Membership | The Speak Easy

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You’ll know right away if The Speak Easy is a fit. As remote workers, entrepreneurs, or freelancers, most of us have no interest in letting “on our own” mean “by ourselves.” We are wired to work with and around other people, to learn from one another, to ask questions or share opportunities with one another, and to work within a casual economy of gifts and appreciations. Our founders called this “manufactured serendipity.”

Steps to join The Speak Easy:
Book a tour.
Visit. Get a feel for the community.
Sign up with our Director of Operations.

A Speak Easy membership is $75 a month or $750 a year. Membership provides you with access to the space from 6:00 am – 10:00 pm daily with the option of staying late once you arrive. Included in membership is WiFi, local coffee, printing, and use of the Broad Ripple Speak Easy location and our partner locations (zWORKS and The Tube Factory Artspace).

What You Want

INDUSA

A MEMBERSHIP-BASED CLUB FOR COLLABORATIVE, IDEA-DRIVEN PEOPLE
AN ORGANIC SOURCE OF HELP AND PARTNERSHIP, WITHOUT BEING NETWORK-Y
A PRAGMATIC, EGO-FREE PLACE TO CHASE BIG DREAMS
A 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT
A PLACE FOR INDY’S ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITY TO CALL HOME

What We Have

INDUSA

A MEMBERSHIP-BASED CLUB FOR COLLABORATIVE, IDEA-DRIVEN PEOPLE
AN ORGANIC SOURCE OF HELP AND PARTNERSHIP, WITHOUT BEING NETWORK-Y
A PRAGMATIC, EGO-FREE PLACE TO CHASE BIG DREAMS
A 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT
A PLACE FOR INDY’S ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITY TO CALL HOME

How to Join

Using the apply now button, share a bit about yourself on our member application.
After you have submitted your application, Our Experience Manager will touch base with you to schedule a time to test drive the space. This is your chance to take a peak inside the clubhouse to make sure it’s the right place for you.
Once you’ve visited the space, we’ll be in touch with final details on becoming a member. Go ahead and apply. What are you waiting for?

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Member Profile

Jeb Banner

SmallBox

@jebbanner

Hey! I moved to Indy in 1998 to play music with some friends and found myself starting businesses including my main squeeze SmallBox which I co-founded in 2006. Around 2010/11 I got together with a handful of other folks running agencies or involved with the start up scene in some way and we decided to collaborate on a communal space. This turned into the Speak Easy which launched in early 2012. I am now the current board chair.
- How do you use your Speak Easy membership?To hold company offsites, the get away from the office, to have meetings, to party.
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Rachel Rubenstein

ORANJE

@rachelrubes

I am the Marketing Director for ORANJE and Tanjerine. I love bathroom wall graffiti, photography, writing, everything Indy and meeting new people that have cool ideas.
- How do you use your Speak Easy membership?I use it to get work done since my house is ruled by a Doberman and a Boxer that believe everything is about them.
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Tim Taylor

Tim Taylor

@ttaylordirector

Hello. Tim here. Pleased to meet you all.
- TELL US ABOUT YOUR BUSINESSI direct real-people based films, commercials and corporate videos. You can follow my profile series at facebook.com/realpeople.realmoments.
- How do you use your Speak Easy membership? need a place to think. And occasionally speak to others.
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Charlie Russell

Arke Apps

@ArkeApps

I am the co-founder of Arke Apps and have been working out of the Speak Easy since June of 2014.
- What is your favorite part about being a member of the Speak Easy?Our favorite part of the Speak Easy is how welcoming the community is without being in your face. There is a great mutual respect of all the members and no one feels the need to intrude but always the welcoming desire to help and assist.
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Alyssa Pfennig

YogaExec

@apfennig

I love supporting all things local, cooking up delicioso meals, biking around town and traveling the world, spoiling my doggie…and of course practicing yoga.
- What is your favorite part about being a member of the Speak Easy?t excites me to be surrounded by others like myself...who have their hands in a multitude of projects and are always inspired, thinking and growing. This is where I belong.
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Myles Grote

bookacoach

@mylesgrote

Intrigued by finance and start-ups. Obsessed with sports (especially Indy sports). Graduated with a finance degree from IU Bloomington where I raised over 192K for a charity that I co-founded. Spent 5 years in Chicago working for a financial SaaS company and landed back in Indy a few years ago. Currently Co-founder and CRO of bookacoach.
- What is your favorite part about being a member of the Speak Easy?The social and entrepreneurial environment. Really, the people that I am surrounded with while there.
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Barry Wormser

