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Ambition Coffee and Eatery Owner Marc Renson Talks About Being on 'The Good Dish'

Episode sixteen features Bernadette in spirited conversation with Marc Renson, owner and operator of Ambition, a funky urban bistro in Schenectady, NY that pivoted during the pandemic to offer "boozy muffins" to the glee of their customers.Featured Guest on Episode FifteenMarc Renson is the owner of Ambition Coffee &amp; Eatery, a funky urban bistro in Schenectady NY.Marc Renson opened Ambition on April 10, 2000, over twenty years ago with his then partner and now husband, Greg Salomon. Marc loves food, music, Hollywood, and his bistro. Whether Marc is personal chef to Bradley Cooper, or appearing on The Dr Oz Show, he always dedicates his spirit and passion to the task. Marc was hunted for gossip by TMZ (which he rejected) when Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendez filmed a movie scene in his restaurant.﻿His restaurant Ambition was in a video produced by Broadway.com for Broadway’s On The Road touring production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Original New York “desperate housewife” and “Skinny Girl” Bethenny Frankel shot a video in Ambition recommending the bistro for Diners, Dives and Drive-ins. Barbara Eden, Pete Seeger, Alton Brown, The Cake Boss, Kristin Chenoweth, Marvin Hamlisch, George Hamilton and so many more have also visited the bistro and sampled the wares.﻿Graduate of SUNY Schenectady with a degree in Culinary Arts, Marc has lovingly taken his little town of Schenectady, NY on a wild ride of magic and mayhem. Renson is the author of his memoir, Is the Coffee Fresh? Drama, dysfunction and daily life at a downtown coffee shop. His idol is Dolly Parton. Visit Ambition on the web at https://www.ambitionbistro.com/From Heartache to Healing and Hope Creator and HostBernadette Winters Bell, LMSW, PLLC graduated Summa Cum Laude from Adelphi University in 1994, with a Masters in Social Work, License No. and State: 049813-1 New York. She has more than 30 years of experience in the life, loss and grief sphere with children, adolescents and adults.﻿Areas of practice include therapy, counseling, hospice, trauma work and bereavement support groups. She has served as an educator for groups and organizations such as schools, houses of worship, businesses and municipalities, and as a first responder for crisis management. Her life-long practice of giving back continues with community pro bono work. The pillars of Bernadette’s practice are emotional healing, psychological growth and spiritual exploration. Her goal is to empower clients to be stewards of their own well-being.The From Heartache to Healing and Hope podcast will be offered to the community on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-heartache-to-healing-and-hope/id1536455260And on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/FromHeartachetoHealingandHopeFor download in audio and video format at www.fromheartachetohealingandhope.comVisit our newly designed podcast archive to catch up on past episodes by clicking on the images below.ProducerBeatrice Georgalidis is the owner of Beatrice Georgalidis LLC, BGCA (Beatrice Georgalidis Creative Agency) and the executive director of Bright Hill Press, a regional arts organization in New York State. She is the owner of Certain Grants LLC, a grant writing firm upstate New York that specializes in fundraising and grant writing. She has been awarded numerous grants and awards by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Regional Economic Development Council of New York, New York State Council on the Arts, Bader Foundation in Milwaukee and many more. She has worked for more than twenty years in film and television as a writer, producer and videographer for many companies including Sundance Channel, MTV, VH1, and for her own companies since 2013, Certain Grants LLC and BGCA (Beatrice Georgalidis Creative Agency) serving the Catskills and beyond. She spearheaded the Experiential Learning Program, an apprentice program which has graduated more than fifty of the best and brightest college students, training hands-on in grant writing, production, design, fundraising and advertising. Her students have gone on to prestigious appointments at big five publishing houses, national magazines, broadcast television, and more. She is a 200 RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher, 200 hours) and a certified aerial yoga instructor, and teaches at Fit To Be Tied Yoga in Cooperstown, NY.https://www.bgcagency.com/To be considered as a featured guest please email beatrice@BGCAgency.com.About From Heartache to Healing and Hope LLCFrom Heartache to Healing and Hope LLC was founded in 2020 by Bernadette Winters Bell, LLC. Her offices are located in Oneonta, NY where she has been practicing for more than three decades.http://fromheartachetohealingandhope.com/BGCA (Beatrice Georgalidis Creative Agency, Beatrice Georgalidis LLC), a boutique advertising and production firm serving the Catskills, was founded in 2012.https://www.bgcagency.com/Nothing that grieves us can be called little: by the eternal laws of proportion a child's loss of a doll and a king's loss of a crown are events of the same size.— Mark Twain

