2024 Remote Worker
Incentive Program

Out of an impressive pool of over 7,000 applications, we're excited to welcome 14 talented individuals and their families to Columbus! Scroll down to meet our amazing new movers and learn more about the significant economic impact they bring to our city.

Applicants

Applications for the Columbus Remote Worker Incentive program opened in late January 2024 through MakeMyMove, a leading online platform connecting remote workers with exciting relocation opportunities.

Applicant Pipeline Metrics

  • Average Personal Income: $100,530

  • Average Household Income: $134,514

  • Average Household Size: 2.1

  • Top 10 States Applicants Applied From: GA, FL, TX, AL, CA, NY, NC, NJ, VA, OH/MD (tied for 10th)

  • Applicants from 36 states (including Washington DC)

Economic Impact

$2.0M

Annual Economic Impact

$8.5M

5-Year Economic Impact

$1.57M 

Muscogee County
Real Estate Purchased

As of August 26, 2024

$247k

Annual Tax Contribution

Our initial investment of $180,000 is projected to yield a remarkable annual economic impact of $2 million. Additionally, these new residents are estimated to contribute $247.6k annually in taxes, further bolstering our city's financial health. Detailed calculations for the economic impact are available below. By attracting skilled talent and fostering community growth, we are laying the foundation for a thriving and prosperous city.

  • New residents are very valuable to our community. They spend in the local economy, they pay taxes, their kids fill seats in local schools and so much more. MakeMyMove estimates the annual economic impact of our recruited households using the IMPLAN input/output model to calculate the induced economic output, and supplement that output with the expected state and local income taxes these recruits would bring to our region. This number represents the incremental economic impact of our movers each year.

    IMPLAN® model, 2023 Data, using inputs provided by MakeMyMove and IMPLAN Group LLC, IMPLAN System (data and software), 16905 Northcross Dr., Suite 120, Huntersville, NC 28078 www.IMPLAN.com

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    Understanding IMPLAN: Multipliers

    The foundation upon which IMPLAN economic impact analyses are built is the input-output (I-O) model, and the basis for I-O models are multipliers. Multipliers are rates of change that describe how a given change in a particular industry generates impacts in the overall economy (e.g. for every dollar spent in the economy an additional $0.25 of economic activity is generated locally, implying a multiplier of 1.25). What multipliers represent and how they are calculated can vary significantly.

    WHAT DO MULTIPLIERS REPRESENT?

    With impact analyses, you can apply determined multipliers to whatever element you are seeking to quantify. Multipliers exist in the IMPLAN Model to describe rates of changes for several different variables:

    Output - Output is the base Multiplier from which all other Multipliers are derived. The Output Multiplier describes the total Output generated as a result of 1 dollar of Output in the target Industry. Thus, if an Output Multiplier is 2.25, that means that for every dollar of production in this Industry, $2.25 of activity is generated in the local economy: the original dollar and an additional $1.25.

    Employment - Employment Multipliers describe the total jobs generated as a result of 1 job in the target Industry. Thus, if an Employment Multiplier is 2.33, that means that every Direct Job supports 2.33 jobs in the total economy: the original job and 1.33 additional jobs.

    Labor Income - Labor Income Multipliers describe the dollars of Labor Income generated as a result of one dollar of Labor Income in the target Industry. A Labor Income Multiplier of 2.2 indicates that for every dollar of Direct Labor Income in this Industry another $1.20 of Labor Income is generated in the local economy.

    Value Added - Value Added Multipliers describe the total dollars of Value Added generated as a result of one dollar of Value Added in the target Industry. A Value Added Multiplier of 2.3 indicates that for every dollar of Direct Value Added in this Industry another $1.30 of Value Added is generated in the local economy.

    HOW ARE MULTIPLIERS CALCULATED?

    Now that it is established what values you quantify with multipliers, let’s dig into the types of multipliers and how you calculate them. There are two types of multipliers found in IMPLAN which differ in their definition of "total" impact: Type I and Type SAM.

