BRAVA November 2016

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NOTABLE WOMEN, SAGE ADVICE

> HOLIDAY FOOD SCENE new bakeries, kombucha, cocktails & cooking classes

>STRESS LESS just sweat, escape & try a little retail therapy

+ MADISON WOMEN'S EXPO EXPLORE, ENGAGE, EXPERIENCE & ENJOY THE FUN ALL WEEKEND!

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Mitzi Neyens, kidney transplant recipient, with her husband, Bill

Pictured: The Lorelei Double Face Jacket from Pendleton

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A team approach to health care, that’s what it means to be cooperative. From my kids’ sports injuries to surviving breast cancer, my GHC doctors have always been there for my family. As a proud member-owner I trust my care team to listen to me, answer my questions and care for my overall wellness by taking the time to really know me as a person. 1986

CONNECT

Engage | 17

The latest news, hot events, discussions and special BRAVA promotions you can’t live without.

Perspective | 21

General manager Anya Firszt’s vision for the Willy Street Co-op.

In Her Shoes | 22

Jessica Cavazos brings a depth of experience to the Latino Chamber.

THRIVE

Autumn Spice | 25

Slather on the spicy mustard in your fall wardrobe and décor.

Style + Beauty | 26

Five female athletes create a makeup line for women who dew.

Wellbeing | 28

Philanthropic photo shoots, taming your scattered brain, talking to your kids about a healthy weight, exercise: the ultimate stress beater

Retail Therapy | 34

Mother-daughter duo creates inspiring T-shirts for girls.

Dwell | 38

Interior lighting to set the mood, creating a welcoming guest room

Portrait of an Artist | 40 LOL with comedian Dina Martinez.

GO+DO

Savor | 69

Cheers to the Robin Room and cooking class acts

‘Booch Babes | 67

The gals of NessAlla Kombucha

Entree | 70

NessAlla Kombucha’s effervescent journey.

Eats + Drinks | 72

Get your just desserts at these Madison bakeries.

Jaunt | 76

Art, food and culture abound in Sheboygan and Kohler.

Spotlight | 78

November’s don’t-miss arts and entertainment events

Catalyst | 82

Wisconsin Women’s Network works for women.

Happenings | 85

See who you know in photos from the Java Jive Rape Crisis Center fundraiser and the Wine and Design BRAVA Night Out.

IN EVERY ISSUE

Relate | 12

Contributors | 15

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTIONS

Women in Business Professional Profiles | 42

Raves & Faves | 57

Dining Guide | 68

BRAVA Kids | 80

Beth is striking a pose again.

Beth has an active lifestyle, but when knee pain prevented her from running, playing tennis and practicing yoga, she turned to UW Health Orthopedics and Rehabilitation.

After a partial knee replacement, Beth is back in action and pain free.

We helped Beth— imagine what we can do for you.

Our areas of expertise include:

Joint Replacement

Spine

Sports Medicine

Orthopedic Oncology

Trauma

Pediatric Orthopedics

Rehabilitation Services

Foot and Ankle

Hand, Elbow and Shoulder

To learn what it’s like to have a knee replacement, watch Beth’s story at uwhealth.org/moveagain

For more information, visit uwhealth.org/ortho or call (608) 263-7540.

WISE WOMEN

I FIRST MET RUTH HARPER about a year ago. It was 6 a.m. At the gym. We discovered we share a fitness trainer in common. I was only getting started that morning, and she had already finished her workout. Impressive. And inspiring for me and the group of women who work out with me.

From there, Ruth and I would chit chat when our paths crossed. And often it was more than that—a longer conversation about some topic or other, typically filled with her witticisms and laughter.

One we jumped into was how seniors are often perceived and treated. It came up after Ruth asked me if I could guess how old she was; I was short about 10 years.

This I will never forget: “It’s so painful,” she said. “People often talk to you like you’re a child, like you couldn’t possibly understand what they’re saying to you.” They talk more slowly, simply, singsong-y, assuming not just your hearing but your capacity, your engagement in the

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present, is declining, especially when they don’t know you. It is awful, she said.

That, for me, became a morsel of wisdom—not just something to remember when interacting with seniors, but something to carry forward in defense of my own life, my own wisdom, when I get to Ruth’s station.

Our feature “Wisdom of Wrinkles,” P. 49, set out to talk to Ruth and other women of a certain age—over 80—to gather their perspectives and share their wisdom and words to live by for happiness, health and wealth. We came away with so much more.

The feature, as it stands right now, is really about women of true presence. We had found not just wise women—we had also found wonder women. Each had blazed a trail in her own way, by her own right and remains active with important pursuits. Among their accomplishments: Ruth Harper was the first woman to graduate from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, California. Fannie Hicklin was the first African-American faculty member at UW-Whitewater. Milele Chikasa Anana, who is still publishing Umoja Magazine, was the first African-American in the state to serve on a school board for Madison public schools. Velma Ritcherson was involved in groundbreaking work with the Developing Universities program, which linked UW-Madison with four historically black colleges in the South.

Their lives are something to celebrate. Their current engagement something to emulate.

Kate Bast Editor-in-Chief

Meet Fannie Hicklin and three other remarkable women in “Wisdom of Wrinkles,” P. 49. Photographed by Hillary

Schave

Don’t miss the MADISON WOMEN’S EXPO, Nov. 19-20! For details, flip the magazine over—we’ve got an entire section about the fun that awaits!

We are grateful for

Health, Beauty, Wellness and BOTOX!!!!

Join BRAVA and Madison’s hottest new medispa and fitness center, Carbon World Health for a night of pampering yourself for a good cause!

On November 10th, from 4:30pm-8pm BRAVA’s Ladies Night Out is an opportunity to share a night of fun and facial beauty to help you look and feel your best for the holiday season with the special women in your life you are thankful for- each attendee will receive:

•Wine tasting and hors d’oeuvres

•Holiday themed Pumpkin Facial ($150 value)

• Cryo sauna session to help burn unwanted fat and make your skin look great while re-energizing your body ($65 value)

• VIP Special- Purchase 20 units of botox and get a complimentary area of full facial correction (up to $500 value)

•Jane Iredale Professional Make-up artist ($65 Value)

Help us pay it forward with the Youth Holiday Initiative, by bringing in a gift for a child this holiday season and receive a complimentary one week fitness membership!

Due to the high demand and value given at this event, we are expecting to sell out quickly as seating is limited. You won’t want to miss out on this holiday season’s most exclusive pampering session, so reserve your seat today for only $99 by calling Carbon World Health at (608) 709-8089.

INTERNS

PUBLISHER MICHELLE REDDINGTON michelle@bravaenterprises.com

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

KATE BAST kate@bravaenterprises.com

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & EVENTS KRIS LERDAHL kris@bravaenterprises.com

MANAGING EDITOR

MARNI MCENTEE marni@bravaenterprises.com

ASSISTANT EDITOR

RACHEL WERNER rachel@bravaenterprises.com

ART DIRECTOR STACEY ANDERSON stacey@bravaenterprises.com

MARKETING & EVENTS MANAGER MEGAN GLAESER megan@bravaenterprises.com

ADVERTISING COORDINATOR

JULIE SCHILLER ads@ntmediagroup.com

GRAPHIC DESIGN

JERRIANN MULLEN jem@ntmediagroup.com

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

LEE ACKER lee@bravaenterprises.com

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

JENNIFER ROSEN-HEINZ jennifer@bravaenterprises.com

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

JODY WISZ jody@ntmediagroup.com

Marketing | Haley Schreier

Editorial | Elle Duncombe-Mills, Caroline Szachnowski, Emma Whitford

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CONTRIBUTORS

OTHER CONTRIBUTORS

WRITERS | Shelby Deering, Emily Leas, Leigh Mills, Candice Wagener

PHOTOGRAPHERS | Lisa Wilcox

LISA BAUER | “WISDOM OF WRINKLES,” P. 49

A freelance communications specialist, Lisa enjoys serving diverse clients who work to further the causes of equity, sustainability and social justice. She lives in Madison with her husband and two girls, who attend Madison schools.

PAULA CODY | DR. MOM P. 29

Dr. Paula Cody is an adolescent medicine specialist at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, where she specializes in the medical management of eating disorders and adolescent reproductive health.

SUNNY FRANTZ | “FOR THE SWEET OF TOOTH,” P. 72

Sunny is a former BRAVA gal now using her marketing, graphic design and styled photography experience to help small businesses connect with their ideal audience. She lives with her husband and two kids on Madison’s West Side. They are mid-century modern enthusiasts and are always dreaming up their next big DIY house project. You can follow her work on Instagram @ sunny.frantz.

HILLARY SCHAVE | “WISDOM OF WRINKLES,” P. 49

Hillary is based in Madison but has roots in every corner of the state. She enjoys reading, cooking awesome food and telling knock-knock jokes with her hilarious 5-year-old son, Wesley. Her musically talented husband, Michael, also constantly serenades her.

KAT WAGNER | “FOR THE SWEET OF TOOTH,” P. 72

Kat Wagner is a wife and a mother of three young children and lives in Fitchburg. She worked as a reporter and photojournalist for more than seven years and is currently a newspaper designer in Madison.

SHANNA WOLF | PHOTOS THROUGHOUT

Shanna is a freelance photographer with a background in advertising and communications, specializing in portrait, documentary and interior photography. Her photography aesthetic is modern with simplicity and balance. She loves the storytelling of still photography and being a contributor to publications with meaningful messages. Her personal work is focused on travel and wandering, using her camera as her sketchbook.

Bedtime Basics

With the average person spending about a third of their life in bed, it is important to both your health and well-being that you choose the bedding material that is right for you. At Company Store we have been all about comfort for over 100 years in the Madison area — not just our products, but our service as well. Our associates are Comfort Specialists who are willing to help with all of your bedding needs. To help you stay well, below are some tips to help you get the most out of your bedding products.

• For those that suffer from allergies, a PrimaLoft fill, which is a finely combed polyester fill made to mimic down (available at The Company Store) may be a good option. You get the feel of a down

comforter or pillow, but without suffering from allergies. Also, because of the cleaning process of The Company Store’s down, it too is classified as hypoallergenic.

• If you feel you wake up with neck or upper back pain, you may need a new pillow. Here is how to test your pillow: Take your pillow and fold it in half. If it unfolds and lofts back up, no need for a new pillow. If it stays folded, or doesn’t loft much, you may want to look into getting a new pillow. A soft pillow is recommended for stomach sleepers, a medium pillow for back sleepers and a firm pillow for side sleepers. If you are an allover sleeper, try the medium first and go from there.

• Pillow protectors are recommended for pillows to extend the life of the pillow and keep them clean and dust free.

• Taking care of your bedding is very important to your health as well. Dust will settle on and in your bedding so be sure to clean it often. Most down and PrimaLoft comforters can be washed. Be sure to read the label as some are dry clean only. We recommend a front-loading washing machine with a mild detergent. When you dry your comforter, throw in a few tennis balls or down fluffers to break up the fill as it dries and avoid clumps.

• Using a duvet cover on your comforter will extend the life of your comforter and require less cleanings as well.

As our modern lives become more and more hectic, a comfortable home is not just a luxury anymore, but a necessity. The increased stress of daily life can hinder a person’s ability to relax and ultimately sleep well. Although scientists have just begun to identify the connections between insufficient sleep and disease, most experts have concluded that getting enough highquality sleep may be as important to health and well-being as nutrition and exercise. So why not do all you can to ensure you get a good night’s rest? Start with your bedding. Your bedding is an important investment in creating that haven for you and your and family to sleep with ease. Rest assured using the above tricks — just a few simple ways to be ready for whatever the day brings.

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A HAPPIER THANKSGIVING | For some 1 in 8 Southwestern Wisconsin residents, food insecurity is a reality. To ensure everyone in the community can enjoy a traditional holiday meal, the Middleton Outreach Ministry collects food and monetary donations this month to provide DIY Thanksgiving meal boxes to 350 families in the region and baskets to 75 seniors and individuals with special needs. momshelp.org. For more ways to pay to it forward via local food drives during this season of giving, see SPOTLIGHT P. 78.

CONGRATULATIONS! At its annual Building Our Legacy celebration, The Latino Professionals Association of Greater Madison awarded its Legacy Recognition to La Mujer Latina and its members for their contributions to the Latino community. The organization is composed of UW-Madison students assisted by advisers from the university staff to connect Latinas with services and resources from the community, city, county, state and university. Congratulations to Yolanda Garza , first adviser to work with the group; Sylvia Garcia , present adviser; Diana Pavon , current student; and former members Nancy Saiz and Christina Springfield.

OUT + ABOUT

BRAVA-SPONSORED EVENTS

NOV. 5 | AGRACE BUTTERFLY GALA

This annual gala always offers an unforgettable evening. Enjoy exquisite, gourmet food, bid on one-of-a-kind auction items and enter the raffle, featuring unique prizes from William Thomas Jewelers. A new after-dinner reception caps off this celebration in support of Agrace’s mission. You won’t want to miss it! 5:30-11 p.m. The Edgewater, Madison. Tickets: $175 per person; sponsorship tables available. Information: Contact Lindsay at (608) 3277239. agrace.org/events.

DEC. 17-DEC. 18 | THE NUTCRACKER PRESENTED BY DANCE WISCONSIN

MADISON WOMEN’S EXPO!

NOV. 19-20 AT ALLIANT ENERGY CENTER

SEE DETAILS AT RIGHT AND ON THE BACK COVER OF THIS ISSUE.

This fall Greenway Station welcomes three new retailers. Thirty State , a retail division of local Madison Top Company that celebrates all things Madison, Lang and Tuesday Morning.

Steinhafels has opened a new mattress store near Sun Prairie’s The Shoppes at Prairie Lakes.

After 37 years on Willy Street, Creative Energy Designs has moved to a bigger and better space at 125 S. Dickinson St.

Dance Wisconsin celebrates its 40th anniversary of The Nutcracker! This seasonal favorite features over 120 area dancers accompanied by the ballet’s live orchestra, conducted by Taras Nahirniak, and Monona High School vocalists. Featured guest artists include Gillian Murphy and Marcelo Gomez from American Ballet Theatre. Performances: 2 and 7:30 p.m., Dec. 17; 2 p.m. Dec. 18. Shannon Hall, Wisconsin Union Theater, UW Madison Campus. Tickets: (608) 265-2787 or union.wisc.edu.

