Over the past decade we have had the chance to learn about so many incredible folks from a wide range of industries and backgrounds Over the past decade we have had the chance to learn about so many incredible folks from a wide range of industries and backgrounds and our highlighter series is designed to give us an opportunity to go deeper into their stories with to goal of understanding them, their thought process, how their values formed and the foundations of their stories. Check out some incredible folks below – many of whom you may have read about already and a few new names as well.
Whitney Gerstner
I’m very proud of helping build two Sexual Assault Response Teams in Russell and Thomas counties. In partnership with Options Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services, we have held meetings in these two counties and invited key stakeholders to the table to talk about how we can better serve the communities, survivors, and to help prevent assaults from taking place. Read more>>
Nicole Fordyce
In my opinion what is most misunderstood about our business is that auto repair is only about fixing cars. For us, it’s about more than that… it’s about trust and communication. When customers come in, they are already stressed about their vehicle and worried about how much it may cost. Our job is to help them understand what is wrong without pressuring them. Read more>>
Kara Payton
Honestly I have a baker’s dozen worth of relationships that have shaped me for the worse and the better. I credit all of them for who I can say I’ve become. Read more>>
Mary Khadivi
In my last months of college, I was stressed and unclear about what exactly were my next steps postgrad. I’d been working towards applying for vet school nearly my whole life but pivoted to interviewing for mission work (with humans). Our newman center at school introduced me to most of my lifelong friends. Read more>>
Ivory Thierolf
Hey little chocolate drop, you once said you’d have a gym with your name on it, something that was truly yours. What you didn’t know then was that the vision had already been approved long before you ever saw the blueprint. Right now, you feel pressured, unprepared, and overwhelmed. You question, why me, as responsibility stacks higher and faster than you expected. Read more>>
Auburn Ellis
I feel most at peace when I’m on my yoga mat in a room over 103°. The heat allows me to completely disengage from the world, mostly because it’s too hot to do anything else! My movements and breath are rhythmic. I find clarity. After a flow of sixty minutes or more, I can carry the clarity off my mat and live in it. Read more>>
Lacy Duffett
I usually wake up before my kiddos—though not always, since I have a five-month-old who sometimes wakes early and joins me. I start my morning with red light therapy and a quick pumping session (I’m a breastfeeding mama myself). From there I continue to ease into the morning before the rest of the house is awake. Read more>>
