This week’s guest features an incredible mind and leader in social impact — whose support made Redefining The Influencer possible. Oliver Libby is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of the impact-focused strategy and venture firm Hatzimemos / Libby (H/L). He is also the Chairman and Co-Founder of The Resolution Project, a nonprofit organization creating the next generation of socially responsible leaders by helping them pursue ideas and solutions to issues affecting communities around the world.

--

At just 16 years old, Aralyn Hilliard knows what her future holds. The daughter of two doctors and training in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (or JROTC), Aralyn believes that to serve is to sacrifice, to assist and empower others is servant leadership, and to impact others is to motivate them to be the best they can be.

--

This week, we’re featuring David and Brittany Forman — a married couple who found themselves pursuing a life of service. Although they took disparate paths of bettering the world, they have come together due to their shared values and purpose. In this episode, David tells stories of his time in the Navy, while Brittany shares her experiences as a community organizer, her passion for solving social issues, and finding opportunities to serve in whatever role you find yourself in (including motherhood!)

--

Today, we’re introducing you to a dear friend who has inspired our team at Service First, the brand behind this podcast, since the day we crossed paths. In this episode, Lisa Jaster shares the details of what it’s truly like to serve as a woman in the military. Her story exposes the challenges she and many others face, being a woman in ranger school, and how she became a trailblazer in the field.

--

Education is one of the keystones of service and educators play one of the most important roles in society. With kids going back to school this month and how most are adjusting to the "new normal" of learning from home, we are keen to hear from our guest, Casey Hayward, a middle school science teacher based in Massachusetts.

--

Innovating and pioneering critical areas of service is something we value through our company, Service First. For this week’s episode, you’ll hear from Jennifer Grossman and Nicole Glick, co-founders of the non-profit Whole Family Mental Health. They will share their views of the mental health space and how they teamed up to reimagine it by providing a “360-degree hug” for their clients.

--

This week's guest, Manny Diotte—the founder and mastermind behind "The Ferrari Kid", a non-for-profit that gives children fighting cancer an epic day they'll never forget. Manny's personal experiences taught him the value of service and the power of even the smallest act. There are 50 kids a day that are told that they have cancer—one of the hardest things to hear. He wants to help those kids and their families all over the country know that they are not alone.

--

Sometimes, you hear the call of service at a very young age and it drives you throughout your entire life. That’s true of our guest today — Jessica Feingold. She found her passion for serving others through her Jewish upbringing and has touched many people’s lives through her work in a number of fields.

From volunteering in public health in India to educating in France to supporting sustainability efforts in Australia, Jessica shares her story of service that has led her around the world and back again as a non-for-profit leader and futurist.

--

On the first episode of Redefining the Influencer, host Mike Burns shares the story of how he found and followed his own call of service. Throughout Mike’s 13 years of experience in the US Army working as a helicopter pilot and civil military advisor, he met incredible people who led him to where he is today. In this episode, Mike is joined by Albert Vallejos, co-founder at Service First, a jewelry brand that symbolizes what it means to live service first. They talk about the extreme challenges, misconceptions and the pivotal relationships they built during their time in the military and beyond.

A podcast that shares powerful stories of heroes that don’t typically show up on your feed. Redefining the Influencer introduces you to exceptional people who have followed a call of service — from military veterans, doctors, and teachers to nonprofit leaders, first responders, and mothers. A former Army officer with more than 13 years in the military, host Mike Burns knows first-hand what it’s like to serve, protect, and put the lives of others before your own.

--