In this bonus episode, guest host Jenny Vazquez-Newsum speaks with Lynz Floren, Founder & Executive Producer of Growth Network Podcasts.

Through Lynz, you will learn the stories and inspiration behind the founding of Growth Network Podcasts and gain a deeper understanding of our hopes for the Mission Megaphone podcast.

Lynz shares his excitement for the new season and the inspiring conversations Jenny will bring through her strong work with Untapped Leaders.

And when you find inspiration, make sure to pass it on!

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We’ve handed the megaphone to Hywel Sims, the CEO of Musica Viva Australia.

Musica Viva is one of the leading providers of music education in Australia, as well as one of the world's leading presenters of chamber music. Passionate about creating a vibrant musical future for Australia’s artists and audiences, Musica Viva nurtures both established and emerging talent from around the country and is committed to learning from their First Nations friends and colleagues on how to most effectively include the many peoples and languages that, together, comprise the oldest living culture in the world.

You'll learn;

• the history of indigenous music in Australia
• how to center live music in education
• what really is chamber music?

To learn more visit and follow Musica Viva

This is a Growth Network Podcasts production. Our producers are Lynz Floren, Sari Weinerman, and Jeffrey Morris. Production Manager is Maura Murphy Barrosse. Original music, sound design, and mixing by Nicolas Fournier. Promotional support from Marsha Ord. Website by Nick Brodnicki.

Mentioned in this episode:

The Magic of Descript

  📍 If you've ever wanted to edit your own videos or Podcasts, but were overwhelmed by how complicated the software was, you are in luck. Descript or Des is a magical tool that allows you to edit text as if you're editing a Google Doc.

We’ve handed the megaphone to Charlotte Sumners, Head of Commercial Development at The RSA. The RSA or The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, also known as the Royal Society of Arts, is a London-based organization committed to finding practical solutions to social challenges.

Fellows of The RSA have included such prominent figures as Charles Dickens and Stephen Hawking, and one of the most notable projects to come out of The RSA was the chimney sweep!

In this episode you'll learn;

• how design thinking can be used to solve problems interdisciplinarily
• new innovations being developed by The RSA
• what working towards a sustainable future means

To learn more visit and follow thersa.org and follow their Youtube Channel!

This is a Growth Network Podcasts production. Our producers are Lynz Floren, Sari Weinerman, and Jeffrey Morris. Production Manager is Maura Murphy Barrosse. Original music, sound design, and mixing by Nicolas Fournier. Promotional support from Marsha Ord. Website by Nick Brodnicki.

Mentioned in this episode:

The Magic of Descript

  📍 If you've ever wanted to edit your own videos or Podcasts, but were overwhelmed by how complicated the software was, you are in luck. Descript or Des is a magical tool that allows you to edit text as if you're editing a Google Doc.

We’ve handed the megaphone to Bernard Farley, creator of Black Techno Matters, an event and virtual community celebrating Blackness specifically in techno music. Most people are not aware that techno music has Black origins. This also means Black techno artists rarely get to see themselves represented in the genre. Bernard Farley is changing that.

You'll learn;

• the origins of techno music and Black artists' contribution to it
• why Blackness is revolutionary
• how you can support Black artists in this genre and music generally

Music in this episode was composed by B_X_R_N_X_R_D

To learn more visit blacktechnomatters.org and follow @blacktechnomatters on Instagram.

This is a Growth Network Podcasts production. Our producers are Lynz Floren, Sari Weinerman, and Jeffrey Morris. Production Manager is Maura Murphy Barrosse. Original music, sound design, and mixing by Nicolas Fournier. Promotional support from Marsha Ord. Website by Nick Brodnicki.

Mentioned in this episode:

The Magic of Descript

  📍 If you've ever wanted to edit your own videos or Podcasts, but were overwhelmed by how complicated the software was, you are in luck. Descript or Des is a magical tool that allows you to edit text as if you're editing a Google Doc.

We’ve handed the megaphone to Jason Graham-Nye - Co-Founder, Co-CEO, and Chairman at gDiapers. In 2004, gDiapers launched an entirely new baby diaper category, the hybrid diaper. Featuring a reusable, fashionable outer pant and a patented, absorbent compostable insert. gDiapers can be home composted (wet ones only) and commercially composted.

gDiapers pioneered Cradle to Cradle product design, and is committed to accelerating the transition from our current, flawed linear economy to a waste-free, regenerative circular economy.

You'll learn;

• how a circular economy cuts down on waste by turning it into a resource
• who composting human waste can benefit the environment
• how gDiapers has gained traction globally and what they're working on next

To learn more visit and follow www.gdiapers.com

This is a Growth Network Podcasts production. Our producers are Lynz Floren, Sari Weinerman, and Jeffrey Morris. Production Manager is Maura Murphy Barrosse. Original music, by Nicolas Fournier. Promotional support from Marsha Ord. Website by Nick Brodnicki.

Mentioned in this episode:

The Magic of Descript

  📍 If you've ever wanted to edit your own videos or Podcasts, but were overwhelmed by how complicated the software was, you are in luck. Descript or Des is a magical tool that allows you to edit text as if you're editing a Google Doc.

We’ve handed the megaphone to Dominique Luster, founder, and principal archivist at The Luster Company.

