The Origin Story Podcast

"Those who never fail are those who never try." - unknown.

Margaret Rauber

Margaret Rauber is a construction professional, having worked in the commercial construction market for 27 years. During her career, she’s worked on projects for local governments, higher education institutions, K-12 systems and retail, office and hospitality private developers throughout the southeast.  After working her way up through a project management tract, she now serves as Vice President for Winter Construction, with 21 of her 27 years in the industry with Winter, overseeing all active projects at Winter.  

Today, Margaret works closely with Operations leaders to ensure project success from preconstruction through close-out. She enjoys serving as a sounding board for project teams, working to set project strategy, resolving complex issues, and helping to overcome project challenges. 

Margaret earned her bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Georgia Tech. She is a member of the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission Construction Advisory Committee and serves on the Board of Directors for Construction Education Foundation of Georgia. Margaret has served on the Georgia Tech College of Architecture Dean’s Advisory Committee, the Olmsted Linear Parks Alliance Board, and the Board of Trustees at Haygood Methodist Church. Margaret is a graduate of Leadership Atlanta.

Margaret is married and has three daughters.  In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family, playing tennis, gardening and working on various home renovation projects.

Michael and Will discuss Will's latest gigs and what he's learned from them, and Michael brings in part of a new song.

Michael sits down with independent filmmaker and writer Martin Kelley.

Bio

After graduation from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Martin started two independent record labels and worked as a music journalist. Martin began his work in the Indie film arena as the music supervisor for the award-winning film The Unreliable Narrator.  Soon after his first screenplay, Martin co-founded and became co-president of the Atlanta Screenwriters Group, which is one of the largest screenwriter organizations in the Southeast. The Atlanta Screenwriters Group has grown from five members to well over 500 participants over the years and has cemented itself as one of Atlanta’s most respected film education organizations. Martin’s directing debut was the short film, Boy@nt!, which was selected for the Annual Atlanta Film and Video Festival. He then went on to direct the HD feature Behind the Nine from a script that he co-wrote and was released on home video through Echelon Entertainment. He co-wrote and directed the Cougars Film Group short film Trust Beam, which earned the audience award at the Atlanta 48 Hour Film Project. Another Cougars film he produced Spleen was an official selection of the Atlanta Film Festival and yet another short film he co-wrote and co-produced Overblown won Best Film and Best Script at a subsequent Atlanta 48 Hour film Project. Martin became one of the founders and Editor-In-Chief of an online film magazine called Cinematl.com, which focuses on filmmaking in the Southeast. Martin continued to write screenplays including Loaded Dice (Shoreline Entertainment), Vicious (M.T.I. Home Entertainment) as well as win screenwriting awards like the Atlanta Film Festival’s Perfect Pitch Award for his script Jen. He continued to produce independent projects like the feature documentary Beat Makers which was released by Nelson/Madison Films.  He wrote the short film Soup which was selected to screen at Film Festivals as well as the short films The Unbearable Rightness of Diversity and Short Time, the former was selected to screen once again at the Atlanta Film Festival and it joined six of his short films that have appeared on the PBS show Atlanta Shorts as well as Comcast ON-Demand. More recently his producing, writing and directing efforts on the short films The Ticket, Tainted Blood and Dead Justice have all seen awards and film festival selections.

His script Immigration Tango was shot in Miami and won Best Picture at the Boston International Film Festival and was theatrically released by Roadside Attractions/Lionsgate. He wrote and produced the feature film Step Off, which was released by Lionsgate as well as blackhats which was released by Amazon. His new feature Beauty and the Beholder is available on Amazon Prime and iTunes Starting Oct. 8. Also, his faith-based movie titled Full Count will be released On Demand and in select theaters nationwide on October 25th! Also, lookout for a thriller titled Reckoning that will release in early 2020.

