The Conversation: Kevin Gay
Kevin Gay is a Jacksonville native, music lover, art enthusiast, globetrotter, and second-chances champion. For nearly twenty years, he has dedicated his career to restoring blighted neighborhoods and helping people find hope. After graduating from the University of Florida, Kevin worked in the for-profit business sector for fifteen years before deciding to leave corporate life to start Operation New Hope, a neighborhood development non-profit organization providing access to affordable housing and aiding ex-offenders with reintegration into their communities.
The Conversation: Toni Hernandez
Toni Hernandez-Brown is a people developer, risk-taker, culture change agent, and lover of a sweaty workout. She is most passionate about visionaries, human connection, and companies who invest deeply in the development of their people. She is also the founder of Leading Ladies 904.
The Conversation: Matt Colaciello Williams
Matthew Colaciello was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1986. He grew up in a culturally rich, artistic household of modest means. His mother taught acting and performed, and his father was a music teacher and musician. They moved to Florida when Matthew was seven. Some of his favorite childhood memories involve the tradition his parents created by opening their home every few months to host a house concert. New and exciting musicians, poets, and visual artists were invited to perform and display works to audiences of fifty to sixty people.
The Conversation: Alexandra Ni
Alexandra Ni was born in 1984 in the south of Soviet Kazakhstan to a Siberian-Korean family. She was raised in a creative environment by her mother and aunt, who were dressmakers, from whom she learned sharp precision in cutting and sewing, and the art of delicate care for fabrics. The label Alexandra Ni was launched in Berlin in 2012, emphasizing the art couture approach.
The Conversation: George Scribner
George Scribner • Artist / Filmmaker • The Walt Disney Company
The Conversation: Jacob Danner
Jacob Danner is a modern Renaissance man. His path to opening Anazao Galleries in Avondale has taken him through careers as a furniture designer and builder; residential homebuilder and renovator; priest, bishop, and missionary; carpenter; contractor; and art, artifact, and rare book collector, seller, and curator.
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