Morning Person: Meet Kaan
We have an amazing team of volunteers and partners who help us make CreativeMornings happen every month. We think they’re super cool and you should totally meet them.
This week: Meet Kaan Hiini!
Who are you?
I’m a creative generalist, a visualiser, a crafter, a doer. I’m a nerd, a board gamer, a weirdly enthusiastic, if uncoordinated, dance partner.
I’m Kaan. And I’m still figuring out what that means.
How do you help out at CreativeMornings/Akl?
I’ve been part of the team since the start, taking photographs. But that has since changed and now I help Jade with all the things. Emails, newsletters, social media content, event prep, community management, Tech guy, video capture and editing. It’s kinda my baby now.
What gets you up in the morning?
My third alarm. The promise of coffee. My work with Curative. He tangata! He tangata! He tangata!
What’s a surprising fact about you?
I’m an award winning dancer.
What is your favourite thing about Auckland?
The West Coast beaches. But more and more it’s the people I meet, and the growing buzz of the place, as it matures into an exciting little city at the bottom of the world. Auckland’s cool, guys. And that’s Ok.
Best breakfast you’ve ever had?
I have many fond memories of summer holidays up in the Far North, waking up to leftover Fried Bread and Papa’s Raw Fish.
Favourite CreativeMornings/Akl so far?
The guys at Assembly did a fantastic one back in June 2012, on the V Motion Project. But Richie Hardcore's talk on Rebel was pretty fantastic, as was Jamie’s McLellan's exploration of Minimal. I have man crushes on all of these people.
Favourite CreativeMornings talks from around the world?
Favourite CreativeMornings Quote?
If I was a colour I would be…
Leaf Green. Vibrant, energetic, fresh and friendly. I hope that’s an accurate description of me. It’s what I aspire to be, at least.
Kaan is currently over in America representing CreativeMornings/ Auckland at the CreativeMornings Summit. You can follow his adventures on Twitter and Instagram, #AmeriKaan.
He’s also attempting to complete his 100 Days Project. If you notice he’s lagging behind give him a hard time about it.
