The Zag is joined by Julie Barton, NLC San Francisco alum, to talk children's books. Yup, most of the pod is about the power of kid books for littles and their families. Fun! Check out her nonprofit: http://www.tandembayarea.org

Podcasting from City Hall The Zag welcomes 2013 NLC Los Angeles Fellow Kimberly Rodriguez. On this episode Kimberly shares how she supports local neighborhood councils with data and strategy and details on a big event she's planning next week. There's also a funny story about a haircut. Don't miss it.

Podcasting from City Hall The Zag welcomes 2013 NLC Los Angeles Fellow Kimberly Rodriguez. On this episode Kimberly shares how she supports local neighborhood councils with data and strategy and details on a big event she's planning next week. There's also a funny story about a haircut. Don't miss it.

Guess what? AI overlords won't take over society anytime soon according to today's guest Nekpen Osuan, NLC NYC 2013 Fellow. She shares insights about her life as a black techie, immigrant and community organizer.

Nekpen’s work in social entrepreneurship has led her to co-found WomenWerk (@WomenWerk) and led the global expansion of the Africa-based shoe brand Keexs (@Keexs). WomenWerk is women's empowerment non-profit building programs for women and girls in the tri-state area. Stay connected with Nekpen on Twitter: @NOsuan

Guess what? AI overlords won't take over society anytime soon according to today's guest Nekpen Osuan, NLC NYC 2013 Fellow. She shares insights about her life as a black techie, immigrant and community organizer.

Nekpen’s work in social entrepreneurship has led her to co-found WomenWerk (@WomenWerk) and led the global expansion of the Africa-based shoe brand Keexs (@Keexs). WomenWerk is women's empowerment non-profit building programs for women and girls in the tri-state area. Stay connected with Nekpen on Twitter: @NOsuan

The Zag welcomes Chelsea Sprayregen, NLC Chicago '15, who is the CEO and Co-founder of Pie for Providers. Her business uses technology to help child care providers build stronger businesses. Since launching in March 2017, Pie for Providers has won first place in Chicago Booth’s Social New Venture Challenge, graduated from 1871’s Women in STEM accelerator, and was named one of ChicagoInno’s 2017 50 on Fire companies.

The Zag welcomes Chelsea Sprayregen, NLC Chicago '15, who is the CEO and Co-founder of Pie for Providers. Her business uses technology to help child care providers build stronger businesses. Since launching in March 2017, Pie for Providers has won first place in Chicago Booth’s Social New Venture Challenge, graduated from 1871’s Women in STEM accelerator, and was named one of ChicagoInno’s 2017 50 on Fire companies.

Two frequent conversation topics in progressive circles are education and housing. Ian Magruder, former NLC SF Chapter Director, talks about how his current company, Landed, is trying to address both those topics by helping teachers buy a home. Don't miss it.

Two frequent conversation topics in progressive circles are education and housing. Ian Magruder, former NLC SF Chapter Director, talks about how his current company, Landed, is trying to address both those topics by helping teachers buy a home. Don't miss it.

Can you believe it? 50 episodes of The Zag complete and hopefully 50 more to come. NLC LA Governing Board President Eric DeSobe celebrates the milestone with a quick-hitting pod about all the current NLC LA happenings. Tune in to learn more about the Chapter Fundraiser, NLC Convention, and more. Hi Leah!