We worked with Sean to complete the office design and renovation on the Ripple Coworking building. Sean grew up in Flagler Beach, but moved away for college and stayed away to learn his craft. As soon as he could, Sean, with his wife, returned to to the beach to raise a family and start his own architecture firm. Sean wanted to work beachside, but had trouble finding office space that was affordable. He ended up taking an office that’s a little dark, and a little lonely.
Sara’s side-hustle doing graphic design work is quickly becoming her full-time gig. She recently got ‘official’ and incorporated, built a website and did some local SEO. But she couldn’t help feeling a little embarrassed when she listed her apartment as her business address. She was concerned that clients wouldn’t take her seriously (and worried that they may just show up at her home).
Tom’s got a successful fence installation business. He’s based in Volusia County but covers Flagler. Tom’s prices are great and so is his work. But he knows he’s losing out on a ton of business in Flagler County. Residents there are calling lesser skilled competitors — simply because their address is in Flagler.
Suzie lives beachside, but her sales territory is in South Florida and she’s on the road half of the week. When Suzie isn’t travelling, she works from her home office, which gets tricky when her husband is home or the grandkids are visiting.
Steve & Kristi came to Flagler Beach to change their lives. Steve is self-employed and Kristi works a remote job, but neither wanted to work from their home. They wanted an office beachside, but could only find single-window retail spaces that cost a small fortune to retrofit into professional office space. They eventually converted a small house into an office. But as they started to meet more Seans, Saras, Toms and Suzies around town, they realized that Flagler Beach desperately needed a place where professionals and entrepreneurs could work and collaborate.