Wormser Legal

@wormserlegal

I’m a lawyer, helping companies in all stages of their corporate life: from entity formation, to raising capital, addressing contractual needs, and ultimately, to an exit. I love what I do. I also love to travel.
- What is your favorite part about being a member of the Speak Easy?Undoubtedly, it is our ability to regularly interact with clients in a comfortable and unique setting. We end up being better connected to their ideas, their vision, and we are in a better position to help our clients avoid risks and make sound business and legal decisions.
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Molly Butters

Broad Ripple Group

@mollybutters

I am a writer by training and a technologist by interest. I returned to Indianapolis in 2009 following six years in Silicon Valley. My passion is helping clients find the most effective way to describe complex ideas and technologies. I love the Indianapolis technology and entrepreneurial community for it’s accessibility to new-comers (and returnees).
- What is your favorite part about being a member of the Speak Easy?:I enjoy having a flexible and accessible environment to work and host meetings that isn't a coffee shop.
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Evan Burns

The Odyssey // Olympia Media Group

@evanburns

CEO of The Odyssey
- How do you use your Speak Easy membership?It's a great place to meet with my team and members of the community outside the office, I also love the location in Broad Ripple.
- What is your favorite part about being a member of the Speak Easy?It's a great asset to the community to bring together like minded people who are interested in building their own future in the context of community.
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Richard McCoy

Richard McCoy and Associaties, Inc.

@RichardMcCoy

I’m and art and design consultant in the state of Indiana, educator, writer, guy who loves his family.
- How do you use your Speak Easy membership?I'm here weekly to do work and to have meetings.
- What do you most commonly do while at the Speak Easy?Complete individual work, meet with clients and attend MeetUp groups
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Ken Minturn

Kenji

@kenminturn

I have always had a passion for dreaming up new businesses and now am making that passion my work as I build and grow Kenji.
- TELL US ABOUT YOUR BUSINESSKenji is a marketplace for small businesses to find and manage top legal, consulting, and other professionals.
- How do you use your Speak Easy membership? use the Speak Easy as a place to work, meet others, and make those serendipitous connections that many great businesses evolve from.
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Mike Reynolds

InnovateMap

We love to brainstorm Product ideas.
- How would you describe the Speak Easy to someone who had never visited?The Speak Easy is like a giant interactive coffee house or student union for startup businesses. It gets young companies and their leaders out of their garage and exposed to like people and companies which allows them to grow and help each other.
- Why should people who don’t use the Speak Easy still regularly donate to it?The Speak Easy fosters startup, small business and individual professional success. This is essential to the economic health of Indy.
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Andrew Clifford

7D Commercial Real Estate

I am a Principal Real Estate Broker and Developer, specializing in tenant representation (office/retail/investments). I have experience working with companies in many business sectors, large and small. I am an entrepreneur at heart and love helping others, so please don’t hesitate to reach out and say hello.
- What is your favorite part about being a member of the Speak Easy?Love the location and creative work space environment. Great community as well.
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Polina Osherov

Pattern

@posherov

Fashion photographer, social entrepreneur, typeface snob, sushi lover, mom, wife and adopted Hoosier that really likes to cuss.
- What is your favorite part about being a member of the Speak Easy?Running into people I really respect and like every time I visit. The feeling of camaraderie and energy. Of cool things happening in members' lives and businesses.
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Amy McAdams-Gonzales

Amy McAdams Design

@AmyDoesIt

Hey. I’m Amy. I’m a little bit country and a little bit rock n’ roll. Amy McAdams Design is a boutique graphic design studio providing smart clients with beautiful, big-agency-quality design at a fraction of the price.
- How do you use your Speak Easy membership?As a way to meet new and interesting people, collaborate and make good things.
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Tammy Cooper

