Big Ideas Welcome Podcast
It’s time for Big Ideas Welcome! A podcast from the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, a business accelerator located in the heart of downtown Knoxville, dedicated to changing lives through entrepreneurship. Join artist, entrepreneur, creative pro, and strategist Chris McAdoo as he and his guests discuss how creativity and big ideas can change the world. Join us weekly as we introduce you to founders, makers, and change-makers - you'll hear the stories behind the big breaks, big challenges, and big ideas that connect us all. But we won't stop there! We will dig a little deeper with all our guests - learning why they do what they do and HOW they keep doing it so well.
Big Ideas Welcome Podcast
100Knoxville: Investing in Black Artists with Jackie Holloway
Big Ideas Welcome guest host Jalynn Baker returns to the mic with a series of special #100Knoxville season two episodes!
On this week’s episode, guest host Jalynn is joined by founder of Canvas Can Do Miracles, Jackie Holloway. Canvas Can Do Miracles is a nonprofit organization offering free art classes to children and adult artists, as well as to the under-served community and also individuals with substance abuse issues. Artists are encouraged to use their God given talents as therapy, to regain self-control and sufficiency.
“There is a gap [for] African-American artists here in Knoxville. . . I would like more exposure in the galleries. I would like more Black-owned galleries. My goal is to increase those numbers here in Knoxville.” ~ Jackie Holloway
Learn more about Jackie and connect with Canvas Can Do Miracles
Learn more about 100Knoxville
100Knoxville is a business accelerator program from the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center with a goal of growing Black-owned businesses in Knoxville by $10,000,000 over 5 years through investment of time and talent, and access to social, political, and financial capital.
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This Big Ideas Welcome podcast is brought to you by Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, hosted and curated by KEC chief of strategy Chris McAdoo, and produced and edited by Palm Tree Pod Co.