Local First is the largest business membership group in the United States, with over 3,600 members, and a powerful advocate for shopping local and having pride in the place you call home. Thomas, who has been with Local First for 6 years and served as ED for 18 months, shares powerful insights about the power and importance of local businesses in making our communities a home, why you shouldn't feel ashamed to shop at Target, and the secret to creating change in your life and at work. Catherine also goes on a rant about the difference between cause marketing and change engineering, so you won't want to miss that.

Catherine Scrivano is a dynamic Financial Planner who knows how to help her clients pursue financial dreams. She is regularly published both locally and nationally, and provides educational seminars for a variety of government, professional and community organizations.  Her twenty-plus years in the industry have provided her with the valuable knowledge and insight people are looking for. In this episode, in celebration of Money Month, Catherine Scrivano shares how personal tragedy instilled in her a passion for helping women manage money, as well as some tried-and-tested strategies for managing your personal and business finances. Catherine Scrivano and Catherine Alonzo explore the connection between sound financial management and creating community change, as well as how to get started today.

Josh is a brand new member of the Javelina team, having just joined our ranks as the Vice President for Digital Strategy. Under his leadership, Javelina will be expanding our paid digital services for our political, nonprofit and business clients. Josh talks to Catherine about the pivotal moment that forever changed his career trajectory, and set into motion a professional path he could never have imagined. They discuss how digital strategies have changed in the past few years, and what you can expect to see from 2020 political campaigns. And they talk about their shared vision for creating change in the modern era, and how it impacts your day-to-day work.

Catherine and David are joined by Sara Mayer, Director of Operations for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for five chapters in the Southwest region and master philanthropist, to discuss the three-book missive of Ray Dalio known by the simple name: Principles. They dig into his numbered lists of principles for life and work, and unearth a fountain of knowledge for creating impactful change and leading fulfilling lives.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone who has ever felt less. If you've ever struggled with setting your own boundaries, have worried you're not good enough, or been plagued by imposter syndrome, then take the time to listen to Murphy's story.  Murphy shares her own personal experiences of how she has come to recognize her own agency, and develop the skillset to know her own worth in every job and every relationship. Catherine and Murphy reflect on the power of getting to know (and love) yourself in anyone's ability to create change in the world. They also discuss the power of mentorship, how to be a mentor and how to find a mentor. And if you're someone who loves cat memes, there's something in here for you too.

When Drex Davis started working part time at Scrapbook.com in his late twenties to pay the bills while he pursued his dream of getting into the music management business, he could never have imagined it would become the vocation it is for him today. Started as a hobby at his mother's kitchen table, Scrapbook.com has become a business with 100 employees and worldwide customers. Drex talks to Catherine about what he has learned along the way about how to make change in the world, discovering your passion, finding great mentors, and the power of human kindness.

Pita Juarez is many things. A communications professional; a queer immigrant woman from Guatemala; an award winning filmmaker, and more. She shares her own story with Catherine, explaining how a racist law in Arizona changed her path forever, and what she is doing today to impact communities through storytelling. We dig into her experience making the award-winning documentary You Racist, Sexist, Bigot and how what she learned has impacted how she walks in the world today.

Andrès Cano was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2018; one of the new wave of non-traditional elected officials who represent a new way of approaching elected government. Andrès talks to Catherine about how family tragedy has shaped his drive to make change in the world, and what he has learned from his first legislative session about what it takes to create change.

Have you ever wished a friend or family member would change their actions or make different choices? Have you ever withheld the truth from a friend because you are scared of rocking the boat? This week, Catherine talks to Forest Melton about the emotional intelligence it takes to create change - and how to develop it. Forest is a cancer researcher, a passionate crusader for nonprofits, and the 2019 Leukemia Lymphoma Society's Man of the Year.