Serenbe Stories
141 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsA podcast for those seeking stories about having an impact and building a better life. From the original Serenbe story of how Founder Steve Nygren and his family discovered and developed the land that is now the leading wellness community, to stories featuring many of the people that inspired, encouraged and influenced how Serenbe was created. Steve Nygren and host Monica Olsen talk about how we resist or ignore issues out of fear vs. discovering common sense solutions and discuss the biophilic connection to nature and each other that is vitally important for individual and community wellness. Join us as we tell the story of Serenbe and interview friends, residents and leaders from around the world who are doing the essential work to build and grow thel biophilic movement.
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The Details Matter with Steve Nygren
August 22, 2022 09:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBHave you ever wondered why Serenbe feels special or different from the vast majority of large developments? Or why there’s a certain feeling of calm in Serenbe that you can’t quite put your finger on? It all comes down to the details. From street signs, lamp posts, and trash cans, to front lawns (or lack thereof) and a very intentional street layout, Steve Nygren shares the small details that make all the difference when it comes to achieving a sense of place, a sense of community, and perfe...
Introducing Season 7 of Serenbe Stories
August 18, 2022 09:00 - 54 seconds - 715 KBSerenbe Stories will be BACK for its 7th season on August 22nd. This new season is all about looking ahead - from Serenbe’s long-term sustainability goals to interviews with the residents, visiting artists, and friends who all make Serenbe a thriving wellness community. We even have a few episodes hosted by the kids who call Serenbe home. Make sure to follow & subscribe so you never miss an episode.
Jared Sapp Discovers Haven on Instagram
October 18, 2021 14:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBOverview For our final episode of this season, we're talking with nationally-recognized real estate agent and Serenbe resident Jared Sapp. In this episode, Jared shares how he found his Serenbe home through Instagram and how he worked with good friend and showroom owner Ryan Hughes to redo the home's interiors, which were featured in Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles and RUE magazines. We also talk about the pandemic real estate market, a bird who's taken up residence in his back yard, and how liv...
The Power Of Empathy with Shelton Davis
October 11, 2021 07:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBShelton Davis would rather hear your story than tell his. But in today's episode we're hearing the story of his life in Serenbe and building his company Empathy Lab. Shelton believes in the power of empathy within ourselves, so he's creating a world where it's embraced by leaders at every level in order to accelerate human achievement for the benefit of all. He talks about his transformation as a competitive athlete, what it means to be an empathy coach, and how we can recondition our empath...
Biophilic Leadership Summit with Katrina Erni
October 04, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBKatrina Erni not only lives at Serenbe but runs marketing for the Biophilic Institute, headquartered at Serenbe, and she's in charge of putting on the annual Biophilic Leadership Summit - happening next week, October 11 & 12. We are going to hear her Serenbe Story plus get a taste of what to expect at the Summit, that is going virtual this year.
Children Need Nature to Thrive with Sarah Milligan-Toffler
September 27, 2021 08:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBHi Everyone, welcome back to Serenbe Stories. Today we're bringing you an episode from my podcast Biophilic Solutions, because it features one of Serenbe's residents, Sarah Milligan-Toffler. Sarah is the President and CEO of the Children and Nature Network, an organization created by Richard Louv, that reconnects kids and families with nature. In this episode, Sarah, my co-host Jennifer Walsh, and I discuss nature’s impact on brain development in early childhood, ways that we might reimagine...
Children Need Nature to Thrive with Sarah Toffler
September 27, 2021 08:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBHi Everyone, welcome back to Serenbe Stories. Today we're bringing you an episode from my podcast Biophilic Solutions, because it features one of Serenbe's residents, Sarah Milligan-Toffler. Sarah is the President and CEO of the Children and Nature Network, an organization created by Richard Louv, that reconnects kids and fails with nature. In this episode, Sarah, my co-host Jennifer Walsh, and I discuss nature’s impact on brain development in early childhood, ways that we might reimagine th...
Naturally Fragile & Durable with Rachel Garceau
September 20, 2021 08:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBRachel K. Garceau is a studio artist whose work has been shown nationally and has been published in Studio Potter, Ceramics Monthly, and National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Journal, and also appears in CAST: Art and Objects Made Using Humanity’s Most Transformational Process. In this episode, Rachel talks about her preferred medium of porcelain and being inspired by nature, and she and Steve make plans to give new life to some of her past work. And definitely stay to the end a...
