En Garde! Detroit

BOOMING. That’s what the experience of TEDxDetroit last week felt like, provided and hopefully would be described as from a distance.  The energy and passion from the speakers provided a wonderful texture that highlighted the promise and zeal of those in the audience.  During breaks, ebullient discussions about what had been absorbed, blended with what personal pursuits were being undertaken.  BOOM! To understand what’s happening here in Detroit, Southeast Michigan, the overall region-you need not be here.  Just listening, paying attention works. However, a visit will surely confirm the obvious, this is not your same Detroit and we refuse to allow you to remain ensconced in your perceptions about those of us here.

Julie Clark delivered a powerful story on beating the odds and Rob Bliss showed us how we can do it together. Charlie Cavell then hit how lives can be changed by paying it forward.  All to the sounds of some incredibly gifted artists whose sonic interpretations resonated within our independent vibrations

TEDxDetroit attendees included those who’d recently left, those who’d recently arrived and everyone in between.  The day brought us together to envision not the past, rather a future shaped by it and how so many are presently doing so many awesome things right here. And you can too.  Whatever the quirky thought you have, bring it out and share it.  Because no one else is going to do it for us.

The En Garde! Detroit team was present to witness Founder & CEO, Bobby Smith present his BIG idea  worth sharing(VIDEO).  Lauded as potentially one of the days most powerful and impactful talks, we’re not here to decide, but here are some Tweets (Follow Bobby) that Bobby received after sharing the stage with a group of extraordinary thought provokers.

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Written by: Quentin Love CMO