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#INBOUND17: Roxane Gay at The INBOUND Studio
Author Roxane Gay in an intimate The INBOUND Studio livestreamed interview talks about her writing process, fiction vs. nonfiction, and what she plans to discuss with Michelle Obama the next morning on the #INBOUND17 stage.
Huuuuuuuge Roxane Gay fangirl over here. As stated in my Jen Rubio post, my conference badge did not get me into The INBOUND Studio sessions. I got access to Jen's by being an early retweeter; I got access to Roxane's by waiting outside the door and begging. It worked, and for fifteen glorious minutes, I was fifteen feet away from greatness.
I was glad they discussed her actual work, and not just her upcoming interview with Michelle Obama, which was slated for the very next morning. That being said, those of us who watched this interview spent the entire morning waiting with bated breath to discover MO's favorite song from "Lemonade" (if you missed my tweets, you'll just have to wait until tomorrow's blog post!).
Aaaaand now I have an autographed copy of "Hunger." And a pic with her. I can die happy.
#INBOUND17: Jen Rubio
Away founder Jen Rubio talks about creating a culture, not just a product, at #INBOUND17.
The INBOUND Studio is an intimate setting for live-streamed interviews with speakers at #INBOUND17. My ticket level didn't allow access to those sessions, but I had the good fortune of attending a few anyway, due to a combination of tenacity and tweeting.
I admit that I didn't know much about Warby Parker alum Jen Rubio and her startup, Away - I'm not a huge traveler, though I had seen her awesome suitcases (with embedded chargers!) advertised on social media. I loved hearing what she had to say about creating Away as an overall travel brand, beyond just selling suitcases. She and her team truly love travel, and want to contribute in a meaningful way to that culture and dialogue.
Best quote:
"If you're not emotionally connecting, you're not building a brand, you're just selling a product"