Biophilia & Brand Culture with Jon Hutson
September 13, 2021 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBJon Hutson is the Co-founder of BrandCulture, an agency that integrates branding and organizational development as the flip sides of the same coin. In this episode, Jon talks about becoming an advocate for biophilia after being gifted a book by E.O. Wilson. Once he moved to Serenbe he got in deeper and created the Biophilia Poster Competition, which brought in more than 3,500 poster submissions from around the world and was displayed in the woods of Serenbe Fall 2020. Jon incorporates biophi...
Biophilia & BrandCulture with Jon Hutson
September 13, 2021 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBJon Hutson is the Co-founder of BrandCulture, an agency that integrates branding and organizational development as the flip sides of the same coin. In this episode, Jon talks about becoming an advocate for biophilia after being gifted a book by E.O. Wilson. Once he moved to Serenbe he got in deeper and created the Biophilia Poster Competition, which brought in more than 3,500 poster submissions from around the world and was displayed in the woods of Serenbe Fall 2020. Jon incorporates biophi...
Feeling Well In Your Skin with Greg & Amanda Kasparian
September 06, 2021 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBGreg and Amanda Kasparian had a vision for building a wellness business as soon as they knew they were making Serenbe their home. They initially opened Creek Retreat in the terrace level of their townhouse, and it quickly grew out of their home and into a retail space in the heart of Mado. Plus they've now launched a skincare line! In this episode, we talk about Greg’s background in the spa and wellness industry, Amanda's experience in fitness and nutrition, and how, during a workshop, Greg ...
Building Human-Centered Business with Tyler Scriven
August 30, 2021 08:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBA thoughtful, dynamic and innovative entrepreneur, Tyler Scriven is the Founder & CEO of Saltbox, a co-warehousing startup on a mission to make logistics approachable, accessible, and efficient for all. In this episode of Serenbe Stories, we talk with Tyler about his vision for a human-centered business and how - even as an introvert - he enjoys the serendipitous interactions he has with neighbors at Serenbe.
Creativity and Zing! with Sam Harrison
August 23, 2021 08:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBSam Harrison has been on all sides of creative communications, marketing and branding, most recently on the academic and coaching side. He speaks, trains, writes and coaches on creativity-related topics with a mission to help people expand and express their creativity and improve their presentation skills. In today's episode, we talk with Sam about staying curious, his neighborhood newsletter that has been telling Serenbe's stories for years, and how to foster your creative enthusiasm and pa...
A Journey Of Healing & Art with Gigi Wilborn
August 16, 2021 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBArtist GW Harper, known to her Serenbe neighbors as Gigi Wilborn, is represented by a number of Atlanta galleries including Dogwood, Kuali Studio, and the Chatt Hills Gallery, and she is a former Goat Farm Arts Center studio member. In this episode, Gigi tells us how her painting career was jumpstarted by her husband's gift of a weekend away, what is was like to be a nurse during a pandemic, and how she's combining her passions for healthcare and art.
Geothermal, Neuroplasticity, & Steve Hurwitz
August 09, 2021 08:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBToday we welcome Steve Hurwitz, one of our earliest residents who has a long history in marketing and advertising and now specializes in consulting with developers and builders, including Serenbe, on Geothermal HVAC and infrastructure for homes and communities. In this episode, we talk with him about how Coca-Cola brought him to Atlanta from New York and his garage band Neuroplasticity - which he formed with other residents, even though he didn't know how to play an instrument.
Introducing Season 6 of Serenbe Stories
July 26, 2021 08:00 - 1 minute - 775 KBLast season, we went straight to the best source for Serenbe Stories, Serenbe residents. They talked about how they first discovered the community and the friends they made. We heard about the businesses started, homes built, and the inspiration found. All of these stories had a common thread: A curiosity and a willingness to learn, an openness to new people and ideas, and a desire for connection as we build a community and hope for a better world. Season 6 will begin in two weeks, and we'l...
