May 19, 2023 The Verve Partnership is proud to announce several high profile and recent designations and certifications including: A National Certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) and A Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) via the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). Additional recent and current certifications include: MDOT, Maryland State Certification, MBE, Baltimore City WBE Howard County, Maryland, WBE Prince Georges County, Maryland WBE and the State of Pennsylvania (WOSB). “Women … Continue reading The Verve Partnership is proud to announce several high profile and recent designations and certifications including: → READ MORE
March 23, 2023 The Coworking Mindset By Kelly Ennis, Erin Deason & Abi Knipscher A Brief History of Work and the Office In 1905, in a work called The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana, he wrote the following phrase: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Elsewhere in the book, Santayana … Continue reading The Coworking Mindset → READ MORE
October 3, 2022 ULI Awards: Four Ten Lofts The Verve Partnership is thrilled to have played a part in TWO recently awarded and very important Baltimore City mixed use development projects. Village Center @Stadium Place; A GEDCO Master Development Project and Four Ten Lofts; A partnership with French Development, Episcopal Housing Corporation, and Healthcare for the Homeless. Today we are celebrating Four Ten … Continue reading ULI Awards: Four Ten Lofts → READ MORE
September 28, 2022 ULI Awards: Village Center @Stadium Place The Verve Partnership is thrilled to have played a part in TWO recently awarded and very important Baltimore City mixed use development projects. Village Center @Stadium Place; A GEDCO Master Development Project and Four Ten Lofts; A partnership with French Development, Episcopal Housing Corporation, and Healthcare for the Homeless. Today we are celebrating Village Center … Continue reading ULI Awards: Village Center @Stadium Place → READ MORE
September 26, 2022 WORKTECH 2022 Our fearless leader, Kelly Ennis, a visionary in data driven and strategic interior architecture and design, has always been a seeker of knowledge and inspiration. For the last 15 years she has religiously been attending WorkTech- a conference committed to “Exploring the Future of Work and the Workplace.” We all have a bit to in … Continue reading WORKTECH 2022 → READ MORE
December 22, 2020 Celebrating two NAIOP Awards of Excellence The Verve Partnership is thrilled to have taken home two Awards of Excellence as presented by the NAIOP Maryland Chapter on December 18th.The Awards of Excellence celebrates and recognizes the highest quality and most innovative achievements of regional commercial real estate developers, as well as the companies and individuals that service the industry in Maryland. “We … Continue reading Celebrating two NAIOP Awards of Excellence → READ MORE
October 27, 2020 Early Workplace Adopters As we continue to dive into what strategy means to us this week, we are seeing an increased focus from organizations to explore workplace strategy and, for many, the process could become watered down or simply an optional service to expand offerings. However, for us, the importance has always been the same and a top … Continue reading Early Workplace Adopters → READ MORE
October 7, 2020 INSIGHT/OUT: The Office. Still not Dead. Just Different. By Kelly Ennis, Erin Deason & Abi Knipscher It’s been seven months since we went home. Seven months and yet most are still not back to work in the office. Those who are deemed essential are working and have been, tirelessly, since March, although very few of them in the traditional office sense. As we … Continue reading INSIGHT/OUT: The Office. Still not Dead. Just Different. → READ MORE
October 2, 2020 One of the founding principles of The Verve Partnership is “Giving Back”. Our first project was centered around just that in working with Volunteers of America Chesapeake & Carolinas (VOACC) on an office renovation that needed some love. In line with a non-profit organization called The One Percent, we committed to donating 10% of our annual hours to assist non-profits in need – strengthening them through the … Continue reading One of the founding principles of The Verve Partnership is “Giving Back”. → READ MORE
June 10, 2020 Maryland Innovation Center, I Wish I Worked Here I Wish I Worked Here is a series full of attractive workspaces that stimulate the mind and senses. We cannot peel our eyes away from these spaces! The first-time entrepreneur, specifically in innovation and technology, is likely to experience various challenges and knowledge gaps. In the early years, having a place to call home, that … Continue reading Maryland Innovation Center, I Wish I Worked Here → READ MORE
