Northeast Tell-Talks

Season 2 Wrap Up & Notes ✨

Thank you for your support this season! In this episode you'll hear me, Jenn, your host, talk about some thoughts going forward for the podcast as well as other podcasts you can listen to while we are on a break! I also give a shoutout to some upcoming events in our local community that would be great for you to check out! I hope you enjoyed this season and stay tuned for what may come in the future! Thank you!!

Jelissa Lamboy - Connecting with Cakes, Motherhood, & Balancing Life and Business 🎂

Jelissa Lamboy is the founder of The Sugar Connection, a pop-up cake decorating experience in the Boston area, but serving all of New England.  The Sugar Connection began in 2021 after a decision to pivot and start something fun in new after the 2020 year and all the changes in many industries, including her own. Jelissa has been baking since she was young and has worked in the culinary industry for most of her life. Her business also offers custom baked goods and she makes all kinds of treats for any celebration.  Her classes are a place to relax, decompress, have fun, meet new people, and do something positive in a world that consistently tests everyone’s mental health. The Sugar Connection brings together Jelissa’s two loves: baking and community. It also was a way for her to gain her identity back, as a busy mother of two, teaching the classes brought back connection and self expression to her life as well as others.  I hope you enjoy this episode and sign up for a class soon!  Follow and Support Below! https://www.thesugarconnectionbakeshop.com/ [https://www.thesugarconnectionbakeshop.com/] https://www.instagram.com/thesugarconnectionbakeshop/ [https://www.instagram.com/thesugarconnectionbakeshop/] . . Huge thank you to our season sponsor Wing and a Prayer Farm! Please follow and support them here and use code TELLTALKS2 for 10% off your first purchase at their online shop! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.wingandaprayerfarm.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.wingandaprayerfarm.com/https://www.wingandaprayerfarm.com/] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/wingandaprayerfarm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/wingandaprayerfarm/] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/join/wingandaprayerfarm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/join/wingandaprayerfarm] . . Find out more about Tell Northeast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tellnortheast.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://tellnortheast.com/] and follow us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/tellnortheast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://instagram.com/tellnortheast]   Graphic and site design by Ashley Herrin ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ashleyherrin.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.ashleyherrin.com/]   Music by ArtMusic ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/track/7AVgxV0wtk2wnOQH3FTt2j [https://open.spotify.com/track/7AVgxV0wtk2wnOQH3FTt2j]

Angela Stone - All Things Community at Maine Needs ❤️

Angela Stone is the Founder and Executive Director of Maine Needs, a community fueled donation center based out of Portland, Maine and serving all 16 counties. Her background and previous career in Chicago was interior design. During the summer of 2018 and a move back to Maine, those who were being separated at the border for seeking legal asylum sparked something in Angela and led her to completely pivot from the design world, into a journey of supporting other mothers and their children, and helping the greater Maine community.  In this episode you’ll hear the full story, but Maine Needs started out of Angela’s garage after she began a Facebook group in 2019 looking for donations to help local asylum seekers. Now, Maine needs partners with over 125 organizations and welcomes over 3,000 volunteers a year to meet the basic material needs of over 36,000 people. This still includes immigrant families but also local Maine families, unhoused neighbors, people leaving incarceration and those seeking refuge from domestic violence.  Angela shares a few stories from the early days of Maine needs, how she built up the organization, and where her motivation comes from. They recently moved into a new and larger space to better serve the community, and how much of a collaborative it truly is. I hope this episode inspires you to get out and help your own community and know that any contribution to those in need, big or small, is always beneficial. Follow and Support Below! https://www.maineneeds.org/ [https://www.maineneeds.org/] https://www.instagram.com/maineneeds/ [https://www.instagram.com/maineneeds/] https://www.facebook.com/MaineNeeds/ [https://www.facebook.com/MaineNeeds/] . . . Huge thank you to our season sponsor Wing and a Prayer Farm! Please follow and support them here and use code TELLTALKS2 for 10% off your first purchase at their online shop! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.wingandaprayerfarm.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.wingandaprayerfarm.com/https://www.wingandaprayerfarm.com/] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/wingandaprayerfarm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/wingandaprayerfarm/] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/join/wingandaprayerfarm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/join/wingandaprayerfarm] . . Find out more about Tell Northeast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tellnortheast.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://tellnortheast.com/] and follow us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/tellnortheast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://instagram.com/tellnortheast]   Graphic and site design by Ashley Herrin ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ashleyherrin.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.ashleyherrin.com/]   Music by ArtMusic ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/track/7AVgxV0wtk2wnOQH3FTt2j [https://open.spotify.com/track/7AVgxV0wtk2wnOQH3FTt2j]

