After taking a gunshot to the chest and surviving, then later finding himself incarcerated, Dr. Halim Ali made a new decision – that he was not going to waste his life, he was going to use it to elevate others who were navigating some of the dark tunnels he’s been through in his life. This led to founding From the Heart Enterprises, a Denver nonprofit having a tremendous impact on people of all ages. Dr. Ali is a true force for good and I can’t wait to share his inspiration - on this episode of making our world better.

This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity Services. If you are interested in how I might be able to bolster your efforts and help your team achieve its goals, I would love to have a conversation with you – you can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com.

You can learn more about Dr. Ali and From the Heart Enterprises:

•  www.fromtheheartent.com

Every person has a super power. Finding the super power that lies within people with autism and other cognitive special needs so they can become awesome members of the workforce is the super power Bill Morris, CEO of Blue Star Recyclers, has harnessed to create an awesome organization that is producing eye-popping results in the world of electronics recycling.

This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity and Events Services. If you’re interested in how I might be able to bolster your efforts and help your team achieve its goals, I would love to have a conversation with you – you can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com.

To learn more about Blue Star Recyclers and their locations where you can drop of your old electronics, visit their website at www.bluestarrecyclers.org, or contact Bill at [email protected].

I hope you are inspired to find a way to make our world better!

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, who campaigned against child labor, said “No segment in the society can match with the power, idealism, enthusiasm and courage of the young people.” You will hear from Executive Director Lauren Sika, how her innovative organization Youth Roots is bringing this quote to life in the philanthropic sector by growing and nurturing the leaders and change agents of both today and tomorrow.

This podcast is brought to you by JC Charity & Events Services - I'd love to talk to you about how I can bolster your efforts and help your team achieve its goals - visit www.makingourworldbetter.com to learn more about our organization.

To learn more about Youth Roots and how you can support their efforts, visit www.youthroots.org, or you can email Lauren at [email protected].

Finding time, talent and funding to accomplish all the things nonprofit leaders and small business owners are responsible for and striving for and bolster the bottom line is a never-ending battle. Veteran and social entrepreneur Dr. Bradley Caro Cook shares how he is generating a solution to these age-old issues with virtual assistants through his organization Super Virtuals. 

This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity and Events Services – if you are interested in how I can bolster your efforts or help your team achieve its goals, I’d love to have a conversation with you. You can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com.

To learn more about Supervirtuals, visit www.supervirtuals.com, or follow Bradley Caro Cook on Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradley-caro-cook/) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/bradley.caro.cook).

This conversation originally aired in July of 2022, but the lessons Lloyd Lewis, CEO of arc Thrift Stores provided are so strong I wanted to share them again.

To learn more about aft Thrift Stores, visit www.arcthrift.com.

Best wishes for a Merry Christmas! 

If we really want to be serious about equity, future workforce development and generally, hope for the future of our country, it should all start with Early Childhood education. You’ll hear from CEO William Browning how Clayton Early Learning in Denver is leading a charge to serve children, their families and educators to create valuable and positive outcomes that will ripple across Colorado and the nation. William also shares some master leadership lessons I know you will appreciate.

This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity and events services. If you’re interested in how I may be able to help bolster your efforts or help your team achieve its goals, I’d love to have a conversation with you. You can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com

To learn more about Clayton Early Learning and how you can support or volunteer to advance its efforts to provide hope for a better future, visit www.claytonearlylearning.org.

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After a military career of tremendous leadership responsibility and service, navigating an everyday civilian career can present difficult obstacles in ways most of us take for granted. You’ll hear from Andrea Filz how she and her team of mentors, alumni and volunteers at Salute Colorado are supporting military veterans with awesome programs to help with successful life-altering transitions

This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity and events services. If you’re interested in how I can help bolster your efforts or help your team achieve its goals, let's talk! You can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com.

To learn more about Salute Colorado and how you can support or volunteer to advance its efforts and make a big difference with a military veteran, visit www.salutecolorado.org or reach out to Andrea directly at [email protected].

When a passion for creating opportunities for all people to live the American Dream collides with decades of high level experience in the public, private and nonprofit sectors, the result is a mission laser-focused on human flourishing as you'll hear from Jonathan Tee, partner of the impactful Oak Rose Group and Oak Rose Fund.

This podcast is brought to you by JC Charity & Events Services - if you're interested in how I can bolster your efforts or help your team achieve its goals, let's talk: www.makingourworldbetter.com.

To learn more about Jonathan's work with the Oak Rose Group and Oak Rose fund, visit their websites:

• www.oakrosegroup.com

The diagnosis of ALS is about as cruel as a medical diagnosis comes, but you’ll hear how in the wake of not one but two family ALS diagnosis, Doug McConnell, co-founder of A Long Swim, along with his sister Ellen, decided to fight back and are making a real difference in the epicenter of ALS research at Northwestern University in Chicago by raising millions of dollars through open water swims across the world. Doug's story of swimming the English Channel is awesome!

This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity & Events services. If you’re interested in how I may be able to help bolster your efforts or help your team achieve its goals, I’d love to have a conversation with you. You can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com.

To learn more about A Long Swim and how you can support Doug and his team's efforts in fighting ALS, visit www.alongswim.org. 

Turning the experience, pain and trauma of being a U.S. Marine who was blown up by IEDs four times in four months of combat in Fallujah, Iraq, into a beacon of hope and healing through arts and music programs for US Military veterans dealing with post traumatic stress is an incredibly inspiring journey Richard Casper, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit organization Creativets shares. You're going to love Richard's story of building an amazing organization to shine a light in some dark places for people who we all owe so much.

This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity & Events services. If you’re interested in how I may be able to help bolster your efforts or help your team achieve its goals, I’d love to have a conversation with you. You can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com.

To learn more about creativets and how you can support its awesome work, visit www.creativets.org, find them on Instagram or stream creativevets music

• Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/creativets/934641060)