National Federation of the Blind, I Wish I Worked Here I Wish I Worked Here is a series full of attractive workspaces that stimulate the mind and senses. We cannot peel our eyes away from these spaces! Traveling for work or pleasure can sometimes be grueling, especially without the reassurance that the place of your extended stay sometimes needs to be your “home away from away … Continue reading National Federation of the Blind, I Wish I Worked Here → READ MORE
First Finish, I Wish I Worked Here I Wish I Worked Here is a series full of attractive workspaces that stimulate the mind and senses. We cannot peel our eyes away from these spaces! Walking into a thoughtfully appointed boutique hotel brand elicits emotions of reassurance and calm, knowing you will be well taken care of for the length of your stay. … Continue reading First Finish, I Wish I Worked Here → READ MORE
May 22, 2020 INSIGHT/OUT: The Workplace By Kelly Ennis, Erin Deason & Abi Knipscher Even before COVID-19, we were creating spaces with intention. These spaces and places are, and always have been, thoughtfully designed to user and spatial experience. Users are employees and employers, organizations, non‐profits, tenants, patients, doctors, shoppers, diners, and developers. As of this writing, over 70 days have … Continue reading INSIGHT/OUT: The Workplace → READ MORE
May 13, 2020 Visit Baltimore, I Wish I Worked Here I Wish I Worked Here is a series full of drool-worthy workspaces that stimulate the mind and senses. We cannot peel our eyes away from these spaces! Welcome to the visionaries at Visit Baltimore. They are hell-bent on a mission to invest in Charm City and they are not letting go. They are celebrating and … Continue reading Visit Baltimore, I Wish I Worked Here → READ MORE
October 15, 2019 RS&F, I Wish I Worked Here Rosen, Sapperstein & Friedlander (RS&F) I Wish I Worked Here is a series full of drool-worthy workspaces that excite the mind. We cannot peel our eyes away from these spaces! Today we are featuring Rosen Sapperstein & Friedlander (RS&F) in Towson, MD. They call themselves business consultants and accountants, but we call them one of … Continue reading RS&F, I Wish I Worked Here → READ MORE
September 12, 2019 Supreme Ortho, I Wish I Worked Here I Wish I Worked Here is a series full of drool-worthy workspaces that excite the mind. Today we are featuring Supreme Ortho in Columbia MD, one of the most successful medical device distributorships on the east coast. Everybody knows somebody who has had some sort of replacement surgery. From sports-related injuries to body parts just … Continue reading Supreme Ortho, I Wish I Worked Here → READ MORE
September 10, 2019 Innovative Thinking and Trusted Partnering Drive Planning for New Orthopedic Sales and Education Center Originally published in CityBizList, Washington DC, September 2019 Supreme Orthopedics Systems, Inc., secured the talents of The Verve Partnership, an interior architecture firm headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland for the design of their new 19,000 SF state-of-the-art office, wet lab, and BioSkills Training Center. “Innovation is the secret to our success,” stated Steve Callahan, Founder of … Continue reading Innovative Thinking and Trusted Partnering Drive Planning for New Orthopedic Sales and Education Center → READ MORE
November 13, 2017 A Physical Representation of an Employee-focused Company Culture For more than 50 years, Harkins Builders performed approximately $250 million in work per year. This year, it is breaking the mold and on task to perform $300 million. That bodes well for the health of the company, and continued growth is expected. To keep up with that growth…. READ MORE
October 30, 2017 Ask The Experts: Construction Through Informed Design Originally published in Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal October 27-November 9, 2017 From the inside out: How a Mid-Atlantic general contractor and its design partner broke down walls On the cusp of their 50 year anniversary and in anticipation of a leadership change, the executive team at Harkins Builders examined their current condition, company values, … Continue reading Ask The Experts: Construction Through Informed Design → READ MORE
