How Friends Of The Underline Founder Meg Daly Transformed Miami by Selling a Really Big Idea

03/13/21 • 32 min

How does someone turn a really big idea into reality and transforms a city? Just ask Friends of The Underline founder and president, Meg Daly.
The Underline is Miami’s newest park below the Metrorail, transforming a 10-mile linear park, biking and jogging trail, and outdoor art gallery.
Eight years ago, after Daly broke an arm and couldn’t drive to her physical therapy appointments, she started taking the train and walking under the tracks. At the time, the path was neglected, dirty, and unwelcoming.
Daly recognized that this area could be a valuable part of the city and started advocating for its transformation, working with partners to raise $120 million (to date) for the construction of a new park inspired in part by the High Line in New York.
We talk about what started this unique project of Friends of The Underline and how to sell a really big idea.
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More info about Friends of The Underline:
Website: https://www.theunderline.org
Instagram: @theunderlinemia

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Get your Social Media Channels in Shape for 2020 with Vicky Justiz

This week's episode features a well known Youtube influencer. She’s a fitness influencer from Miami with over 1 million followers on Youtube.
Her name is Vicky Justiz and she shares how she got started on social media and YouTube and how she surpassed 1 MILLION subscribers.
We talk all things content creation, influencer marketing, trends, and hacks to help you grow your following and how you can become a social media influencer.
Vicky is all about happiness and the fitness lifestyle. She is inspiring and motivating people around the globe with her brand VICKY JUSTIZ.
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How two Sisters Transformed the Upper Wynwood's Art Scene

Today we have two guests on the show. Two Sisters who have transformed the Upper Wynwood's Art Scene.

Danelle & Michele Pino, are the co-founders of the WYN317 Gallery, working with local and world-famous artists and putting a spotlight on Miami’s unique urban landscape.
Do you ever reflect on a time when the walls of Wynwood were seen as a public hindrance and eyesore? Reflecting even further back, the only name recognition of what is now Miami’s cultural, nightlife, and art epicenter was an abandoned warehouse and autobody district only meant to hurry through with locked doors and windows. The full-circle irony is that at some point within the past 20 years, Miami’s pass-thru graffiti-clad neighborhood has emerged as the creative heartbeat of an already colorful city. The pioneering street artists of Wynwood set this neighborhood ablaze in the arts, cultural, and social scenes globally. They literally painted and paved the way for redefining urban landscapes in the United States and beyond.
In 2013, sisters Danelle and Michele Pino acknowledged the cultural significance of these artists, how their work had transformed their beloved neighborhood, and the topographical landscape of their hometown. Daughters of a talented painter, Danelle and Michele were raised with a unique value: a paintbrush to canvas was equally as important as a pen to paper. Their journey initially placed them on alternate paths. Michele followed in her father’s professional footsteps as a criminal and civil attorney and Danelle followed her passion for science to explore the medical field. Even by following their professional calling, their adoration for Miami and growing passion for street art needed to be realized ...
... in July of that year, WYN 317 was born!

In this interview, we talked about what inspired them to start Wyn317 and what Wynwood was like in the beginning. We also talked about the importance of art for Miami and where the industry is going. Something I’m really excited about is NFT art. NFT stands for Non fungible token. It’s basically digital art or Crypto Art connected on the blockchain platform enabling artists to capitalize on their work.

So stay tuned, Danelle & Michele have an inspiring story I can’t wait to share with you.
Podcast show notes available here:
https://themiamiguide.com/show13
More info about Wyn317:
Website: www.wyn317.com
Instagram: @Wyn317