Fulfillament Stories

Fulfillment through work. Challenges to COME ALIVE.

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Glenn Wolff, Bassist and Illustrator

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glennGlenn grew up in Traverse City. He studied Printmaking at Northwestern Michigan College, and received his BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His career began in New York as an illustrator where he also played music in several clubs. In 1987 he returned to Northern Michigan concentrating on fine art and book illustration. He is best known for his illustrations in the books of Jerry Dennis, starting with 1992’s It’s Raining Frogs and Fishes, and most recently A Walk in the Animal Kingdom.  Glenn’s mixed media fine art is represented by Tamarack Gallery in Omena, Michigan, and at his studio in the Traverse City. His work has been shown throughout the US and Canada both publically and privately.  He also on the art faculty of Northwestern Michigan College.  You can catch him playing bass with several local collaborating artists.

“My job is to make marks on paper or canvas and pluck strings on resonate wood. The marks become images and the plucks become melody and rhythm in collaborations with the greatest writers, musicians, environmentalists and humans that I have ever met. Sometimes these marks and sounds tell my own stories of interior and exterior landscapes, our estrangement from them, and our journey back.”

Check out the slideshow in this pdf  as you listen to the podcast as they go hand in hand. This slideshow was presented at his storytelling talk from the September 2016 event…

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KATE PEARSON, Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy

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KATE PEARSON is the fundraiser for Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy. A lifelong resident of Traverse City, Kate brings to her position a deep love of the region and appreciation for the wonderful people who make up our community. Before joining GTRLC, she was the Visitor Center Manager for the Traverse City Convention & Visitors Bureau, as Kate LOVES where she is from.

“Notice what makes your eyes sparkle.  Those sparkles are lighting up the way to one of your callings”. 

Here is Kate’s story from the September 2016 event…

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Gary Jonas, The Little Fleet

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garyGary Jonas and his wife Allison have been in the restaurant and bar business for over 10 years.  They opened our first restaurant called The Farm on Adderley in Brooklyn, NY in 2006, followed by a bar called Sycamore Bar and Flowershop in 2008, and The Little Fleet in 2013.   They live in Traverse City with our 2 daughters Madeleine and Viola.

I love creating environments that makes people want to enjoy life and celebrate.  Nothing gives me more joy than to see smiling faces and excitement for what we are doing.

Here is Gary’s story from the September 2016 event…

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Bill Pallidino, Taste The Local Difference

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BILL PALLADINO is the project director for Taste the Local Difference, creator of an upcoming independent bookstore “Leeward Books”, and a lover of local food and biking everywhere he can. He has sustained roles as Executive Director, Business Consultant, Executive Coach, Instructional Designer, CEO for Hire, Economic Development Director, and Keynote Speaker with over 25 years of management and business ownership experience. Bill left his corporate training and consulting practice in 2012 to join the Michigan Land Use Institute (MLUI) staff after spending several years on its board of directors. MLUI brought Bill into the organization specifically to help transform Taste the Local Difference (TLD) and to accelerate its growth potential to serve more communities.  Bill currently serves on the board of Michigan Good Food Charter steering committee, the Grand Traverse Foodshed Alliance (managers of the GT Food Innovation Hub), Blackbird Arts and is Chair of the Northwest Michigan Food and Farming Network. He is well known in Michigan for his work assisting small businesses, nonprofits, communities and economic development agencies.

“Service is not something you imagine doing at the end of your life hoping you’ve left enough time to make a difference. It’s a purposeful act done every day, as the center of your world, while letting the rest of your life fall into place around it.”

This story was from the September 2016 Fulfillament in Traverse City, MI.

