In this special guest episode of Leadership & Motivation Unleashed, we welcome an incredible guest, Donna Cranston—the Founder and Executive Director of Defenders of Freedom, a nonprofit that's saving veterans' lives and assisting them in their transition to civilian life.

 Donna shares with us her inspiring journey of leadership and giving. We learn valuable leadership lessons that go beyond numbers and spreadsheets—and focus on true impact. You'll hear about the challenges and the solutions Donna found along the way to do good and enable others to do good themselves.  

Tune in for a moving episode about work that truly matters and leading with a courageous heart.

▶️ Saving Veterans' Lives by Leading with a Courageous Heart with Donna Cranston:

• [03:15] Donna's journey of helping Veterans in any way she could
• [16:01] How Donna ended up founding the Defenders of Freedom
• [21:37] Donna's experience learning how to run a nonprofit
• [23:51] 2 things that will allow you to handle any crisis or cause 
• [28:06] The challenge of getting the right people on the board
• [33:00] The decision to transition into treating Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
• [45:10] A lesson in courageousness and curiosity
• [48:06] Focusing on helping each individual instead of on the numbers
• [52:38] Leading from the front with a courageous heart

Resources:

Learn more about the cause and help save veterans' lives today. Go to defendersoffreedom.us 

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Notable Quotes from Saving Veterans' Lives by Leading with a Courageous Heart with Donna Cranston:

“ I realized that most people support our troops, they just didn't know how to do it. So, I started Defenders of Freedom really as an avenue to connect the community to our troops and let everyone have a piece in being able to say thank you to our troops.” - Donna Cranston

"I always say all the mistakes I made, it didn't matter because it was all coming from my heart of gratitude for what they were doing for our country." - Dona Cranston

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