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Pensacola Business Radio-4.27.16 Guests: Carrie Fonder / University of West Florida, Department of Art-BEFORE I DIE WALL

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Carrie Fonder / University of West Florida, Department of Art

Carrie Fonder currently teaches art and art appreciation at the University of West Florida.  Before coming to UWF in 2015, she taught at several institutions in the greater Detroit Metro Area, including the College for Creative Studies, and was the director of the Summer Art Studio at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay.

The Before I Die Wall is a participatory public art project created by New Orleans artist Candy Chang: http://candychang.com/work/before-i-die-in-nola/

Before I Die

BEFORE I DIE IS A PARTICIPATORY PUBLIC ART PROJECT that invites people to contemplate death, reflect on life, and share their personal aspirations in public. After losing someone she loved, Chang channeled her grief and depression into this project on an abandoned house in her New Orleans neighborhood to restore perspective and find consolation with her neighbors. She covered the crumbling house with chalkboard paint and stenciled it with the prompt, “Before I die I want to _____.” The wall quickly filled up with responses, from the poetic to the profound: Before I die I want to… see my daughter graduate, abandon all insecurities, get my wife back, eat all the candy and sushi in the world, be a Youtube sensation, straddle the International Date Line, tell my mother I love her, be completely myself.

The wall gained global attention and many people have contacted Chang about creating a wall in their own community. Chang created a project sitewith step-by-step resources and thanks to passionate people around the world, over 1,000 Before I Die walls have now been created in over 70 countries, including Iraq, China, Brazil, Kazakhstan, and South Africa.  Revealing the community’s longings, anxieties, joys, and struggles, the project explores how public space can cultivate self-examination and empathy among neighbors and compassionately prepare us for death and grief. It has also inspired dozens of remixes that offer new ways to engage with the people around us. The Before I Die book is a celebration of these walls and the stories behind them. See much more on the project site and follow the latest Before I Die walls and responses on Twitter,Instagram, and Facebook.

2011, New Orleans, LA. Chalkboard paint, spray paint, chalk, abandoned house. 41′ x 8′. With permission from the property owner, residents of the block, the neighborhood association’s blight committee, the Historic District Landmarks Commission, the Arts Council of New Orleans, and the City Planning Commission. Installation assistance by Kristina Kassem, Cory Klemmer, Anamaria Vizcaino, James Reeves, Alan Williams, Alex Vialou, Earl Carlson, and Gary Hustwit.

Pensacola Business Radio – 12.15.15 Guests: Cliff Van Gestel and Carol Anne Mackey / Big Rhino Screen Printing, Rafi Perez and Klee Angelie / Rafi Was Here Studios, David Guarnieri Speakman / Gulf Coast Business Consulting

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Cliff Van Gestel / Big Rhino 
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Carol Anne Mackey / Big Rhino
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Pensacola’s Custom Screen Printer

We’ve been custom screen printing and providing embroidery services in Pensacola, Florida since 1992.

Businesses, organizations, and individuals nationwide have trusted Big Rhino to provide their custom printing, custom embroidery, and design needs. No project is too large or too small, we get it done.

Our humble beginnings as a screen printer out of an old barbershop in Downtown Pensacola, eventually evolved into what is now known as Big Rhino Screen Printing and Embroidery. This transformation placed us in the position of leading the charge for better screen printing, not only in Pensacola, but throughout the United States.

Twenty (20+) plus years of knowledge and experience in the screen printing and embroidery industries goes into each and every project we finish. You can count on this knowledge and experience for your next project.

 

 

We are a fully functioning screen printer which provides Screen Printing, Embroidery, Direct-to-Garment printing, and Graphic Design services. Whether you are a business, a church, an organization, or just someone who needs custom printing or embroidery, we can help you with your next project.

 

 

 

BIG RHINO

Screen Printing & Embroidery

2709 N. Pace Blvd.
Pensacola, FL 32505

P: (850) 469-9028

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Rafi Perez and Klee Angelie / Rafi Was Here Studios, LLC
Owners / Artists

About Rafi Was Here Studios

Rafi Was Here Studios is the creative playground for Award Winning Contemporary Artist Rafi Perez and Jewelry Designer Extraordinaire Klee Angelie. The Studio began business in early 2012 bringing art and jewelry to the awesome people of Pensacola FL, and expanding internationally since.

Although Rafi and Klee have been creating art their whole lives it wasn’t until 2012 that they made it available to the public. They have been nonstop ever since.

Forged in the fiery hot sun of the open road, the bitter cold of Chicago snowstorms and the sticky wild swamplands of the Florida Everglades, Rafi Was Here Studios brings its contemporary brand of Art and Jewelry to delight and amaze you. Not to mention, Rafi and Klee are pretty awesome and easy to get along with.

 

 

 

A Little About Rafi Perez

Rafi is an award winning contemporary artist who creates emotionally charged works. He is best known for his use of texture and bold color palates in striking pieces that each has a story to tell.

Rafi is a self taught artist who spent years refining his own techniques and creating a style that is all his own.

He has a unique ability to absorb colors and emotions in a very abstract way and is somehow able to translate it into the high energy fine art for which he is known.

“He is driven to communicate visual qualities of perhaps the external environment which offers us freedom and inspiration as we cope with awesome focal points in the vast open space surrounding our existence. He attempts to show the internal passion of human sensuality that brings quality to our senses stimulating and extending our consciousness elevating life as individuals or sharing space with others around us. Ultimately Rafi seems to convey simple sophistication and intellectual freedom as he uses the visual language to express the human potential.” – Spiros Zachos (PO10TIAL Magazine)

Rafi’s work can be found in myriad of public and private art collections both in the United States and abroad, He currently lives and works in Pensacola, Florida.

