CrownKeepers

CrownKeepers

With the mission to provide hands-on training, as well as art and trade-based education to those lacking creative and entrepreneurial opportunities, CrownKeepers pledges to create platforms and tangible goods through a holistic experience for the benefit of the public.

There are a lot of things required to build “Creative Currency.”🪄 Curriculum🪄 Facilitators🪄 Supplies🪄 Food🪄 Transportati...
09/15/2026

There are a lot of things required to build “Creative Currency.”

🪄 Curriculum
🪄 Facilitators
🪄 Supplies
🪄 Food
🪄 Transportation
🪄 Funding

But there’s another resource that can be easy to overlook: space.

✅ A place to gather.
✅ A place to ask questions.
✅ A place to sketch the idea that’s been living in your head.
✅ A place to say, “Okay, but what if I…?”
✅ A place to listen to someone who has already built something (_kurtisj_) and realize that maybe you can build something, too.

Last week, that place was Kinship at Camp and we THANK YOU!!!

We needed the students AND they came. They put their bookbags on the floor.They found their names at the tables.They ope...
09/08/2026

We needed the students AND they came.

They put their bookbags on the floor.
They found their names at the tables.
They opened their workbooks.
They met the people who would pour into them.

They talked. They listened. They questioned. They created. They began figuring out what it might mean to take the thing they love doing and see it differently: not only as creativity—but as currency.

And suddenly, the thing we’ve spent months calling Creative Currency wasn’t an idea anymore.

It was a room full of young people. 🪄🪄🪄

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to learn more about CREATIVE CURRENCY,
click the 🔗 in CrownKeepers | NONPROFIT bio ✅✅✅

STORY TIME TUESDAY 💜 | And just like that…we assembled. 🪄Before the first lesson.Before the first assignment.Before the ...
09/01/2026

STORY TIME TUESDAY 💜 | And just like that…we assembled. 🪄

Before the first lesson.
Before the first assignment.
Before the first pitch.

We gathered. ✨
Students. Parents. Guides. Families. Community. ✨
For the very first Creative Currency Opening Assembly. ✨
And we didn’t want it to feel like an orientation. ✨

We wanted our young creatives to understand that they weren’t simply signing up for another program—they were entering a community intentionally built to invest in them‼️

So, after changing the heavy-dramatic-magical-music to tunes more familiar 😂, we did what we do and made it an experience. 💜

Our students discovered their Houses. 🏡
Our Guides were cloaked and made a commitment to share what they know generously. 🧙🏽🧙🏼‍♂️
Our students received their wands as a reminder of their own agency and ability to create. 🪄
Families witnessed it all. ✅

And somewhere between the laughter, the applause, the cloaks, the wands and the conversations, something we’ve been planning for months became real…

⬇️⬇️⬇️
🔟 young creatives are about to spend the next several weeks learning about branding, business, money, marketing, wellness, legal protections, asking for help—and the value of their own ideas.

But Creative Currency has NEVER just been about what we can teach them.

It’s about what happens when young people are surrounded by adults who say:
⚡️ We see you.
⚡️ We believe your ideas have value.
⚡️ And we’re willing to invest our time, knowledge and resources to prove it.

That was “Opening Assembly!”
And tonight?

The first official Creative Currency session begins. 🎉🎉🎉

The cloaks are on.
The wands have been received.
The Houses have been formed.

Now…

the work begins. 🪄💜

LET’S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

We’re closing out IMPRINT this season with Taylor! Sometimes, when life has gotten crazy, and you feel a little stuck o...
08/28/2026

We’re closing out IMPRINT this season with Taylor!

Sometimes, when life has gotten crazy, and you feel a little stuck or out of place- go back to square one.

In this beginner-friendly crochet workshop, Taylor is bringing that philosophy to you. We’ll slow things down and get back to the basics by learning how to make a classic granny square. No crochet experience necessary—just bring yourself and a willingness to learn.

Can’t wait to see you all!!! Link in BIO.

Season 3 of Da Art of Storytellin’ is wrapping up with Anddddd we’ve decided to host a community plant exchange. Feel f...
08/28/2026

Season 3 of Da Art of Storytellin’ is wrapping up with

Anddddd we’ve decided to host a community plant exchange. Feel free to bring plants, propagations or plant accessories to trade.

RSVP is in the bio

Thank you for an eventful third season!!

just in time for ‘OPENING ASSEMBLY’ this evening, Play More Charlotte 🌈 Playful Events for Adults pulled up with a bell—...
08/27/2026

just in time for ‘OPENING ASSEMBLY’ this evening, Play More Charlotte 🌈 Playful Events for Adults pulled up with a bell—NOOOO, THEEEEE BELL—to begin al ceremonies (and more)!!

and, truthfully, we don’t know if we love the bell or her level of excitement more. ehhhhh it’s BOTH!!!! we love them BOTH!! ✨✨✨

THAMK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU for pouring into ‘CREATIVE CURRENCY!!’ 🪄

Today, we want to talk about the people standing behind our ‘10 Founding Students!’The parents.The guardians.The grandpa...
08/25/2026

Today, we want to talk about the people standing behind our ‘10 Founding Students!’

