Connecting A Better World

Warning: The following contains discussions and images of domestic and sexual violence. Listener discretion is advised.“Take the first step. Even if it is a baby step. Find something that you connect with and just give what you can.” ~ Charmi Gosalia. Today we will be talking with Charmi Gosalia, who is on the Board of Directors with Face Forward International, a non-profit organization founded by Deborah Alessi and Dr. David Alessi, on the principle that survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and cruel acts should have access to surgical care and emotional counseling regardless of their level of income. They exist to bridge this gap and provide these services, free of charge to survivors.  Face Forward Inernational has provided OVER 500 life-changing surgeries to over 200+ survivors.  An average patient’s treatment and visit costs approximately $10,000, and in 2018 alone, they provided over $1,000,000 in free treatment services to their patients. For more information about Face Forward International, please visit:https://www.faceforwardintl.orghttps://www.facebook.com/FaceForwardLAhttps://twitter.com/FaceForwardLAhttps://www.instagram.com/faceforwardla/Support us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/heyloudspeakerHosted by Dr. Natalie Phillips. Produced by Chris Lanphear for Loudspeaker.Hear more great podcasts at https://loudspeaker.orgFollow Natalie:https://twitter.com/AudioDrPhillipshttps://www.facebook.com/Connect4Excellencehttps://www.instagram.com/drnataliephillipsFollow Loudspeaker:https://twitter.com/heyloudspeakerhttps://instagram.com/heyloudspeakerhttps://www.facebook.com/heyloudspeaker

In this episode, Dr. Natalie Phillips spends time talking with Lance Allred, the first deaf player in NBA history, international and online keynote speaker, TedX speaker, leadership consultant, visionary, motivator, and best-selling author. Lance was born legally deaf, with 80% hearing loss, into a fringe polygamist commune in rural Montana, where he and his family lived until managing to escape when Lance was 13. With his characteristic courage and grit, he eventually overcame tremendous odds and obstacles to join the Cleveland Cavaliers, making the NBA at the age of 27. "Perseverance is the ability to adapt." ~ Lance AllredLance founded Courage & Grit, a non-profit organization using sports, the arts, and motivational speaking to inspire overlooked and underserved youth, including: deaf/hearing impaired, First Nations, refugee, immigrant, inner-city, rural, low income and/or special needs, by giving them opportunities to attend sessions and camps facilitated and organized by world class athletes and artists at no charge. The goal is for these students to take what they’ve learned and in turn, help coach special or other-needs kids, engaging in environmental stewardship as a form of giving back and learning the power of service and gratitude, which are foundations for their future success as leaders in their own communities. "Abundance is limitless. It is service to others. We must all continue to walk in a heart-centered way". ~ Lance AllredFor more information about Lance Allred and Courage & Grit, please visit:https://www.courageandgrit.orghttp://lanceallred41.comhttps://www.facebook.com/lanceallred41https://twitter.com/lanceallred41https://www.instagram.com/lanceallred41/https://www.youtube.com/user/tetonia5099https://www.linkedin.com/in/lanceallred41Watch the video version of this show on our YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aby4eT6acA4Support us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/heyloudspeakerHosted by Dr. Natalie Phillips. Produced by Chris Lanphear for Loudspeaker.Hear more great podcasts at https://loudspeaker.orgFollow Natalie:https://twitter.com/AudioDrPhillipshttps://www.facebook.com/Connect4Excellencehttps://www.instagram.com/drnataliephillipsFollow Loudspeaker:https://twitter.com/heyloudspeakerhttps://instagram.com/heyloudspeakerhttps://www.facebook.com/heyloudspeaker

