Shannon in the News
Shannon Briggs
Cover Story: Crosstown Concourse's Underground ...

An estimated 3,000 people visit Crosstown Concourse each day, most of them working for or a customer, client or patient of one of the building’s tenants. There are also more than 260 apartments on the property as well as a high school that just opened its doors for its first class of 125 freshmen.

In addition to all the people who visit Crosstown daily since it opened in August 2017, there is also a steady stream of people showing up to do freelance assignments or to work remotely from their employer’s or home office.

Cover Story: Crosstown Concourse's Underground Economy (Part 2)
Shannon in the News
Shannon Briggs
Getting Started: Business advice for founders

Shannon Little left her job in marketing with the Huey's restaurant chain in Memphis to start her own solo marketing and social media venture. Such ventures at first glance might seem like a dime a dozen, leaving her with a task that had to be addressed before meeting with her first client.

She now handles marketing and social media efforts for several small businesses and is able to juggle all the tasks that go with that because she took the time to form a plan for herself at the very beginning.

"Define your target audience, your offerings and what value those offerings can bring to that audience," Little said, "My business became stronger, and my processes more streamlined, when I was able to define those terms."

Getting Started: Business advice for founders

The Memphian surrounds its ‘pilgrims’ with color and art

The Memphian surrounds its ‘pilgrims’ with color and art

A decade ago, after Loeb Properties bought and renovated Overton Square, brothers Bob and Louis Loeb commissioned and installed colorful and lively public art — murals, sculpture and more — in seemingly every nook and cranny of the entertainment district.

Meet the Memphis Woman Behind Ivory Closet & Haus of Vox

Meet the Memphis Woman Behind Ivory Closet & Haus of Vox

“My very first dress … ” says Jen Burris. “Of all the pieces I’ve designed, my very first dress is my favorite. It represents the leap I took from wanting to make something to actually doing it.” Jen is the owner and operator of Ivory Closet, the fashion boutique (located in Overton Square) that Jen purchased in December 2019 — just before the world changed. She is also the designer and curator of the clothing line Haus of Vox. And now she is ready to light up the world of design with her newest concepts, drawing inspiration from as far back as childhood. Meet our newest FACE of Memphis!

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