

I founded Knoxville Moms in November 2013 which began my career as a work-from-home mom, and it grew to the expansion of Chattanooga Moms in March 2016. In June 2016, we welcomed our third boy, Foster. Two years later we added another baby boy, Conley, to make us a family of four.

After working as a financial manager for six years, I welcomed my first son Nolan in 2010 and began a journey as a stay-at-home mom.

Shortly after moving here, I married my college sweetheart, and when not working we set out to travel as much as we could. We hope to see you there, because everybody else will be there!Įighteen years ago, I moved to Knoxville after graduating college and fell in love with the city that has now truly become my home. You don’t want to miss this awesome, Lego-filled event. Advanced tickets are available on the website, or in person at The Muse Knoxville.
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Children ages five and under are free and tickets can be purchased at the door. Admission is $6 per person, with family passes available for $24. Contact Ellie Kittrell by email at for details. There is truly something for everyone at the event.”Ĭompanies and organizations still have a chance to join in Robotics Revolution by becoming a sponsor for this event. awareness to the community and highlight the area’s innovation and research advancements. Robotics Revolution is a fun, energetic way to promote S.T.E.M. “Last year’s event was a favorite of the community and we are offering even more hands-on activities and demonstrations this year. Lunchpool’s technology accommodates up to 800 users online for an event.“The Muse is excited to bring Robotics Revolution to Knoxville once again this year,” said Ellie Kittrell, Executive Director of The Muse Knoxville. While this was not promoted as a possibility – after all, The Muse is focused on kids, one could imagine some of those virtual happy hours that several start-ups have organized for their remote teams being enhanced by the Lunchpool offering that allows video conversation, public or private text-based chats, and maybe a short message from the Chief Executive Officer. The short formal program was delivered more as you might imagine, albeit with mostly full-screen video. The only difference from normal networking was that we connected via video rather than up close and engaged in virtual handshakes. Those “attending” yesterday’s event literally bounced from table-to-table as they would at a traditional luncheon before the program starts, meeting with others at a specific table and chatting before moving on. Abell and Pooja Pendharkar, his Co-Founder, organize virtual events featuring a room layout with tables that is interactive (see the drawing). To fully appreciate the Lunchpool offering, you first need to imagine a different way to network in this safe distancing environment. Food, if desired was self-provided, but we found the technology to be neat. Yesterday’s event was our first opportunity to see exactly how the new product works. Initially founded to connect co-workers who did not know each other over lunch, hence the name, the start-up has added the virtual event capability in response to the isolation-at-home practices that so many of us are following. More than 80 individuals participated in the virtually-delivered event that was championed by Brandon Bruce, the well-connected Knoxville Entrepreneur who first introduced me last fall to Alex Abell, Co-Founder of Lunchpool. Originally scheduled as a traditional luncheon, the format had to be changed. The virtual meeting technology offered as an “event virtualization service” by Lunchpool, the start-up that we have previously spotlighted on, was on display yesterday at a fundraising “luncheon” to benefit The Muse Knoxville.
