About us
The story of Anecdotes is really the story of our family. We are two of five children who grew up in suburban Southern California to art-appreciative parents who filled our lives with music, literature, films, and refined home cooking. Culture was a prominent part of our upbringing and something we were taught to aspire to, something we hoped to create within ourselves. Our experiences both as enthusiasts and in our formal studies led to productive lives spent seeking beauty as a fruitful source of happiness, meaning, and as an amplifier of all things intellectual, physical, and spiritual. Heaven is surely a Sunday afternoon charcuterie board while watching The Sound of Music, eternal summers with dinner on the terrace, and the sounds of Debussy being played on the piano wafting through the house. Our childhood was a haven of simple pleasures and a yearning to recreate a feeling so utterly timeless.
It’s no wonder that many of us pursued creative fields in writing, music, and art, while a few of us went down marketing and business paths, but we are all connected by this common thread of appreciating beauty and culture. Our creative interests and careers are a daily pursuit, a constant source of enrichment and purpose. Anecdotes is the weaving of our common thread into the tapestry of everyday life as we discover, create, and contemplate the indefatigable joy of art and the humanities.
We hope you’ll join our family, our collective, of like-minded people who are similarly chasing that feeling of inspiration and finding it in the unbridled expression of the creative spirit.
Meet the editors
Camilla Kenning is a dynamic marketing professional with three years of experience in the web3 industry. She holds a humanities degree and is currently pursuing an MBA at the University of Utah. Passionate about blending creativity and strategy, Camilla enjoys hosting lively dinner parties, collecting European antiques, golfing, and immersing herself in the whimsical world of Wes Anderson films. An avid traveler, she finds inspiration in exploring diverse cultures and landscapes.
Corinne is an orchestral musician and events organizer passionate about creating opportunities for artists, musicians, and performers. She earned her Master’s Degree from the Manhattan School of Music and lived in New York City for seven years. She has performed in countless performing arts venues including Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, National Sawdust, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and many others. While working closely with artists administratively and musically, she fell in love with the energetic hum of thoughts and ideas that she encountered daily. Since moving away from New York and starting her family, she has hoped to re-create that energy by cultivating a community of similar-minded people. Corinne currently works in arts administration at a global religious institution and continues freelancing as a musician in the Salt Lake City area.
Jacob is a UX design leader in the Web3 sector working to embed empathy into blockchain experiences for a wide spectrum of users. From financial professionals to crypto enthusiasts and Web3 beginners, his goal are to make DeFi approachable for all. He's is the VP of Product Design at The Tie and previously headed the design of 3 startups in the tech space. As a designer by way of marketing and brand, he co-founded the Hubsuite agency — which grew to 500k revenue. Additionally, He's dedicated to mentoring early-to-mid-career designers and advocating for design accessibility.
