Sept 21st, 2017 @7pm
Workshop Brewing Co, Traverse City, MI

Fulfillament is created and hosted by Chelsea Bay Dennis of The Conscious Entrepreneur  and Shea Petaja.

STORYTELLERS

Jackie Kaschel, Peace Ranch Founder
Anne Hoyt, Leelanau Cheese Co-Founder
Fernando Meza, OneUpWeb CEO
Diana Ladio, The Moxie Strings musician
Norm Wheeler, Writer, Teacher, Trumpet Player

NORM WHEELER is the co-creator and host of Beach Bards Bonfire (by heart storytelling around a bonfire), a retired Astronomy and English teacher at the Leelanau School after 32 years, and a trumpet/flugelhorn player for Jazz North, The Wild Sullys, Goodboy!, and Luunappi around the area for 20 years. While hitchhiking around Europe in the 1970s, he met Mimi (founder of Grocer’s Daughter Chocolate) in Copenhagen, and they brought their family (Jacob & Julia) to Leelanau County in 1984.

My college English professor could recite poetry from in Old English, challenging me to not just read but to memorize, to perform, to keep the Oral Tradition of out loud poetry alive, and then he died of too many boilermakers and cigarettes a week after I graduated from Olivet. I have been reciting poems ever since.

DIANA LADIO is a studied Americana fiddler, 5-string violinist, and classical violist. After receiving degrees in music performance and music education from the University of Michigan, she co-founded the instrumental fusion trio and educational ensemble, The Moxie Strings, which she also manages and promotes. In 2015 she joined the ranks of Irish super-group, The Elders, and now tours internationally with both bands performing shows, teaching clinics, and presenting at music education conferences. She specializes in introducing young musicians to the joy and importance of exploring different genres of music and finding their personal musical paths. Diana is a 5-time marathoner and an avid mind and body wellness enthusiast.

“Through a process of self-awareness, honesty, and courage, each of us has the power to discover a path of personal purpose and live an enjoyable life that celebrates our truest selves.”

ANNE HOYT is the cheesemaker and co-owner of Leelanau Cheese.  Anne was born in the north of France and moved to the Roquefort region to work in agriculture as a chicken and turkey farmer, vegetable grower and also worked with goats and goat cheese. After that Anne was a Shepard in Switzerland. After years of training and hands-on experience finally led her and her husband back to Michigan.  

I do what I do for the love of making good food . What I do gives us (my husband and I ) the chance to make a living in one of the most beautiful place on earth. Slowing down a little and  having more time  to get getting  involved  in the community would make me really happy

FERNANDO MEZA is a first generation Mexican-American born in East Los Angeles, an advertising whiz who cut his teeth in Manhattan, Meza purchased the innovative digital marketing agency OneUpWeb in 2014 and moved it to a revitalized warehouse in the Grand Traverse Commons. Meza says he feels more proud of his Latino heritage here than he would in LA or New York.

I’m privileged to live in a community that has graciously provided me a platform to participate in a community that’s inclusive of diverse voices. I’m humbled to be surrounded by so many talented and passionate humans. It’s my duty to leverage my privilege to make our community better for all. 

JACKIE KASCHEL, Founder and ED of PEACE Ranch, serving horses and humans suffering the effects of abuse, neglect, conflict grief, Pain.  Kaschel has led the way pioneering experiential counseling equine assisted mental health and educational services in Northern Michigan. She is uniquely suited to this endeavor with her combined unique personal experience, solid multi-disciplinary experience in counseling and excellent horsemanship skills. Jackie oversees program design, implementation, assessment and provides overall organizational direction.

Sponsors: Taproot Cider House, Choice, Anavon Technology Group, Oryana Community Co-op, One Up Web, Yen Yoga & Fitness, Prout Financial, The Leelanau School

May 4th, 2017 @7pm
Workshop Brewing Co, Traverse City, MI

Fulfillament is a storytelling event where five local community leaders and entrepreneurs will take the stage to tell their journey of how they found fulfillment through vocation- the inside story. Each storyteller will issue a challenge for the audience to do something to find fulfillment in their own lives. A $500 grant is awarded to an audience member with a good idea that needs some help to get it started. 

TICKETS: $15 at the door or $13 online 
Doors at 5:30 for folks who want to order dinner/drinks before hand! (awesome custom menu for the eve!)
7PM event starts

Fulfillament is created and hosted by Chelsea Bay Dennis of The Conscious Entrepreneur  and Shea Petaja. 

STORYTELLERS
Jetty Rae, Musician
Rich Brauer, Filmmaker
Julie Green, Hospice RN
Chris Hindbaugh, Addiction Treatment Services CEO
Ben Whiting, Magician

RICH BRAUER, Filmmaker

Rich Brauer is president of Brauer Productions, Inc., an independent film and video production company he founded in 1977.
After many years of making films for a wide variety of clients, Brauer received the Michigan Filmmaker of the Year award at the 2009 Traverse City Film Festival, presented by filmmaker Michael Moore. Brauer has directed 10 feature films and hundreds of corporate, non-profit, educational and commercial projects.
He also co-founded the Maritime Heritage Alliance in 1982 and the Inland Seas Education Association in 1989.

