Faces & Places | Women's Lifestyle Magazine

Shannon Cohen: When Passion Meets Purpose

August 4, 2017August 1, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments august 2017, community leaders, community service, community ventures, community voices, consulting firm, creative blog, emerging leaders, encouraging voice, gifts for the office, Grand Rapids, graphic t-shirts, hallmark, informative blog, Inspiring, Kate Branum, leadership care skit, local campaign, local leaders, local retail, magnets, making a difference in the community, motivation, motivational speaking, oil-infused soy candles, passion, personal experiences, positive affirmations, power-driven affirmations, powerful, professional opinions, professionals, reaching for happiness, shannon cohen, shannon cohen inc, soft heart, stationary, summer 2017, tough skin, transformative leadership, unique, unique gifts, unsung leaders, uplifting care package, uplifting women, Victoria Upton, wall art

by Kate Branum • photography by Victoria Upton It started as a dream, derived from a passion for motivation, and erupted

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Journey to GRandJazzFest with Audrey Sundstrom

August 4, 2017August 4, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments Audrey Sundstrom, august 2017, august events grand rapids, blushing monk, celebration, contemporary jazz, cuban jazz, Dean Martin, dentist, detroit, diverse music, diversity, Edye Evans Hyde, electro jazz, Elyse Wild, face painting, frank sinatra, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids Jazz, GRandJazzFest, guitar jazz, innovation, james brown, Jazz, jazz festivals, live jazz grand rapids, live music, local jazz music, los angeles, michigan musicians, monroe, monroe center grand rapids, nostalgia, piano jazz, recruited musicians, richard elliot, Rosa Parks Circle, sammy davis jr, saxophonist, summer events, swing era jazz, the BOB, the grand rapids jazz orchestra, Tim Bowman, Traveling, Two Eagles Marcus

by Elyse Wild • photography by Two Eagles Marcus Jazz has a way of inspiring fierce loyalty and undying fans. To

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Taking Back Her Light: Surviving Domestic Violence and Finding Hope

August 2, 2017August 2, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments abusive relationship, ashley ward, august 2017, belitting, career coaching, center of attention, consulting firm, cornerstone university, Customer Service, distancing from family and friends, Domestic Abuse, domestic abuse options, domestic abuse vicitims, domestic violence, domestic violence agencies grand rapids, domestic violence awareness, domestic violence fundraisers, domestic violence homicides, domestic violence in household, domestic violence speaking events, dominating partner, emotional abuse, empowering, Entrepreneur, faith community, faith-based organization, financial abuse, finding a purpose, gaining back confidence, giving back to the community, healing process, hire for hope, independent, insurance agencies grand rapids, intake session, intimate partner, Kate Branum, manipulation in relationship, michigan domestic violence programs, michigan police, national coalition against domestic violence, overshadowing partners opinion, personal healing, physical abuse, prevention and education, professional individuals, reassurance, recruiter, relationship issues, relationship red flags, resources for domestic violence victims, sabotaging, safe haven, safe haven ministries, sales and operations, seeking help, sharing stories, stalking, stay-at-home moms, strong personality, summer 2017, support group, tara aday, third party recruiting agency, Two Eagles Marcus, types of abuse, unconditional love, verbal abuse, West Michigan, work ethic, YWCA

by Kate Branum • photography by Two Eagles Marcus Ashley Ward had always been an independent, hard-working go-getter. When she finally

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What’s In a Name?

August 2, 2017August 10, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments a flower with no name, Abigail Bradley, abigail yoo, abstract art, accomplishment, adoptees, art career, art concepts, art exhibition, art history, art techniques, art-making, artist in residency, ArtPrize, artprize2016, august 2017, Awareness, be bold, beautiful me, bold, building confidence, canvas, celebration, charcoal drawing, Cherry Street, chicago fire, commercial art collections, community, community resource, complex issues, confidence, connie sweet, conquering fear, Creativity, culture, discovery, diversity, divorce, drawing, embracing heritage, ending a marriage, Entrepreneur, ethereal paintings, Festival of the Arts, floriza genautis, forest hills fine arts center, GE aviation, grand rapids artist, Grand Rapids Community College, grand rapids retail, GRCC, hertiage, host family, identity, Inspiring Women, kendall college of art and design, kim gill, korean american, learning to ski, Local Art, local artist, local retail, me and korea, midwest, mixed-media artist, multi-layered texture, NBC universal, origami cherry blossoms, Painting, photography, professional artist, publisher, retail business, Richard App Gallery, rutgers university press, self-discovery, self-portrait, ski instructor, source of joy, stucco material, Summer, the creston neighborhood art battle, the world of art, Two Eagles Marcus, UICA, UICA live coverage, west michigan artists, WISE grand rapids, women in successful enterprises, yoo meena

by Kim Gill • photography by Two Eagles Marcus For Abigail Yoo, names have the power to boldly define who we

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Discovering Delasie and Creating a Ripple

