Rising Voice’s team of millennials is a reflection of this generation: We’re passionate about life, we’re learning as we go and we’re eager to share what we learn. Most importantly, though, we believe that, working together, we can help make this world a better place for everyone. So here’s a little glimpse at our Rising Voice team.
Carrie
What do you do for RV?
Whatever Dawn tells me too… 
But mostly write and help with videos
Where are you from?
Born in Illinois, but grew up all over the states. So I’m kind of a mutt
What’s your favorite ice cream?
Cake batter with cookie dough from Maggie Moos or Mint Chocolate Chip
If there was no such thing as ice cream, what would you favorite dessert be?
Cheesecake with raspberry sauce
If you didn’t have your current job, what else would you be doing?
Writing, running a business that helps artists start their own businesses
What is one technology item you can’t live without?
My phone. Yes. I’m a tethered monkey.
If you could live in a different time period, when would it be?
Hmm…. Either the 1940’s or the Renaissance – to see some of the great artists in action
What is your favorite quote?
“The place God calls you is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” Frederick Buechner & “To love is to be vulnerable.” — C.S. Lewis
What is your best dance move?
I can bust out a mean sprinkler, shopping cart of lawn mower if the occasion calls for it.
Thomas
What do you do for RV?
Oh, you know.
Where are you from?
The best place on earth, that’s where. AKA…Oklahoma
What’s your favorite ice cream?
Is all ice cream an option?
If there was no such thing as ice cream, what would you favorite dessert be?
What? What happened to it?
If you didn’t have your current job, what else would you be doing?
I would be a dolphin trainer for sure. Those guys are awesome!
What is one technology item you can’t live without?
My microwave. Think about not having one. I mean, I would starve!
What is your favorite quote?
I have a few, but the one I have learned the most from is “not all who wander are lost.”
What is your best dance move?
I’m not going to lie, I can back it up like nothing you’ve ever seen.
Andrew
What do you do for RV?
I make videos and make sure RisingVoice.com works.
Where are you from?
I spent my formative years in northern Minnesota — an hour’s drive from both North Dakota and the Canadian border.
What’s your favorite ice cream?
Most any kind that is chocolate-based.
If there was no such thing as ice cream, what would you favorite dessert be?
Cake with high quality frosting depicting balloons, flowers and fireworks.
If you didn’t have your current job, what else would you be doing?
I would live on a farm in the Midwest, take a lot of pictures and make videos.
What is one technology item you can’t live without?
Retractable ballpoint pens.
What is your favorite quote?
“Yay! Meat!” — Soren McCauley, 2-year-old son, when witnessing the demise of a ground squirrel on television.
What is your best dance move?
It’s in everyone’s best interest that I don’t do any dance moves.
Dawn
What do you do for RV?
I oversee the day to day workings of Rising Voice but mostly, I enjoy working with amazingly talented — and fun — people.
Where are you from?
Cleveland Rocks! (Not really, but it is my home town.)
What’s your favorite ice cream?
Graeter’s Black Raspberry chocolate chip — but it has to have huge chunks of chocolate in it.
If there was no such thing as ice cream, what would you favorite dessert be?
Cheesecake, hands down. In fact, some days I would take that over ice cream.
If you didn’t have your current job, what else would you be doing?
I’d be a lawyer or landscape designer.
What is one technology item you can’t live without?
Does a car count? Because I’m pretty sure that transportation is key to my way of life — and my quality of life.
What is your favorite quote?
“The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.” — Ps 16:5
What is your best dance move?
Other than some occasional line dancing, I avoid dancing at all cost.
