Allison Stadd

Our May Speaker was David GuinnDavid Guinn is an artist based in Philadelphia PA. A graduate of Columbia University in New York City, he was originally trained as an architect. Since 1998 David has painted over 35 murals throughout Philadelphia and other cities worldwide including Amman Jordan, Montreal, Quebec, New York, Washington DC, and Chicago. His work has been noted in books, newspapers, magazines, on television, and radio, including, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Spin Magazine, La Presse, Montréal, and WHYY TV Philadelphia. His smaller scale paintings have been shown in galleries and museums including The Fabric Workshop and Museum (Philadelphia PA), and Woodmere Art Museum (Philadelphia PA), The Galleries at Moore College of Art and Design, and The Rosenwald-wolf Gallery at University of the Arts (Philadelphia PA). He is the recipient of numerous awards and grants including an being a finalist for the prestigious Knight Arts Challenge 2013, a finalist for the Pew Foundation fellowship in the Arts 2012, and being awarded an Independence Foundation Fellowship and a Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation Fellowship in the Arts. In 2012, David founded Freewall, an outdoor space at 1214 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, dedicated to promoting innovative mural art.

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This CreativeMornings Philadelphia event was generously hosted by our partners at Adobe and our local sponsors Center for DesignPhiladelphia, The Navy Yard

This experience was part of a special event series called “Thriving Through Change” that is designed to foster meaningful discussions about the challenges that creative professionals are facing today. Over 20 CreativeMornings chapters around the world are working together to co-design interactive event formats that unleash the collective wisdom of our community. We’re excited to learn from one another!

This initiative to bring more participatory events to our CreativeMornings universe is made possible by our Global Partner Adobe.

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This CreativeMornings Philadelphia event was generously hosted by our partners at Adobe and our local sponsors Center for DesignPhiladelphia, The Navy Yard

Kara Lindstrom is a neurospicy middle child, intentional leadership design advisor, and creator of the Leadership Tarot deck. Her focus is on (re)connecting people to their own agency and potential through consulting and various tools to better leadership.

She co-founded and managed the transdisciplinary research center, EXCITE at Drexel University, and developed strategic planning and design thinking workshops to advance the Center’s and partners’ missions and collaboration practices. Kara won Technologist of the Year at the 2016 Rad Awards, served as a producer of the Philadelphia Geek Awards (2014 & 2015), and was co-host/organizer of the monthly happy hour Urban Geek Drinks (2015-2020).
In January 2020, Kara launched her consultancy, just in time to support a variety of leaders and their organizations in navigating the mass-reimagining of work that the global COVID-19 crisis brought about.Photos by Steve Weinik. Videos by Andrew Gormley

This CreativeMornings Philadelphia event was generously hosted by our partners at Adobe and our local sponsors Center for DesignPhiladelphia, The Navy Yard

Wilde & Lovely is a multifaceted brand known for its unique blend of aesthetic design, creative direction, floral artistry, and millinery. With a keen eye for detail and a passion for beauty, W&L creates stunning visual experiences that capture the imagination. As creative directors, they bring a distinctive touch to every project, whether it’s a lavish event, an intimate gathering, or a bespoke installation. Their floral artistry transforms spaces with lush, artfully arranged blooms that evoke emotion and tell a story. As a milliner artist, they craft exquisite, one-of-a-kind headpieces that add elegance and a wilde touch to any ensemble.

Our mission is that everyone, absolutely everyone, from any background will always have a seat at the table, whether it’s creating with other artists or working with organizations that also share the same values as us.

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This CreativeMornings Philadelphia event was generously hosted by our partners at Adobe and our local sponsors Center for DesignPhiladelphia, The Navy Yard

Carrie Brooke has been on a real professional joyride for the past 30 years, skipping and hopping from the agency world to startups and back again a few times. Her experience as a copywriter, publicist, stay home mama, freelance writer, first Philadelphia Community Manager for both Yelp and Google, creative recruiter, yoga teacher, People Ops leader, entrepreneur, Life and Career Coach, VP of Product and Chief Operating Officer have all led her to the role she’s been training for her entire career: Leisurist.

