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Episode 119: Kalela Williams; Always Aspire Feb 23, 2022

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Kalela Williams is the Director of Writing at Mighty Writers. Mighty Writers is a nonprofit organization where they work with more than 3,500 kids annually to write with clarity. All of their programs are free to the kids that they serve.

Kalela has worked with non-profits for more than a decade, instituting literary, artistic, cultural and civic engagement programs for organizations such as Virginia’s Furious Flower Poetry Center and the Free Library of Philadelphia. Her writing has appeared in literary magazines and has been featured on the BBC 4 Channel.

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Episode 118: Sarah Lacey- Empowering Women through Story and Connection Feb 16, 2022

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Sarah Lacey is the founder of Linking Indy Women which is an amazing community and networking group where each month men and women gather to hear inspiring women in business around the city share the story. You leave all of these events feeling connection, encouragement, having advice and strategy and most importantly you leave inspired.

Sarah is also the mother of four, she works full time in tech. In this episode, we talk about why she launched Linking Indy Women, what it means and why it is important, what it is like to be a woman in business. Sarah also talks about walking through divorce and what it is like being a single parent. She shares with us about her heart for motherhood.

What we talked about:

6:05- Sarah’s career before starting Linking Indy Women

12:45- The evolution of Linking Indy Women and the power of connecting with other women in business

20:35- What Linking Indy Women looks like now

29:15- Being willing to not have a balance in your life when you are juggling multiple commitments

37:05- What it is like parenting adults and cultivating a friendship with your kids

44:55- What’s next for Linking Indy Women

46:35- Your purpose in life

50:20- Taking solo trips with each of her kids

51:40- Being a single mom and walking through divorce

56:45- Talking about divorce with her kids

1:00:30- Co-parenting Advice

1:02:00- End of podcast questions

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Linking Indy Women Website

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Atomic Habits by James Clear

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Episode 117: Molly Lieberman – “Loop it Up” Feb 09, 2022

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Molly Lieberman is the Founder and Executive Director of Loop It Up Savannah, a community arts and enrichment non-profit which provides art, STEAM, yoga and mindfulness, gardening, cooking, and other enrichment workshops and experiences to children and families throughout Chatham County. Loop it Up programs give young people opportunities to explore and express who they are, both as individuals and members of a community as well as fostering strong relationships, and building sustainable and interconnected communities where everyday needs are met with creativity and confidence. Loop It Up programs give students opportunities to participate in a variety of creative and hands-on activities, which engage their academic knowledge while accelerating learning through standards-based arts integration curriculum that nurtures and supports the whole child

In this episode, Molly shares the Loop it Up origin story and how her passion for creativity has developed from a one-room after-school program to a team of doers running a dynamite 501(c)(3) reaching 10,000 students a year! Learn how Loop it Up “closes the loop” through the power of listening and responding and keeping the real “why” at the center.

This episode is hosted by Emmy.

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Episode 116: Arreon Harley-Emerson – “Equity Sings” Feb 02, 2022

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Composer, conductor, equity coach, and nonprofit strategist committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging – meet this week’s guest and Black History Month episode, Arreon A. Harley-Emerson. Mr. Harley-Emerson is the Director of Music and Operations of the Choir School of Delaware where he is responsible for the musical components of the renowned Choir School program as well as the day-to-day operations of the organization.

Committed to the principles of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), Mr. Harley-Emerson has established a thriving consultancy to assist arts and culture nonprofit organizations in remaining relevant in the 21st century. His work includes longitudinal studies, strategic planning, board governance, resource and asset development, and board diversification – and we talk about it all in this incredible conversation! Specifically, we talk in this one about cultural scaffolding, The Gang Mentality of Choir (a 2015 TedxTalk of Mr. Harley-Emerson), Maslow, Kirk Franklin, and the “Peabody voice,” the history that led to ADEIBR and how to define and use it as a tool for change and action, and the power infusing joy in all the things!

This episode is hosted by Emmy.

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Episode 115: Sara Miller – The power of mentorship Jan 26, 2022

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Sara Miller is an education advocate and has spent the majority of her career serving high school kids as they apply to college. She worked in the admissions department for Purdue University for five years before shifting to working for a tutoring company. She now works for Green Halo Scholars and that tutoring company is one of the community partners for the nonprofit organization!

Sara now serves as the Program Director for Green Halo Scholars. Green Halo Scholars was founded by two women who saw a need for college access programming for first-generation and low-income high school seniors in the western suburbs of Chicago. Over four years, they’ve grown from a homegrown operation helping a handful of students to having Sara on staff. They now serve a class of about 30 scholars with the support of 20 volunteer mentors.

In this episode, Sara and I discuss the power of mentorship, what makes a college application stand out and the impact the team at Green Halo is making for the students they serve!

This episode is hosted by Lindsey Hein

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Episode 114: Brittani Hunt – Setting Intentions for the New Year Jan 20, 2022

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Brittani Hunt is the Co-Founder and Creative Director for HerSpace Co. HerSpace Co. is a lifestyle brand for the modern woman who desires to live and evolve intentionally. They create a beautiful annual planner called the Layered Living Planner. It is a tool designed to challenge the modern woman to make her whole self – her layers – a priority.

Brittani shared in this episode about setting intentions around all aspects of your life in the new year, being a female entrepreneur, going after your goals and dreams, living unapologetically, and so much more!

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Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

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Episode 113: Jane Houng – Transforming Trauma Jan 12, 2022

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Today’s guest is Jane Houng. Jane is an author, classically trained viola player, former teacher, and most of all mother-determined to build her daughter’s legacy. Jane’s daughter was murdered while working as a humanitarian in Lebanon in 2017. Through this unimaginable tragedy Jane decided to build her daughter’s legacy and continue her work to give back to refugees through the non-profit Becky’s Bathhouse in Lesvos, Greece. In this episode Jane talks through how she’s worked through her pain and the projects she’s working on now to empower vulnerable women around the world. And how she plans to keep Becky’s passion of giving back alive.

The Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
Beckys Bathhouse

Episode 112: Carrie Addington and Daring Facilitation Jan 05, 2022

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What better time than the start of a new year than on some personal development! In this episode, speaker, trainer, facilitator, coach, and author/poet, Carrie Addington, shares the four skills of “Daring Facilitation” based on Brene Brown’s Daring Leadership.

As we explore vulnerability, values, trust, and failure related to facilitation, life, and work, we get the opportunity to really define the Annie Dillard quote, “How we spend our days is how we spend our lives.” What will you do to illuminate the world today? This episode can help you define that!

This episode was hosted by Emmy.

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www.carrieaddington.com

@CarrieAddingtonPoet

To learn more about Daring Leadership, please reach out to Carrie’s co-presenter Carla Illiescu, founder of potential. Leadership. Development. Workshops. Coaching.

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