Social Change Leaders Podcast

Get in the Game - By building civic engagement and advocacy into your life and work, we can collectively close the gap between where we are and where we want to be. More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net   Would you like to gain confidence in your advocacy skills so you can have more impact on the issues you care about?  Are you concerned about the state of public l...

I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change.  I am changing the things I cannot accept   Angela Davis   More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net   Would you like to gain confidence in your advocacy skills so you can have more impact on the issues you care about?  Are you concerned about the state of public life? Policy and civic engagement and a...

“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.” -Angela Davis  More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net   Would you like to gain confidence in your advocacy skills so you can have more impact on the issues you care about?  Are you concerned about the state of public life? Is your voice as a social cha...

“The more clarity and focus you have around what you are offering the world, the easier it will be to authentically sell and have a positive social impact.”    - Stephanie Malon-Rufi   More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net   Do you use your business as a vehicle for social change? Have you clearly defined your target audience(s)? Are you crystal clear on...

More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.n et In this second part of the two-part series, listen to more interviews from the Midtown Global Market , a multicultural food destination in south Minneapolis.  Inspired by national, well-known public markets like Seattle’s Pike’s Place, the Midtown Global Market also serves as a community business incubator. Currently, the Midtown G...

The Midtown Global Market has an authenticity that we want to maintain and we hope is the ultimate draw.  - Mike Temali, Founder Neighborhood Development Center More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.n et In this 2- part series, you will hear several interviews highlighting the story and the impact of Midtown Global Market, a multicultural food destination in south Minneapol...

“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing. ” — Arundhati Roy More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net Given the events of the recent weeks, we wanted to replay an episode we both found great encouragement from - about how social change can happen when there does not seem to be shared beliefs or perspectives. In this encore...

More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net     “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”   - Maya Angelou      What do empathy and emotional intelligence have to do with social change leadership?  As we are finding our way to the other side of...

“We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes – understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.”  ― Arianna Huffington More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net   Do you know if your social business is having the impact you want?  Is it creating the positive social change yo...

More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.n et ‘Pay Yourself First’  What happens when individuals and families are supported in building asset ownership?  What practices might have the biggest impact and normalize wealth building? Can saving for a sunny day help reduce poverty and build generational wealth? This is what we discussed today with Wacinque A.K. BeMende, the f...

"Leading by building learners is one of our best tools for system change and social transformation."   -Traci Warnberg-Lemm   More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net   Do you use learning to support your social change efforts?  Do you know if those learning activities are effective?  Are you cultivating system change through learning? In this episode w...

  "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."  - Margaret Mead   More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.n et What happens when you engage marginalized communities to ask adolescent girls what they want to see changed?  What happens when you work with them and partner with...

Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.    Sheryl Sandberg     More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.n et When was the last time you reflected on your role as a leader? Do you know what type of social change leader you are? In this episode, we talk about what makes a leader, the...

People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care Theodore Roosevelt    More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net    Are you struggling to effectively manage change?  Podcast co-host Traci Warnberg-Lemm and Sarah Horst, Change Effectiveness Partner at Hennepin Healthcare shared their thoughts during the 2022 Minnesota Department of He...

“Strategic planning is the continuous process of making present entrepreneurial (risk-taking) decisions systematically and with the greatest knowledge of futurity; organizing systematically the efforts needed to carry out these decisions; and measuring the results of these decisions against the expectations through organized, systematic feedback.”   -Peter Drucker   More information can...

"If you hang around four broke people, you're sure to be the fifth!"  - Nathaniel Johnson More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net  How is your relationship with money?  Does even bringing up the subject of money make you a little antsy?   In this episode we have an energizing conversation with Natalie Bullen, a wealth and money mindset coach and the CEO of...

More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net    If, as a leader, you are not creating hope and helping people see the way forward, chances are, no one else is either.”                          -From book Strengths Based Leadership     What is hope?  What does hope have to do with you as a lead...

You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.                                                                       - Angela Davis   More information ca...

Clarity is power.  The more clear you are about what you want and what you need to get there, the more likely you are to achieve it.   Stephanie Malon-Rufi   More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net  Do you ever feel overwhelmed that you feel stuck from moving forward?  Do you have a headache thinking of everything you have to do?  What are the way...

"I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change,  I am changing the things I cannot accept." -Angela Davis   More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.n et With a long history of health inequities in the U.S. is it possible to bring real change and health justice to our communities?  Can social entrepreneurship be part of this solution?   In this episode we...

"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."                                       - Leo Tolstoy More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net    When was the last time you thought about how a big system change is needed?  Are you expanding...

More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.n et How does your purchase of vegan food, beauty and fashion products support changing our world?  Did you know that vegan products in all of these industries are growing rapidly, especially in food?   In this episode, we have an inspiring conversation with Jenny Stojkovic, founder of the Vegan Women Summit.  We talk about ve...

More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net   Are you using your evenings to prepare yourself for restorative nights and productive days?  Your evening routines can help you sleep better, stay true to your intentions and make the most of your days.  In this episode, Stephanie and Traci talk about the common elements of their own evening routines, rituals and habits...

More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.n et 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.&n...

“Awareness is the greatest agent for change”  - Eckart Tolle More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net  Can you really have a business that creates social change?  Yes, you can!  Are there some elements to this type of business that are different?  Yes, there are!  Creating a business AND having social impact may sound challenging but it is possible...