Trending Northwest Podcast

Join us on an inspiring journey as we delve into the transformative power of storytelling with Nichole Mischke, the Founder and Director of UNCOVERED. Through her unwavering dedication, Nichole has turned stories of shame into narratives of strength, resilience, and connection. Erin and Melissa chat with Nichole about addressing shame, Uncovered's next event, and more.

Learn more and participate in the next Uncovered here: https://storiesuncovered.com/

In this episode, Erin and Melissa chat with Matt Bogue of Houdini Interactive, a digital experiential marketing firm in Spokane, WA, all about the future of AI, digital creative work, and much more. Matt is also an honoree in two categories at our upcoming Summer Soiree Awards event, including being named an Emerging Leader to Watch and a partner at one of the Most Innovative Businesses in the Northwest!

In this episode, we chat with Beyond Pink's Executive Director, Jessica Southwick, about who Beyond Pink serves (you may be surprised!), how thermography works, plus Beyond Pink's big fundraiser (aka fun raiser!) happening this September! 

Learn more about Beyond Pink here: https://beyondpink.net/

Get tickets to this September's fun-raiser here: https://auction.ilfmedia.com/auction/beyond-pink-2023/

Channing Curtis is a morning news anchor and reporter at KREM 2 news. She’s been a news anchor for 6 years and before that was a sports anchor and reporter for 7 years. She’s originally from Dallas, Texas and has lived in Spokane for 2 years.

Channing is on our list of Emerging Leaders to Watch because of her work in elevating diverse stories in the Spokane community, and will be honored at our upcoming Summer Soiree at the Spokane Club!

On this episode Erin and Melissa talk with Viriginia Clark!

Virginia is the Resource Specialist and Agency Coordinator at Giving Back Spokane, and has been helping others for the last 18 years, both in the health care system and in social services.

Through her experiences, Virginia has developed a deep understanding of the barriers individuals face in accessing care and housing. More recently, she and her husband, Rick, have combined forces to serve in their nonprofit, Giving Back Spokane.

She works directly with beneficiaries of her Community Provider Fund, which prevents individuals from slipping into homelessness due to circumstances beyond their control. She successfully brings multiple agencies to the table and fosters collaboration to find meaningful and sustainable solutions for people on the brink of losing everything.

Kelly Brown, President of The Friends of Manito and many other illustrious titles, returns to the Trending Northwest podcast to talk all about Manito Park, upcoming events, Spokane Leadership and more

Today Erin and Melissa chat with Stephanie Vigil!

After 25 years of anchoring local TV news, Stephanie Vigil grew tired of reporting negative stories. The weight of the bad news was wearing her down.

That’s when she decided to take a sabbatical to see for herself that there’s more good, then bad, in this world.

With 3 months to explore, she found herself inside the Balboa Activity Center in San Diego where her new found love of pickleball changed her perspective on life. Pickleballers, of all ages, were so friendly and welcoming, eager to teach her, and others, how to play this fast paced game. After every session she’d walked away with a sense of belonging, and that she wasn’t the only one.

She discovered that it’s not money, nor material possessions that lead to a Very Good Life, it's the connection with others that matter the most.

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In this episode Erin and Melissa sit down with the one and only Rick Clark! They discuss his non-profit's recent rebrand, how much it's grown since they've last talked, what they do for the community of Spokane and what the future holds!

On this week's episode Erin and Melissa talk to Jennifer Vigil!

Jennifer Vigil is a health equity and outreach program manager at Multi Care Health System, and her commitment to community wellness goes beyond each appointment. Her role focuses on the social drivers that impact community health and how to help overcome those barriers to care. She has 26 years of experience in health care operations from executive leadership to Native American health, migrant and seasonal outreach, high end cosmetics, private practice and public health operations that give her a deeply impactful, practical way to positively impact the greater community as well.