All about innovation and looking to the future. Let's kick off with The Future of: COMMUNITY. Join Blake Howard (you know him best as the force behind Atlanta's thriving Creative Mornings chapter) for an insightful conversation on how we find one another & how to foster meaningful communities today and tomorrow.
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Connect with kindred spirits, and let's give back to our city, too. We're proud to help support Bearings Bike Shop, a community-focused shop where kids work to earn bikes.
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This event is FREE! So is the food & beer (thanks to our awesome sponsors)
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Thursday, October 22, 2015
7-9pm
Blake is the Creative Director and Co-Founder of Matchstic, an Atlanta based branding firm he co-founded at the age of 22. A Nashville native and University of Tennessee graduate, he made the move to Atlanta after college and was immediately drawn to its creative character and entrepreneurial atmosphere.
A lover of all things Atlanta, Blake is constantly seeking new ways to better his community. Several years back, he initiated Matchstic’s On the House program, which donates design time and talent to local non-profits in need of branding (donating around $100,000 in services per year). He is also the founder and organizer of the Atlanta Chapter of Creative Mornings, a monthly breakfast lecture series for creative types that is totally free. Each event includes a 20 min lecture from a guest speaker, free coffee & breakfast, and hosts around 400 creatives each month.
Most important to Blake, beyond all of these endeavors, is his beautiful wife Kelly and their amazing son, Banner and daughter, Abby. They enjoy the good life in Kirkwood where they spend their free time reading on the porch, watching Family Feud, and hanging with their dog, George Washington, and cat, Riley.