Girl Get It Together LLC

My name is Tammy and my passion is to empower others to find their greatness and LIVE their passion. I am a speaker, educator and life coach! I love caramel vanilla cappuccino, event planning, reading and traveling. “Remember to embrace your storm; it is only temporary!”
- TELL US ABOUT YOUR BUSINESSGirl Get It Together is an empowerment workshop series designed to empower, educate and transform the lives of women and teens.
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Ryan Hickey

ORANJE

@WhatTheHelicon

I have lived in Indy since 2002. In addition to producing the ORANJE and Tanjerine events, I DJ in bars, clubs and special events around the city.
- What is your favorite part about being a member of the Speak Easy?I love having access to the cool space and seeing everyone working on their own projects. Having never had a space of our own (other than for a few weeks at at time leading up to our events) it feels great to have a place where we belong and can share with other creators.
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Dan Wagoner

Rivet Merch

@rivetmerch

I’m one of the principals and the creative director at Rivet Merch. Fueled by coffee and inspired by amazing music I live with intention + passion + creativity in the great city of Indianapolis.
- What is your favorite part about being a member of the Speak Easy?The Speak Easy is a space to meet like-minded people, to dream, to create, and most importantly, a space for our team to produce great work. When you talk about the startup scene in this city, the Speak Easy has become a synonymous part of those discussions.
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Ryan Puckett

TWO21 LLC

@rmpuckett

When people ask me what I do, I tell them I help people tell their story. I want my clients to consider me their chief storytelling officer. My work and much of my volunteer efforts are aimed at improving quality of life in Indianapolis and making our community more sustainable — and that goes way beyond just making Central Indiana “greener” (not that there’s anything wrong with that).
- What is your favorite part about being a member of the Speak Easy?I like having an "office" of sorts that isn't an office. I also like having people around.
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Tom Hanley

Nine13sports

@thanleyIV

I’m a 28 year old social entrepreneur with a vision to change not only the fitness goals of Central Indiana youth, but how our generation approaches philanthropic giving and engagement. When I launched Nine13sports 4 years ago, I had no idea what the future would hold but I’m incredibly excited for the journey it has taken me on and the relationships I’ve been able to build as a result.
- How do you use your Speak Easy membership?Speak Easy is my central office, my support network, a place where I work side by side with some of the most brilliant minds in Indianapolis and have a beer with them after a long day. It's my home.
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Miles Sterrett

Fretless

@mileszs

Build websites, apps, communities, music, and occasionally my beard.
- How do you believe the existence and accessibility of the Speak Easy has affected Indianapolis?It has made connections that otherwise wouldn't have been made. It has acted as a focal point for many different communities, and even a focal point for those disparate communities to come together as one, as well.
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Anna Shults

ACE Preparatory Academy Charter School

Few things make me happier than admitting I’m a teacher.
- TELL US ABOUT YOUR BUSINESSACE Prep is a proposed charter school for K-5 students set to open in August of 2016 and located in the 46220 zip code.
- How do you use your Speak Easy membership?I am excited to establish a local office within the community that our school will serve. I envision using the space productively - be it just me getting work done, hosting meetings, gathering our board, and collaborating with others.
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Kendrea Williams

Dreamapolis

@Dreamapolis

My name is Kendrea Williams and I love alllllll things empowering. I am currently Executive Director of Dreamapolis and Organizer of PitchFeast, a bi-monthly community event that is held at the SpeakEasy.
- What is your favorite part about being a member of the Speak Easy?It is a space that is open and available to entrepreneurs of all levels. Its decision to be inclusive, tells me that the organization is serious about being a true resource for all entrepreneurs in this City, and I absolutely respect that.
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Abby Fox

Indy Made

@IndyMade
- TELL US ABOUT YOUR BUSINESSIndy Made is a comprehensive platform to measure and map all of the startup activity in Indianapolis and Central Indiana.
- How do you use your Speak Easy membership?We use the Speak Easy as a resource to reach out the startup community in Indianapolis.
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Joel Weyrauch

