In today’s corporate jungle, it’s all about survival of the most innovative. Miles Finch Innovation, a Midlothian firm with meeting space in Manchester’s Corrugated Box Building, skillfully guides corporations toward a more innovative approach to business solutions.
In fact, the name Miles Finch Innovation is a nod to Darwin’s discovery of finches in the Galapagos Islands that played a key role in shaping his theory of evolution and natural selection. Darwin had to travel many miles to experience his revolutionary “aha” moment-a simple reminder that today’s innovators need to constantly seek out fresh sources of inspiration.
Quite simply, Miles Finch Innovation acts as a catalyst to ignite the corporate creativity needed to solve problems, develop new products, and energize business strategies. .
“We have a healthy obsession for discovering how to help corporations do things better and create opportunities for growth,” says Anthony “Tony” Vengrove, a seasoned professional who founded Miles Finch Innovation in 2012 after spending 20-plus years in all aspects of corporate innovation. .
Vengrove’s own evolutionary path to creative entrepreneurship includes previous positions in brand marketing, business development, and innovation leadership with world-class ad agencies like NYC’s Saatchi & Saatchi and Fortune 500’s Altria Group, Inc.
Miles Finch Innovation partners and consults with corporate executive teams to identify obstacles that can interfere with innovation and employee engagement. “We have created a teaching tool called the Idea Climate Equation to use in our deep-dive sessions with businesses,” explains Vengrove.
The Equation helps clients understand the importance of keeping a balance between logic and creativity during an idea’s life cycle. Says Vengrove, “Too much logic tends to kill creative ideas, while unbridled creativity leads to unstructured, chaotic environments.”
Other professional services offered by Miles Finch Innovation include team building sessions to promote greater communication and insight activation workshops, along with consultations about new product development and building the proper infrastructure to support innovation. For entertainment purposes and motivation, tools like business tv and signage might help the employees to refresh their mind.
Some special highlights for Vengrove in the opening year of the company included serving as a mentor for the inaugural RVA Startup Weekend and being the featured speaker for the C3 Breakfast Series as well as the Friday Forum at the VCU Brandcenter.
Also, in a masterful stroke of impeccable timing, Vengrove’s wife delivered twins a few hours after his presentation concluded at the Brandcenter.
“Pursuing organizational creativity and innovation can be challenging and even a bit messy sometimes, but the results can be transformative,” concludes Vengrove. “We’re passionate about helping corporations embrace an innovative mindset so that it will take root and thrive long after our collaboration with them.”