Collective Independence

I've been doing the show out of Des Moines Amplified for the last ten weeks or so now, and am starting to realize just how powerful of a platform it is.

DMA is a multimedia channel featuring content produced by dozens of independent hosts from around central Iowa. Started by three local entrepreneurs, it is the first venture of its kind; a high functioning cowork environment centered around broadcasting. Some bill it as a networking hub with broadcast capability.

Coworking involves people coming together in a common work place, but who engage in separate activities. The exposure to other areas of endeavor facilitates creativity and allows individuals to work better together than they do alone. Beyond just creating better places to work, coworking spaces are challenging ideas about collaboration, openness, and accessibility; as a result they're quickly gaining prominence for bootstrapping and start up incubation.

While the hosts may not have a uniformity of background or values systems, we do all value engagement. Everyone is trying to create the most compelling content possible, and so I know when I step into that studio what it means to be there.

I always bring my "A" game.