Industry Insights

Four years ago we bought an old century home. It had crooked floors, squeaky stairs, and odd corners. But we saw potential.

We saw a space for creativity to flourish. A hub for collaboration, co-working, and community. We had a big, beautiful dream, a vision. So we poured ourselves into it–renovating, reimagining, and restoring with care. Architects, city planners, designs and finishes. We were ready to go.

Then–a curveball no one saw coming. A pandemic interrupted our plans. It changed the way we worked, the way we interacted as a team, and scattered us to our homes. And we learned to thrive elsewhere. We learned what creativity looked like when we were apart. We learned what responding to change felt like. We learned.

That big dream? It didn't unfold the way we pictured. This home didn’t end up being our home. So, what of the efforts we made to restore her? The hours poured into making it a home?

It still mattered. It still meant something.

You see, this place gave us space to grow. It kept us steady through a shifting world. It held us through change and carried a story we’ll always be grateful for.

And now, as we turn the page, we’re leaving it better than we found it–with hope that it blesses the next storytellers who walk through its door.

We’re not going far, and we’re not slowing down. The mission remains the same: To live artfully, and redeem the stories we tell in the marketplace–through truth, beauty, and business results.

We’re thankful for this part of our story.

And we’re excited for all that lies ahead.

Drop by our new office and say hi.
33 Main Street West, Grimsby

Our new mailing address:
8431 Twenty Rd Smithville, ON L0R 2A0

–The Compass Creative Team