Chris Haddad

Website: http://haddadink.com/

Member Since: December 2007

Type of Member: Resident

Chris Haddad –aka Number 1 — is Office Nomads’ first resident member. Back when Jacob and Susan first opened the office, it was only a matter of days before Chris signed the paperwork and was setting up his unique adjustable-height desk that allowed him to stand while working. He’s been running his direct-response copy writing business, Moneyfingers, Inc. (“Yes, it’s a funny name. But I love it.”) from various spots around the office ever since. He’s also taken on the task of firing Charlie daily; even though he never hired Charlie in the first place, it’s a task he excels at.

Chris first came to work at Office Nomads because like many of us, he grew tired of never *not* being at work. “I’d been working from home for about 4 years and was going nutso futso,” he says. “The walls closed in. I didn’t shave for weeks. I stopped wearing pants.” If you know Chris, this was not a good scene.

We were definitely interested to hear what Chris’ favorite seat in the office might be, since he’s moved his desk around more than any other member. He’s gone from the main room to “The Alley” and finally into “The Green Room” in search of a spot where he can spread out to his heart’s content without driving Susan mad. He seems to love it back there. Never satisfied to be in one place for too long though, Chris has been getting a lot of his work done on the leather couch of late, which he has taken to referring to as “the couch of productivity.”

A new season is here and at Office Nomads that means two things: Chris cleans his desk and we throw an open house. A clean desk for Chris is big enough news for those of us that work here already, but it’s the open house on Oct. 16 from 6 pm to 9 pm that really gets our juices flowing (and that gets Chris to clean his desk). It’s just such a great opportunity to invite our friends and family (that’s you!) to come check out and enjoy the space with us.

This open house, we have some extra added special reasons to celebrate. Along with opening up the space and expounding on the joys of coworking, we’re also hosting the launch party for a great new book called “My So-Called Freelance Life: How to Survive and Thrive as a Creative Professional for Hire.” This extremely well-written and enjoyable book is written by our friend Michelle Goodman. In it she offers practical and actionable advice to women who know they are meant for more than a standard day job and may or may not know what they actually want to do instead. I;ve seen an advance copy, and I’ll tell you, truth be told, I think it’s a book anyone–woman or man–is going to get something valuable from, in large part because it is so enjoyable to read.

As if celebrating such a book that will help you start a career that will start you on a path to working independently isn’t enough to get you out this week, we’ve got another reason to come down to the open house: It’s our first anniversary! That’s right, just about one year ago Jacob and Susan threw open the doors to Office Nomads and started welcoming their first members. Since then, they’ve added so much to the space and brought so many cool people into the community that you’ll hardly recognize the place if you haven’t been in since we first opened.

So please join us sometime between 6 pm and 9 pm on Oct. 16 to celebrate, eat, drink, and enjoy each other’s company. We’ll see you then!