Greater Than with Jen Hoverstad

Mir Garvey is an entrepreneur; she founded Job Market Solutions in 2009. Her career experience has made her a sought-after expert on resume writing and LinkedIn design.

But what Mir shares in this episode is what we don't see in her daily life: being the mom to two children with different types of special needs. Hear how she has approached parenting each child, and how her children are thriving today!

Today we're celebrating author and cancer warrior Dara Kurtz's second book release, I Am My Mother's Daughter!

It centers around her unexpected discovery of a Ziplock bag of letters, written to Dara by her mom and grandmothers. They caused her to reflect on the priceless love between mothers and daughters and how wisdom and traditions can be passed on from one generation to the next.

You'll be inspired to remember family traditions, let go of the pain of loss, and make the most of each day.

Jamil Ayinla was only 5 years old when his mother passed away from breast cancer. However, his mom, a nurse, and his dad, a physician, instilled something in Jamil at a young age that empowered him to discover his passion for helping others at an early age. 

When Jamil graduated high school, he started Charge Cancer. Now, only 18 years old, Jamil is pre-med at Temple University and gaining a following online.

Maggie Kane didn't want to stay in Raleigh after college, but after an internship ignited a passion for supporting local men and women experiencing homelessness, Maggie couldn't leave. She recognized the distinct opportunity Raleigh had to ensure its impoverish population felt seen and respected. 

In this episode, Maggie and I discuss how A Place at the Table was born, and the impact it's had on North Carolina's capital city.

In this episode, Jen shares a couple of her personal journal entries from December 2019 as she reflects on the first half of 2020. 

This is the perfect episode to grab your journal and reflect on your own year!

In July 2019, after receiving some devastating news from her doctor, Allyssa Floyd decided to channel her energy by cooking through more than 185 recipes in Vivian Howard's Deep Run Roots cookbook.

In less than a year, she has cooked through every recipe. Listen to hear why she did it and what she's learned both in the kitchen and about herself.

Greear Webb is a rising sophomore and Morehead-Cain Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While in high school, he was filled with what he describes as a "righteous anger" over the school shooting in Parkland, FL. And it was acting on that anger that paved a path of advocacy, activism, and community leadership.

In this episode, hear how Greear is facilitating change in his hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina. 

Cole Baker-Bagwell had a young son and was working her dream job when the economy tanked in 2008. 

She lost her business, got divorced, and had to find a way to restart her life as a single mom in the corporate world. 

Where she ends up a decade later may surprise you!

White friends, this one is just for you. 

Until we recognize the advantages, the freedoms, the opportunities we have simply because of the color of skin, we won't be able to truly begin to heal our community. 

In this episode, I tell you how I realized my own white privilege, and I explain why I'm glad that I did.

In this episode, we go rogue. Instead of encouraging you to do something, I challenge you to do absolutely nothing.