Lil Sickles - Wine, Music, and Community Enthusiast 🍷

Lil Sickles is the owner of Standing Stone Wines in Winooski Vermont, named for her indigenous heritage, the People of the Standing Stone. It is a place that is a haven for the local community to enjoy affordable and organic or natural wines, a wide variety of music nights and events, or just to come and hang out.  Lil has over 25 years of experience in the wine and hospitality industry, and has been a musician all her life. Now she blends the two and it has become so much more than she ever imagined.  Together we talk about her gratitude to her community who rallied behind her when she had cancer treatment two times and how her furnishings for the space has all been donated by friends or people in the area. We also chat about how this time in her life is the most fun she has had and how happy it makes her to be able to offer up a location to bring people together.  I hope you enjoy this episode and get up there to enjoy some wine or an event sometime!  **Just a quick note that there were some issues with the audio of this episode. I’m not sure if my mic wasn’t working or what, but I apologize for the weird sound on my end. ** Follow and Support Here: https://www.standingstonewinesvt.com/ [https://www.standingstonewinesvt.com/] https://www.instagram.com/lils_at_standing_stone_wines/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/lils_at_standing_stone_wines/?hl=en] Help Keep Standing Stone Open! [https://gofund.me/4dec6a3d] . . . . Huge thank you to our season sponsor Wing and a Prayer Farm! Please follow and support them here and use code TELLTALKS2 for 10% off your first purchase at their online shop! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.wingandaprayerfarm.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.wingandaprayerfarm.com/https://www.wingandaprayerfarm.com/] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/wingandaprayerfarm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/wingandaprayerfarm/] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/join/wingandaprayerfarm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/join/wingandaprayerfarm] . . Find out more about Tell Northeast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tellnortheast.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://tellnortheast.com/] and follow us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/tellnortheast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://instagram.com/tellnortheast]   Graphic and site design by Ashley Herrin ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ashleyherrin.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.ashleyherrin.com/]   Music by ArtMusic ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/track/7AVgxV0wtk2wnOQH3FTt2j [https://open.spotify.com/track/7AVgxV0wtk2wnOQH3FTt2j]

Irene Shiang Li - Food Biz Consulting, Dumplings, & Community 🥟

Irene Shiang Li (she/her) co-founded Mei Mei in Boston in 2013 and built the brand around sustainable sourcing and fair and transparent employment practices, including open book management.  Mei Mei is now a dumpling company and Irene’s focus is on building Prepshift, a tech-enabled coaching and workforce training firm that works directly with restaurants, and partners with government and private entities to ensure a bright future for independent food businesses.  Irene is a 2022 James Beard Foundation Leadership Award winner and serves on the boards of Project Bread, The Food Project, and the Independent Restaurant Coalition. Together we talk about her fight for food sovereignty in the greater Boston area, creating a cookbook with her sister, and how hard she works to give back to her community. Follow and Support : https://www.ireneshiangli.com/ [https://www.ireneshiangli.com/] https://www.prepshift.co/ [https://www.prepshift.co/] https://meimeidumplings.com/ [https://meimeidumplings.com/] Cookbook! [https://foodwastefeast.com/perfectlygoodfood] . . Huge thank you to our season sponsor Wing and a Prayer Farm! Please follow and support them here and use code TELLTALKS2 for 10% off your first purchase at their online shop! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.wingandaprayerfarm.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.wingandaprayerfarm.com/https://www.wingandaprayerfarm.com/] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/wingandaprayerfarm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/wingandaprayerfarm/] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/join/wingandaprayerfarm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/join/wingandaprayerfarm] . . Find out more about Tell Northeast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tellnortheast.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://tellnortheast.com/] and follow us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/tellnortheast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://instagram.com/tellnortheast]   Graphic and site design by Ashley Herrin ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ashleyherrin.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.ashleyherrin.com/]   Music by ArtMusic ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/track/7AVgxV0wtk2wnOQH3FTt2j [https://open.spotify.com/track/7AVgxV0wtk2wnOQH3FTt2j]