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Dez Stephens is the founder of Radiant Coaches Academy, a prominent international coach training school certifying holistic coaches. She is a certified and credentialed coach, published author and expert trainer who is known for her great insight and compassion. Dez is a humanitarian coach, social entrepreneur, people’s advocate, and planetary activist. She has coached professionally since 2005 and has trained over 1100 students in 25+ countries. The International Coaching Federation has awarded her the PRISM Award for her advancement of the coaching profession and her important work in Honduras through her co-founded nonprofit organization providing grief-recovery coaching to Central Americans. Dez is also the author of the acclaimed coaching book, The Qualitarian. She travels the world doing important advocacy work including Indigenous-led holistic retreats with shamanic elders. She serves as a Global Ambassador for ICF, and she uniquely opens new markets to professional coaching worldwide. Dez is a quintessential “qualitarian.” -------------https://radiantcoachesacademy.com/ https://radiantcoachesacademy.com/dezstephens/ https://endofthelinefilm.com<a href="https://www.facebook.com/radiantcoaches" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/radiantcoaches/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a><a href="https://x.com/RadiantCoaches" rel="nofollow">X</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/radiant-health-institute-llc/" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/radiantcoachingacademy" rel="nofollow">Pinterest</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@radiantcoachesacademy8955" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a>

Life Coaching and the Layers of Impact with Dez Stephens - Ep 54

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Mike Curtin, Jr. joined DC Central Kitchen (DCCK) in 2004, taking over as Chief Executive Officer of the country’s first community kitchen from founder Robert Egger in 2007. He came to the organization after a 20-year career in the hospitality sector that included owning and operating his own restaurant, The Broad Street Grill, in Falls Church, Virginia. Drawing on that industry expertise, Mike has grown DCCK’s social enterprise portfolio into thriving initiatives that generate more than $10 million in annual earnings, allowing DC Central Kitchen to match every donation it receives with earned revenue. While directing DC Central Kitchen’s front-line response to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, he also drove a successful transition to an iconic new headquarters in southwest DC. Now the nation’s most ambitious community kitchen and urban food hub, The Michael R. Klein Center for Jobs and Justice represents the fulfillment of Mike’s vision for the role nonprofits and social enterprises can and must play in inclusive economic development models that generate lasting community returns.  *****dccentralkitchen.org<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dccentralkitchen" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>

Local Food and Economic Development with Mike Curtin - Ep 53

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Gregg Keesling has been a leader in workforce development in Indianapolis for the past 25 years. He is the founder of the nonprofit electronic recycling social enterprise RecycleForce and the alternative staffing firm Keys to Work. Both organizations support returning citizens, providing employment and skill acquisition while assisting the client with managing criminal justice mandates placed on them through the courts. The two organizations employ and serve 500+ individuals annually and pay over $1.5M in wages to those returning to the community from incarceration each year. *****<a href="https://www.jobsforallgeorgetown.org/employment-social-enterprises" rel="nofollow">https://www.jobsforallgeorgetown.org/employment-social-enterprises</a> <a href="https://redf.org/latest/what-is-an-employment-social-enterprise" rel="nofollow">https://redf.org/latest/what-is-an-employment-social-enterprise</a>

Employment Social Enterprise and Reducing Recidivism with Gregg Keesling - Ep 52

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Rebecca Dray has been working in social enterprise and social procurement since 2005. She originally began her career in the U.K and moved to the United States 10 years ago. Her organization, Purchasing with Purpose was co-created as a network of networks to provide support and services that make it easier for everyone to purchase from businesses that put People and Planet First. *****https://www.purchasingwithpurpose.orghttps://peopleandplanetfirst.org

Social Enterprise Verification and Procurement with Rebecca Dray - Ep 51

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Anne Oudersluys is the founder of Core Impact, a company focused on building purpose-driven brands. With a background in marketing and corporate sustainability, Anne has a deep passion for using business to solve the world’s social and environmental challenges. Anne works with a diverse range of clients—from startups to large corporations—to develop marketing and sustainability strategies that align with their values and goals. Her work helps brands define what they stand for, attract more customers, and create a positive environmental and social impact. Prior to founding Core Impact, Anne worked in brand management and sustainability 13 at Procter &amp; Gamble. She is passionate about using marketing and branding as a force for good rather than a means for manipulation and excess consumption. Her work applies principles of conscious marketing, which she defines as marketing that is purposefully designed to maximize good and minimize harm. Anne lives in Cincinnati with her husband and three kids. *****SEA Webinar with Anne - Oct 1, 2024 at 1pm ET<h3><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-mission-driven-marketing-playbook-create-your-customer-focused-growth-tickets-998091236757?aff=ebdsshcopyurl&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing" rel="nofollow">The Mission-Driven Marketing Playbook: Create Your Customer-Focused Growth</a></h3> *****www.coreimpactstrategy.com www.coreimpactstrategy.com/email<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-oudersluys/" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a>

