On this episode, I’m joined by Todd Richardson, President at the Crosstown Redevelopment Cooperative, to hear how he’s using his experience in both the arts and hospitality to cultivate a thriving, connected local community.

Todd’s background in the arts has given him a passion for both individual expression and human connectivity. To him, that’s the purpose of both the arts and hospitality: to bring people together.

The Crosstown Concourse is a manifestation of that passion, where arts and entertainment venues live side-by-side with healthcare facilities, restaurants, retail stores, offices and apartments, all in one complex. Todd calls it a vertical village because it functions as its own community where people of all kinds live and work together seamlessly.

It’s an outstanding example of how hospitality organizations can help to create meaningful human connections.

Todd Richardson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-richardson-933137160/

Crosstown Redevelopment Cooperative - https://crosstownconcourse.com/

Crosstown Concourse Documentary - https://youtu.be/FoZ9OV54v2E

Sears Crosstown in Memphis: From Catalogues to a Concourse - https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781467147996

Crosstown Case Study - https://www.rudybruneraward.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/RBA-Pub2019_BOOK_FINALhq_CrosstownConcourse.pdf

Crosstown Arts - https://crosstownarts.org/

Chris Cano - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismcano/

Upshift - https://www.linkedin.com/company/upsh%C4%B1ft/

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