SAVE THE DATE

BRAVA EVENTS

NOV. 10 | THRIVE LUNCHEON AUTHENTICITY IN EVERY DAY LIFE WITH SARAH YOUNG

Tanika Wilson-Kromah has joined the Wisconsin Historical Society as the coordinator of adult education to provide agency leadership on all issues related to lifelong learning and educational outreach, especially in under-served communities. Previously, WilsonKromah served as operations manager at Badger Moves.

With a passion for affordable housing, Laura Mael recently joined Habitat for Humanity Serving Dane County as a development director and major gifts officer. She has spent her career in the financial, higher education and now nonprofit industries.

UnityPoint Health – Meriter has named Dr. Pam Wetzel , as its permanent chief medical officer, a position she has held on an interim basis for the last seven months. She joined Meriter four years ago as assistant vice president and senior medial director of Meriter Medical Group, and also served as assistant vice president of medical affairs for the entire medical staff.

The truth is, being completely authentic all of the time is a vulnerability—but it’s key for a joyful and fulfilling life. During this high-energy, interactive and thoughtprovoking session, you’ll gain insight into what authenticity is, examine the challenges and barriers, and gain the tools you need to live authentically in all aspects of your life. 11 a.m. registration, 11:45 lunch served. Sheraton Madison Hotel. Tickets and information: BRAVAmagazine.com.

NOV. 19-20 | MADISON WOMEN’S EXPO Flourish with friends all weekend long! Explore, engage, experience and enjoy creative workshops and presentations, unique pop-up boutiques, inspiring speakers, delicious eats and drinks— and so much more. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Alliant Energy Center, Madison. madisonwomensexpo.com.

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WINTER BEAUTY

Simple and attractive container arrangements add beauty and color throughout winter. Create an eye-catching winter container with evergreens and accessories from Klein's Floral and Greenhouses.

Beautifying Madison Since 1913.

Klein's Floral and Greenhouses

3758 E. Washington Ave., Madison (608) 244-5661 kleinsfloral.com

STYLE WITH INTENTION

This fall, shop our wide selection of beautiful handmade, fair trade accessories, clothing & gifts. Your purchase directly benefits disadvantaged artisans and farmers around the world.

224 State St. & 2701 Monroe St., Madison (608) 251-2370

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COZY

ADDITIONS!

Wooden Ships knit accessories to keep you warm after leaving your comfortable abode this winter season.

CAPITOL CHICKENS

Discover whimsical art with a local flavor along with elegant home décor and animalthemed gifts at CLUCK. Visit our one-of-a-kind shop in beautiful Paoli.

Little Luxuries

230 State St., Madison (608) 255-7372 littleluxuriesmadison.com

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CLUCK the Chicken Store 6904 Paoli Road, Paoli (608) 848-1200 cluckthechickenstore.com

STAUB 4-QT RED FRENCH OVEN

Made in France, Staub enameled cast iron cookware is the choice of world class chefs. Perfect for oven-to-table dining, and easy to clean. At only $99.99 it’s a great holiday gift for your favorite cook!

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ORANGE TREE IMPORTS

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THINK LOCAL FIRST

A GIFT FOR YOU!

Buy $100 get $75 in bonus certificates. Available from November 1st through New Year's Eve online, by phone or in person.

WE STAND FOR YOU!

Join Dane County Credit Union, a local, not-for-profit financial cooperative. People always come before profits because we stand for YOU!

Dane County Credit Union

Madison (608) 256-5665, (800) 593-3228 www.dccu.us

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BOOTS WITH BENEFITS

These fashion boots have a secret: They're waterproof and cozy, and will take you through fall and winter weather in style. From Bos & Co., made in Portugal.

Cornblooms Hilldale - Madison (608) 238-9282

1903 Cayuga Street, Suite 101 Middleton (608) 827-8700 zbellaboutique.com

PLUS SIZE FASHION

Z.Bella Boutique specializes in women's plus-size clothing sizes 14 & up. Visit us today for the best selection of curvy fashion from brands such as Lucky Brand, Adrianna Papell London Times, Joseph Ribkoff, Karen Kane and more. Located just off the beltline in downtown Middleton.

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COOPERATIVE VENTURE ANYA FIRSZT’S VISION FOR THE WILLY STREET CO-OP

BY SHELBY DEERING

ANYA FIRSZT, the general manager of Willy Street Co-op, embodies the humble yet powerful spirit of Madison. Firszt has served as the GM of the natural food cooperative for 20 of its 42 years in business. She held various positions a decade before that, shaping the co-op into the beloved local fixture that it is today. And yet, she unfailingly gives full credit for the co-op’s success to her “great team.”

It’s doubtless, though, that Firszt is an adept leader. The co-op’s recent addition of a third store, for example, was largely due to her persistence.

“It was a short timeline. When I first approached the department heads, they all said, ‘Absolutely not.’ And I said, ‘I want you to get to yes,’” Firszt says. “A few weeks later, each team was a yes. We did it in less than 10 months. I think we’ve got a great store, and we can all be very proud of what we did.”

Since the North Sherman Avenue location opened, the co-op has added 1,000 new members for a total membership of 34,000.

Gary Kallas, executive director of the Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, has worked alongside Firszt on community projects. “Anya is a pleasure to work with because of her single greatest strength— she listens and sincerely hears what others are saying,” Kallas says. “This talent demonstrates to me her sincerity and curiosity that I am supremely confident has helped lead the Willy Street Co-op to its lofty and respected status.”

Firszt holds a fine arts degree and has had no formal business training. But she’s passionate about the local food scene and how to bring a farm-to-table aspect to the co-op. She loves to cook, a joy she shares with her two teenage children.

And, clearly, she’s passionate about the co-op.

“Working with a group of people I really like working with is a part of my passion. We can have differences of opinion, but that to me exemplifies what co-ops are about. There are 34,000 owners who have put in a relatively small amount of money, their fair share, and we’ve created a really amazing organization.”

A PERFECT STORM OF EXPERIENCE

JESSICA CAVAZOS BRINGS DEPTH TO LATINO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

BY EMILY LEAS

BORN IN MEXICO to a teen mom, Jessica Cavazos has traveled far to her new role as the executive director of the Dane County Latino Chamber of Commerce. The journey started with her young mother’s example: Work hard and you can obtain your wildest dreams.

“My mother has always been my biggest advocate,” Cavazos says of the woman who decided to leave her infant daughter in Mexico for a job in Milwaukee to build a better life for her family. After Cavazos’ mother had gotten her feet on the ground in the United States, she returned for her 4-year-old daughter. She eventually bought her own house, married and became a legal U.S. citizen through the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act’s amnesty program.

“This is part of what drives me,” Cavazos says. “The fact that I had a family that came from very little and who has progressively gotten ahead.”

Raised in the inner city of Milwaukee, Cavazos and her younger siblings are the product of almost every social service organization, and she says that every struggle from her childhood has affected many aspects of her career trajectory.

Her work with the first Latino Wisconsin state legislator, Milwaukee Democrat Rep. Pedro Colòn, gave her a taste for politics. But her eight-year assignment as the Latino liaison for Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore, the first African-American from Wisconsin elected to Congress, opened her eyes to advocacy and activism, allowing her to be the voice for Latinos on issues that ranged from education to immigration reform.

Cavazos enters her role at the Latino Chamber at a challenging time for Dane County’s Latino community. A recent study done by the United Way of Dane County showed that the unemployment rate of Latinos increased 88 percent, to 6.8 percent, between 2009 and 2014. That and low wages contribute to a median household income that is lower than all other racial or ethnic groups in Dane County. Yet, Cavazos only sees an opportunity to help drive economic empowerment, which as she notes, can be a powerful tool to propel

people toward stability, self-worth and success.

“People are struggling everywhere in the state and sometimes don’t know how to climb out of the system of inequity,” says Cavazos. “But in Madison, I feel like I can be a bridge between the Latino community and really any other community.”

No. 1 on her list is to create an incubator where business owners can meet, grab a coffee, discuss challenges facing their businesses or just have a place to call home base so they can build capacity, add jobs and grow their businesses.

Cavazos also wants to break down the walls of homogeneous business landscapes in Dane County, to create diversity and interconnectedness, not only among the different segments of the Latino community—which is unified as Spanishlanguage speakers, but represents many countries and cultures—but also open doors for non-Latino businesses to employ and work with Latinos.

“IN MADISON, I FEEL LIKE I CAN BE A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE LATINO COMMUNITY AND REALLY ANY OTHER COMMUNITY.”

“In the future, I’d love to do a business expo, not just for Latinos, but for people who want to invest in the Latino community or those who want to attract a diverse market,” explains Cavazos.

Cavazos’ close friend, Tanyette Colon, is not surprised by Cavazos’ aggressive goals. Colon and Cavazos connected immediately at St. Thomas University in Miami when they discovered they came from similar humble backgrounds. And they shared a passion for community and social programs.

“She has always had a true love for empowerment and bringing people up no matter their cultural background,” says Colon. “And she’s real. With her, you get someone that is authentic and ready to make an impact.”

Colon says Cavazos brings “a perfect storm of experience” to her new role. She’s got the political and nonprofit chops for the job, and the authenticity of having lived the challenges that she hopes to improve during her tenure.

For this advocate, mom of three and self-described risk taker, tackling these monumental goals is just another step in Cavazos’ journey, building on her mother’s example of working hard and pursing your dreams.

We treat people with lung cancer every day. It’s not something you want to go through. While exposure to radon, asbestos and other environmental causes can lead to lung cancer in people that have never smoked, about 90% of all lung cancer deaths are tobacco related. More than 158,000 in the U.S. will die from it this year. It’s never too late.

Left to Right: Dr. Richard Auchter, Dr. June Kim, Dr. Michelle Mackay, Dr. James Richardson

FASHION

AUTUMN SPICE

There’s something about the color palette of autumn that makes for a whimsically sophisticated look. The mosaic of turning leaves around you is reflected in Pantone’s Spicy Mustard tone, which can dress up your home and wardrobe in style. This bit of fall spice is the perfect way to combat the season’s chilly winds.

(Clockwise from top right) Randall sham pillow by CStudio, $44; The Company Store. Oval cocotte by Staub, $310; Chauette Home. Look at You compact mirror by Odeme, $22; Neena. Elizabeth flat by Tory Burch, $295; Twigs. Harvest sweater by Beyond Threads, $207; Terese Zache Boutique. Orange sherbet water bottle by Swell, $35; Neena. Baxter curry handbag by Matt and Nat, $140; Little Luxuries. Readers by ICUEyewear, $25; Neena.

DON’T SWEAT IT MAKEUP FOR ACTIVE GALS

BY ELLE DUNCOMBE-MILLS

NEARLY EVERY ATHLETIC WOMAN knows the problem: Your makeup looks fab right after you apply it, but a high-intensity workout leaves you looking like the Joker in “Batman.”

Five former professional and collegiate female soccer players—including a local mom of two—have decided to fix your face with their new product line aptly called Sweat Cosmetics.

“The idea was to create a cosmetic and sun-care product that we could wear while we were playing,” says Lindsay Tarpley of Madison, recalling the smudging, stinging mess her former makeup would become. The two-time Olympic gold medalist in soccer—Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008—says the Sweat line offers the durability and convenience that active women need, and it provides excellent skin care with ingredients like Vitamin E and all-natural sunscreen. It’s also cruelty free and uses all natural ingredients.

The line launched in June 2015 with mineral foundation and translucent mineral powder, and has since expanded to include illuminator, bronzer and cleansing towelettes.

“It has changed my daily routine, and simplified it,” Tarpley says.

To that we say: You go, girls!

Find Sweat Cosmetics at sweatcosmetics.com and sephora.com.

PHOTOS

TAMING THE SCATTERBRAIN

AN ITEM ON THE TO-DO LIST ….A new email...Oh yeah, that thing I still need to follow up on….now someone is knocking on my office door…did I really just spill coffee on my white shirt?....Oh s#* t! I said I’d bring dessert to book club tonight!

Sound like a familiar narrative? You’re not alone. Welcome to “shiny object syndrome” or “squirrel!” Research from the University of California at Irvine found that, on average, most people are distracted every 11 minutes. And it can take them 25 minutes to return to the original task.

TO OFFSET THIS FEELING, TRY THESE SIMPLE TOOLS: BREATHE: take one full breath in and one full breath out.

ASK YOURSELF: “Is this the most important thing for me to be focusing on right now?” TAKE FIVE MINUTES in the morning before opening your email to reflect and prioritize for the day. –Sarah Young

WELLNESS

PHOTO WORTHY

HELPING TO SAVE LIVES using her greatest passion, photographer Casey Klein launched the #whitecouchproject in December 2015. Almost one year and three shoots later, her charitable initiative has raised hundreds of dollars for local nonprofit Box of Balloons and the UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Klein’s aim is for the initiative to be as beneficial to the people captured on film as it is for the charities. “I grew up in a pretty big, divided family and don’t have many memories from being a child. I hate the thought of others not being able to afford it or not realizing how important it could be in the future,” she shares. “I thought putting together a day of affordable mini photo sessions would encourage people to bring their families and friends—and create memories. And what better way to start a tradition than donating all the proceeds to causes that directly or indirectly effect everyone at some point.”

One hundred percent of sitting fees and image purchases from the next #whitecouchproject on Nov. 6 will fund ongoing research and patient support services at the Carbone Cancer Center.

Klein says, “Seeing the support the community was and is willing to bring is amazing. I truly believe taking the time to do little things like this adds value to relationships. And being able to be a part of such an important cause is life-changing.” The next photo session is Nov. 6, 9a.m.-6p.m. at Toot and Kate’s Wine Bar, Verona. whitecouchproject.org. –Rachel Werner

Sarah Young, a life coach and founder of Zing Collaborative, works with inspiring teams and individuals to increase their positive impact in the world in a way that feels authentic and alive. Join the conversation online using the hashtag #momentsmatter and by taking part in Young’s interactive presentation at BRAVA’s next THRIVE Luncheon Nov. 10; see details P. 29.