SOCIALS

INSTAGRAMIMDBFull Count the Movie

SHOW NOTES

STEP OFFBLACK HATSBEAUTY AND THE BEHOLDERPlanet RockGrandmaster Flash - The MessageL.L. Cool JReign of TerrorRichard EtchisonSyd FieldJohn WooThe Fox and the HoundPedro AlmodovarAtlanta Screenwriters GroupThe Screenwriter's BibleThe Writer's JourneyScreenwriting for DummiesImmigration TangoBeauty and the BeholderFalcons Color Rush Jersey

Links to more of Martin's work:

Behind The Nine (2004)Behind The Nine (2004)It's the final weekend of an underground nine-ball tournament, with the winner taking home $500,000 cash. The lo...

Step Off (2011)Step Off (2011)The pressure mounts for a struggling but talented music producer in Atlanta whose tracks for a beat contest in A...

Beat Makers:https://tubitv.com/movies/146646/beat_makers?tracked=1Blackhats (2017)

Blackhats (2017)A disillusioned bounty hunter has to track down a notorious hacker before he's assassinated by a dangerous rival...

Charlotte  Geletka is the managing partner at Silver Penny Financial Planning and a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor ®. As an experienced investment advisor, Charlotte is more of a financial coach than anything else, committed to helping her clients get to a point where they can stop worrying about their financial future. She works hard with them to simplify their financial lives, get their financial houses in order, and create a clear path to their retirement goals—whether retirement is right around the corner or in the distant the future.

Charlotte graduated Summa Cum Laude from North Carolina State University. She is active on the local area committee for Young Life Atlanta Project. Charlotte gives financial literacy education talks for youth through the Kennrod Organization and local schools. She is passionate about serving her local community and financially empowering females.

Charlotte was honored to be named to Investment News’ 40 Under 40 class of 2019. This award highlights young talent in the financial advice industry and recognizes their accomplishments, contributions to the industry, leadership, and promise for the future. She is a member of the Morningstar Advisory Board. She was awarded the 2018 Circle of Excellence award by Women in Financial Services. She is proud to be a member of the Investment News Women Adviser Summit’s 2019 advisory board. She is a 2018 Atlanta Five Star Wealth Manager and recipient of the 2017 Lincoln Southeast Advisor of Now award. Charlotte also serves on the ABS Advisory Council at Lincoln Financial Advisors.

Charlotte holds the following licenses and professional designations: Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor from the College of Financial Planning, Investment Advisor Representative (series 65 Uniform Investment Advisor Law Exam), Series 7 Securities Representative Exam. Uniform Securities Agent (Series 63), Life, Health, and Annuity Insurance Agent.

The information in this podcast and note should not be construed as financial advice. Ms. Geletka is a regulated individual in a regulated industry.

Charlotte's Socials and Website

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Show Notes

Day to Night Business BarbieNC StateDixie Chick's Wide Open SpacesADDOffice SpaceHeadlines from the CrashBehavioral FinanceThe EconomistDr. Daniel CrosbyThe Laws of WealthThe Behavioral InvestorFintechRamit SethiI Will Teach You to be Rich (the book)A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesRules of Civility by Amor TowlesProperAtlThe E-Myth Revisited Laura VanderkamOff the Clock by Laura VanderkamI Know How She Does It by Laura VanderkamAuthority Magazine ArticleDave RamseySuze OrmanBitter and Boozy CocktailTaqueria del Sol

Shelley Helms Fleishman is an artist and entrepreneur working in multiple mediums including encaustic. Her work is featured in multiple galleries in the southeast and online.Her website: http://www.shfstudio.net/INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/shelley.fly/

SHOW NOTES

Encaustic VideoColumbus MuseumMargaret TilleyRick SargentJack Elliott MeyersEl GrecoFrederick Church The IcebergsAdenoid Cystic CarcinomaPostnatal DepressionSoftware Shelley uses to keep track of her art. Artwork Archive.Shelley's INSTAGRAMSpotlight on Art - Trinity SchoolHelen DeRamusBookmiserUnderland by Robert McFarlaneThe Language of FlowersStitch-Fixwww.shfstudio.net

Will debuts a brand new song while Michael tries to avoid the manic pixie dream girl trope.And, they discuss a recent concert they both attended.

