Meaning to Share

In this episode, I sit down with someone very special. William ("Will") Jones III is a native of Atlantic City, NJ who also considers the neighboring city of Pleasantville as home. A barber for many years, his career and now-wife Yolonda brought him to Charlottesville in the mid 2000s.

When Will opened his own shop, he no longer found himself spending time in the historically Black neighborhoods of Charlottesville and he wanted a way to connect with his people. He began running the streets of downtown Cville and those casual runs with friends evolved into what is now the Proflyfyck Run Creww, a cultural movement that works for the empowerment of historically marginalized communities, encourages every human to look deep within to find their gifts and tap into their passions, and does all of this work together in a spirit of unity and love.

Will and Yolonda are the proud parents of four incredible young people. They also have three family dogs, and often host other dogs who are training with Will to be the goodest boys and girls. Aside from loving on his wife and his kids, Will finds purpose in discovering ways to leave this world better than he found it.

In this episode, Will and I talk about growing up in a predominantly Black community and being a little shell shocked when moving to Charlottesville, how he found a way to connect with his people through running, what run has given him spiritually, and how his wife and children have taught him so much about walking in love through his life.

We're talking about:

• Parallels between Pleasantville, NJ and Charlottesville, VA
• Growing up in a single parent household
• Meeting, courting, and marrying a very special woman
• Adjusting to life in a predominately white area, and why the run crew looks the way it looks
• Learning important life lessons from his children
• Walking in love, even when it requires you to be a soldier for yourself or others
• Questioning God
• The evolution of running > Run These Streets > Prolyfyck Run Creww
• What it means to be PROLYFYCK
• The importance of being yourself and accepting yourself for exactly what you are in this moment
• How we carry the beliefs that were passed down to us as children and it helps to see that in other people, especially if they haven't reprogrammed those beliefs later in life
• How community and run can help us heal together

Where to find Will:
Instagram: @Illway_da_Kang
Facebook: William Jones III
Prolyfyck Website: prolyfyck.org
Prolyfyck Instagram: @prolyfyckruncreww

Where to find Meredith:
Instagram: @createwithoutbounds
Pinterest: /createwithoutbounds
Facebook: /createwithoutbounds

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Today I’m sitting down with my friend and client, Kammie Kobyleski. Kammie’s eclectic work experience began in radio broadcasting and led to event marketing for luxury brands. She then found her home in higher education serving in various roles from academic affairs, career coaching, teaching (online & in person) and recently in fundraising & development. She's worked at Lindenwood University, ASU, and Yavapai College. As a coach, Kammie loves to share Innerspace Best Practices to support conscious entrepreneurs, soul-centric business owners, bad-ass creatives and corporate wellness teams. Her special blend of creative-strategy-meets-practical-magic supports and activates "New NOW" leaders looking to up-level and catalyze their next quantum leap. Kammie is also the host of The Innerspace Station Podcast (formerly the Cosmix Innerspace Podcast).

Today we're talking about Kammie's incredible gift of Intuition and how she's learned to trust the messages she receives without second guessing, even when there's a ton of temptation to resist because it's uncomfortable. We're also talking about how she first learned about this gift (including a wild story where she described a room she'd never seen, in a country she'd never been to!) and how she's using intuition in her life and business today. 

Find the complete show notes including audio transcription here: meaningtoshare.com

In this episode, we talk about:

• Growing up in St. Louis
• Her varied professional background that has prepared her for exactly what she's building now
• The different types of psychic and intuitive gifts
• How she first realized she had a gift when she accurately described a room she'd never seen before in a country she'd never been to
• The relationship between intuitive and manifestation
• How trying to control really interferes with manifestation
• How to ask questions in order to release control and follow guidance
• Resisting listening to or trusting your intuition because you don't want to accept the reality 
• Working in higher education and what that's taught her
• How your business is biggest spiritual teacher
• Co-creating with the universe

Where to find Kammie:
Website: kammiek.com
Instagram: @kammiekdotcom
Facebook: @kammiekdotcom
TikTok: @kammiekcosmix
LinkedIn: Kammie Kobyleski
Podcast: The Innerspace Station Podcast

Where to find Meredith:
Instagram: @createwithoutbounds
Pinterest: /createwithoutbounds
Facebook: /createwithoutbounds

Today I’m sitting down with my friend, Alison Krawcyzk. Alison is a daughter, sister, auntie, friend, and communications professional. She grew up in upstate New York and now resides in Boston, Massachusetts where she works in the philanthropy communications department at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. You can usually find Alison writing down the things she's grateful for, reading literally any book someone recommends to her, running around Boston (literally), eating peanut butter, dancing to Britney Spears or Jay-Z, or scrolling through TikTok. 

