MEET OUR NEW MARKETING GURU, WINSTON PHILLIPS
Meet the newest member of The Nearby Team, Winston Phillips! She joins us as our Director of Marketing and we're absolutely thrilled to have her on board! Get to know a little about Winston and feel free to shoot her an email at [email protected] to say hello! She'd love to hear from you!
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Style Icon(s): My alter-egos: Audrey Hepburn and Leadra Medine (a.k.a. the Man Repeller)
Words to live by/favorite quote: “Here is my secret. It is very simple. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; What is essential is invisible to the eye.” Le Petit Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The quote I try to live by!
Tell us about yourself! What made you want to come work for The Nearby? Working with The Nearby is a dream! I was an Art History major at Davidson College, and I have spent the past few years attempting to find my place in the corporate world – ideally somewhere at the intersection of business, creativity and art/fashion. I have finally found the perfect blend, and I finally feel at home :) I wanted to work for The Nearby because I share its values and believe in its mission, 100%. Our goal is simple. At root, it is to support small business, local economies, incredibly talented individuals and of course, great taste. It makes me smile ear to ear knowing that I have found a job where I can do all of this.
Favorite local spots in Charlotte? Restaurants, shops, bars? I LOVE to live and eat local when I can, so you can be sure to find me at any farm-to-table restaurant or farmer’s market!! Some of my favs: Luna’s Living Kitchen, Fern, Good Food, Harvest Moon, Barrington’s and of course, good ole’ Reid’s Grocery. I always stock up on my Lenny Boy Kombucha (bottled right here in Charlotte, NC!) at Atherton Mill’s farmer’s market, and hit up Be Yoga for some awesome vinyasa! The Greenway is my favorite way to get outdoors.
Show us your feed faves...what’s on your wish list in the app right now? Dying for all of these...And Y not? at Flagship By George, So Chic, So Celine at A'maree's, Lanvin Mini Wedge at Flagship By George, Swan Dress In Winter White at Ramey Rhodes, Dani Renchard Painting at Wizzie Broach Interiors...
What do you love about The Nearby? This is such a fun question to answer! To start, I love what The Nearby stands for – community, relationships, and local everything. The Nearby’s mission is to help people realize that shopping and living local is as easy (and better) than doing everything online. Our goal is to support local boutiques, stores and artists and to educate consumers, and this is a goal that I’m honored to work towards every single day! Of course,my absolute FAVORITE part about using the app is discovering new shops around the country. Every single store is stunning and so incredibly unique. The spaces and merchandise are beautiful, and they are all perfectly edited and curated for their local communities and clientele – which is why following stores in California, for example, is so fun and exciting to me. Finally, what I have loved even more is getting to know the faces and the talent behind these wonderful local institutions. I always look forward to using the “comment” or “buy/chat” features on the app so I can get to know some awesome people! At the end of the day we are a community, and independent retailers are all benefitting one another by coming together. The Nearby encourages consumers nationwide to support local economies and local talent. This app brings people together.