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FEATURES 20 Honestly Margo A 13-year-old with an eye for business and a taste of success.

27 Sole Success From shoe salesman to international entrepreneur, Casey Keller is stepping out.

33 Fast Times in the Metro Have a need for speed and hairpin turns? Check out local car clubs’ driving events around town.

36 Wood Carved Heart Daniel & Becky Woodall create wooden art to help fund their mission.

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10 Louise Dancing Through the Decades

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16 Business Dragon Kim’s Tae Kwon Do Margo Waldrop Real Estate Legacy Painting

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Encouraging Words. He looked me in the eye and said “Don’t worry, you’re gonna do fine.” A simple act and simple words at a time when I needed them.

You never know when someone will say something that you’ll remember for the rest of your life. Something that you’ll pull from your memory, dust off and replay again and again. Something that will encourage you like no other greeting card sentiment or well-meaning, well-crafted Facebook post ever will.

Those words were spoken to me in my sophomore year of design school. At the time, I was struggling with my chosen major—industrial design. I had just completed a design presentation and endured a rather scathing critique from my fellow students and visiting professors. As I made my way to the back of the class, my Jr. Professor, Mickey Ackerman, leaned into me and quietly told me not to worry, that I was going to do fine. I thought I had hidden my post-presentation despair well, but inside, I was questioning my whole choice of major.

Those simple and, I believe, divinely inspired words created

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You never know who needs a kind word. They

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They just need to be shared. Years later, I recalled that

moment for Mickey. I thanked him; he of course had no memory of the exchange taking place. No matter, I do. And always will. Encouragement is like that.

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With August bringing a birthday my way, I started thinking about long ago celebrations. Suddenly, my mind was dancing through the decades. My first ten years were blissfully happy. Fun, childhood years on a farm, exploring creeks, pastures, junkyards and playing hide-and-seek in the hay barn. Although I didn’t have birthday parties—unless you count my five siblings—Mama always baked a cake and spelled HAPPY BIRTHDAY on it using a toothpick dipped in colored icing. A blessed time! The second decade of my life brought “more changes than you could shake a stick at,” as my daddy would say. Teen years are tender. Everything changes, including boyfriends. I met Carl Jones when I was 18 years old and already engaged to my high school sweetheart. Some months later, I broke up with my fiancée, began dating Carl then married him at 20 years old. Sweet! Ah, the twenties, those young adult years when I was teaching school, having babies and learning about life. It was night school for Carl since his college education was interrupted by the U.S. Army. Then tragedy struck. Our son, Travis, died unexpectedly at nearly three months old. Youthful innocence gone forever. Then came my thirties. Start to finish, a great decade. I gave birth to our last baby at 30 years old and had my best birthday ever at 39 with a trip to Hawaii. These years were about working hard, raising children and teaching them our beliefs and values. I was surprised when the forties rolled around. Could I really be that age? Time was definitely moving faster. During those years

my oldest son graduated from college and my daughter made me a grandmother. Impossible! Then alas, here came the fifties. Oh my, not ready for that. I distinctly remember sitting on the sofa beside my husband till almost midnight then quickly begging, “Ask me how old I am!” It would be the last time I could truthfully say I was 49 years old. Suddenly, I was 50 with all its grit and glory. This decade brought five surgeries my way! So now here I am, sliding through my sixties and wondering how life moved so quickly. Carl and I had looked forward to these retirement years. We were going to lounge on the beach in Florida, sit on the deck of a vacation home in the hills of Arkansas and travel by motor home to any number of places. But instead, I am alone. Who would have guessed that in the middle of this decade my husband of 45 years would suddenly slip out of this life and into heaven? I thought we had at least 20 more years together. So now I ponder each birthday and wonder what the next decade will bring. Time speeds up. Years slip by and I want them to wait. To linger. I want time to meditate on all the good things in life. Time to list the gratitude of today instead of the pain of yesterday or worries of tomorrow. Time to forgive myself and others for any past mistakes. Time to recall all the sacred moments when God wrote love notes on my heart. Time to cherish life and love right now—in the present— because today is all that’s promised. I’m guessing you may feel the same. So today let’s dance through the beautiful memories of past decades and make new remembrances for the future. Not only will life be richer and happier for you and me, but also for those around us. Wishing you a Happy Birthday, no matter the date!