FOCUS ON HEALTH, NOT WEIGHT, IN TALKS WITH CHILDREN

WEIGHT HAS BEEN A BIG TOPIC of conversation in society lately, and for good reason. The incidence of obesity is increasing for all age groups. Studies have shown that children who are obese are at risk of becoming obese adults—the beginning of a process that could have long-term effects on health.

One of the most prevalent obesityrelated conditions that can emerge early in childhood is Type 2 Diabetes, which increases risk for future cardiovascular disease and kidney failure. Warning signs of Type 2 Diabetes include increased thirst and urination, fatigue, slow healing sores, frequent infections or patches of darkened skin (commonly on the neck or the armpits).

For many, questions about a child’s weight are especially difficult to answer since feelings about weight and obesity can be complicated by both personal feelings and mixed messages from the media.

It is OK to discuss weight with a child, but be cautious with how you talk about it. Transfer focus from the number on the scale to developing healthy habits, which are important for people of any weight. Also involving your child in making decisions about nutrition and exercise will empower them to make healthy decisions when you’re not watching.

It’s also important for family members to model healthy behaviors and a positive self-image. Beware of negative self-talk, like “I’m too fat to wear this outfit,” or “I need to go on a diet,” since children might start to link self-worth and weight. This can lead to issues down the road, including dangerous diets and eating disorders.

If you are concerned about medical complications related to obesity in your child, like Type 2 Diabetes, it’s imperative that you talk to your child’s health care provider. The provider will do an exam and possibly order blood and urine tests to determine if your child does meet the criteria. Even in this case, any discussion should emphasize health instead of pounds.

Weight conversations—yes, conversations, not a one-time discussion—should always be in the context of wellness and never in the context of appearance or specific numbers. Focusing on good habits will foster a healthy self-esteem for all children.

-Dr. Paula Cody is an adolescent medicine specialist at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

Professional Entrepreneur and Leadership Coach

SHERATON MADISON

706 JOHN NOLEN DRIVE

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

LUNCH SERVED AT 11:45 AM

Register by November 6

$30 per Ticket

Reserve a Corporate Table of 10

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Do you ever feel like you operate differently, based on the situation? As women, we wear many hats and have many roles, which can often prove difficult to manage. In this keynote, Sarah will explore what it means to operate from a place of authenticity in all parts of your life, examine the challenges, take a close look at what can get in the way, and give you specific and actionable tools to apply immediately.

BRAVA MAGAZINE’S PERSONAL ENRICHMENT SERIES

SARAH YOUNG

DR. MOM

FITNESS

DON’T STRESS, JUST SWEAT

inspired to find

Discover your personal style with Krystal Marks on Friday, January 20 at the Madison Well Expo. Empower yourself and define your style at this inspiring workshop!

USING A GOOD WORKOUT to improve your mood isn’t just a placebo effect: Exercise has been proven to lower stress and the risk of illness. Jude Sullivan, a senior clinical exercise physiologist at UW Health, offers some tips for leading a more active— and happier—lifestyle.

Rethink your Workouts

Feeling intimidated by exercise is normal, but you don’t have to live at the gym to be healthy. The American Council on Exercise recommends just 2 1/2 hours of moderate exercise a week, or half of that if your workout is vigorous.

Think Outside The Box

You can also fit in a workout anywhere, anytime. Opt for the stairs at work or take that weekly salsa class you’ve been eyeing each small change can make a world of difference.

Keep the Gains in Mind

Sullivan says that good health is determined by our inner resilience to illness, and exercise is a key way to strengthen that resilience. Even a daily jog can dramatically reduce the risk of physical illnesses like cancer and asthma, as well as alleviate mental ailments like depression, anxiety and stress. Now there’s the ultimate workout motivator! –Elle Duncombe-Mills

HAUTE SHOPPE

ENERGIZE YOUR MIND, BODY & SPIRIT

Your oasis of relaxation awaits at Evensong Spa in beautiful Green Lake, only 75 minutes from Madison. Visit our booth at the BRAVA Women’s Expo for holiday gift ideas, product demonstrations and the chance to win a spa getaway.

Evensong Spa at Heidel House Resort 410 Trillium Circle, Green Lake (920) 294-3347

EvensongSpa.com

NATIONALLY AWARDED. HANDMADE IN CROSS PLAINS.

Find your perfect Skin Suite and get glowing for the Holidays! Gift sets, travel kits, and face, body, and hair treatments available. See you at the Women's Expo!

Qēt Botanicals 2018 Main St., Cross Plains (608) 798-1Qet

QetBotanicals.com

STYLE - DESIGN - SELECTION

Are you looking for that perfect piece of furniture? We have it! Rubin's specializes in contemporary furnishings and modern accessories. Stop by today to check out our wide selection of styles!

Rubin’s Contemporary Furniture 317 E. Wilson St., Madison (608) 255-8998 670 S. Whitney Way, Madison (608) 274-5575 rubinsfurniture.com

NEED A DISTINCTIVE NEW LOOK

The Montage offers experienced design consultants in a boutique setting offering specialty finds for home decor and fashion attire. Stop in to say hi and experience our friendly customer service and talents.

Hours: M-F 10-5:30, Sat 10-5, Sun 11-4

The Montage 5808 Hwy. 51, McFarland (608) 838-7505 themontagehome.com

ONE-OF-A-KIND ARTWORKS

135 Wisconsin Artists will sell their original artwork at the 27th Annual Winter Art Fair Off the Square at the Monona Terrace Convention Center, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20. Delight yourself and your friends with uniquely creative works.

Monona Terrace Convention Center One John Nolen Dr., Madison Artcraftwis.org

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ASK TAMMY AND TERESA OF SVA PLUMB FINANCIAL

I’ve heard of socially conscious investing, but why are we discussing it now?

the pollination of all the plants we enjoy in our yards and depend on for food. Armed with recent research studies, socially conscious fund managers brought it to Costco’s attention that they sold products containing neonicotinoids and pesticides that directly impacted bee survival. Influenced by the discussion, Costco stopped selling the products in question. Home Depot began to correctly label and reduce their neonicotinoid-laced inventory on their own, but agreed with shareholder activists to entirely remove it from the plants sold in their garden centers by 2018. The activists subsequently discussed it with Lowe’s, and they are on track to remove the unnecessarily harmful inventory for bees by the end of 2019. These companies would be scored higher by SRI managers due to their willingness to have a positive impact to the environment.

Tammy Koester Parks, JD Senior Vice President (608) 826-2658 parkst@svaplumb.com

Teresa Brooks, MBA, CFP® Portfolio Manager (608) 826-2746 brookst@svaplumb.com

SVA Plumb Financial 1221 John Q Hammons Drive Madison, WI 53717 svaplumb.com

This is one of the most vibrant areas of the market today. It used to be that it was very hard to find a way to invest in a manner that aligned with your values. When you did, there were sacrifices of diversification, liquidity and competitive returns in order to be able to buy investments that also supported the sustainability of the environment, social and equality concerns, or corporate governance issues that matter to you. Today the world is very different, and the goals of your portfolio can be achieved in parallel to the values you care most deeply about. Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) has become the language of corporations, boards and investors as a mainstream concept, so the choices available have exploded. Now you can have both competitive investments and the satisfaction of achieving positive impact in the world. Your investment dollars can vote your conscience without giving up financial security.

Why should investing with impact be critical to me?

It really makes a difference when we all pitch in. For example, we have all heard that the bee populations in our country have mysteriously suffered collapse, which has been threatening

If are passionate about gender or racial equality in hiring practices, there are countless examples of companies that have been called out by SRI fund managers to increase diversity at work. Large issues like global warming are tackled company by company for the good of all. These are national stories, but local communities are achieving successes as well – impact is happening at all levels. Just as recycling is a good practice in the home, as a community, or company-wide as a waste reduction policy, the impact of coordinated efforts can be massive when our values align with our daily habits.

How do I get started?

You can check your own investments using Morningstar’s new tool evaluating most mutual funds’ global sustainability score. This third-party ranking service is available online. The Morningstar Sustainability Rating™ is a measure of how well the holdings in a portfolio are managing their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities relative to their peers. We have utilized this powerful new information source to update and rebuild our own socially conscious investment models for the clients we work with, so they can invest with impact. Consider the power of joining forces with like-minded investors, who can collectively ensure their financial success also influences important choices felt in the world we share!

TAMMY KOESTER PARKS AND TERESA BROOKS

WONDER GIRLS

MOTHER-DAUGHTER DUO’S INSPIRING PRODUCTS

BY EMMA WHITFORD

ELIZABETH MEDINA AND HER MOTHER

Deb Kusmec have embraced feminism and femininity all their lives, but when Medina was pregnant with her daughter, she began to think about feminism a little differently.

“I started noticing conversations in the media about women and what they were doing and what they were capable of,” Medina says. “After she was born... I noticed that there were episodes on Sesame Street where the princesses were suddenly saving themselves.”

And so the two, who live in Verona, created Girl Wonderful, an online clothing boutique that empowers women and girls through simple yet powerful T-shirts, fun mugs and cards.

“It’s nice to be able to go up to a little girl and say something other than ‘aren’t you cute,’” Kusmec says. “You can look at a T-shirt, if she’s got on the “Girl President” [Tshirt], and say ‘oh, what do you think? Would you like to be president some day?’”

Now that’s empowering!

Girl Wonderful’s products are available at girlwonderful.com.

PHOTOS

MOOD LIGHTING BRIGHTEN WINTER WITH THE HOTTEST LIGHTING TRENDS

by ELLE DUNCOMBE-MILLS

LET THE DARKENING DAYS of the season inspire a refined lighting design with sparse glowing sources and shadow-inducing fixtures, and capture a fireside feel throughout your home with rustic materials like bronze and brass. Tuck into the holidays with a toasty-warm sense of seasonal elegance.

PHOTOGRAPHED

BY SHANNA WOLF

(Clockwise from left) Trilogy pendant light by Quoizel, $130; Rondure pendant light by Uttermost, $338; Three-light chain hung light from the Merrimack Collection by Minka, $184. Madison Lighting for Duren Custom Builders.

SEB T OFSUN PRAIRIE

NESTLE IN CREATE A HOLIDAY HAVEN

by ELLE DUNCOMBE-MILLS

SURPRISE HOLIDAY VISITORS with colorful and useful décor in your comfy and chic guest room. Let radiant corals dance alongside earthy olive greens in a playful yet elegant color palette, and don’t hesitate to mix patterns for an eclectic feel. Pamper the senses with delicate fragrances, soft linens and tunes from a portable stereo in your guests’ haven away from home.

1. Leaf sheet set by Indira, $40-$170; The Company Store. • 2. Fawn mini watercolor by James Steeno, $35; The Regal Find. • 3. Origo tumbler by Littala, $20; The Century House. • 4. Wool soap ball by Janet Marie, $14; The Regal Find. • 5. Portable stereo by Vifa Helsinki, $449, • 6. Bjork wool throw by Klippan, $115; The Century House. • 7. Moss and lichen soy candle by Linnea’s Lights, $36; Momentum Floral and Décor. Classic renaissance towel set by Christy, $12-$56; The Company Store. • 9. Resin coaster four-pack, $33; The Regal Find.

GIGGLE FEST

LOL WITH COMEDIAN DINA MARTINEZ

BY RACHEL WERNER

CAPTURING AN audience’s attention is second nature to Dina Martinez. The once choir boy turned drag queen and now stand-up comedian feels as though she’s been in the spotlight since childhood.

“I always thought I’d be a professional singer growing up and spent a bit of time on acoustic music circuits and loved it before beginning to write screen and teleplays in high school,” Martinez says.

“I still enjoy writing for film and stage, but when I transitioned [to a different gender], I didn’t feel as comfortable singing and that’s when I became a busty, blonde showgirl. I eventually realized my more authentic self was a big-busted, wannabe soccer Mom— and comedian.”

Her current success on the comedic circuit didn’t happen overnight. Martinez had previously studied music and theater in high school and college, and later participated in a Comedy Brewery course taught by VH1 and MTV personality Michelle Buteau. She now credits on-the-job training by watching and interacting with other talented comedians as her best resource.

“Doing stand up, storytelling, writing and acting are simpatico. They all influence each other. Each audience is a little different in how they react to jokes or portions of my stories, which changes the way I deliver things. Heteronormative audiences ‘get’ me a lot better than I expected them to,” Martinez says. “I definitely use the objectification of trans bodies to break the ice and I’m bawdy. I talk a lot about sex because it is something we all understand. And it should be fun and funny, so I make fun of it.” dinamartinez.com.

See Martinez perform during the Lady Laughs Comedy Festival Nov. 10-12. Plan B, Madison. ladylaughscomedy.com.

WOMEN IN BUSINESS

At FLOOR360, Design is our Difference. Our team of designers works with homeowners to not just select flooring products but to also ensure the products work as a cohesive unit. We believe flooring is the design foundation of a home and sets the tone for the rest of your home selections. The FLOOR360 Design Team starts with your ideas and has the talent, education and experience to help realize your vision.

FLOOR360 has the products that will set your home apart. As members of the International Design Guild, a co-op of over 80 high-end flooring showrooms, we harness the buying power of many to bring you value pricing on design driven products. Hardwood floors, spectacular tile and stone and unique carpets you will only find at FLOOR360.

We are proud of our culture as a “company with a heart”. As founding sponsors of Design for a Difference-Madison, we are committed to using design to also help our community. That’s why, for the second year running, we have conducted the biggest nonprofit design makeover in the country. FLOOR360 uses design as a difference in your home and in our community!

Read more at www.floor360.com/dfad

THE WOMEN OF FLOOR360

WOMEN IN BUSINESS

Dream Catalyst Labs Megan Watt (850) 591-9449 www.dreamcatalyst.org info@dreamcatalyst.org

Do you want people at your next event to walk away energized and inspired? Former event planner turned speaker, Megan Watt, will deliver WOW and help you achieve your objectives for your next event. She uses an interactive, action-oriented, and teaching based approach so participants can apply what they learn right away. Folks will leave excited and ready to take action. Her Discover. Act. Engage. system for accomplishing Someday Goals is now a book with 60 challenges to help you achieve your dreams.

