8. Liz

Connect Raleigh

Liz McLean is a lifelong Raleigh resident and has vowed to NEVER LEAVE. She's a graduate of Meredith College with a passion for her community and the people of North Carolina.  She has over thirteen years of professional experience in public relations, brand awareness and client engagement and has worked with a variety of clients including political candidates, Fortune 500 companies and local non-profits. Her 3 favorite things are Raleigh, Live Music and Giving Back and she's happiest when all 3 collide into a beautiful mix.

She recently joined the team at Holt Brothers Incorporated as Executive Director of the Holt Brother Foundation, an organization led by former NFL greats and brothers Terrence and Torry Holt to help kids that have a parent or guardian with cancer.

Liz enjoys helping others understand how to apply their talents, grow their personal and professional networks in the city she loves and call home, and is constantly looking for ways to grow and improve her own understanding of her gifts...gifts that include high level peripheral vision and knowing when stragers are pregnant, among other very serious gifts. She’s recently taken up Fly Fishing and can often be found at Dix Park or out and about in downtown Raleigh.

Connect with Liz here:

IG: www.instagram.com/mcleanliz
IG: www.instagram.com/holtbrothersinc - business
https://holtbrothersfoundation.org

Some of her favorite people, places and things around Raleigh that you need to drop everything and go experience right now include:

Transfer Food Hall for awesome food choices

Jolie for fancy date night

Rosewater Kitchen also for fancy date night

Barcelona again for a fancy date night

Cowfish (actually I said this one but it's really good)

Vita Vite for pre and post dinner drinks

Bloomsbury Bistro the place to be in the 90's but still pretty damn good

Hayes Barton Pharmacy amazing desserts...maybe best in town

Lincoln Theater for live music

Mission 19 is a favorite "local" band

Band Together a favorite organization

Pour House for live music

Kings for live music

Walnut Creek Amphitheater for live music

Reynold's Coliseum for live music back in the day now mostly some NC State athletics

Holt Brothers Foundation to make an impact in the community

Torry & Terrance Holt

Holt Brothers Construction

NC State Football

A Place at the Table for coffee

Benchwarmers for coffee

Tazza for night out with friends

Dix Park to do fun shit outside

Lake Raleigh for a top secret cool place to paddle board that nobody knows about...until now

Umstead Park for hiking

The Flourish Market for local shopping

Edge of Urge for local shopping

Unlikely Professional for local shopping for the dudes

So & So Books for a cool bookstore

Two Roosters (this was mine too) for amazing ice cream

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