[Ann Arbor Pop-Up] Solitary Screens vs Dynamic Teams with Pete Baker
• – • Cahoots
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Cahoots is a coworking space, café, and event space designed for connection and community in downtown Ann Arbor. We offer a premium coworking space, conference room rentals, a full café featuring locally sourced coffees and food, and an exceptional event space to serve the vibrant Ann Arbor community. Our design is driven by our community-first philosophy, with a thoughtful layout to facilitate networking, learning, creativity, and collaboration.
Based in Ann Arbor, FinalFinal is a design consultancy and creative studio that helps organizations of all sizes and stages achieve their brand, product and marketing goals. Managed by partners Pete Baker (ex-Cisco, Duo, Gemini) and Ruth Facer (ex-Amazon, Trulia, Zillow), FinalFinal provides strategic solutions ranging from advising founders and marketing executives to fractional brand and product design leadership. FinalFinal also leverages a highly curated team of experienced designers, strategists, and producers to supplement lean in-house teams or serve as agency-of-record for growing businesses.
Lowertown Bar & Cafe is a unique hybrid space nestled in Ann Arbor’s historic Lower Town district. Housed in a beautifully restored 1930’s service station, we seamlessly blend industrial heritage with modern comfort. By day, we serve as a bustling coffee shop offering locally-roasted brews and artisanal pastries. As evening falls, we transform into a vibrant bar, featuring craft cocktails, local beers, and innovative non-alcoholic options. Our expansive patio and welcoming interior create a versatile ‘third place’ where Ann Arbor’s diverse community — from students and young professionals to longtime residents — comes together to connect, work, and celebrate.
StudioStudio is an accessible studio space for photographers and other content creators, a modern and unique event venue, and a place for creative freelancers to work and connect in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They are rentable studios for photography + events, places to host your next popup, and spots to gather, inspire, and dream.
Huck Finch Studio doesn’t chase approval, and neither do the brands we build. We craft websites, brands, and designs for growth and late-stage tech companies that make their presence felt – no gimmicks, no begging – just the kind of work that demands to be noticed and holds its ground. If you’re looking for the ordinary, keep walking. But if you’re ready to get weird and make something raw and real, come on in.
We are a creative studio based in Ann Arbor producing photo and video assets for businesses large and small. We approach clients products and team with the goal of presenting them to the world in creative and innovative ways. Drawing on our decades long experience in the creative industry we work collaboratively with our clients from ideation, production and final product.
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[Ann-Arbor Pop-Up!]
Solitary Screens vs Dynamic Teams with Pete Baker: The career and lifestyle benefits of creative collaboration
Join us for complimentary cocktails from Lowertown Bar & Café and a short talk with their co-owner Pete Baker, local photographer & founder of Final Final on the story of how he went from being a design hermit to thriving as a collaborative ringleader. Turns out, letting other people touch your pixels isn’t the end of the world – it’ll probably even make them better.
Travel Directions: There are many parking garages nearby, with the closest one being 4th and Washington, and the next closest being 4th and William. There is metered street parking available all around the area, except for right on Huron that is FREE after 6pm! You can enter through the cafe’s main entrance at 206 E. Huron St.
See you there!