In this episode, our host, Dr. Natalie Phillips, spends time with her friend and mission buddy, Derrick Coleman, Jr, Super Bowl Champion and the first legally deaf offensive player in the NFL.  When they first met serving with the Starkey Hearing Foundation in India, they were able to bond over the service of others. Derrick shares his incredible story with his hearing loss and attributes his character to both of his parents, who spent time pushing him to be the best he can be as well as did not treat him differently from either of his siblings who had hearing. Derrick lives by many mantras thanks to his father constantly teaching him through quotes and making him think. Derrick is an inspiration to many people from football fans to people with hearing loss. “Be better today than you were yesterday, be better tomorrow than you were today.” ~ Derrick Coleman, Jr. Learning from his father and recalling some of the quotes he lived by include:“Don’t get ready, BE. READY”“No whining, No complaining, No excuses” ~ Derrick Coleman, Sr. Through his success, Derrick has been able to use his platform to give back to others and has created the Derrick L Coleman Jr No Excuse Foundation, a non-profit organization that aims to empower, unite, and advocate for people of all ages who are deaf or hard of hearing. For more information about Derrick Coleman Jr, the Derrick L Coleman Jr No Excuse Foundation, and the the clear mask company, Safe N Clear, Inc., please visit:http://www.DerrickLColeman.comhttps://www.NoExcuseFoundation.comhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Nonprofit-Organization/Derrick-L-Coleman-Jr-No-Excuse-Foundation-Inc-783782158330783/https://twitter.com/dlcjnexhttps://instagram.com/dlc.jr5www.Linkedin.com/in/derrickcolemanjrSupport us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/heyloudspeakerHosted by Dr. Natalie Phillips. Produced by Chris Lanphear for Loudspeaker.Hear more great podcasts at https://loudspeaker.orgFollow Natalie:https://twitter.com/AudioDrPhillipshttps://www.facebook.com/Connect4Excellencehttps://www.instagram.com/drnataliephillipsFollow Loudspeaker:https://twitter.com/heyloudspeakerhttps://instagram.com/heyloudspeakerhttps://www.facebook.com/heyloudspeaker

This episode contains discussion of domestic violence which may be disturbing for some listeners. Listener discretion is advised.Home is not safe for everyone.1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men experience domestic violence. In this episode, Dr. Natalie Phillips spends time with Kari Clark, Executive Director with Alternatives to Violence as she talks about the alarming statistics of domestic violence and the increased need for our community to step up and be aware of patterns of behavior and how to start a conversation to save someone. Alternatives to Violence serves Loveland, Colorado and southern Larimer County by providing free shelter, advocacy, education and resources for people impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking. Since 1982, Alternatives to Violence has offered victims the opportunity to heal both emotionally and physically in a supportive environment. Each year, they provide emergency shelter, safety planning, advocacy, information and referrals to local resources, crisis intervention, and in some cases longer-term housing to over 800 people.Even in social distancing, a pandemic does not cause abuse. It was already there. It is up to us to step up.“Be the light for someone.” ~ Kari ClarkFor more information about Alternatives To Violence, please visit:http://alternativestoviolence.orghttps://pastelson5th.orghttps://www.facebook.com/atv6695150/Support us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/heyloudspeakerHosted by Dr. Natalie Phillips. Produced by Chris Lanphear for Loudspeaker.Hear more great podcasts at https://loudspeaker.orgFollow Natalie:https://twitter.com/AudioDrPhillipshttps://www.facebook.com/Connect4Excellencehttps://www.instagram.com/drnataliephillipsFollow Loudspeaker:https://twitter.com/heyloudspeakerhttps://instagram.com/heyloudspeakerhttps://www.facebook.com/heyloudspeaker

“What are the most important words a kid can say? There are no words, but there are ACTIONS.” ~ Craig SecherNo Child Should Be Forgotten. On this episode, Dr. Natalie Phillips chats with Craig Secher, Founder and Executive Director of Realities For Children.Realities For Children was incorporated in 1995 and has been funding the unmet needs of Larimer County children who have been abused, neglected, or at-risk through supporting the services of 39 Partner Youth Agencies and are represented by nearly 250 Business Members invested in making it their business to make a difference.  Realities for Children provides emergency funding, youth activities, and critical distributions through their collaborative resources.For more information about Realities for Children, please visit:https://www.realitiesforchildren.comhttps://www.facebook.com/realitiesforchildren/https://www.instagram.com/realitiesforchildrenfc/https://twitter.com/realitiesfchttps://www.youtube.com/user/rfcvideoSupport us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/heyloudspeakerHosted by Dr. Natalie Phillips. Produced by Chris Lanphear for Loudspeaker.Hear more great podcasts at https://loudspeaker.orgFollow Natalie:https://twitter.com/AudioDrPhillipshttps://www.facebook.com/Connect4Excellencehttps://www.instagram.com/drnataliephillipsFollow Loudspeaker:https://twitter.com/heyloudspeakerhttps://instagram.com/heyloudspeakerhttps://www.facebook.com/heyloudspeaker

