Ep.#172: The Evolving Landscape of Systems Change for Social Change Leaders

Ep.#172: The Evolving Landscape of Systems Change for Social Change Leaders

Do you see and think about the different systems impacting your social change efforts?  With the current challenges we face now as we emerge from a global pandemic, social change can feel even more out of reach.  It is important to understand the integration of systems when addressing our biggest community challenges.

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Ep. #171: Creating an Aligned Sales Strategy for Your Social Enterprise: A Conversation with Kat Luckock

Ep. #171: Creating an Aligned Sales Strategy for Your Social Enterprise: A Conversation with Kat Luckock

As a social entrepreneur, do you find sales challenging?  Does setting prices and then talking about them make you cringe?  Take a listen to this episode where co-host, Stephanie Malon-Rufi, has a conversation with Kat Luckock, founder of Share Impact,  about her work with social entrepreneurs specifically in the area of sales.

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Ep. #170: Your Social Business with the Right Support in Place: A Conversation with Casey Gromer

Ep. #170: Your Social Business with the Right Support in Place: A Conversation with Casey Gromer

As you continue to grow your business, do you struggle with how to grow your team?  Do you know how to use team members the most effectively? How can you build an effective team even for a small business?  We get into all of these topics and more on this episode with C-Suite Boutique Founder and CEO, Casey Gromer.

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Ep. #169: Building A Business Without Burning Yourself Out

Ep. #169: Building A Business Without Burning Yourself Out

Do you experience entrepreneurial burnout? Are you constantly running around wearing all the hats and putting out fires?  In this episode, we  walk you through an assessment tool that will help you identify:

  • areas in your business that need better systems in place

  • the types of support you need to keep the business on the right track

  • good time management skills that work and how to maintain good boundaries

  • if you are properly managing your health and well-being

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Ep. #167: Spreading Gratitude

Ep. #167:  Spreading Gratitude

Have you fallen out of practice with your gratitude routines and habits? This is the time of year when we take time to connect with loved ones, get ready for the holiday season, and reflect on the things we have gratitude for. Sometimes in life, we have to ‘dig a bit deeper to final gratitude. If you have traditionally had a gratitude practice you may have fallen out of practice with it.

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Ep. #166: Podcast Guest Updates Part 3: Supporting the ecoSystem for Social Change

Ep. #166: Podcast Guest Updates Part 3: Supporting the ecoSystem for Social Change

The Social Change Leaders Podcast is 3 years old! To celebrate, some of our former podcast guests are back giving social change leaders updates, lessons learned and some inspiration. In this episode, we will hear from Nancy Meyer, Elaine Rasmussen, Brenden Kumasari and Ann Price to share updates on their work in the social change landscape and ecosystem to effectively do social change, fund it, communicate the value, and evaluate community efforts.


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Ep. #160: Tips for Hitting Your Goals by The End of The Year

Ep. #160: Tips for Hitting Your Goals by The End of The Year

Are you feeling the end-of-the-year crunch? Do you have some goals that you haven’t finished yet or maybe haven't even started working on? It is the last quarter of the calendar year and for many this is a time when we start to push to get our goals accomplished. In this episode, Stephanie and Traci talk about how to approach this last stretch of the year so that you can accomplish important goals but also so you don’t burn out.

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Ep. #159: Musings from Greece: Shifting from Symptoms to Healthy Systems

Ep. #159: Musings from Greece: Shifting from Symptoms to Healthy Systems

Do you consider the impact of ecosystems in your personal and professional life? Co-host Traci Warnberg-Lemm shares some of her thoughts and observations from her month in Greece in this solo episode. She shares how the culture in Greece has mutually reinforcing habits and practices that support health and wellness in individuals and communities.

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Ep. #158: Encore Episode: Using Cultural Self-Awareness to Build More Equitable and Inclusive Workplaces: A Conversation with Jesse Ross

Ep. #158: Encore Episode:  Using Cultural Self-Awareness to Build More Equitable and Inclusive Workplaces: A Conversation with Jesse Ross

How can real change be made to move us to more equitable and inclusive workplaces? What does knowledge of self have to do with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) work? Listen to our inspiring conversation with Jesse Ross, CEO of Mr. Jesse Ross. Jesse is a DEI consultant, executive coach, and international speaker. He is also a community activist living and doing the work in Minneapolis.

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Ep. #157: Going Beyond the Food Drive: Being Radical with Your Business’ Social Impact

Ep. #157: Going Beyond the Food Drive: Being Radical with Your Business’ Social Impact

Is the social impact of your business more of something that makes you feel good or is it integral to your work? How integrated are your social change efforts into your business operations? In this episode, co-host, Stephanie Malon-Rufi, addresses how you can go deeper with your social change work and how you can more closely align it with your business vision.

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