What fuels a friendship and eventually a business partnership? Well, in order to answer that question, one needs to know Mount Airy. Mount Airy is a tucked away, beautiful section of Philadelphia that has a main strip located right on Germantown Avenue. It's not surprising to see the same person along this strip several times a day in different locations. Locals will work all day in the coffee shop, run across the street to the gym for a quick workout, and then finish off the night with a pint from either the Irish pub or the earth-friendly brewery. Chances are, if you live in Mount Airy, you know your neighbors.
Our story is one of those Mount Airy tales. While working in both the local coffee shop and the brewery, Lee happened to know who Marin was...not by name, but by her daily large cup of coffee (or Americano, depending on the barista on hand), specific breakfast wrap orders, and the beers she drank. Marin knew Lee as the surly barista in the morning and the much more energetic server at night.
And then it happened...Marin came into the brewery wearing a Pittsburgh Steelers shirt. "That's it," Lee thought. "I want to be friends with this girl. How many other beer drinking, coffee loving, Steelers fans are in this city?!" (Probably more than we realize, but Marin was the first that Lee had met.)
Turns out, Marin was thinking the same thing. An immediate friendship was formed.
Conversations during half-time of the Steelers playoff games brought out another similarity. We both love to write. We recognize the beautiful pain that can sometimes accompany writing and also the amazing feeling after finishing a piece. Marlee Green Planet grew out of this. We strive to work hard but also love the work that we do. To read about our professional experiences, please see our bios below (as well as some pretty amazing glamour shots). We look forward to working with you and helping your organization grow!
Lee Hood is originally from the West Side of Pennsylvania. Although she misses her family, friends and altitudes higher than 19 feet, she loves Philadelphia and all it has to offer. Lee graduated from Temple University in August of 2008 with a B.A. in Public Relations. She has worked with a variety of non-profit organizations in the Philadelphia area fufilling marketing, public outreach, grant writing and fundraising needs. These organizations include The UCCP (University Community Collaborative Project), Access Sports and Temple University's PRSSA (the public relations student organization). Lee was also an editorial intern for Shecky's Media in New York City. Her fashion, nightlife and beauty articles and blogs are published on Shecky's website.
Marin Richeson is a California girl who absolutely adores the east coast. Having lived in eleven cities, she can say with authority that Philadelphia is one of the best, and by far her personal favorite. Marin brings with her a broad background in communication, both written and verbal. Her professional experience includes several years of educational and technical writing, training development and delivery, and project management. She received her M.A. in Professional Writing from Carnegie Mellon University, where she studied print document design, online information design, medical communication, educational design, and rhetorical cognition, in addition to the nuts and bolts of writing. She received her B.A in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from the University of the Pacific, which included studying abroad in Switzerland and China. She is also a Certified Mediator for the State of California, where she mediated several interpersonal disputes.
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