The parents.
The guardians.
The grandparents.
The grown folks making schedules work, asking questions, reading emails, signing forms, arranging rides and saying: “Yes. You can do this.” ✅✅✅

And maybe even more importantly: “Yes. I trust you with my child.”

Yall, “Creative Currency” is new. There wasn’t a previous cohort for these families to call. No alumni testimonials to read. No years of graduation photos to scroll through.

There was an idea. 💡
A vision. 👀
A promise that we would create a space where young creatives could learn about business, money, branding, wellness, ownership and the value of what they already carry. ⚡️

And these families trusted us enough to say “YES!”
We don’t take that lightly.

Because when you entrust someone with your young person, you’re giving them access to something precious: their curiosity, their confidence, their ideas, and their becoming.

So while we’re preparing to pour into 10 incredible students, we’re also incredibly grateful for the village that got them to the door.

Know that we couldn’t begin this experience without you… ✨ THANK YOU!

heeeeeey !! we got the ‘green light’ to take part in Charlotte Is Creative’s “MAKERS + CREATORS MIXER!!” taking place F...
08/20/2026

heeeeeey !! we got the ‘green light’ to take part in Charlotte Is Creative’s “MAKERS + CREATORS MIXER!!” taking place FRIDAY, AUGUST 21st, from 5-9p, we’ll see you soon!! 👑👑👑

join us and other community partners as we connect and commune!!

RSVP to meet us at Seaboard Southend by clicking the 🔗 in bio ✅✅✅

Sometimes an investment looks like a check. 🤑Sometimes it looks like a connection. ⚡️Sometimes it looks like backpacks, ...
08/18/2026

Sometimes an investment looks like a check. 🤑

Sometimes it looks like a connection. ⚡️

Sometimes it looks like backpacks, tote bags and a karaoke machine showing up at your door. 🥹💜

This message came after a supporter purchased items from our Creative Currency wishlist—and that last part stayed with us:

“Students are going to have a most memorable and educational experience!”

THAT. PART. ✅✅✅

Because when we created Creative Currency, we knew we wanted to teach young creatives about branding, business, money, marketing, wellness, legal considerations and how to confidently pitch their ideas.

But we also wanted to create an experience.

One where our students walk into a room and can feel that somebody thought about them.

That somebody prepared for them.

That somebody invested in them before ever meeting them.

Every backpack.
Every supply.
Every snack.
Every facilitator.
Every experience.
Every dollar.

It all says: “We believe your creativity is worth investing in.”

And now, we’re inviting you to say it, too.

Our Founding Cohort is preparing to begin this journey, and there is still room for our community to help us build the experience they deserve.

💜 Purchase something from our wishlist.
💜 Make a financial contribution.
💜 Sponsor part of the experience.
💜 Share Creative Currency with someone who believes in young creatives.

You don’t have to fund the whole vision to become part of the story. You can simply fund a piece of it.

And piece by piece, person by person, we’re showing these young people that their ideas matter.

To Shonya—and everyone who has already invested:

Thank you for helping us build the kind of experience they’ll remember long after the program ends.

Now…who’s next? 👀✨

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You can invest in this 10-week experience for young, aspiring entrepreneurs by clicking the link in CrownKeepers | NONPROFIT bio 🔗

Before the first lesson, there was already something to celebrate: them. 💜Meet the class… 10 students.8 schools.13+ crea...
08/11/2026

Before the first lesson, there was already something to celebrate: them. 💜

Meet the class…

10 students.
8 schools.
13+ creative disciplines.
10+ business ideas.

But those numbers only tell part of the story.

These are young people who are already imagining, making, dreaming and thinking about how their creativity can become something more. ✨

They are photographers. Designers. Musicians. Artists. Writers. Innovators. Problem-solvers. Community-minded young people with ideas that deserve room to grow. ✅

And what struck us most as we reviewed their applications?

Nearly every student expressed a desire to grow in confidence and public speaking. Nearly every student talked about helping others or contributing to their community. And every single one of them is bringing a gift that belongs in this room.

That matters.

Because Creative Currency was never created to give young people creativity.

That, they already have…

We’re here to help them recognize its value.
Give it language.
Build around it.
Protect it.
Price it.
Pitch it.
And, most importantly, believe in it.

These 10 young people aren’t simply participating in our first cohort.

They are founding students. THEY ARE THE FOUNDING EXCHANGE!! 🪄🪄🪄

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To learn more about this 10-week experience for aspiring entrepreneurs in grades 7-12, click the 🔗 in bio.

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1824 Statesville Avenue, Ste 105
Charlotte, NC
28206

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(980) 224-2128

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