    Type I - Type 1 Multipliers are representative of indirect effects. This type looks only at business to business purchases and does not include the effects of local household spending. This Multiplier is calculated as: (Direct + Indirect Effects) / Direct Effect.

    • Since the denominator for the multiplier is always 1.00, the Type I Multiplier will equal the Direct Effect + the Indirect Effect

    • Thus, the Type I Multiplier for Employment describes the direct and supply chain jobs within the study region resulting from one direct job.

    Type SAM - Type SAM Multipliers are representative of the induced effects. SAM stands for social accounting matrix and in short, is the data representative of how households and government institutions spend their earnings in the economy after taxes, personal savings and so on. SAM Multipliers include the impact of Household spending and is the more commonly used Multiplier. It is calculated as: (Direct + Indirect + Induced Effects) / Direct Effect.

    • For example, the Type SAM Multiplier for Output describes the total output created in the study region resulting from one dollar of direct Output.

    • It also includes other non-industrial transactions, such as institution savings, payment of social security taxes, and commuting.

    WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EFFECTS & MULTIPLIERS?

    Outputs from impact analyses are demonstrated as effects, and multipliers affect how you arrive at those values. When the dollars or jobs associated with all the rounds of local purchasing are summed, the resultant values are the effects. The relationship between multipliers and effects vary depending on the type of effects: direct, indirect, and induced. Direct effects are the values to which the multipliers are applied and trigger indirect and induced effects. Indirect and induced effects are the resulting values of the multiplier. The Multipliers represent 4 variables and are calculated differently based on what they constitute.

    Direct Effect

    For Output, these effects are either 1.00 or 0.00. For every dollar spent in an Industry, if the Industry exists in the region, there is a dollar's worth of activity in the local economy. If the Industry doesn't exist in the region, the effect is 0.00.

    For Employment, the Effect represents the number of jobs per $1,000,000 of production in the Industry.

    Labor Income Effects represent the Labor Income dollars per $1,000,000 of production in the Industry.

    Value Added Effects represent the Total Value Added and various Value Added subset dollars per $1,000,000 of production in the Industry.

    Indirect Effects

    For Output, the Effect represents the sum of local business to business purchases per dollar of Output.

    For Employment, the Effect represents the number of jobs per $1,000,000 of business to business purchases by all resultant rounds of local Industry purchases.

    Labor Income Effect represents the value of Labor Income dollars per $1,000,000 of business to business purchases by all resultant rounds of local Industry purchases.

    Value Added Effect represents the of Value Added dollars per $1,000,000 of business to business purchases by all resultant rounds of local Industry purchases.

    Induced Effects

    For Output, the Effect represents the sum of local Household purchases per dollar of Output, based on Labor Income payments made by the target Industry and the local Industries from which they purchase.

    For Employment, the Effect represents the number of jobs supported in local Industries per $1,000,000 of Direct spending in the target Industry as a result of Household purchases derived from Labor Income payments throughout all rounds of the impact.

    Labor Income Effect represents the value of Labor Income dollars per $1,000,000 of Direct spending in the target Industry in local Industries as a result of Household purchases derived from Labor Income payments throughout all rounds of the impact.

    Value Added Effect represents the Value Added dollars per $1,000,000 of Direct spending in the target Industry in local Industries as a result of Household purchases derived from Labor Income payments throughout all rounds of the impact.

    Total Effects are the sum of the Direct, Indirect, and Induced Effects. For Output, this value is the same as the SAM Multiplier.

    THE TAKEAWAY

    The key to economic impact effects is multipliers. Understanding how multipliers are calculated is straightforward, but gathering the data necessary to determine them can be arduous. IMPLAN leverages trusted and granular data across 546 industries to calculate multipliers for any region of interest and ensure your analysis represents your complete impact.

