Leaders In The Spotlight

S02 EP05

Our featured guest Cassie Betts founded a fashion-tech company called District2.co in 2013. District2 helped to connect fashion designers with local apparel manufacturers. Cassie is the host of a live radio show turned podcast called talktechto.me  that airs every Saturday 12pm Pacific on KBLA Talk 1580. Forbes dubbed her “The Woman Turning South LA into Startup Land”.  She is the catalyst and visionary behind South LA’s first Best Buy Teen Tech Center. She is the Founder and CEO of Made In South LA- MISLA. 

MISLA is part Digital Learning Academy and part software development agency, under the District2.co umbrella that trains and hires youth + adults in high-paying skill sets such as software engineering, web design, content creation, and digital marketing. 

Cassie is also Chief Innovation Officer of CEDC/ IMHP, working on almost a dozen more tech centers that will bring economic growth and workforce development to disinvested communities throughout the world with focus on economic/ workforce development and smart city infrastructures.

 @instabetts @madeinsouth.la

https://linktr.ee/teammisla?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=470a5354-b8ae-4213-80da-8db0df25aa23

https://misla.org/join-bootcamp

Kids In The Spotlight https://www.kitsinc.org/

Production Studio With A Purpose https://kidsinthespotlightproductions...

Credits

Host - Tige Charity

Executive Producer - Kimberly Sparks

Producer, Editor, Cinematographer and Sound Engineer - Ed Broaddus & Kids in the Spotlight Interns.

Podcast Set: KITS Production Studio with Purpose in Van Nuys, CA Media: Jaszmin Kuhner

Graphic Designer: Sonya Deberry

Opening Song Credit DONNIE MCCLURKIN I'M WALKING WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC

#ceo  #csuite #educate #podcast #leadership #youth #fyp #follow #leadershiprealities #tech #womenintech

Syd Stewart is a published performance poet, actor and filmmaker. Notably, Stewart was a featured poet in the documentary Hughes’ Dream Harlem, on BET’s Lyric Café and starred in HBO’s feature film, Everyday People.

A former music executive for BMI and EMI Music Publishing, Stewart is a member of the service-oriented sorority Delta Sigma Theta, is the Founder and Executive Director of Better Youth, Inc., a non-profit organization that uses mentoring and media arts to equip foster and community youth with creative confidence.

Guest: Syd Stewart

@betteryouthlive

@sydsteword

https://www.sydsteword.com/

Kids In The Spotlight https://www.kitsinc.org/

Production Studio With A Purpose https://kidsinthespotlightproductions...

Credits Host - Tige Charity

Executive Producer - Kimberly Sparks

Producer, Editor, Cinematographer and Sound Engineer - Ed Broaddus & Kids in the Spotlight Interns.

Podcast Set: KITS Production Studio with Purpose in Van Nuys, CA

Media: Jaszmin Kuhner

Graphic Designer: Sonya Deberry

Opening Song Credit DONNIE MCCLURKIN I'M WALKING WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC

S02 EP03

Debbie Hansen founded @the_flora_may_foundation to provide parents with resources for their at risk youth #ceo.

From a young girl with a dream to be a leader to the CEO of a thriving nonprofit, my journey has been about more than just personal growth. It’s about creating a positive impact on lives and building a brighter future for the community.

The Flora May Foundation focuses on an overlooked population: supporting parents of at-risk adolescents. Our mission was clear from the outset: provide parents with the resources, support, and community they need. We faced many challenges, from securing funding to building a network of partners. But with determination and a business-like approach to nonprofit management, we built strong relationships with donors, corporations, and community members, laying a solid foundation for the future.

Guest: Debbie Hansen Founder & CEO The Flora May Foundation www.thefloramayfoundation.org

[email protected]

Debbie’s LinkedIn Profile:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbie-hansen-bosse/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-flora-may-foundation/?viewAsMember=true

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/www.thefloramayfoundation.org

Kids In The Spotlight https://www.kitsinc.org/

Production Studio With A Purpose https://kidsinthespotlightproductions...

