The Charlotte is Creative Podcast

Welcome to the Creative Mornings Charlotte podcast. Today’s show features hosts Tim Miner and Matt Olin speaking with Charlotte artist MyLoan Dinh, just two weeks following the April 5 Creative Mornings Charlotte event, where MyLoan spoke about the global theme of “Inclusive.” MyLoan Dinh is a multi-disciplinary artist who creates thought-provoking installations, paintings and objects in mixed med...

Welcome to the Creative Mornings Charlotte podcast. Today’s show features hosts Tim Miner and Matt Olin speaking with Charlotte artist Jessica Moss two weeks following the March 8 Creative Mornings Charlotte event at NoDa Brewing Company, where Jessica spoke about the global theme of “Water.” As an ardent advocate for artists, communities of color and accessible arts education, Jessica Moss is the...

Welcome to the Creative Mornings Charlotte podcast. Today’s show features hosts Tim Miner and Matt Olin speaking with Charlotte City Council members Larken Egleston, Dimple Ajmera and Braxton Winston immediately following the February 1 Creative Mornings Charlotte event at LakePointe Corporate Center, where Larken, Dimple, Braxton and Tariq Scott Bokhari (who could not join us on the podcast) spok...

Welcome to the Creative Mornings Charlotte podcast. Today’s show features hosts Tim Miner and Matt Olin speaking with tattoo artist Stacy Smith, immediately following the January 4 Creative Mornings Charlotte event at Divine Barrel Brewing, where Stacy spoke about the global theme of “Surreal.” A true born-and-raised Charlottean, Stacy Smith has always been a creative, and began work at a tattoo a...

Welcome to the #CharlotteIsCreative podcast. Today’s show features hosts Tim Miner and Matt Olin speaking with Dr. Stephanie Cooper-Lewter, immediately following the December 7 Creative Mornings Charlotte event at Laca Projects, where Dr. Cooper-Lewter spoke about the global theme of “Tradition.” Dr. Stephanie Cooper-Lewter is Executive Director of Leading on Opportunity, charged with addressing t...

Welcome to the #CharlotteIsCreative podcast. Today’s show features hosts Tim Miner and Matt Olin speaking with Dr. Matt Lyon, immediately following the November 9 Creative Mornings Charlotte event at Temple Beth El, where Matt spoke about the global theme of “Restart.” Dr. Matt Lyon is a professional chiropractor by trade but has spent many years studying religion and philosophy. In this episode o...

Welcome to the #CharlotteIsCreative podcast. Today’s show features hosts Tim Miner and Matt Olin speaking with Page Fehling and Jason Harper of FOX46 WJZY’s Good Day Charlotte, immediately following the October 5 Creative Mornings Charlotte event at Savona Mill, where Jason and Page spoke about the global theme of “Honesty.” In an industry that is all-too-often about facade and sameness, Page Fehl...

Welcome to the #CharlotteIsCreative podcast. Today’s show features hosts Tim Miner and Matt Olin speaking with Chris Elmore, author and co-founder of AvidXchange, immediately following the September 7 Creative Mornings Charlotte event at the Fillmore Charlotte, where Chris spoke about the global theme of “Chaos.” Since its founding in August of 2000, Chris Elmore has grown AvidXchange into a $1.4...

Welcome to the #CharlotteIsCreative podcast. Today’s show features hosts Tim Miner and Matt Olin speaking with Andrew Au, Director of Operations at Queens Knight School of Communication, immediately following the August 3 Creative Mornings Charlotte event at Divine Barrel Brewing in NoDa, where Andrew spoke about the global theme of “Community.” As the Director of Operations at Queens Knight Schoo...

Welcome to the #CharlotteIsCreative podcast. Today’s show features hosts Tim Miner and Matt Olin speaking with Bryce Laguer, co-owner of Basal Coffee, immediately following the July 13 Creative Mornings Charlotte event at The Fillmore Charlotte, where Bryce spoke about the global theme of “Intention.” A native of New Jersey, Bryce has found a home in Charlotte as the co-owner of Basal Coffee, an e...

Welcome to the #CharlotteIsCreative podcast. Today’s show features hosts Tim Miner and Matt Olin speaking with Peter Reinhart, baker, autheor, educator and Chef on Assignment at Johnson and Wales University, immediately following the June 1 Creative Mornings Charlotte event at The Fillmore Charlotte, where Peter spoke about the global theme of “Craft.” Peter Reinhart has been Chef on Assignment at...

Welcome to the #CharlotteIsCreative podcast. Today’s show features hosts Tim Miner and Matt Olin speaking with Chas Fagan, Charlotte artist and sculptor of the Captain Jack statue in Midtown, immediately following the May 4 Creative Mornings Charlotte event at Resident Culture Brewing Company, where Chas spoke about the global theme of “Commitment.” While Chas Fagan is perhaps most famous for his...

