Resilience in both for-profits and nonprofits staff is essential. In this episode, I chat with Mark Holman, VP of Corporate Social Responsibility of the Resilience-Building Leaders Program (RBLP).  He shared that the RBLP was founded on the premise that collective resilience is essential for organizational learning and change. We also chatted about an excellent opportunity for nonprofits through their Giving Back Program.  Understanding that Nonprofit work is incredibly challenging and needs resilient teams that can adapt and grow together in adversity, the Giving Back Program was established.  Through the Giving Back Program, RBLP will provide exam prep training and leadership certifications with $200,000 in-kind donations to nonprofits. Peak up your ears and listen!

https://resiliencebuildingleader.com/about-rblp-resilience-building-leader-program/rblps-giving-back-program/

Having little resources did not stop Dr. Gabrielle Starr, the founder of Ladies of Favor, from realizing her vision of starting a faith-based mentoring program for young girls. We chatted about who mentored her and how those positive experiences led her to begin the organization. We discussed the program, SheMatters, a program that’s making a significant impact in the lives of girls all over the world. In The End, we talk about the Ladies of Favor Mentoring connection with the Ladies of Favor Academy. Listen up; this episode will bless you.

http://www.ladiesoffavor.com/

Phone: 404-889-6812 

Did you know that Links Incorporated was founded on friendship and a commitment to service? Listen to this episode where the President of the El Paso Links Chapter, Beatrice Middleton, shares her story on how a friend reached out to her to join the organization. We also discuss El Paso Links Chapter's focus on youth and police reform. Finally, we chat about the goals she hopes to see the El Paso Links achieve in the future. Peak up your ears and listen!

https://www.facebook.com/EPLinks1977/

http://eptxlinksinc.org/

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What a moving conversation that I had with Genevieve Pituro, the Founder of the Pajama Program, an organization that promotes and supports a comforting bedtime routine and healthy sleep for children to help them thrive. Listen to how she was inspired to begin the program. We also discussed insights into leaving her job as a successful marketing executive to becoming a nonprofit executive. Finally, we discuss her book,  Purpose, Passion, and Pajamas. Peak up your ears and listen!

https://pajamaprogram.org/mission/

https://www.genevievepiturro.com/home

From Soldier to President and Executive Director of The Great Khalid Foundation, listen to Linda Wolfe as we talk about how she aims to expand The Great Khalid Foundation to other urban communities across the nation.  We discuss how high school seniors can apply to the Performing Arts Scholarship.  Also, we chatted about where she hopes the foundation will be in the next two years. Finally, she gave us some insight into her son American Music Award-Winning Khalid, on something spectacular that he’s working on at this moment. Peak up your ears and listen to this episode.

Website: https://thegreatkhalidfoundation.org/

Facebook: https://thegreatkhalidfoundation.org/

Twitter: https://thegreatkhalidfoundation.org/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegreatkhalidfoundation/

American Heart Association is all about being a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. In this episode, we examine what actions they take for a healthier living with Stephanie Chapman, Senior Vice President of Health Strategies for American Heart Association Southwest Division. We also chatted about the Go Red for Women Campaign and the new Health Equity Campaign. Finally, we spoke about Stephanie’s work philosophy. Trust me; you don’t want to miss this episode. Dive in and listen.

https://www.heart.org/

For information and resources on COVID-19 for health care professionals, visit: www.professional.heart.org/COVID-19

Just a repeat of Zuil's awesome performance of Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major

Have a Super Sunday!!

Touching the lives of others through music is a gift that continues to give. Listen to this great episode with the Grammy Award-Winner Zuill Bailey, Artistic Director of El Paso Pro Musica, and Felipa Solis, Executive Director of El Paso Pro Music. We discussed their season dedicated to thanking people for their support. We also chatted about how they have collaborated with others to bring El Paso Pro Musica to being the beacon of classical music that it is today.   Finally, we listen to Zuill's Bach performance of Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major. Peak up your ears and listen!

https://elpasopromusica.org/

Inspiring Kindness

What a remarkable conversation with Susan Goodell, CEO of El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank, around poverty in El Paso.  We also discussed the factors that lead families to poverty.  She also shares what changes have been made in the logistics of distributing food since COVID. Finally, we conversed about those who stepped up to support the food bank, such as volunteers and the National Guard. Peek up your ears and listen!

https://elpasoansfightinghunger.org/

https://www.facebook.com/ElPasoansFightingHunger

https://www.instagram.com/epfightinghunger/

Headstrong Project is renewing its oath to the veteran community members they serve with their new campaign, No Mind Left Behind. I chatted with Jim McDonough, the Executive Director of the Headstrong Project, to find out what this campaign means to veterans. We talked about why there is no limitation to the number of veteran visits to the Headstrong Project. Finally, we discussed the expertise of the clinicians seeing the great veterans of our country. Listen up and Get Headstrong!

Website: https://getheadstrong.org

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeadstrongProject/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getheadstrong