Just Listen - Nichelle Pace (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nichellenpace/)

We catch up with our favorite Blind Paralympian, Lex Gillette, who was our first #BlackVoicesMatter guest after George Floyd's murder.

Just Listen - Jourdan Saunders (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jourdansaunders/)

Caroline (care - o - line) Casey (https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-casey-837ab822/) is the Founder of The Valuable 500 and she's on a mission to get 500 companies to agree to recognize the value and worth of the one billion people globally living with a disability on their business leadership agendas. She, along with our cohost, Mike Hess, were named one of the Top 20 Disabled People with a Global Voice You Must Follow.

Just Listen - AJ Moody (https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-aj-moody-27609b71/)Also, we recorded this episode in video because AJ is deaf and was accompanied by his two interpreters who were both in different locations. So please watch this special episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/Kn0l7M1ATeM

Rio Cortez (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rio-cortez-87926063/) is the author of the incredible children's book, The ABC's of Black History (https://g.co/kgs/L1Dxbw), teaching the ABC's with historical facts and details about the Black community. You should pick up a copy at your local bookstore today because adults and children alike can learn from this!

Elena Joy Thurston (https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenajoythurston/) is the Executive Director of the Pride and Joy Foundation. She believes the best way to decrease the rate of suicide and homelessness in the LGBTQ community is to help families learn Emotional Intelligence and Self-Awareness, and to regain their freedoms lost due to religion or expectations of others, or even a pandemic.

Just Listen - Dee C. Marshall (https://www.linkedin.com/in/deecmarshall/)

Hannah Smolinski (https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-smolinski-cpa-she-her-16994aa/) is Founder and CEO of Clara CFO Group and a Senior Advisor to Upside Financial. For this special and timely episode we are talking about the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), its original implementation a year ago, the changes since then (including the new changes in effect this past week), and its impact on inclusion of all business owners in this country.Here are some resources for business owners in regards to the PPP: https://f.momentumtools.io/?form=v4_mbfghfvvixio&rp-id=RP016115 - Upside Financial's lending partner for anyone looking to apply for a PPP loan https://borrower.upsidefinancial.com/promo/HannahSmolinski - Upside Financial link for anyone looking to maximize their forgiveness https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS1TfAapbr2J8izI8MH3ttw - Hannah's YouTube channel for PPP clarity

PresenTense (https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentense/), led by co-CEOs Ariella Rosen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariella-rosen/) and Khouloud Ayuti (https://www.linkedin.com/in/khouloud-ayuti-09a80858/), is a nonprofit based in Israel working to bring together all the vastly diverse groups in Israel, empowering these mostly marginalized groups through entrepreneurship in the "Startup Nation."