Category Archives: CoffeeConnects

Coffee Connect has done its Job

Greetings All.  After six months of getting to know Chattanoogans one cup at a time, I am moving on. The goal of Coffee Connect was to get to know the people of this great city and find my place in … Continue reading

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Energy and Involvement at the Camp House

If you open yourself up to meeting people in Chattanooga, you will get rewarded by meeting fascinating, dedicated people.  It happened again for me when I got together with Tiffany and Tim at the Camp House.  Some of you will … Continue reading

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Dava at Joe Friday’s

When you’ve had as many coffees as I’ve had it’s a real treat to find a good, new bistro.  And that’s what I found when I sat down with Dava at Joe Friday’s over on Houston Street. We picked Joe … Continue reading

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Professional Organizing and the Top Chattanooga Restaurants

Yes, we’re in a heat wave.  So for some of you even the concept of coffee is just too hot.  That’s why I met with Julie at Sweet Frog, the frozen yogurt palace on Gunbarrel Road.  Julie is a CPO … Continue reading

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Relaxing at Rembrandt’s with Emily

If you want a unique view of a city, talk to someone who grew up here, left for a good period of time, and heeded the call to come home.  I sat down with Emily today at Rembrandt’s and found … Continue reading

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Kurt lays out Episode 49’s philosophy at Starbucks

As noted before in this blog, Chattanooga is verging on saturation in the online media market.  That’s a tough place to be in when you run just such a company.  The question becomes then, how do you distinguish yourselves above … Continue reading

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Communify at the Stone Cup

Learn – Create – Share, and help communities to share information more efficiently and effectively, using multiple modes of communication. That’s the mantra of Communify, the brain child and passion of Philip.  We got together at the Stone Cup over … Continue reading

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Occasionally We Lose One, A Cautionary Tale

For all the movement and opportunity in today’s Chattanooga, there are still economic casualties. I caught up with Sarah at the Stone Cup the day before she moved to Knoxville in search of work.  Laid off in the content creation … Continue reading

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Chante talks creativity and social media at the Camp House

Creative Misfit (CM).  That’s what I am.  And apparently I’m not alone because people like me are drawn to places like Chattanooga.  The question is, what do we do once we get here.  That, in part, was the illuminating discussion … Continue reading

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Lessons Learned available for discussion

After months of meeting with people from all over Chattanooga, talking, laughing, caffeinating, I’ve developed a canon of understanding, my “rules of Chattanooga” so to speak.  To learn more go to Lessons Learned.

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