Making Our World Better

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)

Providing employees with dignity and hope for a better future while giving them the opportunity to do excellent work with integrity and responsibility to each other – that’s how they do business every day at Mile High Workshop, an insanely cool social enterprise that gives people second chances and also works with some of the most recognizable brands in the country. I promise you’ll be inspired to hear from CEO Andy Magel how an idea with grace as a core value blossomed into a powerhouse organization making a real difference, on this episode of making our world better.

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 and to support Mile High Workshop, visit www.milehighworkshop.com. For a great pillow at a great price that is making our world better, visit https://everpillow.com/store/

If you enjoyed this podcast, we’d be grateful if you’d share it with a friend. Until next time, I hope you are inspired to find a way to make our world better!

With technology, creativity and the right inspiration, it is always possible to build a better mousetrap, even when it comes to growing vegetables and shortening the supply chain. You’ll hear from CEO Eddy Badrina how his company Eden Green has innovated an amazing technology that saves water and minimizes environmental impact whle making it possible to grow farm to table local produce on a huge scale that doesn’t have to travel thousands of miles and can be on grocery shelves in hours

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 reach me at www.makingourworldbetter.com

To learn more about Eden Green and the company’s incredible technology, visit www.edengreen.com. To learn more about Eddy, visit www.badrina.com.

If you enjoyed this podcast, we’d be grateful if you’d share it with a friend. Until next time, I hope you are inspired to make our world better.

Going from State trooper to undercover agent infiltrating the east coast mafia to refereeing basketball in the NBA to traveling the world helping others with post traumatic stress is a unique journey the legendary Bob Delaney shares with nobody else. You will hear how he is taking what he’s learned through his incredible experiences to initiate higher levels of support for military, law enforcement, first responders when it comes to post-traumatic stress. 

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

To learn more about the work Bob is doing, order his books or hire him as you next keynote speaker, visit www.delaneyconsultants.com. 

• Heros Are Human: Lessons In Resilience

After being in and around the nonprofit world since the early 90s, some of the organizations I have seen who are making the deepest impact are those with the entrepreneurial vision and courage to try to meet a need they see in their community. An great example is One Good Turn and you’ll hear from CEO Sarah Lez-inski how this innovative organization started with one program and has now grown to operate five cohesive social enterprises all under the same umbrella, thanks to leadership on fire to see beyond limitations and serve the underserved

Thanks for listening and I hope you loved Sarah’s passion for service as much as I did. this podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity and Events 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.

To learn how you can support or volunteer with One Good Turn and any of their awesome ventures, visit:

• www.onegoodturn.com

Finding common ground for advocates from education, business and policy to come together to build a brighter future for students and the economy sounds like a tall order, but you will hear from Scott LaBand how he and his team at Colorado Succeeds, through their strong core values and leadership abilities are having an impact doing just that. You will love learning Scott's insights. 

This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity and Events Services where we help build great organizations. 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.

To learn more about Colorado Succeeds and how you can get involved, visit their website at www.coloradosucceeds.org and find them on social media:

• https://www.facebook.com/coloradosucceeds

One of the most vulnerable populations out there is homeless teens and young people. You will hear from Christina Carlson about how her and her team at Urban Peak Denver are helping thousands of individuals who are routinely overlooked and hidden be visible and find a path to a productive life through programs, facilities, compassion and humor.

 This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity and Events Services where we help build great organizations. 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.  

To learn more about Urban Peak and how you can support efforts, visit www.urbanpeak.org or find them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=urban%20peak.

Shining a light on the darkness of addiction and mental illness, and providing the peer support and programming needed to offer people hope for a better life takes a high level of expertise, determination and compassion - the qualities Jude Solano and her team at the Southern Colorado Harm Reduction Association bring to bear in their Pueblo, Colorado community every day, through their programming and care.

To learn more about the Southern Colorado Harm Reduction Association and how you can support their efforts, visit www.socoharmreduction.org.

This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity and Events Services. We help build great organizations. 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.

Losing a child is a membership to a club no parent wants to join, and teen suicide statistics are horrific. You will be inspired to hear Maria and Will Bales talk about how they are shining a light and carrying on the legacy of their son Nick, who they lost to suicide, through tireless efforts to help struggling teens and their families by addressing teen mental health through therapies, communication and Nick’s clothing brand BTR (Brought to Reality).

This podcast is brought to you by JC Charity & Events Services - we help build great organizations. If you would like to learn how we can bolster your efforts and help your team achieve its goals, find us at www.makingourworldbetter.com. 

To learn more about Brought To Reality and to buy your BTR hoodie, visit www.broughttoreality.com, and for extra inspiration, follow Maria on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maria.bales2/

Colorado is fortunate to be the home of one of the most vibrant nonprofit communities in the U.S., with more than 20,000 nonprofit organizations improving the quality of life. The Colorado Nonprofit Association lives in the epicenter of this community and you will hear from CEO Paul Lhevine how his awesome organization not only serves its members with tons of great resources, but provides a strong voice for this important sector when it comes to public policy and legislation.

This podcast has been brought to you by JC Charity and Events 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. To learn more about the Colorado Nonprofit Association, visit www.coloradononprofits.org. If you enjoyed this podcast, we would be grateful if you would give us a thumbs up and leave a review.