"Start with a connection first. My contacts in my phone are both my friends and those I do business with." ~ Alex KoenigsbergOn this episode, Dr. Natalie Phillips chats with Alex Koenigsberg, President and Founder of Arula, Inc, providing consulting services for non-profit organizations.  Alex truly believes in changing the model of nonprofit consulting by offering dedicated consulting services from the identification stage to implementation, all while sharing in the financial risk with the client.For more information about Alex Koenigsberg and Arula:http://www.arulainc.com/https://www.facebook.com/ArulaInc/https://www.facebook.com/alex.koenigsbergSupport us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/heyloudspeakerHosted by Dr. Natalie Phillips. Produced by Chris Lanphear for Loudspeaker.Hear more great podcasts at https://loudspeaker.orgFollow Natalie:https://twitter.com/AudioDrPhillipshttps://www.facebook.com/Connect4Excellencehttps://www.instagram.com/drnataliephillipsFollow Loudspeaker:https://twitter.com/heyloudspeakerhttps://instagram.com/heyloudspeakerhttps://www.facebook.com/heyloudspeaker

Great Coffee. Greater Good.On this episode, we chat with Brent Bromstrup and follow his journey that began in 2013 to bring awareness of the social injustice and pay of coffee growers in Guatemala. Through his friendship, service in the community, and his passion to help with the inequities by providing a way to sell coffee directly from Guatemala, he found other partnerships along the way to help propel the work of artisans in the Guatemalan village that became a family to him.Top of the Lake Coffee Roasters gives back to coffee producing communities through a Greater Good initiative. For each pound of coffee sold, they donate funding and resources to be used in community development in San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala and surrounding areas. For more information about Brent Bromstrup and Top of the Lake Coffee:https://www.topofthelakecoffee.comhttps://www.facebook.com/topofthelakecoffeeroasters/https://www.instagram.com/topofthelakecoffeeroastershttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF49zOWJC0RLD1UQzIRM0wgSupport us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/heyloudspeakerHosted by Dr. Natalie Phillips. Produced by Chris Lanphear for Loudspeaker.Hear more great podcasts at https://loudspeaker.orgFollow Natalie:https://twitter.com/AudioDrPhillipshttps://www.facebook.com/Connect4Excellencehttps://www.instagram.com/drnataliephillipsFollow Loudspeaker:https://twitter.com/heyloudspeakerhttps://instagram.com/heyloudspeakerhttps://www.facebook.com/heyloudspeakerSupport us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/heyloudspeakerHosted by Dr. Natalie Phillips. Produced by Chris Lanphear for Loudspeaker.Hear more great podcasts at https://loudspeaker.orgFollow Natalie:https://twitter.com/AudioDrPhillipshttps://www.facebook.com/Connect4Excellencehttps://www.instagram.com/drnataliephillips

