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Meet Mark Brown & Christian Markow of Lost Office Collaborative... GET LOST TOGETHER. CREATE BETTER.

"We provide everything from customized team space for the day or week to facilitated workshops, coaching, and team-building events."

"Not just new spaces with nicer furnishings, snacks, and conferencing tech. But people with the mindset, behaviors, and tools needed to work better together."

"Space for the engagement and rejuvenation that inspires us as people. We’re here to help teams improve productivity, re-kindle belief in the meaning of their work, and remind us how special it is to be part of a great team."

"Inspired by research in neuroscience, wellness, and productivity, we use technology, design, nutrition, and event programming to create a space where teams can flourish."

"We’re here to define the future of work and team collaboration."

Mark Brown. Mark started his career at Accenture and then further as a business consultant helping lead business and technology transformation efforts for organizations like the US Postal Service, Capital One and Wells Fargo. While those experiences served and taught him well, he wanted to dig into the deeper meaning of work itself and help others (including himself) find more purpose in their work lives. The pivot led him to the brand and growth strategy consultancy of Joe Smith – where he helped clients develop corporate purpose and designed new employee and customer experiences that brought them to life. A zealot for empathy in the workplace and understanding team dynamics and human behaviors, Mark has brought a unique collaborative mindset to helping companies solve tough workplace experience issues. His work has impacted Pratt & Whitney, GE, Tredegar Corporation, Chick-fil-A, Raytheon, and Winnebago Industries. His passion for helping teams discover and deliver up to their fullest potential led him to start up Amphibian, where he can devote his full attention to the future of work. In his free time he runs The Giving Notes Project, a collaborative of songwriters who gifts songs to people with a story that needs to be told.

Christian Markow. In his 20+ years as a brand, creative and experience strategist, Christian has helped clients with everything from launching new jet engine platforms to re-thinking retail experiences and evolving corporate cultures. At the center of all these initiatives was the need to develop highly productive teams that could build consensus across their organizations. He led concepting for The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas brand and guest experiences, developed concepts for a regional boutique hotel and brewery, helped ThinkBank re-think its workplace experience, and Edward Jones build a new governance model for its brand. In his career, he’s helped companies like GE, Friesland Campina, ThinkBank, Sanofi-Aventis, Raytheon, Chick-fil-A and Leo Burnett Advertising evolve their work cultures. His uncommon career path includes working as a retail designer, copywriter and novelist, brand and innovation strategist and cultural transformation expert. He founded the brand and growth consultancy Joe Smith (acquired in 2015) before starting Amphibian – a firm that blends consulting, coaching, and product development to give teams the strategies and tools needed to flourish. Lost Office Collaborative was born of all these things.

The Discussion. This is a part of our entrepreneurial speaker series, which promotes peer learning and professional connections that best assist emerging entrepreneurs and business founders.

RVA Works has held over 400 entrepreneur conversations in Richmond since 2014.

At each meetup, founders are the guest speakers sharing their ventures and discussing the challenges that they face through the launch process.

Participants learn from the speakers’ experiences, discuss valuable business insights, and connect with other entrepreneurs, students, mentors, and investors.

Logistics. Connect with entrepreneurs, learn from peers, and contribute to the conversation: