Christine Wheatley
A Little Local Flavor Founder · Guide · Keynote SpeakerChristine moved to Nashville in 2011 and founded A Little Local Flavor in 2018 after falling in love with Nashville's food scene and the people behind it. What started as a side project quickly became a full-time business built around one simple idea: great experiences can change how people see a city, and where they choose to spend their money matters.
Over the years, Christine has designed and led thousands of tours, helped direct more than $1 million to locally owned restaurants, and built one of the most highly reviewed experiences in Nashville. She is deeply involved in guide training, storytelling, and making sure every guest feels welcomed, well-fed, and genuinely connected to the city.
Outside of tours, Christine is a keynote speaker and podcast host who talks openly about entrepreneurship, building a business without a traditional startup path, experience design, and the realities of running a values-driven company. She enjoys thoughtful conversations about small business, community impact, and creating work that actually supports the life you want.
Christine is also the co-founder of Distill Works, which offers affordable SEO for small businesses. She is always happy to connect around speaking opportunities, panels, and podcast guesting.
Your Tour Guides
Each guide brings their own background, voice, and Nashville expertise to your tour. The one thing they all share: a deep love for this city and the people who make it special.
Krystin Larsen
Tour GuideA local swing dance instructor and actress, Krystin is a lover of the arts who is often found hitting the dance floors of Nashville's honky tonks. Having lived in Nashville for nearly 30 years, she has witnessed first-hand the incredible change that has taken place in Music City over the past decade. While she appreciates the growth of the city, she still holds a special adoration for the older Nashville landmarks that give it such rich history.
Vince Lanni
Operations ManagerVince brings extensive hospitality experience spanning high-volume Broadway bars to neighborhood restaurants across multiple states. He runs Serve Up Strategies, a restaurant growth accelerator helping independent operators, and serves on the Community Engagement Council for Giving Kitchen, supporting food service workers in crisis. He brings that same operational eye to A Little Local Flavor, making sure every tour runs the way our guests deserve.
Vince at NARA →Genevieve Corson
Tour Guide[BIO PLACEHOLDER] Genevieve will be writing her own bio. Christine, swap this in once Genevieve sends her bio over.
Jessica Holtan
Tour Guide & Voiceover ArtistJessica is an award-winning voice actor who runs Hygge VO out of her Nashville home studio. Originally from Wisconsin and Minnesota, she has worked with brands like Blue Cross Blue Shield, LinkedIn, Annie's Organics, and PenFed Credit Union. She is a 2024 Selah Award and Reed Award winner. On your tour, that voice training pays off: you can hear every word, and she has a natural sense of timing that keeps groups engaged from stop one to stop six.
Jessica at Hygge VO →Adalaide Hutchins
Tour Guide & Brand StrategistNashville born and raised, Adalaide is the founder of Twillo Brand Influencers, an influencer marketing agency she started after years of helping creator friends connect with brands. A self-described classic middle child, she is a natural connector and motivator. That same ability to read a room and make everyone feel welcome is exactly what makes her great on your tour. Christine, replace this with her actual bio when you have it.
Adalaide at Twillo →Guides Who Pop In From Time to Time
These guides have day jobs in other parts of Nashville but join us when their schedules allow. They bring their own expertise and perspective to your tour.
Rachel L. Martin, PhD
Author, Historian, EducatorRachel is a writer, historian, and public intellectual with a doctorate in women's and gender history from UNC Chapel Hill. Her work has appeared in O Magazine, The Atlantic, and CityLab, and she has been featured on BBC's Food Chain and KCRW's Good Food. She views writing as a form of social justice and brings that same depth of context to every story she shares on your tour.
Rachel's Writing →Mathew Dwyer
Real Estate Agent & Tour GuideMathew is a Nashville real estate agent with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Woodmont Realty, helping new and longtime Nashvillians find their place in the city. That same neighborhood knowledge translates beautifully to your tour: he knows every corner of downtown and the stories behind the buildings. Guest reviewers regularly call out Mathew by name as one of the most knowledgeable guides they have had.
Mathew at BHHS →Meet Your Guide on Tour
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