MENUCharlotte Agenda Mission & Team
Why we exist:
Charlotte Agenda exists to make Charlotte the smartest, most human city in the world.
What we are:
User’s guide to Charlotte.
What we do:
We publish 5-10 stories a day on a website and send a handcrafted newsletter early each morning around 7 a.m. (sign up). We also do original reporting straight to Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat.
How large are we?
- Monthly Unique Visitors: 350,000+
- Monthly Pageviews: 1,200,000+
- Daily Newsletter Subscribers: 27,000+ (50% open rate)
- Instagram Following: 75,000+
- Organic Facebook Reach: 1,000,000+
What we believe:
We believe in simplicity.
We believe that readers are smart and should be treated as such.
We believe in working with your best friends.
We believe that great cities drive civilization forward and Charlotte is a great city.
We believe in only doing things if you can be #1 in the world at those things.
We believe that while ideas matter, execution matters more.
We believe in doing things that we’re deeply passionate about.
We believe in drinking beer at work.
We believe that while data matters, human instincts matter more.
We believe that innovation comes from small teams given extreme freedom.
We believe that great stories can come from anyone.
We believe in only doing things that make Mom proud.
We believe that you must face reality as it is, not as you wish it to be.
We believe in being straightforward, transparent and honest.
We believe that it’s always about people.
Team:
View our writers. They’re incredibly talented. Want to get involved? Submit a story!
Andrew Dunn – Editor-in-Chief & Lead Analyst
andrew(at)charlotteagenda.com
LinkedIn, Twitter
Katie Levans – Creative Director & Senior Writer
katie(at)charlotteagenda.com
LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram
Cristina Wilson – Chief Operating Officer
cristina(at)charlotteagenda.com
LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram
Ted Williams – Publisher & Senior Writer
ted(at)charlotteagenda.com
LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram
Kylie Moore – Reporter & Digital Producer
kylie(at)charlotteagenda.com
LinkedIn
Lizzy Sirkin – Digital Strategist
lizzy(at)charlotteagenda.com
LinkedIn
Gi Hallmark – Emerging Products
gi(at)charlotteagenda.com
Twitter
Lindsey Williams – Operations
lindsey(at)charlotteagenda.com
LinkedIn, Twitter
Jason Murtha – Lead Technologist
LinkedIn
Christain Billings – Lead Designer/UX
LinkedIn