Lead With Intention® Millennial Spotlight

As we focus this month on placemaking, we’re showcasing how to intentionally create community experiences that stimulate connection and inspiration. In our final Millennial Spotlight, we’re excited to feature Sacramento native, Tre Borden, who is on a mission to uplift communities by connecting people to experiences and activating spaces and ideas. His projects in and around Sacramento have instilled vibrant creativity and collaboration into the community.

In this Millennial Spotlight, Tre shares how…

• You can get involved in shaping and empowering your community

• To start where you are where you have access to resources

• Millennials can engage in placemaking within their own communities

• To respect the context of a place to push it into the current moment

• Your community can thrive in a way that’s consistent with its values

For more on placemaking and how to Lead With Intention®, check out www.leadwithintention.com.

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As we focus this month on the power of community, we’re excited to feature Melissa LuVisi – an entrepreneur, content strategist and arts liaison who founded the boutique marketing firm, Lu Curates Media. Melissa is passionate about fostering relationships to create powerful communities. In this Millennial Spotlight, she highlights how Millennials can build powerful networks across and among cultures to make a difference.

In this Millennial Spotlight, Melissa shares how…

• Community can shape powerful change in individual lives

• To use social media in a positive and powerful way to create community

• Working together and collaborating can cultivate local business

• Millennials can use community to build their network

• To create a culture of transparency to build community

For more on building genuine community and how to Lead With Intention®, check out www.leadwithintention.com.

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As we focus this month on showing up to make a meaningful impact, I’m excited to share the story of one of my friends and fellow changemakers, Tiffani Sharp. She is an Immigration Attorney and Founder and Executive Director of Willow Tree Roots, an international NGO whose mission is to empower women in developing nations to achieve socioeconomic independence through entrepreneurship. In this month’s Millennial Spotlight episode, Tiffani goes deep into how Millennials can make a difference and impact the world.

In this Millennial Spotlight, Tiffani shares how…

• To get involved on any level to make an impact

• Travel helps expand your perspectives and experiences

• Millennials have a strong desire to connect in creative ways

• To be globally-oriented and engaged in our diverse world

• To make genuine connections across cultures, beyond social media

For more on making an impact and how to Lead With Intention®, check out www.leadwithintention.com.

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As we focus this month on how to lead change, I’m excited to feature Alex Budak, a fellow UCLA Bruin and a serial social entrepreneur. He co-founded and now advises www.StartSomeGood.com, a crowdfunding platform for changemakers which has helped over 700 social impact organizations in more than 50 countries raise over 5 million dollars! Alex’s insights into what you can do to make a difference locally or globally will inspire you to take action today.

In this Millennial Spotlight, Alex shares how…

• Social change starts with your desire to contribute toward social good

• Important it is to recognize your skills and the unique change that you can offer

• Much your mindset and attitude matter when leading change

• To take the first step to turn your vision into a change-making reality

• It doesn't take a formal position to lead change in your community

• You can lead change wherever and whoever you are

For more on becoming a changemaker and how to Lead With Intention®, check out www.leadwithintention.com.

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As we focus this summer on values-based living, I’m excited to share this Millennial Spotlight episode featuring Jennifer Manuel, a fellow Sacramento-based Executive Coach specializing in helping leaders and individuals in transition define their values so they can live and lead authentically. Jenn is the Founder and CEO of the VIA Consulting Group and is passionate about creating spaces for women to thrive personally & professionally.

In this Millennial Spotlight, Jenn shares how…

• Values help us lead from a place of self-confidence and genuine humility

• Our values help us make better compromises

• To see things from multiple perspectives

• Values are more expansive across generations, rather than generation-specific

• Creating a self-reflective practice helps you lead from your values

For more on living from your values and how to Lead With Intention®, check out www.leadwithintention.com.

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As we focus this month on celebrating Mompreneurs and supporting the spirit of innovation, I’m excited to feature Ashley Meyer in this month’s Millennial Spotlight podcast.

Ashley is a practicing attorney, former professional organizer and mother of two active boys! In this episode, she focuses on how she turned one idea for connection among Mompreneurs into a viral phenomenon that allows woman to share their passions and support each other’s businesses.

In this Millennial Spotlight, Ashley shares how…

• Successful entrepreneurs focus on these three essential qualities

• Connection is essential to developing strong networks as an entrepreneur

• The entrepreneurial journey is unique to your story and vision

• Your business needs time and space to be cultivated fully

• Trying to “do it all” gets in the way of your success and results in overwhelm

• To re-evaluate your vision so it serves your business and your life

• To live and lead from a place of joy and passion in your work

For more on being or becoming a successful Mompreneur and how to Lead With Intention®, check out www.leadwithintention.com.

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As we focus this month on promoting wellness and healthy living, I’m excited to welcome, Nikki Stern, a holistic health coach and intuitive eating counselor based in Sacramento, California.

In this Millennial Spotlight podcast episode, Nikki highlights how we need to shift our mindset to approach wellness as a lifestyle, rather than as quick-fix solutions to our stresses.

In this Millennial Spotlight, Nikki shares how…

• To view wellness as a way of life that is accessible to you

• We can learn to trust our bodies more and listen to what we need

• To practice intuitive eating to be more mindful

• We need to become more reflective on what is working…and what isn’t

• To create wellness rituals that bookend your day

• The ultimate goal of wellness is to become an expert in yourself

For more on wellness and how to Lead With Intention®, check out www.leadwithintention.com.

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