Lunch + Learn

Join us every month for our Lunch & Learn series, where we bring together entrepreneurs, local business owners, and community members to connect, share ideas, and learn from industry experts.

Each session features a guest speaker who presents on a topic vital for business growth and innovation.

Enjoy a meal, engage in meaningful conversations, and gain valuable insights to help you and your business thrive. Don’t miss this opportunity to network and be inspired over lunch!

Amy: Founder, Executive baker & digital decorator

Amy Robinson, a Graphic Design Professor at Arizona State University, is passionate about empowering small businesses and entrepreneurs with branding and design knowledge through interactive workshops and speaking engagements.

As the founder for both Tiny Fox Creative and The Brand Girls Bakery, Amy uses her signature baking metaphor to simplify digital accessibility for business owners, seasoned designers and students alike. With humor and expertise, she’s breaking down barriers and advocating for inclusive design in every digital space.

Christina: Chief Dough Developer

Christina Carrasquilla is a cross-media designer and educator. Her design areas of interest include interaction design, HTML & CSS, social media, and print design. Her service efforts are directed towards systematically marginalized groups and K-12 outreach.

Taylor: Confectionary Coach
Taylor is a versatile artist and designer with a Bachelor's in Interdisciplinary Arts from the University of Washington. Currently a Creative Associate at McKinsey & Company, Taylor is also dedicated to mentorship and education, volunteering as an art mentor with Free Arts AZ and serving on the board of AIGA AZ.

The Brand Girls Bakery

We’re passionate accessibility advocates, web developers, graphic designers, and UX strategists who are really passionate about everyone being able to have equal and fair access to the World Wide Web and beyond. If you are too, you can think of us as your accessibility sous bakers—helping you sift through jargon to keep you compliant and in the right advocacy space to make a difference in your designs, at your job, and in your community.

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