Category: Garage Member News

#GarageMemberHighlight: Sam Suite, Dang! Sam Suite is a Gameplay programmer and VFX artist at Dang!, an independent video game studio based in Upstate New York with “a focus on creating unusual, subversive video games.” As a founding member of the company, Sam has been with Dang! since its conception in 2018, the Team’s Senior Year at RPI. Prior to the…
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#GarageMemberHighlight: Richard Lin, Agora Media Richard is the founder and CEO of Agora Media. Agora is a media company that works with clients in a variety of different capacities from audio to podcasting to video and now more than ever, live streaming online events, conferences and webinars. Richard organized and lead the tech for Startup Weekend USA, part of an…
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#GarageMemberHighlight: Matt Grill worked for Appatura, a 30 person company specializing in content management and document creation for the financial industry. In late 2019, Appatura was acquired by Broadridge Financial. Matt says that being acquired was a cultural shift, but an exciting opportunity for the innovation lab. Going from a small 30 person organization to being a small part of…
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#GarageMemberHighlight: Matt Wade has been a friendly, familiar face around the Garage community for the 3+ years. Matt has his Bachelors and Masters degree in civil engineering from the George Washington University and RPI, respectively. Matt is an engineer-turned-IT nerd and Microsoft MVP award winner. Matt is a co-founder jumpto365, a company helping everyday people better navigate and understand their…
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Our founder and CEO Tom Nardacci generously funded this project during the Coronavirus pandemic to give virtual access to one of Upstate New York’s most famous collections of art.

Our community manager Nicole touched base with Ashley Brown and Faye Jones, two local entrepreneurs working on their next big thing –Cookie Therapy. These ladies just became Garage members pre-pandemic for their photography and branding business, and then switched gears to start baking some of the most delicious and sought after cookies in the Capital Region shortly thereafter. Check out this…
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Our community manager Nicole took some time to catch up with Garage Member Sue Green, CEO of Paperkite and ask her some fun questions while she’s working from home. While we miss our in-person interactions in our space, it has been wonderful to see some familiar faces via video call and still find a way to make valuable connections. You…
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Elizabeth Burgos, owner and founder of Broom N Moppin’ Cleaning Services, is one of the Garage’s newest members. Elizabeth started her career in hospitality and sales as a regional sales director for hotels like Hilton, Marriot and Wyndham. After forming a close bond with some of the housekeepers on site at the hotels, she learned that many of the women…
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Michael Gardner, CTO and Co-Founder of IPPSEC, moved to Troy 7 years ago from Ohio to attend RPI. He chose RPI for it’s connections and proximity to major East Coast cities and nature, as well as career opportunities in the Capital District. He has since made a home in Troy for those same reasons. Not one for downtime, Michael is a creative force within The Garage community, bringing a love of music, theater, technology…
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We’re thrilled to congratulate our founder & CEO Tom Nardacci, who has been named to City & State’s “Political PR Power 50” list. Tom joins a distinguished group of Public Relations professionals from across the state. Read more about Tom and the other honorees here. Congratulations, Tom!