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Welcome to the 41st episode of Giving Back Insights, my Thursday solo show where I talk about how our guests and their charities serve others, to explore actions each of can take to make a difference in people’s lives and to share. Today I’m discussing Heartbreak, hope and opportunity. Listen to today’s episode and don’t forget to give your feedback and valuable comment. Enjoy!

Three conversations with incredible human beings

Riley Joy Gantt: a 10-year-old’s shock at the lack of school supplies leads to over 20,000 backpacks full of supplies --- and counting! Everyone can do something for someone in need Be open, ask questions, and always act on behalf of those you intend to serve Remember your mom! (and everyone who supports you)

Stephen Garten: bored at the trivial gifts for credit card points and inspired by his father --- what’s in your wallet can be an expression of what’s in your heart He looks like a teenager and has the energy to match He was struck by lame gifts and built a way for everyone to give back Why not give your supporters a chance to show their love every day?

Judi Neal: a lifetime studying and helping individuals tap their spirituality for achievement Wowsers, what a gal --- a trailblazer helping those on the leading edge Here’s a secret to widely share: the fifth quality of an EdgeWalker is Playfulness, a joyful sense of fun and creativity, and an ability to keep everything in perspective Grow to serve better

Persistence, my friends! Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, all ages and walks of life. Yes, you CAN make a difference!

Always err on the side of love and kindness. Love & Gratitude, Rob

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Laura Talmus is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Beyond Differences. Beyond Differences was founded after the unexpected death of her daughter, Lili, in October 2009. Since then, Beyond Differences has blossomed into an organization that helps empower youth and helps them connect with their community (and school) on a deeper level. Middle school is a tough experience for everybody, but as Laura discusses on the show, it doesn’t have to be. 

Key Takeaways:

[4:55] Everybody remembers their experience in middle school and how isolating it felt. 

[10:45] Children between the ages of 11 and 14  begin to develop independence and they look to their peers, instead of their parents, for guidance. 

[12:55] This project was sparked after Laura’s young daughter passed away in her sleep. 

[18:55] At the time, Laura was not trying to start a movement. She was just trying to honor her daughter. 

[24:30] What does Beyond Differences do, and how does it help middle schoolers? 

[32:50] Beyond Differences is about learning about other classmates’ traditions, faith, and family values. 

[33:25] Beyond Differences’ next event will be focusing on social isolation online. 

[40:20] Everybody knows what it’s like to be treated differently. Young Muslim-Americans are being bullied in school, and programs like Beyond Differences help children understand that we’re all human in the end. 

[46:10] Is there a program like this for companies and adults, not just for young teens? 

[50:30] Laura has been able to grow this organization so fast. What kind of leadership lessons has she learned? 

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Welcome to the 40th episode of Giving Back Insights, my Thursday solo show where I talk about how our guests and their charities serve others, to explore actions each of can take to make a difference in people’s lives and to share. Today I’m discussing my Opportunity, People We Spend Time With and the Conscious Leadership Summit. Listen to today’s episode and don’t forget to give your feedback and valuable comment. Enjoy!

Getting to know Robert Clancy has been a wonderful experience

2017 Conscious Leadership Seminar: learn how to harness the power of community for personal and professional growth from top business professionals, international speakers, visionaries, and bestselling authors.

Leaders with values share their insight on achieving success by living with integrity in service to others

Opportunities like this happen when you intentionally align who you are and what you do

Sign up now for the Conscious Leadership Summit --- it’s awesome and it’s free: http://ow.ly/ta6r30f7YDl

Always err on the side of love and kindness.

Love & Gratitude,

Rob

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Guide to the soul

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Teresa de Grosbois: Find in Facebook

Candy Barone: Find in Facebook

Swami Sadashiva Tirtha: Find in Facebook

Anika Rahman: Find in Linkedin

Robin Jay: Find in Facebook

Joshua Schukman: Find in Facebook

Judi Glova: Find in Facebook

Kathryn Martin: Find in Facebook

Natalie Ledwell: Find in Facebook

Ron Klabunde: Find in Facebook

Lisa Mininni: Find in Facebook

Kimberly Kosmenko: Find in Linkedin

Temple Hayes: Find in Facebook

Josh Coombes: Find in Facebook

Jill Lublin: Find in Facebook

Mark Sears: Find in Facebook

Anna Pereira & Shari Alyse: Find in Linkedin

Krista Gawronski: Find in Facebook

Terrence Walker is the administrative assistant at University Counselling Services for  Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Terrence oversaw the creation of RamPantry, a food pantry to help feed students who are in poverty and who are food insecure. The pantry served more than 1,800 people in its first year of operation and continues to feed countless students. Terrence discusses some of the initial challenges he had when starting the program and why RamPantry first got started. 

Key Takeaways:

[3:10] Believe it or not, there’s a high percentage of college students who are not sure when they will get their next meal. 

[4:20] Terrence saw a problem and created RamPantry to help feed college students at VCU.

