Alumni Profile: Quinlan’s Nicole Vasquez, MBA ’11, Founder of The Shift in Chicago
A recent article appearing in Loyola Magazine, profile Quinlan School of Business alumni Nicole Vasquez, MBA ’11.
Vasquez told the magazine, “I was attracted to Loyola’s all-star reputation and how easily it fit into my schedule.”
Vasquez’s first company, BLEND, was founded after she began attending communal events at 1871, Quinlan’s entrepreneurial hub and coworking space
Quinlan School of Business Alumni Profile
“When I first visited 1871, it literally caused me to stop in my tracks,” Vasquez told the magazine. “After that initial visit, I started going to other coworking spaces, and I fell in love with the concept.”
Before long, Vasquez opened her own coworking space, The Shift, in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. There customers can reserve affordable space for a four-hour time block, or one shift, for $16 on weekdays and $15 on weekends. Membership options are also available and include networking events, access to networking communities, and classes taught by industry experts.
Vasquez told Loyola:
“Everyone works from home or a coffee shop up here, and I thought, why are these shared spaces only downtown?… My business is here to help support other people’s businesses and passions.”
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