Look Back: Lessons Learned + WRITE HOME with Melanie McGehee

Look Back: Lessons Learned + WRITE HOME with Melanie McGehee

What a year! Melanie and I discuss the top 3 learnings from last year...most of which were from our BELOVED new anthology WRITE HOME, and the new writing besties we have met along the way!

Natalie Daise on Creativity, Community, and Big Ideas

Natalie Daise is a beloved household name in my world. Many know her as the Mom on Gullah Gullah Island, but I know her as a creative catalyst and community focused artist. Natalie has recently launched a large project (that you can see at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia, SC) with collaborators that spanned the state. In this episode, she discusses the process of creativity, community, and BIG IDEAS. And it all started with the question, "Wouldn't it be cool if..." FMI: https://nataliedaise.com/

Talking writing with Melanie McGeHee: WRITE HOME Workshops and Anthology

We are thrilled to announce our first anthology "Write Home" with our partners at Athenaeum Press at Coastal Carolina University! Submit your work here. [https://athenaeumpress.submittable.com/submit/333369/write-home-letters-to-a-younger-me] Sign Up for the free workshops here. [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/write-home-creative-writing-workshop-2-tickets-1616834087279?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl] Contact info: shannon@whatshesaidproject.com melaniemcgehee@yahoo.com

How one phone call changed my confidence...

Shannon Ivey, of the #whatshesaidproject, talks about the work of the project over the last year. From her: I decided to not participate in Midlands Gives this year.Why? I live in a capital city, and I know the hard work of my nonprofit peers. I know the cuts they are facing. Us, too, actually. When budgets are cut on arts grants and other funding agencies, we lose work, too. We lose funding sources, and yet the work continues.AND THEN...I got a call yesterday from the community foundation in the area, and they told me how important our work was.How we were seen and valued.How, thought I am a white female founder, how prioritizing marginalized/equity seeking folks with our programming meant the world to them. If I had been less caffeinated, I would have cried. So, I did an audit of what we (we = me and Melanie McGehee [https://www.facebook.com/melanie.mcgehee?__cft__[0]=AZWX4TVkC7iXTWwywdl5Fm2VOOqEH3u1fXy8h7XctH8BrJTXmVNUpRonAbk3jKvp1mCkY7xTmgkPr2yhyv6BgMHwUVckssOgA9n_2fAQqEy6YkRGcOjWpP_i_zQlgXV3UFS8gjawAKtLD1RKZf-LKA_qjAfnntERDucRf9kX9On3fw&__tn__=-]K-R], with support from lots of other folks) had done with the #whatshesaidproject [https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/whatshesaidproject?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZWX4TVkC7iXTWwywdl5Fm2VOOqEH3u1fXy8h7XctH8BrJTXmVNUpRonAbk3jKvp1mCkY7xTmgkPr2yhyv6BgMHwUVckssOgA9n_2fAQqEy6YkRGcOjWpP_i_zQlgXV3UFS8gjawAKtLD1RKZf-LKA_qjAfnntERDucRf9kX9On3fw&__tn__=*NK-R] over the last year.Wanna see what I found? It's quite a bit. Scroll through.And, if you have any tiny amount to support our work moving forward, know it will be used to directly benefit folks in our community. We need 100 people to give any amount between today and May 6th to be in the running for a cash prize. Are you one of them? Please donate using one of these two methods: Up until May 7: https://www.midlandsgives.org/organization/whatshesaidproject After May 6th: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=34HAKESVDQVFL&source=qr

Career Pivot Tips and Tricks with Rachel Gaddis, The Comeback Coach

Job losses and career pivots are a big part of the time we are in. In this episode, coaches Shannon Ivey and Rachel Gaddis discuss: + shame free pivoting + current job market + bias in job searching + side hustles +personal branding Find Rachel here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelgaddis/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelgaddis/] Find Shannon here: shannon-ivey.com [https://shannon-ivey.com ] Sign up for the workshop here. [shannon-ivey.com/store]