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 the contradictions that arise […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Cathy and Paul Fialon What is your GOOD IDEA?: To create a vibrant online community of support, resources, social connection for grandparents raising their grandchildren. These families are called, Grand Families. The community we are creating is called: Grand Family Today, which we just launched this summer. How would your idea make you COME ALIVE?  […]

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.

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.

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 […]

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 […]