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May 27, 2026

Are Nashville’s Influencers Hurting Small Businesses?

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Are Nashville’s Influencers Hurting Small Businesses?

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Earlier this year, HiFi Cookies owner Sean Newsome posted a plea on social media for influencers to better understand the challenges small businesses are facing before reaching out to demand a collab. He’s sitting down with Marie Cecile Anderson to elaborate on the problem, tell us how he came to make some of the best cookies in Nashville, and preview a new concert series happening at his Porter Road shop.

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