See Megan in action for FREE at DreamBank on November 30 , 2016 from 9-10am

Visit dreamcatalyst.org to register

MEGAN WATT

WOMEN IN BUSINESS

PROTECT YOUR GREATEST ASSET

As a dental professional, Dr. Hien To-Schwalbach truly understands the needs that families present when seeing the dentist because she also is a mother of three school-aged children. At Door Creek Dental, we understand your family time is valuable and offer multiple family appointments simultaneously.

Establishing lasting relationships based upon open communication, mutual trust, and compassionate care are the keys to helping families achieve a healthy, beautiful smile.

Door Creek Dental

6420 Cottage Grove Road Madison www.doorcreekdental.com

IMPACT. LEADERSHIP. ALIVENESS.

Zing Collaborative’s purpose is to empower organizations, teams, and individual leaders to increase their positive impact on the world in a way that feels inspired, authentic, and alive. Zing Collaborative’s whole-person leadership and whole-person coaching programs serve organizations, teams, and individual leaders throughout the world. Additionally, Sarah has the privilege of exploring topics related to impact, leadership, and aliveness through highly experiential and interactive workshops, team experiences, retreats, and keynotes with audiences throughout the country.

Save the Dates - BRAVA THRIVE Luncheon: November 10, 2016 Inspired Impact Virtual Summit: January 19th, 2017 (Online, Virtual). Women Who Lead: February 9th, 2017 (Madison, WI). Learn more: www.zingcollaborative.com/events

Zing Collaborative

(608) 385-9332

sarah@zingcollaborative.com facebook.com/zingcollaborative linkedin.com/in/zingcollaborative @zingcollab www.zingcollaborative.com

DR. HIEN TO-SCHWALBACH

SARAH YOUNG, FOUNDER

WOMEN IN BUSINESS

OFFERING A HIGH CALIBER EXPERIENCE

I’m a mom, a wife, and an entrepreneur. My husband and I moved across the country with a 19 month old and a 4 week old and began Caliber Custom Cabinetry. Our company (and our children) have been growing ever since!

In addition to our custom cabinetry, Caliber now offers cabinet-centric remodeling including flooring, countertop, electrical, plumbing, and paint. We’ve also mastered custom refacing.

Phenomenal customer service, high quality product, and an efficient schedule are our goals on every project. We work directly with homeowners to collaboratively design the kitchen of their dreams and we strive to make the entire experience as wonderful as the finished product.

Caliber Custom Cabinetry, LLC

Nicci Holtzen (608) 228-1422

www.CaliberCabinets.com

RECOVERY IS A JOURNEY, TOGETHER WE CAN!

Connections Counseling offers a unique, strength based and supportive environment for recovery from alcohol, drugs and mental health issues.

The colorful and friendly clinic provides quality care from the moment you make that first call!

Counselors and groups are available for women, men, families, young adults and adolescents. Our passionate staff facilitate over 20 weekly groups including Intensive Outpatient Treatment, gender specific groups, DBT, art, music and many more...We look forward to walking with you on your recovery journey!!

Connections Counseling

5005 University Ave., Suite 100, Madison (608) 233-2100

www.connectionscounseling.com

SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING (SRI): TIME FOR IMPACT

Where do today’s investors go when searching for competitive investment returns through traditional financial analysis, but enhanced with consideration of their values? The answer is Socially Responsible Investments (SRI).

SVA Plumb Financial has over 10 years of experience analyzing mutual funds for effective SRI portfolios. Using the Morningstar Sustainability Rating™, we can measure how well mutual funds are in managing their environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities. We have utilized this powerful new information source to update and rebuild our own socially conscious investment models for the clients we work with, so they can invest while making a difference.

Are you ready to invest with impact? Call today for a complimentary consultation.

SVA Plumb Financial

1221 John Q Hammons Drive, Madison www.svaplumb.com

NICCI HOLTZEN

SHELLY DUTCH, DIRECTOR/FOUNDER

TAMMY KOESTER PARKS, JD TERESA BROOKS, MBA, CFP®

WOMEN IN BUSINESS

BECOME PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY FIT

We often feel we’re not complete unless we can lose weight, find success, and be “Super Mom”. That’s not true. We are already perfect. BeYOUtiful Minds & Fitness is guided by the philosophy that the societal pressures we face as women, combined with negative life events and the actions we take to ease our pain, create a domino effect resulting in thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that rob us of our greatest gift — the ability to be fully present in our minds, bodies, and lives. We have developed a whole-body program designed to teach you how to be both physically and mentally fit!

BeYOUtiful Minds & Fitness

429 Gammon Pl., Ste. 200, Madison (608) 620-3880

www.RecreateYourLifestyle.com

HELPING EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS ACCELERATE THEIR CAREER

Ellen Bartkowiak works with experienced professionals and the employers who hire them to design, develop and deliver training and coaching packages so clients feel empowered, enlightened and engaged.

What’s holding you back at work? How can we make your current situation better? When today’s world is focused on the right fit, the right results, and right answer; we focus on what’s right for you. Ellen’s experience, natural curiosity, and ability to add the right amount of humor helps clients move from stuck to outstanding.

Consider Ellen to help you gain focus, create a target and hit that target with precision.

Ellen Coaching (608) 228-9004

www.ellencoaching.com info@ellencoaching.com

DEVELOPING HIGH PERFORMING INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS

Known for her calm, level-headed approach, Deborah Biddle’s clients seek her deep wisdom and ability to help them zero in on their goals to move toward achievement. As Development Solutions Consultant, Deborah brings over two decades of business leadership, talent development, diversity and inclusion, nonprofit and financial planning and analysis experience.

Through High Performance Development Solutions, Deborah offers leadership effectiveness and diversity and inclusion sessions and workshops designed to produce high performing leaders and teams that achieve greater results. Deborah’s solutions-focused approach identifies performance enhancement opportunities, offers development strategies and provides context and accountability for self/team-awareness, growth and change.

High Performance Development Solutions (608) 239-6184

www.HP-Development.com

DEBORAH BIDDLE

ELLEN BARTKOWIAK

JESSICA SCHULTZ, MS, MFT, CFT

WOMEN IN BUSINESS

MOVE FROM TRANSITION TO TRANSFORMATION

Susan Young runs the speaking and training firm, Susan Young International. She speaks for organizations who want to HARNESS THE POWER OF CHANGE to improve positivity, engagement, and communications. As a leadership trainer, Susan designs and delivers game-changing workshops which help people create laser-focus for what matters most in achieving their goals.

She serves on the Wisconsin NSA Board, is a published author, and holds a Master’s Degree in Human Performance Technology. You can depend on her for high-quality, content-rich programs to EDUCATE, ENERGIZE, and ENGAGE your people. As a result of her work, people are motivated to reach a new level of potential to live a life they love!

Susan Young International, LLC (850) 598-3317

www.SusanSpeaks.com

EXPERIENCE CLARITY AND CONFIDENCE

What holds us back from living our full potential? Often it’s the noise in our head. The critical self talk, fear, comparisons. At Suite 101 Experiences, everything is geared toward quieting that noise and moving people forward into their best lives. From traditional life coaching to one time pop-up coaching. Creative experience workshops to experiences in a box.

One participant said, “Theresa your work is magical, my life is forever changed by you.”

If you are ready to quiet your mind and move forward in your life with clarity and confidence, come find an experience that is right for you.

Suite 101 Experiences

6225 University Avenue, Madison www.suite101experiences.com theresa@suite101experiences.com

POWERFUL MARKETING. SIMPLIFIED.

As the solopreneur owner of Tornado Marketing, Adrianne is a firm believer that progress is better than perfection, and that boring marketing will get you nowhere. She works with companies who are tired of being a “best kept secret” and are ready to make a bigger impact, make more money and have some fun. Hire Adrianne to speak to your group or work directly with Adrianne to create compelling messaging, maximize your website’s potential, optimize your social media efforts and build a predictable, repeatable marketing funnel. Watch your business go from invisible to impactful!

Tornado Marketing

Adrianne Machina (608) 520-0772

www.tornado-marketing.com adrianne@tornado.marketing

ADRIANNE MACHINA

SUSAN YOUNG

THERESA KIM, PLCC, ACC

INSPIRING LEADERS TO CHANGE THE WORLD.

Whether you run a nonprofit, for-profit, or are just getting your project off the gound, one thing remains the same: The single best indicator of your ability to achieve your mission is the strength of your team.

High performing teams develop and execute bold and innovative strategies to change the world. I use my 15 years as a nonprofit executive, political strategist, trainer, and fundraiser to align teams around a shared vision, develop and implement strategic plans, and maximize their impact. As a proud geek and productivity guru, I incorporate technology solutions to support teams to efficiently and effectively work together.

There’s no one-size fits all process to help teams succeed. That’s why I develop a deep understanding of my clients’ challenges and opportunities to craft a customized service package that does what they need.

If you’re ready to change the world, let’s do it together.

Katie B. Strategies, LLC (608) 235.0564 www.katiebelanger.com

Ever wonder how your energy use compares to other homes in our area? Have you used more energy this year than last year? Visit mge.com/compare and sign in to My Account. Find easy-to-use charts of your energy use. Get tips on how you can save more energy. Have questions? Call our Home Energy Line at 252-7117.

KATIE BELANGER

Wisdom of Wrinkles

Lines of Character

MEET FOUR STRONG WOMEN OF A CERTAIN VINTAGE WHO HAVE LIVED LIVES LESS ORDINARY, IN AND THROUGH TIMES THAT WERE ANYTHING BUT. THEY SHARE LESSONS FOR US ALL.

BY KATE BAST, LISA BAUER, MARNI MCENTEE & RACHEL WERNER | PHOTOGRAPHED BY HILLARY SCHAVE

FORMER TEACHER AND LUTHERAN DEACONESS

AGE: 88 BY KATE

Ruth Harper

BAST

Ruth Harper lives life on her own terms. She drives her own car. Lives alone in her own non-senior, independent apartment. And is darn hard to get a hold of, her calendar is so packed with appointments and activity.

As she turns 88 this month, she is sprightly, sharp, her countenance vibrant. Self-described, she’s “the world’s greatest extrovert,” and a true wit. To know her is to be delighted.

And to get shown up at the gym, where she works out before the sun’s up with a trainer, and on her own, three to four times a week.

Raised in Minneapolis, she grew up with four sisters, one brother and two parents who believed, at a time when many people didn’t, that their girls would become women of great potential who should be aptly prepared. “My parents sent us to college preparatory school. All of us girls went to college. I have a master’s degree, one of my sisters got a Ph.D.” Hers was a family bent on self-determination, doubters be damned.

“I grew up thinking everyone went to college,” she adds. Despite being dyslexic— which went undiagnosed until her 40s—Harper attended Macalaster College then, in 1957, attended and later became the first woman to graduate from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, California.

“That all has always been important to me,” she says, speaking of education, her faith and her own choices. “My family wasn’t Lutheran”—she was raised American Baptist—“but they supported me.”

Paving her way in the seminary Harper didn’t always feel welcomed, particularly by one disbelieving professor. “He thought we girls weren’t smart enough to take his biblical studies class. I stood it for a week,” she says, irritated. After her protest, another professor and the dean ensured her rightful seat in class.

Another woman in the seminary never followed Ruth to that class. “I finally figured it out,” she says. “I was there to get my MA, she was there to get her Mrs. We both did.”

She first discovered the joy of teaching when asked, at age 14, to lead Sunday school classes. Since then, she’s lived in at least five states to minister and to teach at all kinds of schools—small, rural schools were her favorite, for the personal connections. An avid sports fan, she coached women’s basketball, and was chief score keeper—for the doubters who would be boys and men—at boys’ basketball games, where she aptly called a technical foul no one else caught. They never doubted her again.

When Harper became a deaconess in the Lutheran Church, she chose not to marry or have children. “I might have liked to have children,” she says, offhandedly, “but I was so busy having fun teaching other people’s children that I hardly thought about it!” Plus, she adds, with a signature humorous twist, “Well, I never found anyone I liked enough to look at over the breakfast table!”

Serving the church, she also encountered resistance, doubters, and was given responsibilities below her abilities and education. “Their idea that women could not manage what men could manage just blew my mind,” she adds, aghast.

She was even harassed, which was met with silence. Harper reached out to the church leadership, including the bishop. “I never heard back,” she says with clear disgust. Back then, she reflects, “Lutherans weren’t very accepting of women—but that was true of a lot of other churches.”

And so, when things didn’t meet with her satisfaction, she would take her talents and tenacity to serve and teach elsewhere.

As important as enjoying her career was enjoying life. Harper has traveled to Europe at least 15 times, with a sister, a friend, alone. Today she’s adamant: If she wants to keep moving, she’s got to keep moving. “Some of my friends think I’m insane,” she says, laughing about her gym and fitness commitment. A minister of good health, she worries about seniors who don’t move around. “It’s not good. Older people really need to embrace life and live it fully.” In her work she’s seen the lack of mobility, and ensuing spiral of decline. And she’s determined. “I made up my mind that wouldn’t happen to me.”

Embracing all her life’s choices and experiences Harper reflects, “I have learned a lot.” And with a giggle and a raised brow adds, “Oh, I’ve had a wild life.” And so the fun continues. She makes sure of it.

wisdom, in her words

HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR. Especially when you teach others, don’t take yourself so seriously—you can make mistakes. In areas where you work with people, you need fairness and honesty. If you’re wrong, admit it!

ENJOY WHAT YOU DO, AND WHO YOU’RE WITH. Figure out in your life the things that are most important. Get to know people—that’s what makes life interesting and fun. We need to connect with our elders, to understand the lives of our grandparents.

LIVE WISELY AS YOU AGE. Tell your stories. Look to the future. Don’t feel sorry for yourself more than 10 minutes. Keep track of what’s going on in the world— don’t just listen mindlessly, make an effort to find out the background. Canes, hearing aids—use them! You are older when you try to get by without them. Don’t be afraid to buy something nice— it’s all about maintaining vitality.

