The Leadership Academy's launch party for memphisconnect.com was alive with smiles for the community blog in excitement and participation. Rob Carter was the featured guest speaker and energized the over 100 attendees with purpose, forward thinking, and his own unique story of an unexpected appreciation for Memphis.The blog itself embodies the vision of Elizabeth Lemmon who reviewed its key aspects to the crowd assembled in the amazing conference venue called "The Zone" at the FedEx Institute of Technology at the University of Memphis.Attendees visited among live art, poetry, comedy, great food & drink, and a variety of new media journalists capturing the event. memphisconnect.com is a community blog encouraging citizens to share their Memphis stories. Less