  • Participants in relocation programs rarely stay for less than a year. Drawn from real-world retention rates from across the country, MakeMyMove and IMPLAN estimate what our recruits will generate over 5 years.

    IMPLAN® model, 2023 Data, using inputs provided by MakeMyMove and IMPLAN Group LLC, IMPLAN System (data and software), 16905 Northcross Dr., Suite 120, Huntersville, NC 28078 www.IMPLAN.com

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    Understanding IMPLAN: Multipliers

    The foundation upon which IMPLAN economic impact analyses are built is the input-output (I-O) model, and the basis for I-O models are multipliers. Multipliers are rates of change that describe how a given change in a particular industry generates impacts in the overall economy (e.g. for every dollar spent in the economy an additional $0.25 of economic activity is generated locally, implying a multiplier of 1.25). What multipliers represent and how they are calculated can vary significantly.

    WHAT DO MULTIPLIERS REPRESENT?

    With impact analyses, you can apply determined multipliers to whatever element you are seeking to quantify. Multipliers exist in the IMPLAN Model to describe rates of changes for several different variables:

    Output - Output is the base Multiplier from which all other Multipliers are derived. The Output Multiplier describes the total Output generated as a result of 1 dollar of Output in the target Industry. Thus, if an Output Multiplier is 2.25, that means that for every dollar of production in this Industry, $2.25 of activity is generated in the local economy: the original dollar and an additional $1.25.

    Employment - Employment Multipliers describe the total jobs generated as a result of 1 job in the target Industry. Thus, if an Employment Multiplier is 2.33, that means that every Direct Job supports 2.33 jobs in the total economy: the original job and 1.33 additional jobs.

    Labor Income - Labor Income Multipliers describe the dollars of Labor Income generated as a result of one dollar of Labor Income in the target Industry. A Labor Income Multiplier of 2.2 indicates that for every dollar of Direct Labor Income in this Industry another $1.20 of Labor Income is generated in the local economy.

    Value Added - Value Added Multipliers describe the total dollars of Value Added generated as a result of one dollar of Value Added in the target Industry. A Value Added Multiplier of 2.3 indicates that for every dollar of Direct Value Added in this Industry another $1.30 of Value Added is generated in the local economy.

    HOW ARE MULTIPLIERS CALCULATED?

    Now that it is established what values you quantify with multipliers, let’s dig into the types of multipliers and how you calculate them. There are two types of multipliers found in IMPLAN which differ in their definition of "total" impact: Type I and Type SAM.

    Type I - Type 1 Multipliers are representative of indirect effects. This type looks only at business to business purchases and does not include the effects of local household spending. This Multiplier is calculated as: (Direct + Indirect Effects) / Direct Effect.

    • Since the denominator for the multiplier is always 1.00, the Type I Multiplier will equal the Direct Effect + the Indirect Effect

    • Thus, the Type I Multiplier for Employment describes the direct and supply chain jobs within the study region resulting from one direct job.

    Type SAM - Type SAM Multipliers are representative of the induced effects. SAM stands for social accounting matrix and in short, is the data representative of how households and government institutions spend their earnings in the economy after taxes, personal savings and so on. SAM Multipliers include the impact of Household spending and is the more commonly used Multiplier. It is calculated as: (Direct + Indirect + Induced Effects) / Direct Effect.

    • For example, the Type SAM Multiplier for Output describes the total output created in the study region resulting from one dollar of direct Output.

    • It also includes other non-industrial transactions, such as institution savings, payment of social security taxes, and commuting.

    WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EFFECTS & MULTIPLIERS?

    Outputs from impact analyses are demonstrated as effects, and multipliers affect how you arrive at those values. When the dollars or jobs associated with all the rounds of local purchasing are summed, the resultant values are the effects. The relationship between multipliers and effects vary depending on the type of effects: direct, indirect, and induced. Direct effects are the values to which the multipliers are applied and trigger indirect and induced effects. Indirect and induced effects are the resulting values of the multiplier. The Multipliers represent 4 variables and are calculated differently based on what they constitute.

