THOM 9 | Fall / Winter 2017
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Written by<br />
Rob Rushin<br />
Photographed by<br />
Alex Workman<br />
For a glimpse into the shriveled heart and soul of predatory capitalism, take<br />
a gander at Alec Baldwin’s iconic turn in the 1992 movie Glengarry Glen Ross.<br />
Baldwin portrays Blake, a “motivational” boss from hell who threatens that you<br />
will either succeed or perish. Literally. “Always be closing!” is the ABC here, and<br />
when one mope tries to pour himself a cuppa, Blake barks, “Put that down!<br />
Coffee is for closers.” It is one of American cinema’s most quoted scenes.<br />
Quick cut to <strong>2017</strong> and a trackside brick building in Tallahassee where a new<br />
breed of aspiring entrepreneurs is gearing up to take the world by storm.<br />
Nobody works under duress. Nobody lives in terror of failing. In fact, failure is<br />
embraced as an opportunity to learn, an essential part of the process.<br />
Sure, an idea gone wrong brings disappointment, even despair. But that’s where<br />
working in a cooperative and supportive community pays dividends: You’re in<br />
a boat with a bunch of folks like yourself, people who are happy to help you get<br />
up, dust off and forge ahead.<br />
Welcome to Domi Station, a business incubator/accelerator and co-working<br />
beehive that is the antithesis of the beat down culture of Glengarry. Domi’s<br />
leadership – Executive Director Lucas Lindsey, Director of Community Sabrina<br />
Torres and Director of Programs Dominick Ard’is – embodies a collective polar<br />
opposite to Baldwin’s motivational monster. The coffee? It flows freely for the<br />
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