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This week, yet ANOTHER inspiring Milwaukee woman ... 

Can you have delicious dairy free ice cream in the dairy state? You sure can with our next guest, Liv Menzia, owner and creator of Liv a Little Vegan Ice Cream. Started in her dorm room when she was a college student at Marquette, hear the story of how with a little patience (and a lot of coconut milk), she created a company where demand consistently outpaces supply - even in a polar vortex! 

Listen as we talk about … 

• why using your friends as guinea pigs is sometimes the best place to start
• how and where you can tap into the community for support (financial and otherwise) 
• in the end, it’s not about perfection, it’s about good enough, and starting! 

Locals and Links we love!

Liv a Little - https://www.livalittleicecream.com

The Hub - https://www.marquette.edu/707-hub/

The Commons - https://www.thecommonswi.com/

Biz Starts - https://bizstarts.com/

SCORE - https://sewisconsin.score.org/

Tempo - https://www.tempomilwaukee.org/foundation

WWBIC - https://www.wwbic.com/

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Cream City Dreams is now Gather Connect Create! 

New name, same host 👋🏼 Bite-sized episodes with big connection! 

Join me weekly for inspiration, interviews and simple ideas you can use in your own community to create more connections IN REAL LIFE, no matter where you find yourself! 

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This week, yet ANOTHER inspiring Milwaukee woman ... 

If this episode doesn’t have you greasing your wheels to get back on your (bike) saddle, we don’t know what will! Listen as Shelly & Meagan talk with Lai King Moy, a community connector and cycling advocate in Milwaukee and beyond. Hear about why women’s cycling is important and how you can get involved in all sorts of cycling events in and around the city this summer. 

Listen as we talk about … 

• what it means to be a connector (and can anyone be one?) 
• how women (and women of color) are showing up in the cycling community
• what to do when you might be a novice but still want to try something new 

Locals and Links we love! 

https://cadencemke.com

https://www.dream-bikes.org/

https://milwaukeerecreation.net/rec/Programs/Sports/MKE-Mountain-Bike.htm

https://www.tourofamericasdairyland.com

http://www.braiselocalfood.com

https://wisconsinbikefed.org

https://www.wheelandsprocket.com

Show your love for Cream City Dreams

As always, we are so grateful to our listeners. If you haven’t already, be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our newsletter on our website. And we’d LOVE it if you rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. And if you’re feeling even more generous, Buy us a Coffee. 

Support the show

I'd love to hear what you think. Drop me a text (linked above) or an email: [email protected] 

Or NEW (!) even more fun, drop me a voice memo HERE! 

And definitely stay in the loop when new episodes drop by signing up for my newsletter HERE! (I swear I never spam!) 

Cream City Dreams is now Gather Connect Create! 

New name, same host 👋🏼 Bite-sized episodes with big connection! 

Join me weekly for inspiration, interviews and simple ideas you can use in your own community to create more connections IN REAL LIFE, no matter where you find yourself! 

➡ CLICK HERE to send me a text, I'd love to hear what you thought about this episode! Leave your name in the text so I know who it's from!

This week, yet ANOTHER inspiring Milwaukee woman ... 

Imagine an idea that begins in a notebook, whispered only to the closest of confidants, that then grows into a real life brick and mortar dream come true. That's what happened for today's guest, Ashley Valentine, owner of Rooted MKE, a bipoc children's books store on Vliet Street that opened its doors earlier this year. Listen as Shelly and Meagan talk about how she turned her dream into a reality and how she nurtured herself (and her babies) in the process. 

Listen as we talk about … 

• the importance of whispering your dream to someone else 
• why getting out of Dodge (or Milwaukee) is helpful to the creative process 
• how the best way to support someone is sometimes just to show up and receive 

Locals and Links ... 

Ashley's website: Rootedmke.com

WWBIC - https://www.wwbic.com/

Legislator bringing nursing baby to floor to vote: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/02/buffy-wicks-california-vote-baby


Show your love for Cream City Dreams

As always, we are so grateful to our listeners. If you haven’t already, be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our newsletter on our website. And we’d LOVE it if you rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. And if you’re feeling even more generous, Buy us a Coffee. 

Support the show

I'd love to hear what you think. Drop me a text (linked above) or an email: [email protected] 

Or NEW (!) even more fun, drop me a voice memo HERE! 

And definitely stay in the loop when new episodes drop by signing up for my newsletter HERE! (I swear I never spam!) 

