Video replay from our October 2021 AAF CreativeZen! We are grateful to have had our first Mother / Daughter duo speakers be these incredible light workers and healers Pam + Brittany! Pam Butler is the author of “Return to Life: Finding Your Way Back to Balance and Bliss in a Stressed-Out World” and the creator of the Bliss Toolbox Kit, simple daily techniques to celebrate your life and make every day better. Through her personal fifteen-year battle with anxiety, depression, grief, heartbreak, and even PTSD diagnosis, Pam teaches how these experiences can become stepping stones to break free, find healing, and thrive in life. Can find out more on her Facebook page with Return To Life with Pam Butler & https://returntolife.com/ Brittany Berrard is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance, which acknowledges the completion of a yoga teacher training with a Registered Yoga School (RYS). In addition, She is a Reiki Practitioner, a Certified Crystal Bodyworker, and a Chopra Center Primordial Sound Meditation Instructor-in-Training. Her spiritual gifts of empathy and sensitivity have allowed her to be intuitively aware of energy imbalances, making her a strong light worker. Follow Brittany on Instagram @brittanyberrard and find out more on her website https://www.brittanyberrard.com/ AAF CreativeZen was born out of a desire for the AAF Broward + Palm Beach local chapter of the #AmericanAdvertisingFederation & Choose954 to inspire and engage with our local creative community. Every Creative Zen event includes complimentary coffee + breakfast bites and a guided meditation by Chloe Ravel aka The Gemini Rising before a short inspiring and thought provoking talk during the second Friday morning of the month. All Creative Zen events are free of charge and open to the community, being creative or a member of the Advertising Federation is not required! We hope you find the inspiration you're looking for through these stories as we did, which is why we pay it back and pay it forward by continuing these events for FREE! #AAFCreativeZen Video courtesy of Lime Digital Agency.

#Choose954 #Podcast Episode 69 With local artists Melissa Linette & Jordan Guzman Of #AIMSouthFlorida ahead of their next "Art & It's Meaning" (Free Art Critique) event at our Zero Empty Spaces location in The Village at Gulfstream Park next to Williams Sonoma THIS Saturday 10/16 from 11am-1pm! AIM believes we can have uplifting, inspiring, and meaningful conversations about art. They strive to help artists practice talking about their work and receive compassionate feedback in order to understand their work on a deeper level. We hope to see you there! #ZeroEmptySpaces #Choose954Podcast #UniteUsGroup Zero Empty Spaces - Gulfstream Park #11 is located at 800 Silks Run Suite 1307, #HallandaleBeach, FL 33009. Contact Jordan Guzman with any questions about the event!

#Choose954 #Podcast Episode 68 With (Hollywood, FL) Parkside Civic Association President Ken Crawford. If you didn't know, Parkside, one of the oldest neighborhoods in the City of Hollywood, Florida Government, is graced with a luscious canopy of oak trees, a smattering of single-family homes in assorted architectural styles, and a healthy mix of multiplexes, small apartment-buildings and boutique condominiums. The Parkside Civic Association, founded in 2006 by Ken Crawford, is committed to making Parkside THE premier neighborhood in Hollywood for urban living. We discuss some of the great things happening throughout #Parkside & Downtown Hollywood, FL, the various great initiatives supported by the Florida's Hollywood - Beach & Downtown #CRA (including our Free Guided Tours Through The Downtown Hollywood Florida ArtWalk (IN PERSON)!, and other great reasons to #ChooseHollywood! Since its inception, Parkside Civic Association has partnered with City Leaders, the CRA, the Hollywood Police Department and Code Enforcement to rid the neighborhood of criminal activity, enhance the many natural assets of Parkside, brand the neighborhood and attract high-quality new development with first-rate architectural design. Highlights include: Participated in the creation of the City of Hollywood’s Master Plan. Secured Acorn lighting for Parkside streets. Installed branded banners on Federal Highway. Participated in the Charrette for Hollywood’s anticipated Downtown Train Station. Partnered with Hollywood Historical Society on Home Tour. For more information on The #ParksideCivicAssociation you can log on to https://parksidehwd.com/parkside-civic-association/

Missed Raw Chef Carla's talk last month at General Provision?!? We've got you covered with the replay on YouTube/Facebook! AAF CreativeZen was born out of a desire for the local AAF Greater Fort Lauderdale & the Palm Beaches chapter of the #AmericanAdvertisingFederation & Choose954 to inspire and engage with our local creative community. Every Creative Zen event includes complimentary coffee and breakfast bites (when in person) before a short inspiring and thought provoking talk during the second Friday morning of the month. All Creative Zen events are free of charge and open to the community, being creative or a member of the Advertising Federation is not required! We hope you find the inspiration you're looking for through these stories as we did, which is why we pay it back and pay it forward by continuing these events for FREE! #AAFCreativeZen #Choose954 #UniteUsGroup