    Direct Effect

    For Output, these effects are either 1.00 or 0.00. For every dollar spent in an Industry, if the Industry exists in the region, there is a dollar's worth of activity in the local economy. If the Industry doesn't exist in the region, the effect is 0.00.

    For Employment, the Effect represents the number of jobs per $1,000,000 of production in the Industry.

    Labor Income Effects represent the Labor Income dollars per $1,000,000 of production in the Industry.

    Value Added Effects represent the Total Value Added and various Value Added subset dollars per $1,000,000 of production in the Industry.

    Indirect Effects

    For Output, the Effect represents the sum of local business to business purchases per dollar of Output.

    For Employment, the Effect represents the number of jobs per $1,000,000 of business to business purchases by all resultant rounds of local Industry purchases.

    Labor Income Effect represents the value of Labor Income dollars per $1,000,000 of business to business purchases by all resultant rounds of local Industry purchases.

    Value Added Effect represents the of Value Added dollars per $1,000,000 of business to business purchases by all resultant rounds of local Industry purchases.

    Induced Effects

    For Output, the Effect represents the sum of local Household purchases per dollar of Output, based on Labor Income payments made by the target Industry and the local Industries from which they purchase.

    For Employment, the Effect represents the number of jobs supported in local Industries per $1,000,000 of Direct spending in the target Industry as a result of Household purchases derived from Labor Income payments throughout all rounds of the impact.

    Labor Income Effect represents the value of Labor Income dollars per $1,000,000 of Direct spending in the target Industry in local Industries as a result of Household purchases derived from Labor Income payments throughout all rounds of the impact.

    Value Added Effect represents the Value Added dollars per $1,000,000 of Direct spending in the target Industry in local Industries as a result of Household purchases derived from Labor Income payments throughout all rounds of the impact.

    Total Effects are the sum of the Direct, Indirect, and Induced Effects. For Output, this value is the same as the SAM Multiplier.

    THE TAKEAWAY

    The key to economic impact effects is multipliers. Understanding how multipliers are calculated is straightforward, but gathering the data necessary to determine them can be arduous. IMPLAN leverages trusted and granular data across 546 industries to calculate multipliers for any region of interest and ensure your analysis represents your complete impact.

  • While economic impact measures the total growth in our economy, it's important to measure our program's expected impact our community's balance sheet. MakeMyMove estimates the incremental annual tax output of our recruited households using the IMPLAN input/output model, and supplements that figure with the expected state and local income taxes our recruits would bring to our region each year.

    IMPLAN® model, 2023 Data, using inputs provided by MakeMyMove and IMPLAN Group LLC, IMPLAN System (data and software), 16905 Northcross Dr., Suite 120, Huntersville, NC 28078 www.IMPLAN.com

    --------------------------

    Understanding IMPLAN: Multipliers

    The foundation upon which IMPLAN economic impact analyses are built is the input-output (I-O) model, and the basis for I-O models are multipliers. Multipliers are rates of change that describe how a given change in a particular industry generates impacts in the overall economy (e.g. for every dollar spent in the economy an additional $0.25 of economic activity is generated locally, implying a multiplier of 1.25). What multipliers represent and how they are calculated can vary significantly.

    WHAT DO MULTIPLIERS REPRESENT?

    With impact analyses, you can apply determined multipliers to whatever element you are seeking to quantify. Multipliers exist in the IMPLAN Model to describe rates of changes for several different variables:

    Output - Output is the base Multiplier from which all other Multipliers are derived. The Output Multiplier describes the total Output generated as a result of 1 dollar of Output in the target Industry. Thus, if an Output Multiplier is 2.25, that means that for every dollar of production in this Industry, $2.25 of activity is generated in the local economy: the original dollar and an additional $1.25.