Cream City Dreams is now Gather Connect Create! 

New name, same host 👋🏼 Bite-sized episodes with big connection! 

Join me weekly for inspiration, interviews and simple ideas you can use in your own community to create more connections IN REAL LIFE, no matter where you find yourself! 

➡ CLICK HERE to send me a text, I'd love to hear what you thought about this episode! Leave your name in the text so I know who it's from!

This week, we are excited to bring you this podcast all about inspiring Milwaukee woman, living their dreams. 

Sometimes in order to dream big, you have to start small. That’s what we’ll be talking about with our guest today, Vanessa  Andrew, aka Madam Chino, owner and proprietor of Madam Chino custom tailoring and vintage upcycling. In this episode of Cream City Dreams (and their FIRST interview ever), listen as Shelly and Meagan talk with Vanessa about the creativity and outside-the-box thinking required to start something from the ground up. Sometimes you really do have to ‘button up’ and start before you’re ready. 

Listen as we talk about … 

• how local coffeeshops helped a creator get her start 
• how starting something with friends is a great way to get moving
• why bartering your gifts can often be the beneficial 
• using the performance act approach: just try on that character and get started!

Locals and Links ... 

https://www.madamchino.com

https://www.instagram.com/madamchino/

https://www.facebook.com/madamchino/

http://fastencollective.blogspot.com/


Show your love for Cream City Dreams

As always, we are so grateful to our listeners. If you haven’t already, be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our newsletter on our website. And we’d LOVE it if you rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. And if you’re feeling even more generous, Buy us a Coffee. 

Support the show

I'd love to hear what you think. Drop me a text (linked above) or an email: [email protected] 

Or NEW (!) even more fun, drop me a voice memo HERE! 

And definitely stay in the loop when new episodes drop by signing up for my newsletter HERE! (I swear I never spam!) 

Cream City Dreams is now Gather Connect Create! 

New name, same host 👋🏼 Bite-sized episodes with big connection! 

Join me weekly for inspiration, interviews and simple ideas you can use in your own community to create more connections IN REAL LIFE, no matter where you find yourself! 

➡ CLICK HERE to send me a text, I'd love to hear what you thought about this episode! Leave your name in the text so I know who it's from!

Listen as hosts (and good friends) Shelly Roder and Meagan Schultz talk about their inspiration behind the Cream City Dreams podcast and why they’re so passionate about shining light on Milwaukee women. They’ll give a rundown of what you can expect in Season One, and a sneak peek at the guests they’ve got lined up. If you’ve ever had a seed of an idea and thought “I wonder if I could make that happen?” you’ll want to tune in for inspiration from some incredible women. 

Listen as they talk about …

• The lineup of talented Milwaukee women on this season 
• How Shelly and Meagan met on a baseball field 
• The format of the show and the BONUS minisodes 

Show your love for Cream City Dreams

As always, we are so grateful to our listeners. If you haven’t already, be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our newsletter on our website. And we’d LOVE it if you rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. And if you’re feeling even more generous, Buy us a Coffee. 

Want more of Shelly and Meagan, guess what, you can have it! Check out the e-course they created together if you need a quiet moment of PAUSE.

Support the show

I'd love to hear what you think. Drop me a text (linked above) or an email: [email protected] 

Or NEW (!) even more fun, drop me a voice memo HERE! 

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Cream City Dreams is now Gather Connect Create! 

New name, same host 👋🏼 Bite-sized episodes with big connection! 

Join me weekly for inspiration, interviews and simple ideas you can use in your own community to create more connections IN REAL LIFE, no matter where you find yourself! 

➡ CLICK HERE to send me a text, I'd love to hear what you thought about this episode! Leave your name in the text so I know who it's from!

The Official Cream City Dreams podcast introduction - recorded with our extra 13 minutes of time.  Listen here to know about OUR Cream City Dreams and why you'll want to tune in to learn about Milwaukee's go-gettin', movin' and shakin', change-makin', dream slayin' women!

Podcast launches May 25, 2022. 

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Support the show

I'd love to hear what you think. Drop me a text (linked above) or an email: [email protected] 

Or NEW (!) even more fun, drop me a voice memo HERE! 

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Cream City Dreams is now Gather Connect Create! 

New name, same host 👋🏼 Bite-sized episodes with big connection! 

Join me weekly for inspiration, interviews and simple ideas you can use in your own community to create more connections IN REAL LIFE, no matter where you find yourself!