Nice! This Laotian guy, Chanthavong started spreading his love in a red state

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His love of connecting people started in Phoenix's Asian community. Now he's making an app. ... Chanthavong is a co-founder of the social media app LocalBuzz. The community-driven platform highlights local food spots, businesses, arts, culture, events and more through videos.


Social entrepreneur Tony Chanthavong's passion is discovering local communities and bringing them into the limelight.

Chanthavong, also known as Tony Ce, has spent half of his life in Phoenix. His motto is "Raised as a Los Angelino. Rising as a Phoenician." He feels Phoenix is special not only for its diversity but its strong support when it comes to local businesses. After feeling that many cultural events and festivals only went noticed through word of mouth, he felt the need to use technology to give these local communities a voice.

“Phoenix has big city dreams but has small town vibes," Chanthavong said.