Businesses-in-residence
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The Green Garage is home to about 50 small businesses and nonprofits. Following is a list of each, a short description of their work, and their contact information. If you would like to consider becoming a business-in-residence, please contact us.
Contents
- 1 Allen & Associates
- 2 Animal Intuition
- 3 Brendan Ross, Photographer
- 4 BVG Associates
- 5 Center for Community Progress
- 6 Collab Feature
- 7 De-Tread
- 8 Detroit Food Academy
- 9 E. Ferstle Group
- 10 El Moore
- 11 Final Five Productions
- 12 FoodLab Detroit
- 13 For All Cloud
- 14 Fresh Corner Cafe
- 15 Fresh Corner Solutions
- 16 Goaltrac
- 17 Great Lakes Environmental Law Center
- 18 The Grace Lee Boggs School
- 19 Green Seeds Consulting
- 20 Greenwood Solutions
- 21 Hands and Associates
- 22 Insights Advisors
- 23 Joseph Lavis
- 24 K Creative
- 25 Karen Batchelor
- 26 Launchgood
- 27 livingLAB
- 28 LJPR
- 29 New Solutions Group / Global Detroit
- 30 Patronicity
- 31 ProSeeds
- 32 Red Maple Resources
- 33 Red Panda
- 34 Ribbon Farm Hops
- 35 Sidewalk Ventures
- 36 Simply Well Communities
- 37 Smarter Phones
- 38 Sprouts IO
- 39 Students Get Fit
- 40 T.A.C.T. Training Solutions
- 41 Thrive Legal
- 42 Urbane Media
- 43 What's Next LLC
- 44 Writing It Right For You
- 45 Zoom Detroit Studios
- 46 Green Garage Alumni
Allen & Associates
Real estate valuation and consulting
- Ronald Rivers (rrivers@allenappraisal.com)
Animal Intuition
Growing great relationships between animals and humans
- Adrienne Wisok (adrienne@monkey.org)
Brendan Ross, Photographer
Photos that work
- Brendan Ross (brendan@brossphoto.com)
BVG Associates
Technical consultancy with expertise in wind and marine electricity generation systems
- Charlie Nordstrom (cjn@bvgassociates.com)
Center for Community Progress
Turning Vacant Spaces into Vibrant Places
- Danielle Lewinski (dlewinski@communityprogress.net)
- Payton Heins (pheins@communityprogress.net)
- Laura Settlemyer (lsettlemyer@communityprogress.net)
Collab Feature
International Co-Production Film Group
- Marty Shea (sheamart@gmail.com)
- Brandy Joe Plambeck (bjoeplambeck@gmail.com)
De-Tread
Providing solutions to illegally dumped tires that empower the community and promote safe and healthy neighborhoods
- Audra Carson (acarson@de-tread.com)
Detroit Food Academy
Experiential leadership program dedicated to transforming the lives of young Detroiters through food and social entrepreneurship
- Jen Rusciano (jen@detroitfoodacademy.com)
- Will Mundel (will@detroitfoodacademy.com)
- Yolanda Scarborough (yolanda@detroitfoodacademy.com)
- Dakarai Carter
- Jordan Mueller
E. Ferstle Group
Leadership development and alternative spring breaks
- Emily Ferstle (e.ferstle@gmail.com)
El Moore
Sustainable Urban Living in Detroit
- Jason Peet (jasoneet03@gmail.com)
- Michel Francois Soucisse (michel.francois.soucisse@gmail.com)
Final Five Productions
Helping your company find its story and tell it in the most powerful way possible
- Matt Dibble (matt@finalfiveproductions.com)
- Lena Selzer (lenawselzer@gmail.com)
- Jennifer Gordon (jen@final5.co)
FoodLab Detroit
Food Entrepreneurs for a just, vibrant and sustainable Detroit
- Devita Davison (devita@foodlabdetroit.com)
- Angela Dagle (angela@foodlabdetroit.com)
For All Cloud
Cloud software for everyone
- David Gao (davidgao89@yahoo.com)
Fresh Corner Cafe
Mission-driven fresh food delivery and catering service formed in response to the troubling lack of access to high-quality healthy foods in Detroit
- Valaurian Waller (val@freshcornercafe.com)
Fresh Corner Solutions
Food business consulting
- Noam Kimelman (noam@freshcornercafe.com)
Goaltrac
Helping nonprofits implement strategic plans
- Alan Levy (alanslevy@yahoo.com)
Great Lakes Environmental Law Center
Protecting the world's greatest freshwater resource and the communities that depend upon it
- Stephanie Karisny (skarisny@gmail.com)
- Nick Leonard (neleo@umich.edu)
The Grace Lee Boggs School
The mission of the Boggs School is to nurture creative, critical thinkers who contribute to the well-being of their communities.
