In this episode of Uplifting Conversations, Toussaint chats with Lenore Anderson, President Alliance for Safety & Justice about her journey from attorney to justice and safety advocate.

Links to purchase Lenore's new book In Their Names Here: https://thenewpress.com/books/their-names All proceeds will be donated to Alliance for Safety and Justice.

@_lenoreanderson @SafeAndJust https://asj.allianceforsafetyandjustice.org/

Lenore is the co-founder and President of Alliance for Safety and Justice, and founder of Californians for Safety and Justice. She is an attorney with extensive experience working to reform criminal justice and public safety systems. Lenore was the Campaign Chair and co-author of Proposition 47, a 2014 California ballot initiative to reduce incarceration and reallocate prison spending to mental health, drug treatment, K-12 programs and victim services. The initiative represents the first time in the nation voters have elected to reclassify multiple sections of the penal code to reduce incarceration and reallocate state money from prisons to communities. More than half a billion dollars has been reallocated from state prisons to community-based public safety programs. She also served on the Executive Committee for California’s Proposition 57 to expand prison rehabilitation and earned credit for release and Florida’s Amendment 4 to provide voting eligibility to people with old records in Florida. Previously, Lenore served as Chief of Policy and Chief of the Alternative Programs Division at the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, where she spearheaded innovative initiatives to expand alternatives to incarceration and build community partnerships. She also crafted local and state legislation to aid victims of domestic violence and protect violent crime witnesses. Lenore also previously served as Director of Public Safety for the Oakland Mayor, overseeing the Mayor’s violence reduction initiatives, and as Director of the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice where she oversaw the city’s violence prevention grants and launched city-community partnerships to improve public safety. Lenore serves on the Advisory Board of the Institute for Innovations in Prosecution of John Jay College of Criminal Justice and is a member of the California Health and Human Services Agency’s Behavioral Health Task Force. She served as the inaugural Chair of the Board of the Center for Youth Wellness, an initiative to reduce the health impacts of toxic stress on urban youth. She holds a J.D. from NYU School of Law and a B.A. from UC Berkeley, and lives with her family in Oakland, California.

In this episode of Uplifting Conversations, Toussaint chats with Jacqueline "JaQ" Campbell, Alexander Legacy Private Wealth President, CEO, Senior Wealth Advisor and Legacy Lessons podcast host, about legacy and wealth building, particularly for underserved communities.

Jacqueline’s professional background began in 1993 as a high school intern for Comerica’s Private Bank. She ascended from high school intern to running a $1.8 billion investment team for Chase Wealth Management.

Jacqueline also served as head of the diverse advisor engagement program for Chase Wealth Management. Her assignment included engaging senior leadership support for gender and ethnically diverse advisors, creating leadership forums, developing feedback channels between the field and management, and providing opportunities for mentoring advisors. She was also responsible for cross functional programmatic relief to ensure sourcing, hiring, development, growth and retention of diverse advisors.

Jaq’s passion for the community extends to her service on multiple boards and organizations that focus on driving impact around diversity and inclusion and financial independence. She has worked closely with organizations and business resource groups, such as Year Up, Financial Services Pipeline, LoveJoy Special Needs Center, amongst many other volunteer efforts targeting churches, sororities, and other community organizations.

Jaq holds her Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts with a focus area on Diverse Leadership in Financial Services from DePaul University.

She also holds her Series 4, 7, 24, 53, 63 & 65 securities registrations.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaqcampbell/

Website: https://www.alprivatewealth.com/

Legacy Lessons Podcast: https://www.jaqperience.com/podcast

In this episode Toussaint chats with the founders of Choir, Sonya B. Dreizler & Liv Gagnon about their mission to lift the voices of people of color, women and non-binary professionals at events and in the media.

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Liv Gagnon is the co-founder of Choir, a diversity-tech platform and conference diversity certification aimed at bringing more people of color, women, and non-binary financial experts to conference stages and media. Liv co-launched Choir in January 2022 and runs the company's platform, VoicesTM, which connects reporters, conference planners, and other industry content producers with new-to-them sources and speakers who bring diverse expertise representative of the world around us. Liv previously founded Portaga Creative, a brand consulting firm for impact-driven financial companies. She is a media relations specialist, public relations consultant, and branding expert who has helped over 20 companies launch into the public eye with a focus on social values. Liv is the recipient of RIA Intel's 2022 Rising Star of the Year award and Choir won the 2022 Wealth Management Industry Award for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviagagnon/

Sonya Dreizler is the co-founder of financial services diversity tech platform Choir, as well as a speaker and author focused on fostering candid conversations about gender and race in financial services.

In addition to her work at Choir, a diversity-tech platform focused on amplifying the voices of women and people of color in finance, Sonya is a sought after speaker for national financial services conferences, writes for Morningstar, and is the author of the acclaimed Do Better Series about sexual harassment, assault, and discrimination in financial services.

