The Wheelhouse Talks

March 27, 2013Empathetic supporter of the sick and grieving, leading solidarity and laughter in Grand Rapids. First president/CEO of Gilda's Club GR, where she arrived on day one with her own desk in tow. Now serving more than 10,000 visitors per year. Founder of LaughFest, the nati ...

February 13, 2013 Transformational pastor, guiding at-risk youth from gangs to faith. Former dropout, gang founder, and crime leader, who fled to change his life. Founder of The Edge Urban Fellowship, reaching the “Hip-Hop Culture for the Kingdom of God,” and author of The Edge ...

January 16, 2013Entrepreneurial, Baptiste-trained, hot power yoga instructor. Co-founder and owner of the Funky Buddha Yoga Hothouse in Grand Rapids. West Michigan native drawn home from Chicago by friends, family, and the community’s creative energy. Passionate about health, heal ...

Visionary visual communicator and executive at Peopledesign. Clients: Amway, Herman Miller, and Steelcase; GRAM, UICA, and ArtPrize. Empathetic, strategic creative who aims to change what people think, feel, and do. Brand Identity Essentials author; graphic design juror; and mother of Bruno, Toki, a ...

Design-thinking entrepreneur, bringing big ideas to life.Credits: SEED Collective, 5×5 Night, ArtPrize. Experienced collaborator, founder, executive. Passionate problem solver, storyteller, consultant. Serving as Entrepreneurship and Innovation Chair at GVSU, strategist at Peopledesign, and host of ...

Entrepreneurial, idea-producing, TED-type wunderkind who's helping spark an intellectual, cultural, and economic renaissance in West Michigan. Ventures include Pomegranate Studios, Momentum, TheCommon.org, Spout.com, Boxed Water Is Better Water, 5×5 Night, and ArtPrize.April 11, 2012

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