Today’s superhero is Brandon Tai. Brandon has been a commodities trader, a wine salesman, and most recently, a beekeeper and entrepreneur. What a fun conversation this was. Not only did I get to hear about Brandon’s childhood and college days - which definitely shaped him - but I also got to try some of his amazing honey. He brought generous samples from a variety of jars of honey which we taste and discuss. We did our very best to paint an audio picture of what we were tasting. I think it translates, but if you’re listening to this and leave wanting more, I cannot encourage you enough to visit Brandon at one of the various farmer's markets and festivals next time you’re in Atlanta. There are links to Honey Next Doors website and Instagram so you can find out where and how to purchase - they will do mail orders - and it's well worth it. Enjoy!

Honey Next DoorNew York Times Article featuring BrandonThree-Tiered SystemThe Wine BibleMeomiNorthern RhoneGrunerSt. LaurentZweigeltRealmScarecrowRobert ParkerBee Helping PlantsDeep Dive into Fightin' MitesMore MitesRotten TV SeriesBrandon in the Car in a Bee Suithttps://www.instagram.com/p/BpaCi6kg9TV/Bees in the WildCold KnifingRemoving a Swarm from a HouseTupelo Honey TreeVan Morrison's Tupelo HoneyRodgers Greens and Roots FarmsThe Road Not TakenToday I Found OutMetro Atlanta Beekeeper AssociationBeekeeping for DummiesThe Beehive Atl

Today’s superhero is Brandon Tai. Brandon has been a commodities trader, a wine salesman, and most recently, a beekeeper and entrepreneur. What a fun conversation this was. Not only did I get to hear about Brandon’s childhood and college days - which definitely shaped him - but I also got to try some of his amazing honey. He brought generous samples from a variety of jars of honey which we taste and discuss. We did our very best to paint an audio picture of what we were tasting. I think it translates, but if you’re listening to this and leave wanting more, I cannot encourage you enough to visit Brandon at one of the various farmer's markets and festivals next time you’re in Atlanta. There are links to Honey Next Doors website and instagram so you can find our where and how to purchase - they will do mail orders - and its well worth it. Enjoy!

Show Notes

Honey Next DoorNew York Times Article featuring BrandonThree-Tiered SystemThe Wine BibleMeomiNorthern RhoneGrunerSt. LaurentZweigeltRealmScarecrowRobert ParkerBee Helping PlantsDeep Dive into Fightin' MitesMore MitesRotten TV SeriesBrandon in the Car in a Bee Suithttps://www.instagram.com/p/BpaCi6kg9TV/Bees in the WildCold KnifingRemoving a Swarm from a HouseTupelo Honey TreeVan Morrison's Tupelo HoneyRodgers Greens and Roots FarmsThe Road Not TakenToday I Found OutMetro Atlanta Beekeeper AssociationBeekeeping for DummiesThe Beehive Atl

Show Notes

Bobo Intriguing ObjectsMy Favorite Room - Garden and GunAnother TOSP guest who was a bookie - Steve CuttsThe Brass RailThe Gold Club TrialNapoleon HillBig Red GumRussian Drinking EtiquetteFreddy BenschSweetwater BreweryFay GoldLove Train AntiquesScott Antique MarketProvenanceAxel VervoordtWabi-SabiMark and Restoration Hardware's Gary FriedmanRestoration HardwareHigh PointBoBoThe BoBo TeamAyn RandCharles BukowskiParty Like a Southerner "Garden and Gun" Article featuring Mark's CabinBlanton'sNespresso

In our second episode featuring Will and Michael creating something, we've ditched the "Whatcha working on" title. Each of us has made some progress on our projects and learned a little something along the way.

Oh, and Michael explains why he is a Michael. Not a Mike. Enjoy!