The creatives are coming.
It’s 5:22am. It’s the weekend. There is coffee. Life is awesome.
Hi friends,
It’s an awesome time to be a creative in Charlotte. There’s an incredible amount of momentum in that space. People have ideas and they’re actually making these things happen. Here’s two new awesome groups. Follow them.
First, meet the Creative League of Interventionists. Led by Johnny Wakefield, Varian Shrum, Cece Stronach, John Horne and Brandon Robinson. #weloveclt collaborated with them as a part of their first intervention this past Thursday. They had each attendee say why they love Charlotte as a Haiku. It was awesome. These #CLTHaiku will be used throughout Charlotte in various projects. Stay tuned. Follow them and get involved in the next intervention. Their next meeting will be in September.
Photo by TEDxCharlotte
Are you ready for Creating Mornings? #weloveclt was built partially on my obession with this national speaker series. It’s finally coming to Charlotte thanks to Matt Olin. You should be pumped. One Friday a month, one topic, one speaker. I love it. Check out the application video they submitted to try and make this all happen. Watch it here. It gave me the chills the first time I watched it. A huge shoutout to Levin Chaskey and the team at Charlotte Star Room. This video could not have happened without them. Follow @CM_CLT.
Did you miss Andrew’s talk & what’s next?
This last Thursday Andrew Jenkins was awesome. He killed it. Completely honest and transparent. If you missed it don’t worry. The audio will go live here in a couple days. Bookmark this page here and check back early next week.
I’m so freaking excited. On September 17th Alyssa Gorelick aka Chef Alyssa will be talking “battle scars and her culinary journey.” Get ready. It’s gonna be awesome. RSVP here today. Space is limited.
Photo by the Creative League
Have you met?
Social Media Charlotte is back! To support the relaunch of this group we’re introducing the entire team. Meet Jason Yarborough, Corri Smith and Hailey Cobb. These are three of the best connectors in Charlotte. Meet them and keep an eye on smCLT. Its’ going to be awesome.
Our final introduction of the week is Mary Cowx. She’s a spreadsheet enthusiast and super foodie. She’s awesome. This introduction came from her good friend Vanessa Smith.
Do you know someone awesome and want to introduce them to all of We Love Charlotte? Let’s make it happen. I’ve laid out the instructions and guidelines here for you to make your own intro.
Photo by the Alexa Neal
Who do you love Charlotte?
In collaboration with designer Sam White each week we’ll feature one Charlotteans reason they love CLT beautifully handwritten by Sam herself. This week is Ali Washburn. “Charlotte feels like home”
Tell us why you love Charlotte here. Be creative. Be awesome.
#weloveclt on Instagram
Each week I select one Instagram photo tagged with #weloveclt to be featured throughout my weekly update. This week I chose three because of how many awesome ones there were. In order top to bottom.
- TEDxCharlotte. A group of awesome people.
- Allison Troyano for the unique skyline shot.
- Alexa Neal. The 48 Hour Film Project Winners.
Design by Sam White
Instagram takeovers
Takeover time! If you’re interested in taking our Instagram over please go to weloveclt.com/adventures, read the guidelines and fill out the form. Here’s the awesome people that did takeovers this past week.
- Tonya Russ. #PRIDE2015
- Cory Simpson. Financial advisor. Problem Solver.
- Wine & Design. A little work. A lot of play.
- Paul Waggoner. Rockstar coffee roaster.
- HappeningsCLT. Local art FTW.
- Kaylen Jones. Local bakery awesomness.
- Clay Reynolds. Arrichion. Yoga. Adventure.
The Wrap Up
Alright, I’ve talked enough. That’s it. Be awesome.
-Garrett
Photo by Allison Troyano
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