Zero To Ten

We're very excited to introduce you all to the newest addition to our team, Joe Tortolon. Joe has a background in education and has been bartending in Charlotte for a few years now before joining hygge. He's now a community manager and is ready to make a friend out of anyone, even those who believe Australia is real (you'll need to listen in to get that refrence). 

We're welcoming Jessica Lackey of Jessica Lackey Consulting to the Zero to Ten podcast. Jessica focuses on helping small businesses and solo entrepreneurs grow their businesses in ways that make sense for them - which might not always mean hiring more employees and growing to an agency level. She's a whiz at processes, revenue structure, CRMs and so much more, and we loved learning from her. Listen to the full episode to check it out! 

We're sitting down with 24-year-old CEO Drake Gens, the owner of FinTeam Business Consulting. Drake purchased the business in May last year and now acts as a part-time CFO for small businesses as they work to achieve financial goals. We have a lot of great laughs and talk about everything from ice cream to books. Listen in for more! 

We are so excited to introduce y'all to the newest member of the hygge team, Ashley Gamber! Ashley has worked with our friends at COhatch for a few years now but decided last year that she wanted to push herself out of her comfort zone and move to a new area. This lined up with when we were looking to hire a new community manager, and everything worked out from there. We chat with Ashley about her move to Charlotte, what she likes about the Queen City so far and more. 

This episode we're talking with Corey Easterday, a hygge member doing entirely too much but we're here for it. In it we talk about his nonprofit initiatives, therapy, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, aspiring rap careers and more. 

We're welcoming someone new to the hygge team this week! Teddy Johnson is the new community manager for our hygge camp greene and 3rd ward locations here in Charlotte. We learn more about her in this episode, and in particular talk through how she put herself out there and met people after moving to Charlotte 3 years ago at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

In this episode we have the pleasure of speaking with Hollywood writer Stacey Rose about her background in theater, her decision to go to graduate school in her mid-30s, how the writer's strike affected her budding career and what's next for her. 

Teddy Fitzgibbons, founder of local tech startup StreetFair, joins us this episode to talk about his business, what it's like to work with a business partner and his passion for skydiving.

Meet Courtnie Coble, the founder and owner of Charlotte nonprofit The Academy of Goal Achievers, or TAOGA. Courtnie was inspired to found this youth leadership and mentoring program based on her own life experience. She believes no student or caregiver should feel alone when they are trying to figure out what comes next in their life. Listen in to learn more!

This week we're sitting down with local events planner Tara West, owner of Experience Bold. When you think of event planners, you might picture someone with an eye for decor or a wedding planner, but Tara is here to tell you that the side of events she loves the most are the logistics, and we can see why. Learn more about event planning, Tara's dream of going skydiving and her latest obsession over pour-over coffee by listening in.