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In many ways, Margo Gianos of Oklahoma City is a lot like other 13-year-old girls—she likes to hang out with her friends, she plays soccer after school and she studies hard to make straight As. On the other hand, she’s anything but typical. Margo is the founder of her own company, Honestly Margo, and she’s making waves as a 13-year-old entrepreneur taking the world by storm with a mix of savvy business know-how, a family-based support system and a “never-say-die” attitude. It’s a winning mix for the pre-teen, who has started more companies in her youth than most entrepreneurs do in a lifetime. “I was always interested in making money,” said Margo. “When I was eight, I started a pet fashion business making cat collars, and I did stuff like beads on pipe cleaners. I basically tried to sell whatever I could.” The desire to create a business was born from watching her parents. Her mother Irene is a successful blogger and businesswoman in her own right, and her father owns a dry cleaning business and other businesses. Margo was born to run her own empire. “I watched

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In many ways, Margo Gianos of Oklahoma City is a lot like other 13-year-old girls—she likes to hang out with her friends, she plays soccer after school and she studies hard to make straight As. On the other hand, she’s anything but typical. Margo is the founder of her own company, Honestly Margo, and she’s making waves as a 13-year-old entrepreneur taking the world by storm with a mix of savvy business know-how, a family-based support system and a “never-say-die” attitude. It’s a winning mix for the pre-teen, who has started more companies in her youth than most entrepreneurs do in a lifetime. “I was always interested in making money,” said Margo. “When I was eight, I started a pet fashion business making cat collars, and I did stuff like beads on pipe cleaners. I basically tried to sell whatever I could.” The desire to create a business was born from watching her parents. Her mother Irene is a successful blogger and businesswoman in her own right, and her father owns a dry cleaning business and other businesses. Margo was born to run her own empire. “I watched

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NATURAL SUCCESS “A lot of lip balms out there say they are all natural, but they aren’t,” Margo said. “On one popular brand, it even tells you to call poison control if swallowed! I learned that a lot of lip balm is not so healthy, so I wanted to make mine all natural.” Margo experimented with products from local health food stores, using oils and beeswax and other natural items to finally perfect a balm she was happy with. Her lip balm contains only four ingredients that help treat people with psoriasis, dermatitis and eczema. “We didn’t stop until we got a really good lip balm,” said Margo. “I learned a lot about chemistry. I learned about business in general. Since the beginning, I’ve learned how to grow a business,



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Have you always wanted to be an artist? How did you get started? When i was a teenager, my mom and i took an oil painting class together. This was a way for us to spend some time together doing something we had in common, and i could learn something too. i have always wanted to be an artist—always believed that i WAS an artist. Somehow, getting paid for my artwork validates what i do and refuels me to do more. in a way, i don’t think that it should. i am literally living my dream of being a working artist, earning my living this way.

You’re famous for your Barbie paintings. Did you have a favorite Barbie as a child? i don’t remember having a favorite because i don’t think i had many, just one or two, and no ken. But who needs ken anyway, right?

What made you focus on Barbie as a subject? Focusing on Barbie for my paintings happened by accident about 12 years ago. i wanted very much to get to the place within myself where i would discover what i was meant to paint—to express my art in a direct way that would not be related to deliberate thought, or approval or success at all, just to let it be whatever it is. So what i did was just a lot of free-form painting, some with my eyes closed. The paintings that came from this search were very primitive. One day, out of nowhere, i painted one that looked like Barbie! it was as if i had found what i had been looking for. So i just kept painting Barbie and i haven’t stopped yet!

What about her inspires you? i am inspired by Barbie in a couple of ways. First, she is absolutely beautiful and perfect in my eyes. And of course, one thing about her that is very cool is that, just like us, she can do anything she sets her mind to do.

I’m sure you are aware of the controversy about Barbie and body image, what is your opinion on the matter? As for any controversy about Barbie, i think it is because of her success. Sometimes people have to find fault in success or beauty. She can’t help being perfect! What is the problem with perfection anyway? in my opinion, people shouldn’t base their ideal body image on a doll. i think of her as art. Even before i painted Barbie, she was—and is—a beautiful piece of art to me.

How do you use your art to make a difference? A benefit i enjoy from being a painter is that i get opportunities to give to charitable organizations at a level that i could not do monetarily. So now i am able to say yes when i am asked to help with fundraising. What a privilege that is!

Tell us about your pet paintings... My Pet Portraits for Pet Charities is a branch of my art biz that focuses on helping the local pet rescues. it is great for people to get a painting of their pet, or get one for a gift for someone, and in so doing they are giving $50 to their favorite pet charity. So they not only are supporting local art (me!) but also getting a chance to help pets in need at the same time. Over $5,000 has been raised so far!

What was your first love, pets or barbie? My first artistic love was Barbie, pets came later. i had painted one or two dogs for friends, and one day i walked into a pet retailer on a day that a Chihuahua rescue was there. i was so touched by those little dogs, and hated to think that i couldn’t take them home with me. That is what gave me the idea to launch my Pet Portraits for Pet Charities.

Do you enjoy painting other subjects besides Barbie & pets? i do enjoy painting other subjects. i have done some abstract commission work, and i also like painting from old photos.

Discover Debbie’s art at Blue Seven in OKC, The Paper Lion or Eye Candy Lash Studio in Edmond. They can also be purchased directly at at debbiecurtisart.com, or on Etsy. Debbie is

happy to paint anything on request.

MY outlook by Bethany Marshall

Debbie Curtis, Artist

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