I was invited to a private dinner with other Instagram Digital Influencers to Tony's, Houston's oldest fine dining restaurant. Tony Vallone started Tony's more than 50 years ago and has hosted the last 8 Presidents for dinner.
This intimate evening was spent enjoying lots of amazing food, beautiful dishes, delicious wine, and tons of laughs with new friends.
#TonyLovesHouston
Attached is a growing list of murals I've found around Houston.
Volunteers at GRB Convention Center Day 1.
Gibson Hall is introduced as Creative Director for Decode Digital, an interactive advertising agency based in Houston, TX. Gibson will oversee the entire Design and Development team, and lead the company based on creative direction.
Decode specialities in digital marketing (search ads, social media marketing), traditional advertising (TV, billboards, magazine ads), and website design & development. Decode has worked in the Virtual Reality space, organized events, and has a team of heavy-hitting app developers.
Gibson will work on the CHI St. Luke's Health account, as well as work with local restaurant groups, B2B ventures, local realtors, and family owned businesses. Gibson works with a team of hungry entrepreneurs, including CEO, Kathleen Perley.
I visited the new art exhibit at The Museum of Fine Arts: Kusama: At the End of the Universe. The museum gets Digital Ambassadors together for a sneak peak of the exhibit so we can blog about it and share it. If you can't tell from these photos, it's definitely worth checking out.
Visiting Denver's RiNo district.
@WileyArt
The Greater Houston Partnership (GHP) helps build Houston's economy by joining like-minded business owners for fundraising, city planning, and ongoing development. The GHP hosts monthly luncheons, inviting Houstonians to share their stories about how they are helping shape Houston.
Gibson was the featured speaker in June 2017, sharing what it was like growing up an entrepreneur in Houston, helping one of Houston's billion-dollar companies find success through Customer Experience, and how a city art program is transforming neighborhoods throughout Houston.
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston invited me and other Digital Ambassadors to #MFAHAfterHours to preview the newest exhibit Pipilotti Rist. Pictures don't do the exhibit justice, and I recommend checking it out while it's in town!
Responsive Product Details Page
Website Design, User Experience, Cross-Channel Marketing
As lead User Experience Researcher for Academy Sports + Outdoors, Gibson helped create omnichannel shopping experiences online, in the mobile app, and for associates in more than 700 stores. Gibson created experiences for Browsing & Navigating the website, Viewing Product Information, and Completing the Checkout Flow.
While working for Academy.com, Gibson led the UX research to completely rebuild the website to be Fully Accessible (ADA Compliant) and Responsive, while maintaining the same backend and no downtime.
Seattle has been on my bucket list since I was a little kid and discovered Nirvana and the grunge culture. Being a big art and music fan, Seattle has plenty to offer. The Museum of Pop Culture was one of the coolest museums I’ve been to, housing many pieces from Seattle based musicians and companies like Jimi Hendrix and Nintendo.
I also highly recommend Maneki, the oldest Japanese restaurant in the USA and the best sushi I’ve ever had (yes, better than Uchi). Seattle is known for their fresh fish, so I pretty much stuck with fish all trip and was happy everywhere I went to eat.
We went on a hike on of the days up Rattlesnake Ridge and some of those photos are below.
Kam Franklin and Bun B representing Houston during the Super Bowl.
Super Bowl 51 came through Houston and I think the city did such a great job playing host. Downtown launched 7 new restaurants all within walking distance from Discovery Green, several hotels opened, and the game was incredible.
On the flip side, traffic has been insane! Especially living near all of the mayhem downtown, I'm excited we had such a great week celebrating, and also happy it's over!
My good friend invited me to Beaver Creek, Colorado for a week of skiing and relaxation. Spending a full week off work is great for resetting and it was my first time skiing! I can't wait to go back.
I took my first trip to Boston Massachusetts for the annual Evergage Summit and to visit my friend Reed.
Evergage is a vendor we were using at Academy Sports + Outdoors for personalization on the website. The software uses machine learning to learn customer’s affinities towards brands, colors, price, and style. The tool helps deliver relevant results that are truly personalized.
While in Boston for the conference, I met up with one of my best friends from college in Santa Barbara, Reed. Reed is currently getting his masters in UX, so we had plenty to nerd out about. He also had an extra bike and was a great host of the city.
Some of my highlights included seeing Harvard and MIT, visiting George Washington’s house, watching a game and seeing the Big Monster at Fenway Park, and being a tourist.
I look forward to going back to Boston soon!
Kendrick Lamar at Discovery Green during Final Four weekend.
Houston hosted the Final Four and I was invited by #HoustonNoLimits to take some photos to share with you on my blog and on Instagram using that hashtag. This event is one of the many awesome events happening in Houston throughout the year. It's great to have Houston be such a great host city.
Panic at the Disco.
Thanks to @HoustonNoLimits for the media passes to capture the event!
I have a massive sweet tooth, and using whole, natural ingredients to make pancakes helps me think it's good for myself... because, it is.
This recipe is from @TheBlondePantry
1/4 cup oats
2 tbsp flax seed
3 eggs
2 ripe bananas
1 scoop chocolate Whey Protein Powder
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tbsp almond butter
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