Ethical and Conscious Marketing Strategies with Anne Oudersluys - Ep 50

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Diane Fleet is a 30 year veteran of domestic violence advocacy and is currently serving as the Assistant Director of GreenHouse17, a domestic violence program in Central Kentucky. In partnership with GreenHouse17 leadership and staff, Diane has implemented a trauma informed, therapeutic horticulture program which has received numerous awards and recognitions. Diane also contributed to Preventing intimate partner violence Interdisciplinary perspectives; Innovative Programs to Economically Empower Women and Prevent Intimate Partner Violence Revictimization; with lead researchers Dr. Claire Renzetti and Dr. Diane Follingstad. *****GreenHouse17.orgGreenHouse17.org/handmade-by-survivors/<a href="https://www.instagram.com/greenhouse17ky" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>

Trauma Informed Horticulture Programming for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence with Diane Fleet - Ep 49

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Kristin Carmichael is a dynamic professional with a Certificate of Completion from the Institute for Non-Profit Practice, currently excelling as the Director of Business Operations at More Than Words in Boston. With over a decade of experience, Kristin has spearheaded strategic initiatives, directed successful online business operations, and played a vital role in the development of a transformative workforce program for system-involved youth. Her leadership extends to providing actionable insights to the senior team, aligning operations with organizational goals, and integrating socially impactful products into the retail sector. Kristin brings passion for social and restorative justice, sustainability, and literacy to her role.Erin Dyson-Enamorado is a strongly motivated and experienced Director of New Business with over 11 years dedicated experience in business strategy, acquisitions, logistics and training in a job-training program aimed to help to empower system involved youth to take charge of their lives through her role at More Than Words. Erin came to More Than Words after spending several years on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi supporting relief and rebuilding efforts following the wake of devastation left by Hurricane Katrina, working as Program Coordinator and Director of Volunteers at youth-based volunteer camp &#34;Mission on the Bay&#34; in Bay Saint Louis.More Than Words (MTW), is a leadership and employment training program that empowers youth who are in the foster care system, court involved, homeless or out of school to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business. By working as a team to manage their own retail and online book business, youth develop leadership, employment skills and self confidence as they prepare for their transition to adulthood. Through real-world, hands-on job training at More Than Words, youth equip themselves for a successful, meaningful and self-sufficient adulthood while simultaneously covering a significant portion of the organization’s budget with earned revenue.*****shop.mtwyouth.org<a href="https://www.facebook.com/mtwyouth" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mtwyouth/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>

Youth Empowerment and Non-Linear Success with Kristin Carmichael and Erin Dyson-Enamorado - Ep 48

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Despite being diagnosed with a learning disability at the age of five. Walter accomplished his lifelong dream of making it to the NFL, playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills, and Cincinnati Bengals, Mendehall’s desire to educate young minority males prompted him to walk away from football to pursue his passion for teaching the next generation of leaders. Mendenhall founded the Male Mogul Initiative which seeks to positively transform the way young men live and lead in their communities through leadership and entrepreneurship development. Under the leadership of Walter Mendenhall, the Male Mogul has been awarded the Prestigious Chicago Innovation award, Wintrust Bank Neighborhood award, and a MIT_Solve semi finalist.*****https://www.pledge.to/mmi2023 www.malemogulinitiative.orgEmail: walterm@malemogulinitiative.org<a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=100076325799425" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>

Life Changing Entrepreneurship for At Risk Youth with Walter Mendenhall - Ep 47

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Greg is the founder of SocialEntrepreneurU. He is a former Ashoka Leadership Group Member, a two-time Ashoka Globalizer Fellow, and a World Economic Forum &#34;Social Entrepreneur of the Year for 2012 (Latin America).&#34; Greg is the principal designer of the award-winning MicroConsignment Model, now being applied globally. Over 20 years, he’s founded, led, and/or consulted for dozens of organizations, teams, and communities in 25+ countries. He has designed (social) entrepreneurial experiences, taught courses, and led workshops for thousands of students and professionals. Greg recently published It’s What You Set In Motion: A Toolbox for Collaborative Changemaking.*****<a href="http://collaborativechangemaking.com" rel="nofollow">collaborativechangemaking.com</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvankirk/" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a>