Welcome to the #CharlotteIsCreative podcast. Today’s show features hosts Tim Miner and Matt Olin speaking with Sense of Doom, Seems Legit, Oy Vey Marie, Crashberry Jam and Dill With It of the Charlotte Roller Girls, immediately following the April 6 Creative Mornings Charlotte event at Park Ten lanes, where the Rollergirls spoke about the global theme of “Game.” The ladies of the Charlotte Rollerg...

Welcome to the #CharlotteIsCreative podcast. Today’s show features hosts Tim Miner and Matt Olin speaking with Michelle Guobadia, Associate Dean and Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life, immediately following the January 5 Creative Mornings Charlotte event at The Fillmore Charlotte, where Michelle spoke about the global theme of “Anxiety.” In her role as Director of Fraternity and Sorority Lif...

Welcome to the #CharlotteIsCreative podcast. Today’s show features hosts Tim Miner and Matt Olin speaking with Violetta Moser, executive director of Latin Americans Working for Achievement, immediately following the December 1 Creative Mornings Charlotte event at Warehouse 242, where Violeta spoke about the global theme of “Context”.   Originally from Lima, Peru, Violeta Moser worked in banking op...

Welcome to the #CharlotteIsCreative podcast. Today’s show features hosts Tim Miner and Matt Olin speaking with Mark Peres, leadership professor at Johnson & Wales University, and host of the podcast On Life and Meaning, immediately following the November 3 Creative Mornings Charlotte event at Warehouse 242, where Mark spoke about the global theme of “death”. Many years ago, Mark worked as as Judic...

After an education in engineering that led to a career in product development working with companies such as Newell Rubbermaid, Haley Bohon said goodbye to the corporate world and founded SkillPop in August of 2015. SkillPop offers intensive, hands-on classes on skills ranging from hand lettering, to photography, to small business marketing, to hip hop dance. In the two years since then, SkillPop...

Welcome to the #CharlotteIsCreative podcast. Today’s show features hosts Tim Miner and Matt Olin speaking with photographer Nelson Morales, immediately following the September 8 Creative Mornings Charlotte event at Warehouse 242, where Nelson spoke about the global theme of “compassion”. Nelson Morales is a photographer born in the Oaxaca region of Mexico. His photography focuses on a third gender...

Welcome to the #CharlotteIsCreative podcast. Today’s show features hosts Tim Miner and Matt Olin talking with Mark Williams of the Shakespeare in a Chair project, immediately following the August 4 Creative Mornings Charlotte event at Warehouse 242. Mark Williams founded Shakespeare in a Chair as a way to expose kids to the timeless literature of Shakespeare using the familiar setting of the barbe...

Welcome to the #CharlotteIsCreative podcast. Today’s show features hosts Tim Miner and Matt Olin talking with actor Abby Corrigan, immediately following the July 7 Creative Mornings Charlotte event at Warehouse 242, where Abby spoke about the global theme of “equality”. At just 19 years old, Abby Corrigan is currently playing the lead role of Medium Allison in the Tony-winning Broadway musical Fun...

Welcome to the #CharlotteIsCreative podcast. Today’s show features hosts Tim Miner and Matt Olin talking with David Galloway, local artist, creative and fashion maven, immediately following the June 2 Creative Mornings Charlotte event at Warehouse 242.   Davida Galloway is co-owner of Dupp & Swat, a creative hub, studio, event space and even hair salon in NoDa. Opened five years ago with her broth...

Welcome to the fifth edition of the #CharlotteIsCreative podcast. Today’s show is features hosts Tim Miner and Matt Olin talking with WFAE’s Nick de La Canal immediately following the May 12 Creative  Mornings Charlotte event at Warehouse 242. As a mid-day newscaster at WFAE 90.7 FM, Charlotte’s NPR affiliate, Nick de La Canal is used to having to find disparate elements in a story and illustratin...

Welcome to the fourth edition of the #CharlotteIsCreative podcast. Today’s show is the live recording of the Creative Mornings Charlotte event from Friday, April 21, when Matt Olin spoke with Harvey Gantt about the global theme of “beyond” in front of more than 700 creatives at Camp North End. It’s no exaggeration to say that Harvey Gantt is one of the most important names in Charlotte’s history....

Welcome to the third edition of the #CharlotteIsCreative podcast. Today’s show features your hosts Tim Miner and Matt Olin speaking to Amy Chiou after the March 3 Creative Mornings event held at Warehouse 242. Currently the executive director of Queen City Forward, Texas native Amy Chiou has a long career in politics, having worked on the election campaigns of Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and for...