Book speaking
Keynotes, panels, and full days in the Jazz District on music, place, and building community from the ground up.
Built from real work: two streetcar anthems, a brewery in a historic building, and years of programming in the 18th & Vine Jazz District.
Keynotes & panels
Creative entrepreneurship, placemaking, transit, and how a Kansas City rapper helped build Missouri’s first Black-owned brewery.
Good for: conferences, schools, civic events
18th & Vine immersions
A full day in the Jazz District for teams of 20 to 60: a strategy session at the Boone Theater, keynote and lunch at 2000 Vine, and a private close at Vine Street Brewing.
Good for: leadership retreats, offsites
Strategy days
Workshops, site walks, and ongoing advising for districts, venues, and cultural organizations that want more people in the room.
Good for: districts, venues, nonprofits
Hosting & moderation
Host of the Imagine Downtown KC podcast. Panels, fireside conversations, and event MC work that keeps the energy up.
Good for: panels, galas, launches
2024
UNESCO Cities of Music exchange, Belfast
Hero
Downtown KC Urban Hero Award
1st
Co-founder, Missouri’s first Black-owned brewery
Share the audience, the date, and what you want people to walk away with.