Evaluating Systems and Creating Tools for Social Entrepreneurship with Greg Van Kirk - Ep 46

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Dr. Gina Merritt, MBA is founder of Northern Real Estate Urban Ventures (NREUV), LLC, and has over 26 years of hands-on real estate development, finance, construction, and asset management experience. She has participated in the development of over 8,200 units of housing and has underwritten approximately $4.5B in real estate development transactions. Merritt is an experienced owner, developer and asset manager that brings her practical development knowledge and perspective to her business model. Her team brings practical experience to its municipal, non-profit and institutional clients to provide unmatched real estate advisory services. Merritt is also the founder of Project Community Capital®, a social capital platform that connects people in low-income communities with jobs ensuring that subcontractors who have socio-economic goals from state and federal funding can meet their requirements by connecting them with individuals who are “Ready-To-Work.”*****www.nreuv.comhttps://projectcommunitycapital.net<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-gina-merritt-mba-7617ba6/" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/northern-real-estate-urban-ventures-l.l.c./" rel="nofollow">NREUV on LinkedIn</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/project-community-capital/" rel="nofollow">Project Community Capital on LinkedIn</a>

Prioritizing Equity and Inclusion in Real Estate with Gina Merritt - Ep 45

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Sarah-Jayne Ashenhurst is proud to serve as the Social Enterprise Director at Bright Endeavors, a social enterprise of New Moms, where she provides strategic leadership and business management to a growing workforce development social enterprise and home fragrance brand. Informed by a background in the arts and a deep commitment to racial, social, and economic justice, Sarah-Jayne is a community weaver focused on building an economy that works for workers and puts people and planet over profit. Her professional mission is to advocate for and contribute to the proliferation of unconventional business structures like social enterprises, public benefit corps, and worker-owned cooperatives as a mode of fundamentally transforming structural power dynamics and creating a just and sustainable economy. *****brightendeavors.org (use code SEA20 for 20% off!)<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?ab_channel=EnjoyIllinois&v=3pJoG7DJ0y8" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a>

Workforce Development for Young Mothers with Sarah-Jayne Ashenhurst - Ep 44

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Kristen Powers serves as the Executive Director of Benevolence Farm. In her role, she is proud to work alongside formerly incarcerated women by providing and creating opportunities for housing, employment, and community across the rural South. *****www.benevolencefarm.org

Working to Empower Previously Incarcerated Women with Kristen Powers - Ep 43

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Helping social enterprises manage the headache of fulfillment with HHPLift’s 3PL services (Warehousing and Fulfillment). With over 10 years experience, state-of-the-art technology, and an opportunity to provide job training in the growing logistics field, HHPLift will take the headache off your plate so you can do what you do best - create impact.*****Dena is President &amp; CEO of HHPLift, a Chicago-based non-profit, and a People and Planet First Verified social enterprise. HHPLift&#39;s mission is to create quality jobs for the people who need them most, and through their LiftWorks program, has served over 250 individuals from 36 under-resourced communities in Chicago. Her primary focus includes: establishing and strengthening strategic partnerships, educating companies about increasing ways they can source products for their programs in a socially sustainable way, and expanding the impact of its LiftWorks Program, HHPLift’s job creation and career development program.Isela Flores enjoys working at a social enterprise where the day to day translates directly to meaningful impact. She oversees HHPLift’s Operations. Prior to working at HHPLift, Isela worked at a larger corporation for many years. Her experiences with HHPLift have been rewarding and she enjoys the family-like atmosphere and working for a nonprofit.*****hhplift.com

3PL Services and How it Supports Social Enterprise with Dena Hirschberg and Isela Flores of HHPLift - Ep 42

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John McDonald has over twenty-five years of experience as an entrepreneur, most recently as the Managing Entrepreneur of NEXT Studios, Indiana’s first Benefit (B) Corporation Innovation Studio. He was the founder and CEO of ClearObject, the fastest-growing technology company in Indiana for 5 years in a row, which successfully exited to private equity in 2019. Prior to that, John served as CEO of Chicago-based startup CloudOne, and also at IBM, where he led technical sales for their software development tools product line.*****nextstudios.org<a href="https://linkedin.com/in/jpmcdon" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a>