    Employment - Employment Multipliers describe the total jobs generated as a result of 1 job in the target Industry. Thus, if an Employment Multiplier is 2.33, that means that every Direct Job supports 2.33 jobs in the total economy: the original job and 1.33 additional jobs.

    Labor Income - Labor Income Multipliers describe the dollars of Labor Income generated as a result of one dollar of Labor Income in the target Industry. A Labor Income Multiplier of 2.2 indicates that for every dollar of Direct Labor Income in this Industry another $1.20 of Labor Income is generated in the local economy.

    Value Added - Value Added Multipliers describe the total dollars of Value Added generated as a result of one dollar of Value Added in the target Industry. A Value Added Multiplier of 2.3 indicates that for every dollar of Direct Value Added in this Industry another $1.30 of Value Added is generated in the local economy.

    HOW ARE MULTIPLIERS CALCULATED?

    Now that it is established what values you quantify with multipliers, let’s dig into the types of multipliers and how you calculate them. There are two types of multipliers found in IMPLAN which differ in their definition of "total" impact: Type I and Type SAM.

    Type I - Type 1 Multipliers are representative of indirect effects. This type looks only at business to business purchases and does not include the effects of local household spending. This Multiplier is calculated as: (Direct + Indirect Effects) / Direct Effect.

    • Since the denominator for the multiplier is always 1.00, the Type I Multiplier will equal the Direct Effect + the Indirect Effect

    • Thus, the Type I Multiplier for Employment describes the direct and supply chain jobs within the study region resulting from one direct job.

    Type SAM - Type SAM Multipliers are representative of the induced effects. SAM stands for social accounting matrix and in short, is the data representative of how households and government institutions spend their earnings in the economy after taxes, personal savings and so on. SAM Multipliers include the impact of Household spending and is the more commonly used Multiplier. It is calculated as: (Direct + Indirect + Induced Effects) / Direct Effect.

    • For example, the Type SAM Multiplier for Output describes the total output created in the study region resulting from one dollar of direct Output.

    • It also includes other non-industrial transactions, such as institution savings, payment of social security taxes, and commuting.

    WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EFFECTS & MULTIPLIERS?

    Outputs from impact analyses are demonstrated as effects, and multipliers affect how you arrive at those values. When the dollars or jobs associated with all the rounds of local purchasing are summed, the resultant values are the effects. The relationship between multipliers and effects vary depending on the type of effects: direct, indirect, and induced. Direct effects are the values to which the multipliers are applied and trigger indirect and induced effects. Indirect and induced effects are the resulting values of the multiplier. The Multipliers represent 4 variables and are calculated differently based on what they constitute.

    Direct Effect

    For Output, these effects are either 1.00 or 0.00. For every dollar spent in an Industry, if the Industry exists in the region, there is a dollar's worth of activity in the local economy. If the Industry doesn't exist in the region, the effect is 0.00.

    For Employment, the Effect represents the number of jobs per $1,000,000 of production in the Industry.

    Labor Income Effects represent the Labor Income dollars per $1,000,000 of production in the Industry.

    Value Added Effects represent the Total Value Added and various Value Added subset dollars per $1,000,000 of production in the Industry.

    Indirect Effects

    For Output, the Effect represents the sum of local business to business purchases per dollar of Output.

    For Employment, the Effect represents the number of jobs per $1,000,000 of business to business purchases by all resultant rounds of local Industry purchases.

    Labor Income Effect represents the value of Labor Income dollars per $1,000,000 of business to business purchases by all resultant rounds of local Industry purchases.

    Value Added Effect represents the of Value Added dollars per $1,000,000 of business to business purchases by all resultant rounds of local Industry purchases.

    Induced Effects

    For Output, the Effect represents the sum of local Household purchases per dollar of Output, based on Labor Income payments made by the target Industry and the local Industries from which they purchase.

    For Employment, the Effect represents the number of jobs supported in local Industries per $1,000,000 of Direct spending in the target Industry as a result of Household purchases derived from Labor Income payments throughout all rounds of the impact.

