We Want to Inspire You.

The Workshop is the brainchild of Adam and Alexandra Simkins.

In 2011, while living in England, they would routinely frequent eclectic shops, cafes, and bars. There, they would eat and drink and scheme about ways to one day do their own thing. They developed an eye for what makes a space beautiful, unique, and functional.

Fast forward to 2017. Adam quit his corporate job and co-founded a startup ( https://secur.space/, which has since scaled and sold). He was working from home and contemplated a co-work membership. None of the co-workplaces had the atmosphere he wanted. He wasn’t interested in weekly organized events or networking with other entrepreneurs. He just wanted a cool space to get work done.

Alex was at home, with two little boys who were finally starting to sleep. Her capacity to think creatively grew, and she decided to build a place both she and Adam could work and create from.

They leased a decrepit floor in an old tobacco factory and rehabbed it. The goal: a creative space for the independent thinkers of STL.

Now, Adam runs Ida Technologies ( https://ida-technologies.com/ ) from The Workshop, and Alex keeps The Workshop filled with good tenants!