Gather Connect Create || (formerly Cream City Dreams)
Cream City Dreams is now Gather Connect Create!
New name, same host 👋🏼 Bite-sized episodes with big connection!
Join me weekly for inspiration, interviews and simple ideas you can use in your own community to create more connections IN REAL LIFE, no matter where you find yourself!
Gather Connect Create || (formerly Cream City Dreams)
Latest Episodes
In praise of front porch season, in conversation with Dr. Jane R. Shore of School of Thought (part 2)
Front porch or back porch? It sounds like a trivial choice. But as Dr. Jane R. Shore unpacks this question in a recent Substack essay, that decision carries real weight, shaping who we encounter and how connected we might become in our own neig...
Why the future of learning MUST be human, with Dr. Jane R. Shore
What does it really mean to learn with people, not just from them? In this episode, I talk with Dr. Jane R. Shore, learning scientist, researcher, visual storyteller, and founder of a beautifully illustrated Substack, School of Tho...
Wait, There's a Club for That?
As kids we didn't need a reason to start a club. A treehouse, a secret handshake, a made-up name (as in my case, The Silver Binder Club) ... and that was enough. But somewhere along the way we convinced ourselves that clubs needed a...
When your nametag says "I am here to listen"
This week another short and sweet story about what it means to be a good neighbor. A full-circle story of gratitude, connection, and what happens when we share of ourselves with abundance. If you need a pick-me-up this w...
The Secret to (Great) Small Talk with Nydia Maurás-Jones
If showing up to a room full of complete strangers, or to a networking event, or to any situation where you must interact with people you've barely met gives you even the slightest amount of anxiety ... today's episode is for you.T...