[10:00] How did Terrence first get started in volunteering?

[12:30] When putting together the RamPantry program, what kind of challenges did Terrence  run into? 

[19:00] How did Terrence first find out that his students needed this service?

[24:15] Terrence had to set clear definitions of what hunger is to his students. There’s a big difference between preferences for certain foods and hunger because you literally have nothing. 

[28:20] Everyone who helps manage this program are volunteers. Because of this, the recipients of this program and even the volunteers are performing better academically. 

[31:30] Why and how are the volunteers benefiting from this? 

[38:00] When people began gaming the system, how did the students react at first? VCU has since closed those loopholes. 

[51:45] Both Rob and Terrence are around the same age. Men their age are currently struggling a lot with finding meaning in their lives. However, Terrence has found his purpose. 

[59:40] RamPantry has received a number of awards for its service to the students. 

[1:08:35] Since starting this program, a lot of doors have opened for Terrence and he’s finding new ways to help serve others.

[1:16:05] Success is about getting. Significance is about giving. 

[1:23:45] Terrence has a real need to give, but he also understands that everything in life requires balance.

[1:29:50] What advice does Terrence have for those who would like to start their own giving back community project? 

[1:40:30] Terrence received a lot of help and guidance from the College and University Food Bank Alliance.

[1:47:10] Terrence is also thankful that the faith-community was behind him and supporting the cause in the early days before the university was 100% on board. 

[1:50:10] How would Terrence sum up his commitment to giving back? 

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Virginia Commonwealth University

Gov McAuliffe recognizes RamPantry coordinator Terrence Walker

College and University Food Bank Alliance

Welcome to the 39th episode of Giving Back Insights, my Thursday solo show where I talk about how our guests and their charities serve others, to explore actions each of can take to make a difference in people’s lives and to share. Today I’m discussing my great journey on Vision Quest. Listen to today’s episode and don’t forget to give your feedback and valuable comment. Enjoy!

Fellow ‘Questers James, Valerie, and Terry Intrepid leaders and guides Barbara and Don Beautiful Sage Canyon in Colorado Disconnecting: by myself but not alone. A part of nature, not apart from nature Hope & expectations Community and leadership Practices: greetings, intentions, purpose circles, death lodge 3 day fast and real fear Visit from a medicine woman, Walking Thunder

Great to be back! Always err on the side of love and kindness. Love & Gratitude, Rob

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Evolutionary Business Council

James Woeber

Barbara Wittmann

Valerie Shepard

Terry Duperone 

Don Morse

Joe Musselman is the CEO and Founder of The Honor Foundation (THF), an organization that helps military veterans transition into the workforce. THF is the first-ever career transition institute for the US Navy SEAL & Special Operation Forces (SOF) communities with campuses across the country. Joe and THF have achieved an incredible amount of success in the short period of time since the organization was founded. Find out on this week’s episode how Joe was able to scale his foundation so rapidly and why there’s such a big need for a non-profit like his in the U.S.. 

Key Takeaways:

[3:10] The Honor Foundation has achieved incredible things with its members in such a short amount of time (3 years). They are working with a dozen startups, 83 employer partners, and currently have an alumni network of 5,000. 

[3:40] What is THF about? 

[7:35] Joe discusses  why transitioning out of the military and into the public or private sector scares so many military personnel. 

[11:30] How does Joe find the right partners to work with as well as accurately vet their candidates? 

[13:10] THF has a fantastic origin story. Joe shares a little bit about why he had to do something about improving veteran-to-work transitions.

[19:05] Only 13% of Special Operators have jobs when they leave the service.

[23:00] Today, THF has a 15-week training program at their two campuses, which are located in San Diego and Virginia Beach. 

[33:45] How does Joe find his volunteers? 

[39:05] What kind of feedback has Joe received from the veterans about THF? 

[45:40] Rob is blown away by the work Joe is doing and how he helps veterans in such a fundamental way. 

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The Honor Foundation

Welcome to the 38th episode of Giving Back Insights, my Thursday solo show where I talk about how our guests and their charities serve others, to explore actions each of can take to make a difference in people’s lives and to share. Today I’m discussing my great conversation with Greg Hammond. Listen to today’s episode and don’t forget to give your feedback and valuable comment. Enjoy!

While I’m off on my Vision Quest, Greg Hammond joined me for a conversation.  He is the President of Hammond Iles Wealth Advisors and co-founder of the Do More That Matters Foundation. As a Wealth Impact Strategist for life and legacy, Greg specializes in investment strategies and charitable planning for the transfer of wealth between generations, legacy building, and protecting the value of an estate.

We talked about charitable giving and building a legacy based on his book, You Can Do More That Matters.  This is a thought-provoking book that asks: “If you knew you could, wouldn't you?”  It is an inherently optimistic attitude and has served Greg well in distinguishing himself from a sea of financial advisors.

