Glaze and Grit is a podcast streamed from 2020 to 2022 showcasing authentic conversations with Fargo-Moorhead area community leaders to inspire, connect, and inform. Hosted by Jessi Woinarowicz and streamed out of Fargo, North Dakota.
Amy Longtin is an IT professional leader, that invests in leadership of young women in technology and a positive role model for young women in her community. Amy is the Founder and CEO of Tech4Kids, a non-profit designed to repurpose used laptops, Ipads, and MacBooks that are donated to children that do not have access to technology in their home. She is also a Senior Systems Administrator Lead at Tharaldson Hospitality Management. Amy is the current Mrs. North Dakota America, 2020, and is co...
16 Feb 2021
Teri Winkelman: Talent Acquisition Specialist, Bushel (Episode 16)
Teri Winkelman is a community leader whose empathy, compassion, and kindness for others is inspiring and deeply humbling. Teri works for Bushel as a Talent Acquisition Specialist where she creates strategy around building future pipelines of talent for the organization as well as assisting with implementation around new strategy around employee engagement and positive company culture. A graduate from North Dakota State University, she spent time traveling various parts of the world befo...
28 Jan 2021
Nyamal Dei: Founder & Executive Director, Kondial Kel International (Episode 15)
Nyamal Dei is a fearless community leader, activist, and visionary. Nyamal is the founder of Kondial Kel International, formerly known as South Sudan READS, a nonprofit focused on improving lives through education and community outreach efforts. Nyamal envisions a world whether everyone has the opportunity to learn and be empowered, especially in her hometown of South Sudan, where illiteracy affects 71 percent of women and girls. Nyamal’s journey of fleeing war, escaping to a refu...
12 Jan 2021
Karli Moch: Director of Business Development, BIO Girls (Episode 14)
Karli Moch is the Director of Business Development with Bio Girls, an impressive nonprofit organization spanning across the Midwest whose focus is building self-worth in girls. She is also the founder of Create Your Crew, a blog where Karli shares her personal experiences with motherhood, relationships, career, and health to provide an inclusive and welcoming space for others. Karli’s journey has taken her on several life altering and life-threatening circumstances, one being diagnosed with u...
29 Dec 2020
Christy Dauer, Kayla Mediger: North Dakota Women's Business Center (Episode 13)
Coffee in one hand, confidence in the other. Christy Dauer and Kayla Mediger are the Strong Women, Strong Coffee duo brought to the Fargo-Moorhead area community by the North Dakota Women’s Business Center (NDWBC). Christy and Kayla’s passions are focused on empowering women in their entrepreneurial journey along with giving their time and talents to local nonprofits, including Furniture Mission. Life changes, shifting goals, and taking risks are on the docket for this conversation with...
15 Dec 2020
Tim Eissinger: CEO, Anne Carlsen Center (Episode 12)
Tim Eissinger is the Chief Executive Officer for the Anne Carlsen Center, serving over 4,000 individuals and leading an organization of 700 team members across North Dakota and western Minnesota. Tim is a life-long North Dakotan and has over 35 years in the non-profit sector, where prior to Anne Carlsen he worked in the adolescent residential treatment field. He is known as a servant leader, a trust builder, and a leader with a talent for approaching problems from multiple points ...
Alissa Leedahl is one of those women whose calming presence immediately puts you at ease. The kind of woman who walks into relationships with an intentionality to encourage and lift those up around her. Alissa is a labor and delivery nurse at Sanford Health. She also serves as a ministry leader and volunteer with Northview Church, and is mom to three children under the age of five: Jay, Harper, and Jones. In our conversation, Alissa shares the moment where she knew she...
10 Nov 2020
Tajae Viaene: Chief Flight Instructor with Fargo Jet Center (Episode 10)
Continuing the Uncharted theme for Season 2, Tajae Viaene, the Chief Flight Instructor at the Fargo Jet Center, shares her journey on the podcast. With more than 3,000 flight hours and an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate earned, she chooses to focus her energy on teaching our next generation of pilots and flight instructors. Tajae frequently publishes flight training articles, speaks at safety seminars, and spends her free time soaring the air in her very own Cessna 180 taildragger a...
20 Oct 2020
Laken Samis: Operations Director for You Betcha (Episode 09)
Laken Samis was so much fun to connect with. Her smile, laugh, and kind demeanor immediately puts you at ease and makes you want to get to know her more. She is mom to Greyson, a real estate agent, and the Operations Director for You Betcha, a Midwest entertainment channel media company taking the internet by storm with their hilarious videos, media content, and You Betcha Radio of what it’s like living in the Midwest. We connected on personal and professional pivots, who she finds her ...
