Fulfillament Stories

Fulfillment through work. Challenges to COME ALIVE.

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FRED SITKINS, INLAND SEAS

Fred Sitkins grew up in Wyandotte, MI but moved to Traverse City at the age of 21 to attend college at NMC. It was at that time he began working on the schooner Malabar and was first introduced to Inland Seas. After being inspired by Inland Seas to enter a career in teaching Fred received his bachelors degree in education from Western Michigan University. After several years of teaching in Manton, … [Read more...]

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Fulfillament #10: January 25th, 2018

January 25th, 2018 @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 … [Read more...]

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Ben Davila, The Rock Stop

Ben Davila is a co-founder of the Rock Stop and serves as the lead teacher. Prior to moving to Traverse City in 2014, he spent nearly a decade teaching at the Bird School of Music in San Francisco.  Ben is a prolific song-writer and multi-instrumentalist, having written and recorded a song every week for five years. His music has been used in plays, movies, ads, and video games.  When he isn’t … [Read more...]

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CHRISTAL FROST ANDERSON, WTCM

Christal  grew up in Benzie County and began her career locally at Boys and Girls Clubs of Grand Traverse, after completing a year of service with Americorps National Service. She started in radio in 2007, and feels as though she has finally found her broadcasting home with WTCM NewsTalk 580. Christal is involved with many community groups, co-founding the CherryT Ball Drop in 2009. She is a … [Read more...]

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PETE KIRKWOOD, THE WORKSHOP BREWING CO

Pete Kirkwood is The Workshop Brewing Co founder which stands for the motto: Nature, Community, Craft. Pete says he is not an investment banker, roofer, developer, disaster response specialist, farmer, dot-com guy, copywriter, barista, or lawyer (although he has been all of these things). He’s not even a brewer (although he has started two breweries). He’s a philosopher. His agenda is social … [Read more...]

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Good Idea Grant January 2018!

GOOD IDEA GRANT WINNER JANUARY 2018: Amber Coulter! She has come to all 10 events and has never really had the opportunity to make her ideas happen- until now! Here are the requirements we are looking for in every pitch: 1. You must be present at the Fulfillament event. 2. Your idea must bring out your unique value 3. Your idea must be personally fulfilling (makes you COME ALIVE!) 4. Your … [Read more...]

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Fernando Meza, OneUpWeb CEO

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 … [Read more...]

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Anne Hoyt, Leelanau Cheese founder

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 … [Read more...]