Yes, I am so thrilled I made it past the first phase and am one of the 19 finalist out of 90 entrants for this absolutely amazing opportunity offered by Gateway Macon.
You can read the article in the Macon Telegraph that was done after the Macon Mogul Mixer we had last week where us finalist got to meet each other and the judges got to meet us. I expected there to be a handful of people wandering through but the 567 Center for Renewal was jam packed! I was overwhelmed with not only the response to my work but how many fans I have out there and don’t even know about! Apparently my work proceeds me and it just astounds me when I have people come up to shake my hand and tell me they love and follow my work.
In this competition, we are competing for a Grand Prize package valued at $50,000 to help get a business started downtown. Everyone knows I have a studio space downtown but this could give me the opportunity to have a FINISHED full business ready for viewing and visiting! It would give me help with advertising, marketing, and get me seen throughout the Central GA area and even moreso throughout the Southeast. Really I want the WORLD To know and come to me! I will be able to offer full sets such a retro kitchen, and a full bathroom and more space for whatever my mind can come up with! I have watched businesses come and go downtown during the past year and yet I am not like those other businesses. I won’t be there a few months and then be gone. I plan to be there and grow as long as possible. I don’t rely on people to buy clothes or food but instead book up and am constantly moving forward. I know there will be slow times just as there will be times that will be so busy that my head will be spinning! I am ready Gateway Macon. Let’s make this BIG.
If anyone would like to type some words of support on the Gateway Macon’s Facebook page or on Gateway Macon’s Twitter- they are encouraging it! I need ALL the support and fans I can get! I want to make this experience the best possible for you!
