entrepreneur | steadily skipping stones

Jul 8

Renee A. Schuls-Jacobson, Professional Artist

moving the podcast – interview from December 16, 2014

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Episode 34. Renée A. Schuls-Jacobson was a teacher for 20 years and will always be a writer, but this year she also began sharing her paintings with the world. Today she talks about becoming a professional artist and how art helped her find herself again as she worked through a long illness.

“My most important things are just being true to myself, and being a good mom, and being a good wife, and being a good friend to people. And being good to myself.”

0:00 ~ “coming back to my roots”
5:40 ~ where the inspiration comes from
14:00 ~ from hobby to business
17:50 ~ dealing with long-term illness
28:10 ~ art as therapy (and milestone)
32:00 ~ being a professional artist

Connect with Renée
on her website Rasjacobson.com
on Twitter @rasjacobson
on Facebook Rasjacobson Originals
Etsy Shop Renée Jacobson

Clicky Clicky!
Morphing From Writer to Painter
Love Inspires Art
Renée’s Pinterest
Renée’s Instagram
Benzodiazepine Withdrawal

Samples of Renée’s Art:

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Jul 6

Sue Takamoto: on the Nozomi Project

moving the podcast – interview from December 9, 2014

This past April, Sue’s husband headed out yet again to help with earthquake recovery, this time Kumamoto, Japan. I really admire Sue and her husband for their commitment and good hearts!

When I checked the links for the podcast notes, I ended up buying myself a pair of earrings – a treat for myself, but also a tiny little way that I can help too. I can’t wait to be able to tell people the story behind them, why they are a very special piece of jewelry!

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Episode 33. Sue Plumb Takamoto shares the inspiring story of the Nozomi Project, an organization that employs and nurtures women affected by the tsunami that devastated Ishinomaki, Japan in 2011.

“That’s why we’re here. That’s God’s heart, is to love people who are having challenges. And we’re all broken people, in reality, and God loves to make beauty from brokenness.”

0:00 ~ missionaries in Japan
5:00 ~ how God inspired the Nozomi Project
14:15 ~ lasting impact of the tsunami
19:25 ~ a survivor community as much as a job
27:20 ~ being a business with a Christian foundation
29:30 ~ building beauty from destruction
37:15 ~ how to help

Connect with Sue
on the website NozomiProject.com
on Twitter @NozomiProject
on Facebook Nozomi Project
on Pinterest Nozomi Project

Clicky Clicky!
Asian Access
Be One Tohoku Aid
Starfish Project
Yuko’s Jewelry
Burying and Rebuilding (hamster and new house post)
Roger Lowther Article in Japan Harvest Magazine
Sue’s blog- The Takameter

Nozomi Project Photos:

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Nozomi Project: beauty from brokenness (video):

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Jul 4

Carolyn Congelosi: Horse Expert and Owner of Watermark Farm

moving the podcast – interview from December 2, 2014

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Episode 32. Walk with us as Carolyn Congelosi takes me on a walking tour of her business, Watermark Farm. Listen in as she educates me on horses, show training, and what it takes to run a horse farm.

“They awe me every day. I love it, I love being here. There’s not a day that I would not want to be around them and help them and work with them and take care of them. And love them. It really fills me, fills my soul for sure.”

0:00 ~ welcome to Watermark Farm
5:10 ~ competing and the horse show community
9:55 ~ being a trainer and starting a horse farm
15:05 ~ horses as pets and athletes
20:10 ~ meet Nikki and Markie (horses are big)
26:55 ~ a normal day at the farm…is hard work
32:05 ~ “find something you like to do and do it”

Connect with Carolyn
on Facebook Watermark Farm, LLC

Clicky Clicky!
A Visit to Watermark Farm (with pictures!)
Super Cute video of a horse in the water

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Jul 2

Willie Morris: Introducing Faithbox

moving the podcast – interview from November 8, 2014

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Episode 31. Willie Morris is here to tell us all about Faithbox, a new subscription service built on three tenets: growth, discovery, and giving. Their goal is to enrich “Christian lives through faith-based content and socially responsible product discovery”.

“The most important thing is making sure we deliver that value every month to people. And that we provide a box that’s meaningful, and actually does help them strengthen their faith and enrich their life.”

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0:00 ~ What is Faithbox?
4:10 ~ where the idea came from
9:40 ~ from idea to business
14:00 ~ choosing awesome content
17:35 ~ stacking up positive wins