Downtown Dialogues

Making Your Business Pop! Events, Pop-Ups & Experiences That Drive Traffic

Explore how events, collaborations, and pop-up activations can create buzz, attract customers, and bring new energy to your business.

September 22, 4-6 pm

Location: AC Hotel Downtown, 175 N. Pattee

Downtown Dialogues is a community conversation series that brings together local business owners, leaders, and neighbors to share stories, ideas, and perspectives shaping Downtown Missoula. Each event features candid discussions around timely topics—from growth and resilience to creativity and collaboration—designed to spark connection, learning, and meaningful dialogue. Downtown Dialogues is co-hosted with the Downtown Missoula Partnership & Missoula Economic Partnership and sponsored by First Security Bank.

Join us for a Downtown Dialogues conversation about how events, pop-ups, collaborations, and unique customer experiences can create buzz,

bring people through the door, and keep your business top of mind. How do you turn an ordinary day at your business into a reason for people to stop by?

Hear from local business leaders Julie Clayton, Colin Hickey, Kia Liszak, and Melissa Richardson as they share ideas, experiences, and lessons learned from creating memorable moments that connect businesses with customers and the community.

Sponsored by:

Panelists:

Julie Clayton, Basal

Kia Lizsak, UM College of Arts and Media

Colin Hickey, Founder of Chair Count and HB Enterprises

Melissa Richardson, Goldie Missoula

Emcee/Moderator:

Christine Littig, Missoula Economic Partnership