Always Designing with Mister and Mrs. Sharp
May 31, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBMeghan and Patrick Sharp carried around a Cottage Living Magazine featuring a Serenbe home on the cover long before making the move, but the moment they drove in and saw the sign "Children & Adults at Play," they decided this was their place. Interior design is what they do, creating beautiful spaces within the neighborhood and beyond. In this episode, the Sharps talk about designing homes at Serenbe, moving to San Francisco and back again, and what you'll miss if you don't look up.
Dreaming Of Real Estate & Horses with Patrice Sumpter
May 24, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes - 24.1 MBPatrice Sumpter is an award-winning real estate agent with Berkshire Hathaway Georgia Properties, receiving the Chairman's Circle Award in 2018, 2019, and 2020, and consistently performing in the top 1% of agents in the country. As a self-professed "city girl," she and her husband, Ron first chose the Mado neighborhood for it's city energy. In this episode we talk about their avid support of Serenbe's restaurants, her dream of living in Spain, and her new desire of owning a horse (but we'l...
Hamlin's Big Wheels Keep On Turning with Stacy Simmonds
May 17, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBStacy Simmonds had a long career in retail, branding, and sales, all the while with a lifelong dream of opening her own store. Before settling in Serenbe, Stacy, and her husband, Jason, lived in cities all over the country. She didn't know it at the time, but everywhere she lived she was acquiring the inspiration for what is now Hamlin, her modern lifestyle store in the Selborne neighborhood. The relaxing in-store atmosphere, the curated "necesary(ish)" products, and the amazing experiences ...
Making Art & A Healthier Life with Penny McPhee
May 10, 2021 08:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBToday we're talking with Penny McPhee, who is the former President of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, a well known philanthropic nonprofit that has donated over $800 million to initiatives from early childhood development to the arts. She knew from an early age that she wanted to change the world and that writing was her talent. In this episode, we talk with Penny about her career in journalism and media, her influence in making the art collection at Atlanta's Mercedes Benz stadium w...
Ghost Stories & Unspoken Wishes with Gemmie Dayrit
May 03, 2021 08:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBOur neighbor Gemmie Dayrit has worked with traveling museum exhibitions throughout Asia and the U.S., including iconic shows RMS Titanic and Bodies: The Exhibition. Her specialty is curating museum gift shops, and she recently launched Wild Tribe Productions that is also creating pop-up retail experiences. In this episode, we talk about how a trip to a haunted New York hotel room led her to Serenbe, how living here opened a dimension of life she never expected, and the gift of being a God...
Endurance Athletes, Physical Therapy & Dr. Kate Edwards
April 26, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes - 24.1 MBToday we have another great guest, Dr. Kate Edwards who founded Precision Physical Therapy. Running is where is all started for Kate. Her first race was the Hyannis Half Marathon back in 2003. She said she had no idea what she was doing and did everything wrong: trained inconsistently, did a nine-mile-long run, wore brand new shoes, went out too fast...the list goes on. Since then she has completed multiple marathons, went back to school to become a Physical Therapist, and then subsequent...
Introducing Biophilic Solutions: Dr. Phillip Tabb on Building Resilient Communities For The Future
April 19, 2021 08:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBBiophilic Solutions is a new nature and science podcast from the Biophilic Institute at Serenbe. Biophilia is the innate connection that human beings seek with the natural world and this podcast will help understand, elevate, and amplify biophilic solutions across a broad range of industries. Because we believe nature has the answers. Serenbe resident Dr. Phill Tabb is the first guest on Biophilic Solutions and we wanted to share his unique point of view with the Serenbe Stories audience by...
Practical Education with Dr. Eden Hinds
April 12, 2021 08:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBDr. Eden Hinds came to Serenbe to lead and grow Acton Academy at Serenbe and ended up finding home. As the Head of School and CEO she embodies the Acton ideal of a curious, lifelong learner - she holds multiple degrees and certificates in education and never stops asking questions. In this episode, we talk about instilling practical life skills in children and the benefits of place, specifically how the school thrives in community by having the opportunity to benefit from Serenbe's assets,...