KEEP MOVING. The most important thing we can teach people at middle age is to keep moving—both mentally and physically. Believe me, we slide down faster than fast.

DON’T LET PEOPLE MAKE YOU FEEL OLD. Call people out on it when they treat you like you’re old. Say ‘I really can do that. I can understand you. Don’t treat me like Ihave no brain cells.’

Fannie Hicklin says what she thinks and means what she says. At the age of 98, her life experience spans almost a century. And even after all this time, she still considers many of her fondest memories as being from childhood and her parents’ positive examples of living with purpose—and longevity. “Yes I grew up during segregation, but ours was a happy family. My parents always stressed the importance of being aware of your surroundings and what is happening around you, but also remember that you are fine,” she recalls.

Arriving into the world on the Talladega College campus in Alabama would be a foreshadowing of the integral role academics would play throughout her life. Her birth happened on the cusp of changing times, and from the outset her parents represented two sides of that coin. Her mother never received an education beyond the ninth grade, the highest level of education provided to black children where she grew up—and in stark contrast to her father, a Northern transplant and Talladega College graduate and manager of the institution’s 120-acre farm and dairy operation. Hicklin says, “That campus was my home for 21 years and I first became curious about languages looking at my father’s old Latin texts.”

Later at her father’s alma mater, Hicklin pursued an undergraduate degree in linguistics— focused on French, German and Spanish—before teaching high school English and foreign languages classes for several years in Mississippi and then moving to Ann Arbor to obtain a master’s degree in speech at the University of Michigan. Her love of teaching and learning spurred her on to eventually receive a doctorate in speech from UW-Madison.

“No matter where I have lived, I have never forgotten who I am or that there is a race problem in this country. I have faced racism my whole life, but have never let it consume me. Instead I chose the nonviolent path of protest which involves being very good at what I do so that people can not use me to fulfill their misguided ideas of what all blacks are like,” she reflects.

Hicklin’s strong sense of character also aided her during a 25-year tenure at the UWWhitewater as a professor of oral interpretation, acting and directing. She points out that the theatrical arts were once considered more of an “extracurricular activity” of the formal discipline of speech. And Hicklin feels fortunate to have been on staff at the university when the College of Arts and Communication was established. “People have very strong feelings about music and the visual arts. One key lesson I had to work with students to recognize is that this isn’t something you do alone,” she says. The university honored Hicklin’s fierce commitment to student success and overwhelming talent in the performing arts by renaming the campus studio theater after her in 1996.

Thus now, professionally and personally, Hicklin seems quite pleased with the legacy she will leave behind—as the first African-American faculty member at UW-Whitewater; as a member of the local First Congregational Church for over 50 years; as the mother to a daughter who confronted equity issues as a manager at the Madison Equal Opportunity Commission; and as a woman with the lasting satisfaction of knowing she spent her life “constantly working to make conditions better” just as her father had taught her.

wisdom, in her words

DO IT WELL OR NOT AT ALL Based on a favorite quote: “Be the task great or small. Do it well or not at all.”

BE AWARE IN LIFE, BUT ALSO HAVE A GOOD TIME When I traveled to other countries, I think I never had any problems because I always enter into a situation prepared to accept the other culture.

DON'T CRITICIZE HARSHLY, BUT WITH TACT Don’t get carried away by “discussion,” especially if you’re the person with “the training.”

EAT HOMEGROWN, LOCAL OR ORGANIC PRODUCE AND FOODS I can tell the difference.

DON'T LET NEGATIVE EVENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES DOMINATE YOUR LIFE.

COMMUNITY ADVOCATE, RETIRED EDUCATOR AGE: 89

BY MARNI MCENTEE

velma ritcherson

when Velma Ritcherson talks about meeting her husband to be on the Wiley College campus in Houston, Texas, she giggles and her face lights up like it was that day in 1947 again.

“It was like ‘bing bing bing bing whoooo! Stars and flags! Love…,” Ritcherson remembers, laughing. “So that was the beginning.”

Now her husband, Lewis, who goes by Les, is 90 and she is going on 90. The couple has lived in the same house in Madison since 1966, the one they bought shortly after Les was recruited to be the first black assistant football coach in the University of Wisconsin system.

“And I thank the Lord every day that not only am I on this earth and Lewis is on this earth, but we are on this earth together,” Ritcherson says.

It’s been an exciting ride, she says, being married to a football coach. The couple have two sons. Lewis Jr., was recruited as a UW Badgers quarterback at a time when there were only about 200 black students at the Madison campus. Rod, who still lives in Madison, was one of only two black students to attend Memorial High School, for the first two years after its doors opened. They have four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Ritcherson, a trim, stylish woman whose only indication of her age is her birthdate, carved out a career at UW-Madison Extension, where she worked for 20 years. She worked in a unit that traveled the state’s 72 counties, meeting with focus groups to “even then,” she says, increase diversity at the institution and in the community.

A highlight of her career, she says, was her work as a program coordinator for the Developing Universities program, which linked UW-Madison with four historically black colleges in the South. Ritcherson helped coordinate the program’s exchanges of faculty, staff and students between the schools.

“It had such meaning to me, trying to get the students involved in as much experience as possible because they would need that in later life and would benefit from getting out of their own environment.” But, she cautions, it wasn’t a one-way street. People think the black colleges got so much more out of the exchange with UW-Madison than vice versa. But it was reciprocal, with UW-Madison participants learning a lot from the black colleges’ participants as well.

While UW-Madison was considered a “liberal” college at the time, especially compared to the Jim Crow South Ritcherson came from, it was still groundbreaking work.

“At the time, it was a very enlightened program,” she says.

Friends call her a citizen of the community. For 19 years she served on the Madison Symphony Orchestra Board and is a director emeritus. Over the years, she hosted meetings in her home about understanding diversity and narrowing the racial achievement gap. Helping young people is still her passion, and Ritcherson does much of that through her work with two international African-American women’s organizations: Madison LINKS and the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. She’s currently working hard to get people to come to the annual LINKS fundraiser, which raises college scholarship money.

She’s committed to helping the upcoming generation have a bright future.

“Some of them don’t want to think about the future. But if the Lord’s willing, you are going to have a future. So what are you going to do with it?”

At her core though, Ritcherson says, being a wife and mother have been primary in her life. And that may explain how she managed to keep her almost-69-year marriage strong.

“I’ve always been a family person,” she says. “Family was first. I never thought that I had to have a career.”

She and Les, she says “have worked things out where there is a way. We have a family. To me, some couples are too easily ready to go to court. Get those papers and dissolve. I guess I never had that in mind.”

Ritcherson hesitates to hand out advice to other couples about how to keep that love strong, because what works for them might not work for everyone, she says.

“It’s a give-and-take. I just know for me, we have worked it out. We still love each other. And thanks to the Lord, when we pass in the hall, I know who you are. You know who I am. I know who I am, you know who you are. That health part is important. We are truly blessed.”

wisdom, in her words

ON MARRIAGE, WHEN THINGS GET ROCKY: Whatever you do, think through it. You’re not just talking about yourself, you’re talking about another person. Maybe sometimes you don’t even want to see him. But think about what attracted you to him; what was it that you liked about him? Was he good to you? Did he love you?

ON EFFECTING CHANGE IN THE COMMUNITY, WHEN THE SAME PROBLEMS CONTINUE TO ARISE: If I can feel good about what I’m putting in the pot, what I’m bringing to the table, sometimes that’s all I can deal with. Am I doing what I can do?

ON CHILDREN AND FAMILY: I tried to instill in my children to “be the best that you can be,” and never begrudge others what they have or do. I hold dear to my heart that love of family and friends is the best gift you can have, no matter how much “material stuff” you may have.

ON LIFE: Never take for granted our privileges and opportunities today. Remember the trials and tribulations our forefathers endured to make it possible.

ON SENIOR YEARS: Have a passion for something that keeps you active and involved.

milele chikasa Anana

PUBLISHER, UMOJA MAGAZINE AGE: 82

BY LISA BAUER

One afternoon more than 50 years ago, Milele Chikasa Anana was pushing her grocery cart home in Boston. A man stopped to ask if she’d be interested in going to a civil rights march. “I went home, put my groceries away, got a babysitter then got on a bus at 11 p.m. I had no suitcase, didn’t know anyone, when we’d come back, or even where exactly we were going.” The yellow bus took them to the 1963 March on Washington, one of the largest rallies in U.S. history, demanding civil and economic rights for African-Americans.

“I just went on faith,” says Anana, adding that they stopped along the way to eat at black churches because they were unwelcome elsewhere. “When I talk to young people today about it, I say, ‘I went to that march because I knew you were coming. I knew you would be in medical school, you would have a job at AT&T, you would be in college. I knew you were coming and we had to open up these opportunities for you.’”

Anana has spent a lifetime blazing trails. Nationally, she worked early on in the IT industry and the corporate world. Locally, she’s paved the way in city government positions and as the first African-American in the state to serve on a school board for Madison public schools.

She’s most well-known as publisher of Umoja magazine. Started in 1990, Umoja shares positive news about the African-American community in Madison. For 26 years, Anana has collected countless stories on health, jobs, events, scholarships, entertainment, weddings, reunions. She uses original art by local, national and international African-Americans on each magazine cover. One of her many awards includes a Madison city resolution commending her community contributions as publisher on Umoja’s 25th anniversary. President Obama called her backstage at a Madison event when he saw a copy of Umoja in her hands. She attended both of his inaugurations.

Anana grew up poor in a segregated Oklahoma town, but she said her African-American community there was strong: “Parents, teachers, business people, the whole community worked to love and support us.” Blacks were refused rights given to white people, but she adds, “If I was denied, [white people] were denied, too. White people have to recognize that they are short-changed when the black community is underserved. They have to realize that I have a history of slavery but whites have a history of holding slaves. We have to get to that understanding in order to heal together.”

Talking about local disparities between blacks and whites, Anana is compassionate but firm: “Madison is like every other community, it needs to take a strong look at itself and develop the will to solve problems of discrimination and the achievement gap. We have the money and the resources. But we have to have this overarching passion for diversity. The black community is doing a great job of healing itself but the white community must step up.”

A powerful, graceful presence, Anana urges people to work for social justice while being grounded in love, for yourself and others. “I’ve learned the greatest gift you can give yourself is peace, to pursue peace and surround yourself with harmonious things. Those things that agitate you, negative people, you have to release them or you will be an angry person,” she says. “That’s one reason why I started Umoja, to notice good things in the community.”

Anana bathed herself in love and warmth on one chilly September day, sitting in her family room under a blanket surrounded by African-American art on walls and shelves. Three generations of her family move in and out of the room to care for her and intently listen to wisdom and wit emanating from their matriarch. “Family is absolutely the most important thing in the world for me,” she says, noting she has five children, 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. “I’m grateful to have them, to love them and play with them. Probably the best moments in my life have been just solitude with my family.”

Anana plans to continue to play with her grandkids. She also hopes to compile the history of black Madison, as well as her own family history. She adds, “Depressed and angry people don’t want to do anything. This positive energy is what keeps me moving.”

wisdom, in her words

EXERCISE EVERY DAY ALL YOUR LIFE: It doesn’t make a difference as to how much or how little.

POSITIVE THOUGHTS BRING POSITIVE ENERGY: Positive energy surrounds you with faith, a love of self, respect for others, a can-do attitude and a sense of joy for the beauty of each day.

GIVE ONE PART OF YOUR LIFE TO SOMEBODY ELSE AS LONG AS YOU CAN, a child, a parent, a neighbor, a friend, a stranger. You’ll never regret it.

LEARN EARLY IN LIFE TO CONTROL YOUR FINANCES. If you can’t manage $100, you can’t manage $1 million.

MEASURE YOUR LIFE WITH A YARDSTICK OF KINDNESS: I try to temper what I say with kindness. I try to approach another person with kindness.

SeeBRAVAmagazine.comforAnana’s completewisewords.

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New Restaurant

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3. Tie: Estrellon + Tavernakaya

Al Fresco Dining Spot

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Family Friendly Dining

1. Hubbard Avenue Diner and Bakery

2. Monty’s Blue Plate Diner

3. Tie: Gates & Brovi + The Old Fashioned

Breakfast/Brunch Spot

1. Marigold Kitchen

2. Manna Cafe & Bakery

3. Hubbard Avenue Diner e

Fish Fry

1. Quivey’s Grove

2. Toby’s Supper Club

3. Avenue Club and the Bubble Up Bar

Burger Joint

1. DLUX

2. Dotty Dumpling’s Dowry

3. Nitty Gritty

Pizza Place

1. Salvatore’s Tomato Pies

2. Ian’s Pizza By the Slice

3. Glass Nickel Pizza Co.

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2. Toast

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Fave local chef

In Your Kitchen

Kim Offenbecher, Personal Chef Service.

Kim comes to your house to cook for you! She also caters. Her menu is specific to your individual preferences.

–Dera Johnsen Tracy, Verona

Fave fitness guru

Sarah Mattison Berndt at Hybrid Athletic Club.

Sarah is a motivator through and through. As owner of the club, she’s involved with a lot of the programs directly. She’s there super early in the morning and her dedication makes her a great candidate for fitness guru. She also gets the whole health concept that requires healthy food choices to match the fitness.

Cavanaugh, Portage

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1. Steve’s Liquor Store

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Madison-Made Food Product

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BOUTIQUE FITNESS STUDIO

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2. Gym 608

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YOga STUDIO

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2. MadPower Training Center

1. MadPower Training Center

2. Princeton Club

3. Gym 608

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1. UW Health

2. Dean Clinic

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1. Dental Health Associates of Madison

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2. Dr. Jana Gyurina of Oak Park Dental

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3. Rejuvenation Spa

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2. Terese Zache Boutique

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1. Morgan’s Shoes

2. Cornblooms 3. Shoo

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1. Hilldale Shopping Center

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1. The Montage

2. Vault Interiors & Design

3. Century House

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3. Neena e

Madison-Area Event

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Fave local handy person Ryan Trost, O’Ryan’s LLC, because he always finds a way to fit in our needs. Seems to be able to fix anything and has a great work ethic.

–Amy Marsman, Madison

madison woman who inspires most Shannon Barry, executive director of DAIS— Domestic Abuse Intervention Services.