July 31, 2017August 1, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments 5x5 night, bold fashion, bold patterns, branding, bright fabric, campus fashion show, combating depression, community, create a ripple effect, delasie, delasie handbags, delasie wallets, designs, Entrepreneurship, fabric from ghana, fashionable, garment making, ghana, globally recognize brand, grand rapids designer, Grand Valley State University, handmade clothing, handmade fashion, happiness, high functioning depression, hope, important message, information systems, jamie lynn cheeks, joy, krya danaya, kyra crandol, launching a business, missionary, monthly subscription boxes, padnos college of engineering and computing, product line, rhonda klomega, ripple effect, sarah anderson, sewing, sewing machine, sisterhood, Spring GR, Start Garden, sunshine, tech firm, textiles, toni waddell, transformation, Two Eagles Marcus, unique clothing

by Sarah Anderson • photography by Two Eagles Marcus • product photography by Jamie Lynn Cheeks For reasons unbeknownst to her, Rhoda

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Kelly Koning-Ramic: Carrying On

July 31, 2017August 1, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments annual funding drives, branding, brokerage company, business knowhow, commercial modeling, community leader, community media, dirk koning, dirk koning micro-cinema, diverse modeling, Downtown Grand Rapids, Elyse Wild, Fashion, fashion house, Festival of the Arts, grand rapids community media center, Grand Rapids Leaders, grand rapids modeling market, inspiration, international expansion, international fashion, international modeling, kelly koning-ramic, linda gellasch, logistics, mckay tower, modeling industry standards, modeling recruitment, networking events, partnering with charities, powerhouse, Rosa Parks Circle, Spain, the matthew agency, Traveling, Two Eagles Marcus, unique models, visionary, wall of bells, Wealthy Theatre, west michigan modeling agency

by Elyse Wild • photography by Two Eagles Marcus The first thing you’ll notice about Kelly Koning-Ramic is her poise; she

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She Means Business

July 12, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments 616 Productions, Angela Nelson, Anne Mohan, Audrey Byker, august 2017, be bold, Betsy Fahlen, c2c gallery, Cyndy Casemier, Featured, Grand Rapids Natural Health, Jojo's House of Beauty, Josephine White, She Means Business, sweet peony, waxology

19th Annual Business & Career Edition • August 2017 Participate in this She Means Business special promotion and gain attention

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In Ten with Latesha Lipscomb

June 30, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments austraila, beauty guru, cheeses, come together, Craft Cocktails, determination, drake, East Meets West Thrift Pop Up Shop, eminem, fashionista, fresh fruit, gatherings, general civil mediator, Grand Rapids, Happy hour, I GOT FACE Cosmetic Concierge, jay-z, John Ball Zoo, kanye west, Latesha Lipscomb, lets do this!, live out loud, local, maru, melissa hilbert, New York Super Fudge Chunk Ben and Jerry's, POSH Innovative Event Management, powerful women, Salsa, social kitchen and bar, sparkling water, strong women, tai beauchamp, the future is female, Two Eagles Marcus, Wine, ziplining

by WLM • photography by Two Eagles Marcus Latesha Lipscomb is Grand Rapids’ resident fashionista, self-described “beauty guru,” the mind behind

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The More the Merrier: Grand Valley Artists

June 30, 2017June 30, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments abstract art, acrylic, Aging, armand merizon, art educators, art events grand rapids, art mediums, art techniques, art workshops, artprize2017, bob kraai, candace chovanec, carl forslund, carol laurn, ceramics, charcoal, community events, conceptual artist, connect with the community, critique night, curate local spaces, drawing, East Grand Rapids, en plein air, ephemeral nature of existence, evie carrier, exhibitions, fiber arts, gender stereotypes, Grand Rapids, grand rapids community, Grand Rapids Events, Grand Valley Artists, GVA, healing art programs, installations, jewelry making, jim johnson, joanne swann, john knight, July 2017, kim gill, life drawing, local artists, mary ann perry, mary marin, Michigan, michigan artists, model sketches, monroe ave, new art trends, non-objective art, outreach programs, Painting, pamela detuncq, photography, professional artist, program night, randy nyhof, reeds lake art festival, representational art, reynold weidenaar, risk taking, self-expression, selling artwork, social conversation about art, still life, teen alienation, Two Eagles Marcus, watercolor, wealthy street, william kubiac

by Kim Gill • photography by Two Eagles Marcus Monday mornings are buzzing with creative energy in suite 140 at 1345

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Sincere and Vast Connections with Floriza Genautis

June 30, 2017July 19, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments Abigail Bradley, all women comedy, August Events, balancing work and life, bonding, bring people together, business, community component, community events, connecting with community, connections, connie sweet, dominican sisters of marywood, Downtown Grand Rapids, dynamic experience, Elyse Wild, events in grand rapids, floriza genautis, Food, forging connections, funny girls, generous spirit, graphic design, growing, hewlett-packard, how to connect, impact, innovative, inspiring others, July 2017, local Grand Rapids, Management Business Solutions, mcaffee, meaningful relationships, National Institute of Health, networking, nike, potential, professional women, sharing, silicon valley, social relationships, Start Garden, Two Eagles Marcus, varnum law, West Michigan, Wine, wise, WISE advocate, women in successful enterprises

by Elyse Wild • photography by Two Eagles Marcus Floriza Genautis is recognizable on sight—adorned head to toe in stunningly bright

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