Looking Back at 2015

This year has been really great for us. CreativeMornings started out 2015 with 104 chapters and we now have 130 chapters all over the world. We're happy to say Chicago was #5—our chapter was established in 2011 and this month we celebrated our 49th event!

Though we've been doing these events for 4+ years, we encountered many firsts in 2015. For speakers, we had our first fashion designer, architect, museum director, comedian, instrument maker, chef, mosaic artist, performance artist, street artist, journalist and quilter! We also introduced "30 Second Pitches", where 2 members from the audience come up to share something that will have a positive effect on them or our community. And finally, we had our first Partner, Braintree, who sponsored every event in 2015 (and will continue throughout 2016)!

We learned to see the beautiful in the ugly, empathize with our clients, and how taking action could change your life, among other things. Watch the video above to take a look back at some great moments in 2015. Special thanks to all the speakers, volunteers, and sponsors who made this year possible, and to you for giving our events purpose and being an integral part of our community.

We look forward to keeping this good thing going in 2016!

Photos by: Chris Gallevo, Chris Mendoza and Stephanie Strauss
Video by: Ben Derico, Alejandro Moore, Anica Wu, Emily Kosciuk, and Chris Mendoza