Shannon’s dedication to everyone who comes into contact at DAIS—the women, men and children who utilize their support services, the staff, the board and the donors—is truly inspirational. She has never hardened her heart to the suffering she encounters through this work, which must be emotionally draining, but keeps her always focused on the critical importance of what DAIS does. She’s a phenomenal woman.

–Jen Gray, Madison

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1. Felly’s Garden Center

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3. Jung Garden Center

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best tailor in town

Binh’s Tailoring in Madison.

–Laura Bird, Madison

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DRINKS ‘BOOCH BABES

NessAlla Kombucha owners

Vanessa Tortolano and Alla Shapiro are gearing up to saturate the Midwest and earn microbrew status.

For the backstory on NessAlla’s conception, see Entrée, P. 70.

CLASSIC FUSION

B.Y.O.B STANDS FOR “Build Your Own Beverage” at The Robin Room, an intimate craft cocktail joint on Madison’s Near East Side. One slight caveat—the desired drink should be a classic build. Proprietor Chad Vogel encourages guests to approach mixology as one would a jazz ensemble. “It all comes down to technique, proportion and synergy,” he says. “What you choose to do over that is what makes a cocktail interesting.”

The hipster lounge pulses with eclectic energy thanks to Thursday neighborhood taco nights, with the El Grito food cart parked out

CLASS ACTS

front, and weekly Sunday meat raffles. The “purposefully unpretentious” vibe Vogel and his staff cultivate is also well complemented by 360 bottles of liquor displayed behind the bar, house shots and the infamous Italian spirit Fernet kept on tap.

“Hell yeah! People can come hang out here as long as they want,“ he jokes, “and they should stop and pick up a pizza at Salvatore’s down the block on the way.” robinroombar.com. -Rachel Werner

WITH ABUNDANT TAKE-OUT, eat-in and food cart options around town, it’s no surprise Madison is also a great place to sharpen culinary skills.

Local foodies will delight in Sur La Table’s December class lineup: Take Spectacular Spanish Paella Dec. 2, Handmade Holiday Chocolates Dec. 4, or make it a date night with your partner while whipping up the Best of New Orleans Dec. 16. stores.surlatable.com.

For multigenerational instruction, visit Hemmachef. Owner Chef Joel Olson offers sessions for kids with, or without, parental involvement. Get the whole family in the festive spirit at Parent-Child Holiday Treats Dec. 3. hemmachef.com.

Seasoned vets of the Madison cooking class scene will love Flambe Gourmet’s epicurean demos like Sushi Yes! With Tempura! Dec. 3 and Homemade Pasta and Sauces Dec. 10. flambegourmet.net.

Or get a jump-start on party platters during Willy Street Co-op’s Holiday Cheese Making class Dec. 11 or Holiday Side Dishes class Dec. 15. Grab your apron—the time to eat, drink and be merry has begun! willystreet.coop. -Candice Wagener

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NATURE’S BREW NESSALLA KOMBUCHA’S HERBAL DRAFTS

BY CANDICE WEGENER

PLAYFULLY COMBINING THEIR NAMES to form their label, Vanessa Tortolano and Alla Shapiro started NessAlla craft kombucha brewery in Tortolano’s house. Eight years later, NessAlla operates out of a Park Street warehouse with eight employees and an eye to expansion as their product market grows.

Kombucha starts out as brewed tea—NessAlla exclusively uses Milwaukeebased Rishi—and then the SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast) is added. Almost alien-like in appearance, this living organism is actually the heart and soul of the ‘booch’ as it feeds off sugar during fermentation, resulting in a hypoglycemic, fizzy drink. NessAlla’s original flavors like lemongrass ginger have a tangy, refreshing zing when served cold and recent additions to their lineup like mango turmeric and peach lavender are beauty in a bottle.

While working at Willy Street Co-op, Tortolano noticed kombucha coming through the checkout line— and was later surprised to discover that fellow Co-op employee Shapiro, a recent transplant from San Diego, had been DIY ‘booching’ for 10 years. The partners hope to saturate the Midwest with their product and eventually earn microbrew status. Ironically, Shapiro hadn’t planned on putting down roots in Madison, but the popularity of their kombucha made it hard to leave. “The universe had other ideas,” Shapiro says with a laugh.

While FDA regulations prohibit Tortolano and Shapiro from touting kombucha’s health benefits, their customers say ‘booch’ aids digestion, boosts the immune system and curbs sugar cravings. “Some people tell us that it’s changed their lives,” says Tortolano. “[It] makes you kind of tear up when you hear stuff like that. That’s why we do it.” NessAlla Kombucha is sold at the Willy St. Co-op and the East Side and the West Side farmers’ markets. nessalla.com.

FOR THE SWEET OF TOOTH MADISON’S NEW BAKED BOUNTY

BY RACHEL WERNER

EAT WELL, LIVE WELL or so the saying goes. Take it to heart this festive season and call upon these pastry aficionados to make hearts—and tummies—sing to sugar’s sweet tune.

At Humble , all seasons are pie season. Owner Jennifer Mans doesn’t shy away from experimentation or unfamiliar pie styles. Formally the chief baker for the storefront’s previous proprietors, Mans adapted the cozy space into a mini pie tutorial lab complete with a chalkboard pie guide depicting the difference between a galette, hand pie, pinch pie and her innovative N.F.Y.T.T—a modern throwback to pop tarts with the clever moniker ‘Not For Your Toaster Tarts.’

“The inspiration to buy the business came from within. I come from a family that carries a deep appreciation for authentic food. My mom has been taking me to farmers markets since I was little, and gave me the framework for how to eat seasonally. My dad, with his Italian background, taught me to treat myself—especially to cheese, but also to filling, satisfying meals that a family can gather around,” reflects Mans.

Also stretching the local treat trolley is Kristine Miller, pastry chef by trade and now girl boss at Dough Baby Bakery . Though her husband, Tory, may be top dog of Madison’s gastronomic scene, Dough Baby is a solo venture for Miller. “The inspiration for Dough

Tart Baked Goods

Tart Baked Goods

Humble

Dough Baby Bakery

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Baby was both the bakery I grew up going to in Milwaukee, and my desire to bring something a little different to the Madison bakery scene. I wanted to make American pastry classics with organic and local ingredients—the things I like to eat”—donuts—“and the things I love to make for my family”— cookies, pies and cake—she says. And though the addictive mini doughnut holes flecked with cinnamon and sugar are the official “dough babies,” the forthcoming ‘Drunkin Doughnuts’ for the after-hours State Street crowd shouldn’t be passed up either.

If your sweet tooth demands a bit of properness, give Lady Forward Tea Celebrations a ring. Packing a bit more party in the to-go box, founder Lindsay Bessick hosts pop-up tea parties around town and for private events. Her fresh British scones, house made lemon curd and Devonshire cream are just a few of the traditional samplings featured in her repertoire, providing guests an authentic experience for an affordable price. “Because we want our food to be as fresh and flavorful as possible, I always craft menus based on what is in season. From the fresh fruits atop our vanilla

pastry cream tarts to the herbs used in our cucumber finger sandwiches, we always go with what looks great at the market or in the store,” she explains.

Mutually motivated by seasonal ingredients, Tart Baked Goods co-owners Ana Luyet and Carissa Mangerson do the heavy labor of rolling, mixing and assembling pre-delivery so their customers simply have to bake their delectable small-batch cookies, sweet and savory tarts and double-crusted pies at home. “Our main goal is to make food for our customers to the same standard we make food for our families, so all of our products are delivered unbaked and frozen,” they say. “This allows flexibility to bake the goodies whenever they choose, and therefore end up with a super fresh, hot-from-the-oven product—with the added benefit of some wonderful smells wafting through the house!”

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GAZE. SAVOR. INDULGE. DISCOVER ART, FOOD AND LUXURY IN SHEBOYGAN AND KOHLER

BY ELLE DUNCOMBE-MILLS

SHEBOYGAN AND KOHLER , just miles apart, are among Wisconsin’s most charming destinations. Sheboygan boasts a downtown waterfront and picturesque marina, and Kohler feels classic with its Old World meets Midwest architecture. Together they share bigger-city offerings fused with small-town charms.

One such “big city” feature is the area’s thriving arts scene. At Sheboygan’s John Michael Kohler Arts Center, you can enjoy contemporary gallery spaces and thought-provoking exhibitions like “Points of Departure,” which explores global interpretations of places—real or imagined—to escape. Frequent speaker events, live performances and workshops, such as the “Artists in the ARTery” series that hosts events with visiting artists, offer interactive experiences.

Just a short walk from the museum, artists from The Sheboygan Project have

decorated downtown’s urban environment with breathtaking murals. If they leave you feeling inspired, wander into nearby Board & Brush to make your own rustic wooden sign or decorative piece, and enjoy a glass of wine while creating.

Shopping in the area is also inspired. Nest, an elegant home goods store, can help transform your house into a cozy haven just in time for winter. One block down the street you’ll also find Olivu 426, an oasis of all things for pampering, with unique finds like locally made soaps and perfumes, most crafted with olive oil. They might make you feel a little glam; the shop’s natural products were featured in 2016 MTV Movie Award swag bags for celebs. Kohler’s Shops at Woodlake offers a wide selection of high-end clothing stores, restaurants, chocolateries and other treasures. Tucked into the shops is Yoga on the Lake; stop there to recharge

with daily classes in the tranquil lakeside studio.

The fantastic foodie scene offers plentiful variety. Sheboygan’s Field to Fork Café, a casual hub of local flavor, serves up fresh soups and salads. Next door, Il Ritrivo serves authentic wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas and vino. Nestled alongside the popular Hops Haven bar, 3 Sheep’s Brewing Company is a don’t-miss; sample over a dozen original beers in its taproom. If upscale is your preference, The American Club, Kohler’s AAA 5-diamond resort, features The Immigrant Restaurant, serving four-star American cuisine in elegance.

Of course one must sleep after a long day of dining, shopping and gallery going. The American Club offers luxury lodgings, and Inn on Woodlake provides an affordable boutique-style stay. You can also book a private lakeside villa at Sheboygan’s Blue Harbor Resort. With an in-house spa, restaurants, indoor water park (if your kids are in tow) and access and views of the Lake Michigan beachfront, you may have found all you need to see and do.

The Fox Cities is your holiday shopping destination! From Fox River Mall, to the unique, locally-owned shops in our downtowns, you’re sure to find the perfect gift for everyone on your list! Our 20 communities embrace the holiday season by hosting an array of events, festivals and family activities making the Fox Cities your perfect holiday getaway!

For hotel packages and holiday events, visit FoxCities.org/holidays

NOVEMBER

EVENTS

ENTERTAINMENT

4-6 | times vary

MADISON OPERA PRESENTS “ROMEO & JULIET”

Epic sword fights, life-altering passion and superb arias make this classic Shakespearean tragedy a memorable theatrical performance. Overture Center, Madison. overturecenter.org.

5 | 8 p.m.

PERFORMING ARTS

1-6 | times vary “ALICE”

Sometimes it takes a wonderland to heal. A troubled young girl struggling to find herself falls down a rabbit hole and escapes her reality. Madison Theatre Guild, Madison. madisontheatreguild.org.

3 | 7 p.m.

AN EVENING WITH LEVI KREIS

This triple-threat—actor, singer and pianist—has six albums under his belt and a Tony Award. Capitol Theater, Madison. overturecenter.org.

3-20 | times vary “MARY’S WEDDING”

Mary and Charlie have a love that, if not quite perfect, rings true from the very beginning in this exquisitely personal examination of love and the cost of war. Touchstone Theatre, Spring Green. americanplayers.org.

11-19 | times vary “CALAMITY JANE”

Well-meaning but disaster-prone, Calamity Jane tries to help the local saloon proprietor out of a jam by promising to fetch a music-hall star from Chicago. Edgewood College, Madison. theatre.edgewood.edu.

11-20 | times vary “4000 MILES”

A free spirit on an epic cross-country bike adventure finds himself at his grandmother’s New York City apartment, where they bond over love—and loss. Forward Theater, Madison. forwardtheater.com.

22-27 | times vary THE ILLUSIONISTS

A mind-blowing spectacular showcase with jaw dropping talents of seven of the most incredible illusionists on earth. Overture Hall, Madison. overturecenter.org.

JOSHUA BELL, VIOLIN & ALESSIO BAX, PIANO

One of the most celebrated violinists in the world, Joshua Bell, joins pianist and Avery Fisher Career Grant winner Alessio Bax. Wisconsin Union Theater, Madison. union.wisc.edu.

18–20 | times vary HOLIDAY ART FAIR

Nearly 100 artists display quality crafts. Enjoy live music, dance performances and gourmet food samples. Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison. mmoca.org.

19 | 11 a.m.

OKEE DOKEE BROTHERS

Childhood friends Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing share their passion for the outdoors through American Folk music. Capitol Theater, Madison. overturecenter.org.

28 | 7:30 p.m.

MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER

Experience the magic as the spirit of the season comes alive with the signature sound of Grammy Award-winner Chip Davis and Mannheim Steamroller. Overture Hall, Madison. overturecenter.org.

FAMILY

12 | 9:30 a.m.

STORYBOOK MAGIC WITH THE CHILDREN’S THEATER OF MADISON

Help your child discover the art of gratitude and friendship with Children’s Theater of Madison. DreamBank, Madison. dreamfearlessly.com/dreambank/events.

12-27 | times vary THE POLAR EXPRESS TRAIN RIDE

Sing along with cheerful, dancing chefs while you sip hot chocolate and cookies as the classic children’s book is narrated. Polar Express Depot, Middleton middletonpolarexpressride.com.

13 | 1 p.m.

KIDS’ ART ADVENTURE

Observe the silhouettes of endangered birds and fragile habitats in Emily Arthur’s large-scale prints, then create a work of art that raises awareness and shows for one of the species. Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison. mmoca.org

19 | 9 a.m.

BADGERLAND GIRL SCOUTS MUSEUM MAYHEM DAY

Explore Capitol Square by traveling among four museums for a customizable day of adventure. Venues include American Family DreamBank, Madison Children’s Museum, Wisconsin Historical and Veterans museums. Downtown Madison. gsbadgerland.org.