 

 

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9-22-16 Fulfillament Grant Winner

lisa-hiking– NAME: Lisa Maxbauer Price, journalist and author of Squash Boom Beet (the local farm food book)
– THE BIG IDEA: I’d like to create an annual event called the “ReadLocal” Riot. I want to bring together the largest ever collection of local book authors to celebrate and showcase their work with their community. A “riot” can mean “an impressively large and varied display of something.” This would be an undeniably strong and visible showing of local writers in town, similar to the Downtown Art Walk. This public event would also be supported by the creation of an evolving, online database of local authors.
– HOW IS IT PERSONALLY FULFILLING? I’ve been a professional writer for 18 years. But writers can often feel like solitary “islands” while working alone in their home offices. It would be fulfilling to bring all these talented people together to share their insider wisdom with one another. It would also be special to publicly showcase writers in a way that is often reserved only for visual artists.
– HOW DOES IT MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY?
Read Local Riot would be yet another example of how this community supports and welcomes creative folks. It would financially support local writers and the local shops that sell their books. Plus, it would give book lovers of all ages a chance to meet authors face-to-face and feel inspired.
– WHAT WILL BE “PHASE ONE” OR YOUR FIRST EVENT (AND DETAILS)
My fist step is to assemble a list of authors living and working in the area. I already know so many talented people here, but each writer I’ve met has introduced me to another one that wasn’t previously on my radar. So I know there are more our there.
– WHAT IS YOUR VISION FOR “PHASE 2” AS YOU MOVE IT AHEAD? Phase 2 involves picking a date and securing downtown or community support for this type of event that’s part art exhibit, part cash mob.
– HOW WILL YOU USE THE $500? The money will be used for marketing/advertising and signage to get the word out to book lovers.
– WHEN DO YOU THINK THIS THING WILL LAUNCH? I’d love to see this event happen this spring.
– HOW CAN WE (THE AUDIENCE) GET INVOLVED OR SUPPORT? If you know local book authors, please have them get in touch with me. And if you have ideas for an indoor or outdoor venue, I’m all ears.  lisamaxbauer@yahoo.com

 

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Bryan Ulbrich, Left Foot Charley

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bryanBryan has been in the wine industry since 1993. The realization that a part-time cellar rat position could develop into a legitimate career path spurred him to pursue a winemaking apprenticeship rather than a Ph.D. in political science (real tough choice, eh?).  The apprenticeship transformed into a winemaking and general management position.  Without pause, 11 years passed.  He was fortunate to be part of the modern evolution of the Michigan Wine Industry and realized it was time to start the long process of building a wine company based on a new concept.  With the support of family, friends, farmers, and a few financiers LFC was born in 2004.  A path was chosen, the load was packed, and they all started hiking up the mountain…

“I love that my job is directed by the seasonal rhythm of life and as a result nothing (no wine) can ever be replicated exactly.”

Here is Bryan’s story from the May 2016 event…

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Cari Simon, Women’s Rights Lawyer

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cari2Cari Simon has dedicated her life to fighting for women’s rights, and lives that out as a lawyer. Cari’s nationwide law practice focuses on the civil representation of victims of school related sexual violence and other misconduct. She is a leader in the national movement to address campus sexual assault, serving on the Board of Know Your IX and the Advisory Council of the National Crime Victims Law Institute, and working closely with the National Women’s Law Center, Public Justice, and the United Stated Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women among others.

“I love the opportunity to empower and seek justice for someone who has been disempowered. To help that person rise back up and to take justice on their behalf”

Here is Cari’s story from the May 2016 event…

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Mike Moran, Singer/Songwriter/Podcaster

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mikemoranbwMike is a performing singer songwriter who writes songs from his experiences in relationships and working a variety of different jobs in and out of the music industry. He is also the Sales and Marketing Manager for MI Local Hops in Acme, and founded Quarter After Productions, a podcast production business in the fall of 2013.
He consistently performs music throughout Northern Michigan weekly, and publishes up to twenty podcasts a week for Short’s Brewing Company, New Holland Brewing Company, Drink My Brewcast, Prout Financial, Yen Yoga, Here:Say Storytelling, and many more. He is active in the music industry through talent buying and performing for TEDX, The City Opera House, and more.

“Making a living in music and recording can be attained through a number of different angles. To me, creating those angles is just as rewarding as writing music”.

This talk was from the May 2016  Fulfillament. in Traverse City, MI. Here is Mike’s story…..