Donna Bryson
Story Date: November 7, 2017
Location: BookBar
Topic: Lost and/or Found
Donna Bryson has aspired to be a journalist ever since she stopped wanting to be a circus tight rope walker. She grew up in California, attended university in Illinois, reported from and lived in South Africa, India, Egypt and the UK and now is a freelance journalist based in Denver. She published It's a Black White Thing, a nonfiction book about race relations among young South Africans, in 2014 and is now working on a second nonfiction book, about the reintegration of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans into civilian life.
Jo Chehouri
Story Date: November 7, 2017
Location: BookBar
Topic: Lost and/or Found
Jo Ali Chehouri is an instigator, consultant and global changemaker. He spends his time and energy prodding individuals and organizations to "get to the human" in today's tech-driven daily life.
He cut his chops helping Lisbon's first two hostels win fancy awards, worked a winning presidential campaign and spent three years as an international management consultant going toe-to-toe with top-brass at organizations like NASA, Google and L'Oréal.
These days he spends his time back in Denver, going on long walks and coffee talks with people he cares about.
If you've got a great grandpa story, you should tell him - he's been reflecting a lot on how to revive great traditions and tales we just don't take time to celebrate today.
Reach out to him on Linkedin. Or even better, ask him for his phone number - unless it's too old fashion for you :)
Andrea Pliner
Story Date: November 7, 2017
Location: BookBar
Topic: Lost and/or Found
Cosmic artist, mama hen and free spirited adventurer, Andrea Pliner is used to telling fantastical stories through her found object sculptural artwork. She is excited to be stepping onto the Raconteur stage to share even more stories of things lost and things found and how they had a profound impact on who she is as a person.