Small conversations can lead to big ideas.
Welcome to our small but mighty corner in the city of Angels.
What do you say to someone you meet on the street? When you meet a neighbor experiencing extreme poverty? A friend of a friend of a friend… :) You make small talk to get the ball rolling. It’s a comfortable spot and kind of meaningless, but as you feel more at ease with the other person, the discussion takes on a deeper roll.
This was our nugget.
We needed to have a starting place, where conversations & new friends come together — Small Talk is where we start.
The Framework
We invite a special guest each quarter, to come in and share with us their story and craft. We have had some amazing ones too, like Steven Perkins (Drummer for Janes Addiction), creative directors for well known ad agencies, life coaches, entrepreneurs, In-Q (a poet) and most recently Mark Brand from Vancouver Canada (sponsored by ABLF). These guests share the purpose with us that shared knowledge helps drive the community to think differently and work together to solve bigger issues. It’s not just another talk or fireside chat, no, we welcome and encourage the community that come to ask questions, and join the conversation with us.
Our vision for these series is to open up our space and get to know our community on a personal level.
The events take place in our HQ in Culver City and are structured into a 3 part system:
Entertain our community and guests with a unique talent or story from the speaker.
Educate all of us with a discussion into the speakers world.
Connect with each of us, IRL to possibly make new friends and to get away from our devices.
Past Guests include:
Mark Brand (in partnership with A Better Life Foundation)
Tristan Gutner (Life Coach)
Stu Brumbaugh (Actor)
Freya Estreller (Cool Haus Creamery founder)
Stephen Perkins (Drummer for Janes Addiction)
Patrick Torres-Wright (CD @GLCO)
Mick McCarthy (VP Creative @Zehner)