Co-founder & Cultural Curator, Atlanta Influences Everything
Bem Joiner believes in Atlanta. Born and raised in the city, he has a pure passion for its people and its progress. He majorly contributes to what makes culture in Atlanta, cool and captivating. As a culture curator and co-founder of the civic-minded creative consultancy/brand, Atlanta Influences Everything, Bem has managed and consulted a variety of lifestyle brands and designed meaningful programs for clients like Sprite, Mississippi Dept. of Education, truth.com, Jack Daniels, Nissan, the National Black Arts Festival, The Atlanta Dream, Atlanta United and countless others. He has also booked “early-adopter” shows for Drake, Kendrick Lamar and the Goodie Mob reunion. Bem is also one of the founders of CreativeCall.org which is a community service effort/collaboration between Atlanta and Stockholm creatives and was previously the Community Engagement Coordinator for the Center for Civic Innovation in South Downtown Atlanta. Bem has most recently joined the leadership team at 8 Strains, a cannabis & meta start-up in San Francisco as the Culture & Community lead and is also a member of the Atlanta Civic Collaborative. He is also currently sitting on the boards of four non-profits , Oakland Cemetery, The Wren’s Nest, The AJ Terrell Foundation, and The Atlanta Land Trust.