“I got bit by the filmmaking bug in 7th grade after seeing “The Blue Max” and haven’t looked back.  I respect the craft and appreciate the process of working with artists and technicians towards the creation of one common goal. It’s quite remarkable.”

BEN WHITING, Magician & Entertainer

Ben Whiting is an award winning Professional Speaker and Corporate Entertainer. He co-founded MagicMouth Theatre, a company that combined Magic and theatre while educating communities in both art forms. As a speaker, actor and entertainer, Ben performs at sales conferences, award banquets, and private events across the country for clients such as American Express, GE, and Oprah’s HARPO Studios. He is also currently one of Crystal Cruise Lines’ premiere entertainers, which has enabled him to perform his feats of magic and mind reading in countries around the globe. In his spare time he enjoys raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens, brown paper packages tied up with string, whiskey and Bruce Springsteen.

“Real magic isn’t in the deception, but in the connection you create with your audience, both on and off stage. “

JETTY RAE, Musician

Jetty Rae is a singer and songwriter originally from Northern Michigan. She has been singing, touring, and recording since 2004. Jetty garnered the attention of JetBlue when she played at the opening of their new Terminal at JFK International Airport. MTV.com featured Jetty on their up-and-coming artist blog, and she has shared the stage with Sarah McLachlan and Miranda Lambert at Lilith Fair in Detroit. You can also hear Jetty’s music in a number of TV commercials for brands such as Microsoft, PetCo, Truvia, Nabi Tablets and more.

“My deepest wish is that you would hear your life’s story and struggle in my words and songs–and maybe I can help you feel less alone.”

CHRIS HINDBAUGH, Addiction Treatment Services CEO

Chris Hindbaugh has worked in the behavioral health field for over 20 years. He has worked in a variety of hospital based programs, and has also ran a youth crisis center and shelter. In 2009, Hindbaugh moved to Traverse City where he is the current CEO of Addiction Treatment Services, an organization that has completely recreated itself while doubling its size, adding innovative programs and winning multiple national awards under Hindbaugh’s leadership. Currently Hindbaugh is working on a number of state and national projects aimed at addressing the opiate epidemic by calling for increased compassion, smarter sanctions and access to more treatment options for those struggling with addiction.
“The great challenge of our time is to maintain genuine, vulnerable human connection and not get lost in the quick-fix nature of social media or a sound-bite mentality to define our complex world.  Without wrestling with the messiness of love, forgiveness, and compassion,  we will fall short of our true potential as an individual and as a community.”  

JULIE GREEN, Hospice RN

Julie Green was born Julie DiFranco in Metro Detroit. After nursing school, she worked on a cardiac unit in an urban hospital as a RN. From there, she volunteered in Kenya for six months at a refugee camp working to empower women affected by HIV. Upon coming home, she moved to Traverse city with her friends and found love. Julie worked on organic farms  and with herbal medicine and then began working with Munson Hospice in 2012. She has earned her certificate in end if life doula training and helped to promote Death Cafe in Leelanua county.

“Being present at the bedside of a fellow human being who is facing dying is a sacred experience. I am forever grateful for these moments and am so happy to have found spiritual connection in my vocation as a nurse.”

Chelsea and Shea are the co-creators of Fulfillament, a live storytelling event featuring local community leaders who share their journey towards fulfillment through vocation that will challenge you to come alive.

CHELSEA BAY DENNIS, Co-creator & Co-host

“My mission in life is to use what I’m good at and passionate about for good, and to inspire others to do what makes them come alive and make a difference in the world.”  Chelsea is a graphic designer, creative consultant, entrepreneur coach, video producer, speaker and conscious entrepreneur. Through her company C.Bay Design she offers branding, design, creative consulting and coaching specifically for environmentally and socially responsible companies and organizations. She has designed for iconic TC brands such as The Workshop, Yen Yoga, The Redheads, Left Foot Charley, Esch Road Foods, Just Good Chocolate and countless others. Through her newest venture, The Conscious Entrepreneur, she is a coach and consultant for entrepreneurs and entities with a passion for good-for-the-world ideas and meaningful work aligned with your values, strengths and what makes you come alive. – from the inside out. She aims to empower others to make ideas happen, be successful and make a difference. Having lived and traveled around the world, Chelsea is a native of Traverse City.

SHEA PETAJA, Co-creator & Co-host

Shea is endlessly curious about people and has dedicated her life’s work to preserving the art of conversation and engagement, which is the foundation of her one-on-one coaching work.  A recovering evangelical, she brings spiritual undertones to her coaching, writing and humor.  As a writer, she has contributed to Kinfolk, The Life Artist, Culture Keeper, The Business News, Grand Traverse Woman and her own blog.  By day she is an intraprenuer as the director of Client Experience at Prout Financial Design where she also produces and co-hosts a weekly radio show. You will find her most alive when she is conversing with YOU! Quote to live by: “Be curious, not judgmental.” -Walt Whitman

Current sponsors: Taproot Cider House, Prout Financial Design, Choice, MacUpdate, Yen Yoga & Fitness, The Shrub Soda Company, Anavon Technology Group, Sarya Orthodontics