Here is more info on how to support these empowered women!! And if you would like to see us do this more- you can donate to Fulfillament too that helps make these grants happen! __________________ Maria Kinney IDEA: I want to create an organization that advocates for all people to have access to nature. Ultimately, I want the organization to start by me taking women out on … [Read more...]
Julie Clark: Fulfillment through Covid
Our last live event was January 2020. We dont know when we can gather in person again for sharing stories. But we are interviewing a few of our past storytellers about their response to this global pandemic within thier vocation. How has the corona pandemic affected their passion for their work? What things are they doing to “pivot” to stay resilient? Are those pivots met with resentment or … [Read more...]
Angie Morgan, Lead Star
Angie learned how to lead during her time in the Marine Corps. She’s since shared her experiences in her books, Leading from the Front and the New York Times Best-Selling SPARK. She’s the co-founder of Lead Star and has been designing and delivering leadership programs for the world’s best businesses for 15+ years. She holds a BA and MBA from the University of Michigan. Beyond work, Angie is an … [Read more...]
Marc Alderman, Drummer and Educator
Marc is a musician and educator who grew up in the woods of NW Lower Michigan. He lives in Interlochen on property that his great grandfather settled in the early 1900s with his wife Amber, his toddler son Abraham, a couple of miniature pinschers, and two cats that showed up on the deck and never left. Marc is a board member of the Green Lake and Duck Lake Association and does the water quality … [Read more...]
Nate Griswold, Inhabitect
Nathan considers himself to be an “boomerang entrepreneur” and he moved home in May 2013 to launch Inhabitect, LLC. This company serves as an independent resource for designing, building and growing living architecture. He has worked throughout North America as well as internationally focusing on architecture, landscape architecture, horticulture, engineering, construction and manufacturing … [Read more...]
Temple Florip, Yen Yoga & Fitness
Temple is a yin yoga instructor at Yen Yoga & Fitness. She is passionate about sharing with her students the knowledge she has gained, but knows that there is always more to learn. She is also the manager at Yen, where she strives to give back to the community which has given so much to her. Outside of her professional life, Temple is a wife, mother, reader, and an active advocate for … [Read more...]
Stephanie Witala, 3.5 years after her story
Stephanie Witala told her Fulfillament story in January 2019. This was her bio at the time: "Stephanie has helped build the events program over the past few years at Black Star Farms as the Events Manager and Chef. She is and energetic mother of three, and a highly motivated and passionate professional in the culinary arts and hospitality industry. She has always loved working with people and … [Read more...]
Krista Cain, Sweetwater Doula
Founder/Director of Traverse City-based Sweetwater Doula, Krista Cain, provides skillful guidance in birth and death experiences, empowering her clients through rights of passage. Utilizing a heart-centered approach, Krista offers birth classes, workshops and hands-on support, tailored to meet the individual needs of each client. With contagious authenticity and generous laughter, Krista balances … [Read more...]
Seth Bernard, Earthwork Music, Title Track
Seth Bernard was born and raised on the Earthwork farm in Lake City, and he was never farther than a stone’s throw away from learning how to steward the earth and his own talents. He has grown from a potent young Interlochen idealist into a black-bearded, surprise-eyed, psych-rocker singing the woods and water, souls and soils of the Great Lakes. A renaissance man who uses his musical talent to … [Read more...]
Casey Cowell, Boomerang-Catapult
Casey Cowell graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in Economics. In 1976, at the age of 23, he co-founded U.S. Robotics and served as Chairman and CEO throughout the company’s history culminating in its merger into 3COM Corporation. Cowell is an active investor, advisor, and board member for many companies with an emphasis on start-ups and early stage. He is engaged in many … [Read more...]
Gladys Muñoz, Justice and Peace Advocacy Center
Gladys Muñoz was born in Puerto Rico and holds a bachelor degree in Home Economics and Child Development from the University of Puerto Rico and a Masters in Science Administration from Central Michigan University. Gladys lived in Japan for three years and has traveled extensively in Ghana, Peru, Bolivia, Nicaragüa, Mexico and Europe. She moved to Traverse City in 1987 and became actively involved … [Read more...]
Jennifer Lyon, Pure Health
Dr. Jennifer Lyon, DO is a board certified family medicine and sports medicine osteopathic physician. Prior to studying medicine, she was a dance major at Butler University and performed professionally as a dancer with Dance Kaleidoscope in Indianapolis, and finished her undergraduate degree at Michigan State University. Jennifer attended Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine and … [Read more...]
Julie Clark, TART Trails ED
Julie is the executive director with TART Trails, and is responsible for day-to-day administration, trail planning and development, maintenance, and fundraising efforts. She most recently led Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation’s Greenway Planning & Development Division in Charlotte, North Carolina where she was responsible for the design and development of over 35 miles of urban trail. … [Read more...]
Aaron Dye, Musician / Glass blower
Singer/songwriter Aaron Dye has been leading the band Turbo Pup since 2015. Residing somewhere between genres, their music hops around within their band arrangements, making stops at rock, funk, jazz, folk and gypsy swing-fueled stew for which Turbo Pup is known. Almost 100% their original music. Most folks don’t know that Aaron I also a skilled glass blower. “Making music for me has been … [Read more...]
Lindsay Sea Wills, Live True Counseling
An authenticity advocate and mother of two, Lindsay is a therapist, singer, writer and speaker. She is a lover of the outdoors and an essential oils enthusiast. Lindsay’s counseling practice, Live True Counseling, offers individual counseling services in Traverse City, MI. A recent TEDx Traverse City Pitch finalist, Lindsay’s writing appeared in Jan/Feb 2019 issue of Grand Traverse Woman Magazine … [Read more...]
Jim Tuller, Fire Chief
Chief Tuller grew up in Mayfield as the son of a Firefighter on 100 acres of family property. Graduated in 1979 from Kingsley High School with 39 other students. Volunteered with Kingsley Fire Department from 1980 – 1990. Hired by the City of Traverse City Fire Department in April of 1990. He worked his way up through the ranks from Firefighter, EMT Basic, EMT Specialist, EMT Paramedic, … [Read more...]
Erica Heller, Massage Therapist
Erica has been a Licensed Massage Therapist since 2002. She has since completed coursework to become certified in myofascial release, oncology massage and scar tissue mobilization, trigger point therapy, and lymphatic drainage. Erica roots her practice in a knowledge and understanding of anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology. A deeper intuition often helps in guiding her to make positive changes in … [Read more...]
Casey Petz, Leadership Coach
Casey works with Entrepreneurs, Leadership Teams, and Family Businesses as a Leadership Coach. He helps leaders get clarity on their unique abilities and then get focused on putting their talents to use while also creating more freedom in their personal life. He is also a recovering elementary school teacher, but is also known to friends and acquaintances as an executive at the family business, a … [Read more...]
Dan Fuller, Pathways Preschool
Dan is a teacher and co-owner at Pathways Preschool with his wife Brittni. A northern Michigan native, Dan has been working with young children in the community for over 17 years. He brings his expertise as a meditator, martial artist and musician to the classroom, but more than anything he is a master of play. Through play Dan expands the possibilities in which people experience life and engage … [Read more...]
Courtney Lorenz, Cultured Kombucha
As a left-minded creative soul in a right-minded body, the eccentricities of kombucha brought joy into Courtney’s life. Founder of Northern Michigan’s first kombucha tea brewery, Courtney desires to share the health benefits reaped from living foods. She believes that each body is unique, deserving to be happy, healthy, and filled with joy. Courtney’s background in nutrition and culinary arts … [Read more...]
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