Mike Huet is a multimedia creator, instructional designer, and advocate in creating educational content that inspires action. As a content creator, Mike strives to help others share knowledge with the world in a way that promotes engagement and a sense of community. With that thought was born Lime Digital Agency in 2013, as a way to break outside of the boundaries of creativity and build amazing content alongside passionate people. Stepping away from filmmaking, Mike found a love for education and learner growth. Since then, Mike and his team have worked on creative projects nationwide with over 4,000 hours of video produced and used by tens of thousands of students around the world, as well as marketing campaigns, commercials, and more. Follow Lime Digital on Instagram and Facebook @LimeDigitalAgency or visit LimeDigital.Biz

Big thanks to everyone who braved the rain and stuck it out for our 2nd annual #Choose954Day #CommunityBikeRide through #FortLauderdale #BrowardCounty #954day #Choose954 #UniteUsGroup (Group photo pictured in front of Tiago Magro + Funky paints latest #mural in FATVillage Arts District / Flagler Village Civic Association) The 2nd installment of the #Choose954 Community Bike Ride took place departing from The Daniel Popper "Thrive" sculpture at the base of Society Las Olas (301 SW 1st Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL). This community bike ride, was lead by Choose954 Co-Founder Evan Snow who is both a health/wellness and community advocate. His passion for bringing the community together through the arts is demonstrated in this now annual bike ride through Downtown Fort Lauderdale, past #LasOlas, to the beach, through #VictoriaPark, #FlaglerVillage, and beyond! "I'm grateful to be in a position where we can bring people together for something positive, healthy, and informative. We are excited to see this annual bike ride grow as we work to increase a sense of civic pride in the 954 with so many new transplants calling #BrowardCounty home!" says Evan Snow, Co-Founder Choose954. Choose954 is also pleased to have #BrowardCounty based Life Electric Vehicles (@lifeevehicles) as a partner, with several of their electric bikes on display and a sweeper van with water, and to assist with anyone that needs help along the ride. Our team enjoyed riding the #ElectricBikes to help us power through the wind and up+over the bridges! Choose954, the Community Outreach Arm of the #UniteUsGroup remains committed to its mission of connecting, engaging, and inspiring the community throughout the pandemic & beyond. With the increased level of sedentary activity from spending more time at home over the last year, exercise has become more important now than ever and this Community Bike ride is another way to get some exercise and explore the city.

Chloe Ravel is a community organizer, yogi, meditation teacher, mindset coach, and speaker. As a wellness advocate, Chloe's mission is to empower other creatives, entrepreneurs, and teams with the tools they need to live a more holistically. Chloe's teachings have a strong focus on mindset development. Her 1-1 coaching, group wellness programs, workshops, and international retreats are all rooted in the expansion of self awareness as a way to inspire personal and professional growth. Since starting her brand in 2017, her dedication to sharing wellness started with her own healing from chronic stress and burnout. She's here to inspire others to reconnect to the essence of self-care and the natural ways of managing stress in a modern world. Follow her on Instagram (@thegeminirising_) for more on her offerings and upcoming retreats. For more info on the event & the AAF, log on to: http://www.aafsfl.org/creative-zen.htm AAF CreativeZen was born out of a desire for the local AAF Greater Fort Lauderdale & the Palm Beaches chapter of the #AmericanAdvertisingFederation & Choose954 to inspire and engage with our local creative community. Every Creative Zen event includes complimentary coffee and breakfast bites (when in person) before a short inspiring and thought provoking talk during the second Friday morning of the month. All Creative Zen events are free of charge and open to the community, being creative or a member of the Advertising Federation is not required! We hope you find the inspiration you're looking for through these stories as we did, which is why we pay it back and pay it forward by continuing these events for FREE! #AAFCreativeZen

Missed AAF CreativeZen Presents Carla Martins @ General Provision DT (In Person!)?! We've got you covered with the replay c/o Mike Huet of Lime Digital Agency who happens to be our next upcoming speaker! Make sure to save the date for every 2nd Friday Morning of the month @ General Provision (Downtown) location! #Choose954 #AAFCreativeZen #UniteUsGroup #AmericanAdvertisingFederation #AAFSOFLO Carla Martins is a raw vegan chef under her own brand,Raw Chef Carla. She is passionate about teaching others how healthy eating can be simple and tasty. Carla Martins started her personal journey with raw foods in 2008 with the help and inspiration of her mother, who is a nutritionist. She dreamed of being an architect, however, while in school her different eating habits intrigued those around her and she found herself selling raw vegan snacks to her classmates and coworkers, and that made her contemplate a career change. In 2016 she attended Matthew Kenney Culinary School in #Miami to refine her knowledge and skills, and upon graduation started teaching at the school. In that moment she realized how fulfilling and impactful that line of work was and never looked back. Carla currently hosts informative video series online, provides a weekly meal delivery service to her clients, and teaches private classes. Follow her on Instagram (@rawchefcarla) for more on her offerings and upcoming retreats. AAF CreativeZen was born out of a desire for the local AAF Broward + Palm Beach chapter of the American Advertising Federation AAF District 4 & Choose954 to inspire and engage with our local creative community. Every #CreativeZen event includes complimentary coffee and breakfast bites (when in person) before a short inspiring and thought provoking talk during the second Friday morning of the month. All Creative Zen events are free of charge and open to the community, being creative or a member of the Advertising Federation is not required! We hope you find the inspiration you're looking for through these stories as we did, which is why we pay it back and pay it forward by continuing these events for FREE!