Coffee Beans & Booze

Living out a several year dream, this week's guest Christie McKelvie shares with Coffee Beans and Booze her plans for a preschool opening this fall. Rooted and Free is a nature preschool ignited by a passion for the outdoors and a love of education. Christie shares what challenges she met head-on and the details of opening a preschool that had her less than excited. After attending a conference about nature schools, Christie decided that she could make her passion a reality and will begin enrolling students this fall. Join along to hear about how Christie uses the mission statement of Rooted and Free to ground her work with children and other influences along the way!

Shila's favorite guest of season two joins for a conversation about raising girls to be strong and military service. Nena Stewart, younger sister of Shila, is a former military police officer with the Army and a self-defined free spirit. Hear all about Nena's time serving her country, laughs over wardrobes, and what has led her to have a servant's heart.

Spend some time with Coffee Beans and Booze while the duo chats with the talented Julia Holzman! Julia is an artist who creates ceramic pieces and is working to build a business with her passion. Brought to ceramics because she wanted to raise funds for the American Cancer Society, Julia found a knack and a special relationship with her mentor with whom she still works.

Splat Art Studio Owner Meghan Winslow joins the conversation today to talk about her journey from an art educator to her eventual ownership of two community art studios. Drawing from experience in the public school setting and home life with 4 boys, Meghan continually refines her user experience in her studio where parents and children alike can share in the joy of creation. Discover the accolades Meghan holds out on sharing with Jasmine and Shila, and how COVID has effected her service delivery models.

Join Coffee Beans and Booze as we examine life, peace, and love with Reverend Stephanie Seigh of Unity of Palmyra. Learn how Stephanie uses her ideas of interconnectivity and universe to bridge people together and to create communities of love and accountability. Explore Stephanie's cinematic loves and a particular author with whom the trio share affection. All in all, an interview you don't want to miss!

Ewe will love the conversation this week with Alisa Grove, an IT professional and sheep farmer (see what we did there?!). Alisa shares what she has learned about raising sheep and the excitement for the birth of lots of lambs in the coming weeks. A big fan of TV, Alisa dishes about which shows she's into and how Emily in Paris just doesn't articulate her experience studying abroad in France. Learn what drink Alisa has perfected and how she began raising sheep.

Meet Kendra Elliot, an ED of a local nonprofit and all around positive force in our community. Learn about what brought Kendra to the Central Pa area and why she has chosen to call this area home. Kendra discusses her journey from college to the non profit sector and all the things that have brought her joy in the work she's engaged in. And of course, no discussion in the land of Covid is complete without exploring the ways that her organization has been nimble and adaptive to meet the needs of her consumers. 

Thrifting fashionista Laura Whitma Dy joins this week's conversation! Laura is working to build a brand rooted in the wonderful world of thrifting and how loving how you look can help you feel great about yourself. Jasmine and Shila dig into one of Laura's past jobs where she developed a love of advocating for birth control for women. The women share stories of their own challenges to advocating in their early twenties before exploring Laura's passion and whether her husband is a fan of her thrifting ways!

Singer/songwriter Olivia Farabaugh joins Coffee Beans and Booze for a conversation about her love of music, mental health advocacy, and the risks that have led her down the path of doing music full time. Nearly giving up on her dream of being a performer, Olivia found grace and inspiration from her guitar teacher while in high school. After high school and while working as a successful hairstylist, Olivia auditioned for The Voice and learned from this experience, lessons that continue to shape her dreams to move to Nashville. Olivia is a generous, talented, and kind woman who gives back to her community in meaningful ways. This is an interview you don't want to miss!

New York-based playwright and screenwriter, Monet Hurst-Mendoza joins the CB&B team to chat work, inspiration, and creating material that predominantly features people of color, and often deals with heavier subject matters—such as morality, exploitation, and corruption. Monet shares her strategy for keeping art creation (think the small screen) going during the pandemic, and how her work with The Kilroys helps her live out her passion and purpose.