Dominique believes in archives and storytelling, and The Luster Company is the outpour of that spirit by way of helping individuals and organizations uplift, honor, and tell stories that represent the lived experiences of the Black diaspora.

Working in the cultural heritage and memory work field for nearly 10 years, she has come to understand that history is not merely a listing of events in chronological order. But rather a meticulously curated phenomenon of power. All too often the stories of marginalized communities are suppressed, oppressed, erased, or forgotten. The Luster Company seeks to rechart that path.

You'll learn;

• the difference between the past and history
• why digitization of records is not always the best option
• the power of archiving to empower a generation

To learn more visit The Luster Company and follow on Instagram.

This is a Growth Network Podcasts production. Our producers are Lynz Floren, Sari Weinerman, and Jeffrey Morris. Production Manager is Maura Murphy Barrosse. Original music by Nicolas Fournier. Promotional support from Marsha Ord. Website by Nick Brodnicki.

Mentioned in this episode:

The Magic of Descript

  📍 If you've ever wanted to edit your own videos or Podcasts, but were overwhelmed by how complicated the software was, you are in luck. Descript or Des is a magical tool that allows you to edit text as if you're editing a Google Doc.

We’ve handed the megaphone to Amy Fairchild, creator of The Encourage Project.

The Encourage Project is all about showing people what's possible. Giving them opportunities to see something different that they may not have considered, that might help them grow in achieving their own potential and their own life's purpose. It's encouraging them to step into that designed purpose and really enabling them to execute and succeed in those things by applying the principals of project management to human projects.

Amy works with clients one on one to help them achieve their goals, hosts The Encourage Project Podcast, and is working on rolling out an online curriculum as well.

You'll learn;

• how to apply project management principles to some of your biggest life goals
• what it means to "Shine"
• the importance of belief and encouragement, and how you can spread that to others

To learn more follow The Encourage Project

Follow Amy on LinkedIn , IG - @the_encouage_project, and FB - @theencourageproject

This is a Growth Network Podcasts production. Our producers are Lynz Floren, Sari Weinerman, and Jeffrey Morris. Production Manager is Maura Murphy Barrosse. Original music by Nicolas Fournier. Sound design and mixing by Sari Weinerman. Promotional support from Marsha Ord. Website by Nick Brodnicki.

Mentioned in this episode:

The Magic of Descript

  📍 If you've ever wanted to edit your own videos or Podcasts, but were overwhelmed by how complicated the software was, you are in luck. Descript or Des is a magical tool that allows you to edit text as if you're editing a Google Doc.

We’ve handed the megaphone to Molly Singer and Gabriela Rojas Lozano from ESD Global to talk about how they are using healing and self-defense training to empower women and marginalized communities around the world.

ESD stands for Empowerment Self Defense, and it helps individuals develop easy-to-use techniques such as awareness, assertiveness, and verbal confrontation skills in combination with safety strategies and physical techniques to prevent, resist, and escape violent assaults.

They envision a world where everyone at risk of interpersonal violence can live free of it.

In this episode you'll learn;

• how ESD is applicable to combat all kinds of violence - not just physical, but economic, financial, social, etc.
• the regional capacity model they are using to really key into all different communities and serve them as best they can.
• what this training can do to improve each of our lives as well as those around us.

To learn more visit esdglobalselfdefense.org and follow them on social at; IG: @esdglobalselfdefense and TW: @ESD_Global

This is a Growth Network Podcasts production. Our producers are Lynz Floren, Sari Weinerman, and Jeffrey Morris. Production Manager is Maura Murphy Barrosse. Original music, sound design, and mixing by Nicolas Fournier. Promotional support from Marsha Ord. Website by Nick Brodnicki.

Mentioned in this episode:

The Magic of Descript

  📍 If you've ever wanted to edit your own videos or Podcasts, but were overwhelmed by how complicated the software was, you are in luck. Descript or Des is a magical tool that allows you to edit text as if you're editing a Google Doc.

We’ve handed the megaphone to Farudh Emiel Majid, Director of Mutual Aid at Southside Action Pact. Learn how he employed community fridges and libraries to empower his community!

Southside Action Pact is a mutual aid organization that engages in relief towards systemic disparities, such as food inequity, quality of life, and political empowerment in the predominant powered Black and Brown community in Southeast Queens.

Farudh's amazing work has inspired a new generation of community activism that is truly inspiring to learn about.

You'll learn;

• How his work was inspired by the Black Panther Party
• How they rely on social media as well as face-to-face interactions to support their community,
• And Farudh's vision for a future where activists are properly paid for their service, and communities are run by the people themselves, operating outside of capitalistic modes.

To learn more visit southsideactionpact.org and follow them on Instagram @southsideactionpact

This is a Growth Network Podcasts production. Our producers are Lynz Floren, Sari Weinerman, and Jeffrey Morris. Production Manager is Maura Murphy Barrosse. Original music, sound design, and mixing by Nicolas Fournier. Promotional support from Marsha Ord. Website by Nick Brodnicki.

Mentioned in this episode:

The Magic of Descript

  📍 If you've ever wanted to edit your own videos or Podcasts, but were overwhelmed by how complicated the software was, you are in luck. Descript or Des is a magical tool that allows you to edit text as if you're editing a Google Doc.