We’re talking today about Alison’s ability to stay optimistic no matter what life throws at her, and let me tell you, it has thrown some doozies. We’re talking about building a relationship with her dad, navigating life after devastating loss, trusting that everything happens for a reason, and a whole lot more.

Find the complete show notes including audio transcription and exclusive photos here: meaningtoshare.com

In this episode, we talk about:

• Growing up in upstate NY with a single mom
• Getting to know her dad
• Unexpectedly having to give up on something she loved
• The influence of her best friend’s dad on her optimism (and sports loyalties)
• Losing her mom and grandmother to cancer when she was 23
• Not letting herself stay in a funk for too long
• Having perfectly aligned opportunities fall in her lap
• What she hopes for the most in life
• Happiness is a choice… mostly
• Being an old soul
• How it’s okay to be the bad guy in someone else’s story
• Being dramatic sometimes
• Learning when the ego is in control

Where to find Alison:
LinkedIn: @alisonkrawczyk

Donate to cancer care and research through Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Where to find Meredith:
Instagram: @createwithoutbounds
Pinterest: /createwithoutbounds
Facebook: /createwithoutbounds

Today I’m sitting down with Paul Myers Jr. Paul is a native of New York who moved to Charlottesville, VA with his family a little more than 20 years ago. He’s a father to an amazing 4-year-old named Preston, a co-founder and leader of the Prolyfyck Run Creww, and is a chef at the multiple restaurants housed inside the Quirk Hotel in downtown Charlottesville.  It goes without saying that he loves to cook, and he also enjoys spending quality time with his son and his dogs. 

In this episode, Paul and I talk about his amazing ability to transform negative experiences into learning opportunities and growth. We talk about the challenges he's faced in life and how he's learning to show up differently in the face of adversity because of his son and the people in his biological and chosen family. 

Find the complete show notes including audio transcription and exclusive photos here: meaningtoshare.com

In this episode, we talk about:

• Moving from New York to Virginia as a kid (and being very upset about it)
• It’s okay to be vulnerable and to feel your feelings
• How his son is a mirror of things he needs to be aware of in himself
• Talking to and comforting our younger selves in order to reframe and heal as adults 
• Why CONSISTENCY is everything
• Why it’s in his DNA to never give up
• How he practices resilience at work when staff doesn’t show up or senior management doesn’t take him seriously
• Learning not to take things personally
• Having a falling out and then reconciliation with his dad
• The evening routine that helps to create peace in his life
• How running got him through and out of a very dark place

Where to find Paul:
Instagram: @s1imstagram
Prolyfyck Run Creww: prolyfyck.org

Where to find Meredith:
Instagram: @createwithoutbounds
Pinterest: /createwithoutbounds
Facebook: /createwithoutbounds

In this episode, I sit down with Derrick J. Waller. Derrick is a proud graduate of the University of Virginia ('02) and has spent his whole life in this great state, currently residing in Charlottesville. His daily grind is pharmaceutical research, but Derrick's expressive outlet is photography, where he finds great joy in documenting candid moments of everyday life. Derrick's appreciation of photography started at an early age, but mainly as a "looker" and not a "taker." He spent countless hours thumbing through family photo albums and asking his loved ones the who, what, when, where and why for every image captured. It wasn’t until the unexpected loss of his mother that Derrick made the decision to stop thinking about picking up a camera and actually do it. This interest quickly became a passion, and now he feels like he is missing out on moments if he is not documenting them. When Derrick doesn't have a camera in his hand, you will find him spending time with his beautiful wife, Sarah, and baby girl, Josephine.

In this episode, Derrick and I talk about where his incredible gift of radical kindness came from, how sometimes it’s to his detriment, and how the world can learn to be a little more kind by adopting one simple philosophy that he lives his life by. 