SAVOR

5 | 9 a.m. HERB FAIR

Learn about herbs from speakers and vendors and enjoy interactive demos and discusssions. Olbrich Gardens, Madison. madisonherbsociety.org.

FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER

Join Food Fight Restaurant Group in supporting Second Harvest Food Banks’s annual initiative to eliminate hunger in our community. Until Nov. 30, all Food Fight restaurants feature special menu items, such as the Harvest Robust Porter co-created with local brewery House of Brews, providing customers a unique way to contribute to a worthy cause. And Nov. 16 at the Avenue Club and the Bubble Up Bar, a scrumptious four-course meal awaits guests as they savor beer and wine pairings, participate in a raffle and bid on two surprise items during a live auction. To assist with NBC15’s Share Your Holidays campaign, visit secondharvestmadison.org.

10 | 6 p.m.

PARTY WITH A PURPOSE

Enjoy a farm-to-table dinner, live music and an auction to raise funds for the YMCA’s ongoing mission as a community resource for families in need. Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, Madison. ymcadanecounty.org.

JAUNT

3-6 | times vary

DRIFTLESS FILM FESTIVAL

Watch an assortment of contemporary independent films in the historic Mineral Point Opera House. Mineral Point. driftlessfilmfest.org.

5 | 1 p.m.

LAKE GENEVA BEER, BEER AND SPIRITS

Enjoy unlimited tastings from 35 Midwest craft breweries and distilleries, food samples, entertainment, photo booth and more. Grand Geneva Resort, Lake Geneva. lakegenevabeerandspirits.com.

26 | 10am A VINTAGE CHRISTMAS

Sample newly released wines and unique spirits at this annual event on the charming grounds of the winery and distillery. Wollersheim Winery, Prairie du Sac. wollersheim.com

THRIVE

3 | 5 p.m.

MISTLETOE MARKET

Shop for a cause at the Junior League of Madison’s event showcasing unique edible gifts and local merchandise, helping to raising money toward their mission of building a stronger community by empowering women and children. Blackhawk Club, Madison. juniorleagueofmadison.org.

10 | 8 a.m.

BADGER BIONEERS 2016

Celebrate social innovation, honor local community champions and explore the topic of sustainability at this day-long conference. Union South, Madison. sustaindane.org.

10 | 6:15 p.m.

DREAM BIG: Must Be Nice with Jason Kotecki

Get into the spirit of the season with artist and author Jason Kotecki as he shares his fresh and funny take on gratitude. He’ll make you laugh, think, perform jujitsu on jealousy and look at thankfulness in a whole new way. DreamBank, Madison. dreamfearlessly.com/dreambank/events.

17 | 6:15 p.m.

DREAM BIG: From Courage to Confidence with Mary Burke

Get inspiration to build your own confidence with philanthropist and businesswoman Mary Burke, who will share insights from her personal story about the courage it takes to build confidence. DreamBank, Madison. dreamfearlessly. com/dreambank/events.

18 | 6 p.m.

WINE, WOMEN AND SHOES

Sip, shop and enjoy great style while supporting breast cancer research and patient care at the UW Breast Center. Our dynamic “Sole Men” will select the “Best in Shoe” from among our guests who are footwear fabulous. Monona Terrace, Madison. http://www. winewomenandshoes.com/event/madison

19 | 6 p.m.

ARTS BALL

Revel in the festivities at this year’s gala while enjoying cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, live and silent auctions, music and dancing. All proceeds directly support MMoCA and Madison Symphony Orchestra. Nakoma Golf Club, Madison. mmoca.org.

24 | 8:30 a.m.

BERBEE DERBY

Start Thanksgiving day with a 10k run or 5k jog or walk on a scenic route along Fitchburg ’s Capital City Trail. Cheryl Parkway, Fitchburg. berbeederby.com

25 | 10 a.m.

BLACK BUSINESS EXPO: BLACK FRIDAY ADDITION

Support and shop among the businesses, clubs and organizations represented and owned by Madison Black Chamber of Commerce members on the busiest shopping day of the year. Villager Mall, Madison.heymissprogress.com.

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BRIDGING THE GAPS WISCONSIN WOMEN’S NETWORK WORKS FOR WOMEN

BY LEIGH MILLS NBC 15 EVENING NEWS ANCHOR

YOU MAY NOT REALIZE IT, but since 1979 women in Madison have been working behind the scenes and on the front lines to advance the status of women and girls around the state.

“We are a nonpartisan coalition of organizations and individuals who are committed to this work through education, communication, advocacy and connections,” explains Jennifer Cole, the president of the volunteer-led and run board of directors for the Wisconsin Women’s Network.

“I’m not going to stop fighting until I feel that people have access to everything they need,” Cole says passionately. “We see the need in education, in training components. We’re still looking at pay inequities. We’re looking at that based on race and gender and ethnicity. We’re looking at disparities on socioeconomic levels. We have a lot of areas of focus.”

NOVEMBER NONPROFIT EVENTS

6 | 6 p.m.

POLICE AND FIRE CHARITY BALL

Dine, dance, sing and swing at this annual black tie event featuring dueling pianos, red carpet entrance and photo booth to raise money for community-focused donations benefiting the Goodman Community Center and the Madison area police and fire charitable foundations. Monona Terrace, Madison. goodmancenter.org/events/ policeandfireball.

13 | 5:30 p.m.

HARVEST GALA

Enjoy an elegant five-course meal highlighting local ingredients, prepared by a private table chef. All funds raised provide support for the nonprofit REAP’s ongoing efforts to build a healthy, just and sustainable local food system. The Madison Club, Madison. reapfoodgroup.org

The group has tackled many women’s issues in its history, but in the last five years its focus has shifted to two flagship programs: the Wisconsin Women’s Network Policy Institute and the Mentorship Program.

The institute is an in-depth, hands-on training program to teach women at all levels in their careers about policymaking and the legislative process in Wisconsin. They even work on real-time policy initiatives.

“It’s very meaningful work,” says Cole. “I see public policy as a way to elicit change to make things more equitable for people who have been oppressed and marginalized and to level out disparities ending wage gaps, education gaps and housing gaps.”

The Mentorship Program matches an undergraduate woman with a professional woman based on the student’s area of interest, in order to help them enter the workforce more successfully. Cole says the network always needs more mentors, who are asked for a yearlong commitment and to meet once a month for an hour with their charges.

Cole is proud of the work the group is doing, although she calls the environment here in Wisconsin a challenge, which is why she is willing to dedicate her nights, weekends and lunch hours to this organization.

“We are training people to demystify the process. To sit at that table and be a part of that decision making process rather than having decisions made for us,” Cole explains. “That’s the best way to not feel impotent in your oppressed status, to get the power to affect decisions that impact your life and your community’s life and not let groups that don’t represent you make those decisions.”

For more information on the network’s programs, go to wiwomensnetwork.org.

15 | 6 p.m.

SOUP AND MOVIE FOR SYRIA

Join Open Doors for Refugees, a nonprofit working to welcome and help integrate refugees into the Madison community, for shared food, conversation and the Frontline film “The Children of Syria.” RSVP to Efrat Livny at (608) 220-8849 or efrat@atthreshold. com. Threshold, Madison. atthreshold.com.

Jennifer Cole, center, and the women behind the network.

Paired to Perfection

NOVEMBER 11, 12, 13

Overture Hall MAJOR

CLAUDE DEBUSSY Le Printemps

WOLFGANG

AMADEUS MOZART Concerto for Two Pianos

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5

John DeMain, Conductor

Christina & Michelle Naughton, Piano Duo

madisonsymphony.org , the Overture Center Box Office or (608) 258-4141.

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Sunday, December 11, 2016 from 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. Benefiting Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish & School

Celebrate this holiday season with a magical walk through 4 historic Shorewood Hills homes festively decorated with boughs of holly and spectacular Christmas décor.

Continue the celebration at Our Lady Queen Peace Parish with a holiday boutique, refreshments, strolling carolers and a tree lighting ceremony. All proceeds benefit Queen of Peace Parish ministries and provide tuition assistance for QP School students with extraordinary financial need.

Tickets: $25 or 2/$40 Purchase Online or at Queen of Peace, 401 S Owen Drive

For additional information visit us at

Shelley M. Moffatt, AAMS Financial Advisor

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NBC15 Share Your Holidays Campaign Hopes to Raise 3.21 Million Meals

This year is the 21st annual NBC15 Share Your Holidays to eliminate hunger campaign, southwestern Wisconsin’s largest food/fund drive. Since former NBC15 Anchor Mike McKinney began the campaign, over 33 million meals have been raised for families, children and seniors who are facing hunger in southwestern Wisconsin.

We need your help to raise 3.21 million meals this year! During the televised Grand Finale on Dec. 8 from 6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., your donation will be matched all day! Call 844-8-HUNGER (toll-free) or go online at www.SecondHarvestMadison.org/SYHDonate that day to donate.

Together we can end hunger!

JAVA JIVE

SEPT. 18 | BRINK LOUNGE

The 21 st annual Java Jive—a coffee tasting to benefit the Rape Crisis Center—was a rousing success. The largest number of attendees ever sampled coffee and pastries from an array of Madison cafés and bakeries before mingling over a full brunch, silent auction and live music from Francie Phelps and Josh DuPont .

BRAVA NIGHT OUT: WINE AND DESIGN

SEPT. 22 | STEINHAFELS

Over 200 guests enjoyed wine, chocolate samples and a selection of appetizers while getting a behind-the-scenes look at the Steinhafels Decorating Solutions Interior Design Program. Other highlights of the evening included design stations for tips in home décor and a DIY station hosted by Revel.

Explore… hundreds of exhibitors focused on all things for a woman’s

Engage… with local dynamic speakers on the American Family DreamBank Stage who will inspire and entertain!

Experience… try a fitness class, complete a quick creative project, and learn beauty tips from local experts, and so much more! There is something inspiring in store for everyone!

Engage

WITH DYNAMIC PRESENTERS AS YOU

Explor e, Experience

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Enjoy

THE ULTIMATE GIRLS’ WEEKEND EVENT!

AMERICAN FAMILY DREAMBANK STAGE

Listen to empowering talks and rockin’ live entertainment all weekend long!

SATURDAY, NOV. 19

11 A.M.

True Stories from Listen To Your Mother | Ann Imig

1 P.M.

OM For Your Home Jane Antonovich

2:30 P.M.

Musical Performance

Sandy Eichel and One Note and the Rhino

SUNDAY, NOV. 20

THE MADISON WOMEN’S EXPO MISSION: Celebrate women and all that interests and empowers them. Join us—and bring your gal pals, too!

NOVEMBER 19 & 20, 2016 10 AM - 4 PM DAILY ALLIANT ENERGY CENTER

Tickets: $10 at the door Advance purchase tickets: $4.50 Or, download a discount coupon for $4 off door price MadisonWomensExpo.Com

11 A.M.

Time Management is a Myth Ann Garvin

1 P.M.

The Power of Persevering Through the Help of Others Megan Watt

2:30 P.M.

Musical Performance Helen Avakian

METCALFE’S WELLNESS STAGE

Enjoy food and fitness demos that inspire the audience to eat well & get movin’!

SATURDAY, NOV. 19

10:30 A.M.

“What’s in Your Cart?”: Healthier Shopping Picks

Lisa Grudzielanek, Metcalfe’s Dietitian

11:30 A.M.

Bootcamp | Kari Monti & Nick Hatch, Anytime Fitness

12:30 P.M.

Bring Harmony to the Mind and Body | Kathryn Keener, Dragonfly Hot Yoga

2:00 P.M.

Core and Restore Yoga Katie Schwartz, UW Health (Fit Moms)

3:00 P.M.

Intro to a Barre Full Body Workout | Kellian Jacobs, The Barre Code

SUNDAY, NOV. 20

10:30 A.M.

Promoting Good Health Using Essential Oils | Angela Pohlman, Willy Street Co-op

12 P.M.

“What’s in Your Cart?”

Healthier Shopping Picks

Lisa Grudzielanek, Metcalfe’s

Dietitian

2 P.M.

Flow—Movement With Breath

Natalie Koberstein, Dragonfly Hot Yoga

3 P.M.

Boxing Class | Melissa Earnst, Harbor Athletic’s Canvas Club

BEAUTY & STYLE STAGE

Learn about the latest trends and products from local beauty and style experts!

SATURDAY, NOV. 19

10:30 A.M.

10 Ways to Get Glowing Skin for the Holidays | Joy Pontrello, Edgewater Spa

12 P.M.

Love your Body in Lingerie Katherine Bice, La Lingerie

2 P.M.

Emerging Fashion Trends

Michelle Zuelke, Outlets at the Dells

3 P.M.

Love Your Body. Love Your Style. Love Yourself Krystal Marks, Love, Krystal

SUNDAY, NOV. 20

10:30 A.M.

Botanical Solutions for Any Skin | Lisa Brill, Qēt Botanical

12 P.M.

DevaCurl—Naturally Curly Hair Transformations

Whitney Coburn & Kati Whitledge, Be Inspired Salon

2 P.M.

Over the Counter Skin Care Do’s and Don’ts

Dr. Apple Bodemer, UW Health Dermatology

CREATIVITY STATION

Get your D.I.Y on with hands-on crafts and interactive art sessions!

SATURDAY, NOV. 19

10:30 A.M.

Messy True You | Theresa Kim, Suite 101 Experiences

12 P.M.

Furniture Rescue Using Chalk Paint | Cindy Gazso, Studio 184

2 P.M.

Create and Take Décor Using Repurposed Wood | Jenny Gratzke, The Crafty Project

3 P.M.

Using Succulent Plants to Create Seasonal Arrangements | Lindsay Olson, Olson Toon Landscaping, Inc.

SUNDAY, NOV. 20

10:30 A.M.

Messy True You | Theresa Kim, Suite 101 Experiences

12 P.M.

Furniture Rescue Using Chalk Paint | Cindy Gazso, Studio 184

2 P.M.

Make and Take Project

Susan Gardner, Gather, LLC

3 P.M.

DIY Creative Project

Gina Gaspardo/Board & Brush Creative Studio

SAVVY MONEY SPONSOR

Turn wishing and wanting into planning and doing. At Summit, we have a passion for empowering women to improve their financial wellbeing. We can help you save more, pay off debt, set goals and reduce your stress.

