Come join your fellow WestSiders and learn about what is going on in the StockBridge Business District. This meet up will be from noon to 1 p.m.
Location: Pickle & Pin
Address: 662 Leonard St. NW - Grand Rapids, MI
Speakers!
Lacey Dixon| Max and Motar
With two decades of expertise in strategic messaging, fundraising, and marketing, Lacey excels in organizational leadership, driving impactful outcomes. Her distinctive approach centers on crafting strategies around compelling storytelling. Collaborating with C-suite leaders across renewable energy, agriculture, health and wellness, childcare, and the arts, she has consistently elevated brands and amplified their presence.
Erin Brefka is the Walk Chair for the Grand Rapids Out of the Darkness Walk and a volunteer for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Erin lost her friend and college roommate to suicide in 2015, and has been participating in the GR Out of the Darkness Walk for 10 years.
She is married with two dogs, loves photography and owns seven waffle-makers.
Kate Carlson | Crain’s Grand Rapids
Kate Carlson is a reporter covering commercial real estate and development trends across West Michigan for Crain’s Grand Rapids Business. She has been covering the commercial real estate market in the region since 2020. Kate is from the east side of the state but has been living Grand Rapids since 2018 and has been a resident on the city's West Side for about the past three years.
FAQ: What’s a typical event like? We meet from 12-1 p.m. Sometimes lunch is provided, and sometimes just something light. We have 3-5 speakers present and share a quick update or overview about relevant topics to the WestSide. It's very casual, very authentic, and our meetings are used as a launching pad to create meaningful relationships with our neighbors and fellow business people.