 

Jewelry Artist Klee Angelie

Klee Angelie is a fine jewelry artist who creates original signature pieces that have a story and a history to reveal. Using old world techniques and a loving, nurturing approach to the creative process, her pieces posses a rawness and an energy that make them truly unique to her.

The work has been described as contemporary naturalist and wearable micro sculpture.

Coming from a musical background and a passion for harmony and rhythm, Klee has tapped into these themes and translated them into her jewelry creations. The result are pieces that are not only beautiful but have a flow and life about them that is palpable.

Klee was born and raised in Illinois, right outside of Chicago and devoted the majority of her time to music and creative arts in her area.

The hustle and bustle and the energy of the city, coupled with her passion for being creative lent itself to her unique contemporary but organic and original style.

Klee now resides and works out of her studio in Pensacola Fl. Her work can be seen at local markets and galleries and at charitable events which she supports. Her pieces are also available to the worldwide market via her online store.

 

 

 

 

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David Guarnieri Speakman / Principal
Gulf Coast Business Consulting, inc.

 

 

 

 

David G. Speakman is an award-winning entrepreneur, strategic manager, and former U. S. National Executive Officer with The International Business Honor Society. In 2013, Mr. Speakman was awarded several notable accolades including the Entrepreneurship, Action & Us (ENACTUS) U. S. Southeastern Entrepreneurship Champion, and in the most widely used business strategy competition in the world, Mr. Speakman ranked in the Global Top 100 in Earnings Per Share & Return on Average Equity. In 2015, Mr. Speakman was honored to be named on the Mentors Guild list of Marketing Strategy Experts.

 

Holding two business degrees and nearly two decades of cumulative professional experience, Mr. Speakman has been a full-time business advisor & consultant to a wide array of organizations including restaurants, architectural firms, non-profit organizations, start-ups, and multi-national companies. Mr. Speakman graduated in the Top 5% from The University of Alabama’s Commerce & Business Administration Program with University Honors, specializing in Entrepreneurship, and minoring in Italian. Since 2003, Mr. Speakman has earned a total of 236 higher education credits from six separate institutions.

 

In an effort to help Gulf Coast businesses grow, improve, and innovate, David shares the business insights he has gained through formal education, training, research, and professional experience with entrepreneurs, professionals, businesses and organizations.

 

 

 

 

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David G. Speakman

Principal Business Advisor

(251) 942-2548

david@gulfcoast-business.com

 

 

 

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Mark L. Olshefski, MHRM

Director of Business Development, Corporate Security & Photography

(850) 496-0753

 

Joseph J. Leccese

Joseph J. Leccese, CGCBC

Sales Management & Business Development

(850) 393-8708

 

James S. Long, Jr.

James S. Long, Jr.

Senior Executive Business Development Consultant

(443) 974-5200

 

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Pensacola Business Radio -FOODIE LIFE – Flavor.Here.Now.

Food, Foodie

 

 

 

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Guests: – Nick (N.Y. Nick), Mike Pevahouse (N.W. Florida Food Guy and Friends), Keith Hoffert (host) FoodieLife Creator.

 

 

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Foodie Life is a Culture Brand who’s mission is  “To Seek the Flavor of Life through Food, Culture and the Human Experience.”

 

Foodie Life people—lovers of flavor, food, adventure, culture, night life, travel and —are a true community of their own. Our first move was to tap into the strength of that community by telling Foodie Life stories and uniting them around a lifestyle. Next, we are building the ecommerce program, launching with a fresh Foodie Life website design and a strategic email marketing plan to fuel online shopping. Introducing visuals and messaging giving the brand an edge that matches the energy of Foodie Life.

 

 

Foodie Life Radio Hour is a platform for Fellow Foodies to share some of their passions and experiences in the Hospitality and Culinary arena. A collection of funny stories, cultures, flavor and human experiences!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York Nick’s

 

New York Nick’s in Downtown Pensacola was recently named “The Best Sports Bar in Pensacola.” It’s no surprise, since the walls are literally inundated with 40 high-definition flat-screen TVs playing anything from water polo to hockey. They also have every sports package known to man, so if you’re not into football you can find something. Rhythmic gymnastics anyone?
But, ribbon dancing aside; during the Super Bowl I can imagine no better place in town to watch the game. Pensacola is located a mere three hours away from New Orleans and so, it seems, the locals have a soft spot for The Saints. My boyfriend, a native of Louisiana, was at first perplexed by Pensacola’s unabashed support of another state’s NFL team. But who are we going to cheer for? Jacksonville located on the other side of the state? Pass.
So New York Nick’s will undoubtedly be filled as the Saints (and pardon this pun) go marching into the Super Bowl (Ba Dum Ching!). And while there are plenty of franchises that cater to the sports crowd in Pensacola, nothing beats this one-of-a-kind place. Great bar specials all day long and an extensive menu keep this place busy, even during the off-season. They’re famous for their char-grilled wings but there burgers are amazing too. Try the “Best Damn Buffalo Chicken Sandwich Period” or the “Shaved Prime Rib Sandwich” if you want to switch it up a little. They even offer a children’s menu and all the usual bar fare favorites; cheesy fries, onion rings and nachos. Get here early on game day to stake out your table and be prepared to stay for the long haul. But I promise you, you won’t go hungry.”

 

 

 

 

NW Florida Food Guy & Friends  

A community of Foodies, sharing local business and great dining destinations through pictures, experiences and above all FOOD!!!!!!