NEXT Studios: Creating Space for Innovation with John McDonald - Ep 41

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Lauren Edwards is the Executive Director of SEA Change, the Principal/Owner of<a href="https://nextstepbusinessconsulting.com/" rel="nofollow"> Next Step Business Consulting</a>, Co-owner of the social enterprise Apex Leadership Co of Central Ohio, and a Lecturer in the City and Regional Planning and Non-Profit Management departments at the Ohio State University. Her passion lies in helping organizations and individuals alleviate poverty through program and business development, vision realization, and facilitated conversation.**********SEAchng.orgnextstepbusinessconsulting.com

Accelerators for Social Enterprise with Lauren Edwards of SEA Change - Ep 40

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In 2014, Jordan stepped away from a corporate job to find a way to change outcomes for people aging out of foster care. That journey lead to co-founding Doing Good Works in 2014. As Doing Good Works has grown over the last 9 years, we built an amazing community of people impacted by foster care that we served through job opportunities, training, resources and mentoring support. This experience has been distilled into Foster Greatness, an app launching nationwide in January. It&#39;s more than technology; it&#39;s a community and a support network for those taking their first steps into adulthood without a safety net. **********fostergreatness.codgwbranded.com

Technology Solutions in Foster Care Systems with Jordan Bartlett - Ep 39

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Liv Roskos is a creative, entreprenuer, and events producer with OAD Productions. Her passion is to create artistic environments and experiences where artists feel known, valued, and loved. Her music is birthed out of the everyday human experience. Through an eclectic mix of jazz/soul/pop fusion, Liv shares stories of hope, love, &amp; inspiration.*****instagram.com/oadproductions/instagram.com/livroskos/*****overflowchicago.com/eventslivroskos.com ﻿

The Intersection of Art and Community with Liv Roskos - Ep 38

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Driven to serve the often-overlooked people management needs for the social impact sector, Lisa Brown Alexander set out to build a market where one didn’t exist. She founded Nonprofit HR, the leading talent management firm in the country that works exclusively with the nonprofit sector.Today, fueled by the passion of 100-plus employees and consultants nationwide, her thriving company is helping many of the nation’s most prominent nonprofit organizations get ahead through smart people management strategies. In the process, they’re changing the way an entire sector thinks about talent and culture.Lisa has inspired Nonprofit HR to become a force that thousands of nonprofit and talent management leaders look to for consulting services, thought partnership, sector-specific hiring, and executive search needs, professional development and information. **********nonprofithr.com<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-brown-alexander-79648b9/" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a>

Human Resources for Social Enterprise with Lisa Brown Alexander of NonProfit HR - Ep 37

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Ilyssa Manspeizer, Ph.D. is an Anthropologist with over 30 years of experience creating opportunities for people and planet to thrive together. Throughout her time as a conservationist, Ilyssa had a recurring question about how people and conservation could go hand in hand. Landforce, formed in November 2015, has hired more than 140 people to learn environmental stewardship skills, be employed in transitional jobs to steward our land, and enter family-sustaining jobs from a place of dignity and strength. As the founding Executive Director of Landforce, Ilyssa leads an organization where traditional barriers to employment do not exist, and returning citizens, people with substance use disorders, mental health diagnoses, or those trapped in cycles of generational poverty have the opportunity to grow and thrive while ensuring that our environment can do the same. ******<a href="http://www.landforcepgh.org" rel="nofollow">landforcepgh.org</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilyssa-manspeizer-000474b/" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a>

Workforce Development Meets Land Conservation: How Social Impact Continues to Build with Ilyssa Manspeizer of Landforce - Ep 36

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Dan Adam, founder and owner of Adam &amp; Son Auto Repair a Social Impact business with two locations, Founder of the Stranded Motorist Fund a 501(c)3 non-profit, co-founder of the Automotive Impact Network. Dan is a pioneer in the Social Impact arena for the Automotive industry. He is the recipient of the National Institute for Social Impact’s 2022 Social Impact Business of the year, Synchrony Pillars Project Grant 2022 winner, 2023 Vistage Impact Award for the State of Colorado.Stacey Burns has been a strong advocate for Social Impact Businesses, veterans’ transition programs, as well as healing through the arts. Stacey was one of the creators of the Military Creative Expressions program in conjunction with the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. She does ongoing work to increase the understanding and measurement of Social Return on Investment (SROI), a process she has been developing since 2009. Stacey is currently the Chief Operating Officer for Adam &amp; Son Auto Repair and Service. Prior to that, she spent over 20 years in leadership and consulting to help people realize opportunity through Social Impact business models. Stacey has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and English as well as a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education. **********adamandson.comstrandedmotoristfund.org<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-adam-27922395/" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn - Dan Adam</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacey-burns-bb997846/" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn - Stacey Burns</a>