    Labor Income Effect represents the value of Labor Income dollars per $1,000,000 of Direct spending in the target Industry in local Industries as a result of Household purchases derived from Labor Income payments throughout all rounds of the impact.

    Value Added Effect represents the Value Added dollars per $1,000,000 of Direct spending in the target Industry in local Industries as a result of Household purchases derived from Labor Income payments throughout all rounds of the impact.

    Total Effects are the sum of the Direct, Indirect, and Induced Effects. For Output, this value is the same as the SAM Multiplier.

    THE TAKEAWAY

    The key to economic impact effects is multipliers. Understanding how multipliers are calculated is straightforward, but gathering the data necessary to determine them can be arduous. IMPLAN leverages trusted and granular data across 546 industries to calculate multipliers for any region of interest and ensure your analysis represents your complete impact.

Meet the Movers

  • Althea McBride

    Woodland Hills, CA

    My name is Althea McBride. I am 34 years old, born and raised in Southern California in the Greater Los Angeles area. I have worked just shy of 15 years in corporate marketing in senior level roles and I am currently employed with a marketing agency as a Senior Paid Search Manager. I am a big fan of music. I attend concerts and outdoor shows all of the time. I love to visit art museums, attend film screenings and anything that requires me to learn or just be outside and experiencing life. One of the main things I am excited about in regard to Columbus, Georgia is being near my family and having a space that I can call mine where I can also garden and grow my own food.

  • Catherine Erickson

    Chevy Chase, MD

    Catherine is a Georgia native who spends a copious amount of time reading recipes online only to use them as an outline when making dinner. Her friends know never to ask her to make the same thing twice. She has a love for humor and has given a few questionable home haircuts to friends. The things Catherine loves most in life are spending time with family and friends, cooking and jet setting. Although gardening is gaining more and more attention in her daily life.

  • Deborah Grant

    Lawrenceville, GA

    Greetings! I moved to Georgia from Maryland several years ago but lived in big cities like New York and Chicago. The cold weather and hectic city life was not for me. My family are almost always road trip ready as we love to explore new places and foods, are big music fans (almost any genre), and enjoy being outdoors. Soccer and football are our sports of choice but are just as happy chilling at home watching tv or reading a good book.

  • Descygna Webb

    Tucker, GA

    My name is Descygna Webb and I am relocating to Columbus, GA with my husband Trae and daughter Nya. We are excited about Columbus because of the smaller size as we are relocating from the Atlanta Metro area. My daughter will start high school in the fall at Northside High. I work in marketing for Cox Communications and my husband works in training and development. We are very excited to make Columbus our home.

  • Evan Sadlon

    Atlanta, GA

    I'm Evan Sadlon, I was born and raised in South Florida, then moved to Atlanta for college. I've been here for about 13 years now, and while I do enjoy Atlanta, I'm looking forward to a better sense of community.

  • Isaiah Dennis

    Atlanta , GA

    I am a former student athlete who transitioned into the tech industry after a stint in hotel management post-college. Currently, I work as a CRM systems consultant. I'm engaged to my college sweetheart, who is pursuing her dream of becoming a surgeon. We both attended Georgia State University in Atlanta. Now, we're looking to leave Atlanta to further our personal and professional growth in an up-and-coming city like Columbus, GA.

  • Jen Lester

    Atlanta, GA

    Hi, I'm Jen! I am originally from Columbus, GA, and am thrilled to be returning after I have called Atlanta home for the last nearly two decades.

    I work remotely in the Tech industry, with the world's greatest coworker, Julian (my four year old Golden Retriever)! You can usually find me at an estate sale, crossing another National Park off my list, or growing my weird collections.

    I'm excited to reconnect with my roots and expand my social circle by volunteering my time at the Springer Opera House, playing adult league soccer, and finally learning to play tennis (that doesn't involve Mario)!

