The SPU Voices Podcast

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Re-release: "Feeding Your Passion," with Ashley Rodriguez Aug 19, 2021

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After spending a semester abroad studying art history in Italy, Ashley Rodriguez fell in love with food and decided to make it her passion. Now she’s the creative genius behind the award winning food blog Not Without Salt, author of bestselling cookbooks, and host of a YouTube series called Kitchen Unnecessary.

"Acts on Stage," with Michelle Lang-Raymond Aug 05, 2021

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Michelle Lang-Raymond is the co-founder and executive managing director of Acts on Stage Theater, a theater company that serves various artistic communities within the Pacific Northwest while increasing access and opportunity to artists of color and activists of faith. This artistic project is a culmination of Michelle's years of work combining her gifting in the arts with her commitment to her faith. Michelle has served as a youth pastor, a director of campus ministries at Warner Pacific University, and as the training director for youth pastors at World Vision. During her time at World Vision, she also completed her degree in organizational behavior and development at Seattle Pacific University.

Re-Release: "Emergency Response," with Dr. Steve Mitchell Jul 15, 2021

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Dr. Steve Mitchell, medical director of the emergency department at Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center, and a University of Washington associate professor of emergency medicine, shares about his non-traditional path to becoming a doctor. The SPU alumnus describes what it’s like to care for people in a remarkably intense time while also balancing his own self-care.
Dr. Mitchell also talks about the COVID-19 pandemic and how he helped build a unique platform called WAHealth that collects data from every hospital in Washington state and keeps track of capacities so facilities don’t become overwhelmed.
Dr. Steve Mitchell is featured in the short film Time to Heal.

"Weekdays," with Shauna Causey Jul 01, 2021

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Tech veteran Shauna Causey founded WEEKDAYS in 2019 while she was a Partner at Madrona Venture Labs and pregnant with her second child. Frustrated with the lack of childcare options in her neighborhood, she started working on the early stages of WEEKDAYS. Months later the pandemic hit and the entire industry was upended. The demand for micro-schools has accelerated and today WEEKDAYS is on the forefront of the changes.

"Mr. SPU," with John Glancy Jun 17, 2021

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As a student, John Glancy served as a two-sport athlete and a double major scholar. After graduation, he spent most of his career within the Seattle Pacific University community, holding no less than six distinct roles, including two director positions. He is affectionately known as "Mr. SPU" and now, though retired, John has a new project that will serve the University for years to come.

"Jump In," with Tim Stuart Jun 03, 2021

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Tim Stuart '02 received a degree in business finance from SPU. While at SPU, Tim started as an intern at Microsoft, and after various promotions and 19 years is now the CFO of Xbox. Under Tim's supervision, Xbox released the Xbox series X and S, acquired gaming titan Bethesda, and re-imagined the way that video games are purchased through their game pass system.

"Eden Por Salud," with Annie Jameson May 20, 2021

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Annie Jameson '14 is one of the founders of Eden Por Salud, an all-natural wellness company based in Guatemala. The company sells products handcrafted by local entrepreneurs. Eden Por Salud provides accessible income opportunities to people with disabilities throughout Guatemala. Annie got her degree in special education at Seattle Pacific University and has spent her entire career serving and advocating for people with disabilities, both at home and abroad.

"The Grit Factor," with Shannon Polson May 06, 2021

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Shannon Huffman Polson is the author of The Grit Factor: Courage, Resilience, and Leadership in the Most Male-Dominated Organization in the World, and the founder of The Grit Institute, an institute committed to whole leader development with a focus on grit and resilience. As one of the first women to fly an Apache helicopter in the US Army and to lead line units on three continents, Shannon now shares her firsthand experience and knowledge with world-class companies and organizations like Gradient Corporation, Boston Scientific, and Microsoft.

"Building a Strong Body, Mind, and Soul," with Glenda Shepard Apr 15, 2021

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SPU doctoral student Glenda Shepard has spent decades caring for patients as both a labor and delivery nurse and as a hospice/palliative care nurse practitioner. After overcoming childhood obesity, she wanted to bring holistic well-being to her family and to all of her patients. Now a competitive bodybuilder, wellness coach, and proud mother of two grown daughters, Glenda has dedicated her career and life to improving the health of others. Listen to her heartfelt and inspirational story on this episode of the SPU Voices Podcast.

"Emergency Response," with Dr. Steve Mitchell Apr 01, 2021

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