Richmond Curious: Shop local

Attend Richmond Curious, a monthly networking series sponsored by Gather Arts District. You think you know Richmond? There’s so much more to discover. Richmond Curious is a Friday networking opportunity based out of Gather Arts District. For this event, we will have light breakfast bites and plenty of hot coffee or tea for you to enjoy. Our Speakers: Tippy Tippens - Kind Hearted Goods/Goods That Matter Tippy Tippens is the Chief Eternal Optimist/founder of Goods that Matter and her two stores, Kind Hearted Goods (Church Hill, RVA) & the GOOD Shop (New Orleans). She is a social entrepreneur, designer, and consultant who is passionate about building sustainable and equitable growth; making the objects that we live with, work for us instead of against us; and fighting climate change. She is honored to be in the GOOD 100, named as one of 100 people pushing the world forward and a How I Built This fellow in 2018. Website // Website // Follow Kind Hearted Goods on IG // Follow Goods That Matter on IG // Connect on LinkedIn Diana McMahon - InUnison Diana McMahon serves as Vice President of InUnison, formerly the Retail Merchants Association. She oversees the organization's strategic initiatives across membership, research, advocacy, events, and communications. InUnison is a community-based membership organization built exclusively for local, independent businesses that want to grow while staying independent. It is the trusted channel where owners and their teams develop a support network, stay ahead, and have their interests protected. Website // Follow InUnison on IG // Connect on LinkedIn Jenn Peterson - Cross Creek Nursery Jenn Peterson is the Director of Business Operations at Cross Creek Nursery & Landscaping, a family-owned Richmond company that has been serving local gardeners since 1974. She combines a background in law with a passion for the green industry, and her experience in a variety of roles across the business gives her a well-rounded perspective. Jenn is always looking for ways Cross Creek can grow its values and presence by serving its community as the one-stop shop for all things garden-related. Website // Follow Cross Creek Nursery on IG // Connect on LinkedIn ==================================== Our goals for the Richmond Curious series: • Promote the downtown area and businesses like yours that flourish in a thriving city. • Bring people in the city together in a curated, engaging and structured networking experience. Let’s get in a room and create connections! • Gather is a community hub - we want to invite outside businesses into our space and create intentional connections between our member business owners and our amazing downtown community. If this sounds like a fit, we invite you to join us at the next Richmond Curious! Doors will open at 8:20 am and we'll begin promptly at 8:35 am. If you join us, feel free to stick around for a free day of coworking.