Credits

Host - Tige Charity

Executive Producer - Kimberly Sparks

Producer, Editor, Cinematographer and Sound Engineer - Ed Broaddus & Kids in the Spotlight Interns.

Podcast Set: KITS Production Studio with Purpose in Van Nuys, CA

Media: Jaszmin Kuhner

Graphic Designer: Sonya Deberry

IMDP: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33202329/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_2_nm_0_in_0_q_Leadership%2520Realities

Opening Song Credit DONNIE MCCLURKIN I'M WALKING WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC

S2Ep2 Attorney Alan I. Schimmel, founder and managing partner of Schimmel & Parks, A Professional Law Corporation, is backed by more than three decades of legal experience handling a wide range of civil litigation cases predominately plaintiff and consumer side involving property damage, homeowner associations, construction , bad faith insurance, employment law, and catastrophic personal injury. Over the years, he was involved in more than 150 bad faith and construction lawsuits, including situations that emerged as a result of the Northridge earthquake, recovering more than $250 hundred million on behalf of clients. Due to his determinations and perseverance, he has acquired a track record of successful cases in state courts as well as federal courts.

Schimmel & Parks, A Professional Law Corporation, is a Los Angeles based plaintiff law firm specializing in Complex Civil Litigation and representing clients throughout Southern California.

Guest: Alan Schimmel

https://www.spattorneys.com

@schimmel_and_parks

@alan_schimmel

@nitaschi (Wife)

Kids In The Spotlight https://www.kitsinc.org/

Production Studio With A Purpose

https://kidsinthespotlightproductions...

Credits Host - Tige Charity

Executive Producer - Kimberly Sparks

Producer, Editor, Cinematographer and Sound Engineer - Ed Broaddus & Kids in the Spotlight Interns.

Podcast Set: KITS Production Studio with Purpose in Van Nuys, CA

Media: Jaszmin Kuhner

Graphic Designer: Sonya Deberry

IMDP: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33202329/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_2_nm_0_in_0_q_Leadership%2520Realities

Opening Song Credit DONNIE MCCLURKIN I'M WALKING WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC

Season 2 of Leadership Realities podcast starts now!

S2Ep1 Our guest is the phenomenal Lyndsey Collins Wilson who is the Chief Executive Officer of First Star, Inc. At First Star, Lyndsey has increased the organization’s budget allowing her to increase its national and academy staff sizes and to expand the number of foster youth served across the country while maintaining the success of its Academy program.

Time magazine, ABC Nightline News, NBC, NewsNation Prime, and the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children are a few of the entities that have uplifted Lyndsey’s voice as a foster care and urban education expert. Her time in education includes travel to Sarajevo, Bosnia; Oaxaca, MX; Santiago, Dominican Republic; and Hanover, South Africa, to facilitate science classes and workshops on leadership.

GUEST: Lyndsey Collins Wilson https://linktr.ee/LyndseyCWilsontige

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firststaracademies/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firststar.org/

X: https://x.com/FirstStar

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/

@firststaracademies

@elleceela

@firststarinc

Kids In The Spotlight https://www.kitsinc.org/

Production Studio With A Purpose https://kidsinthespotlightproductions...

Credits Host - Tige Charity IMDB

Executive Producer - Kimberly Sparks IMDB

Producer, Editor, Cinematographer and Sound Engineer - Ed Broaddus & Kids in the Spotlight Interns.

Podcast Set: KITS Production Studio with Purpose in Van Nuys, CA

Media: Jaszmin Kuhner IMDB

Graphic Designer: Sonya Deberry IMDB

 Leadership Realities IMDB

Opening Song Credit DONNIE MCCLURKIN I'M WALKING WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC

Ep10 Get ready for the next episode of Leadership Realities with the remarkable Haskel Jackson multi Grammy Producer, CEO and founder of Genesoul, Music For Your Mental Health (unique program guided by Grammy-nominated music producers and therapists, fostering the creation of music as a therapeutic tool for youths 4 to 18). Also, Haskel Jackson Entertainment!