Greg has participated in Habitat for Humanity and led group mission trips in the United States and Mexico. He and his business partner Scott Iles host annual fundraising events in support of Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.

Always err on the side of love and kindness.

Love & Gratitude,

Rob

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“You Can Do MORE That Matters: If you knew you could, wouldn’t you?”

Jill Gurr is the Founder and CEO of Create Now. Through her work at Create Now, she has matched hundreds of mentors with thousands of vulnerable children in the Southern California and Orlando regions. Often, these children come from abusive homes, have a history of domestic violence, have been orphaned, or are homeless. On today’s show, Jill shares some shocking statistics about our nation’s foster children and how you can help combat this problem. 

Key Takeaways:

[3:15] Jill’s organization helps the most at-risk children in need. These are children who have been abused, orphaned, are homeless, and more.

[4:00] Create Now has been going strong for 20 years and served over 37,000 kids. How does Jill and her team do it?

[4:50] It is estimated that 50-60% of incarcerated youth are in the foster system. In the adult prison population, 70% were foster children.

[5:10] Foster children usually go through 15 to 20 placements by the time they turn 18.

[9:20] Why is Jill so passionate about helping and giving support to children?

[17:40] The cycle needs to be broken. Jill has learned that many of the youth she works for are 3rd generation gang bangers.

[19:55] Children living in the inner cities have just as much, if not higher, PTSD than war veterans.

[21:45] How does Create Now help vulnerable children?

[30:55] The arts help motivate children to stay in school and it stimulates them in new ways that traditional school work doesn’t. 

[37:00] Children need role models to help them learn the very basics like being on time and good hygiene, as well as the complex stuff like sex and drugs. 

[43:15] If every one of us reached out and helped a child in need, we would all be living in a much better world.

[49:15] What’s next for Create Now and how are they going to be celebrating their 20th anniversary?

[50:45] How did Jill’s friends and co-workers react when she told them about her non-profit?

[55:35] Although Jill is currently working in Southern California, it is her goal to expand to places like New York and Chicago. 

[1:05:55] Every community in the world has children who are in trouble and we need to help them in whatever capacity we can. 

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Welcome to the 37th episode of Giving Back Insights, my Thursday solo show where I talk about how our guests and their charities serve others, to explore actions each of can take to make a difference in people’s lives and to share. Today I’m discussing my great conversation with Frankie Picasso. Listen to today’s episode and don’t forget to give your feedback and valuable comment. Enjoy!

She is a Canadian Social Preneur, Talk Show Host, Artist and Champion for Change who has been transforming lives and influencing culture for the past 30 years. Frankie founded The Good Radio Network, a socially conscious radio platform as a vehicle for social impact and change.

Professionally, she is a Certified Life, Business and Master Coach Trainer, Author, Artist,  Activist and Philanthropist, whose Unstoppable Brand allows her to specialize in the Impossible!

As a professional Social Impact Artist, Frankie’s paintings have been featured in the International Book of Contemporary Artists Volume 6  and are featured on Fine Art  America.com. Her custom pet paintings at www.frankiepaintspets.com help pay for Cleft Palate Surgery for Children.

Frankie was recognized as one of the “50 Great Writers you should be Reading in 2015!” She is very proud of being a Huff post Contributor, acknowledged by The Women Rock Project, and for sitting on the Women’s Economic Forum. A long time animal activist, Frankie is passionate about SAVING Animals worldwide and raising AWARENESS for the World Climate Project

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Clare Cady is the Associate Director of College Programs at Single Stop. She is responsible for 16 college sites in seven states and oversees the development of six college sites in two states. The purpose of Single Stop is to help connect people in need to services that they may not be aware of and help make their lives a little bit easier. Single Stop focuses on providing aid to local communities, veterans, and community colleges. Find out more on this week’s show!

Key Takeaways:

[3:55] What is Single Stop’s mission and how do they help others?

[6:55] Why is Single Stop focusing on community colleges?

[8:55] The purpose of Single Stop is to help connect people to existing resources out there that they might not be aware of.

[14:35] The fact is finding work, shelter, and food is often a complicated task for impoverished people. However, Single Spot helps people get access to these basic needs in a much simpler way. 

[20:25] The costs of college have gone up as well as the cost of living, but financial aid has not kept pace with this. 

[22:20] Why is Clare so passionate about helping students? For starters, Clare was homeless for eight months when she was a student. 

[28:05] Clare shares some personal stories of the people Single Stop has helped over the years.

[37:25] Single Stop also works with the local community, as well as veterans. How do they help in these two areas?

[41:20] What are some of the things that make both the volunteers and staff successful in what they do without getting burned out while working at Single Stop? 

[48:50] Having somebody who listens to you with dignity and respect makes such a difference, especially when you’ve been struggling for a while.

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Single Stop

RamPantry at VCU

College & University Food Bank Alliance

Robin Hood

John M Belk Endowment

Clare Cady on LinkedIn