  • Lexi Beverly

    Woodstock, GA

    Hi Columbus! My name is Lexi Beverly (soon to be Lexi Dyson) and I am thrilled about this opportunity. I work in sales for a research and advisory firm called Gartner. I have been at Gartner for about four years and absolutely love what I do! My name is soon to be Lexi Dyson because I am marrying my third grade sweetheart on October 12th of this year. :) after our wedding we will begin relocating to Columbus and we are so excited to start our new lives together. Outside of work hours you can find me walking my dog, Hudson, doing hot yoga, cooking up a yummy dinner recipe, or reading a good book by the pool! Thrilled to see where this next adventure takes me. :)

  • Malorie Fecso

    Georgetown, TX

    Hello! My name is Malorie Fecso. My husband, Chris Fecso, and I are thrilled to be returning to Columbus, GA, along with our two beloved pets, DeSoto (a Boxer) and Mila (a Plott Hound Mix). We are also excited to share that we are expecting our first child!

    I work remotely for Indeed.com as a Globalization Operations Manager, while Chris, an Army veteran, is currently on the hunt for a new role. We've longed to return to our roots to raise our little alongside family and friends in a supportive community and to experience all the wonderful new things the city has to offer.

  • Mason Felix

    Atlanta , GA

    My wife and I have been married for almost 5 years, and we just had our first child this past November. I'm a design engineer that works on packaging lines, and my wife just finished her PhD in chemistry. We're excited to move to a new house for our growing family!

  • Tara Davis

    Atlanta, GA

    Born in Columbus, Georgia, I ventured beyond its borders to pursue my academic and career endeavors, completing my undergraduate studies at Spelman College in Atlanta, and advancing to graduate school at UAB and Emory University in Birmingham and Atlanta, respectively. Throughout my 20+ year career in healthcare, I've garnered extensive experience and expertise. Presently, I contribute remotely to CVS Health, leveraging my skills to drive impactful initiatives.

    My ultimate career aspiration is deeply rooted in my hometown’s community: I aspire to establish a wellness center in Columbus, Georgia. This vision is fueled by my passion for fostering holistic health and well-being, a commitment I aim to bring to fruition by serving and empowering individuals in my cherished hometown.

  • Tori Cancel

    Chapel Hill, NC

    Hello everybody! My name is Tori and I am moving to Columbus from North Carolina with my cat Ginger! I am originally from the suburbs of Philadelphia and went to school in Pittsburgh to become an audiologist. I have truly loved all of the places I've lived so far and am very excited to experience Georgia for the first time! In my free time, you can usually find me attempting to bake an overly complex recipe, working out at the gym or practicing yoga, or reading!

  • Tye Tavaras

    Atlanta, GA

    Hi, we're Tye and Adamu! Tye was born and raised in Atlanta, while Adamu hails from Accra, Ghana. Our paths crossed while Adamu was living in Japan, and we've recently embarked on a new chapter together as a married couple in the US. Our home is lively with our four cats—Ash, Shezmu, Ocean, and Chiba. Tye loves theater, music, and the outdoors, and Adamu is passionate about soccer. Together, we enjoy gardening and traveling, always on the lookout for new adventures and shared experiences that enrich our lives.

  • Will Bishop

    Tucker, GA

    Born and raised in Columbus, GA, I spent my childhood biking to Cooper Creek Park to play tennis and playing guitar at local churches. My love for music inspired me to start a band, performing frequently at Gallery 13 (RIP), The Foxhole (RIP), and The Loft downtown. With a group of nine friends, I moved to Nashville, TN, where I spent seven years playing music and working at a recording studio. When the pandemic hit, I transitioned to a career in software development. After two years in Atlanta enjoying good food and close friends, my wife Lindsay and I are excited to return to Columbus, buy a house, and be closer to family. We're looking forward to reconnecting with our roots and contributing to the community that shaped us.