BAR Communications

@JoelWhyrock

I graduated from Butler in 2012 with a degree in political science and international studies and I recently resettled in Indianapolis after traveling as a consultant for the last two and a half years.
- How do you use your Speak Easy membership?I like working around other people, and being part of a three-person firm doesn't normally provide that kind of opportunity.
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Tony Unfried

Archon Apps / ArchonSafe / Archon Education

@tonyunfried

I am the founder of a couple mobile app/software companies.
- How would you describe the Speak Easy to someone who had never visited?A co-working space for all types of entrepreneur spirits.
- Why should people who don’t use the Speak Easy still regularly donate to it?Everyone should donate to a cause and building up local entrepreneurs is a great cause. As a self sustaining entity, the Speak Easy needs anyone's help.
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Jason Cooper

Redwall

@jwcooper000

My name is Jason. I work for Redwall. We do branding, marketing, and web development. We’re pretty good. I used to work in film, and then I worked in beer. Now I have a toddler so I don’t have time for much more than work and her.
- How do you use your Speak Easy membership?I try to work at least a day a week there just for a change of pace. It's a great place to get work done and meet other like minded people. Either directly or indirectly, the Speak Easy has helped us gain clients and new team members.
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Addison Ray

Keep Indy Indie

@keepindyindie

My name is Addison Ray and I am 26 years old. I grew up in Indy and graduated from Indiana University in December of 2012. After living in Austin, TX for a little while I moved back to Indianapolis and started ‘Keep Indy Indie’, a social media-based blog highlighting independent business and art in and around the city. I am also the Marketing Manager at Indy Hostel.
- What is your favorite part about being a member of the Speak Easy?Meeting new creatives, having an affordable work/meeting space, feeling like I am part of the local community
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Jami Marsh

Lemonade Day Indianapolis

@lemonadedayindy

I run Lemonade Day Indianapolis which teaches kids how to start, own and operate their own business: a lemonade stand!
- How has membership at the Speak Easy impacted you?Since I have no formal office, the Speak Easy has really filled a gap for me.
- How would you describe the Speak Easy to someone who had never visited?The first thing I say is that the actual physical space is amazing - rustic and urban at the same time, warm and open. I also describe it as being very laid back, casual which I appreciate and a great place to run into someone unexpected!
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Steve Grossi

Lesson.ly

@stevegrossi

I’m a web developer with a philosophy degree and a hunger for understanding how things work. I’m fascinated by the intersections between technology and our humanity, and spend my working hours building human-centered software.
- What is your favorite part about being a member of the Speak Easy?Speak Easy members always seem interested in making the community bigger and better.
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Graham Brown

United State of Indiana

@usiapparel

Hi, my name’s Graham. I own a company called United State of Indiana, which sells locally-made apparel, art and accessories. I enjoy brashly defending local living and work with other artists and entrepreneurs around the state in an effort to make Indiana a nationally-recognized haven for creative professional who choose collaboration over competition.
- What is your favorite part about being a member of the Speak Easy?I've been able to meet and become friends with designers like Ryan Hunley, Amy McAdams and Britney Mason, whose work I admire immensely. It's always helpful to have people close by who inspire you to turn out better work and keep working harder.
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Melissa Heeke

Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA)

@mjheeke

My passion is connecting people with resources (people, technology, organizations) to make the road a little easier to travel. Working in association management let’s me make a career of it!
- What is your favorite part about being a member of the Speak Easy?The energy at the Speak Easy is a great blend of creativity and professionalism.
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Ben Cooley

Rivet Merch

@cooley_bdexter

Journalist by trade, entrepreneur by choice. As a journalist, I try to write stories that inspire, challenge and educate the community around me. On any given day, you might find me in one of Indianapolis’ local cafes tapping away at my beat up laptop and all but injecting my body with the liquid gold that some call “coffee”.
- How do you use your Speak Easy membership?I use the Speak Easy to get work done, feel comfortable in my workspace and be around like-minded people.
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Courtney Patterson

