Helping To Build The “It” City From The Ground Up
by“I had many offers to work for others, but ultimately I felt that I was in a better position to create more opportunities for my family and my community working for myself.”
People
interviews with the locals, entrepreneurs, tastemakers, creatives and visionaries in the city.
One Woman On A Mission To Get Us Civically Woke
by“If our voice doesn’t matter, then why do the people in power try so hard to suppress our vote?” Charlene Oliver
Isaac Addae + His Conscious Conversations
by“Nashville is a city experiencing rapid growth, and where there’s growth, there’s opportunity. I’m lovin’ the many opportunities that exist in Nashville and I look forward to helping urban communities benefit from them.”
A Googler And Her Mission To Address The Digital Divide
by“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” It helps me see the opportunity instead of the problem; the good in a person instead of the negative; the humanity that comes from tragedy; and knowing that we are all one.”
Toya Michele: Her Photographer Life on Forty West
by“I try to tell the unique and individual stories of my clients by photographing them in their element”
Karimah White: A Nashville Chef’s Taste Of Perfection
by“So one day I woke up and said why not do this for myself and that was 7 years ago.”
Renee Watkins: A Local Yogi Bringing Inspiration And Good Vibes
by“Whenever you meet me, see me or hear anything about me, I want to spark something in you that motivates you to do something, anything EVERYTHING good!”
Kia Jarmon: Making Purple PR Magic In The City
by“I thought the next step was to get hired full time. I didn’t. I graduated from college and started my business two weeks later. This past June we celebrated 10 years.”
An Attorney Turned Photographer Taking Nashville By “Social Justice” Storm
by“I want to capture wedding days in a way that couples will be able to look back on their day, when times get hard, and remember how happy they were on that day and the reason they committed their lives to one another.”