Past Events
May 17, 2022: Krista Widmann
Graphic Designer, TN Rennaissance Festival Cast Director, Performer, Swordfighter
Krista recommends:
- Buy a sword.
- “Fuck around and find out” (watch the video for context!).
- Watch A Knight’s Tale (or Dune).
April 19, 2022: Victor Huckabee
Art Director
Victor recommends:
February 15, 2022: Charles Jackson
Forex Investor
Charles recommends:
November 16, 2021: Jawan Brown
(NFT Workshop)
October 21, 2021: Jillian Vasquez
Jillian recommends:
- Confident Career Woman (book)
- The DevOps Handbook (book)
- Plaza Mariachi Nashville (salsa dancing)
September 21, 2021: Jawaun Brown
Jawaun recommends:
- The Shock of the New (YouTube series)
- Read about “metamodernism” (concept/critical lens)
- Make someone else the subject of your story (experience)
August 17, 2021: Taylor Perkins
Machine Learning Engineer
Taylor recommends:
- Statistics lessons by Luis Serrano, Khan Academy, and 3Blue1Brown (education)
- Have a hobby! Like taking walks or video games (brain breaks)
- Emo Night Nashville (music)
July 20, 2021: Angel Rivera
3D/Visual Artist & VJ
- Deep Breathing (mindfulness)
- Foxgloves, Caladium, Coleus (flowers)
- Centr by Chris Hemsworth (workout)
June 16, 2021: BJ Burns
Lead Software Developer
Co-host of Complete Developer Podcast
- Pragmatic Programmer (book)
- Remote Work (book)
- Lindsey Sterling (musician)
May 18, 2021: Zach Keller
Lead UX Designer at Lonely Planet
Building and designing digital products in the last 8 years and 17 years in the industry.
- Friends of Figma (website)
- New Layer (podcast)
- Karmawin (musician)
April 20, 2021: Will Harper
William Harper is the Executive Director of the Make Nashville makerspace in Nashville, TN. He has a passion for teaching engineering principles through hands-on making, and he also works inspiring youth at Studio NPL through the Nashville Public Library.
- Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry (documentary)
- My Octopus Teacher (documentary)
- Born a Crime (book)
March 16, 2021: Yaron Trax
Yaron is the owner of the legendary Tel Aviv club ‘The Block’ & inventor of the TRAXX 1 Mixer, which was inspired by the systems of the old New York City clubs of the 70’s and 80’s. In this talk, he discusses his evolution from classical musician to club owner, the story behind his famous mixer, and what it means to experience music.
February 16, 2021: Bobby Holland
- Recording Studio Rockstars (podcast)
- Here, There, and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles by Geoff Emerick (book)
- Luna Recording System by Universal Audio