Find the complete show notes including audio transcription and exclusive photos here: meaningtoshare.com

In this episode, we talk about:

• Being born and raised in Virginia
• Losing both parents before some big life moments
• Education and learning are not always the same
• Loving being a father and a husband 
• What happens if and when Derrick gets mad or upset
• Love languages and how understanding could save the world
• How having a disarming personality sometimes makes people a little *too* comfortable with you
• Being willing to have tough conversations about race and equality with white folks who are genuinely wanting to learn something and do the work 
• How everyone has a story and you never know what someone else is or has been experiencing to cause their behavior in any given moment
• Capturing Black joy and why the world needs more of it
• How we can all learn to be a little more kind and compassionate
• What art and photography projects D is working on right now

Where to find Derrick:
Website: derrickjwaller.com
Instagram: @wallerderrick, @derrickjwallerphotography, @derrickjwallerart
Facebook: Derrick J Waller Photography
Twitter: @wallerderrick

Where to find Meredith:
Instagram: @createwithoutbounds
Pinterest: /createwithoutbounds
Facebook: /createwithoutbounds

Today I’m talking with Greg Antrim Kelly. He s an artist and curator based in Charlottesville VA. He is co-founder of The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative, and the Charlottesville Mural Project, and currently serves as manager and curator of Studio IX. He maintains an active studio practice as a visual artist, writer and photographer and is currently working on a new book project, while serving as a documentarian and active member of the Prolyfyck Run Creww. He has made Charlottesville his home since the fall of 1999.

In this episode, Greg and I talk about his amazing gift of openness and how that affords him opportunities to learn, grow, and be the best version of himself.

Find the complete show notes including audio transcription and exclusive photos here: meaningtoshare.com

In this episode, we talk about:

• Growing up in a small college town in the midwest and then moving to the big city of St Louis where he was exposed to race and class for the first time
• Community
• The influence of music, the arts, film and family
• The role of fierce women and feminism in shaping who Greg is and how he’s able to embrace openness
• Working on listening more (and better)
• Doing THE WORK in a diverse community when you’re a white, straight man
• Being an artist and what that means for connection
• Living an examined and joyous life
• The role of sobriety and recovery in life and the ability to connect with people
• A desire to agitate and push up against things
• Service vs. people pleasing
• Struggling with being punished for being vulnerable and needing love as a child
• Finding the metaphorical keys to unlock the places that already exist within you that just need to have a safe place to be opened and expressed
• Celebrating artists in an inclusive, supportive way — in an environment of Yes
• Greg’s upcoming second book 

Where to find Greg:
Website: gregantrimkelly.com
Run creww: prolyfyck.org

Where to find Meredith:
Instagram: @createwithoutbounds
Pinterest: /createwithoutbounds
Facebook: /createwithoutbounds

My guest today is my very good friend, Alexandra Abbott. She’s a 20 something year old based in the Boston, Massachussetts area. She loves to read, exercise, cook, eat (and eat), spend time with her friends and family, travel, and meet new people. Her affinity for pickles goes unmatched. She works at an energy focused startup where she talks to propane suppliers about their businesses. She recently completed her 200 hour yoga teacher training. The one thing that makes her happiest in the world, as cliche as it sounds, is making someone laugh or smile. And pickles.

In this episode, Alexandra and I talk about her beautiful gift of creating genuine connections with others and nurturing the relationships that nourish her soul.

Find the complete show notes including audio transcription and exclusive photos here: meaningtoshare.com

In this episode, we talk about:

• Growing up in Newton, Massachusetts with a single mom
• Running narratives in our mind about our bodies
• Absorbing life lessons and core beliefs that are modeled for us at a young age
• That time that Alex guessed my exact birthday when we first met
• Making “stranger friends”
• How Alex became so outgoing and friendly through school years and studying abroad
• The energy it takes to nurture relationships
• Being BOLD
• How to distinguish surface level acquaintances from those worth pursuing a lasting friendship with
• Finding lightness after the dark
• Finding joy in work when she had felt so lost
• How Alex makes connections with her customers when she first meets them
• What it means to have connections and relationships that feel comfortable and safe and supportive
• Getting her yoga teacher training certification during the pandemic and how she plans to use this training to create a more accessible and healing practice for her community

Where to find Alexandra:
LinkedIn: Alexandra Abbott
Facebook: @alexandra.abbott.31

Where to find Meredith:
Instagram: @createwithoutbounds
Pinterest: /createwithoutbounds
Facebook: /createwithoutbounds

Ben German is a British/American immigrant whose passions include process and efficiency. Be it understanding business workflow, decoration his house, installing a kitchen, or even driving to work, Ben will find a way to improve it! Together with his wife, their two children, and a dog named Deefur, Ben resides in Charleston, South Carolina. With a background in website design, Ben works with many non-profit organizations to create an online presence that empowers and connects people to drive impact for social good. Living on the east coast, he is especially passionate about aquatic wildlife and is a regular volunteer at his local aquarium.