Ending Hunger & Poverty While Caring For The Earth with Pierre Ferrari
April 05, 2021 08:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBPierre Ferrari is the President and CEO of Heifer International, an organization on a mission to end hunger and poverty by supporting and investing alongside local farmers and their communities. He has worked or held board roles at Coca-Cola, Ben & Jerry's and the Small Enterprise Assistance Fund, and he has a Master’s degree in economics from Cambridge and an MBA from Harvard. Pierre's 40 years of business experience are being put into his passion for social issues at Heifer. You can find h...
Maasai Girls Education & Empowerment with Juliet Cutler
March 29, 2021 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBToday we're talking with Juliet Cutler, a teacher, author, and Serenbe resident, whose memoir, Among The Maasai, documents her time teaching English at a Maasai girls' school in the late '90s and she addresses the challenges inherent in tackling issues of extreme poverty across vastly different cultures. In this episode, we talk about the power of educating women and girls, how Juliet has continued to advocate for Maasai girls over the last 20 years, and the importance of having a community....
Gift With Purchase: Preservation with Camille Lowe
March 22, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBCamille Lowe thought she'd stay on the West Coast when she left Georgia after college. Not only did Serenbe draw her back, she was inspired by the place and people to get involved in determining its future, and is now our city council representative for Chattahoochee Hills. In this episode, we talk with our neighbor Camille about the gift of nature homebuyers get when they move here, her favorite time of day to explore Serenbe, and the city's future. Camille was raised in Macon, Georgia, att...
Nature Vibes: Redefining the Music Industry with Jason Geter
March 15, 2021 08:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBToday we have resident Jason Geter, who is the co-founder of Grand Hustle Records and most recently, Heavy Sound Labs that is a music incubator for emerging artists. We talk about removing the gatekeeper model in music, finding creativity in nature and how a serendipitous golf cart ride made his move to Serenbe a no brainer. A natural leader, Jason Geter embraces the blue collar intersection of music, art, fashion, technology, and sweat equity, taking cast-off remnants and reimagining them...
Life Is A Sustainable Highway with Allie Kelly
March 08, 2021 09:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBImagine if your car were powered by solar roads made out of recycled tires? Today we talk with Allie Kelly, the Executive Director of The Ray, a highway that is the future for sustainable roads and transportation. She talks about how her family found Serenbe and Steve challenges listeners with a Serenbe scavenger hunt to find the chair placed in memory of the highway's namesake Ray C. Anderson that features a box with his book hidden inside. In the five years since its conception, Allie has...
Goat Yoga & Finding Peace in Nature with Heather Ruth
March 01, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBWe talk with Heather Ruth about leaving a high-stress career to gain multiple yoga certifications and to launch the Serenbe Yoga & Bodyworks studio. Her journey began as a way to manage stress and gain physical strength. Listen to her story and hear how she became Mom to five Nigerian dwarf goats. Heather received her Thai Yoga Therapist certification and 200 RYT in Costa Rica specializing in Restorative and Breathework, and attained her 300 RYT through The Maze Method, which focuses on alig...
Introducing Season 5 of Serenbe Stories
February 15, 2021 09:00 - 1 minute - 932 KBStop any resident on the streets of Serenbe, and they’ll have a story to tell you about how they got here. How they first discovered Serenbe and the friends they’ve made. Parents will share why they’re raising their children, and others share how they’ve built their own extended family. Some have started a business, built a new home, or found creative inspiration to write a book or create art. Others have found solace on the trails or taken up a new hobby with new friends. All of these sto...
Rodale Institute & Regenerative Agriculture with Jeff Tkach
December 28, 2020 09:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBWe planned on recording 12 episodes of this biophilia-focused season, but we couldn't end without talking to Jeff Tkach, the Chief Impact Officer at Rodale Institute, about the place where life begins: The Soil. As Rodale has proven, Healthy Soil equals Healthy Food, which makes Healthy People, and the healthiest soil is organic and regenerative. Not only is healthy soil important for us, it's important for the planet. Jeff is responsible for expanding Rodale Institute's global influence to...
Intersectional Environmentalist, Fashion, and Diandra Marizet
December 21, 2020 09:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBDiandra Marizet stopped through Serenbe in December 2019, while on a road trip from New York to her family's home in Texas. She found us while searching for farm stays she could visit along the way, and was drawn in by Serenbe's design intention. Her afternoon here made an impression, and her subsequent work on Intersectional Environmentalist made an impression on us. Diandra Marizet is a founding member of Intersectional Environmentalist, which is a platform with the goal of dismantling s...
