Our community is fortunate to have so many brilliant, insightful entrepreneurs and creatives and so many of them have front row, ground level seats that allow them to see emerging trends before the so-called experts, industry leaders, etc. We wanted to create a space to connect members of our community where they could share these insights on trends and opportunities they are seeing.

Cheri Hoke

In the graphic design. Industry I am seeing more logotypes instead of illustrated images that include a company’s name. Read more>>

Dianna Liner

I have been in the music industry for over 20 plus years. When I started it was simple. There was no singing shows or reality shows, so artist were REAL artists that Wrote music, played instruments and were very talented. Not to say artist today are not, it’ just it seems music has become very plastic. Anyone can get a computer and create a song… also the record labels no longer seek out talent the way they use to.. Read more>>

DEBBIE THOMAS

Sustainability in the restaurant business has become an increasingly important and complex consideration. Sustainability refers to practices that minimize restaurant operations’ environmental, social, and economic impact. I started Thomas Hill Organics restaurant fifteen years ago with my ten-acre organic farm. Sourcing locally for my restaurant reduced the carbon footprint. Choosing organic and sustainably farmed ingredients helped promote environmentally friendly agricultural practices. Read more>>

Shekinah Cook

The norm on social media used to demand perfection, but this unsustainable practice has reached its expiration date. I aimed to create a platform where imperfections are embraced and cherished, a space where my children and individuals like me can partake. Our perspective shifted drastically about five years ago when our friend’s son tragically took his own life. Read more>>

Bridget Sicsko

Through my own business and consulting work, I have worked across a number of different sectors including PR and Media, a non-profit, the addiction recovery space and the hospitality/real estate industry. The biggest trend that I’m seeing across all these industries is the importance of human connection. It’s really interesting as technology increases that there is still (and I believe always will be) a need for personal and human touches in business. Read more>>

Jason Dodge

In the ever-shifting landscape that defines the search engine optimization (SEO) industry, some of the biggest trends we are experiencing are similar to that of other digital marketers. First is generative AI, the shiny new object of big tech, investors, and marketing professionals worldwide. Most common are the Large Language Models (LLM) such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard, which have been in the spotlight for the past year, and for good reasoning. Read more>>