Teresa Au sits down with “Swiss Miss” and the founder of Creative Mornings, Tina Roth Eisenberg, to discuss all things community. They dig into the power of playfulness, when to let go of projects, and how to lead with inclusion in mind. Plus, Tina shares special insights for hosting virtual events and creating a sense of connection from anywhere.
What you’ll hear on this episode:
What led Tina to open Brooklyn’s first creative co-working space
How Creative Mornings started
The business that came up over lunch with creative colleagues
The importance of iteration and experimentation
Tina’s hobby of human gathering
What it takes to be a Creative Mornings host, and how they survived the pandemic
Scaling a community that self-regulates and self-organizes
Commitment and showing up
Neighborhood coffee shop
When it’s time to move on
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ABOUT THE GUEST
Tina Roth Eisenberg is known to over half a million followers as the creator and talent behind the Swiss Miss design blog. She's the founder of Creative Mornings, a volunteer-driven organization that gathers designers in 240 cities across 67 countries for free talks and community. Tina also created the design-forward temporary tattoo business Tattly, which she eventually sold to BIC. She also co-created a to-do app called TeuxDeux and founded and runs a Brooklyn coworking space called FRIENDS.
ABOUT THE HOST
Teresa Au is an executive for community engagement at Adobe, where she focuses on empowering creatives and students via workshops, panels, and podcasts. On creating In the Making, Teresa says “I knew I wanted to amplify the incredible personal stories of the talented and unique humans I’ve been meeting online and at our Create Now events across the world.”
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