One City School has a new director of government affairs, the Department of Workforce Development celebrated National Apprenticeship Week, and a Black-led nonprofit in La Crosse is now the proud owner of its own building – and a pizza distribution business.

Here are the stories we're talking about today:

https://blueprint365.org/nonprofit/nonprofit-pizza-how-the-search-for-a-headquarters-led-a-la-crosse-org-to-become-a-business-owner/

https://blueprint365.org/featured/gov-dwd-mark-national-apprenticeship-week-as-wisconsin-breaks-participation-record/

Kecia King has joined the school board in Platteville, Briarpatch Youth Services is observing National Homelessness Awareness Month and execs from GoFundMe are in Madison to celebrate the success of Black-owned business.

Here are the stories we’re talking about today:

https://madison365.com/i-hope-to-be-a-catalyst-of-advocacy-for-students-and-parents-kecia-king-joins-platteville-school-board/

https://madison365.com/briarpatch-youth-services-marks-homeless-awareness-month/

https://blueprint365.org/the-hustle/gofundme-execs-coming-to-madison-to-celebrate-justveggiez-success/

A longtime Madison basketball coach landed a full-time college gig, a Sudanese man walked from Milwaukee to Madison to deliver a message to the governor, and the executive director of Teach for America-Milwaukee, one of our most influential Asian American leaders, joins the show.

Here are the stories we’re talking about today:

https://madison365.com/longtime-madison-area-basketball-coach-james-adams-named-inaugural-head-coach-of-indiana-university-columbus/

https://madison365.com/man-walks-from-milwaukee-to-madison-to-raise-awareness-of-sudan-civil-war/

The Badgers landed their highest-rated point guard prospect ever, Odyssey Beyond Wars is giving veterans a taste of the humanities, and another of our Most Influential leaders - and a 365 Leadership Summit panelist - joins the show.

Here are the stories we’re talking about today:

https://madison365.com/wisconsin-lands-4-star-guard-daniel-freitag/

https://madison365.com/odyssey-beyond-wars-to-celebrate-first-veterans-day-with-inaugural-class/

Wingra School looks to the next 50 years at a fundraiser tonight, some Madison students got their first taste of working in AI, and the University of Wisconsin unveiled banners honoring the Ho-Chunk Nation to celebrate Native November. Plus, reflections on the 365 Leadership Summit.

Here are the stories we’re talking about today:

https://madison365.com/madisons-wingra-school-to-celebrate-50-years-with-the-wingra-next50-gala/

https://madison365.com/a-day-like-today-is-absolutely-historic-uw-madison-unveils-banners-honoring-ho-chunk-nation/

https://blueprint365.org/tech/madison-area-students-complete-ai-bootcamp/

Governor Evers invests in building projects, the date for the second annual Wealth Literacy Conference is set and another of our Most Influential Native American leaders joins the show.

Here are the stories we’re talking about today:

https://madison365.com/the-melanin-project-announces-details-for-2nd-annual-wealth-literacy-conference/

https://madison365.com/gov-evers-announces-36-6-m-investments-in-building-projects-including-5m-for-milwaukees-bronzeville-center-for-the-arts/

Gold Coast Candy brings sweet treats from Ghana to Wisconsin, the second season of the Human Powered podcast looks at the justice system and its impact on lives and communities, and another of our Most Influential Latino leaders joins the show.

Here are the stories we're talking about today:

https://blueprint365.org/the-hustle/gold-coast-candy-brings-ghanaian-style-sweet-treats-to-wisconsin/

https://madison365.com/human-powered-podcast-by-wisconson-humanities-focuses-on-stories-and-experiences-in-the-wisconsin-justice-system/

https://Madison365.org/TheFam

The votes are counted and the results are in - we have the 2023 Community Choice Award Winners! Plus, Hmong New Year is coming to Madison this weekend, a local artist’s fruity creations were featured on national television, and educator and ACEL vice president Mai Nu Vang joins us from Green Bay.

Loreen Gage has jumped into the race for County Board, an astrophysics grad has launched a hair care product line and we get to know Park Bank talent management officer Kayla Conklin, one of Wisconsin’s Most Influential Black Leaders.

Here are the stories we talk about today:

https://madison365.com/loreen-gage-eager-to-bring-expertise-in-education-social-services-to-dane-county-board/

https://blueprint365.org/the-hustle/astrophysics-to-entrepreneurship-shukrah-offers-carefree-comb-for-women-of-color-more-products-to-come/

https://blueprint365.org/real-estate/you-cant-do-surgeries-on-amazon-shyla-gorham-finds-meaning-fulfillment-in-healthcare-real-estate/

The Urban League of Greater Madison’s first executive director has passed away at the age of 89, Diamond Spratling will keynote the Sustain Dane Summit and BLACK executive director Shaundel Spivey joins us from LaCrosse as we continue our conversations with the state's most influential leaders. 

Here are the stories we talk about today:

https://madison365.com/urban-league-of-greater-madison-mourns-the-passing-of-its-first-executive-director-nelson-irvine-cummings-jr/

https://madison365.com/sustain-dane-summit-2023-keynote-speaker-diamond-spratling-looks-forward-to-center-storytelling-for-nov-3/