WOMEN’S EXPO BAG SPONSOR

UnityPoint Health – Meriter is dedicated to providing comprehensive, coordinated care through our clinics, hospital and home care services. We offer adults and children primary and specialty care services in addition to being recognized four times as a 100 Top Hospitals® by Truven Health Analytics.

TITLE AND DREAMBANK STAGE SPONSOR

What are you grateful for: energy, advice, friends or family? Connect those to moments of grace, helpful folks or random coincidences that have helped you pursue your dreams. DreamBank is your next muse— a place to be inspired, pursue passions and achieve dreams!

ONLINE TICKET SPONSOR

Nautical roots. An American spirit. And a company-wide devotion to high quality‚ honest value and timeless style with a twist. That’s authentic Lands’ End. And that’s just what you’ll get‚ no matter your latitude or longitude.

SAVOR SPONSOR

Baileys is a perfect marriage of fresh dairy cream, Irish whiskey and a proprietary recipe of chocolate flavors. And D.I.Y a latte at home with the new Baileys Pumpkin Spice—featuring delicious notes of luxurious pumpkin, sweet cinnamon and hints of vanilla and coffee.

HEALTH & FITNESS SPONSOR

Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin complements traditional medicine with integrative medicine to ensure our members have the tools they need to stay healthy. Visit our booth to meet our Complementary Medicine team and relax with chair massages, reflexology and more!

THRIVE SPONSOR

Offering fitness programming for every shape, every size, every person®! Our helpful staff can answer questions to help get you started on your wellness journey. Visit the Dragonfly and Flyght Crews for free swag—plus the chance to win class passes.

THRIVE SPONSOR

Willy Street Co-op is a grocery cooperative specializing in local, natural and organic foods. Anyone can shop and you can join to save! Become a member at Willy East, Willy West or Willy North, the Co-op’s newest storefront.

WELLNESS STAGE SPONSOR

Metcalfe’s is a family-owned and operated market stocked with good eats. Our Hilldale and West Towne locations offer an abundance of local and quality food. Visit our booth for ideas on creating flavorful meals—and sample products sure to fit your healthful life.

Explore & Enjoy These Exhibitors

4-C Community Coordinated

Child Care

A Spice Above

Advanced Chiropractic Neurology & Pediatric Centers

Advanced Pain Management

Agrace HospiceCare

AHT Windows

Alliance for Animals & Environment

American Heart Association

ANiU Salon & Spa

Anytime Fitness

Arbonne - Beth & Nancy

Aromatic Waters

Back in Action Chiropractic

Badger Basement Systems

Baileys

Bamboo Pillow & Sheets Sets (KS Enterprises)

Blue River Chiropractic

Bluegreen Vacations Unlimited, Inc.

Board & Brush Creative Studio

BRAVA Booth

BrightStar Care

Camp Anokijig

Champion Windows, Siding, Patios

Community Living Alliance

THRIVE SPONSOR

UW Health promotes healthy living by providing the assistance needed to make informed decisions about your health and lifestyle. We are as committed to preventing illness as we are to curing it. We look forward to seeing you at the Expo!

THRIVE SPONSOR

As the first choice of thousands in South Central Wisconsin, First Choice Dental has nine convenient locations and is here for your whole family! Close to home, work and schools, patients love the gentle care from our experienced dentists and staff.

Covance Clinical Research

Culligan Total Water

Cutco Cutlery

Dental Health Associates/ Momentum Ins

Dexamap

Divas Marathon & 5K Series

Divine Design and Organization

Divine Scents

Dragonfly Hot Yoga/Flyght Indoor Cycling

DreamBank Booth

Dub Digits

Eagan Convention & Visitors Bureau

East Madison Toyota

Edgewater

Edward Jones

Evensong Spa at The Heidel House

Everdry Waterproofing

Experience Burnsville

Explore Edina

First Choice Dental

Float Madison

Food Fight Restaurant Group

Forward Dental

Fred Astaire

Ganser Company

Gather LLC

GHC

GIRLS’ BIZ WWE-SC Foundation for WWE

Harbor Athletic Club/Canvas Club

Boxing

Heartland Farm Sanctuary

Hi-Dow Massagers

Ho-Chunk Gaming

Home Health United

Ideal Image

India Hicks

Jenerate Wellness Infrared Saunas

Jewelers Workshop

Jovita’s Treasures

Kicks Unlimited

Klarbrun

Kool View Sunrooms

La Lingerie

Lady Forward Tea Celebrations

Lake Life Candle Co

LeafFilter North of Wisconsin, Inc

LSM Chiropractic

LuLaRoe Flamingo Sisters

MadCity Bazaar

Madison Maximized Living

Madison Newspapers

Mary Kay Cosmetics

Mate Bros

Metcalfe’s Market

Michelob Ultra

MSCR

Natural Balance Chiropractic

New Glarus Chamber Of Commerce

Norwex

Oasis Day Spa

Outlets at the Dells

Pain Free Pillow

Psychics Unite

Qet Botanicals

Rosen Nissan of Madison

Roseville Visitors Assc

Scentsy

Senior Helpers

Shen Yun Performing Arts

Simply Unique

Sit Means Sit Dog Training

Stori Anne Co

Summit Credit Union

Tappestry Designs, LLC

Tera’s Whey

The Barre Code

The Company Store

The Crafty Project

The Melting Pot

The Salt Room

The Sheet People

Touchstone Swavorski Crystal

Tundraland Home Improvements

Ubuntu Trade

Ultimate Veritas Spa Salon

US Cellular

UW Health

Walgreens

Waunakee Remodeling

Wildtree Natural Foods

Willy Street Co-op

Young Living Essential Oils

Your Home Improvement Company

MEDIA SPONSOR

Exhibitor list current as of 10/20/2016 ...check the website for daily updates. MadisonWomensExpo.com.

Dream Forward

Ready to experience the power of dreaming? Be inspired to pursue your dreams by the engaging speakers presenting on the American Family DreamBank Stage. They’ll help you explore the ideas and find the tools that will empower you to ignite your dreams and make them reality. Enjoy!

EDITED BY RACHEL WERNER

LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER TRUE STORIES: LIVE READINGS

Saturday, Nov. 19 | 11 a.m.

Motherhood and life are heartfelt, complex and often funny, something well known to Ann Imig , the founder of the North American storytelling series and video sharing company Listen to Your Mother and editor of the acclaimed anthology “Listen to Your Mother: What She Said Then, What We’re Saying Now” (Putnam Books, 2015). A stay-athome humorist and speaker, Imig is an award-winning writer whose work has been featured on The Huffington Post, The Washington Post, College Humor and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency.

In 2010, Imig launched Listen To Your Mother (LTYM), a national live-reading series and grass-roots writing movement turned social media phenomenon, garnering millions of impressions and raising funds to support local nonprofits that help families and women in need.

LTYM features writers and storytellers sharing their own words about celebrating the beauty, the beast and the barely rested of motherhood. Join founder Imig, and the following Madison cast alumni for true stories that capture the honest—sometimes comic—truths that define and inspire our daily lives.

Erin Clune: Author of the humorous parenting guide, “Sh*tty Mom for All Seasons: Half-Assing It All Year Long,” and the forthcoming memoir, “How to Leave.” Beverly Davis: Former clinical counselor who today actively leads community groups, supports the arts and concentrates on writing. Cate Guggino: Nurse practitioner, doula, soon-tobe-midwife and storyteller. Jane Wright Jones: Madison resident who enjoys lifting heavy objects at the gym and all things comedy. Jessie Loeb: Mother, wife, teacher and writer happily living on Madison’s East Side. Jolieth McIntosh: A Jamaican poet spinning prose about culture, love, nature and true life experiences. De’Kendrea Stamps: Board president of the East Madison Community Center and an active single mom using a proactive approach to handle the ins and outs of parenthood.

ERIN CLUNE

CATE GUGGINO

JESSIE LOEB

ANN IMIG

BEVERLY DAVIS

JANE WRIGHT JONES

JOLIETH MCINTOSH DE’KENDREA STAMPS

JANE ANTONOVICH

OM FOR YOUR HOME: A SIMPLE THREESTEP METHOD FOR CLEARING YOUR CLUTTER AND CREATING SPACE FOR YOUR LIFE TO BLOOM!

Saturday, Nov. 19 | 1 p.m.

GHC-SCW complements traditional Primary Care with integrative therapies so you can reach your highest potential for well-being.

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Shed the mess—in 30 minutes or less! Feng Shui designer and organizational expert Jane Antonovich will guide you out from under the clutter and explain how to create a space where your life will blossom. With her surprisingly playful mix of soul and style, Antonovich will share simple methods to achieving an organized environment and dramatically increasing your energy, productivity, optimism and opportunities. Her signature strategies are quick, easy and most of all—beautiful! Examine how your home may be causing you to play small, stay stuck or limit your potential. Then, leave prepared to clear out your closets, gut the garage, kick the clutter, streamline your junk drawer and dump those tough-to-toss items for good.

ONE NOTE AND THE RHINO MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT

Saturday, Nov. 19 | 2:30 p.m.

Mics and tunes ablazing, One Note and the Rhino fire up crowds with vibrant harmonies and a lively Americana sound. Lead singer Sandy Eichel and guitarist Hillary Barnes jam out with third vocalist and auxiliary keyboard player Anna Wicks and drummer Jenna Joanis. Their purpose: to bring joy to their audiences via folk, blues and rock covers and to donate live performance proceeds to charities doing impactful work in the local community.

ANN GARVIN

TIME MANAGEMENT IS A MYTH

Sunday, Nov. 20 | 11 a.m.

Is it impossible to manage time? Perhaps, but Ann Garvin takes the stage to help you discover ways to consider time in order to better manage your life. You’ll learn to assess life’s many aspects that both nurture or detract from your personal goals—and leave armed with new skills and clarity for moving forward toward the life of your dreams. Known for writing that delivers humor, humanity, clarity and compassion, Garvin is an award-winning author with three novels published in five different countries. “I Like You Just Fine When You’re Not Around,” “The Dog Year” and “On Maggie’s Watch” are about women who struggle to find their way in a world that asks too much from them, too often. A soughtafter speaker and writer with 30 years of higher-education teaching under her belt, Garvin balances her literary and academic pursuits while supporting other women writers and raising a family.

Saturday • 2:00 pm WELLNESS STAGE

Join Katie Schwartz, fitness coordinator at UW Health at The American Center, to learn to identify, align, restore and strengthen a key muscle group of the core body. Attention to individual form complements periods of deep guided rest, allowing the body to heal and nurture.

MEGAN WATT THE POWER OF PERSEVERING THROUGH THE HELP OF OTHERS

Sunday, Nov. 20 | 1 p.m.

Challenging you to think big and tenaciously go after your “Someday Goals” today, Megan Watt unveils the power of asking for help and enlisting others in pursuit of your dreams. As a speaker, facilitator, career coach and author, Watt travels the country leading workshops at universities and multinational corporations inspiring participants to take definitive, life-changing action in their lives. She believes the ripple effect of people sharing their stories of overcoming obstacles through the help of others is dynamic and transformative. Join her in embracing the notion that “together we can do more” and learn how to harness the untapped potential of becoming a community that encourages people to ask for help—and allows individuals to feel OK in doing so.

Sunday • 2:00 pm STYLE STAGE

Join Dr. Apple Bodemer, UW Health integrative dermatologist, as she walks through the basic foundations of great skin care. She will explore how to navigate the overwhelming variety of over the counter skin care products and will provide tips on how to get the most from your skin care regimen.

New Car. Woo-hoo!

Want great low rates and three payment-free months to enjoy your new wheels?* Come to Summit for a free, fast auto loan preapproval before you hit the lot, or ask for Summit financing right at the dealership.

“We help bring joy, confidence and a spark to people’s lives through empowering them to take hold of their futures.” – JACKIE FORD, DREAM CURATOR

DREAMBANK A SPACE FOR DREAMERS

“Dreams come in all shapes and sizes,” according to DreamBank Manager Amanda Tillman. And since dream actualization often takes hard work and committed support, American Family Insurance opened DreamBank in downtown Madison on the Capitol Square in 2012 to inspire people of all ages to make their dreams reality.

DreamBank is a community space open daily to the public with free Wi-Fi, interactive exhibits, free events and fun family programming. In addition, it hosts learning labs for entrepreneurs and a “Dream Big” event series focused on positive psychology and life coaching principles to help individuals pursue their dreams. “Dream Big is an inspiration, motivation and wellness series,” says Dream Curator Jackie Ford.

DreamBank also offers a free online business accelerator program that includes live-streamed events, marketing tips and sales strategies. “Our role is to help people stay energized, learn from the barriers they encounter and to keep moving forward,” Tillman says. For a complete list of daily events, workshops and dream-inspiring exhibits visit amfam.com/dreambank.

Real Untouched Beauty

La Lingerie is the appointment-fit house for swimwear and lingerie. 5,000 bras in stock from worldwide brands. T-shirt, lace, sports, strapless, wireless & nursing bra styles in sizes 28A-48N. Wide selection of swimwear, panties, boudoir lingerie, pajamas, hosiery and shapewear. With over 16 years of combined fit experience, let La Lingerie’s expert staff help you find your perfect fit.

Connection and Intention through Ink Drop Art

Monday, December 5,

Spend an evening of mindfulness and creation at DreamBank. Life coach Theresa Kim will guide you through an encouraging experience using ink drop art, an art form of experimenting with color and connecting with your playful side. No art skills are required — this event is about freedom, joy and creating an extraordinary life. Please register, as seats are limited. This event is suited for guests ages 16 and up.

women + style + substance

NOVEMBER 19 & 20, 2016 10 a.m . - 4 p.m.

ALLIANT ENERGY CENTER

>DREAMBANK STAGE Engaging ideas, live entertainment & inspiring local women

+ DISCOVER your passion, SHOP for great finds, CONNECT with dynamic women, SAVOR local eats & drinks