October 6, 2017 BBJ: Creative & Cool: Startups find small – but hip – spaces fit the bill Originally posted on Baltimore Business Journal By Morgan Eichensehr A student at a university has an idea for an app that he thinks he could help solve a problem facing modern society. He’s taken entrepreneurship courses and wants to form his own company, with a goal of making something of the idea. He’ll need partners … Continue reading BBJ: Creative & Cool: Startups find small – but hip – spaces fit the bill → READ MORE
September 25, 2017 BBJ: Cool Digs – How Harkins Builders built out their own office space Originally posted on BBJ By Jonathan Munshaw Harkins Builders is used to building for other people. But in 2016, it embarked on the task of building for itself. The general contracting company recently moved into its new space at 10490 Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia. Designed by the Verve Partnership, the office features an open-floor … Continue reading BBJ: Cool Digs – How Harkins Builders built out their own office space → READ MORE
September 20, 2017 Buildings are shifting focus from environmental sustainability to human wellness Originally posted on Baltimore Business Journal by Carley Milligan The WELL Building Standard and the Fitwel certification system are addressing the needs of building occupants, and designers say it’s a growing trend following in the footsteps of programs such as LEED. Over 20 years ago when the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification … Continue reading Buildings are shifting focus from environmental sustainability to human wellness → READ MORE
September 15, 2017 What “Facilitation” Really Means And Why It’s Key To The Future Of Work Originally posted on Fast Company by Brandon Klein What comes to mind when you hear the term “facilitator”? A task manager hogging airspace up at the front of the room? Or thoughts like, “Ugh–okay, how do I get out of attending this workshop?” But done right, facilitation isn’t about boring presentations. It’s a process for … Continue reading What “Facilitation” Really Means And Why It’s Key To The Future Of Work → READ MORE
August 30, 2017 Warfield interviews Kelly Ennis for Citybizlist Originally posted by Warfield.co 8/29/17 EDWIN WARFIELD: Tell us about your background. What led you to start the Verve Partnership? KELLY ENNIS: I started at HOK in 1998, in Los Angeles. I was lucky enough to be in an economy and in a region that was really exciting, really fun, and educational as well. Clients … Continue reading Warfield interviews Kelly Ennis for Citybizlist → READ MORE
June 26, 2017 Color is Powerful as a Design Philosophy Originally posted June 16,2017 in Baltimore Business Journal by Carley Milligan Local interior designers weigh in on how color is used in offices. For Kelly Ennis, managing principal of interior design firm The Verve Partnership, color is an design philosophy. Essentially, the design of a room has the ability to influence employees and ultimately influence … Continue reading Color is Powerful as a Design Philosophy → READ MORE
June 6, 2017 Exclusive: Owings Mills accounting firm moving to Towson Commons Originally posted on Baltimore Business Journal by Jonathan Munshaw, Digital Editor Baltimore Business Journal Rosen, Sapperstein & Friedlander is moving out of its Owings Mills office into a new building in Towson. The accounting and business consulting firm will take up 14,000 square feet inside Towson Commons. Read full article here. READ MORE
May 26, 2017 Another Fantastic Article About The Betamore Expansion Originally posted on Technical.ly Baltimore by Stephen Babcock Check out Betamore’s new space at City Garage In December, Betamore CEO Jen Meyer and Demian Costa of Sagamore Ventures stood in the Main Street section of City Garage and said that a second location of Betamore would be coming to the Kevin Plank-backed space for startups … Continue reading Another Fantastic Article About The Betamore Expansion → READ MORE
May 24, 2017 BBJ Article: Word’s Getting Around About Betamore’s Expansion Originally posted via Baltimore Business Journal by Morgan Eichensehr Betamore’s new City Garage space ‘adds another level to what we’re trying to do’ Betamore has opened its second co-working space inside Kevin Plank’s City Garage hub, a two-floor incubator that is nearly double the size of the workspace in its original Federal Hill office. Betamore … Continue reading BBJ Article: Word’s Getting Around About Betamore’s Expansion → READ MORE
May 22, 2017 First look inside Betamore’s new City Garage space Originally posted by Sarah Gantz at the Baltimore Sun. Photo by Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun. Betamore recently opened for business at its new spot in Port Covington‘s City Garage. The Federal Hill-based incubator and startup hub announced plans last year to double its footprint by expanding to City Garage, the former bus depot … Continue reading First look inside Betamore’s new City Garage space → READ MORE
