We build with clarity, act with integrity, and always stay curious.
THE FOUNDER STORY
Why I Built This
I did not build Proximity Collective because North Minneapolis needed another trendy idea. I built it because I know what it feels like to carry vision and not always have the environment to support it.
I know what it feels like to build while juggling responsibility, community pressure, real life, limited resources, and a calling that will not leave you alone. I also know what it feels like to look around and realize that too many of our people are creating, leading, and trying to grow without the rooms, resources, or relationships that can help them go further.
Proximity Collective is my answer to that. A real space for real people doing real work.
WHY THIS SPACE EXISTS
Because too many people are building in isolation.
There are talented people all over this city with ideas, skills, businesses, gifts, and vision. But talent by itself is not enough. People need access. People need environments that sharpen them. People need rooms where they can see what is possible, meet the right people, and stop carrying everything by themselves.
Too often, spaces built for entrepreneurship feel disconnected from the people who need them most. Too polished. Too performative. Too far removed from the actual reality of building something from the ground up.
Proximity Collective exists to close that gap.
WHAT MAKES PROXIMITY DIFFERENT
We are not selling image. We are building infrastructure.
What makes Proximity Collective different is that it was not imagined from the outside looking in. It was built from lived experience. From being in community. From understanding what it means to need space, access, relationships, visibility, and room to grow.
This is not just about desks. It is about ecosystem. Coworking. Private offices. Creative studio access. Event space. Programming. Collaboration. Exposure. Connection. Possibility.
People do not just need somewhere to work. They need somewhere that helps them become more of who they are called to be.
The bigger vision.
The vision for Proximity Collective is bigger than one building. Bigger than one room. Bigger than one season.
I want this space to become a catalyst for entrepreneurship, creativity, ownership, and community wealth. I want people to walk in and feel what is possible. I want new businesses to start here. Partnerships to form here. Careers to shift here. Content to be created here. Events to happen here. Confidence to grow here.
I want Proximity Collective to be proof that when you create intentional spaces in the right neighborhoods, with the right values, and with the right people in mind, everything can change.
The Invitation
This is still being built. That is part of the beauty.
Proximity Collective is not pretending to be finished. It is growing. It is becoming. It is being shaped in real time by vision, partnership, sacrifice, and community support.
That means when you join, book, partner, or support this space, you are not just consuming something. You are helping build something that matters.
