A Story of Human Trafficking with April Thacker
Recently, we spoke with Paul Haines of Freedom a la Cart – a social enterprise bringing hope to survivors of human trafficking so they can build a new life of freedom and self-sufficiency. In this
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The Secrets of Creating Purpose Driven Companies with Storyforge & Haley Boehning
“87% of consumer believe that business needs to place equal weight on society’s interest as it does its own business interest. Not only do they want their jobs to have meaning but they want the
Tackling Human Trafficking with Freedom a la Cart & Paula Haines
Human trafficking is a complicated social issue — it’s difficult to speak about, which makes it harder to raise awareness, but it’s even more challenging for one to survive and get back on their feet.
The Inside Story of Refugee Resettlement with US Together & Nadia Kasvin
“We’re not here to help people to survive – they survived without us. We’re here to give them tools that will help empower them to succeed.” — Nadia Kasvin Who is US Together? US Together
Empowering Dreamers through DACA Time | with Brook Kohn and Nathali Bertran
Brook Kohn and Nathali Bertran brought their frustration with the DACA application process to the Columbus Give Back Hack — a 54-hour hack-a-thon aimed at developing sustainable social enterprises. There, they put together a team
Transforming Entrepreneurship with the Unreal Collective & Jay Clouse
So what is the Unreal Collective? Jay Clouse runs the Unreal Collective – he brings together talented individuals, entrepreneurs, freelancers… awesome people working on interesting projects, for a 12-week program for each to take their
Overcoming Addiction with Yoga & Taylor Hunt
Three percent. That’s your chance of recovery, once you’ve stuck a needle in your arm. Where does this story start? Taylor Hunt had a rocky start – alcohol & drugs – to the point that
How the Columbus Foundation Advanced Social Entrepreneurship with Emily Savors
“So it started right at the end of 2008, which was the start of the Great Recession. We became concerned that nonprofits were facing unfavorable year ends with giving decreasing, so we decided to step
Coffee That Makes an Impact & Kenny Sipes
Kenny Sipes started the Roosevelt Coffeehouse in 2013 to make a social impact. He knew from the start that he wanted to build the coffee shop without any loans so that they would be able
Racing with VETMotorsports & Pete Cline
Pete Cline was racing at a semi-professional level in motorsports when an accident forced him to take a different turn. An event in the UK had inspired Pete to enlist some veterans to show some
Transforming Lives of Homeless Youth with the Star House & Ann Bischoff
When you walk around Columbus, one population you don’t encounter are the homeless, but they are here behind the backdrop of the city. The organization Star House reaches out to specifically help those who are
Uncommon Insight into Changing the World with Dr. Srikumar Rao
Join me as I speak with my longtime mentor, Dr. Srikumar Rao — TED speaker, author, consultant, and creator of the Creativity & Personal Mastery course. I took his course at the London Business School
Ione Butler & Uplifting Content
For episode 19, we spoke with Ione Butler of Uplifting Content, and like the name, uplifting content is all about creating uplifting content… because the world needs more of it. (Personally, I couldn’t agree more.
David Shekleton & Affiliate Marketing for Good
David reached out to me on Twitter — and I found myself intrigued by his use of affiliate marketing to raise money for causes that offset the social economics costs of tourism. The statistic I’ve
John Rush, Clean Turn & Passion Purpose Profit
I recently met John Rush, President, and CEO for Clean Turn enterprises, right before their Passion Purpose Profit conference. Their mission is to strengthen communities with an empowered workforce by creating profitable social enterprises, and
Growlers Dog Bones & Amy Noltemeyer
I recently met Amy Noltemeyer at the Aspire 2017 awards, where her social enterprise, Growlers Dog Bones, took first place for Emerging Social Enterprise of the Year. Growlers Dog Bones is a nonprofit whose goal
Kiva in Columbus & Lily Vail
I recently met Lily Vail, the Program Lead for Kiva in Columbus, Ohio. I’ve known Kiva for years as the icon for social lending abroad, making loans accessible for businesses and projects that were outside
Reading for Change with Ethan Martin
Ethan Martin and his wife started Reading for Change just a few years ago. Sitting in a coffee shop, his wife was lamenting over her previous teaching position in title 1 school, where she felt
Serial Volunteering with Raj Thangavelu
I have known Raj Thangavelu since we ran cross-country together in high school; he was an early inspiration in my life. Raj, who stood 4’ 10.75” tall, wasn’t the fastest runner on our team, but
GRIT, Building a Career with a Criminal Record & Harley Blakeman
I met Harley when he interned in our company. I knew he was a relative of my parents’ friends from college, but had no idea of his story or his social mission to help ex-offenders
Transracial Adoptees with Donna Blume
So, I was on twitter where I follow a lot of people. Anyone I think might be interesting, and I often wonder if this accomplishes anything, as I rarely see any of these people again.
Socially Conscious Travel with Flower La Warner
Flower La Warner, left her home in South Africa and journeyed to Korea to teach English in a small village. While many foreigners experience culture shock, Flower fell in love with the culture right away,
Columbus Coalition for the Homeless with Don Strasser
Don Strasser moved to Columbus after living in New York until he was 40, and after a career serving those effected by mental health, he retired. But the idea of moving to Florida and spending
Flying Horse Farms with Alexa Donner
Flying horse farms is not a farm, nor do they have any horses. But what they do have is serious fun. The SeriousFun camps, formerly known as The Association of Hole in the Wall Camps,
Mysore Style Ashtanga Yoga with Danielle DePompei
For episode 7, we dive deep into Mysore style Astanga Yoga with Danielle DePompei, an instructor at Astanga Yoga Columbus. Danielle has such awesome energy and a cool story about how she found Astanga Yoga and
Saving the Environment with Steven Anderson
I am very fortunate to present this podcast with Steven Anderson, founder of Integrated Leadership Systems. ILS helps organizations all over North America improve their leadership and team building to be more effective so they
Graphic Design for Entrepreneurs with Rose Buoni
Entrepreneurs often don’t understand the value of graphic design. People like me don’t understand the world of freelancing. So when I met Rose, who is building a freelancing graphic design career in her spare time and mostly
Steve Morris & Starting a Company
My father founded his company, ASG, 15 years ago to provide retail real estate services: helping retailers to audit landlords, manage leases, build stores, negotiate deals and develop strategy. Personally, I started working with my
Photography with a Social Mission – Commons Studio & Matt Reese
I am delighted to bring to you a podcast with Matt Reese, a Columbus photographer who has built up the Commons Studio photography company with a social mission. His social mission has three aspects: First off,
Permaculture Farming & Lindsay Stevenson
Welcome to Episode 2 of the People Helping People Podcast. I had the pleasure of speaking with Lindsay Stevenson, who delightfully discussed her passion for permaculture farming… and her motivations on why she wants to
Culture, Diversity & Mikela Thomas
Welcome to the first episode of the People Helping People Podcast, where we’re going to talk to people involved in social change, developing cultural ties, and cool projects that are making a difference. For this first