4PM at Gangplank for “Dynamic Equity” with ProFile Sports Founder Diana Wilson, part of our Gangplank Mondays@4 series of business talks for startups, entrepreneurs, makers and freelancers. ProFile Sports develops technology tools designed to showcase athletic achievement and promote continuing education.

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Diana draws from Mike Michalowicz’s Profit First and Mike Moyer’s Slicing Pie to power Dynamic Equity, a concept for startup and other businesses to use when deciding how to value sweat equity, cash investments and profit sharing. Diana will discuss how she uses time trackers with remote teams as well as banking products to organize an early stage startup.

Diana has worked with several Fortune 500 companies including Adidas America, Hewlett Packard, Disney and Intel. Over 25 years at the helm of Media, Design firms and Live Corporate Events. She is passionate about helping families afford higher education and athletic opportunities for their children.

After the presentation, we’ll have Q&A, discussion, light refreshments and networking.

Upcoming Gangplank Mondays@4:

Podcasting for Business with Jason Gunn of Attribytes, October 3, 2016.
Machine Learning with Christopher Murray of HiringSolved, October 10, 2016.
Pokemon Go, Augmented Reality & the Gamification of Business with Carol Stambaugh of FreeUp WebStudio, October 17, 2016.