- Julia Putnam (julia.boggsschool@gmail.com)
- Amanda Rosman (amanda.boggsschool@gmail.com)
- Marisol Teachworth (marisol.boggsschool@gmail.com)
Green Seeds Consulting
Triple bottom-line consulting
- Tom Brennan (greengaragedetroit@gmail.com)
- Stephanie Newell (stephanie.m.newell@gmail.com)
- Maureen Agacinski (maureenebrennan@gmail.com)
Greenwood Solutions
Green teams, environmental and sustainability services
- Harriet Greenwood (hlgreenwood4@gmail.com)
Hands and Associates
Environmental and Safety Management
- Charles Barker (cfbarker@hands-assoc.com)
Insights Advisors
Management consulting for new and struggling businesses
- Bob Weins (info@insightsadvisors.com)
- Karen Lesnow (info@insightsadvisors.com)
- Rebeca Dokho (info@insightsadvisors.com)
- John Weins (info@insightsadvisors.com)
- Maxim Ermakov (mermakov@msquared-financial.com)
Joseph Lavis
IT management/consulting for Johnson Controls and The Information Division
- Joseph Lavis (joe.lavis@gmail.com)
K Creative
Design solutions
- Kevin Gardner (kevingardner313@gmail.com)
Karen Batchelor
Life coach/genealogist
- Karen Batchelor (kjbatchelor@gmail.com)
Launchgood
Crowdfunding incredible Muslims worldwide
- Amany Killawi (amany@launchgood.com)
- Chris Blauvelt (chris.blauvelt@gmail.com)
livingLAB
Landscape architecture and planning studio focused on cutting edge sustainable planning and community driven design
- Courtney Piotrowski (courtney@livinglabdetroit.com)
- Leah Groya (leah@livinglabdetroit.com)
- Jason MacDonald (jason@livinglabdetroit.com)
- Kurt Hilton (kurt@livinglabdetroit.com)
LJPR
Registered investment advisor
- Leon LaBrecque (Leon.LaBrecque@ljpr.com)
- Michael Diegel (Michael.Diegel@ljpr.com)
New Solutions Group / Global Detroit
Public policy consulting that works creatively and collaboratively for the common good
- Steve Tobocman (steve.tobocman@gmail.com)
- Sloan Herrick (sloan.herrick@gmail.com)
- Sarah Szurpicki (sarah.szurpicki@gmail.com)
- Beth Szurpicki (e.szurpicki@gmail.com)
- Raquel Garcia Andersen (Global Detroit) (raquel.garcia.andersen@gmail.com)
- Gracie Xavier (Detroit Revitalization Fellow for Global Detroit)
Patronicity
Crowdfunding to build a better Michigan
- Chris Blauvelt (chris@patronicity.com)
- Ebrahim Vacharia (ebrahim@patronicity.com)
- Robert St. Mary (rob@patronicity.com)
ProSeeds
Creative solutions to funding and staffing needs for grassroots organizations specializing in community and economic development
- Libby Levy (libby@proseedsconsulting.com)
Red Maple Resources
Consulting firm focused on the financing and management of real estate development that supports community revitalization strategies
- Mitchel Blum-Alexander (mitch@red-maple-resources.com )
Red Panda
Explore new sound (designing and assembling guitar effect pedals)
- Curt Malouin (info@redpandalab.com)
- Sylvie Demers (info@redpandalab.com)
- Adrienne Wisok (info@redpandalab.com)
- Andie Simmons (info@redpandalab.com)
Ribbon Farm Hops
Nurturing Hops, Hope and a Harvest of Cheer
- Susan McCabe (ribbonfarmhops@gmail.com)
Sidewalk Ventures
Unlocking the power of community-based investment
- Jeff Aronoff (jeff@sidewalk-ventures.com)
Simply Well Communities
Designing sustainable, holistic, healthy living communities
- Kimberly Williamson (simplywellcommunities@gmail.com)
Smarter Phones
Smarter Phones. Smarter People.
- Tony Merlo (tmmerlo@gmail.com)
Sprouts IO
Microfarms for personal produce
- Kamal Farah (kamal@sprouts.io)
- Jenny Broutin Farah (jenny@sprouts.io)
Students Get Fit
Get buff. Win stuff.
- Chris Smith (chris@studentsgetfit.com)
- Charlie Rostamloo (charlie@studentsgetfit.com)
T.A.C.T. Training Solutions
Helping adults and youth build vital life skills for success in today's world
- Malinda Mims (malinda.mims@tactimpact.com)
Thrive Legal
Serving the legal needs of small business owners and entrepreneurs in Detroit
- Noel French (ndfrench@thrivelegal.com)
Urbane Media
Digital Marketing and Public Relations Laboratory
- Eric Brown (ericbrown.urbane@gmail.com)
What's Next LLC
Business consultancy specializing in helping small to medium manufacturers develop strategies based on sustainable business principles
- Michael Shesterkin (mdshesterkin@gmail.com)
Writing It Right For You
Academic business writing and editing, e-book and self-publishing, and small business marketing and consulting
- Pamela Owens (info@teamowens313online.com)
- Keith Owens (1kaoblues@gmail.com)
Zoom Detroit Studios
Illustration, animation, graphic design and videography studio
- Morgan Marentic (morgan@zoomdetroitstudios.com)