After being diagnosed with Long Covid, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia in the summer of 2024, Carrie stepped down from her role as COO of Technically Media to focus on her health and figure out what this new version of herself wants to be when she grows up. She just turned 51, moved to a new neighborhood, recently celebrated seven years of being alcohol-free and is a healthy combo of excited, nervous and blissfully unattached to the outcome for the first time in her life.

CB is a mom to two adult daughters and grandmother to the most perfect toddler in the world. Carrie is currently enjoying writing, making music, having deep conversations and seeing Phish as much as possible without being weird about it.

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This CreativeMornings Philadelphia event was generously hosted by our partners at Adobe and our local sponsors Center for DesignPhiladelphia, The Navy Yard

Tovah Kaiser is the founder and lead designer of Tov Creative, a brand design studio based in Philadelphia. She founded the studio in 2020 and has worked with a wide range of clients, from professional sports franchises to start-ups to independent local brands. Tov Creative focuses on crafting impactful brands at any scale.

Prior to founding her studio, she gained experience freelancing for national brands including Major League Soccer, Microsoft, Amazon, and Yahoo. Tovah has an architecture degree from Ohio State. In her free time she enjoys releasing music and performing in the Philadelphia music scene.

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This CreativeMornings Philadelphia event was generously hosted by our partners at Adobe and our local sponsors Center for DesignPhiladelphia, The Navy Yard

Emily Edelstein, the Executive Director of CraftNOW, is a lifelong student of craft. She has varied hands-on experience, including boatbuilding and blacksmithing, but her personal focus is fiber arts. Emily studied at the John C. Campbell Folk School and the Penland School of Crafts. She holds a BA in Global Studies from Penn State University, and a MS in Arts Administration from Drexel University, where her thesis explored the role of craftspeople within the modern American art world. Emily previously served as the Interim Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.Photo by Steve Weinik.

This CreativeMornings Philadelphia event was generously hosted by our partners at Adobe and our local sponsors Center for DesignPhiladelphia, The Navy Yard

Naomieh Jovin is a first-generation Haitian-American artist. In her work, Jovin utilizes appropriated photos from old family albums in conjunction with her photographs to illustrate the complex concepts of resistance and intergenerational trauma, and how these experiences are carried in our bodies and passed down across generations.

Jovin holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography and digital arts from Moore College of Art & Design. Jovin’s work has been featured in prominent publications such as The Nation, Aperture, the New York Times, and Vogue Italia. In recognition of her artistic achievements, Jovin was named a 2022 Magnum Counter Histories Fellow and a 2024 Philadelphia Cultural Treasures Fellow.

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Nick Vicente is a Senior Designer & Art Director with a decade of agency and freelance experience. He’s currently a senior designer and partner at Truth & Consequences — an employee-owned branding agency in Philadelphia — and the principal and creative director at Twice Measured — his independent design studio. Nick has had the pleasure of crafting unique brands and campaigns for clients such as the Phillies, Eagles, Diageo, The University of Maryland, and the University of Vermont. His work has received recognition from Communication Arts, Clio, PRINT Magazine, and the Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD).

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Hans is the Principal and lead designer at Apiary Studio, a Philadelphia-based design/build landscape architecture firm. Possessing hands-on knowledge of construction, landscape installation, and nursery production, Hans’ design sensibilities are rooted in the physical experience of working directly with plants and materials. Hans holds a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from North Carolina State University and has spent time working internationally in Germany as well as at several New York City landscape architecture firms. He previously served as Executive Director of the Gowanus Canal Conservancy in Brooklyn, NY, where he was responsible for developing and managing green infrastructure projects, watershed planning initiatives, and volunteer stewardship programs. Hans is an adjunct professor at Jefferson University, where he teaches history of Landscape Architecture.

This event was brought to you by The Navy Yard and The Center for Design Philadelphia