Podcast produced by What Works named “Best Conversation” by Baltimore Magazine in Best Of Issue 2019
We are honored to see that the Free to Bmore Podcast we produce for our client, Enoch Pratt Free Library, has been named "Best Conversation" in Baltimore magazine's 2019 Best Of Awards.
Taking Home Innovator of the Year Award
Brooke Hall and Justin Allen were named Innovators of the Year by The Daily Record for their work launching Light City. “Winners were selected based on their innovation’s originality, power, challenge, value and the quality of letters of reference.” "More than 200 people gathered at the American Visionary Art Museum in Federal Hill Oct. 13 to recognize The Daily Record’s 2016 Innovators of the Year. “The innovators you will meet tonight represent the passion, creativity and drive that so many Marylanders reveal every day,” Daily Record Publisher Suzanne Fischer-Huettner told the crowd. “They may be following what has become by now a clearly
Honored to Receive Silo Breaker Award
The Silo Breaker award is given to a member of the Betamore community that actively works to break down silos between people and institutions in Baltimore. This year the Silo Breaker award was given to the team behind Light City Baltimore. Light City demonstrates efforts that are a critical component of what Betamore seeks to do — illuminate the collective wisdom and experience of our community for the purpose of entrepreneurship.
Picked for 40 Under 40
Brooke Hall and Justin Allen, Founders, Light City Baltimore, were named 40 Under 40 Honorees by Baltimore Business Journal. “After collecting nominations from the community for several months, we had over 250 individuals to consider for our list of honorees. The BBJ staff worked together to pick individuals that stood out for having traits that aligned with what we were looking for.” “Allen and Hall wanted to show Baltimore to the world in the way that they saw it, and began brainstorming a way to attract positive attention to the city in a big way. So they developed Light City Baltimore,
Brooke Hall is named 25 Women to Watch
Each year, The Baltimore Sun chooses 25 of the most compelling thinkers, innovators, and leaders who are making their mark on the Baltimore region. Brooke Hall was named one of them in 2016.
Justin Allen and Brooke Hall Awarded Downtown Baltimore Award
Downtown Partnership of Baltimore awarded Brooke Hall and Justin Allen the 2016 Downtown Baltimore Award. Awards went to a select group whose work has impacted the community in a considerable way. “This award is much-deserved recognition of your creation of Light City Baltimore – and its tremendous success.”
Light City wins Best of Baltimore
Light City wins Best Category Buster Award from Baltimore Magazine's Best of Baltimore 2016. “This interactive art and innovation festival (the first of its kind in the U.S.) lined the harbor in art installations and performances – and people came by the thousands.” Go to the story >
Brava Award
SmartCEO Magazine honored Brooke Hall as a Top Female CEO. We only work on projects that are aligned with my personal and professional mission of helping Baltimore achieve its full potential,” says Brooke Hall, founder and CEO of creative agency What Works Studio. The firm started with two clients, operating from Hall’s dining room table. Since then, What Works has grown by leaps and bounds and now makes its home in a 3,000-square-foot office in Mount Vernon.
Bringing Home Hardware for Creative Group of the Year
We are honored to have won "Creative Group of the Year" from Technical.ly during Baltimore Innovation Week. The Baltimore Innovation Awards is a chance to celebrate the tech and innovation community in Baltimore that happens once a year during Baltimore Innovation Week. The Baltimore Innovation Week awards are an annual online vote highlighting the best in new thinking. After public nominations, the Technical.ly Baltimore team curates a list of nominees to be voted on by the local tech community.
What Works Studio named one of “the most exciting tech hubs” in Baltimore’s Innovation economy
Here's a friendly neighborhood map listing just some of the tech and creative firms based in Baltimore city.