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Birmingham Shines
by Sheree Martin
A show about the makers, creators, innovators and entrepreneurs in Birmingham, Alabama.
Episodes
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East Lake Farmers Market
In Episode 40 Birmingham Shines the spotlight is on East Lake Farmer's Market, a program of Peer, Inc. to provide healthy food for the East Lake Community and market opportunities for Alabama farmers. Photos and complete show notes are available at http://birminghamshines.com/40 In this episode…
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Pack Health
This week on Birmingham Shines my guests are Uma Srivastava, who is the product development manager for Pack Health, and M'kayl Lewis, health adviser manager for Pack Health. Pack Health is a Birmingham startup founded by Mazi Rasulnia & Will Wright with a mission to help individuals suffering…
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Dr. Shelley Stewart
Dr. Shelley Stewart, Birmingham businessman, radio legend, philanthropist and pillar of Birmingham, is the guest on episode 38 of Birmingham Shines podcast. If you’ve been in Birmingham very long you’ve probably heard some of Dr. Stewart’s story. I’ll just say that I was honored to have spent a...
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Birmingham Dance Walk and More - Out and About in Birmingham
This week's offers something of a hodge-podge, centered around the theme of out-and-about town. We start with the Birmingham Dance Walk event organized by Sherri Ross. Last Sunday, March 20 I hung out at Railroad Park for a while to be a part of the first Birmingham Dance Walk of 2016. It was the...
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TEDxBirmingham 2016 - Ideas Shared
TEDxBirmingham 2016 was March 12 at the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center on the UAB Campus. This episode features a recap of the ideas shared by speakers, through performances, and in a few short films interspersed throughout the event. The theme was Pure Imagination and the speakers and...
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Sheree Martin - Time to Shine
When I was three a lawnmower turned over on me and crushed my left temple, I have a noticeable but faded scar in the shape of a cross. I can actually remember bits and pieces of the moments before, during, and after the accident. My head on my mother's chest, covered in blood, as we raced to the...
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KultureCity - Seeing the Potential In Autism
This week’s episode of Birmingham Shines features a conversation with Dr. Julian Maha, an emergency medicine physician and co-founder of KultureCity, an impact driven and award-winning nonprofit that is based in Birmingham but with a global presence. Dr. Maha and his wife conceived the idea for...
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Alabama Trails Magazine
Katie Exum, publisher and editor of Alabama Trails magazine is the guest on episode 33 of Birmingham Shines. Rotary Trail in downtown Birmingham is the next trail set to open in Birmingham. Rotary Trail is part of a much larger trail system under development in the Magic City and surrounding…
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Red Mountain Grace
My guest this week is Jason Carroll, one of the co-founders of Red Mountain Grace, a 501c3 nonprofit organization that offers residential space to out of town families in need who must be in Birmingham on an extended basis to receive medical treatment. As is often the case, the really good part…
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Teddy Zane - Flex Fitness
Teddy Zane, owner of Flex Fitness in Irondale, is the guest on episode 31 of Birmingham Shines. Health and fitness starts with food. “You can’t outtrain a bad diet,” Zane says. Teddy is an ACE certified trainer. Bodybuilding Awards include: --Mr. New York --Teen Mr. Upstate New York Flex Fitness…
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Chef Tony Bayles on Food and the Woodlawn Community Spirit
Chef Tony Bayles started out working with food when he was an assistant to his uncle who ran a catering business. Today, Tony owns Bayles Catering and a popular take-out cafe in the Woodlawn community, which is in the midst of a community revitalization that's turning into a renaissance. In this...
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TEDxBirmingham with Matthew Hamilton
Welcome to episode 29 of Birmingham Shines. I’m your host and producer Sheree Martin and this week’s show is about TEDxBirmingham: what it is, why it matters, who it's for and more. We also talk about what makes Birmingham Shine and what makes a person shine. My guest is Matthew Hamilton, someone...
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Black Warrior Riverkeeper with Nelson Brooke
Nelson Brooke has served as Black Warrior Riverkeeper since 2004. The nonprofit Black Warrior Riverkeeper organization provides leadership in protecting the Black Warrior River, one of the primary sources of drinking water to the City of Birmingham and several other surrounding municipalities and...
