Main Street Mentor

The Main Street Mentor team is expanding to fuel the growth of main street, tourism, and small business economies! We’re thrilled to announce the addition of two accomplished professionals: Christopher Just as our Creative Director and Jaime Vaughn as our Director of Marketing and Partner Success. Their expertise allows us to develop and deliver an even broader array of products and services to support our partners in achieving meaningful growth. Chris Just has over 25 years experience as a creative working for industry advertising agencies like the Martin Agency, The Buntin Group, EP+Co and FITZCO. His career is marked by successful collaborations with a host of established global, National and local brands encompassing 360 marketing strategy, creative direction, design, lead generation, business development, multi-team leadership and workflow management. Chris brings an unwavering commitment to craft tailored creative strategies, steer organizational visions, and consistently deliver measurable results. His work is fueled by a passion for innovation, collaboration, and the drive to inspire others. His dedication extends across a broad spectrum of specialty disciplines ensuring impactful, fully-integrated campaign development and marketing solutions that connect the heart of the brand to the heart of the consumer. Jaime Vaughn brings extensive marketing and sales experience from the entertainment industry to her new role as Director of Marketing and Partner Success. With a decade at Word Entertainment/Warner Music Group, she worked with legacy artists like Point of Grace and Big Daddy Weave, launched acts like for King & Country and We Are Messengers, and collaborated on film and TV properties such as VeggieTales, When Calls the Heart, Fox Faith, and Warner Brother’s Family. She has also worked globally with Lifeway covering sales and marketing for Australia, New Zealand, and Africa. and most recently served as a Media Strategist for Salem Media's ?????? ????????????????. As Main Street Mentor continues to grow, we remain steadfast in our mission to empower chambers, tourist development councils, and local businesses and strengthen the main street economy.

Small may be overlooked, and you might feel overwhelmed and even over it, but trust us, this is exactly the precipice needed for transforming a community into a vibrant destination! Join us for part 2 of this series with DIY Tourism and Main Street Mentor!

This is a great opportunity for place makers!

We're excited to participate in this webinar with JB Media Group, LLC and JB Media Institute, LLC and the DIY Tourism Conference!

Happy 4th of July from Harbor Springs, Michigan! Aren’t #MainStreets just the best?

Vibrant Communities start with vibrant relationships and one of the most important relationships to cultivate is between Main Street and Tourism. Join our Co-Founder, ?? Josh Collins ?? and Sarah Benoit as they share better practices for places to grow into vibrant destinations! Register here --> https://lnkd.in/ePA--XTR

Sometimes, the simplest conversation partners unlock the next best step to stewarding vibrant communities with your audience. Grab a FREE 15-minute Discovery Call with your Main Street Mentor today. We'll use the time block to uncover your next best step.

We're just getting started here at MSM and we sure do love the beauty of everything that happens on streets like this all over the world. This is #FranklinTn and we love getting to walk down these streets every day. What's your favorite stroll to take a breather along? Let us know in the comments below!