Entelechy Leadership Stories

In this episode, we share highlights from 3 recent guests who are each taking on different angles to change the food system by taking on well-established processes, supply channels, and multinational corporations.

Joni Kindwall-Moore, is founder and CEO of Snacktivist Foods, a women-owned food revolution based in Northern Idaho. Its passion is to drive a new grain economy through the development of leading-edge baking mixes and a finished product line of 'better-for-you" baked goods.

BE Alink founded the Alinker Family Farm, which promotes a healthy life by building community for people who are isolated and dismissed because of disability, making activity possible with Alinkers and engaging in conversations about the food we eat, growing the food we eat, building a community by us, for us.

Brandi DeCarli passionately shares the mission of her company, FARM FROM A BOX, and her personal purpose: to revolutionize local food production and enable communities around the world to grow their own nutritious food with clean technology.

"Every person should have access to healthy, nutrient-rich food and every farmer should be able to provide for themselves and their community in a safe, environmentally beneficial way. Food production is about more than just growing crops — it provides independence, opportunity, and a way to reconnect with the food we eat," Brandi says.

In this episode, Kirstin & Mark discuss how our fundamental biological response to emotions help inform our actions.

We reference the seminal work of Daniel Goleman in his book EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE.

When we experience fear or anger, it triggers the "flight-or-fight" response.

On the other hand, the emotions of love and happiness create an attraction and a warmth.

We relate these emotional responses to our recent conversations in "Amplifying Black Voices."

Listen and join the dialogue.

We asked each of these 3 guests how to make actionable change to support diversity -- specifically in gender, sexual orientation, physical abilities, and race.

They shared some bold viewpoints, very personal experiences, and comfort-zone-expanding actions.

Listen closely to this highlights episode with 3 of our recent guests: Vicki Saunders, Dev Patnaik, and BE Alink.

This episode complements our series, AMPLIFYING BLACK VOICES, in which we are sharing conversations on social justice, inclusion, diversity, and equity. We'd love to hear about your own journey in achieving your full entelechy.

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Welcome to this special episode of ENTELECHY Leadership Stories — amplifying Black voices.

Today's conversation is with Pastor CeJay Johnson, director of KOKA Radio in Shreveport, Louisiana.

He paints a very detailed picture of our shortcomings in racial justice, diversity, inclusion, and equity. Specific examples, from police actions to Confederate monuments. Listen closely as he observes how we are more segregated at churches on Sunday mornings than any other day of the week.

He speaks from the heart about ways to bring us together. And he says, start with the leaders.

Join this conversation with Pastor CeJay with your hosts, Kirstin Gooldy and Mark Stinson. 

In our interview with creative executive, Harvey Austin, he reminds of all the times we could've spoke up ... but we didn't.

Did someone make a racist comment in a meeting? Did a job candidate not get a fair opportunity because of race? Did you see a colleague's performance unfairly evaluated?

Harvey shares why it's so important to address these injustices in the corporate workplace.

We promised real conversations about real experiences. And Harvey offers tangible ideas that can lead to real change. 

Join the conversation with Harvey with your hosts, Kirstin Gooldy and Mark Stinson. 

In this episode, we give our microphone to someone who lives behind a mic -- musician, singer, songwriter and performer, Eric Howell.

Eric recounts his experiences with racism from the little league baseball field to riding the train home from work. Then, he sums it up with a distinction of viewpoints that can lead to an attitude shift.

We promised you real conversations about real experiences -- and that is what Eric delivers. 

Join the conversation with Eric with your hosts, Kirstin Gooldy and Mark Stinson. 

In this interview, Trina Tyler shares her personal stories that spotlight the true meaning of racial justice, diversity, inclusion, and equity.

We promised real conversations ... and Trina keeps it real. That's how we are going to get to real change. 

Join the conversation with Trina, along with your hosts, Kirstin Gooldy and Mark Stinson. 

Welcome, to a special edition of ENTELECHY Leadership Stories — amplifying Black voices.

This begins a series of interviews that help bridge the gap between what you think you know and what you need to hear ... about the true meaning of racial justice, diversity, inclusion, and equity.

We promise you real conversations about real experiences that can lead to real change. 

Join the conversation now, with your hosts, Kirstin Gooldy and Mark Stinson. 

Also, thanks to Jason Linere White, award-winning actor and voiceover artist, for the introductions to this series of podcast. You can find Jason at https://www.actorjasonlinerewhite.com/ 

In this engaging interview, Brandi DeCarli passionately shares her company's mission and her personal purpose: to revolutionize local food production and enable communities around the world to grow their own nutritious food with clean technology.

Takeaways:

The Mission

The mission of Farm From A Box is to encourage and enable people to start and maintain their own healthy food production. By providing water pumping mechanisms, a cold-storage unit, WIFI connection for “remote farming,” etc., Farm from a Box provides resources for people around the globe to grow their own sustainable food source in an environmentally-friendly way. Farm from a Box tool kits are designed to overcome climatic challenges, allowing growers to sustain food production year-round. 

Benefits of Farm From A Box

The object of Farm From A Box is benefitting the person and the planet. Farm from a Box enables health, sustenance, nutrition, community, connection to the land, and conscious eating. By utilizing Farm from a Box, one can live a healthier, “greener” life. From any country, this company provides the tools and the education necessary to reduce malnutrition to those in deprived areas, along with reconnecting with your roots and forming a new connection to nature.

Food is Medicine

As the world slowly becomes more health-conscious, some hospitals have begun growing their own food or utilizing local farmers instead of providing patients with over-processed or manufactured foods. In most hospitals today, overweight patients, instead of being advised to correct their diet, are given prescriptions. 

Obstacles:

In creating Farm from a Box, DeCarli faced the main challenge of overcoming all of the variables of outdoor agriculture. In order to resource growers in different locations, climates, soil, etc., DeCarli had to find a way to make an adaptive took kit that would benefit every grower in every part of the world. While this system had to be adaptive to location, it also has to conform to individual locations’ policies, such as solar panel restrictions, growing policies, etc.

Maintaining the Mission

DeCarli suggests getting to know local farmers. By getting to know them, you can utilize them and ask them how you could help to support their efforts. You can also support DeCarli’s mission by taking a stand against processed food in hospitals and schools, urging facilities like these to make the healthy change. Making a change is about personal sacrifices, following your gut, and overcoming obstacles.

"Every person should have access to healthy, nutrient-rich food and every farmer should be able to provide for themselves and their community in a safe, environmentally beneficial way. Food production is about more than just growing crops — it provides independence, opportunity, and a way to reconnect with the food we eat," Brandi says.

You've got to see the FARM FROM A BOX for yourself.

Go to farmfromabox.com

And connect with Brandi on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/brandidecarli

Christina says: "Let's breakdown the barriers of stigma and allow people to come out from the shadows of their struggles to thrive!"

Christina is executive director with NAMI Wood River Valley, chapter of the National Alliance for Mental Illness.

She is helping to breakdown the barriers of stigma. She helped her local affiliate to launch a StigmaFree campaign, a golf outing, Journey to Wellness art show, and biking for mental wellness community-wide bike events in the Wood River Valley in southern Idaho. Her proudest achievement was being the co-founder of the Bluebirds, teen support group. Sharing that "even when you're feeling down and blue, remember you will fly" to help prevent suicide in youth. She has encouraged her community to start to normalize the conversation around mental health and well-being and to allow the space to talk about not only our physical health but also our mental health. 

In this interview with Kirstin Gooldy and Mark Stinson, Christina offers very personal and very insightful stories about the impact of struggles with mental illness.

Learn more at namiwrv.org