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Meet up and connect with fellow creatives and get insights to help better shape your relationships, work and habits. Join us on Friday, June 28 at Plywood Place from 8-10am for our next Creative Mornings event.

The theme for our June event is PATTERN and we are delighted to welcome Jon Goode as our guest speaker.

Jon Goode is an Emmy nominated writer raised in Richmond, VA and currently residing in Atlanta, GA. Jon’s work has been featured in CNN’s Black in America, HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, BET’s Lyric Café and TVOne’s Verses and Flow. He has also written radio commercials for McDonalds, print ads for Nike, and written and appeared in commercials, vignettes, and interstitials for MTV, Comedy Central, VH-1 and TVLand/ Nick@Nite. Jon’s work earned him the 2006 Promax Gold for the best copyright in North America. In 2022 he won a gold American Advertising Award for Branded Content and Entertainment Non-Broadcast, a Silver Telly Award, and was again nominated for a Promax. Jon's collection of poems and short stories, Conduit, was #1 on Amazon for sixteen weeks. His debut novel, Mydas, was a #1 new title on Amazon for five weeks. Jon is a Fellow of AIR Serenbe and the current host of The Moth, Atlanta.

Our theme for this month is SPICY, chosen by our Tucson chapter and beautifully illustrated by Sophie McTear.

Just like spices add flavor and depth to your culinary creations, exploring new and bold tastes can bring daring and originality to all your creative endeavors.

Are you ready to ignite your senses and embrace the heat?

Join us on Friday, April 26, 8 am at Atlanta Contemporary for a flavorful journey with special guest Jake Rothschild, founder of Jake’s Ice Creams and The Irwin Cooking School.

Grab Your Ticket -> https://creativemornings.com/talks/spicy-jake-rothschild

Don’t miss our first Creative Mornings event of 2024. Join us on Friday, February 23 at Plywood People from 8-10am and celebrate the tradition of native people everywhere while connecting and networking with fellow creatives. 

The theme for our February event is NATIVE and we are pleased to welcome Floyd Hall as our guest speaker. Hailing from Atlanta, Hall is a media strategist, engineer, cultural producer, writer, and documentarian. He is the executive director of Atlanta Contemporary and in 2023, curated “Justice,” the first exhibit fully produced by Science Gallery Atlanta. 

In addition to his recent endeavors, he has claimed curated  large-scale exhibits that merged art, science, design and technology with an emphasis on engaging with youth and has produced and hosted podcasts for WABE and the nonprofit Central Atlanta Progress and the city of Atlanta.

Take 5 with CM/ATL July 2021 Speaker, Jennie Lobato

We’re thrilled to have artist and philanthropist, Jennie Lobato, as this month’s speaker. Register here for July 30. As a first-generation American, Jennie resonated with this month's theme, HOME, both personally and professionally. Her nonprofit organization, drawchange, aids impoverished children around the world through the use of art-based therapy programming. So, of course we wanted an opportunity to get to know her better! We are grateful she found time to Take 5 before the main event.

1. WHAT DOES THE THEME OF HOME MEAN TO YOU?

Becoming an adult can make us believe we need to acquire more to feel "safe at home." I try to not buy into this and live by "home is where the heart is."

2. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE SPOT IN ATLANTA AND WHY?

Anywhere along the banks of the Chattahoochee River where I can put my feet in the water and remember how we are all connected.

3. WHAT’S ONE FUN FACT ABOUT YOU?

I sang on stage for the Dalai Lama once!

4. WHAT HAVE YOU REALLY BEEN INTO LATELY? IT CAN BE A BOOK, FILM, PODCAST, ETC.

I'm a self-growth enthusiast, so I am always into whatever it may be to help me better understand my role in society and my connection to it all.

5. WHAT’S SOMETHING YOUR FRIENDS WOULD WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?