ABOUT AMPERSAND CREATIVE CO.
Ampersand Creative Co. is best known for their curated large scale community events, including The Good Trade Makers Market, Little City Thrifty Vintage Market, Bloom Flower and Home Market, RI VegFest, and GFree Fest. Ampersand's series of events generates an estimated $3.5M in revenue for participating small businesses annually.
In addition to these events, Ampersand is also a creative and communications team who thrives off of bringing people together and supporting small businesses through design, PR, and grassroots marketing. From web and graphic design, to video and photography, to marketing and brand consulting, Ampersand Creative Co. strives to help brands look their Sunday best.
ABOUT ROBIN & BJ
ROBIN DIONNE
Robin Dionne is a 20+ year vegan with a big big love of planning Rhode Island community gatherings that take up all of her nights and weekends. She’s a communications professional who has worked with The Arcade Providence, Trinity Brewhouse, TEDxProvidence, Local 121, RI NOW, New Harvest Coffee & Spirits, Great International Beer Fest, RI Spring Flower & Garden Show, and more. She’s a partner in Ampersand Creative Co., which hosts several large-scale community events, including RI VegFest, Little City Thrifty, The Good Trade Makers Market, and Bloom Flower & Home.
BJ MANSUETTI
BJ Mansuetti has been building brands through strategic and authentic content development, design, outreach, events, and innovative grassroots marketing programs for fifteen years. His true passion is to help brands engage with the communities they serve in deeply personalized and meaningful ways. After a career in the music industry and co-founding the New England Americana Festival in Boston, BJ served as Narragansett Beer’s Brand Director for eight years, where he created an Emmy-award winning video series. In addition to being an in-house graphic designer, photographer, and videographer, he is also a partner in Ampersand Creative Co., hosting RI VegFest, Little City Thrifty, The Good Trade Makers Market, and Bloom Flower & Home.
Photography by Carly Rae Photo