By Joe Casabona, Erik Gudmundson, and Liam Dempsey
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The podcast currently has 68 episodes available.
The lack of educational and employment opportunities experienced by disadvantaged folks in Chester County presents significant challenges to their well-being. To learn more, we speak with Javonna Wylie, President and CEO of Chester County OIC. Javonna explains how CCOIC works to enable access to economic empowerment through the delivery of free educational and related services. She also highlights the exciting opportunities happening in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, where CCOIC is now based.
OUR PARTNER
Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce
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Chester County OIC
Rev. Leon Sullivan
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Transcript
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We spend time with Kirstin Downie, Director of Development and Communications with Canine Partners for Life (CPL), as she explains how the organization works to improve quality of life for people with disabilities or other challenges by pairing them with professionally trained service or companion dogs. Kirstin takes us for a long walk through the extensive training that service and companion dogs undergo to be able to assist their assigned companions. We learn how CPL provides these highly trained dogs to folks of all ages from across the USA. And we hear about some uniquely wonderful volunteer opportunities.
Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce
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Canine Partners for Life
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Transcript
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Now in its 27th year, the Kennett Brewfest is a leading beer festival held yearly in Kennett Square. Arguably the oldest beer festival in the Philadelphia region, the Brewfest provides support to the Kennett Collaborative. We speak with the founder and long-serving lead organizer of the festival, Jeff Norman. An architect by trade, Jeff has lead efforts to organize and deliver the famed Kennett Brewfest since its inception. We talk about the history of the festival, its evolution over time, and of course, all things beer.
OUR PARTNER
Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce
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Kennett Brewfest
Other Kennett Square Festivals
Kennett Collaborative
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Transcript
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With a unique nonprofit business model, Handi-Crafters employs, trains, and encourages people with intellectual and developmental challenges to enable them to find meaningful and engaging opportunities in the workplace. Focused on the individual skills and needs of the community it serves, Handi-Crafters has been delivering employment-centered programs for more than 60 years from its facilities in Thorndale, Pa. We speak with the Executive Director of Handi-Crafters, April Ennis-Pierson, to learn more about the organization and its innovative approach to its work.
OUR PARTNER
Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce
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Handi-Crafters
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Transcript
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Green or clean energy regularly garners press coverage and is often a topic of vigorous public debate. We speak at length with Ron DiSabatino about sustainable and fossil-fueled energy to better understand the factors and considerations around the debate. Ron is the VP of Nuclear Engineering with Constellation, the largest provider of carbon-free energy in the US. We also explore employee recruitment, engagement, and retention, discussing how Constellation works to attract top talent to its nuclear power plants.
OUR PARTNER
Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce
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Constellation
Nuclear Energy Information & Statistics
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Transcript
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Finding and accessing quality and affordable healthcare is a concern for many. We meet with Ronan Gannon, Chief Executive Officer of LCH Health and Community Services. We speak about the medical and related needs of underserved communities and economically disadvantaged families in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania. Ronan shares about the structure and offerings of LCH – and how the nonprofit has continued to expand to meet the evolving needs of the community it serves. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, LCH provides a range of healthcare and related services to vulnerable individuals who are insured, under-insured, or uninsured.
OUR PARTNER
Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce
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LCH Health and Community Services
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TRANSCRIPT
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With Kennett Square celebrated as the Mushroom Capital of the World, we knew it was only a matter of time before we spoke with Meghan Klotzbach. Meghan is the Vice President of Sales, Marketing & Operations at Mother Earth Organic Mushrooms. With the family farm outside West Grove, Pennsylvania, and facilities at a number of locations in southern Chester County, Mother Earth Organic Mushrooms pioneered the organic mushroom movement in the late 1980s. We talk all things mushrooms with Meghan in this insightful and fun conversation.
OUR PARTNER
Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce
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Mother Earth Organic Mushrooms
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TRANSCRIPT
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We spend time with Nina Kelly, Director of Marketing with Chester County Tourism. We chat with Nina to discover some of the many great places to visit and wonderful things to do in Chester County. We learn about a number of hidden gems in our local area and explore some of the many exciting happenings coming to the region. This conversation is a great way to find fun activities this summer, both for tourists and for locals.
OUR PARTNER
Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce
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Chester County Tourism
Things to Do / Places to Visit
Places to Eat / for Foodies
Craft Distilleries
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We meet with two leaders from Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital to discuss the medical needs of the local community and how the teams providing that care are being supported. Dr. Karen Pinsky, MD, is the Chief Medical Officer at the hospital and a practicing clinician specializing in pediatrics. Her colleague, Ed Callahan, is the Chief Human Resources at the hospital. We cover everything from addressing health inequity, the challenges following local hospital closures, finding the right medical team, staff retention, and more.
OUR PARTNER
Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce
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Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital
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We connect and spend time with Peter Davis, owner and brand story strategist with Hero's Quest Consulting. Peter explains business as theater, walking us through the power and value that stories can play in the marketplace for both businesses and nonprofits. Based in Oxford, Pa, Peter is an engaging and dynamic conversationalist – and this conversation offers many insights for local area leaders.
OUR PARTNER
Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce
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Hero's Quest Consulting
Books
Local Area Nonprofits
TRANSCRIPT
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The podcast currently has 68 episodes available.