Hi everyone! We live in Suwanee, GA and my husband and I are blessed to have three boys currently ages 15, 13 and 10, which keeps life fun but crazy! We also own a marketing firm, local magazine and brewery. I grew up in Cadillac, Michigan and graduated from Michigan State. I moved to South Florida for a few years after school and then landed in Georgia almost 20 years ago, and I love it. I started taking horseback riding lessons when i was seven and lived on a horse farm outside of Rome, GA when I first moved here. I hope to get back into riding one day when I have more time. I love spending time outdoors and enjoy jogging, cycling, hiking, SCUBA diving and just playing basketball or football with our boys. I also love to read and travel.
One of the things I have learned raising our kids here and running a local business is the true importance of community. We are very grateful to be part of The Faces of community and to see the impact it is having and how it is growing. So many stories are being told and people are being connected across the country and beyond and it is truly amazing.
1. Q: What community do you represent for The Faces Of?
We are lucky to be the team behind The Faces Of websites and also represent The Faces Of Suwanee.
2. Q: Please tell us about your family.
My parents
3. Q: From where do most of your clients originate?
Many of our clients are referrals, find us online or learn about us through the magazine we publish- Suwanee Magazine.
4. Q: What is something unique about your community?
Suwanee is a very special place. It is full of parks and green space including the Suwanee Creek Greenway. Town Center Park is a large green space and fountain area but is surrounded by retail shops and restaurants. It’s about an hour Northeast of Atlanta, so not terribly far and it’s also not far to get to the mountains.
5. Q: What are 2-3 of your top 10 favorite movies?
International Velvet, The Choice, Back to the Future
6. Q: Who is your favorite college sports team?
Michigan State Spartans
7. Q: What attracted you to The Faces Of project?
I love that people are having their story told and shared across their community. Putting a whole story behind so many faces is amazing. It helps each community seem a lot smaller, and people get to know things about each other they never would have learned otherwise.
8. Q: Who is the most famous person you have met?
Zac Efron- when I worked at the horse farm in North Georgia, he took some riding lessons and used one of our horses for a movie he was filming. He was only 14 at the time.
9. Q: For our partners in real estate: Have you ever shown a house you believe to be haunted?
I’m not an agent but our office building is over 100 years old and believed to be haunted.
10. Q: What are two things or characteristics that you have that have made you successful in your career?
I smile a lot and enjoy getting to know people. Trying to be consciencious.
11. Q: What makes you happy?
My family being together and being outdoors.
12. Q: What is the most beautiful place you have been in this world?
That’s a tough one. I’d say my top three are Little Cayman, Alaska and Pierce Stocking Park/The Sleeping Bear Dunes in Northern Michigan.
13. Q: What are 2-3 of your favorite books?
Redeeming Love, The Masterpiece and Where the Crawdads Sing
14. Q: What else should people know about you?
I love God, my family and friends. I love getting to know new people- it’s always amazing to find out what a small world it is.
15. Q: Who is your favorite pro sports team?
Atlanta Falcons
16. Q: Who inspires you to be better?
My parents. My dad is so humble but very intelligent, such a hard worker, very active and loves the outdoors plus interested in learning about everything and is also very conscientious and kind. My mom is always putting others before herself and trying to be a blessing to those she loves. She is a very hard worker but also loves to laugh and have fun.
17. Q: What advice do you want to leave behind?
Try to be a light to others around you.
18. Q: If a movie were made about your life, who would you want to play you?
Either Gwyneth Paltrow or Cate Blanchett
19. Q: The Faces Of has many partners in the US, in Australia, and in Canada. There are a wide variety of us. Some have been in business for a long time. If you wanted to ask a question, or even a few questions, to this group of people, what would you want to know?
If you have a great experience you can share working with a marketing or web company, I’d love to hear it.
20. Q: If one of our partners has a referral they can send to you for your market, what is the best way to connect with you?
Email is great! We love helping with brands and building websites! angela@vdgatl.com
