Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Adrienne Cooper poses for a portrait inside of the Moonlight Roller offices on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 in Chattanooga, Tenn.Editor’s note: In keeping with our theme of social media this year, we asked each of “the 20” to submit personally curated photographs and answer questions that offer a sneak peek into their private, as well as professional, life. We also had them choose a location for their lead photo shoot that ties into who they are.
ADRIENNE COOPER
Moonlight Roller founder; a Forbes ’30 under 30′; Chattanooga Business Elite’s Female Entrepreneur of the Year (2021)
Age: 26
* Facebook or Instagram?
Instagram!
* What would your personal hashtag be?
#poweredbychampagne
* What would you list as your top 3 likes? And, dislikes?
Likes: Roller skates, disco music, plants. Dislikes: Pollen, blue cheese, cold showers.
* Most-used emoji?
The crying laughing or the sobbing crying emoji.
* How old were you when you got your first cellphone?
I was 9 years old. My Motorola Razr was my prized possession.
* Piece of tech you couldn’t live without (or wouldn’t want to)?
Definitely my cellphone.
* Social media – love it or hate it?
Love it! Social media is an excellent tool for connection, whether that be with friends, family or customers.
* What was your last post (about)?
My recent trip to Miami.
* What do you consider your biggest accomplishment?
Raising a toddler and launching a product through a pandemic, and being in Forbes that same year.
* What is the biggest challenge or hardship you have overcome?
The loss of my stepdad and subsequently, my catapult into the military.
* What kind of influencer would you be?
Probably a roller skate influencer by proxy, but plant and fashion content would make appearances on my page regularly.
* Any goals for this year?
Begin construction of our brick-and-mortar skating rink in Chattanooga.
* What’s one thing you would change about Chattanooga and why?
The skate park. Chattanooga has such a diverse and rapid-growing skate community. They deserve a much nicer, safer, free skate facility.
* Why did you choose this location for your photo shoot?
I was living in Chattanooga when the idea for Moonlight was born, and I thought it would be the perfect addition to our community!
* Tell me about one of your favorite memories.
For Christmas last year, my husband and I got my then-2-year-old son the smallest pair of roller skates we could find. The look in his eyes when he got to try them on for the first time was the sweetest thing I’d ever seen!