Faces of the Scene · No. 001 · Published July 10, 2026
The First Smile You See
A series about the people who make this community what it is: the familiar faces, the flag flyers, the first-timers who stayed. It starts close to home, with Heather.
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Every Eye & I booth has the same first impression, and it is not the printer, the stickers, or the strips. It is Heather. She is often the first smile people see, the familiar face they recognize from the last show, and the person a stranger will naturally approach for a conversation or a hug. That is not a job description. It is just who she is, and it is a large part of why an Eye & I activation feels personal instead of transactional.
Heather comes to this work as an entrepreneur, not an assistant. She built her own photography business, and her Eye of HB identity is one half of the name Eye & I carries today. She brings that same owner's eye to every event: what people need, what they came for, and what would make them glad they stopped. Her craft behind the camera matters, but her gift for hospitality and human connection is the part people remember.
Her warmth helps turn a booth, an activation, or a creative project into a place where people feel genuinely welcomed.
The reggae and live music community is where she and Angel met, and where their relationship grew through the same concerts, friendships, and traditions that now shape the company. When Eye & I says community first, this is what it means in practice: one of its founders standing at the front of the booth, learning names, welcoming first-timers, and remembering the regulars. People may arrive for the event. Around Heather, they tend to stay a while.
“What I love about Eye & I is creating a space where everyone can be their authentic self, in our natural habitat. At a festival, at a concert, at a show, just hanging out and singing songs. The same rhymes and rhythms.”
Faces of the Scene is an ongoing series. Know someone the scene recognizes? Tell us at the next show.
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