SPEAKER: Hollis Gillespie (hollisgillespie.com, shockingreallife.com)
Topic: Books, Blogs and Branding with author Hollis Gillespie
When: Monday, September 20, 6:30-9pm
Where: Castleberry Point Loft Complex, 327 Nelson Ave, #313, Atlanta, GA 30313
Price: $15 for those featured in the 2009 CRAVE Atlanta guide (w/ discount CRAVE09); $25 in advance; $30 at the door
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Do you CRAVE more opportunities to network with each other as well as spend more time with our entrepreness intelligentsia? After all, we are a community of intuitive, resourceful, passionate, business-savvy, adventuresome mavens! CRAVE hosts intimate, informal discussions which take place at a different coffee shop or casual venue each month, and will be initially focused on our monthly business topic; however we will boldly go wherever the conversation takes us!
About this Business Chat:
Writer, blogger, speaker and all-around funny girl Hollis Gillespie joins CRAVE for an evening of straight talk about books, blogs and branding. Whether you’re a writing novice or seasoned blogger, you’ll learn the tricks of the trade from this self-proclaimed “Bleachy-Haired Honky Bitch,” regular Atlanta Magazine columnist and NPR contributor.
About the Speakers:
![]() Hollis Gillespie shockingreallife.com |
Hollis Gillespie is an award-winning humor and travel columnist, with her column appearing every month on Atlanta magazine’s coveted back page. She is also a best-selling memoirist, NPR commentator, professional speaker, comedian and guest on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. She has been featured on scores of TV shows and blogs and runs Shocking Real Life, the largest writing school in Atlanta, which offers workshops on blogging and social media. Two of her books have been optioned for television. These days she gets most of her exercise running to catch flights.
Twitter: @hollisgillespie |