The Intellectual Stock Exchange

I am an Aquarius and I see life in bright colors and music. I have an abstract mind and I love to create and inspire others. My vision is to develop a community spirit that fosters openness and a willing to help and pay it forward.
- What is your favorite part about being a member of the Speak Easy?So far, my favorite part is the open space and the culture. Although I don't know everyone's personal vision, I know I am in the room with other dreamers. So that is inspiring within itself.
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Brittany Young

InnovateMap

@@brittyoung823

I have the awesome privilege of running marketing for InnovateMap, and also working directly with our clients on product marketing initiatives. I love to collaborate with the team and have a passion for staying on top of modern marketing trends and simplifying complex ideas into a structure and presentation that is easy to consume.
- How do you use your Speak Easy membership?We work, collaborate, meet with clients, and have fun at the Speak Easy!
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Mack Earnhardt

Healthiest Employers

@MacksMind

Pretty good with technology. Enjoy conversations that make people think. Love to laugh, even at myself.
- TELL US ABOUT YOUR BUSINESSA healthcare analytics tool for employers focused on wellness outcomes for employees and their families.
- How do you use your Speak Easy membership?It's a great place to work when I need a change of scenery, and I always run into people I know.
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Chris Carrel

Fusion Alliance

@ccarrel

I’m a technical marketing strategist that really enjoys taking on new challenges.
- How do you use your Speak Easy membership?I use it to have team meetings and also get work done without interruptions.
- What is your favorite part about being a member of the Speak Easy?Just having a cool place to go and hang out and get work done.
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Lindsay Siovaila

Girl Develop It Indianapolis

@lindsaylee13

Hi! I’m Lindsay Siovaila – a front-end developer and one cool nerd. I’m one of the co-leaders for Girl Develop It, a meetup that offers classes geared towards women who want to learn web development.
- What is your favorite part about being a member of the Speak Easy?I've lived in Indy for over five years but never felt very connected to the broader tech and design community until I started hanging out at the Speak Easy. The energy and atmosphere here sparks creativity and lots of good conversations between people who might have never met otherwise.
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Chad Kinner

Rivet Creative Group / Rivet Merch

@rivetmerch

I am a touring musician and co-owner of Rivet Merch. When I’m not on the road playing drums, I can generally be found upstairs at the Speak Easy with my head buried in my computer.
- What is your favorite part about being a member of the Speak Easy?I love the entrepreneur spirit of the environment--it's inspiring to me.
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Simon Andrews

Hatchet

@simon__andrews

After bouncing around from being an in-house and an agency marketing guy, I started Hatchet, a strategic marketing firm.
- How do you use your Speak Easy membership?For an alternative to the office. Collaborate with like minded entrepreneurs.
- What is your favorite part about being a member of the Speak Easy?The network of people.
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Mark Welsh

Arke Apps

@ArkeApps

Hello community! I have been working out of the Speak Easy with my co-founder Charlie since June of 2014.
- TELL US ABOUT YOUR BUSINESSWe developed a mobile platform that takes the "face" of an industry and cultivates, grows, and monetizes a community around them.
- How do you use your Speak Easy membership?We do our sprints, client calls, and white boarding sessions at the Speak Easy.
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Summer Keown

Earth Day Indiana

@earthdayindiana

Hi everyone. I joined the Speak Easy in early 2014 and I love working here. It helps keep me motivated!
- TELL US ABOUT YOUR BUSINESSWe organize the annual Earth Day Indiana Festival each April, highlighting sustainability and environmental protection.
- How do you use your Speak Easy membership?I work at the Speak Easy several days at work, and meet with clients and partners occasionally.
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Max Yoder

Lesson.ly

@maxyoder

Grateful every day that I got cut from the basketball team two years in a row. I work at @TheFirstFund and @Lessonlyapp, and I write songs.
- TELL US ABOUT YOUR BUSINESSLesson.ly makes easy-to-use training software that helps growing teams stay on the same page.
- How do you use your Speak Easy membership?Meetings, refreshers.
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Ryan Hunley

Second Street Creative

@2ndcreative

I’m Ryan, I like to make things.
- TELL US ABOUT YOUR BUSINESSSecond Street Creative is a full service creative collective specializing in art direction, branding and web development.
- How do you use your Speak Easy membership?Many ways, creative collaboration, escape from the grind, home base.