I Create Birmingham: Tanesha Sims & Tiffany Turner
“Don’t be afraid to invest in your idea. Do something like CO.STARTERS or try to be around someone who can show you the proper steps to starting a business. All you can do is try and the worst case scenario is that it doesn’t work.”
I Create Birmingham: Chance Shirley
“The thing I’ve always like about the film community in Birmingham is its very collaborative. If there’s any competition its very friendly.”
I Create Birmingham: Brian Mooney
“The culinary scene is blowing up and people are being really supportive.”
I Create Birmingham: Laura Bento
“The more time I spent in Birmingham I realized that there was something special going on here. I decided to start a business here…”
I Create Birmingham: Melissa Shultz-Jones
“Birmingham is a great place to be an artist. It’s an unassuming, unpretentious place. We’re not Atlanta and that’s awesome. It feels freer here.”
I Create Birmingham: Holly Waxwing
“The release show for my EP was really special too. That show was a lot of fun because there aren’t a whole lot of full on curated electronic nights in Birmingham. People were actually dancing and that can be a hard barrier to break through sometimes.”
I Create Birmingham: Eugenius Neutron
“As an artist, you need to invest in yourself. Get out and do the leg work.”
I Create Birmingham: The Burning Peppermints
“Musicians have to market themselves in a way that they’re telling people they are ready to be supported. The next responsibility is on the people to support it. If you like the music and you want there to be more music in town, ultimately you’ve got to give something back.”
I Create Birmingham: Eleven Year Old
“It would be great if there was a little more footwork put in to promoting events. A lot of that relies on the actual musicians to really build the community themselves.”
I Create Birmingham: Travis Morgan
“Birmingham has a bunch of great venues and festivals to discover new music. You can also check out record stores like Seasick, Renaissance, and Charlemagne. The people in those stores know a lot about local music or regional music. We’ve also got great radio stations that play local music like Substrate Radio, Birmingham Mountain Radio or Vulcanite Radio.”
I Create Birmingham: Gina Grayson
“I know a lot of people, especially those I went to high school with, that don’t ever venture outside of their comfort zones. They just have to be willing to see what’s out there. I think organizations like Create Birmingham are definitely trying to bridge the gap, but it will only help so much unless people are willing to participate and get involved.”
I Create Birmingham: Zebbie Carney & Theresa Rumore
“For me, it’s just getting out there and really getting to test your assumptions. Do I have a viable product to put out to the market? You really get to test that and you get to meet people and talk to people. It forces you out there and you find out what people like and what they don’t like. What you need to change, what you need to add. I think every small business owner
We Create Birmingham: Klein Arts and Culture
We Create Birmingham: Andrea Early
We Create Birmingham: Ashley Woods
We Create Birmingham: Will Mason
We Create Birmingham: Aaliyah Taylor and Gelenda Norman
We Create Birmingham: Jordan Higgins and Jacob Patrick of Electra Film Lab
We Create Birmingham: Cameron Sankey
We Create Birmingham: Dr. Leah Tucker
We Create Birmingham: Tyler Jones
We Create Birmingham: Edina Shrestha
We Create Birmingham: Cristal Laraé Brister
We Create Birmingham: Jessica Moody
We Create Birmingham: Ursula Smith
We Create Birmingham: Anthony Waller
We Create Birmingham: Viola Ratcliffe
We Create Birmingham: Jorge Castro
We Create Birmingham: Anna Foshee
We Create Birmingham: William J. Rushton
I Create Birmingham: Daniel Browne
“The residents of Birmingham are inclusive and really seem to take pride in local businesses, restaurants, events, and the city itself.”
I Create Birmingham: Julie Maeseele
“The clothes I make are handmade, but the fact is all the clothes we buy are handmade by someone. Maybe that someone is a mother in Bangladesh earning only three dollars a week, and that’s why your shirt is able to cost twenty bucks. I didn’t really understand the value of all the work it takes to craft well-made clothing until I began doing it myself.”
I Create Birmingham: Will and Reed Lochamy
“At the end of the day, we are storytellers and fortunate to have the platform to share what’s important in our city, our state, and our world.”
I Create Birmingham: Wes Chapman
“Ballet gave me the means to become a citizen of the world. I appreciated how special that was and how infrequent it was to have that opportunity.”
I Create Birmingham: Ginnard Archibald
“I want to use film as a medium to change the perspective of others. Cinema is a way for us to communicate about issues and begin to understand each other.”
I Create Birmingham: Kelsey Weeks
“CO.STARTERS provides the tools for creative problem solving and the network of other entrepreneurs who are on the same page.”
We Create Birmingham: Klein Arts and Culture
We Create Birmingham: Andrea Early
We Create Birmingham: Ashley Woods
We Create Birmingham: Will Mason
We Create Birmingham: Aaliyah Taylor and Gelenda Norman
We Create Birmingham: Jordan Higgins and Jacob Patrick of Electra Film Lab
We Create Birmingham: Cameron Sankey
We Create Birmingham: Dr. Leah Tucker
We Create Birmingham: Tyler Jones
We Create Birmingham: Edina Shrestha
We Create Birmingham: Cristal Laraé Brister
We Create Birmingham: Jessica Moody
We Create Birmingham: Ursula Smith
We Create Birmingham: Anthony Waller
We Create Birmingham: Viola Ratcliffe
We Create Birmingham: Jorge Castro
We Create Birmingham: Anna Foshee