We are so excited to introduce y'all to the newest member of the hygge team, Ashley Gamber! Ashley has worked with our friends at COhatch for a few years now but decided last year that she wanted to push herself out of her comfort zone and move to a new area. This lined up with when we were looking to hire a new community manager, and everything worked out from there. We chat with Ashley about her move to Charlotte, what she likes about the Queen City so far and more. 

This episode we're talking with Corey Easterday, a hygge member doing entirely too much but we're here for it. In it we talk about his nonprofit initiatives, therapy, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, aspiring rap careers and more. 

We're welcoming someone new to the hygge team this week! Teddy Johnson is the new community manager for our hygge camp greene and 3rd ward locations here in Charlotte. We learn more about her in this episode, and in particular talk through how she put herself out there and met people after moving to Charlotte 3 years ago at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

In this episode we have the pleasure of speaking with Hollywood writer Stacey Rose about her background in theater, her decision to go to graduate school in her mid-30s, how the writer's strike affected her budding career and what's next for her. 

Teddy Fitzgibbons, founder of local tech startup StreetFair, joins us this episode to talk about his business, what it's like to work with a business partner and his passion for skydiving.

Meet Courtnie Coble, the founder and owner of Charlotte nonprofit The Academy of Goal Achievers, or TAOGA. Courtnie was inspired to found this youth leadership and mentoring program based on her own life experience. She believes no student or caregiver should feel alone when they are trying to figure out what comes next in their life. Listen in to learn more!

This week we're sitting down with local events planner Tara West, owner of Experience Bold. When you think of event planners, you might picture someone with an eye for decor or a wedding planner, but Tara is here to tell you that the side of events she loves the most are the logistics, and we can see why. Learn more about event planning, Tara's dream of going skydiving and her latest obsession over pour-over coffee by listening in.

We're sitting down with Andy Smith, publisher of Charlotte Magazine, to chat with him about his role, media in Charlotte and so much more. 

This week we're sitting down with Richmond Brautigan, a member of the incredible Leading on Opportunity team here in Charlotte. Think of LOO as a think tank for nonprofits working toward different aspects of economic mobility. Richmond is taking us through how they use data to connect nonprofits over larger issues and make folks aware of where they can have the most impact.  

And we mean that in the best way. We knew this local nonprofit organization had a lot going on, but sitting with COO Shelly Biby we truly learned how much time, energy and work they put into supporting Charlotte students. We loved learning more about the organization and how we as a community might be able to support them.