jocElyn Ellis kicked off the afternoon session of TEDxCharlotte with the inspirational song, “Dawn of Inspiration,” a song that encourages people to be limitless in their thinking and actions, whether they are a performance artist like her or work at a 9-to-5 desk job. “Art is in everything that we do,” said Ellis. “Once you [...]
With a projected image of a mosaic heart on the wall, Patricia Shafer talked about her nonprofit, Mothering Across Continents at TEDxCharlotte. The founder and “Chief Catalyst” of this nonprofit organization told audiences how they can get involved in nonprofits as a group effort instead of as a single person or one volunteer. She explained [...]
Patricia Shafer is the founder and “Chief Catalyst” of Mothering Across Continents, a nonprofit organization where volunteer catalysts — people who work together to create change in the world — receive consulting, coaching and mentoring to make dream ventures a reality. Projects have been launched on four continents. “We’re all on this planet [...]
Food: (N) any nutritious substance that people eat or drink in order to maintain life and growth- a human necessity, a basic right, and yet, there are countless communities across the country without access to clean and healthy nourishment. In 2008, Robin Emmons set out to plant the seeds of change to make a difference, [...]
Valaida Fullwood – Author, “Giving Back” and Charles Thomas – Photographer, “Giving Back” Valaida Fullwood is a true multi-hyphenate: writer, project strategist, and award-winning author who together with Photographer Charles Thomas, created “Giving Back,” a book of stories and images that reframe portraits of philanthropy, which won the McAdam Book Award in 2012. The two have known [...]
When you hear people talk about the Charlotte craft beer scene, you may wonder what exactly is a craft brew? Craft breweries produce 6 million barrels or less Microbreweries produce 15,000 barrels or less A brew pub is where 25% or more of the beer is sold on site Nanobreweries and home brewers also produce [...]
It’s a rare opportunity to get the story of the “snappy” lady behind the lens. Deborah Triplett is not only a TEDxCharlotte organizer several years going, she’s also been documenting and capturing all the happenings before, during and after the TEDxCharlotte event as one of our principal photographers. Through her lens, we see the story of [...]
