Trust Your Voice

In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Barbara Stewart, Former CEO of AmeriCorps to know what is the uniquely American value of volunteering and giving back.

In this conversation, Sylvie and Barbara discuss:

To bring out the best of America, visit AmeriCorps to serve and make a difference.

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In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Laura Cox Kaplan, creator of She Said/She said podcast, to talk about knowing the potential and power of your voice to influence people.

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In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Melanie Kirkpatrick, writer-journalist, author of three books: Lady Editor: Sarah Josepha Hale and the Making of the Modern American Woman; Thanksgiving: The Holiday at the Heart of the American Experience (2016) and Escape from North Korea: The Untold Story of Asia’s Underground Railroad (2012), and a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, to enlighten you about women and the history of Thanksgiving.

In this conversation, Sylvie and Melanie discuss:

Get to know Melanie more on her website http://www.MelanieKirkpatrick.com.

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In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Chris Meek, co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of SoldierStrong, founder of BraveMind and ReachStrong, also the  Managing Director and Global Relationship Manager at S&P Global Inc, and adjunct professor at Syracuse University, on how to be a strong soldier in and out the field.

In this conversation, Sylvie and Chris discuss:

Chris has a podcast of his own where he discusses personal empowerment, commitment to our own well-being, and the motivation to achieve more, listen to him on Next Step Forward.

To help our veterans take their next step in life, visit SoldierStrong. To know more about other information about helping our veteran’s recovery, read BraveMind and pay ReachStrong a visit.

Let’s review three things on The Policy Circle: Armed Forces, Veterans, and Mental Health

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In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Kristin Jackson, Co-Founder of Freespoke.com, a new search engine platform, to prepare you to go to the next voting booth and how to follow the election results.

In this conversation, Sylvie and Kristin discuss:

If you want to be prepared and know what your ballot is going to say, you can look up your candidates on Freespoke. Check out Freespoke and download the app, and you can see the elections portal there. Download the app from the app store and start using Freespoke – we need your feedback to improve it!

Follow The Policy Circle on social and share Policy Circle briefs that you can use to host conversations and look for The Policy Circle’s Active Voter Guide.

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In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Deana Bass Williams, Co-founder of Bass Public Affairs, who Co-authored "Prayer & Pound Cake", and with renowned national media relations experience,  to discuss what is Public Relations and where do we start.

In this conversation, Sylvie and Deana discuss:

Visit Bass Public Affairs which specializes in helping organizations impact public discourse by projecting a clear message in the crowded marketplace of ideas and grab a copy of Prayer & Pound Cake which made #1 on the Amazon Hot Releases for Christian prayer books

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In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Terri Reid, one of Michigan’s most experienced political operatives, President of the Michigan Freedom Fund, and Co-founder of League of Our Own to know what volunteering in a campaign looks like.

In this conversation, Sylvie and Terri discuss:

Be an Active Voter now! Visit Active Voter Guide to learn how to be an active voter and exercise your rights. Pay Candidate Pathways a visit if you are interested for Candidate Development through training and mentoring.

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In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Roxy Ndebumadu, founder, technology leader, and the youngest female and first African American woman to be voted and sworn into office as a Councilwoman for the City of Bowie in Maryland, to trust your voice to be heard on multiple stages and redefine what it means to be an innovative professional powerhouse.

In this conversation, Sylvie and Roxy discuss:

To know more about Roxy and her visions, visit her website Roxy for Bowie

Be an Active Voter now! Visit Active Voter Guide to learn how to be an active voter and exercise your rights.

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In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Betsy DeVos, the nation’s leading advocate for education freedom for students of all ages, having served as the 11th U.S. Secretary of Education from 2017-2021, to inspire you to care about access to good education right here in the US.

In this conversation, Sylvie and Betsy discuss:

To learn more on the issue of Education by visiting the Education Saving Account Brief and the Civic Leadership Roadmap program (CLER)  at www.policycircle.org

Connect with Betsy DeVos

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/betsy.p.devos/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BetsyDeVos

Be inspired by Betsy’s book, “Hostage No More’, and buy yourself and your friends a copy here, https://www.amazon.com/Hostages-No-More-Education-American/dp/B09S84D3D7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LXA0XEWN6NNT&keywords=hostage+no+more&qid=1660236999&sprefix=hostage+no+more%2Caps%2C124&sr=8-1.

To know more about Betsy and her advocacies, visit her website https://betsydevos.com/ and learn about School Choice.

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In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Kim Borchers, who spearheads the Civic Leadership Engagement Roadmap program (CLER) at The Policy Circle and is the President and owner of Bird Dog Recruitment and Consulting, and Denisha Merriweather, founder of Black Minds Matter and the director of Public Relations at the American Federation for Children, to know your truths, and to show up and speak up for what you believe. That may our discussion will spark you to build a network in your community

In this conversation, Sylvie with Kim, and Denisha discuss:

We invite our women listeners to consider participating in The Policy Circle CLER program by visiting thepolicycircle.org/cler. It is a virtual program for women from all over the country. There are two cohorts starting this coming September, check them out!

To learn more about Kim visit her website, Bird Dog Recruitment. And check out https://www.blackmindsmatter.net/ to follow and support Denisha’s efforts.

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