Hygge Coworking

We're very excited to introduce you all to the newest addition to our team, Joe Tortolon. Joe has a background in education and has been bartending in Charlotte for a few years now before joining hygge. He's now a community manager and is ready to make a friend out of anyone, even those who believe Australia is real (you'll need to listen in to get that refrence). 

We're welcoming Jessica Lackey of Jessica Lackey Consulting to the Zero to Ten podcast. Jessica focuses on helping small businesses and solo entrepreneurs grow their businesses in ways that make sense for them - which might not always mean hiring more employees and growing to an agency level. She's a whiz at processes, revenue structure, CRMs and so much more, and we loved learning from her. Listen to the full episode to check it out! 

We're sitting down with 24-year-old CEO Drake Gens, the owner of FinTeam Business Consulting. Drake purchased the business in May last year and now acts as a part-time CFO for small businesses as they work to achieve financial goals. We have a lot of great laughs and talk about everything from ice cream to books. Listen in for more! 

We are so excited to introduce y'all to the newest member of the hygge team, Ashley Gamber! Ashley has worked with our friends at COhatch for a few years now but decided last year that she wanted to push herself out of her comfort zone and move to a new area. This lined up with when we were looking to hire a new community manager, and everything worked out from there. We chat with Ashley about her move to Charlotte, what she likes about the Queen City so far and more. 

This episode we're talking with Corey Easterday, a hygge member doing entirely too much but we're here for it. In it we talk about his nonprofit initiatives, therapy, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, aspiring rap careers and more. 

We're welcoming someone new to the hygge team this week! Teddy Johnson is the new community manager for our hygge camp greene and 3rd ward locations here in Charlotte. We learn more about her in this episode, and in particular talk through how she put herself out there and met people after moving to Charlotte 3 years ago at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

In this episode we have the pleasure of speaking with Hollywood writer Stacey Rose about her background in theater, her decision to go to graduate school in her mid-30s, how the writer's strike affected her budding career and what's next for her. 

Teddy Fitzgibbons, founder of local tech startup StreetFair, joins us this episode to talk about his business, what it's like to work with a business partner and his passion for skydiving.

Meet Courtnie Coble, the founder and owner of Charlotte nonprofit The Academy of Goal Achievers, or TAOGA. Courtnie was inspired to found this youth leadership and mentoring program based on her own life experience. She believes no student or caregiver should feel alone when they are trying to figure out what comes next in their life. Listen in to learn more!

This week we're sitting down with local events planner Tara West, owner of Experience Bold. When you think of event planners, you might picture someone with an eye for decor or a wedding planner, but Tara is here to tell you that the side of events she loves the most are the logistics, and we can see why. Learn more about event planning, Tara's dream of going skydiving and her latest obsession over pour-over coffee by listening in.

We're sitting down with Andy Smith, publisher of Charlotte Magazine, to chat with him about his role, media in Charlotte and so much more. 

This week we're sitting down with Richmond Brautigan, a member of the incredible Leading on Opportunity team here in Charlotte. Think of LOO as a think tank for nonprofits working toward different aspects of economic mobility. Richmond is taking us through how they use data to connect nonprofits over larger issues and make folks aware of where they can have the most impact.  

And we mean that in the best way. We knew this local nonprofit organization had a lot going on, but sitting with COO Shelly Biby we truly learned how much time, energy and work they put into supporting Charlotte students. We loved learning more about the organization and how we as a community might be able to support them. 

We're sitting down with Paul Reali, co-founder and executive director of Charlotte LIT, to learn more about the organization, how it was formed, what makes Paul passionate about it all and what types of programming they have coming up. If you also love to nerd out about writing and books, this episode is for you!

We're sitting down with the hygge team's newest addition, Bryan Archilla, to get to know him a little better now that he's been on the team for a few months. We talk about his background in video work, his time at a film school that ended up being a ponzi scheme, the podcast he hosts with two friends and seagulls. There's a lot about seagulls. Check it out.

We're sitting down with Garrett to talk all about the new partnership with Columbus-based COhatch and what it means for the business. We also get some tips about Milan, because that's just how Zero to Ten rolls.

We're sitting down with Jess Berresse, the better half of Seemingly Overzealous, a dairy-free ice cream shop coming to Camp North End in just a few weeks. She also just happens to be hygge coworking's owner, Garrett Tichy's, girlfriend. We learn about her favorite and least favorite flavors, get an update on the shop and talk about the difficulty of building a business with someone you also live with.

Meet Dylan Smith, owner of Current Nostalgia, one of the newest shops at Camp North End. Current Nostalgia is a streetwear boutique and brand which has been operating online since 2020 but just a few weeks ago opened its first physical location at Camp North End in Charlotte. We sat down with Dylan to learn about his journey, his dog and what exactly streetwear is. 

We're catching up with Michelle Fernandez, owner of super popular Charlotte brand Limoncitos, which features handmade home goods made out of terrazzo and polymer materials. Michelle's whole goal with her business is to encourage people to find joy in their home or work spaces and to help them create an environment which reflects them. She's also finishing up her second masters degree program in counseling and hopes to help others process trauma and emotions through art. 

We're so excited to introduce y'all to Eboni Huggins, the newest member of the hygge team. In addition to being a part time community manager with us, Eboni is also a small business owner, a writer, a podcast host and so much more. Wait until you hear about everything she's got going on.