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pencilpress - Art with Susan Shoemaker
This week's guest is Susan Shoemaker, a Birmingham mixed media artist. You can find her work around Birmingham and online. Just search for pencilpress. Susan markets her work as pencilpress, which explains originated with her college art studies in printmaking and her love of drawing. And she…
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Clean Green with Rebecca Davis
Birmingham mother, wife and green cleaning entrepreneur Rebecca Davis is the guest on episode 26 of Birmingham Shines. Rebecca owns a cleaning business that uses only green cleaning products Rebecca makes at home. One of her clients suggested she begin selling the green cleaning products and that...
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Scott Doty - The Power of Design
Industrial designer Scott Doty is the guest on episode 25 of Birmingham Shines. We talk about the power of and importance of design in all facets of life and business. We also get into tips and resources to help boost creativity and innovation, regardless of skill or experience. Full show notes…
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Writer T.K. Thorne
This week’s guest on Birmingham Shines is writer T.K. Thorne, author of the award-winning novel Noah’s Wife. Noah’s Wife received ForeWard Magazine’s Book of the Year Award in Historical Fiction and T. K. has received a number of accolades and much critical acclaim for her fiction and non-fiction...
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Magic City Woodworks - Crafting Lives Through Woodworking
Lawrence Sheffield knew from a young age that he wanted to work with his hands, his heart and his mind and that college was not in his plans. His love of woodworking inspired a vision to start a training program to help young men learn both job and life skills through woodworking. That vision led...
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City Action Partnership - Serving Downtown Birmingham
Teresa Thorne, executive director of the City Action Partnership, is the guest on episode 22 of Birmingham Shines. She describes the role of the CAP team, the services they provide, and shares an example of how the CAP officers go beyond the "call of duty." Teresa is a former Birmingham police...
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Stacey Hood - Old Swole Podcast - On Crossfit After 40
Stacey Hood is my guest on episode 21 of Birmingham Shines. Stacey is in the midst of launching Old Swole Podcast, a crossfit focused show for the over 35 crowd. Stacey and I talk about the importance of real food, physical activity (doesn't have to be crossfire, just move), sleep, body image and...
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Deidre Clark - Helping Ensley Shine
The word "Kuumba" means create. Deidre Clark is bringing innovative programs to Ensley to inspire and train kids in the creative arts. The latest program will provide training and mentoring in the field of graphic design and offer high school students the chance to gain valuable job skills and a...
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Travel to Africa with Mwendo Adventures
Journey Beyond with Mwendo Adventures. Episode 19 of Birmingham Shines features a conversation with Joe Caruga and Jason McCracken. Joe is a native of Kenya who moved to Birmingham to study. Jason is a Birmingham entrepreneur. They met at Dawson Memorial Church and that led to travels to East...
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Deon Gordon - Birmingham Champion
This week’s guest is Deon Gordon--if you’re civic minded and under 40 you probably know Deon. If you’re over 40 and civic minded you’ve probably heard of Deon, even if you don’t know him personally. Deon is one Birmingham’s champions and just an all-around super nice guy. In March 2015, Deon...
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Scot Duncan, Ph.D., On the Value of Nature
In this episode, I talk with Dr. Scot Duncan, associate professor at Birmingham Southern College and author of Southern Wonder: Alabama's Surprising Biodiversity. The focus of the conversation is on the economics of protecting nature--from the value of ecosystem services to the economic growth we...
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David Sher: Comeback Town Blog
David Sher is a Birmingham businessman who started the Comeback Town blog in 2012 to spark a conversation about change in Birmingham. David's goal is to have a conversation about hard questions that many have said should not be asked because the effort would be futile. Perhaps the tide is turning...
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Carla Jean Whitley: On Writing, Books, Birmingham & More
This week we have another writer on the show, my friend Carla Jean Whitley. Carla Jean is one of the first people I approached about being on Birmingham Shines because I know how much she loves Birmingham. We decided to time her appearance on the show to coincide with the release of her new book,...
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Author Julie Hedgepeth Williams on Writing Narrative Historical Nonfiction
Some stories are meant to be told. The Caldwell Family’s story of survival is one example. Albert and Sylvia Caldwell met at Park College in Missouri and embarked (on their wedding day) in 1909 on their journey to Siam to become missionaries. By February 1912, before the terms of the missionary...
