Social Change Leaders Podcast

Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid of standing still.   - Chinese Proverb   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 ch...

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. -Barack Obama     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? ...

“When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.”  -Alexander den Heijer   More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net  Do you  see and think about the different systems impacting your social change work? With the challenges of the pandemic, distrust in leaders and political polarization, social change can often feel out...

More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net   Are you starting your day off right to make the most out of your day? Are you spending the day working in alignment with your goals and greater visions?  Learn about how your morning routine can help you make the most of your day and benefit your overall health and mindset.  In this episode, Stephanie and Traci talk abou...

More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.n et How can communities collectively heal together during traumatic events?  In our conversation with Carl Young, we hear about his work on Community Healing Teams in the city of Minneapolis during the Derek Chauvin trial for the murder of George Floyd.  I n our conversation you will: Hear about the grassroots model used to help c...

And suddenly you know it is time to start something new and trust the magic of new beginnings.  - Anonymous More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net   Welcome to 2022!  In this episode Traci and Stephaine dive into what is on the horizon for our world, for their own businesses and for the Social Change Leaders podcast. You will listen as they: Discuss the challen...

“Vision without action is merely a dream.  Action without vision just passes the time.  Vision with action can change the world” - Joel A. Barker More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net   Have you started planning your 2022? Maybe you have thought about it but haven’t quite finalized some of your big goals.  As we enter 2022, Stephanie and Traci discuss how...

More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.n et Do you work within an organization and feel that making change is nearly impossible?  Are there usually a lot of great ideas for making change but none of them stick?  In this episode we talk with Nancy Murphy Founder & President of CSR Communications about intrapreneurship as a framework for creating change within an orga...

More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.n et Today we have an inspiring conversation with Karen Lee, CEO of Pioneer Human Services, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit social-enterprise organizations in the United States.  Pioneer partners with communities to transform society by honoring the humanity of people, reducing the impact of discriminatory mass incarceration and e...

More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net   Are you planning for how you will make the most out of the time in the new year?  How are you figuring out how the important work gets done that is going to move you and your social initiative forward?  On today’s episode, Stephanie and Traci talk about their top strategies for how to best stick to the goals you are sett...

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.n et Can we create social change with others who do not share the same beliefs or perspectives?  In our conversation today with Nisha Anand, she talks about how we can do this and why we should.  Nisha is an Indian-A...

Winning does not always mean you get the prize.  Sometimes you get progress and that counts.  - Stacy Abrams  More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.n et What is evaluation?  Why is it important for social change leaders to incorporate evaluation into their work?  We dive into these questions and more in this episode where we talk with Ann Price, Presiden...

In ordinary life, we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich .  - Dietrich Bonhoeffer More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net  It is that time of year when we take time to connect with loved ones, get ready for the holiday season, reflect on the past year and often talk about gratitude.&...

For the final 2021 encore episode, we want to replay another one of our popular episodes with Anna Tsanir.  We  recently attended a Women Biz event in Twin Cities and Anna Tsanir won the Social Enterprise award of the year.  We were so excited for her and were reminded again about what an incredible biz model this is. Two Bettys Cleaning Company translates values into meaningful act...

More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net   How can we make the world work for 100% of humanity in the shortest possible time through spontaneous cooperation without ecological damage or disadvantage to anyone?  I believe we are bringing forth the very improvement to free-enterprise capitalism that can deliver on that promise.  - Buckminster Fuller This week we pr...

“It is self-awareness that allows the best business-builders to walk the tightrope of leadership : projecting conviction while simultaneously remaining humble enough to be open to new ideas and opposing opinions.”  -“ How Leaders Become Self-Aware ” by Anthony K. Tjan More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net Today we have another encore episode. The pandemic has forced peo...

The best leaders don't know just one style of leadership - they're skilled at several, and have the flexibility to switch between styles as the circumstances dictate. - Daniel Goleman More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.n et Welcome to this encore episode of the Social Change Leaders Podcast! On today’s episode we will share with our audience the types of social change leader...

“We change the world not by what we say or do,  but as a consequence of what we have become.”  - Dr David Hawkins More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net   This week, we present an encore of a previously released podcast focused on the work of Dr Josh Eha. Dr. Josh has close to 20 years experience helping patients free themselves from physical, mental, and emoti...

Episode Encore: How to Practice Radical Love and Social Justice Parenting A Conversation with Dr. Traci Baxley, Founder and CEO, Social Justice Parenting More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net   “The only way forward is through, together”  - Nichelle Smith This week, we present an encore of a previously released podcast focused on the work of Traci Baxley, the creat...

Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but moments.   - Rose Kennedy This is the 2 year anniversary of the Social Change Leaders Podcast!  Thanks to all of you for being part of this journey. In ou r conversation, you will hear: How the podcast got started and its initial goals Reflections based on 2 years of podcasting The ways podcast guests have inspired Traci and Stephanie  Traci an...

Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good.  It’s the thing you do that makes you good.  -Malcolm Gladwell   More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net   As we head into quarter four of this year---we know this is often the busiest time of year for people.  With more demands on our time and energy and money, it is important to remember to take care...

Reaching your peak doesn't mean to get there once and be there forever it is about understanding the tools that you have available to always get there again and again. It is about raising awareness, building habits and always striving to do your best.  - Julia Arndt  More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.n et Can one social innovator have an impact on global poverty th...

The truth is, it is not about will power, it is about reducing decisions.   - Robyn Conley Downs   More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net   Have you felt burnt out from all the decisions you are making each day?  Did you know that it is estimated that the average adult makes 35,000 decisions per day?!  When we have too many decisions it can tax our br...

Connecting people, organizations and systems to learn and lead together is one of the most powerful tools for social change.  -Traci Warnberg-Lemm More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net   What is the role of learning for people engaged in social change?  Why is this important?  What are the most effective ways to do this?  Co-host and learning design...

"To be successful you have to be dumb enough to think you can change the world and smart enough to know how. - Clint Borgen  More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.n et Can one social innovator have an impact on global poverty through public policy?   In this episode, we talk with Clint Borgen, Founder of Borgen Project, a non-governmental organization that fights globa...