Tedx is coming to Brevard, NC May 3rd, 2025!

 

Get ready...because here comes a BIG DEAL!

Imagine a day filled with brilliant speakers, thought-provoking conversations and new connections. By attending this years FIRST ever TEDxBrevard event, you'll experience a unique gathering in this Western North Carolina Mountain community that will unleash new ideas with the potential to inspire and inform.

So now that you are more informed as to what Tedx is...why attend this one?

First of all, this Tedx event was originally scheduled for September 28th of 2024...but just so happened that Hurricane Helene blew through Western North Carolina and for obvious reasons it was postponed.

Secondly...I'm honored to say, I was selected to be one of the speakers at this years TedxBrevard event being held at the Porter Center on the Brevard College campus now on May 3rd!

To purchase tickets for the event simply visit TedxBrevard.com

This is going to be one EPIC experience you'll not want to miss. 

What is a Tedx event?

A TEDx event is a local gathering where live TED-like talks and performances are shared with the community. TEDx events are fully planned and coordinated independently, on a community-by-community basis.

And this one just happens to be in none other than, Brevard, North Carolina!

TEDx events are locally organized by passionate volunteers who obtain a license from TED to create an event tailored to their community. These events uphold the same spirit and format of TED, with the goal of sparking connection and conversation within the community. Organizers follow TED's rules and guidelines but have the freedom to shape the event's content and design.

TEDx events are fully independent in their planning and production, which means that TEDx organizers do not receive assistance from TED in areas like speaker selection or ticket sales. Instead, they leverage the TEDx platform to inspire local engagement and ideas worth spreading.

Mark your calendars for this epic event, May 3, 2025!

If you are interested in becoming a Sponsor or to become a Volunteer you can visit tedxbrevard.com for more information.

 

2025 TedxBrevard Speaker Team includes:

Sae Mickelson
Ischa Vingle
Christy Vidrine Bauman
Rachel Dickson
Cody Hale
Brett Loftis
Samantha Coffin
Michael Collins
Parker Hays
Jennifer Peyton

Here we GO! Onward and Upward!!


Tedx is coming to Brevard, NC May 3rd, 2025!

04/16/25 0900: Gratitude!

There’s something about April that’s always brought a joyful shift into my orbit.  Could be somewhat due to the fact that this is a birthday month for me...but I also know full well that it’s because of the arrival of Spring.

The air is warmer, the daylight is longer, the songbirds are back and singing and doing their things, the foliage is turning green again, the ephemerals have poked through the forest floor and there’s just so much newness and this shift is evident all around in nature.

The hurricane and wildfire crises are behind us, and here in Saluda, NC things are really coming to life as preparations are being made all around for the tourist season to kick-off.

Green River Adventures is making progress as we reconfigure ourselves to continue bringing epic outdoor adventure trips to outdoor lovers of all ages (waterfall rappel treks, swimming hole hikes and also inflatable kayak and tube rentals on the Lower Green River). I’m excited to be on staff again this season with GRA and to be a part of the post-Helene re-configuring process.

It feels good to be able to breathe again...to ease into mornings with a hot cup of coffee looking out over the mountains of Western North Carolina.  Opportunity and possibility are just beneath the soil of life here...waiting to pop out and reach for the sun.  The re-configuration of so many things...turns out...it feels good in many ways...to reset into the newness.

So much Gratitude!



Photo Credit: Green River Adventures –Waterfall Trek