After decades working as a traditional real estate developer, one day Tim Sittema was shocked by a study that ranked his city of Charlotte as dead last in upward mobility out of the top 50 cities and he couldn’t unsee this reality. Tim felt called to dedicate 50% of his time on a type of development that you would never do if your goal was to make money: affordable housing. He’s since built around 500 affordable housing units, with another 500 on the way!  Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tim Sittema: Money Isn’t The Only Scorecard (Pt 2)

Our country’s problems will never be solved by a bunch of fancy people in nice suits talking big words on CNN and Fox, but by An Army of Normal Folks just deciding “hey, I can help.” Hosted by Coach Bill Courtney from the Oscar-winning Undefeated, this podcast is building the Army and celebrating its extraordinary members. New episodes are released every Tuesday. 

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For our "Shop Talk" series, Coach Bill Courtney gives his hot take on a topic that a listener recommended he address... travel youth sports.   Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Flagging Parents for Parental Interference

Robert was the beneficiary of older black men who assigned him to a church, placed him in a job, bought him $2,200 worth of professional clothing, and mentored him. They challenged him to do the same for the next generation and he's doing just that through his initiative called Friends After 5, which hosts happy hours to fix the sad reality that not enough black and white Americans are friends after the work day is done. By doing so, Robert believes that we can grow the middle class of both.  Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert Hill: Friends After 5pm (Pt 1)

Robert Hill: Friends After 5pm (Pt 2)

For our "Shop Talk" series, Coach Bill Courtney talks about why he calls his kids delicious. And promises that he's not into cannibalism.  Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Delicious Kids

Turkish immigrant Hakki Akdeniz ended up homeless in New York City after a friend didn't keep his promise to help him settle there. Through hard work and a ton of normal folks supporting his greatness, Hakki has built a food empire with 20 restaurants that includes Champion's Pizza and frozen pizza that's in 1,600 stores! This walking billboard of the American Dream has 35 million followers on Instagram and it’s largely because of his incredible generosity. We celebrate all of this as part of our Supporting Greatness series. Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tim Sittema: Money Isn’t The Only Scorecard (Pt 2)

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