About the show

Designsensory is proud to present over twenty amazing conversations with tourism leaders from all across Tennessee. Recorded live from the Music City Center in Nashville in a little less than 48 hours, Chris McAdoo and Brad Carpenter learn what (and more importantly...who!) makes Tennessee tourism tick.

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Episodes

  • Lee Curtis | Tennessee State Museum

    October 17th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  15 mins 50 secs
    branding, business, creativity, entrepreneurship, hospitality, marketing, tennessee, tourism

    Lee Curtis tells stories behind the exhibits at the Tennessee State Museum, and schools Chris & Brad with her knowledge and expertise of all things Tennessee History.

  • Mark Adams & Chad Netherland | Gatlinburg CVB

    October 17th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  18 mins 25 secs
    branding, business, creativity, entrepreneurship, hospitality, marketing, tennessee, tourism

    Mark Adams & Chad Netherland stop by to talk the economical and sociological impact of tourism and the power of community.

  • Kate Barido | Ober Gatlinburg

    October 17th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  18 mins 57 secs
    branding, business, creativity, entrepreneurship, hospitality, marketing, tennessee, tourism

    Kate Barido talks about life and her experiences at Ober Gatlinburg, a popular ski resort nestled in the peaks of the smoky mountains.

  • Jessica Doppelt | Pigeonforge.com

    October 17th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  13 mins 40 secs
    branding, business, creativity, entrepreneurship, hospitality, marketing, tennessee, tourism

    Jessica Doppelt stops by to talk about how she came to own and operate a massively popular and important website in the tourism world... Pigeonforge.com.

  • Veronica Byrd | Morgan County Part 2

    October 17th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  12 mins 9 secs
    branding, business, creativity, entrepreneurship, hospitality, marketing, tennessee, tourism

    Veronica Byrd stops by to talk about outdoor recreation and creating attractions in rural counties like her own Morgan County, TN.

  • Linda Brooks Jones | Morgan County Part 1

    October 17th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  17 mins 6 secs
    branding, business, creativity, entrepreneurship, hospitality, marketing, tennessee, tourism

    Linda Brooks Jones recounts many amazing stories about Morgan County... including one involving a former President of the United States...

  • Cindy Todd | Tennessee Aquarium

    October 17th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  15 mins 55 secs
    branding, business, creativity, entrepreneurship, hospitality, marketing, tennessee, tourism

    Cindy Todd stops by to dive in deep into the marketing & conservation goals of the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga.

  • Carol Agee | Dollywood

    October 17th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  19 mins 47 secs
    branding, business, creativity, entrepreneurship, hospitality, marketing, tennessee, tourism

    Carol Agee talks about working "9 to 5" at Dollywood for so many "Rockin' Years"

  • Sam Maynard | James White's Fort

    October 17th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  12 mins 26 secs
    branding, business, creativity, entrepreneurship, hospitality, marketing, tennessee, tourism

    Sam Maynard regales us with stories from over two centuries of Knoxville, TN's past.

  • Pam May | Roane Alliance

    October 17th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  13 mins 25 secs
    branding, business, creativity, entrepreneurship, hospitality, marketing, tennessee, tourism

    Pam May chats about growing up in Roane County, what brought her back, and how new opportunities are helping to grow and shape the community.

  • Jim Evans | Vice President, Marketing & Air Service Development at Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority

    October 16th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  19 mins 27 secs
    branding, business, creativity, entrepreneurship, hospitality, marketing, tennessee, tourism

    Jim Evans' knowledge and expertise soars in this episode about the ups-and-downs of running a modern airport.

  • Marcus Watson | Skybridge

    October 16th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  14 mins 15 secs
    branding, business, creativity, entrepreneurship, hospitality, marketing, tennessee, tourism

    Marcus Watson on the opportunities and challenges of a family business, and legacy, of the Gatlinburg Skybridge.