Chelsea Chatts on Community Engagement and Philanthropy

🎙️ Find Your Leadership Confidence Podcast Episode Title: Community Engagement and Philanthropy Guest: Chelsea Chatts What does it mean to embrace a new home and fully invest in its people, culture, and future? In this inspiring episode, host Vicki Noethling sits down with Chelsea Chatts, Southern author, content creator, and community leader in Chattanooga, Tennessee. After relocating from the San Francisco Bay Area in 2022, Chelsea found not only her voice as a writer—debuting her poetry collection Mud Water Will Rise—but also her calling as an advocate for community engagement. Through initiatives like Keep Chatt Clean, she embodies her passion for sustainability, local pride, and the evolving Southern identity. Chelsea shares how the Appalachian lifestyle fuels her creative work, the themes she weaves into her poetry that resonate across regions, and her vision for Chattanooga’s cultural and economic growth. She also opens up about balancing entrepreneurship, writing, and family life while staying grounded in her commitment to the community. This conversation will inspire you to see how storytelling, leadership, and community engagement intersect to create meaningful impact. Follow @chelsea.chatts on Instagram, chat with her on Threads, and sign up for her newsletter to hear about the upcoming books and events! https://chelseachatts.com/ Subscribe to Our Podcast Connect With Our Guest Website: https://chelseachatts.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shopchelseachatts/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thechelseachatts/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsea.chatts/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@chelsea.chatts The post Chelsea Chatts on Community Engagement and Philanthropy first appeared on The Find Your Leadership Confidence Podcast with Victoria Noethling.