It's Derby Day tomorrow, which reminds me of the times I've inhabited the infield on the first Saturday in May, along with all of the wonderful people one meets there. Things have changed a lot since I was first there 20 years ago and with lots of interesting things going on there today, driven by talented individuals.
In no particular order, but in #followfriday style, here are some of the locals worth finding out more about:
- Humana's Innovation team: Greg Matthews, Chris Hall, Elle Waters, Naimul Huq
- Yum! Brands, @yumbrands, Toni Ewton, Melissa King, KFC Colonel, Pizza Hut
- The team at Doe-Anderson: Jason Falls, Kat French, David Finch
- Formerly Yum!, now with HSR Nick Huhn
- Louisville geek dinner founder and HowWhiteAmI.com creator Ben Thomas
- Amusement park designer Kay Rupp
- Proof On Main general manager Brooks Reitz
- My old high school friend Jeremy Pearman
I've also got my eye on the Idea Festival in September, which looks like a great event and good reason to visit Louisville. And if you're from out of town, a nice place to stay is the 21c Museum Hotel attached to Proof On Main.