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Mark Kelly: Publisher, Weld for Birmingham
Mark Kelly, publisher of Weld for Birmingham, is the guest for episode 13 of Birmingham Shines. If you’re in Birmingham, you know Mark as a writer and voice for change in Birmingham and in Alabama. In today’s show we talk a little bit about the founding of Weld for Birmingham, but our main focus…
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Jennifer Skjellum: Tech Birmingham, Tech Entrepreneurship & More
Episode 12 of Birmingham Shines features Jennifer Skjellum, president of Tech Birmingham, a nonprofit that provies education, professional development and networking opportunities for tech professionals, entrepreneurs and companies with IT departments. Jennifer is the executive director of…
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Soluble Therapeutics, Inc.: Birmingham Bio-tech with John McCarter, Director of Business Development
John McCarter, director of business development for Soluble Therapeutics, Inc., describes the company's history and path to commercialization of technology developed at UAB. Soluble Therapeutics, Inc. developed and has commercialized technology that enables the rapid formulation of biologic...
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Taylor Robinson, 6 Foot Five Productions & Arc Stories: "It's supposed to be hard."
What makes someone shine? Doing the thing that you love, makes you shine. So find what it is and do that. Sage advice from Taylor Robinson, owner of Six Foot Five Productions & co-founder of Arc Stories, this week's guest on Birmingham Shines. We talk about storytelling, creativity, the ultimate...
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André Natta - Urban Conversations about Birmingham, Alabama
André Natta moved to Birmingham in 2004 because he wanted to play a role in the rebirth of the Magic City. He is a journalist and urban conversationalist--someone who seeks to find and tell the stories that aren't being told. André set out to fill a gap in local news coverage when he established...
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Alabama Summer Skies & Space Exploration with David Weigel (Bonus Episode)
This is a bonus episode of Birmingham Shines, featuring David Weigel, a young educator and explorer who moved to Birmingham in 2014 to become the director of Christenberry Planetarium at Samford University. David shares a bit about his love for space exploration what he likes about Birmingham…
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What to Eat in Birmingham featuring Jessi & Scott, Mr. & Mrs. Foodie
Jessica & Scott moved to Birmingham, Alabama in 2011 from Manhattan for Jessica's work (medical research) and set out to discover Birmingham through the Magic City's food culture. They started out sharing amazing food finds with friends on Facebook and that led them into the world of food…
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Seasick Records: Daniel Drinkard, Vinyl, Indie Music & DIY Work Ethic
I recorded this interview with Daniel Drinkard in early May while getting a preview of the new location of Seasick Records, a vinyl record store in Birmingham, Alabama. We talk about our love for music, common interests in punk and indie bands, and the reasons why listening to music on vinyl…
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Amy Bickers - Author of The Geography of You and Me
Amy Bickers is a professional writer and has had successful careers in feature writing, as a newspaper journalist and editor for Southern Living. In 2009, Amy saw her ex-husband commit suicide. She used writing to make sense of the tragedy and deal with the grief. Ultimately, she turned from...
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MotionMobs - Taylor Peake Wyatt Talks Tech Startup
Taylor Peake Wyatt, co-founder of MotionMobs, shares the story of starting the software development company in 2010. We also talk about the path from idea to funding, how to address the shortage of tech industry talent in Alabama and the benefits of growing a tech business in the Magic City. Full...
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Javacia Harris Bowser - SeeJaneWrite
Javacia Harris Bowser talks about founding SeeJaneWrite-Birmingham when she couldn't find the writing group she was looking for. Javacia Harris Bowser, my guest for Week 3 of the Birmingham Shines podcast, is a writer, teacher and entrepreneur. She's also a successful blogger and founder of See...
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Tripp Watson - The Entrepreneur's Attorney
Tripp Watson, Birmingham attorney and business adviser, talks about the entrepreneurial scene in Birmingham and how it's changed in the years since he began practicing law and advising entrepreneurs. Tripp was recently named one of the Birmingham's Top 40 under 40 by the Birmingham Business...
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001: Y'all Connect Social Media Conference
We also have a conversation about what it means to "shine" in an entrepreneurial context and whether Birmingham is now shining as a destination for entrepreneurs, makers, and creators. Full show notes will be available at: http://birminghamshines.com Birmingham Shines is a featured show on the...
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Backstory to Birmingham Shines with Sheree Martin
Sheree Martin explains how and why she created Birmingham Shines, the podcast, and the larger Shinecast® brand. Sheree is a Birmingham, Alabama entrepreneur, lawyer and former college professor. She's also a professional writer and speaker. The Shinecast® media brand grew out of a vision for...
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A show about the makers, creators, innovators and entrepreneurs in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Birmingham Shines is created and hosted by Sheree Martin.
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