May 12, 2017 BBJ article reveals a surprising answer from Kelly Ennis to their question about offices today Melody Simmons, a reporter with the Baltimore Business Journal, sat down with Kelly Ennis to discuss what companies want in their offices today. In Ms. Simmons’ article, “What do companies want in their offices? We asked an interior designer,” the surprising answer is simple… space doesn’t matter as much as it once did. Read the … Continue reading BBJ article reveals a surprising answer from Kelly Ennis to their question about offices today → READ MORE
April 11, 2017 Brookings Institution Publishes Report with Input from The Verve Partnership Kelly Ennis, along with 50 other global-reaching and local-serving architects and innovation space managers, were interviewed by Julie Wagner and Dan Watch to analyze the continuum of modern innovation-oriented workspaces. We are pleased to share the following article published by The Brookings Institution in April 2017. Originally published by The Brookings Institution Innovation spaces: The … Continue reading Brookings Institution Publishes Report with Input from The Verve Partnership → READ MORE
March 28, 2017 MDOT Certification Granted to The Verve Partnership! A major commitment to Maryland. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Baltimore, Maryland: The Verve Partnership meets eligibility standards as certified in the capacity of MBE/OBE/SBE- for Interior Design Services, by The Maryland Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Office of Minority Business Enterprise (OMBE). The Verve Partnership is proud to join the many businesses in Maryland who share a commitment stated by MDOT to … Continue reading MDOT Certification Granted to The Verve Partnership! A major commitment to Maryland. → READ MORE
March 21, 2017 Kelly Ennis panelist @ EAGB talking Innovation Districts Kelly Ennis served on a panel discussion with The Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore. An engaging and thought-provoking morning discussing with powerful women talking hot trends in MD’s Innovation Districts. READ MORE
March 16, 2017 Kelly Ennis Panelist for Perspectives on Innovation – Creating the Innovative Enterprise by KPMG Perspectives on Innovation – Creating the Innovative Enterprise Creating an innovative work environment stems from the mindset of a company’s leadership. Implementing a culture of innovation takes on a variety of forms depending on the industry and specific goals of the organization. Kelly joined… Gerard Athaide Marketing Department Chair At Sellinger School Of Business At … Continue reading Kelly Ennis Panelist for Perspectives on Innovation – Creating the Innovative Enterprise by KPMG → READ MORE
March 10, 2017 Featured Project: Harkins Headquarters “…the final product exceeded all of our expectations.” – Gary Garofalo, President COO, Harkins Builders READ MORE
December 20, 2016 Betamore and Sagamore Hires TVP For New Project Betamore @ City Garage Betamore, an award winning co-working space, incubator and campus for technology and entrepreneurship is expanding its operations and opening a second location in Port Covington’s City Garage, a 130,000SF maker space. Partnering on the new project with Sagamore Ventures, the investment arm of Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank, the new coworking space will include 55-65 … Continue reading Betamore and Sagamore Hires TVP For New Project Betamore @ City Garage → READ MORE
November 21, 2016 Huge Success @ Verve 1st Annual Pie Party, Benefiting The Ronald McDonald House Have your pie, and eat it too! What an amazing event this was. If you were there, you know what we mean. Mark your calendars for next year! ” template=”/home/theverve/public_html/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/gallery.php” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] READ MORE
June 24, 2016 IIDA MAC Names Kelly Ennis 2016 President Baltimore, MD – The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) recently announced the selection of Kelly Ennis, Managing Principal of The Verve Partnership, as the 2016 President of the Mid-Atlantic chapter. IIDA is the Commercial Interior Design association, with a global reach that supports design professionals through a network of more than 15,000 members in 50 … Continue reading IIDA MAC Names Kelly Ennis 2016 President → READ MORE
