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Three cheers to our digital illustrator 🖍️ Katya Balakina (📸 @xrenobl) for turning our January’s event into magnificent visual notes 📝

Check out this graphic recording about Rayshauna Gray’s talk on the theme #Rise ☀️

🎤 Next Speaker: Rayshauna Gray

Rayshauna is an entrepreneur-historian from Roseland. She created the Heart Work power framework and the Modus Operandi Reflection Deck. Gray researches Cambridge, MA’s Longfellow House/George Washington Headquarters. This project is spearheaded by the National Park Service and National Council on Public History with connection to Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery.

🗓️ Friday, January 26th at 8:30-10am

📍 ⭐ In Person Only ⭐ at The Lincoln Lodge - 2040 N. Milwaukee Ave, 60647

🎵 DJ Mike Caliber

🎟️ Free Registration Opens Friday, January 19th at 9AM. First come, first served! Limited!

✋ High fives and humble gratitude to our local sponsors: The Lincoln Lodge | Big Shoulders Coffee | Busy Beaver Button Co. | DJ Mike Caliber

Say hello 👋 to our next Host & Director of CM/Chicago 🎤 Odun Ishola. 🎉

Meet Odun, pronounced “awe-dune” (she/her/hers). Born in Nigeria, raised in Columbus, OH, and now calling Chicago home. Odun is a Taurus sun, Scorpio moon, and Cancer rising (yes, the emo phase was real, folks). 🌍

She thrives in dualities: Introvert with extroverted tendencies, seriously goofy, cautiously adventurous, and logically idealistic - you name it.

Life for Odun is all about vibes. She’s a firm believer that the best connections, whether it’s between brands and consumers or humans just like us, happen through intentional authenticity, radical empathy, and good old open, honest dialogue.

Fueling her days with love for coffee, matcha, and a sprinkle of true crime intrigue. Let’s embark on this friendship journey together. 😊

Take a moment to appreciate the remarkable achievements that we have accomplished in the vibrant artistic community of Chicago.

We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our extraordinary speakers, hosts of the venue, dedicated volunteers, and invaluable local partners. Their unwavering commitment and assistance have been instrumental in creating a thriving artistic atmosphere in the city. Without their support, our endeavors would not have been possible.

We are truly grateful for their contributions. Let’s continue to foster this artistic community and make even greater strides together!

👏 Three cheers to our graphic designers Kat Graham @katgrahammm & Evy Makris @evymadeart for creating these beautiful design posts. 👏

Give big hugs and a warm thank you to @marlenepaezdukes for being a magnificent Host and Director of the CreativeMornings/Chicago chapter for the past 4 years. 👏

No matter the obstacles, you always bring the team together, generating fantastic events for the Chicago creative community. We thank you and wish you the best in your next chapter. This is not a farewell but a ‘see you later’ until we meet again. Here’s our favorite magic moment with Marlene 📸 and her inspiring quote 😘 ✨

“Being a part of CM for 6 years overall and Host for 4, I witnessed some of our team’s best moments of innovation, challenges of overcoming a pandemic, strength of modeling our values of inclusion against hate and racism, and the joys of coming through to other side with new fortified friendships. It has truly been an honor and privilege to lead this team. I am proud to say that Chicago has been my creative home and grateful that you’ve entrusted my leadership. Know that we have co-created and built this city together.” - Marlene, Host & Director 2019-2023 💛

Big hugs to our digital illustrator 🖍️ Katya Balakina (📸 @xrenobl) for turning our December’s event into magnificent visual notes 📝

Check out this graphic recording from Audience Takes the Stage with Kim Moldofsky @kimmoldofsky, Arbenis Portillo @arbenisp, & Monica Romano on the theme Pain 💊

Thank you everyone who made to last week’s Exclusive Preview + Happy Hour at A Very Serious Gallery w/ Penny Pinch.

Our attendees had a great blast! Here’s some of our magic 📷 ✨

Shoutout and big hugs to our fellow partners:

🖼️ Very Serious Gallery - @very.serious.gallery
👨‍🎨 Penny Pinch - @_pennypinch_
🎨 Illustrator Katya - @xrenobl

Taken by Rogelio Gamez - @rg_people

Check out this magic group photo from our in-person October 2023 event on the theme Endurance.

🎙️ Big hugs to our fantastic speaker: Viktoriya Seredyuk, @leadwithcandor

🎵 Major thumbs up to our @djmikecaliber

🏠 Venue: The Den Theatre, @thedentheatre

👏 Three cheers to our quarterly sponsor: MPB, @mpbcom

👏 High fives to our wonderful local sponsors: @bigshoulderscoffee | @busybeaverbuttonco | @trishtaytarot

Check out this magic group photo from our in-person September 2023 event on the theme Simplicity.

🎙️ Big hugs to our fantastic speaker: Penny Pinch, @_pennypinch_

🎵 Major thumbs up to our @djmikecaliber

🏠 Venue: Box, @box

👏 Three cheers to our quarterly sponsor: MPB, @mpbcom

👏 High fives to our wonderful local sponsors: @bigshoulderscoffee | @busybeaverbuttonco

Check out this magic group photo from our in-person August 2023 event on the theme Pride.

🎙️ Big hugs to our fantastic speaker: Eliyannah Amirah Yisrael, @eliyannahdirect

🎵 Major thumbs up to our @djmikecaliber

🏠 Venue: 360 Chicago, @360chicago

👏 Three cheers to our quarterly sponsor: MPB, @mpbcom

👏 High fives to our wonderful local sponsors: @bigshoulderscoffee | @busybeaverbuttonco