In this episode, Ben and I discuss his very underrated gift of simplifying complex things—spaces, processes, ideas... We talk about how it all started and how he's using it in life and work today.

Find the complete show notes including audio transcription and exclusive photos here: meaningtoshare.com

In this episode, we talk about:

• Growing up in England and moving to America
• The origins of his gift of simplifying complex things
• Being good at art and design and not much else (according to Ben)
• Designing the OG Tropicana mobile website
• Transitioning from a designer to a developer (making big buttons light up)
• How we met (HWM?) in NEO
• Leaving the code behind in order to make people more successful
• How TikTok inspired Ben to write and self-publish a children’s book:  Wendy and Naomi Fly on a Plane --> Buy it!
• Seeing patterns in everything
• Important vs. urgent
• How you can use design rules in your everyday life
• Why Ben’s childhood box room was the hotness 
• Getting buy-in during change management
• Ben’s trick for putting his house Christmas lights up in 15 minutes
• Trying to get lost on purpose while riding his motorcycle
• Being a #lifedesigner 
• Symmetry 
• Volunteering at the aquarium with his son  

Where to find Ben:
Instagram: @room25books
Twitter: @room25books
Facebook: @room25books
TikTok: @room25books
Website: room25.com
Buy his book HERE

Where to find Meredith:
Instagram: @createwithoutbounds
Pinterest: /createwithoutbounds
Facebook: /createwithoutbounds

In this episode, I sit down with my friend Aga Siuda. she’s a branding and design expert, and owner of a small creative business called Graphroots Design. She also co-owns another template design business with me, called Done For You Content. Aga lives in Charleston, SC with her husband Sebastian, daughter, Olivia, and son, Henry. Her Polish upbringing, mixed with more than half a lifetime spent in the U.S., contributes to Aga's unique design style and her perspective on life. She loves to surround herself with beauty and meaning, both in relationships and material items. 

Find the complete show notes including audio transcription and exclusive photos here: meaningtoshare.com

In this episode, we talk about:

• Growing up in Poland
• How Aga doesn't let anyone tell her she *can't* do something
• A funny story about a Snickers bar and Aga's "work" china
• Her secrets for creating beautiful, functional spaces 
• Turning crappy furniture into one-of-a-kind, signature pieces
• How she "put a bird on it" when she designed her new master bedroom (see pics in the FULL SHOW NOTES)
• How making pottery is a relationship with the clay and it will respond to whatever energy you bring it 
• Aga's dream for a Polish summer Airbnb (the Bot Spot?!) with goats

Where to find Aga:
Instagram: @agabot
Instagram business: @graphrootsdesign
Facebook: @graphrootsdesign
Website: graphrootsdesign.com
Website: doneforyoucontent.co

Where to find Meredith:
Instagram: @createwithoutbounds
Pinterest: /createwithoutbounds
Facebook: /createwithoutbounds

On this episode, I'm joined by my funny friend and all-around awesome woman, Audrey Bigham.

Audrey calls in from Boston to talk about being a loud and silly kid, her dad calling her when the cats got into her stale weed stash, and how it's hard to be our full selves at jobs where we are expected to be serious and buttoned up.

Find the complete show notes including audio transcription and exclusive photos here: meaningtoshare.com

In this episode, we talk about:

• Audrey’s first memories of making people laugh
• Dancing on the table in just underwear at Grandma’s summer house
• How a painful life change brought her back to comedy
• Jokes about “chee-kins” (chickens)
• Using humor to navigate tough situations
• Not knowing where your place is when you aren’t where you’re “supposed to be” in life
• Snarky comments from mom
• Balancing work with cultivating your passion

Where to find Audrey:
Instagram: @audreyjb88
LinkedIn: /audreybigham

Where to find Meredith:
Instagram: @createwithoutbounds
Pinterest: /createwithoutbounds
Facebook: /createwithoutbounds