Michael Hyacinthe is an 8 year Navy Veteran who served around the world with the Seabees, the construction arm of the Navy. He left the military to pursue his interests in entrepreneurship. He currently has multiple ventures working in children's educational programs, a coffee shop, and works with veterans through the Grand Valley State University Veteran Entrepreneurship Lab.
Michael, along with my last guest, Tyler Way, created an initiative that wound up becoming a physical coffee shop of the same name, Has Heart, which connects injured/disabled veterans with artists to create designs that are sold in the shop. (And they serve great coffee. (As well as free and discounted drinks for veterans.))
Wimage, the app Michael created with his team, helps kids become producers, not just consumers, with the help of a character named Wimee, who has a TV show called Wimee's Words on PBS, as well as a bunch of books.
When you're in Grand Rapids, check out what Michael's got going on by visiting The Wimee Store & Studio at 125 Ottawa Ave NW Suite 150 Grand Rapids, MI 49503. It's open Wednesday–Saturday from 12:00pm– 6:00pm, and on Sunday from 12:00pm–3:00pm. And grab a coffee from Has Heart at 22 Sheldon Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Creative Ops | Ep.37 | SOLO: Art Festivals vs. Art Contests, ADD, Leave a Review, & I Love You
Creative Ops | Ep.36 | Andrew Smith - Why We Left Teaching...
Creative Ops | Ep.35 | Christopher Tallon solo: Video Games, ADD (always), Education
Creative Ops | Ep.34 | Peter Spaulding AKA "ReTeP" - Twitch Gaming (And Other Forms of Internet Creativity)
Creative Ops | Ep.33 | Mike Logan - ADD & Homegrown Weed
Creative Ops | Ep.32 | Creativity 101 w/ Professor Tallon
Creative Ops | Ep.31 | Liz Della Croce (The Lemon Bowl) talks food, business, blogging, old-school online dating, enneagrams and MORE!
Creative Ops | Ep.30 | Trophy Husbands - A Casual Conversation between the Super Friends, Kirk Ross and Christopher Tallon
Creative Ops | Ep.29 | Chanel Ali - Comedian with the Best Comedy Album of 2020 (NPR)
Creative Ops | Ep.28 | Origins of our Theme Song & Show Updates
Creative Ops | Ep.27 | Pedro "The Roadie" Rodriguez - Roadie Life, Art, Music, & Collaboration
Creative Ops | Ep.26 | Christopher Tallon - Excuses, Apologies, Updates, and a Live Performance
Creative Ops | Ep.25 | Jonathan Wayne Freeman - Professionally Silly on Instagram
Creative Ops | Ep.24 | Kyd Kane, Poet Laureate of Grand Rapids, MI
Creative Ops | Ep.23 | Vincent Mcintosh, owner of IRIE Kitchen, talks cooking, education, business, being first-generation, and more!
Creative Ops | Ep. 22 | Jennifer Soucy (Again!) - Horror, Books & Movies, Writing & Publishing, and Friend Talk
Creative Ops | Ep.21 | Randi Ford - Art, Entrepreneurship, & Flow
Creative Ops | Ep.20 | Jake Bryan - HEARTSICK Drummer & Music Lover
Creative Ops | Ep.19 | Peter Taras - Surf Photographer, Storyteller, Wine Reviewer, & Fun Dude
Creative Ops | Ep.18 | Mike "Auggie" Augustine - Escape Rooms, Games, & Experiential Design
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