Web Award : Creative Outreach Site!

March 08, 2011

Web Award for the BNW’s Creative Outreach Site!

In 2010, our Creative Outreach team launched a new website for their department. The site was so awesome, it was honored with a Webby Award from the Web Marketing Association. What’s more, it inspired the rest of us to get off our asses and upgrade the web presence for the rest of the company - you’re looking at the results!

The Ivey Awards : Dudley Riggs Honored with the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award

March 08, 2011

The Ivey Awards, an annual celebration of professional theatre in the Twin Cities, named Brave New Workshop founder Dudley Riggs its Lifetime Achievement honoree. We love you Dudley!

Award-Winning “Pick Your Speaker” Video!

March 08, 2011

Award-Winning “Pick Your Speaker” Video
Our Creative Outreach department’s speaker sales video, “Pick Your Speaker”, won the 2009 Telly’s Bronze Award for copywriting and best sales video,as well as being nominated for the 2009 American Business Association’s Stevie Award! Check out the video here and see why!

Minnesota/St. Paul Business Journal : Best Places to Work!

March 08, 2011

Brave New Workshop Named One of Minnesota’s Best Places to Work by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal!
We were declared the 7th best place to work among small companies in Minnesota in 2008! It must be those extremely lucrative salaries and our very fancy office space! Not to mention management’s tolerance for sarcasm among the ranks.

City Pages "Best Comedy Theatre"

March 08, 2011

- City Pages Best Theatre for Comedy, 2007 - The Brave New Workshop

If the Guthrie is the aircraft carrier on the waters of local theater, BNW is its resilient tugboat—with a pirate flag bearing a defiantly raised middle finger.” Yup, that about sums it up!

National Concierge Association : Affiliate Partner of the Year,

March 08, 2011

- National Concierge Association Affiliate Partner of the Year, 2007

These people know good customer service, so we’re really proud of this one!

Starbucks : Innovation at the Speed of Java!

March 07, 2011

Brave New Workshop owner John Sweeney quoted on a Starbucks Cup!

As part of Starbucks’ “The Way I See It” series, a line from Sweeney’s book Innovation at the Speed of Laughter appeared as cup quote #183:

"Improvisers don't look at change as an obstacle; we look at it as fuel. we know that the next great idea lies just on the other side of the change. We are constantly asking ourselves, 'What can I do to incite change?' Well?"