Our guest speaker this month is Gill Holland. Him and his wife Augusta have been instrumental in turning a formerly economically depressed and run-down east downtown Louisville area into a thriving arts/design and sustainable district, now known as “NuLu” - Louisville’s East Market District.  Holland coined the term NuLu and serves as President of the NuLu Business Association. 5 years ago, Holland opened NuLu's flagship arts center "The Green Building", a renovated 125 year old building which is now certified LEED "Platinum" and the greenest commercial building in Kentucky.

 

A Spirit Award nominee for film producer of the year (the Oscars for independent films), Gill has worked on over 90 movies, many award winners and Sundance Film Festival favorites.  Gill is a former lawyer, also owns sonaBLAST! Records (Ben Sollee is on the label) He is involved on many cultural boards (incl. Fund for the Arts, Speed Art Museum, Actors Theatre, Olmsted Parks Conservancy, KY Film Commission) and was named 2009’s Person of the Year by Louisville Magazine.  He has three children, Cora, Owsley and Lilla.
 

Please submit your request for a vegetarian entrée when you register for the event      at      at http://business.stmatthewschamber.com/Events/details/august-business-luncheon-1368