She is a former financial services CEO with two decades of industry experience. She is a respected leader, practical thinker, and consensus-builder with excellent communication skills.

She previously held the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation as well as the Series 7, 66, 24, and 28 securities licenses. She is a recipient of the Investment News 40 Under 40 award, is a 2018 LinkedIn Top Voices Recipient, is on the Refinitiv Social 100 list for 2020, and was in Financial Planning's 20 people to watch for 2020.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sdreizler/

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Season one of Uplifting Conversations: The Impact Engagement Podcast has been EPIC!

Today we discuss the common thread between our guests - The Hero's Journey and turning your biggest pain into your purpose.

Many thanks to our amazing guests this season: Robert Rooks ,CEO Reform Alliance Sam Ushio, Chief Ikigai Officer Connect3x Danny Feldman, Founder MyFRSH Devon Drew, Founder & CEO and Bilal Little, President DFD Partners Jordan Moss, Founder Catalyst Housing Group Kahlil Keys, Director Strategic Initiatives Gen.G

Toussaint Bailey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toussaint... Instagram: @ToussaintBailey Twitter: @TouBailey Tamerri Ater: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamerriater/ Instagram: @astrofashionista Uplifting Capital Website: https://upliftingcapital.com/ Instagram: @UpliftingCapital Twitter: @UpliftingCaptl

In this episode of Uplifting Conversations, Toussaint chats with Kahlil Keys Director, Strategic Initiatives at Gen.G., about how he generates positive impact through the gaming industry and sports, the importance of mentorship and much more. An inspiring episode you don’t want to miss!

Kahlil Keys is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at Gen.G Esports, where he helps create integrated marketing partnerships and cause initiatives that advance the organization’s mission of building a global, inclusive, and cross-cultural future for sports entertainment. Kahlil is responsible for leading Gen.G’s Global Academy (GGA) expansion into the United States by providing pathways for students to pursue STEAM exploration, college admissions, and career pathways through gaming and esports. Prior to joining Gen.G, Kahlil held business development positions at several global sports & Entertainment properties in New York City, including Major League Baseball, Legends, and Notre Dame Global Partnerships.

Kahlil is currently receiving his Executive MBA at UCLA Anderson (Class of 2023) and is a 2015 graduate of Yale University, where he participated on the Varsity Football Team and received a B.A. in Political Science. Kahlil currently resides in Sacramento, CA with his wife Sara. Outside of work, Kahlil is passionate about supporting and empowering youth and recently launched a mentorship program for young men (Brotherhood Restored). Kahlil Keys: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kahlilkeys/ Gen.G: https://geng.gg/ Toussaint Bailey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toussaint... Instagram: @ToussaintBailey Twitter: @TouBailey Uplifting Capital Website: https://upliftingcapital.com/ Instagram: @UpliftingCapital Twitter: @UpliftingCaptl

Investments in securities involves the risk of loss. Any mention of a particular security and related performance or impact data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security. The information provided in the Uplifting Capital newsletter, podcast, social media channels or the www.upliftingcapital.com website (including any information that may be accessed through this website) is not directed at any investor or category of investors and is provided solely as general information.

CEO & Founder, Toussaint Bailey and Director of Communications & Engagement, Tamerri Ater reflect on the UPLIFTING Conversations episode, Closing the Housing Gap with Jordan Moss Founder, Catalyst Housing Group.

Solving the housing crisis happening in many areas across the nation, and the negative externalities induced when essential workers are forced to commute because they cannot afford housing near their place of work, is an uphill battle.

Jordan Moss, founder of Catalyst Housing Group and his team are helping to tackle this important issue. This is an inspiring episode that exemplifies how you can help create and scale positive impact by using the skills and resources you have.

Investments in securities involves the risk of loss. Any mention of a particular security and related performance or impact data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security. The information provided in the Uplifting Capital newsletter, podcast, social media channels or the www.upliftingcapital.com website (including any information that may be accessed through this website) is not directed at any investor or category of investors and is provided solely as general information.

CEO & Founder, Toussaint Bailey and Director of Communications & Engagement, Tamerri Ater reflect on the UPLIFTING Conversations episode, Driving Inclusion & Impact Through Asset Management with Devon Drew & Bilal Little of DFD Partners.

How can diversity and inclusion be driven in the asset management industry? Devon Drew and Bilal Little have the secret “sauce” to fix what they think is a broken industry model.

This week on Uplifting Conversations, The Impact Engagement Podcast, Devon and Bilal discuss their journeys to becoming leaders at top firms in the financial services industry, and disrupting a 100 trillion dollar industry with the launch of DFD Partners.

DFD Website: https://dfd.ai/

Devon Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devon-drew-cima%C2%AE-crpc-4b63111a/ Twitter: @DevonDFD

Bilal Little: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bilallittle/ Twitter: @BilalSLittle

Toussaint Bailey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toussaint-bailey-8b174760/ Instagram: @ToussaintBailey Twitter: @TouBailey

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