March 20, 2016 5 Questions that Matter with Kelly Ennis by Peter Davis of What Weekly. The Verve Partnership believes that design starts from the inside out. That a brand is an external reflection of an organization’s culture. Kelly Ennis started the company during what she says, suspiciously looked like a mid-life crisis, when she was forty. She quit her job, started the company and … Continue reading 5 Questions that Matter with Kelly Ennis → READ MORE
January 21, 2016 Smart CEO Honors The Verve Partnership TVP is honored in the “Emerging Growth” category for the 2016 Future 50. READ MORE
January 17, 2016 Verve celebrates opening of SPARK Another successful launch of an amazing project created by our talented project designers for Spark Baltimore. READ MORE
November 6, 2015 Fast 50: ‘Goals and vision’ come first for this design firm Featured in Baltimore Business Journal by Andrew Zaleski Verve Partnership: List Ranking: 23 Kelly Ennis says what makes the Verve Partnership different is how it begins its conversations about interior architecture with potential clients. “We start all our conversations out as a business conversation first and as a design conversation second,” said Ennis, a managing … Continue reading Fast 50: ‘Goals and vision’ come first for this design firm → READ MORE
July 10, 2015 Penn Mutual overhauls ’80s vintage office space Originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. moved out to Horsham, Pa., in the mid-1980s and time stood still for its office space – until now. “You’re talking about a total workplace transformation,” said Kelly W. Ennis, principal at the Verve Partnership, an architectural firm in Baltimore retained by … Continue reading Penn Mutual overhauls ’80s vintage office space → READ MORE
July 7, 2015 Designing for Wellbeing: Can we leave the workplace healthier than when we arrived? originally posted at betamore.com READ MORE
July 1, 2015 Fostering “Non-Corporate” Cultures Originally published in Steelcase’s 360 magazine READ MORE
May 13, 2015 Cyber Tech is Exposed to a Social Collaborative Floor Plan Originally posted on Patch.com by Patrick Strine Offices of CyberPoint International Invites New Design from The Verve Partnership They might be building secure software applications on a daily basis but what Cyberpoint LLC was not building were your standard cubicles in their newly designed Cyber Technology & Innovation Center. Their 3,600 square foot space was … Continue reading Cyber Tech is Exposed to a Social Collaborative Floor Plan → READ MORE
May 1, 2015 The Verve Partnership Completes Design for New Cordish Tenant Originally published in City Biz List : http://goo.gl/GvZc8k READ MORE
January 2, 2015 The Verve Partnership Designing Expansion of Carchex Headquarters Automotive services firm returns to The Verve for additional design expertise READ MORE
December 9, 2014 GBC Honors Kelly Ennis With The 2014 Bridging The Gap Award Originally posted on http://citybizlist.com READ MORE
October 31, 2014 When Workplace Experiences Match Expectations, Loyalty Increases From WorkDesign Magazine, Perspectives. READ MORE
October 30, 2014 Workspaces Should Be a Reflection of An Organization’s Culture and Brand From Discolsures, Summer 2014 issue – newsletter of the Maryland Chapter of The Association of Legal Administrators, Inc. Change is constant. And in the ever- evolving world of the legal workplace, the office environment has seen its fair share. Everything from reduction in square foot per attorney; near elimination of large internal law libraries; to … Continue reading Workspaces Should Be a Reflection of An Organization’s Culture and Brand → READ MORE
August 1, 2014 Rekindling Creativity – Through Design From Baltimore Business Journal, Enterprising Women 2014, Learn To Lead – By Brittany Cheng READ MORE
June 1, 2014 Promoting Sustained Employee Engagement Facilities Management Journal Extended, May/June 2014 – By Rebecca Booth READ MORE
December 30, 2013 New Thinking About the Workplace By Susan Young Hemphill, ULI Marketing Consultant & Writer. From ULI Newsletter, December 2013. READ MORE
December 16, 2013 Keeping Your Brand Promise ~ The Verve Partnership Originally posted on Lingerie Briefs. READ MORE
May 22, 2012 Workspace Design Thinking: Kelly Ennis, The Verve Partnership A Conversation with Kelly Ennis – By: Greg Cangialosi, http://cangialosi.net READ MORE
November 18, 2011 Top of the List: Fastest-growing private firms around Baltimore Originally posted on http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore READ MORE
February 11, 2011 Editor’s Eye on Baltimore: Why Design Matters A Conversation with Kelly Ennis – By: Newt Fowler, nfowler@rosenbergmartin.com READ MORE
January 15, 2011 Strengthening Nonprofits Through Design The 1% pro bono design program of public architecture READ MORE
