In honor of Black History Month, the second of TRILUNA's supper club series will be all about building and nourishing diverse and inclusive communities.
We'll enjoy a networking happy half-hour (drinks are included all night long) where you'll get to meet your fellow supper club members against a backdrop of live music. Then we'll sit down for an incredible family-style meal from The Humble Table featuring guest chef Elsie and her company Afrovitality Eats serving traditional West African food.
We will wrap up the night with a panel discussion about how to be intentional in building diverse and inclusive spaces and then how to nourish them so that they can grow and flourish for generations to come.
This supper club will feature Uncle Earnest, a whiskey "inspired by the best whiskey maker the world never knew, the first known African-American master distiller, Nathan 'Nearest' Green."
Meet Our Panel of Experts:
Josh Mundy, Serial Entrepreneur
Brynn Plummer, Vice President Inclusion & Community Relations, Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Kia Jarmon, Founder, MEPR Agency
Courtney Hale, Founder, knowledgeBANK Nashville
Bernard James, Business Development Manager for Property Management, Inc.
Ashley Brook James, Co-Founder, TRILUNA
Cacey Lewis, Experience & Community Manager, TRILUNA
And featuring music by Dominique! Check him out on Apple Music here.
The goal of these supper clubs is to build community while providing a new vision for wellness in our city. A vision where everyone is included, where being well is an individually determined goal, a vision grounded in growth and intention.
The Menu:
Dodo and pepper- Fried sweet ripe plantains with a mild scotch bonnet sauce
Seafood pepper soup- White fish cooked in a light broth of fresh herbs and indigenous spices
Njama Njama -African style sautéed turnip greens
Riz sauté à la tomate- Traditional dish of rice cooked in a tomato base sauce
Chicken Suya- Grilled chicken marinated in a traditional West African dry rub.
Cameroonian Puff Puff- with a Tamarind caramel sauce.
Folere- Cameroonian hibiscus tea, pineapple, ginger, cane sugar featuring Uncle Nearest Whiskey.
Get To Know Your Hosts:
About TRILUNA:
TRILUNA is an experiential wellness company that specializes in sustainable, realistic wellness with an emphasis on inclusivity and community. Our services range from corporate curriculum to private retreats.
By combining our three core services—movement, cooking classes, and health coaching—we create comprehensive workshops that are as fun as they are transformative. We believe health should be accessible, sustainable, and tinged with just a bit of magic.
About Afrovitality Eats:
Elsie, pronounced LC, was born and raised in Cameroon, West Africa and moved to the US in 2006. By day she is a pharmacist, chatting up a storm with patients. By night (and especially weekends) you’ll find her at her special place-you know the one-the one with the pots and pans, testing and creating new recipes. Her husband’s words when he orders coffee “She’s one of those weirdos that doesn’t drink coffee.” Very true, I’m a tea kinda girl, but all things Spicy & Savory? Count her in. She enjoys eating and cooking. She's not be a fan of winter because she can’t run outdoors, however hot chocolate, a cozy blanket and snow falling outside her window has a special place in her heart.
About The Humble Table:
The Humble Table produces intentionally crafted events and experiences through collaborations with local chefs, farmers, artisans and Nashville-based musicians that align with our collective values of local and ethical sourcing, sustainability and the cultivation of community. We host and curate original pop-up dinners, as well as intimate privately booked dining services
More About Your Speakers:
Josh Mundy: Joshua Mundy is a native Nashvillian whom was inspired at an early age to generate income in very creative ways. His forecasting and visionary skill set has developed him into a serial entrepreneur with the ability to think of an idea or need in the community and quickly take action to set a goal to meet the need.
Joshua Mundy is currently the owner of Music City Cleaners located on Historic Jefferson St at 624b Jefferson; has been in business at that location for over 11 years and has seen the growth in the area first hand. Music City Cleaners is a premier dry cleaners that provides exceptional service to its customers by offering Shirt Service, Dry Cleaning, Free Pick Up & Delivery and much more! The area that he is in is referred to as Germantown and is one of the fastest growing neighborhoods in the city. Learn more here.
Brynn Plummer: Brynn works to drive the growth of inclusive entrepreneurship and economic development in Nashville. Why? Because she believes Nashville should be a thriving and prosperous city for all Nashvilleans.
If you are a startup founder who identifies as: a woman, LGBTQ+, a person of color, a veteran, disabled, immigrant or student she would like to help you get to the right resources. Connect with her here.
Kia Jarmon: Kia Jarmon is Agency Director for boutique communications and community engagement firm, MEPR Agency, visionary for a nonprofit equity collaborative providing capacity building support and leadership development to nonprofits led by people of color, and is the co-leader of the Black Philanthropy Initiative in Nashville. Jarmon is also a trained Rule 31 Civil Mediator and navigates the interconnectedness and division of community, culture, crisis, and communication. Continued here.
For more info on speaking, awards, community commitments, or to work with MEPR Agency visit: kiajarmon.com or mepragency.com.
Courtney Hale: Inspired by the experiences of his childhood, Courtney founded Knowledge Bank Inc., a 501c3 organization whose mission is to make financial education more accessible for youth. He later realized there were insufficient resources available which empower young people and underserved communities to master their personal finances. This revelation lead him to launch Knowledge Bank Solutions, LLC, a social enterprise that uses technology and digital content to empower the next generation of creatives, dreamers and innovators. Learn more here.
Bernard James: Bernard James is a native of Middle TN and has 25 years of experience in real estate property management and banking. Currently serving as a Business Development Manager for Property Management, Inc. Bernard is passionate about community and financial development. He is a strong believer in empowering and educating the diverse and inclusive communities in Middle TN and surrounding areas.
Ashley Brooke James: Ashley is a 300hr certified Hatha/Ayurvedic trained yoga instructor as well as holds certifications in barre fitness and Glidefit CardioWave Aquatics. She has 10+ years of experience in leadership, business, and community development. Ashley is dedicated to connecting diverse communities through health & wellness while guiding others to live an intentional life through meditation and movement.
Cacey Lewis: Cacey moved to Nashville and 2010 and started practicing hot yoga shortly after that. As she deepened her practice she continued to come back to the idea of getting her yoga teacher certification. In 2018 she finally decided to take the leap and received her 200-hour certification from Kali Yuga Yoga in East Nashville. Her teaching style is informative and approachable. She believes that yoga is not about how flexible you are or even how in shape you are, it’s about creating space where there did not used to be space. Her goal as a teacher is to arm her students with information they can use to practice yoga in their daily lives, on and off the mat.