The Nature Fix with Florence Williams
December 14, 2020 09:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBDid you know that when we're in cities, it's hard to relax because we're taking in all the stimuli around us. In contrast, when we're in nature - even with our eyes open - the quiet and peaceful environment allows us to relax, which is imperative for human health and de-stressing. Today we are talking with Florence Williams, who is a journalist and author, whose most recent book is The Nature Fix: How Nature Makes us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative. She is also contributing editor at ...
Designing for Climate with Laura Flusche and Veronica Klucik
December 07, 2020 09:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBDesign is a powerful tool in addressing climate change, but what IS design? And what is a design museum? The Museum Of Design Atlanta - or MODA - defines design as "A creative process that inspires change, transforms lives, and makes the world a better place." Today we talk with MODA Executive Director Laura Flusche and Exhibitions Manager Veronica Klucik about the role of museums in the 21st century. What if museums looked forward instead of backward? What if they prioritized active enga...
Teaching The Future: Biophilic Education with Principal Patrick Muhammad
November 30, 2020 09:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBWhat kind of world are we going to leave our children? That is the question Principal Patrick Muhammad asks himself as he leads Chatt Hills Charter School. With a tri-focus curriculum of Arts, Agriculture, and Environment, he's teaching them the value of life from a ladybug to a human. Education is a pillar of our Biophilic Principles, and Serenbe is proud to support our local charter school since its founding. Today we're talking with Principal Muhammad, who is affectionately known as The ...
Living Architecture for the Future with Steven Peck
November 23, 2020 09:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBSteven Peck was introduced to the idea of green roofs and living walls in the mid-90s and quickly realized how important it is to have nature at the center of architecture and design. Since 1996, he has worked to advance the green roof and wall industry by facilitating research; organizing conferences; writing articles; and advocating for supportive policies and standards at all levels of government around the world. He also edits and publishes green roof magazine Living Architecture Monito...
Food, Equity, and Green Living with Yoli Ouiya
November 16, 2020 09:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MBYoli Ouiya is passionate about sustainability and wellness, and is best known for her eco-lifestyle portal Yoli’s Green Living, which earned her the moniker “Queen of Green” by Black Enterprise Magazine. Her self-professed “first passion,” though, is food, and when COVID struck the world in early 2020, she turned her focus to food equity, co-founding The Food + Wellness Equity Collective. The collective is a diverse group of content creators and entrepreneurs committed to being change agents...
Bringing Nature Inside with Bill Browning and Catie Ryan
November 09, 2020 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBToday we're talking with Bill Browning and Catie Ryan from Terrapin Bright Green. Bill is one of the green building and real estate industry’s foremost thinkers and strategists, and is an advocate for sustainable design solutions. As Co-Founder of Terrapin Bright Green, he is no stranger to biophilic design. Bill has worked with the Pentagon, Starwood Hotels, Google, the city of New York Building Resiliency, and the Rocky Mountain Institute, among many others. Catie joined Terrapin in 2008, ...
The Future of Wellness is Community with Susie Ellis & Nancy Davis
November 02, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBYou may have thought "wellness" was just a buzzword, but it's also a $4.5 trillion dollar economy, with the wellness real estate sector making up $134 billion dollars of that. These figures were determined through extensive research done by The Global Wellness Institute, which is the non-profit research organization that grew out of the Global Wellness Summit, an annual think tank event made up of wellness industry leaders and releases annual trend forecasts. In today's episode, we talk wi...
Worth A Trillion: Global Wellness with Susie Ellis & Nancy Davis
November 02, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBYou may have thought "wellness" was just a buzzword, but it's also a $4.5 trillion dollar economy, with the wellness real estate sector making up $134 billion dollars of that. These figures were determined through extensive research done by The Global Wellness Institute, which is the non-profit research organization that grew out of the Global Wellness Summit, an annual think tank event made up of wellness industry leaders and releases annual trend forecasts. In today's episode, we talk wi...
