Think Brownstone

Think Brownstone, Inc.
Private company
Industry Experience design
Founded 2007
Founder Brian McIntire
(Chief Design Officer)
Carl White
(Chief Executive Officer)
Headquarters Conshohocken, Pennsylvania United States
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Russ Starke
(Executive Vice President)
Phil Charron
(VP Experience Design)
David Kitchenman
(VP Client Engagement)
Bruce McMahon
(VP Operations)
Kimberly Blessing
(Sr. Director)
Dan Busey
(Sr. Director)
Brad Sukala
(Sr. Director)
Revenue US $7million+ (FY 2014)
Number of employees
 60+ (2015)
Website thinkbrownstone.com

Think Brownstone, Inc. is an American experience design firm with studios in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, and Center City, Philadelphia. Founded in 2007, the company designs software products, business applications, responsive websites and more. As of 2016, it employs more than 60 people.[1]

History

The company's Conshohocken office, or Think Space

Think Brownstone was founded in September 2007 by partners Brian McIntire and Carl White. They created the company's first office, dubbed the Think Space, by refurbishing the second and third floors of the 1891 Sons Of America Building in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, transforming it into "an inviting and energizing space with high ceilings, oversized windows, comfortable couches and picture-framed whiteboards to capture ideas when they strike."[2][3]

The foyer of the Philadelphia Think Space

In 2014, the company opened a second office in Center City, Philadelphia. Mayor Michael Nutter attended the July 10 opening ceremony. It occupies the mezzanine level of the 1924 Packard Grande building at 15th and Sansom Streets, once the home of First Pennsylvania Bank.[4][5] The foyer of the Philadelphia Think Space has a mural of Pennsylvania founder William Penn by local artist Jennifer Renshaw.

In 2014, Think Brownstone had a front-end development team that was 40% women,[6] and was recognized by the STEM/STEAM educational community for donating curriculum for a Design Thinking seminar series to STEAMworkPHILLY.[7]

Awards

In 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2015 Think Brownstone was listed as one of The Philadelphia 100, the "fastest growing, privately held entrepreneurial companies in the Greater Philadelphia Region" as determined by the Wharton Small Business Development Center, The Entrepreneurs' Forum of Greater Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia Business Journal.[8] Think Brownstone was on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing privately held companies in 2012 (#1729), 2014 (#2741), and 2015 (#2530).[9]

Additional Think Brownstone awards include a 2014 “Best in Class” Interactive Media Award for the AMResorts family of websites (which also won one Silver and two Gold Magellan Awards and two HSMAI Adrian Awards) and a 2014 "Outstanding Achievement" Award for the Hay Group "Journey" mobile application and associated marketing website.[10]

In 2015, the Philadelphia Business Journal named Think Brownstone one of the top three Best Places to Work in the medium-sized business category (50-99 employees),[11] and named CEO Carl White one of the 2015 Most Admired CEOs.[12] White also won the SmartCEO/Marcum Innovator of the Year award for Business Services. [13]

In 2016, the Philadelphia Business Journal named Sr. Director of Technology Kimberly Blessing a "2016 Tech Disruptor Honoree".[14] Think Brownstone was also named a 2016 Top Workplace (ranked #3 of 35 Small Businesses honored) by Philly.com,[15] with an additional acknowledgement awarded at the ceremony in the category of ethics.[16]

References

  1. ↑ About Us
  2. ↑ Think Brownstone Reviewed on More Than The Curve
  3. ↑ The Think Space on This Ain't No Disco
  4. ↑ Mayor Nutter Welcomes Think Brownstone To Philadelphia
  5. ↑ Think Brownstone Philadelphia Location announced by Technical.ly Philly
  6. ↑ Kimberly Blessing: How I Built a 10-Person Tech Team That’s Nearly Half Women
  7. ↑ STEM to STEAM SWAGLab Platform
  8. ↑ Philadelphia 100 List
  9. ↑ Inc. 5000 List
  10. ↑ Think Brownstone IMA Gallery
  11. ↑ PBJ 2015 Best Places to Work: Winners
  12. ↑ PBJ: 2015 Most Admired CEOs
  13. ↑ Innovator of the Year Award: Think Brownstone
  14. ↑ 2016 Philadelphia Business Journal Tech Disruptors
  15. ↑ 2016 Top Workplaces
  16. ↑ Philly.com 2016 Top Workplaces Ethics Award

External links

Official website

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