30 Sept 2020
Karla Rose Hanson: Business Owner and North Dakota State Legislator (Episode 08)
There are so many things to admire about Karla Rose Hanson. She is the founder and owner of KRH Communications, is a legislator in the North Dakota State House of Representatives, mom of two boys, smart, community-focused, and driven. Karla Rose Hanson worked at Microsoft and Great Plains Software for 13 years in various communications and marketing roles before starting her own corporate communications business. She co-founded two grassroots public policy advocacy groups and serves on ...
14 Sept 2020
Kathy Schommer: Founder and Owner of Fargo Mom (Episode 07)
Kathy Schommer is the founder and owner of Fargo Mom, a locally-focused parenting website that was launched in January 2020 written by Fargo moms, for Fargo moms. Kathy’s professional journey began in marketing and communications along with earning her master’s degree in Social Work. Her work helping children and families, dedicating her time to organizations supporting mothers, along with being a mother herself led to the passion of forming Fargo Mom in 2019. Kathy is an i...
25 Aug 2020
Sami Fuhrmann: Founder and Owner of Eatwise and Eatwise Food and Journeys Podcast (Episode 06)
Hardworking, driven, and passionate are just a few adjectives that come to mind when connecting with Sami Fuhrmann. Sami Fuhrmann is a registered dietitian, owner of EatWise, LLC, and the host/producer of EatWise podcast. Sami graduated from Johnson & Wales with her Associates in Culinary Arts, then continued on to earn her Master’s degree in Science of Nutrition from North Dakota State University. Over the past five years, she has been a practicing dietitian specializing in s...
10 Aug 2020
April Stastny: Community Activist, Internal Wholesaler (Episode 05)
April Stastny is one of those women who radiates love, joy, and courage. The kind of woman you want to grab a cup of coffee with, cozy up in a comfy chair, and just laugh. A girlfriend you can be real and honest with. April is an Internal Wholesaler for Midland National Life Insurance and is passionate about helping others. She is involved with BigBrother BigSister, YWCA, Churches United, JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation), and American Diabetes Association. April’s jour...
23 Jul 2020
Brittany Schank: Air National Guard Servicemember, Owner of Solace Counseling (Episode 04)
Brittany Schank is a licensed clinical social worker and owner of Solace Counseling in Fargo, N.D. Brittany is an encourager for those who have lost part of themselves, a listening ear, a hope finder, and a space holder for healing. She believes we need less fixing and more loving, less perfection and more appreciation for who we are, and less criticism and more encouragement around us. Brittany is also a guard member with the North Dakota Air National Guard. With over 14 years of military se...
1 Jul 2020
Josh Boschee: North Dakota State House Minority Leader (Episode 03)
If you’ve lived in the Fargo-Moorhead area for even a quick minute, you’ve probably heard of or ran into Josh Boschee. Josh’s community involvement, social justice activism, and political contributions resonate across party lines. Josh is known as a thoughtful and servant leader, being elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives in 2012 and serving as House Minority Leader. Along with actively volunteering for a number of nonprofits and serving on numerous boards, including the...
10 Jun 2020
Michelle Schumacher: Chief Financial Officer at Stoneridge Software (Episode 02)
Michelle Schumacher is a BOSS. Her leadership expansive. Michelle is a thoughtful and diligent leader while being a very active community member and an amazing mother to two beautiful girls. Michelle serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Stoneridge Software, overseeing the financial and IT teams. Prior to Stoneridge, Michelle’s previous work experience included leading teams at Microsoft and Eide Bailly. Michelle’s leadership extends into industry and community, serving on numerous communi...
25 May 2020
Jessi Woinarowicz & Jenine Killian: Founders of Glaze and Grit (Episode 01)
Episode 1 kicks off with the who, the what, and the why from co-hosts Jenine Killian and Jessi Woinarowicz. We discuss why we decided to say yes to a podcast and moving forward with Glaze and Grit, a forum with a mission of sharing the real story behind people's success journey. We will share our journey - the highs along with the messiness, and a preview of what’s to come. In this episode, we embrace the imperfections of starting something new and the learning opportunities to continu...
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
7 ratings
Contact Glaze and Grit
Guest appearances
Books guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
Host of Glaze and Grit?
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show Podcast research with Pod Engine