GUEST: Haskel Jackson

https://linktr.ee/HJENT

@genesoul 

@mfymh 

www.musicforyourmental.org

 @haskeljacksonentertainment

Kids In The Spotlight https://www.kitsinc.org/

Production Studio With A Purpose https://kidsinthespotlightproductions...

Credits

Host - Tige Charity

Executive Producer - Kimberly Sparks

Producer, Editor, Cinematographer and Sound Engineer - Ed Broaddus & Kids in the Spotlight Interns.

Podcast Set: KITS Production Studio with Purpose in Van Nuys, CA

Media: Jaszmin Kuhner

Graphic Designer: Sonya Deberry

Opening Song Credit DONNIE MCCLURKIN I'M WALKING WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC

E09 We have on this episode the brilliant Kibi Anderson founder of @lifeeditorco With training from both Harvard University and NYU Stern School of Business. Emmy Award winning content producer, with a wide experience of global travel and living abroad. Best selling author of Point Taken,<<<

It will inspire you to do more than just work work work work!

Leadership can stem from developing the skills you need to in order to survive.

https://www.lifeeditor.co/

https://www.instagram.com/lifeeditorco/

GUEST: Kibi Anderson

https://linktr.ee/lifeeditor

Kids In The Spotlight https://www.kitsinc.org/

Production Studio With A Purpose https://kidsinthespotlightproductions...

Credits Host - Tige Charity

Executive Producer - Kimberly Sparks

Producer, Editor, Cinematographer and Sound Engineer - Ed Broaddus & Kids in the Spotlight Interns.

Podcast Set: KITS Production Studio with Purpose in Van Nuys, CA

Media: Jaszmin Kuhner

Graphic Designer: Sonya Deberry

Opening Song Credit DONNIE MCCLURKIN I'M WALKING WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC

E08 Twenty-one years ago the phenomenal Betty LaMarr founded EmpowHer Institute to empower young girls to not give up on their path to success.✨ EmpowHer Institute supports girls in gaining the skills necessary through education, training and mentorship to become confident, college and career ready.

EmpowHer Institute

6820 La Tijera Blvd. Suite 108 Los Angeles, CA 90045

https://empowher.org/

@empowherorgla 

GUEST: Betty LaMarr

@blamarr24 

Kids In The Spotlight https://www.kitsinc.org/

Production Studio With A Purpose https://kidsinthespotlightproductions...

Credits Host - Tige Charity

Executive Producer - Kimberly Sparks

Producer, Editor, Cinematographer and Sound Engineer - Ed Broaddus & Kids in the Spotlight Interns.

Podcast Set: KITS Production Studio with Purpose in Van Nuys, CA

Media: Jaszmin Kuhner

Graphic Designer: Sonya Deberry

Opening Song Credit DONNIE MCCLURKIN I'M WALKING WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC

Ep. 07 Our guest this week is the incredible Dr. Charity Chandler-Cole CEO of @casa.la which is a remarkable foundation that focuses on advocacy for children in foster care and the juvenile justice systems. “As a leader you’re a learner first” are words of wisdom.

https://casala.org/

GUEST: Dr. Charity Chandler-Cole 

https://www.instagram.com/casa.la/

Kids In The Spotlight https://www.kitsinc.org/

Production Studio With A Purpose https://kidsinthespotlightproductions...

Credits Host - Tige Charity

Executive Producer - Kimberly Sparks

Producer, Editor, Cinematographer and Sound Engineer - Ed Broaddus & Kids in the Spotlight Interns.

Podcast Set: KITS Production Studio with Purpose in Van Nuys, CA

Media: Jaszmin Kuhner

Graphic Designer: Sonya Deberry

Opening Song Credit DONNIE MCCLURKIN I'M WALKING WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC

Ep. 06 Co-Founder Scott Pansky of @allisonworldwide discusses the importance of core values when it come to leading a company. #follow #leadershiprealities #csuite #educate #podcast #leadership #zappos