Maggie Ward

Founding Your Way

Arts EN ↓ 3 episodes

Hosted by Maggie Ward and Lucy Luneva, co-founders of Pearl + Light, Founding Your Way is a podcast exploring the human side of building something meaningful. Pearl + Light is a small business and nonprofit consulting agency inspired by good people doing good things. They partner with organizations rooted in service, creativity, and community, and are passionate about helping spread awareness of the people and projects uplifting local communities. This podcast is an extension of that mission. Through honest conversations with founders, creatives, nonprofit leaders, and community builders, Foun...

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Maggie Ward

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Everyone Belongs Here: Colleen Suhanosky on Building Rifrullo Café 07.07.2026 27:44

What does it take to build a neighborhood café that becomes the heart of a community? In this episode of Founding Your Way , Maggie sits down with Colleen Suhanosky, owner of Rifrullo Café in Brookline, to talk about entrepreneurship, hospitality, and creating a business rooted in connection. They also discuss reducing food waste in the restaurant industry, trusting your instincts, taking risks, a...

Living Adventurously, Safely: David Trant on Building Trant Training 11.06.2026 30:49

David Trant didn't set out to build a training organization. What began as a way to keep his lifeguards certified gradually evolved into Trant Training, a growing New England-based collective offering lifeguard, CPR, first aid, wilderness safety, and instructor certifications. In this episode of Founding Your Way, Maggie sits down with David to explore confidence, preparedness, and the unexpe...

Community as Medicine: Jeffrey Thomas on Building The Mandela Yoga Project 14.05.2026 36:30

In the very first episode of Founding Your Way, Maggie sits down with Jeffrey Thomas, founder of The Mandela Yoga Project, to explore the deeply personal story behind the organization and its mission to make healing practices accessible to all. Inspired by the life of Jeffrey’s sister, Sonya, The Mandela Yoga Project was created with a powerful mission: to empower communities impacted by the publi...