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“Take a step back to look in and then take that ONE step forward.” – Jessica Starr On this episode, we chat with Jessica Starr, founder of MusEffect, a non-profit organization dedicated to raise social awareness through performance art. Jessica shares her story as a young dancer in competitions and conventions to attending college, and finally starting her own business and dance company in 2005.  Through her own journey, Jessica finds meaning and an understanding of her calling…to dance and create for a purpose. Receiving an award as a top-rated Great Non-Profits of 2019, MusEffect is committed to fostering a constructive dialogue on social issues through performance art, while enriching and empowering audiences of all socioeconomic backgrounds.  MusEffect explores topics relevant to today’s society with a purpose to ignite personal initiative and encourage healing.  To experience “the MusEffect” is to feel the synergy between art, intellect and intention.  These 3 principles, woven together, cultivate positive and permanent changes that elevate the quality of life among their participants. For more information about Jessica Starr and MusEffect:https://www.museffect.orghttps://www.musedancecompany.com/https://www.facebook.com/MusEffect/https://www.instagram.com/museffect/https://twitter.com/museffecthttps://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialMuseDanceCoPSAs:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvcw5fjj4TEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5hwTeAsOhIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTtnVeApjgEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQyukHRKBOsSupport us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/heyloudspeakerHosted by Dr. Natalie Phillips. Produced by Chris Lanphear for Loudspeaker.Hear more great podcasts at https://loudspeaker.orgFollow Natalie:https://twitter.com/AudioDrPhillipshttps://www.facebook.com/Connect4Excellencehttps://www.instagram.com/drnataliephillipsFollow Loudspeaker:https://twitter.com/heyloudspeakerhttps://instagram.com/heyloudspeakerhttps://www.facebook.com/heyloudspeaker

“Your disability does not preclude you from anything. In fact, your biggest challenge is your BEST empowerment!” – Bryan ManningOn this episode, we spend time talking with Bradford and Bryan Manning, two brothers on a mission to cure blindness. At a young age, Bradford and Bryan were both diagnosed with a rare eye disease, called Stargardt Disease, that destroys central vision over time.  They decided to fight back and left their careers in finance to start a charitable clothing company and is now the fastest growing charitable clothing brand in the country with endorsements from Ellen Degeneres, Ashton Kutcher, Richard Branson, NBC Nightly News, and many more.  Not only is their company a success through their products and endorsements, but the brothers took it a step further and hired 70% blind and visually-impaired workers to produce the clothing AND they donate 100% of their profits to researchers and the Foundation Fighting Blindness to find cures for blindness. “We want to provide hope.”“If you can identify what unique aspect you have in your life and are motivated, we want to be your cheerleader.” – Bradford Manning For more information about Two Blind Brothers:https://twoblindbrothers.comhttps://www.facebook.com/twoblindbros/https://instagram.com/twoblindbrothershttps://twitter.com/TwoBlindBroshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtsHxYoaxKBDl_kMQmtLPCwSupport us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/heyloudspeakerHosted by Dr. Natalie Phillips. Produced by Chris Lanphear for Loudspeaker.Hear more great podcasts at https://loudspeaker.orgFollow Natalie:https://twitter.com/AudioDrPhillipshttps://www.facebook.com/Connect4Excellencehttps://www.instagram.com/drnataliephillipsFollow Loudspeaker:https://twitter.com/heyloudspeakerhttps://instagram.com/heyloudspeakerhttps://www.facebook.com/heyloudspeaker

“1 in 8 women struggle to buy period products in the United States alone; this is called period poverty.” On this episode, we chat with Emily Jorgensen, as she shares her own, vulnerable story paired with her giving heart that led her to create the Grace Upon Grace Project in October 2019. The Grace Upon Grace Project is committed to provide under-served families and infants in northern Colorado the basic necessities to live and grow with grace and dignity while addressing the roots of social inequities.  The Grace Upon Grace Project provides basic necessities to families in the northern Colorado area in order to help women and children live and grow with grace and dignity by currently providing diapers, wipes, and disposable feminine products. For more information about the Grace Upon Grace Project: https://www.graceupongraceproject.orghttps://www.facebook.com/graceupongraceproject/https://instagram.com/graceupongraceproject?igshid=1g76sc0xfjxd7BlueSkies by Lilo SoundLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Support us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/heyloudspeakerHosted by Dr. Natalie Phillips. Produced by Chris Lanphear for Loudspeaker.Hear more great podcasts at https://loudspeaker.orgFollow Natalie:https://twitter.com/AudioDrPhillipshttps://www.facebook.com/Connect4Excellencehttps://www.instagram.com/drnataliephillipsFollow Loudspeaker:https://twitter.com/heyloudspeakerhttps://instagram.com/heyloudspeakerhttps://www.facebook.com/heyloudspeaker