Episode sixteen features Bernadette in spirited conversation with Marc Renson, owner and operator of Ambition, a funky urban bistro in Schenectady, NY that pivoted during the pandemic to offer "boozy muffins" to the glee of their customers. Featured Guest on Episode Fifteen Marc Renson is the owner of Ambition Coffee &amp; Eatery, a funky urban bistro in Schenectady NY. Marc Renson opened Ambition on April 10, 2000, over twenty years ago with his then partner and now husband, Greg Salomon. Marc loves food, music, Hollywood, and his bistro. Whether Marc is personal chef to Bradley Cooper, or appearing on The Dr Oz Show, he always dedicates his spirit and passion to the task. Marc was hunted for gossip by TMZ (which he rejected) when Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendez filmed a movie scene in his restaurant. ﻿His restaurant Ambition was in a video produced by <a href="http://Broadway.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Broadway.com</a> for Broadway’s On The Road touring production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Original New York “desperate housewife” and “Skinny Girl” Bethenny Frankel shot a video in Ambition recommending the bistro for Diners, Dives and Drive-ins. Barbara Eden, Pete Seeger, Alton Brown, The Cake Boss, Kristin Chenoweth, Marvin Hamlisch, George Hamilton and so many more have also visited the bistro and sampled the wares. ﻿Graduate of SUNY Schenectady with a degree in Culinary Arts, Marc has lovingly taken his little town of Schenectady, NY on a wild ride of magic and mayhem. Renson is the author of his memoir, Is the Coffee Fresh? Drama, dysfunction and daily life at a downtown coffee shop. His idol is Dolly Parton. Visit Ambition on the web at <a href="https://www.ambitionbistro.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ambitionbistro.com/</a> From Heartache to Healing and Hope Creator and Host Bernadette Winters Bell, LMSW, PLLC graduated Summa Cum Laude from Adelphi University in 1994, with a Masters in Social Work, License No. and State: 049813-1 New York. She has more than 30 years of experience in the life, loss and grief sphere with children, adolescents and adults. ﻿Areas of practice include therapy, counseling, hospice, trauma work and bereavement support groups. She has served as an educator for groups and organizations such as schools, houses of worship, businesses and municipalities, and as a first responder for crisis management. Her life-long practice of giving back continues with community pro bono work. The pillars of Bernadette’s practice are emotional healing, psychological growth and spiritual exploration. Her goal is to empower clients to be stewards of their own well-being. The From Heartache to Healing and Hope podcast will be offered to the community on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-heartache-to-healing-and-hope/id1536455260" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-heartache-to-healing-and-hope/id1536455260</a> And on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FromHeartachetoHealingandHope" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/FromHeartachetoHealingandHope</a> For download in audio and video format at <a href="http://www.fromheartachetohealingandhope.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.fromheartachetohealingandhope.com</a> Visit our newly designed podcast archive to catch up on past episodes by clicking on the images below. Producer Beatrice Georgalidis is the owner of Beatrice Georgalidis LLC, BGCA (Beatrice Georgalidis Creative Agency) and the executive director of Bright Hill Press, a regional arts organization in New York State. She is the owner of Certain Grants LLC, a grant writing firm upstate New York that specializes in fundraising and grant writing. She has been awarded numerous grants and awards by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Regional Economic Development Council of New York, New York State Council on the Arts, Bader Foundation in Milwaukee and many more. She has worked for more than twenty years in film and television as a writer, producer and videographer for many companies including Sundance Channel, MTV, VH1, and for her own companies since 2013, Certain Grants LLC and BGCA (Beatrice Georgalidis Creative Agency) serving the Catskills and beyond. She spearheaded the Experiential Learning Program, an apprentice program which has graduated more than fifty of the best and brightest college students, training hands-on in grant writing, production, design, fundraising and advertising. Her students have gone on to prestigious appointments at big five publishing houses, national magazines, broadcast television, and more. She is a 200 RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher, 200 hours) and a certified aerial yoga instructor, and teaches at Fit To Be Tied Yoga in Cooperstown, NY. <a href="https://www.bgcagency.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bgcagency.com/</a> To be considered as a featured guest please email beatrice@BGCAgency.com. About From Heartache to Healing and Hope LLC From Heartache to Healing and Hope LLC was founded in 2020 by Bernadette Winters Bell, LLC. Her offices are located in Oneonta, NY where she has been practicing for more than three decades. <a href="http://fromheartachetohealingandhope.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://fromheartachetohealingandhope.com/</a> BGCA (Beatrice Georgalidis Creative Agency, Beatrice Georgalidis LLC), a boutique advertising and production firm serving the Catskills, was founded in 2012. <a href="https://www.bgcagency.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bgcagency.com/</a> Nothing that grieves us can be called little: by the eternal laws of proportion a child's loss of a doll and a king's loss of a crown are events of the same size. — Mark Twain

From Heartache to Healing and Hope Episode Sixteen with Guest Marc Renson