One Creative Act Mary Lyn Jenkins

In this episode honoring Father’s Day, Mary Lyn has a beautiful conversation with the greatest influence in her life — her Dad, Dell Hill. He shares his life through stories — how he grew up and what his passion has created. His entrepreneur journey of creating Selwood Farm — his 40 year business that is also his home — is just outside of Birmingham, Alabama. Today’s episode is his walk through the past 80 years of life, 40 years of creating and developing Selwood Farm, and his heart for life and relationships.

Dell served as a lieutenant in the army, worked in the chemical corp, served in the Senate for the state of Alabama and also as Probate Judge; he graduated from Auburn University in 1964 with a degree in Chemical Engineering and still bleeds orange and blue. Among many amazing titles, the best one is Dad. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there who are leading their kids and families with love, commitment, and selflessness.

Mary Lyn Jenkins is a multi-passionate entrepreneur who coaches women to take action and create and fulfill their dream. She is an author and Certified Coach. Her past work includes 15 years in interior design; 15 years in teaching yoga, owning yoga studios and facilitating leadership development programs; 25 years in marriage and the proud momma of two teenagers. Now, the founder of Big Fish Co, a wellness company with a commitment to coach creative women to build a business that matters. She is the Host of One Creative Act.

In this solo episode, Mary Lyn guides you through the benefits and importance of claiming what you value at your core — Core Values. You’ll want a pen and paper for this as she’ll direct you step by step on how to create your Core Values for life, business or home. The seasons have changed again; and spring to summer means we’re entering the third quarter of the year. It’s never too late to get anchored in what you value. Have fun listening and get your compass tuned for the remainder of the year by creating your Core Values as we continue to create home in Season Three.

Brittany Palugod is a New Jersey native now living in New York City. She’s a creative of the best kind - wildly organized, generous, thoughtful, very detailed, and an equal visionary with a big heart and full of infectious personality. She and the expertise she offers through her company, Clean Slate, has guided me from my 11-year bricks and mortar business website to my coaching creative women website that launches this month. I actually met Brittany many years ago and we’ve worked together through leadership platforms, teaching yoga, coach training platforms, running yoga studios, volunteer work and serving on a foundation board. We’ve laughed together and cried together - but if I have to come up with a theme, ours is a friendship that proves you SHOULD work with your friends.

Today we talk a little bit about business - but more about what has shaped her and impacted her recently. As a newlywed, Brittany has been through the heartache of miscarraige and shares vulnerably and courageously what she and her husband have moved through.

With the perfect tagline — sip, ship, shop — The Sip & Ship is a neighborhood hub for grabbing a cup of coffee, an oversized warm chocolate chip cookie, while picking up a beautiful letterpress card and gift for a friend and mailing all your packages for personal or business needs all in one swoop. It’s kid friendly, dog friendly, and people friendly. Everyone inside aims to please and provide every guest with the highest level of acknowledgement, interaction and care. It’s a kindness store; and today, owner and founder, Diana Naramore shares her best practices and her story of perseverance and creating home for every foot that steps inside its door.

Kimberly Mashek is the daughter of a U.S. Navy EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Instructor and as a result, has lived all over the country. She finished her bachelor's degree at the University of Florida, and worked as an Infant -Toddler Developmental Specialist for the State of Florida's early intervention program, Early Steps. After completing her Master's of Education in Counselor Education she was hired by Duval County Public Schools in Jacksonville, Florida, where she served three school years as the middle school counselor and for the last six school years as a high school counselor at one of the largest comprehensive high schools in the district.

Kimberly is a wife, mom, a student advocate, a yoga teacher, and an avid DIY-er. As an extremely organized creative, her talents run deep. I met Kimberly a little over 10 years ago when she walked in to take a yoga class and soon thereafter, became my student through my leadership teacher training. Her heart is for the next generation. She is committed and passionate in making a difference in the lives of kids and so it’s very fitting that today we talk about the seasons — the seasons of a school year and that another school year is wrapping up for her. We talk about how we each are the SOMEBODY a kid needs and in being that, we create a connection to home and a sense of security for a kid.

Karen Torrone has a wealth of experience in life and business. Born and raised and now a business owner in her home of Staten Island, New York, Karen has been the sole owner of her creation — 5 Boro Power Yoga — for eleven years. Karen is an innovator. After being closed for almost 400 days due to Covid mandates, the doors to 5 Boros reopened.

Hers is a perspective of seeing what needs to be trimmed in order to succeed, being a model for consistency and practicing what she wants to have happen. After experiencing the murder of her mom in 1998, she’s got a thing or two we can learn regarding forgiveness and moving forward. She’s an example of never giving up and always giving love.

Today, Karen shares what it takes — and what it took to keep a community together, connected and wanting to come back. She shares what it takes to forgive something that seems unforgivable. She shares how to stay in life living fully and fully serving no matter what comes your way.