Today we’d like to introduce you to Terrance Price. Them and their team share their story with us below:
President and Founder Terrance Price started his career as an art director in the advertising industry in New York. Throughout his journey, Terrance realized that he had developed a passion for building brands and cultivating creative people. He also noticed there were times when creatives like himself were undervalued and underappreciated. When he branched out on his own and started freelancing, he realized how much he could accomplish by just having the right connections. Terrance was able to launch a variety of brand campaigns for a fraction of the normal industry costs. It was after his experience independently launching brands where Terrance had an industry-altering “ah-ha” moment. He came up with a concept that was derived from industry knowledge and passion.
The big idea: bring creatives and small businesses together in a space where they could feel confident and appreciated, learn from each other, and build a network that may not normally be afforded to them through traditional career paths. After years of roadblocks, planning, and relocating from New York to Texas, Makers Gym was born!
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey have been a fairly smooth road?
Our team has dealt with our share of challenges along the journey of officially opening Makers Gym to the public. We have been working towards this concept since 2016, so there has been a lot that has taken place between now and then. Our biggest challenges were choosing the right location, locking down investments, and weathering the storm of bad general contractors and the pandemic of course. Although it has been a long and rough journey, I wouldn’t change a thing. Everything that we have been through has helped shape us for greater success in the near future.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about Makers Gym?
Makers Gym is a new creative co-working concept that gives our members access to state-of-the-art production studios, production equipment, training & educational classes, vast co-working amenities, and a network of up-and-coming creative talent & businesses.
We are a collection of like-minded creators who realized the industry was missing something – access to professional studio resources without the anchor of a staff gig. Coming up in the creative field means taking risks, but making the jump from employee to entrepreneur is a huge leap. We felt that there was a way to narrow the gap.
We’re looking for creatives with the guts to put themselves out there, for steadfast dreamers and those who embrace the struggle. We want people without quit who we can put on the path to greatness. If you’ve got the grit to see ideas through to the end, if you eat, breathe, and sleep creativity, you’ve found your tribe.
Any advice for finding a mentor or networking in general?
For me, the best networking happened through me pursuing my creative dreams relentlessly and meeting like-minded people along the way. Networking within the creative community is a huge reason why Makers Gym exists. We wanted to not only create a physical place for creatives to connect and collaborate but also a digital place as well.
The best advice I would give when networking is to always make sure that you are able to add value to the people that you are looking to receive from or connect with. I think the most successful relationships are the ones that are mutually beneficial for both parties.
Contact Info:
- Email: info@makersgym.com
- Website: makersgym.com
- Instagram: instagram.com/makersgym
- Facebook: Facebook.com/makersgym
- Twitter: twitter.com/makersgym
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvHiTiXE1gMHq6qnXMy34gA
Image Credits
Charles Preston Photography Catalyst Content
