cant stay put
A lifestyle brand dedicated to inspiring black millenials to step outside of their comfort zone, travel, and follow their dreams.
CAN’T STAY PUT is a branded lifestyle and movement created by Lauren Rosa Miller. Its launch in 2013 made Lauren a pioneer of the Black millennial travel movement. In a few short years, the CAN’T STAY PUT community has grown to over 25,000 followers from all over the world.
When she first started CAN’T STAY PUT, Lauren thought it would be solely focused on inspiring global thought and encouraging people to travel. She had found a way to brand her lifestyle and wanted to inspire others to incorporate some aspects of it in their lives. Over the years, she realized that she was actually inspiring others to create their own CAN’T STAY PUT lifestyle. Lauren uses her experiences to inspire, educate, and influence millennials worldwide to pursue their dreams and continue striving to be the best versions of themselves in mind, soul, and body. As a life-long learner, Lauren leads by example to encourage her followers to pursue a CAN’T STAY PUT lifestyle.
CAN’T STAY PUT was born out of Lauren’s existing lifestyle as an avid traveler. By the age of five, Lauren was already traveling solo, traveling back and forth between Atlanta, where her dad lived, and Washington D.C., where her mom lived and worked as an appointed official under the Clinton administration. At the age of 25, Lauren quit her day job as an Event and Marketing Manager at a family restaurant to pursue her passion for seeing the world and learning about new cultures. She spent the next three years traveling the world and building her inspirational brand. Through CAN’T STAY PUT, she has traveled to over 80 countries, states, and provinces (so far).
Lauren had to pivot her focus in 2017 after her father received a terminal diagnosis. During the next few years, she was part of a foundational transmission of the family legacy—a process of passing the baton from one generation to another. She had to make her family business, Miller3 Consulting, a priority, serving as the Director of Business Development and caregiver for her father. Lauren continued to live her CAN’T STAY PUT lifestyle during those years, averaging two flights a week. Lauren traveled around the country, pursuing the same CAN’T STAY PUT lifestyle she had always known, even though she had to pause the publication of post-production content temporarily.
In 2021, the fundamental teachings of CAN’T STAY PUT are more relevant than ever. CAN’T STAY PUT is about more than traveling to new destinations—it’s about actively pursuing your dreams and living your purpose every day. For Lauren, that purpose is finding ways to connect with others and positively impact the world. Lauren is a global citizen who is always mindful of her impact on the places she visits. Through speaking engagements, she teaches others how to be global citizens by traveling intentionally, emphasizing the importance of learning about new cultures and gaining a deeper understanding of how we are all connected in this world. Look for new adventures and inspiration from CAN’T STAY PUT in 2021 and beyond.