About Live Like Locals
Savannah’s community, in person and on camera.
Community events · Digital marketing · Local media
Live Like Locals is a community events, digital marketing and media company based in Savannah. We bring neighbors, families and local businesses together through events, local video series and a free weekly newsletter, and we help local businesses get seen by the people who live around them. We have been doing it since 2018.
Live Like Locals by the numbers
Our story
It started with a weekly show about what to do this weekend.
Jose Rosa started Live Like Locals in Savannah in January 2018. After almost 30 years of building brands for other people, he wanted to build something for his own city. It began as a weekly video, the Top Five Savannah Events of the Week, and it ran every week until the pandemic stopped everything in 2020.
In 2021 Jose was diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, and Live Like Locals went quiet. When he came back in 2023, in remission, he came back with a different idea: people needed to be in the same place again, not just watching a screen.
The first event back, at Tom Triplett Park, drew 212 vendors and more than 6,000 people in one Sunday. Today Live Like Locals runs 50+ events a year, produces four local video series, and handles PR and marketing for the City of Port Wentworth.
“Getting to build something that helps people reach their dreams is a real gift. I am surrounded by great people, and watching us build something together that lifts every one of us is the best part of this work.”
Jose Rosa, Founder and CEO
- 2018Top Five Weekly Events show launches
- 2020Pandemic pause
- 2023Relaunch with in-person events. 212 vendors and 6,000+ people at Tom Triplett Park
- 202420+ events
- 202550+ events and the video series return
- 2026PR and marketing partner for the City of Port Wentworth. Live Like Locals Latinos launches
What we do
Events, video and news from the people who live here.
Community events
Markets, festivals, night markets, movie nights and our monthly Local Social, every second Thursday at a different spot around town.
Local video series
Top Five Weekly Events, Savannah Spotlight, Port Wentworth Today and Enlace Latino. Real stories about local people, places and nonprofits.
The Insider
A free weekly email every Tuesday morning with what is happening around Savannah, before anyone else hears about it.
Support for local business
Memberships that put local businesses in front of people who already trust us, at our events, in our videos and in the Insider.
Live Like Locals Latinos
Nuestra comunidad en español. Spanish-language video, stories and events for Savannah's Latino community, with bilingual Ambassadors on the team.
What we believe
How we decide what to do next.
Community first
If it does not help the people who live here, we do not do it.
Real over polished
Real stories, real people, real places.
We grow by helping others grow
Local businesses and Ambassadors build alongside us.
We show up
Every week, every event, every video.
Everyone is welcome
Events and stories in English and Spanish, for every part of town.
The people behind it
A small team and a growing group of Ambassadors.
Jose Rosa
Founder and CEO, Live Like Locals. CEO, Speyre Network
Ammie Dover
Operations
Renée LaSalle
Host, Top Five and Savannah Spotlight
Lorallye Robertson
Operations and host, Port Wentworth Today
Our Ambassadors
Ambassadors are local business owners and creators who help us spread the word, show up at events and make videos, and grow their own businesses through the Live Like Locals platform at the same time. It is free to join.
Two companies, one team
Want us to promote you, or want us to build it for you?
Live Like Locals is built through Speyre Network, Jose’s digital marketing company. Same people, two different services. Pick the one that matches what you need.
Live Like Locals
Get your business in front of our audience.
We introduce your business to locals who already trust us. You show up at our events, in our videos, in the Insider and across our social channels.
- Memberships from $49 a month
- Event and video series sponsorships
- Host a Local Social
- City media partnerships
Best for: businesses that want more local customers to know they exist.
See membership optionsSpeyre Network
Build your own brand the way we built ours.
Jose steps in as your fractional CMO. He builds the plan, his team carries it out, and he stays your point of contact. You get senior marketing leadership without paying for a full in-house team.
- Fractional CMO and marketing strategy
- Websites, video and podcasts
- Social media, email and SEO
- Branding and a digital platform for your business
Best for: growing businesses whose marketing is not keeping up.
Book a call with JoseMany businesses use both. Speyre builds your brand. Live Like Locals introduces it to your community. Most agencies can buy you attention. We build your brand and introduce you to the people who live around you.
Work with usWho we work with
Where we are headed
Savannah is home. The Lowcountry and Jacksonville are next.
We started with the cities around Savannah, beginning with Port Wentworth. Next up are Live Like Locals Lowcountry and Live Like Locals Jacksonville. The plan is the same everywhere: local events, local video and local Ambassadors, run by people who live there.
Get involved
Four ways in. Pick the one that fits.
Questions? Email theteam@livelikelocals.tv or call 912-228-4710.