About this Event
Create. Influence. Lead.
What does it take to create content that inspires, influences, and makes a positive impact?
Join GTC for Trending with a Purpose, an interactive experience designed to help our TAL10 youth explore the exciting world of digital media, storytelling, and personal branding!
From podcasting and photography to social media content creation, participants will discover how to use their voices, creativity, and digital platforms to inspire others while learning the importance of responsible social media use.
What to Expect
- Podcast Studio: Step behind the mic! Learn how to ask engaging questions, communicate confidently, and record a powerful message that inspires others.
- Reel & Social Media Lab: Lights, camera, create! Explore the art of short-form video, learn filming techniques, and discover how to create engaging content while building a positive digital footprint.
- Photography & Branding Lab: Get creative behind the camera! Explore photography, visual storytelling, and how logos, images, and slogans can bring a message to life.
The Elevating Excellence Challenge
After exploring all three creative stations, participants will team up to develop their own Elevating Excellence digital campaign promoting leadership, positivity, and meaningful influence.
Each team will combine original photos, video, messaging, and branding ideas to bring its campaign to life, then share its creation during a live team showcase!
Throughout the experience, youth will strengthen their creativity, communication, collaboration, and digital citizenship skills while discovering how to make their voices count.
The winner will be featured on GTC social media channels!
Special Guest Speaker
Mom Kayla Bishop is a Tampa-based lifestyle content creator, mom, and social media influencer known for her authentic, relatable approach to motherhood, beauty, fitness, wellness, and everyday life.
Through creative storytelling, humor, and transparency, Kayla has built an engaged community of millennial women, encouraging them to prioritize themselves while navigating life's many responsibilities. Her content blends aspirational living with real-life experiences, helping her connect with audiences in a meaningful and relatable way.
Kayla has collaborated with nationally recognized brands, including Target, Disney, Walgreens, Costco, Mattress Firm, Purina, and Tylenol.
A proud member of the GTC since 2023, Mom Kayla is the mother of Button and Bow Sarai. She is the Social Media Manager for GTC, working alongside CE Ekecia.
At Trending with a Purpose, Mom Kayla will share her experience as a content creator, helping TAL10 youth explore personal branding, digital storytelling, and how to use social media responsibly to inspire and positively influence others.
What to Wear
Show some chapter pride! Please wear your favorite GTC apparel. Additionally, dinner will be provided.
See you there!
Tal10s Alexia, Omari, Nnenna, and Zuri
Event venue & nearby stays
Solita's House, 1029 E. Hillsborough Ave., Tampa, United States
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