Grooms Office Environments co-owner Jonathan Garard presents during Springfield Business Journal and sbjLive’s second-annual 90 Ideas in 90 Minutes event. Held at the AMC Springfield 11 IMAX Theater, each executive presented for seven minutes, followed by an audience question-and-answer session. Executives, sitting, left to right, are Steve Baker, Jeff Houghton, Alina Lehnert, Austin O’Reilly, Carol Taylor and Brad Thomas.
Photo provided by Askinosie Chocolate
Meaningful Work
Shawn Askinosie and his daughter, Lawren Askinosie, visit Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California. During the trip, the Askinosies discussed the book they co-authored, “Meaningful Work: A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul.” The book, published by TarcherPerigee and released on Nov. 14, details Shawn Askinosie’s transition from a criminal defense lawyer to the founder of small-batch chocolate manufacturer Askinosie Chocolate.
Utah-based gourmet cookie chain Crumbl Cookies opened its first Springfield shop; interior design business Branson Upstaging LLC relocated; and Lauren Ashley Dance Center LLC added a second location.