Captain Planet, Climate Change, and Laura Turner Seydel
October 26, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBToday we're talking with one of the planet's most avid environmental advocates, Laura Turner Seydel. Laura works with and supports organizations that address urgent challenges affecting the health, functionality, and vitality of our life support system: Our air, water, land, food, biodiversity, and climate. She co-founded Chattahoochee Riverkeeper to help protect Georgians' drinking water, as well as Mothers & Others for Clean Air, which works to improve air quality for at-risk populations. ...
What Is A Biophilic City? with Dr. Tim Beatley
October 19, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBToday's episode features Dr. Tim Beatley, who is the Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities in the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning, School of Architecture at the University of Virginia, where he has taught for the last twenty-five years. Much of Tim's work focuses on the subject of sustainable communities, and creative strategies by which cities and towns can fundamentally reduce their ecological footprints, while at the same time becoming more livable and equitab...
Telling Stories To Save The Earth: Dr. Katharine Wilkinson & Mary Annaïse Heglar
October 12, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBIn this episode, Steve Nygren and Monica Olsen talk with New York Times bestselling author Dr. Katharine Wilkinson and writer + podcaster Mary Annaïse Heglar about the power of voice, their love of nature, and the new book "All We Can Save," which showcases the work of women at the forefront of the climate movement who are harnessing truth, courage, and solutions to lead humanity forward. As Mary Annaïse says, "Climate isn't a story, it's a saga," and "we are the heroes in the tale of savi...
Hope Rises on Its Current: Defining Biophilia with Liz Calabrese
October 05, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBAs we kick off our season on Biophilia and how together we can build a Biophilic Movement, we first want to define its meaning. Joining us today is Liz Calabrese, an architect and leading educator of biophilic design. She co-authored "The Practice of Biophilic Design" with Dr. Stephen Kellert and has been an integral figure for over 30 years, working closely with many of the key players who popularized the term and concept of "biophilia" and does extensive work on projects seeking the Living...
Introducing Season 4 of Serenbe Stories
September 14, 2020 08:00 - 1 minute - 1.05 MBBiophilia is hard to spell and hard to pronounce, but is easy to understand and makes all the sense in the world once you know it's meaning. Biophilia is the innate connection humans have with nature and all living things, and this deep affiliation is rooted in our biology. The theme of our fourth season is "Building a Biophilic Movement" and the wisdom behind the radical common sense solutions we can all find in nature. One year ago, we released our first season as a meaningful way to te...
Naturally Stylish & Sustainable with Danny Seo
July 06, 2020 08:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBDanny Seo is known for his national magazine and Emmy awarding winning TV show both named "Naturally, Danny Seo". Danny believes life should be naturally delicious, naturally beautiful and naturally easy, all presented with style and sustainability. Today we talk about his start as an Earth Day activist at 12 years old, how he became known as the sustainable Martha Stewart, when a postcard got him onto the Oprah show and using donated paper as a negotiating tool. We hope you enjoy this final...
Daren Wang Creates Community Around The Arts
June 29, 2020 08:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBToday's episode of Serenbe Stories features Daren Wang, Founder of the Decatur Book Festival, which one of the largest festivals in the country. In this episode he shares how his love of music brought him to Atlanta, how he started the Decatur Book Festival, the artist residency selection process, and his vision for the future of the arts. He and Steve Nygren even make plans to put those dreams in motion! We hope you enjoy this episode of Serenbe Stories. Mentioned In The Episode The Hidd...
Charles Bethea on Journalism, Objectivity & The New Yorker
June 22, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBThis season we've talked with journalists, thought leaders, and influencers who've visited Serenbe, about how their lives and the industries they report on have changed in the wake of coronavirus. Today's guest is Charles Bethea, a journalist and staff write for The New Yorker who has been covering the pandemic and whose latest articles feature the first weekend of protests in Atlanta and Georgia's primary election. We talk with Charles about what stories he's working on, how his editors cho...
Ford Fry And The Future Of Food
June 15, 2020 08:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBToday we're talking with Ford Fry, Chef and Restauranteur, whose many Atlanta restaurants have been favorites of ours for years. As he continues to open new concepts across the country, we talk with him about his love of creating dining experiences, how he's kept his businesses going during the pandemic, and his vision of the future of food and dining out from his perspective as an eternal Optimist. Mentioned In The Episode Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival Bob Amick Ford Fry Restaur...